New Releases by Patrick ROBINSON

It''s one of the stealthiest, most dangerous underwater warships ever built—and it''s about to set off World War III. Silent at less than five knots and capable of a massive nuclear warhead punch, it''s the 240-foot Russian Kilo Class submarine. Strapped for hard cash, the Russians have produced ten new Kilos for Beijing. The Chinese have already received three of the subs and now the last seven are ready to be delivered—a code-red situation the Pentagon must avert. Armed with a full strike force of Kilos, China can cripple American interests, shatter the balance of power, and successfully achieve the unthinkable in the Pacific Rim. But not if the newly appointed National Security Adviser, wily Texas admiral Arnold Morgan, can stop them—using the navy''s deadliest covert forces. In a breathtaking race against time, a team of Navy SEALs penetrates deep inside the remote waters of northern Russia on a daring mission of destruction. And in the icy darkness of the North Atlantic, a brave U.S. captain takes his 7,000-ton nuclear vessel on a hair-raising trip beneath the polar ice cap to head off a powerful Russian cordon determined to transport the Kilos at any cost. Horns locked in a tense game of geomilitary survival, each of the world'' three most powerful nations knows that one mistake will mean all-out war.

Armed with stolen U.S. military technology, the Chinese are producing a frightening new breed of weaponry,led by the ICBM submarine Xia III--a vessel that just might be able to launch a nuclear warhead across the Pacific Ocean and take out an American West Coast city. National Security Adviser Admiral Arnold Morgan can''t let that happen, and he dispatches the most stealthy hunter-killer submarine in the U.S. fleet, the 9,000-ton ultrasecret Seawolf, deep into the dark, forbidden waters of the South China Sea. But then the unthinkable happens: Seawolf, collides with a Chinese destroyer and falls into enemy hands. A team of cunning Navy SEALs--the biggest Special Forces assault group assembled since Vietnam--is sent in to free the captive Seawolf, crew and bring them home. The American Eagle confronts the Chinese Dragon with the balance of world power on the line. Failure is not an option...

It''s as big as the Empire State Building, a massive floating fortress at the throbbing heart of a U.S. Navy Carrier Battle Group. Its supersonic aircraft can level entire cities at a stroke. Its surveillance gear can track every target within thousands of square miles--in the air, on the surface, and under the sea. Its crew of six thousand works night and day to keep this awesome military machine at peak performance. It''s a Nimitz-Class nuclear carrier, the most powerful weapons system on the planet. Nothing can touch it. So when the first stunned messages say only that the Thomas Jefferson has disappeared, the Navy reacts with disbelief. But as her battered escorts report in, the truth becomes inescapable: a Nimitz-Class carrier has been claimed by nuclear catastrophe--the mightiest military unit on earth, vaporized without warning by an accidental detonation of unimaginable power. No other explanation is possible. But as Navy maverick Bill Baldridge begins to investigate the disaster that claimed his idolized brother''s life, another chilling alternative begins to emerge from the high-tech web of fleeting sonar contacts and elusive radar blips. It points to a rogue submarine commanded by a world-class undersea warrior with the steely nerve and cunning of a master spy. Suddenly it''s up to Bill Baldridge to track down this shadowy nuclear terrorist, who has already turned America''s ultimate weapon into the biggest sitting duck in history--and who still has another nuclear-tipped torpedo in his tubes. He''s already proved he has the icy ruthlessness to incinerate six thousand sailors without a qualm. What will he do for an encore? In these pages the modern military springs to life, form the Pentagon''s tense conferences to the screaming flight deck of a giant carrier to the silent conning tower of an attack sub on full alert. But as Bill Baldridge races against time to pursue the nation''s most deadly enemy, we are forced to ask ourselves serious real-life questions: Have defense budget cuts jeopardized our national security? Are we prepared to defend ourselves against naval terrorist? How safe are we? Nimitz Class is a world-class techno-thriller with a plot as riveting as Hunt for Red October--and an explosive twist out of tomorrow''s headlines. Today it''s a novel. Tomorrow it might be the news.

An oil tanker mysteriously explodes in the Persian Gulf. Then a second . . . and a third. To the President''s National Security Adviser Admiral Arnold Morgan it is more than a tragic coincidence—it is a brazen act of aggression that must not stand. In partnership with Iran, the Chinese navy has mined the Strait of Hormuz, intending to hold the world''s oil supply hostage. Now eighty percent of America''s active sea power is being mobilized—including U.S.S. Shark, an aging nuclear submarine on its final tour of duty—to dismantle a deadly alliance between two powerful enemies. But something goes terribly wrong during a bold retaliatory SEAL assault on China''s Indian Ocean power plants—a disaster that spawns death, disbelief, rage . . . and rebellion. And with a volatile world on the brink of catastrophic conflict, the commanders of a nuclear boat in the twilight of glory must confront a nightmare as devastating as it is unthinkable: mutiny!

Each summer, on the fields of glorious Cape Marlin, off theNew England coast, the nation''s best college players gatherto play the most important baseball of their lives. Jack Faber is a young hotshot pitcher with an unhittable slider and a rocket for a fastball. He plays for the fabled Seapuit Seawolves and dreams of making the Big Show. But a new coach, the scowling Bruno Riazzi, a former pro catcher, resents the kid''s celebrity status and decides to knock him down a peg or two. And he stops at nothing to make it happen. Humiliated, Jack loses his lifelong art, and with it his passion for the game, as well as, mysteriously, his ability to throw. A devastated Jack Faber is released from the St. Charles College roster. But the Seawolves coaches won''t give up on him. They bring Jack back to Cape Marlin, determined to help him rediscover his lost talent. He finds himself again under the summer sun, coaches and old friends standing by him. But in the end it will be up to Jack. Based on a true story, Slider celebrates the national pastime, a game that can break grown men''s hearts -- as well as make them whole again.

A New York Times Bestselling AuthorThe year is 2011 and one of the largest oil fields on earth is discovered on the Falkland Islands. Argentina, with the secret assistance of the Kremlin, invades the islands for the second time in 30 years and an outraged Great Britain despatches a battle fleet to the region. Waiting for them is a Russian nuclear submarine capable of destroying the Royal Navy aircraft carrier. With a conflict brewing in its backyard, the United States, in the persons o the indomitable Arnold Morgan and the Navy SEALs, must act, and when it does the consequences are as unexpected as they are devastating.

China baut seine Seemacht systematisch aus und Taiwan fühlt sich zunehmend bedroht. Der amerikanische Admiral Arnold Morgan muss handeln - Er schickt sein modernstes Atom-U-Boot, die U.S.S. Seawolf, zur Aufklärung in die gefährlichen Gewässer. Ein riskant

Green Bay is a Lake Michigan resource of national significance that is severely impacted by phosphorus and sediment export from the Lower Fox River Basin. This project will provide an important opportunity to build upon and leverage past work related to the delivery of phosphorus and sediment from agricultural sources to Green Bay. Our overall project goals and objectives are to quantify phosphorus and sediment sources and loads, evaluate the cost effectiveness of management approaches, and work with farmers to evaluate barriers to practice adoption. The project goals will be accomplished by combining biophysical and human dimensions research with outreach and extension activities. Throughout all aspects of this project, a stakeholder advisory group will be used to help guide and influence the proposed project to ensure that our efforts maintain local relevance. Specific tasks to accomplish our project goals include validated multi-scale modeling, field-based phosphorus hazard ratings at the watershed and sub-watershed scales, targeted water quality monitoring, nutrient management education for farmers, cost analysis of alternative management scenarios, evaluation of the beliefs and behaviors of agricultural producers, and targeted activities. The information learned through these tasks will be used to select and implement management practices that are most likely to succeed. All aspects of our proposed project are directly relevant to the National Water Program purpose of creating and disseminating knowledge at the community and watershed scale to insure a safe and reliable source of water of appropriate quality.

Les hommes du SEAL sont prêts à tout pour sauver la planète. Mais pas à perdre leur honneur. 2007, détroit d''Ormuz : trois super-tankers explosent les uns après les autres. Les agresseurs : l''Iran et la. Chine. Leur objectif : déstabiliser le marché du pétrole. Les représailles ne se font pas attendre. Le gouvernement américain dépêche vers l''Orient un fleuron de sa flotte, le sous-marin USS Shark. À son bord, douze hommes du SEAL, corps d''élite de l''US Navy. Avec une double mission : détruire une raffinerie du Kazakhstan et anéantir une base chinoise. Deux attaques victorieuses, mais aussi des blessés auxquels le commandant du sous-marin refuse de porter secours. Les SEAL''s n''ont jamais failli à leur code de solidarité on n''abandonne pas un des siens. Ces hommes d''honneur se lancent dans une mutinerie lourde de conséquences... Dans ce nouveau best-seller, l''auteur de Nimitz, un des maîtres du techno-thriller, démonte les ressorts discrets d''une stratégie internationale, plus que jamais d''actualité.

A terrorist hatches a bold plan to blow up a volcano and devastate America inthis work by "a rising master of technothrillers" ("Kirkus Reviews").

In 2007, when the world''s oil supply is being held hostage by Iran and China in the middle of the Strait of Hormuz, an aging U.S. Navy submarine is dispatched to disarm underwater mines but its crew revolts.

Assez anciens déjà, les sous-marins de la classe "Kilo", un fleuron de la technologie militaire soviétique. Mais insurpassés sur un point : en plongée, ils sont indétectables. Et voici que la Russie, en manque de devises, vient d''en céder une dizaine à la Chine populaire. Déployés dans le détroit de Formose, ces bâtiments pourraient neutraliser toute intervention américaine en cas d''invasion de Taiwan. Une seule façon de conjurer le péril : empêcher la livraison. Les intercepter, coûte que coûte. Et en secret. C''est la mission qui, de la Volga au pôle Nord et aux Kerguelen, va incomber à Boomer Dunning, le commandant du sous-marin nucléaire américain Columbia. Après Nimitz, best-seller international, Patrick Robinson confirme de façon éclatante qu''il est le grand successeur de Tom Clancy dans le domaine du techno-thriller.

A British submarine captured by an Iraqi terrorist proceeds to shoot down aircraft, including one carrying the U.S. vice-president. No one realizes this, the planes having simply disappeared. When the mystery is finally solved, an admiral goes after him. By the author of Nimitz Class.