The Med (A Dan Lenson Novel #1)
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- Synopsis
- In the tradition of The Caine Mutiny, The Sand Pebbles, and Time and Tide, David Poyer has written a richly detailed military novel of ambition and high adventure. The time is now, the setting is the volatile Eastern Mediterranean, and the scenario is frighteningly familiar. A hundred hostages are taken captive from the American Embassy on the island of Cyprus, and flown to an abandoned hotel in the hills of Syria held by heavily armed and desperate terrorists. The Sixth Fleet, tracked by Soviet spy ships and under fire from hostile aircraft, steams with deadly intent toward the coast of Syria. Two thousand Marines and three thousand sailors mobilize for an operation that needs brutal firepower and exacting precision: a mission of rescue demanding the Navy's weaponry and logistical planning at sea, and the Marines' fierce effectiveness on land. David Poyer, himself a former line officer on destroyers and amphibious ships, has written more than a splendid adventure. The Med is teeming with the ritual, the lore and the intense discipline of military life. Its vivid scenes of celebration on shore leave in an unfamiliar country, the grinding, claustrophobic months at sea, the welcome release of war games and the harrowing fear and adrenaline rush of the real thing, make The Med an absolutely authentic portrait of the Navy today. We follow six major characters throughout the mission: Isaac Sundstrom, the paranoid and fatally indecisive commodore; Dan Lenson, Sundstrom's lieutenant, who must live down a tragic past mistake to save his career; Will "Oreo" Givens, a black Marine torn by conflicts of duty and race; Kelly Wronowicz, the hardbitten, supremely competent engine-man with a vulnerable heart; Susan Lenson, Dan's wife, held hostage with her young daughter by ruthless extremists; and Hanna Abu Harisah, "The Majd," a radical who will fight to the death for his beliefs. Poyer has created a potent mix of people with complex motives that ignite a plot both subtle and exciting-- a tale of increasing tension and explosive finish.
- Copyright:
- 1988
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 509 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780312017880
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 09/27/05
- Copyrighted By:
- David Poyer
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Technology
- Submitted By:
- Dave Russell
- Proofread By:
- Harry
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.