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Chariotfish: Submariners Battle the IRA - Couverture souple

Pearson, Claude

 
9780595401970: Chariotfish: Submariners Battle the IRA
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 059540197X ISBN 13 : 9780595401970
Editeur : iUniverse, 2006

Synopsis

In 1969, U.S. Naval Commanders Tommy Carruther and Ned Sylvester are ordered to the United Kingdom to serve with the Royal Navy in their fight against the Irish Republican Army (IRA). They must assess the operational abilities of the Chariot, a manned, deadly weapon used by the Royal Navy to slip into anchorages and disable enemy ships. The Chariot is configured like a bicycle built for two crew members and will be used to make raids on shipboard weapons caches in the Republic of Ireland.As the two commanders are deployed, a rogue submarine, the Red Dragon, arrives in the Irish Sea to assist the IRA in planning bomb attacks in London. A Chinese terrorist named Mark Hong, an intelligent and ruthless man with connections to several communist countries, commands the vessel, as ordered by Chairman Mao. Hong plans to help the IRA in their fight against the British. But will the British and Americans be able to thwart the plot and destroy the Red Dragon?With action raging from the Isle of Man to the Republic of Ireland and the heart of London, Chariotfish: Submariners Battle the I.RA is a fast-paced thriller, bursting with suspense and surprise.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

In 1969, U.S. Naval Commanders Tommy Carruther and Ned Sylvester are ordered to the United Kingdom to serve with the Royal Navy in their fight against the Irish Republican Army (IRA). They must assess the operational abilities of the Chariot, a manned, deadly weapon used by the Royal Navy to slip into anchorages and disable enemy ships. The Chariot is configured like a bicycle built for two crew members and will be used to make raids on shipboard weapons caches in the Republic of Ireland.As the two commanders are deployed, a rogue submarine, the Red Dragon, arrives in the Irish Sea to assist the IRA in planning bomb attacks in London. A Chinese terrorist named Mark Hong, an intelligent and ruthless man with connections to several communist countries, commands the vessel, as ordered by Chairman Mao. Hong plans to help the IRA in their fight against the British. But will the British and Americans be able to thwart the plot and destroy the Red Dragon?With action raging from the Isle of Man to the Republic of Ireland and the heart of London, Chariotfish: Submariners Battle the I.RA is a fast-paced thriller, bursting with suspense and surprise.

Biographie de l'auteur

Claude M. Pearson, United States Naval Reserve Captain, Retired, is a lawyer in Tacoma, Washington. Chariotfish: Submariners Battle the I.RA is his fourth novel.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
059540197X
ISBN 13 
9780595401970
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
158
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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