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Joe Weber Defcon One
Jove 1990 0515104191 / 9780515104196 Paperback Good
0515104191 From Publishers Weekly A first novel, this gripping techno-thriller is set in the early 1990s, with the Soviet system falling apart and the U.S. about to take a commanding lead in the arms race, thanks to a combination of Stealth technology and SDI. The assassination of the Soviet premier brings to power a hard-liner with a daring plan: to force the U.S. to the brink of war--a state called Defense Readiness Condition Two, only one stage below maximum readiness, DefCon One--and then suddenly relax the pressure. If, as expected, the U.S. forces stand down, the U.S.S.R. will launch a surprise first strike. Weber, a former Marine fighter pilot, handles the military aspects of the developing confrontation convincingly, concentrating on air and naval operations. The novel's secret-agent aspect, a fast-paced escape-and-evasion trail through the heart of the Soviet Union, is only slightly less effective. The process by which responses to Russian provocation escalate to the limit is frighteningly credible, even in the age of glasnost. 100,000 first printing; $150,000 ad/promo. Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Library Journal When aging Soviet hard-liner Zhilinkov attains power, he bullies his Politburo comrades into "testing" the speed of U.S. military reactions. The scenes shift rapidly from gripping air and naval battles to national strategy centers in Washington and Moscow as an equally determined President increases U.S. readiness posture towards Defense Condition One. Weber's forte is his ability to tell a fast-paced war story filled with accurate details of the latest weapons systems. The only characters who emerge as human beings are Dimitri Karpov, a Russian-speaking mole, and Steve Wickham, the senior CIA agent in Moscow, as they battle throughout the book to escape the clutches of the KGB and GRU with their critical information about Zhilinkov's intentions. In this first novel about the sunset of nuclear war, Weber chooses to ignore the roles Congress, the media, and the public would play in deciding U.S. responses. Recommended. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 5/15/89. - Elsa Pendleton, Computer Sciences Corp., Ridgecrest, Cal. Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. May ship from alternate location depending on your zip code and availability.
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Joe Weber Rules of Engagement
Jove 1992 0515109908 / 9780515109900 Mass Market Paperback Very Good
0515109908 From Publishers Weekly In Weber's turgid military novel Marine Corps pilot Brad Austin's real enemies are not North Vietmanese fighters and missiles, but rather the "rules of engagement" established in Washington. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Kirkus Reviews A Marine pilot chafes under Lyndon Johnson's politically calculated limitations of the Vietnam air war. The author of DEFCON ONE (1989) flies again. Marine fighter pilot Brad Austin, temporarily attached to a carrier-based Navy F-4 Phantom group, has shown himself to be one of the best young fliers in the country. An Annapolis graduate, the son and grandson of Navy admirals, Austin joined the Marines to set himself apart from any hint of family influence in his career. Influence has no place in the day-to-day air battles over Hanoi and Haiphong, where Austin's first-class flying skill is all that matters. The young Marine's growing resentment of the White House's micromanagement of the war without military advice is set aside temporarily for a brief encounter in Hawaii with the beautiful daughter of an antiwar physician. Then it's back to the war, where Austin at last goes outside the rules in order to shoot down the Vietnamese ace who has terrorized the skies for years. All the highly placed relatives in the world may not be enough to save Austin's career. Hampered by instructional-film-style dialogue, Boy Scout romance, and stock characters, this collection of midair adventures will be of interest primarily to retired fliers. -- Copyright ?©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Joe Weber Rules of Engagement
Jove 1992 0515109908 / 9780515109900 Mass Market Paperback Very Good
0515109908 From Publishers Weekly In Weber's turgid military novel Marine Corps pilot Brad Austin's real enemies are not North Vietmanese fighters and missiles, but rather the "rules of engagement" established in Washington. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Kirkus Reviews A Marine pilot chafes under Lyndon Johnson's politically calculated limitations of the Vietnam air war. The author of DEFCON ONE (1989) flies again. Marine fighter pilot Brad Austin, temporarily attached to a carrier-based Navy F-4 Phantom group, has shown himself to be one of the best young fliers in the country. An Annapolis graduate, the son and grandson of Navy admirals, Austin joined the Marines to set himself apart from any hint of family influence in his career. Influence has no place in the day-to-day air battles over Hanoi and Haiphong, where Austin's first-class flying skill is all that matters. The young Marine's growing resentment of the White House's micromanagement of the war without military advice is set aside temporarily for a brief encounter in Hawaii with the beautiful daughter of an antiwar physician. Then it's back to the war, where Austin at last goes outside the rules in order to shoot down the Vietnamese ace who has terrorized the skies for years. All the highly placed relatives in the world may not be enough to save Austin's career. Hampered by instructional-film-style dialogue, Boy Scout romance, and stock characters, this collection of midair adventures will be of interest primarily to retired fliers. -- Copyright ?©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Joe Weber Shadow Flight
Presidio Pr 0891413421 / 9780891413424 Hardcover Good
0891413421 Former library book with the usual markings and stickers, otherwise clean inside and out May ship from alternate location depending on your zip code and availability.
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