Violent Peace: The War with China: Aftermath of Armageddon

Violent Peace: The War with China: Aftermath of Armageddon

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  • Author：David Poyer
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★ 10/26/2020

In 2019’s Overthrow， the U。S。 won the war against China， but a nuclear strike left more than 10 million Americans “missing and presumed dead。” Now， in Poyer’s outstanding 20th military action thriller featuring U。S。 Navy officer Dan Lenson， the fifth focused on a near-future war in the Pacific， Lenson is back in the U。S。 trying to find his daughter， Nan， who was working in Seattle on a cure for a virus known as the Chinese flu。 The city was mostly obliterated by a megaton-range airburst， but he soon picks up a promising trail。 Poyer also follows the fortunes of various supporting characters his fans have come to care about， notably Lenson’s wife， Blair Titus; Cheryl Staurulakis， captain of the USN ship Savo Island; machine gunner Hector Ramos; and Navy Master Chief Theodore Harlett Oberg。 Each story is unique， exciting， and often moving。 Evocative prose is a plus （“A reluctant pilgrim， he set out to cross a ruined land”）， and the ending opens new territory to explore in coming volumes。 This is a series like no other in the military thriller genre。 （Dec。）

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Lou ，

Violent Peace: The War with China: Aftermath of Armageddon is the twentieth military action thriller in the Captain Dan Lenson series。 Having won the war against China， the United States is trying to pick up the pieces in the aftermath of a nuclear strike that left more than 10 million Americans missing and presumed dead。 Meanwhile， elsewhere， U。S。 Navy officer Dan Lenson is now on leave from his victory in the South China Sea and， despite having just been promoted to Admiral， has returned to Violent Peace: The War with China: Aftermath of Armageddon is the twentieth military action thriller in the Captain Dan Lenson series。 Having won the war against China， the United States is trying to pick up the pieces in the aftermath of a nuclear strike that left more than 10 million Americans ”missing and presumed dead。” Meanwhile， elsewhere， U。S。 Navy officer Dan Lenson is now on leave from his victory in the South China Sea and， despite having just been promoted to Admiral， has returned to America to attempt to find his daughter， Nan， who had been working on a cure for a mysterious virus named the Chinese flu and was last seen in Seattle， Washington， where she had been distributing the vaccines to those most in need of them。 Unfortunately， Seattle was almost completely devastated by a megaton-range airburst and it is likely Nan fled to escape the effects of radiation; she could be anywhere but it doesn't take resourceful Dan long to uncover a lead on her possible whereabouts。 The story then follows all the peripheral， or secondary， characters we've come to care about: Lenson’s wife Blair Titus is working alongside members of the U。S。 peace committee currently stationed in Beijing with the aim of setting terms for Taiwan to become part of the Chinese peninsula， as well as also attempting to promote the idea of the installation of a democratic government in China。 We also follow the lives of Cheryl Staurulakis， captain of the USN ship Savo Island; machine gunner Hector Ramos; and Navy Master Chief Theodore Harlett Oberg。 This is a terrifyingly close to the bone look at a possible near-future reality and the devastation that could be wreaked by WWIII。 The plot is rich in intricate detail， full of palpable tension and thoroughly action-packed from start to finish。 Despite this， Violent Peace is a cerebral story that hits close to home， and although you'd think by book twenty the series would perhaps be starting to flounder， it is actually， surprisingly， still going from strength to strength。 Exciting， epic in scope and thought-provoking， this is moving and compulsive military action at its finest。 Highly recommended。 。。。more

Chris C - A Midlife Wife ，

Forward thinking reality of the next world war。 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I thought the story written before this one， Overthrow， was intense。 But the author continued at that remarkable pace and kept most of the same players in place yet expanding on their story。 Players that give their heart and soul for their country， without second thoughts。This installment is after the armistice and walks us through negotiations between the countries as they try to find whats fair yet trying to install a Forward thinking reality of the next world war。 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I thought the story written before this one， Overthrow， was intense。 But the author continued at that remarkable pace and kept most of the same players in place yet expanding on their story。 Players that give their heart and soul for their country， without second thoughts。This installment is after the armistice and walks us through negotiations between the countries as they try to find what’s fair yet trying to install a democratic type government in China。We also see showdowns between navies with the cat and mouse game that can make or break the end of the war。 Commanders who marriages and their world have been irrevocably changed。There are principal players all throughout the world that have their lives changed in a blink of an eye。 A Marine who is barely hanging on with PTSD and horrific lung issues。A missing daughter trying to escape radiation from detonated bombs in the US while trying to save vaccines and distribute them to those who need it most。 A dad， Lenson， searching the US for her。And throughout all of this heavy look at a potential future， there might be a light at the end of the tunnel。 A healing and acceptance that things can find normalcy again。 Or is it all a balance hanging by a teetering thread？Poyer tells a story that isn’t for the faint of heart。 While it seems almost unrealistic in many ways， if you look at the political atmosphere today it’s scary to say that this could be a reality。 And it’s up to us to ensure that something like this “fiction” doesn’t become nonfiction。For readers of military action， espionage， and the intense realistic future of our world， you need to read this。 Poyer tells a story like non-other。* copy received for review considerationfull review - https://amidlifewife。com/violent-peac。。。 。。。more

William Harris ，

I am grateful to St。 Martin's Press for providing me with a prepublication review copy of the latest book in David Poyer's harrowing series on a third world war with China entitled "Violent Peace" and subtitled "The War With China: Aftermath to Armageddon。" The book is set in a world in which a devastating war between China and the United States has just reached a conclusion with an Allied Victory。 This particular volume of the series focuses on the events surrounding the armistice which I am grateful to St。 Martin's Press for providing me with a prepublication review copy of the latest book in David Poyer's harrowing series on a third world war with China entitled "Violent Peace" and subtitled "The War With China: Aftermath to Armageddon。" The book is set in a world in which a devastating war between China and the United States has just reached a conclusion with an Allied Victory。 This particular volume of the series focuses on the events surrounding the armistice which supposedly concludes the fighting and the long lasting devastation resulting from nuclear escalation which occurred near the end of the conflict。 Poyer is at his best （and that is saying something） not only in his always outstanding depiction of war and modern combat but also in his riveting and heart rending description of the consequences of a nuclear world war for all of the participants， with the victors not much better off than the defeated Chinese。 Among the many subjects covered， through the experiences of well drawn characters， are PTSD， the social and economic cost of "surviving" a nuclear strike and the very personal costs paid by all and those on the home front。 It is deeply moving， but it is not a tale for the weak of heart。 More than once I was on the verge of tears as the protagonists struggled to find their place in a world almost unrecognizable in the devastation wrought by modern weapons。 From the mountains of Turkestan to the Tsushima straits and the nuclear wasteland of Seattle and much of the "heartland" of the United States， the author is unrelenting in forcing the reader to confront the consequences of modern war。 Nor does he shy from relating the political implications of this kind of devastation， including civil war， both in China and in the United States。 It is a cautionary tale well worth reading， for there are many lessons to be learned here， not just about this future hypothetical war but about our present military and political policies as well as we dance around the precipice of nuclear armageddon。 I recommend it without reservation （I could scarcely put it down）， and I eagerly await the next volume in the series。 。。。more