Snapshot by George Wallace Paperback Book

Description: Snapshot by George Wallace, Don Keith Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description When an international crisis erupts in eastern Russia, the US Navy must race to avoid a nuclear apocalypse.The Sea of Okhotsk north of the Japanese Home Islands is a cold and unforgiving place. Its icy, dark waters can change from a glass-smooth calm into a raging maelstrom in a heartbeat. The shores surrounding the sea, home to Siberian tigers and prowling wolf packs, are equally forbidding. Far from Mother Russia, beyond Siberia, it is a mostly forgotten land-even though it is the home of the Russian Navys Pacific Fleet.It is here that the Children of the Gulags, descendants of Stalins infamous prison camps and long-time inhabitants of this harsh land, have slowly maneuvered into position. Their leaders are convinced they can now carve out and lay claim to a homeland of their own. But they must fan the flames of international tension among the Chinese, North Koreans, the Russians, NATO, and the Americans. Pitting them all against each other as the Children attempt to wrest away their new nation from Russia.Thrust into a simmering conflict that threatens to spill over into nuclear Armageddon, head of US Naval Intelligence Admiral Jon Ward is faced with the impossible task of keeping the peace between nations. Forced into a game of intrigue and sinister political maneuvering, he must utilize the stealthy US submarines, SEALs, and other US assets to extinguish a conflict at the edge of the world-all while trying to give hope to an historically oppressed people in their own dreams of freedom.Admiral Ward is about to face the toughest mission of his career..and one wrong move could ignite a nuclear war.The eighth exhilarating book in the critically acclaimed Hunter Killer series, Snapshot is a riveting military thriller with high-stakes action that will keep you glued to the edge of your seat. Former US Navy submarine commander George Wallace and award-winning author Don Keiths latest book is perfect for fans of Tom Clancy, W.E.B. Griffin, Brad Thor, and Mark Greaney.______________________What readers are saying: "...superb..." "...action-packed..." "...unbelievably believable!" "...fictional reality at its best..." "...addicted to submarine thrillers!" Author Biography Commander George Wallace retired to the civilian business world in 1995, after twenty-two years of service on nuclear submarines. He served on two of Admiral Rickovers famous "Forty One for Freedom", the USS John Adams SSBN 620 and the USS Woodrow Wilson SSBN 624, during which time he made nine one-hundred-day deterrent patrols through the height of the Cold War.?Commander Wallace served as Executive Officer on the Sturgeon class nuclear attack submarine USS Spadefish, SSN 668. Spadefish and all her sisters were decommissioned during the downsizings that occurred in the 1990s. The passing of that great ship served as the inspiration for "Final Bearing."?Commander Wallace commanded the Los Angeles class nuclear attack submarine USS Houston, SSN 713 from February 1990 to August 1992. During this tour of duty that he worked extensively with the SEAL community developing SEAL/submarine tactics. Under Commander Wallace, the Houston was awarded the CIA Meritorious Unit Citation.?Commander Wallace lives with his wife, Penny, in Alexandria, Virginia. //Don Keith is a native Alabamian and attended the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa where he received his degree in broadcast and film with a double major in literature. He has won numerous awards from the Associated Press and United Press International for news writing and reporting. He is also the only person to be named Billboard Magazine "Radio Personality of the Year" in two formats, country and contemporary. Keith was a broadcast personality for over twenty years and also owned his own consultancy, co-owned a Mobile, Alabama, radio station, and hosted and produced several nationally syndicated radio shows.?His first novel, "The Forever Season." was published in fall 1995 to commercial and critical success. It won the Alabama Library Associations "Fiction of the Year" award in 1997. His second novel, "Wizard of the Wind," was based on Keiths years in radio. Keith next released a series of young adult/mens adventure novels co-written with Kent Wright set in stock car racing, titled "The Rolling Thunder Stock Car Racing Series." Keith has most recently published several non-fiction historical works about World War II submarine history and co-authored "The Ice Diaries" with Captain William Anderson, the second skipper of USS Nautilus, the worlds first nuclear submarine. Captain Anderson took the submarine on her historic trip across the top of the world and through the North Pole in August 1958.?Mr. Keith lives with his wife, Charlene, in Indian Springs Village, Alabama. Details ISBN 1648754252 ISBN-13 9781648754258 Title Snapshot Author George Wallace, Don Keith Format Paperback Year 2023 Pages 288 Publisher Severn River Publishing GE_Item_ID:142570031; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! 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