Nuclear Illusion and Reality
by Solly Zuckerman Zuckerman
ISBN: 039471363X
ISBN-13: 9780394713632
Format: Paperback
|
Customer Reviews
Review this book!
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Vintage Books
Published date: 1983
Edition: 1th edition
Pages: 154
Similar books
Tidal Rip
by Joe Buff
A new world war has begun. It is the year 2012, and extremists in Germany and South Africa have succeeded in staging simultaneous coups to forge the Berlin-Boer Axis, a cabal determined to take over the world. The key instrument of this war is tactical nuclear weaponry, where a single torpedo or cruise missile can destroy an entire ship or city. And while the war will be fought with high-tech weapons, it will be won or lost by the men who command them... Commander Jeffrey Fuller is America's newest hero. Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his victories in battle as captain of America's most sophisticated and deadly fast-attack nuclear submarine, the USS Challenger, Fuller takes grim satisfaction in the honor, knowing at what cost it came. But he has barely enough time to receive the decoration before he is tasked with a new mission.An Allied convoy is steaming toward Africa, hoping to establish a beachhead on the continent that would enable a D-day type of invasion. The enemy has dispatched its most lethal submarine, the SMS Admiral von Scheer, a ceramic-hulled sub virtually undetectable by even the most advanced sonar technology, to ensure that the convoy never reaches its destination. Fuller's mission is to protect the convoy at all costs, even if it means battling the phantom sub to do it. Then a nearly impossible mission gets even more difficult. Fuller discovers from intelligence sources that agents of the Berlin-Boer Axis are attempting to gain a foothold in South America, a development that would force the United States to fight the war on yet another front, an escalating conflict they can't possibly win. Now Fuller must make a no-win decision: deploy his team of Navy SEALs to South America to destroy the nuclear-armed enemy insurgents or patrol the depths of the Atlantic, seeking threats to the convoy? Even Fuller cannot be in two places at once, and the failure of either mission will mean defeat for the Allied cause. Fuller's opponents have every technological advantage of modern warfare: nuclear-tipped torpedoes, high-velocity flechette projectiles, and hyper-accurate targeting computers. But a weapon is only as powerful as the man who wields it, and Fuller possesses the intellect, the nerve, and the guts that earned him victories over the most dangerous warriors in the Axis Navy. Stalking his prey beneath the waves where the pressure alone can kill, Commander Jeffrey Fuller knows that while one man's life may be meaningless, one man's death could change the course of the war.
Life After Doomsday
by Bruce D. Clayton
The Worlds Of Herman Kahn
by Sharon Ghamari-Tabrizi
The Camel Club Box Set
by David Baldacci
Witnessing a murder with ties to a prestigious businessman's club, homeless conspiracy theorist Harry Stone steals a crucial piece of evidence from the scene and is subsequently pursued by a dangerous member of the club and a secret service agent who slowly uncovers the truth. (Suspense)
Straits Of Power
by Joe Buff
The next world war rages. With the Allies at a stalemate with the Berlin-Boer Axis, every battle takes on a new significance. But in a conflict fought with billion-dollar technology and campaigns comprising millions of soldiers, the outcome may rest in the hands of a single man ... Commander Jeffrey Fuller, captain of America's most sophisticated and deadly fast-attack nuclear submarine, the USS Challenger , is accustomed to victory in battle. But for his latest mission he is informed that the only way he can succeed is if he crosses into enemy waters -- without firing a single shot. His objective: recover a spy. The world of espionage is unknown territory for Fuller. He is ordered to locate an asset, code-named Zeno, who may hold the key to staving off a crippling Axis attack. But this new world is full of lies, feints, and betrayals. In combat, Fuller always knows who his enemy is and how to defeat him. In the shadow world of covert operatives and counterintelligence, the distinction between enemy and ally is far more elusive. And it only gets more complicated. Steaming toward his target, Fuller and his crew begin to suspect that the spy they have been sent to retrieve may in fact be a subterfuge, a ploy intended to lure the Allies' most dangerous weapon into enemy hands. With the clock ticking down to an invasion that could alter the course of the war, Fuller suspects that his new "friend" could even be a double agent, intent on using Challenger as a weapon against his own allies, destroying the fragile ties binding nations in war. Fuller is accustomed to the codes of the Silent Service, where loyalty is taken for granted, orders are followed without question, and battles are as precise as a torpedo's firing solution. But now he must adapt to a world where betrayers become the new patriots and lies are the instruments of destruction. With the lives of his crew and the fate of his country hanging in the balance, he will have to risk everything on the word of a man who has, for the last two years, served Fuller's most bitter enemies.
|
|
Ready to buy this book?
Below are all of the copies of 9780394713632 we currently have available for purchase, sorted by lowest price first. If you would like to refine your search, use the advanced options in the search box above.
|
|
1)
|
Nuclear Illusion & Reality V363
Zuckerman, Solly
Vintage. Mass Market PaperBack. 039471363X A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. 1982 Vintage Mass Market PaperBack . Very Good. 1982. ( more information)
Offered by Seashellbooks.com, Inc. (United States)
|
|
|
2)
|
Nuclear Illusion V363
Solly Zuckerman
Vintage. Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers! Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information)
Offered by Better World Books (United States)
|
|
|
3)
|
Nuclear Illusion and Reality
Zuckerman, Solly
Vintage Books, 1983 Slight shelf wear. Pages very good, clean. A short book that contains more useful knowledge and wisdom about nuclear warfare than a library on the subject. 154 pages.. First Vintage Edition. Paperback. Very Good. ( more information)
Offered by BiblioStax (United States)
|
|
|
5)
|
Nuclear Illusion and Reality
Zuckerman, Solly
Vintage Books,, 1983. Paperback, Fine. First edition. Scientific analysis of the effects of a nuclear war. Indexed. 154 pages.. ISBN: 039471363X. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Current events, weapons, war. ( more information)
Offered by M Hofferber Books (United States)
|
|
|
7)
|
Nuclear Illusion & Reality
Zuckerman, Solly
Vintage Books. Trade paperback. Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Although this small paperback is more than 20 years old, it was never opened, and is in NEW condition. ( more information)
Offered by Sea Oak Book Shop (United States)
|
|
|
0 items in cart
Muze Inc. For personal non-commercial use only. All rights reserved. Some content for books is owned by Baker & Taylor, Inc. or its licensors and is subject to copyright and all other protections provided by applicable law.
