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The United States and their Allied forces struggle to survive world war with China in this compelling, realistic thriller, the next in the Dan Lenson series.

An action-packed, utterly authentic story of duty, war, and the stress of command by the most popular living author of American sea fiction David Poyer In Tipping Point, medal of Honor Holder Captain Dan Lenson, USN, takes an experimental missile crusier into the Indian Ocean just as the first theater nuclear war sets off a titanic struggle between China and the U.S. His command of the USS Savo Island is threatened when he’s called home to testify before Congress. Shaken by the near end of his career, Lenson is determined to make do with a damaged ship—and an increasingly divided crew—as he heads to Eastern shores. “First-class storytelling by a master of the genre.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) But what begins as routine patrol turns ominous when an unknown assailant begins assaulting female crew members. Meanwhile, a war is being waged in Asia, pirates continue to threaten the shipping lanes, and a deadly tsunami is on the rise. Now it’s up to Lenson—under fire both at sea and back in Washington—to unite and heal the Savo Island, and use her unique but still not battle-ready ability to intercept ballistic missiles, to do nothing less than prevent worldwide nuclear destruction. And time is running out. . . This edition of the book is the deluxe, tall rack mass market paperback.

Onslaught chronicles Captain Dan Lenson’s latest challenge as the U.S. Navy struggles to hold Taiwan, Korea, and Japan against a massive Chinese offensive. The prize: domination of Asia and the Western Pacific. As the United States’ computer, satellite, and financial networks are ravaged by coordinated cyberwar attacks, China and its Associated Powers begin to roll up and intimidate American allies, launching invasions of India, Taiwan, South Korea, and Okinawa. USS Savo Island, captained by Lenson, is one of the few forces left to stop them. But with a crew under attack from an unknown assailant aboard their own ship, and rapidly running out of ordnance against waves of enemy missiles and torpedoes, can Dan and his scratch-team task force hold the line? Or will the U.S. lose the Pacific―and perhaps much more―to an aggressive and expansionist new People’s Empire?The most explosive novel yet in the long-running Dan Lenson series, Onslaught follows Tipping Point to unfold an utterly convincing scenario of how a global war with China could unfold.

After receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor for action in Iraq, Commander Daniel V. Lenson is given new "Take over as skipper of USS Thomas W. Horn." His Prepare the Tomahawk-equipped strike destroyer and her crew for the Red Sea, where she'll join an international task force searching for weapons of mass destruction. But this will be no routine deployment. Horn will be the first US Navy warship to deploy with an integrated male and female crew--a controversial and politically explosive experiment that will raise questions about morale, behavior, training, sexual attraction, and ultimately, performance under fire. Facing sandstorms, smugglers, and ambushes, Horn's increasingly polarized crew will conduct demanding, diplomatically sensitive search-and-seizure operations against foreign vessels attempting to smuggle arms to Iraq. But the real nightmare is brewing in Bahrain. There the most dangerous bomb expert in Al-Qaeda has targeted Horn for attack--as the first step in a plan to redraw the map of the whole Middle East. With gripping action scenes and an explosive climax, The Command continues Dan Lenson's star-crossed career in a series that explores both global and deeply personal implications of honor, duty, power, and war.

Set against the backdrop of the Civil War, the story follows Lt. Ker Custis Claiborne, a Virginian and former U.S. Navy officer who opposes slavery yet joins the Confederate Navy. Alongside his mentor, Captain Parker Trezevant, Claiborne engages in destructive missions across the Caribbean, aiming to weaken the Union's position and secure a favorable truce for the Confederacy. The narrative explores themes of loyalty, conflict, and the moral complexities of war.

World War III is over... or is it? Superpowers race to fill the postwar power vacuum in this page-turning thriller, the next in the Dan Lenson series.

In David Poyer's Arctic Sea, new threats surface in the aftermath of World War III—this time, in the remote waters of the Arctic...

Exploring themes of honor and duty, this gripping tale delves into the complexities of love and war, highlighting difficult choices and heartbreaking betrayals. It sets the stage for an epic series crafted by a bestselling author renowned for his expertise in maritime narratives. The story promises to engage readers with its emotional depth and intricate plot, making it a compelling addition to the genre.

It is snowing in the wintry mountains of northwestern Pennsylvania. Once the land of wilderness scouts, later of the boomtowns of the first American oil barons, it is now a spare country of proud men and women hanging on to their lives, dignity, and what's left of prosperity in the declining years of the twentieth century. One tough old man, W.T. Halvorsen, is not going to let it all slip away without a fight.And the wolves are beginning to howl again in the mountains.