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Sea Strikeby Cobb, James H
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Book DescriptionNew York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1997. Green and blue paper-covered boards with gilt spine lettering. Signed and inscribed by Cobb on the title page in blue ink. Minor edgewear, and some heavier bumping to the spine ends. Interior clean and unmarked, binding and hinges solid. Unclipped jacket with matching bumps to spine ends, no tears, bright and crisp. 357 pp., glossary at rear. Cobb's second novel, nicely signed.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Minus/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book summaryCommander Amanda Garrett leads her troops in a battle to thwart Taiwanese aggression.Media Reviews"A vividly imagined future war scenario, populated by quirky characters and steeped in the techno-poetry of modern weapons systems: Tom Clancy had better watch out. The new kid on the block's pretty good." -- Kirkus Publisher NotesJames Cobb's first novel in the Amanda Garrett series, Choosers of the Slain, was acclaimed for its "breathtaking sea battles" and its achievement as "the rare military thriller whose message is gender-blind and leading edge" (Publishers Weekly). It was hailed as "first-rate military suspence" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) and "a page-turner as hot as a Sea SLAM missile with target lock" (Library Journal) When Taiwan's Nationalist navy charges accross the East China Sea in attack formation, the People's Republic rushes battalions into the defensive lines along the coast and hurriedly prepares its Han nuclear subs for deployment. Commander Amanda Lee Garrett and the hypertech stealth destroyer USS Cunnungham are ordered to lead the dangerous sub hunt. Commander Garrett employs the Cunningham's full arsenal with swift and exacting precision. She corners a Han sub in heart-stopping, slow-speed chase that results in an accident miles below the surface, and in the harrowing finale, steers her five-hundred-foot destroyer up into a narrow, muddy Shanghai estuary in pursuit of a submarine only to find her exit blocked. Sea Strike - like the novels of Tom Clancy and Dale Brown - brims with exciting "heat-of-battle" action and authentic, state-of-the-art stealth technology. James H. Cobb is clearly a master of the military thriller. In the newest novel by the acclaimed author of "Choosers of the Slain", Commander Amanda Lee Garrett and the crew of the U.S.S. "Cunningham", a hypertech stealth destroyer, are trapped in a maelstrom of a Chinese civil war at sea. Like the novels of Tom Clancy and Dale Brown, "Sea Strike" brims with action and authentic, state-of-the-art technology. Other Recommended Books
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