Be forewarned: This novel presents one ending. Soon to be published Book Five - The Red Star - Stalin's Ace in the Hole presents an alternative ending. The path followed in this novel will lead to a possible dire end for Sergo Peshkova and all that it entails for the future of the Soviet Union. The path followed in Book Five will once again save his life. What if for the second time, the Navy rejects Dr. B.F. Skinner's theories? Can you imagine a world where Stalin has the ultimate naval weapons system? What could that system do to the convoys that are Britain's lifeline and are providing America with the raw materials it needs to wage modern war? Atomic bombs have been used by the United States in an effort to cripple Soviet oil production. The Soviets are down to 30% capacity with an oil stockpile of six months of normal operations. NATO has developed a bold plan to force the Stavka to react with a series of operations at critical points along their massive new empire. The shoreline of Greece, France, Germany, Benelux, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Italy has been added to their territory. Stalin has his long sought-after buffer but can he retain it?As with all modern wars, World War Three runs on oil. Capturing or destroying the enemies means of obtaining oil wins wars. Dictators and their fanatic followers surrender when their armies and air forces cease to exist and not before. Civilian casualties mean nothing. When an army is cut off from its supply source or the supply source no long exits it cannot survive long. NATO's life line is its convoys to America. Those convoys are vital to the American war effort. The navy protecting it is one of the greatest assets the US has and is rivaled by no other nation. It leaves NATO free to invade from Kamchatka in the east to Calais in the West and Turkey in the South to Murmansk in the North. A new iteration of the resistance movement was stating to take shape out of the ashes of the old. During World War Two close to 3 million former citizens of Stalin's Soviet Union joined the German Army to fight against communism and Stalinism. The Nazis used them as cannon fodder. In World War Three NATO is supporting them. The Freedom Fighters have been given a chance to replace their government and to punish those that took their loved ones lives and freedom. At first, the Freedom Force were a ragtag collection of rebels hiding in the forests and swamps. They train and wait for their chance to regain control of the country they love. Their numbers exponentially increase as the winter ends and equipment are provided. As they see increasing numbers of NATO troops landing in a daring series of amphibious assaults, they finally take the fight to the enemy. grow bold and take the fight to the enemy.
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