DEFCON One, Joe Weber
DEFCON One, Joe Weber
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DEFCON One

Author: Joe Weber

Narrator: Keith Szarabajka

Unabridged: 10 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/15/2013

Synopsis

DEFCON: Defense Readiness Condition DEFCON Five: normal peacetime activities DEFCON Four: increase intelligence watch and increase security DEFCON Three: forces on standby, awaiting further orders DEFCON Two: forces ready for combat DEFCON One: forces deployed for combat In this explosive bestseller, the United States and the Soviet Union are poised on the brink of Armageddon. Glasnost has failed, Russia is economically desperate, and Gorbachevs successor has launched the first strike in what may become World War III. Only one man knows the full extent of the impending horrora CIA operative trapped in the Kremlin. Written by a former Marine Corps pilot, DEFCON One is a blistering scenario of men and warexciting, tense, and frighteningly real.

About Joe Weber

Joe Weber was a carrier-qualified fighter-attack-trained pilot for the United States Marine Corps. After his release from active duty, Weber flew commercially until 1989. His unique inside knowledge and flair for explosive drama have earned him praise from today’s masters of military fiction. His books have appeared on the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists. Weber lives near Pensacola, Florida.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mark on June 04, 2019

Military thriller reminiscent of Tom Clancy's "Red Storm Rising"...An unstable soviet leader, at the end of the Gorbachev reforms, is threatened by the final stages of the SDI going on line...to meet this threat he readies a 1st strike on the United States...The race is on to stop Armageddon...Weber......more

Goodreads review by Ed on December 29, 2014

A debut military techno-thriller. Military Thriller - US Forces repel Soviet feints and engage in skirmishs as an unstable Soviet Premier puts into action his plan to defeat the US in an all out nuclear war. This gripping techno-thriller is set in the early 1990s, with the Soviet system falling apart......more

Goodreads review by Nigel on September 07, 2022

This review is based on the Audible audio book version. This is a fast paced cold war geo-political thriller that has the 2 superpowers USA and USSR standing off against each other as belligerent and hard line new Soviet General Secretary sets out plans to launch a pre-emptive strike against the US.......more

Goodreads review by Alex on January 13, 2024

This book was awesome! Joe Weber did a very good job on writing this book. I've noticed a lot of the Goodreads reviews were not very positive, so I want to write some of the good stuff about this one. The story itself is a Cold War story about the United States and the Soviet Union on the brink of nu......more

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