Brink of War

Carrier #13

by Keith Douglass, Keith Douglass

During a supposedly friendly war game, Admiral "Tombstone" Magruder and the crew of the USS Jefferson confront their ultimate challenge, when the Russians launch a sudden surprise attack on the Jefferson. Original.

Genres: Military Fiction

288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published July 1, 1999

Reviews

[Will · Rating 2 out of 5]

Brink of War continues the quest for Tombstone to find his father. We find the USS Jefferson in the North Sea, on a friendly mission with Russia in playing some war games. Tombstone gets evidence while in Russia, that his father is alive in the Ukraine, so he flies to Kursk. Meanwhile, in the North Sea, two to three Russian subs are hunting one of our subs who happend to be on a covert mission that was not explained. So, this book has two scenarios playing out, and is written in first person. Frankly, I would like the author to write in both third and first person, mix it up a little. Although, it is interesting to get the thoughts of the main characters. This book has a couple of good dog fights, but most of the fighting is one-sided and the ending was too quick. Will the next Carrier book pick up where this one left off, or will the Jefferson be in a whole new area. The quest for Tombstone's father apparently ends in this book.

[Ed · Rating 3 out of 5]

#13 in the Carrier series. For a series about naval air power, this entry comes up short.

Carrier series - Recorded - Adm Stony Magruger is participating in war games in northern Russia while Adm Batman Wayne stands offshore with the Jefferson Battle Group. Different factions approach Stony about the fate of his father, shot down over Viet Nam. Meanwhile, an unauthorized American sub is in trouble with Russian subs closing in.