Counterforce

by Richard P. Henrick

Book Overview

Inside the world's most advanced submarine, Vulkan, a man holds a list of U.S. targets--each one will mean millions of casualties and a world thrown into nuclear chaos. Capt. Cooksey knows that his... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821720139
• ISBN13: 9780821720134
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Zebra Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.

Customer Reviews

THOUGHT PROVOKING READ

In the tradition of ON THE BEACH and FAIL SAFE, COUNTERFORCE gives the reader a tour of American and Russian nuclear war fighting strategy. Though it takes place during the Cold War, much of the material is relevant today, as reflected in the recent interest in a SALT III treaty. Henrick keeps the action moving along at a brisk pace, and reveals some interesting characters along the way.