Over the Brink Author:Irving A. Greenfield SOS: Commander Vladimir Lubocheck had his orders: maintain strict radio silence and complete his top secret mission, the transport of an elite military force to invade the oil-rich Arab state of South Yemen. But, when severe systems failure forces his submarine to the bottom of the Indian Ocean, jeopardizing hundreds of crewmen and the Soviet in... more »vasion, he has no choice but to contact Moscow Central for help.
Intercepted by the Pentagon's Global Monitoring Station, the urgent Mayday signal initiates an emergency White House directive. Defying his Joint Chiefs of Staff, the President orders Admiral Chester Harris to lead a U.S. deep water rescue operation aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. But disaster threatens as Moscow sends its most advanced attack sub to destroy its sister ship - and any vessel attmpting to save it or its crew.
Bristling with arsenals powerful enough to destroy half the world, the two fleets are on a lethal collision course as sabotage and mutiny force the superpowers into a high-tech duel that could push them over the brink.« less