Black Storm: A Novel (Tales of the Modern Navy) - Softcover

Poyer, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312983859 ISBN 13: 9780312983857

Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2003

Synopsis

With blistering action sequences and incredibly detailed military insight, Black Storm takes the reader along with the most covert Special Ops group straight to Saddam Hussein's stronghold, through harrowing instances of close-quarters combat, and into the heart of danger.

A Maniacal Leader
With coalition forces amassing at the Iraqi border, Saddam Hussein issues a terrifying threat: In response to any Allied offense, he will use his most secret weapon to destroy Israel. Counting down the hours before their forces invade, American commanders must decide whether this threat is the last-minute posturing of a madman-or a calculated promise from one of the world's most feared commanders.

An Impossible Mission
With thousands of innocent lives hanging in the balance, a long-range force reconnaissance team has been assembled and given the most daunting task: locate a weapon that no one can find or identify. Lieutenant Commander Dan Lenson, attached to the team to help program the airstrike that will cripple Saddam, finds himself humping through enemy territory with a group of hardened marines. They're headed straight for central Baghdad in what will be the most dangerous operation of the war. Now Lenson must decide whether the secret he carries is worth the life of his teammates-and his own...

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From the Inside Flap

Blockbuster Praise for Black Storm
"A must-read...not since James Jones' Thin Red Line have readers experienced the gripping fear of what it's like to fight an enemy at close quarters...Poyer's research is impeccable, his characterization compelling, and the Iraqi Desert Storm scenario all too believable."
-John J. Gobbell, author of When Duty Whispers Low

"I've been a David Poyer fan for over a decade, and his storytelling abilities-always first-rate-just got better and better. Black Storm is a timely, gripping, compelling yarn told by a master."
-Ralph Peters, author of Beyond Terror and The War in 2020

"Absolutely riveting. David Poyer has captured the essence of what it is like on long-range patrols. His book is distinguished by quick action and continuing suspense that will keep the reader on edge until the very end."-Maj. Gen. H. W. Jenkins, United States Marine Corps (Ret.), Commander of the Marine Amphibious Forces in the Gulf War

"One of the strongest books in an outstanding series....The remarkably vivid portraits he draws of the variety of men and women drawn to serve their country merit high praise."-Booklist

"One of the best...action fans will be rewarded."-Publishers Weekly

"Poyer's close attention to military practice and jargon will...suit those looking for accurate detail."-Newport News Press

"A thrilling and suspenseful fictional piece...you won't be able to put the book down."
-Roanoke Times

For China Sea:
"Poyer's characters are as good as ever, and the action scenes lively."-Library Journal

"The battle scenes are scintillating and satisfying...Poyer displays a fine sense of pace and plot." -Publishers Weekly

"Action, realism, and exotic locales...an absorbing, exciting, and thought-provoking
fs20experience."-Chesapeake Life

"An exciting story...The author's vivid descriptions of life on a ship show us not only the 'Anchors Aweigh' honor and dedication, but also the boiler-room sweat and frustrations of naval life."-Virginia Times

"Poyer springs plenty of action on us...his narration and dialogue ring true."--Jacksonville Times-Union

"Poyer brings the courage, honor, and commitment of sea duty to life in this vivid portrayal of life aboard a Knox-class frigate...the details describing life at sea are captivating as the action is continually rolling along, and each page pulls a new twist into the architecture of the story. In the end, the reader is treated to a fantastic battle that pulls each of the story threads together as a tightly woven yarn...the scales of intrigue, from murder, piracy, and battle to international diplomacy, capture the imagination with lifelike characters of heroes and villains most naval readers can link to real people met during their own world travels...China Sea belongs in the library of avid fiction readers."-Shipmate

For Tomahawk:
"There can be no better writer of modern sea adventure around today." --Clive Cussler

"An absorbing narrative that whips along the author's usual firecracker pace...Tomahawk is very much a book of today.--Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

"Poyer's characters are well-developed and frequently complex. His description is vivid. And he certainly knows the navy."--Jacksonville Times-Union

"Sharp-edged...[a] tense tale." --Florida Times-Union

"Tomahawk is a book of many levels. On the surface, it is a book of suspensežspies, secret missile strikes, murder...Dig a little further, and there is an officer who is troubled deeply by the effects of the weapons that he is developing."--Proceedings

"The intrigues of bureaucracy have a ring of authenticity...If you're into military thrillers, you'll like this book."--Wisconsin State Journal

"A gritty thriller."--Microsoft Network

From the Back Cover

"Agripping, gritty novelthat reads like the real thing. You're with the marines every step of the way. Poyer knows his stuff." -Vince Flynn, author of Separation of Power and The Third Option

With blistering action sequences and incredibly detailed military insight, Black Storm takes the reader along with the most covert Special Ops group straight to Saddam Hussein's stronghold, through harrowing instances of close-quarters combat, and into the heart of danger.

A Maniacal Leader
With coalition forces amassing at the Iraqi border, Saddam Hussein issues a terrifying threat: In response to any Allied offense, he will use his most secret weapon to destroy Israel. Counting down the hours before their forces invade, American commanders must decide whether this threat is the last-minute posturing of a madman-or a calculated promise from one of the world's most feared commanders.

An Impossible Mission
With thousands of innocent lives hanging in the balance, a long-range force reconnaissance team has been assembled and given the most daunting task: locate a weapon that no one can find or identify. Lieutenant Commander Dan Lenson, attached to the team to help program the airstrike that will cripple Saddam, finds himself humping through enemy territory with a group of hardened marines. They're headed straight for central Baghdad in what will be the most dangerous operation of the war. Now Lenson must decide whether the secret he carries is worth the life of his teammates-and his own...

"Exceptional...A straight-ahead adventure yarn, a frontal assault on the bestseller lists." --Boston Globe

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0312983859
• ISBN 13: 9780312983857
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 384