An electrifying new voice in military fiction, Joe Buff has written a riveting and totally realistic tale of military adventure-a spectacular novel that is sure to establish this outstanding author as the new master of the genre. Vividly authentic and impeccably researched, it takes readers into the not-too-distant future, when the United States is embroiled in a tactical nuclear war that will mark a new era of weapons and tactics, geopolitical alignments, and human courage....

"Attention, all military thriller fans, report to battle stations, flank speed, superior entertainment ahead"—from the author of Straits of Power ( Publishers Weekly).The Allied Powers continue their uncertain and deadly war against the Fascist Berlin–Boer Axis.The Russians remain ostensibly neutral––but their actions hint at something far more dangerous. When the U.S. discovers that the Russians are providing the Axis powers with weapons te...

World War III rages on . . . "The duel between submarines and captains should keep readers flipping pages, especially if they love undersea action." — BooklistThe Axis and Allied powers are recovering from a violent encounter between a German nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine and the USS Challenger, commanded by Captain Jeffrey Fuller. But the war has only begun . . .Reactionary enemy regimes have brutally taken command in South Africa a...

A submarine commander must extract a double agent from enemy territory without firing a shot in this action-packed thriller."Joe Buff's novels are the crème de la crème of submarine thrillers." —Stephen CoontsThe outcome of a global conflict fought with billion-dollar technologies and million-soldier campaigns may depend on one man . . .In the fire and terror of World War III, Commander Jeffrey Fuller—captain of the fast-attack nuclear...

A readable, engaging (and reassuring) look at how Americans, and all of Humanity, will benefit if we sustain and modernize US Strategic Command's right-sized nuclear deterrence Triad. This would be advantageous in several ways, including continued prevention of nuclear war, big conventional war between superpowers, nuclear blackmail by rogue states. It would enable the US to achieve our global counter-proliferation and nuclear counter-terrorism goals, while also deterring strategic attacks...

What if some hypothetical new, all-seeing sub hunting breakthrough rendered today's super-stealthy nuclear missile submarines easy to locate and attack? How might America then regain the guaranteed second-strike deterrence needed to sustain global strategic stability against nuclear-armed adversary superpowers? The author suggests looking to the outer solar system, while thinking about another pressing defense need affecting Humanity: a reliable method for deflecting comets and asteroids t...

The author of the submarine adventure Crush Depth "brings both a descriptive flair and an undeniable knowledge of undersea warfare to his series" ( Publishers Weekly).Jeffrey Fuller is going back to war.Commander Fuller has distinguished himself in battle, becoming one of America's most inspirational heroes in its war with the Berlin-Boer Axis. Time and time again, Fuller has taken his crew of elite submariners into the most dangerous waters...

In his electrifying first novel Joe Buff instantly established himself as the ultimate chronicler of 21st-century warfare by taking military fiction and submarine combat to a new level of authenticity, vision, and power.Thunder in the Deep picks up where Deep Sound Channel left off, bringing to life a frightening seascape where technology pushes warriors to new extremes, and warriors push technology to the max. This time the difference between vict...

The gritty and granular truth behind the wagers we make with our lives every single day—and, if we’re unlucky, just once in a lifetime.What are your chances of living through the next 24 hours? This week? This month? This decade? Will your job kill you? Your car kill you? Your spouse kill you? Will your own bad habits kill you? Or will a rogue asteroid just kill us all?Each time you lay your head on the pillow at night or set your feet on the floor come mor...

In his electrifying first novel Joe Buff instantly established himself as the ultimate chronicler of 21st-century warfare by taking military fiction and submarine combat to a new level of authenticity, vision, and power.Thunder in the Deep picks up where Deep Sound Channel left off, bringing to life a frightening seascape where technology pushes warriors to new extremes, and warriors push technology to the max. This time the difference between vict...

DEFCON: Defense Readiness ConditionDEFCON Five: normal peacetime activitiesDEFCON Four: increase intelligence watch and increase securityDEFCON Three: forces on standby, awaiting further ordersDEFCON Two: forces ready for combatDEFCON One: forces deployed for combatIn 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 Gorbachev's successor has launched the first ...

From the bestselling author of DEFCON One comes an explosive techno-thriller.While Congress debates the merits of continued funding for the stealth bomber, sinister forces have their own goals in mind. During a training exercise, a B-2 bomber disappears. When search efforts produce no evidence that the bomber crashed, the US Air Force has no choice but to acknowledge that one of its most secret and high-tech aircraft has been hijacked.Recovery of the B-2 and its cr...