Patrick Robinson: The Shark Mutiny, Kartoniert / Broschiert

Kurzbeschreibung

Selbst neue Strategien können nicht verschleiern, dass sich jeder Krieg um Kernfragen der Moral dreht: Im Jahr 2006 sind drei der weltgrößten Öltanker durch Explosionen in Brand geraten. Der Iran hat ein Minenfeld im Persischen Golf gelegt mit Hilfe von China. Als Folge schnellen die Weltölpreise in die Höhe, was die USA zum Eingreifen zwingt. A top-ten bestselling author & the unrivalled master of the action thriller.

Beschreibung

It is 2007, and three supertankers are ablaze in the Strait of Hormuz. World oil prices skyrocket. US Military Intelligence concludes that behind this catastrophe at the gateway to the Persian Gulf stands Iran, assisted by an expansionist China. Joined by new, young naval intelligence officer Lt. Jimmy Ramshawe, Admiral Arnold Morgan threatens the Iranian Navy with annihilation, deploying the US Navy to Hormuz along with the nuclear submarine, USS Shark, carrying two teams of Navy SEALS. With the US Navy distracted, China is able to unleash an attack on Taiwan, America's weak ally. The situation is critical as mutiny occurs onboard the USS Shark, jeopardising the entire operation by preventing the SEALS from assisting the increasingly desperate Taiwanese Air force ...

Rezension

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Klappentext

The strait of Hormuz is ablaze with the wreckage of three gigantic supertankers. World oil prices skyrocket. US Military Intelligence concludes that behind this catastrophe at the gateway to the Gulf stands Iran, assisted by an expansionist China. This work talks about this mutiny.