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Crash Dive - by Larry Bond (Paperback)

Crash Dive - by  Larry Bond (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Edited by "New York Times"-bestselling author Bond, this thrilling military anthology includes 17 gripping nonfiction accounts of submarine warfare, from World War II to the Cold War. Available in a tall Premium Edition.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>hey are the ultimate unseen deterrent in modern warfare. Thousands of tons of steel, missiles, torpedoes, and men, lurking silently hundreds of feet underwater, able to lie off any coastline and unleash a devastating hail of destruction with pinpoint accuracy. They are the true masters of the oceans, bringing hostile military sea traffic to a standstill, striking swift and unseen, and slipping away in an instant, ready to do it all over again at a moment's notice. <p/>Edited by best-selling author Larry Bond, <b><i>Crash Dive </i></b>collects the best non-fiction excerpts about the mighty submarines and the crews that man them. From the tough <i>Gato-</i>class boats that harassed the Japanese Navy during World War II to the cat-and-mouse games played by U.S. and Soviet submarines during the Cold War, <b><i>Crash Dive </i></b>will take you inside the silent but deadly world of the military submarine.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><P> Nobody alive knows more about submarines and submarine tactics than Larry Bond, the designer of Harpoon. In addition, he's one hell of a writer, which he proves once again in "Cold Choices." Stephen Coonts, New York Times bestselling author of The Assassin<P> Larry Bond's new submarine thriller, "Cold Choices," sends "The Hunt for Red October," "Das Boot," and "Run Silent, Run Deep" straight to the bottom of the sea! A nuclear fireball of a thriller! Douglas Preston, New York Times bestselling author of Blasphemy<P> Forget everything you've ever heard about submarine novels! The sub battles in "Cold Choices" will have you biting your nails, shaking in your shoes and gasping for breath. The King of the 21st Century Sub Thrillers is back. David Hagberg, New York Times bestselling author of The Expediter"<br><br>Forget everything you've ever heard about submarine novels! The sub battles in "Cold Choices" will have you biting your nails, shaking in your shoes and gasping for breath. The King of the 21st Century Sub Thrillers is back.--David Hagberg, New York Times bestselling author of The Expediter<br><br>Larry Bond's new submarine thriller, "Cold Choices," sends "The Hunt for Red October," "Das Boot," and "Run Silent, Run Deep" straight to the bottom of the sea! A nuclear fireball of a thriller!--Douglas Preston, New York Times bestselling author of Blasphemy<br><br>Nobody alive knows more about submarines and submarine tactics than Larry Bond, the designer of Harpoon. In addition, he's one hell of a writer, which he proves once again in "Cold Choices."--Stephen Coonts, New York Times bestselling author of The Assassin<br><br><P>Praise for Larry Bond: <BR>"A superb storyteller . . . Larry Bond seems to know everything about warfare, from the grunt in the foxhole to the fighter pilots far above the earth."<BR>--"The New York Times<BR><BR>""Larry Bond's new submarine thriller, "Cold Choices", sends "The Hunt for Red October", "Das Boot, " and "Run Silent, Run Deep" straight to the bottom of the sea! A nuclear fireball of a thriller!"<BR>--Douglas Preston, "New York"" Times" bestselling author of "Blasphemy""<BR><BR>""Forget everything you've ever heard about submarine novels! The sub battles in "Cold Choices" will have you biting your nails, shaking in your shoes and gasping for breath. The King of the 21st Century Sub Thriller is back."<BR>--David Hagberg, "New York"" Times "bestselling author of "The Expediter"<P>""Dangerous Ground" is a great submarine novel. When I grow up I want to write like Larry Bond."<BR>--Stephen Coonts, "New York"" Times" bestselling author of "The Assassin"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Larry Bond</b> is the author of several bestselling military thrillers, including <i>Cold Choices</i>, <i>Dangerous Gro</i>u<i>nd</i>, <i>Red Phoenix</i> and the Larry Bond's First Team and Larry Bond's Red Dragon Rising series. He was a naval officer for six years, serving four on a destroyer and two on shore duty in the Washington DC area. He's also worked as a warfare analyst and antisubmarine technology expert, and he now writes and designs computer games, including Harpoon and Command at Sea. He makes his home in Springfield, Virginia

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