by Mark Greaney
First published 2019
Marine Lieutenant Colonel Scott Mitchell gets pulled from his Pentagon desk job and thrown into combat as Russian forces launch a massive invasion of Europe. Their tanks smash through Poland while satellite weapons knock out American communications and Spetsnaz commandos sabotage Allied positions. The attack aims to isolate and defeat NATO forces through coordinated strikes. Mitchell fights alongside a diverse group of defenders: a French Special Forces captain working with his intelligence operative father, a Polish female resistance fighter, an A-10 pilot providing air support, and an American tank commander who teams up with a German sergeant to keep their small armored unit operational. As Russian forces push toward the heart of Germany, these scattered Allied fighters must hold their ground against overwhelming odds. The invasion represents a calculated Russian strategy to shift the global balance of power, but Mitchell and his allies suspect this massive operation might only be the opening gambit in a larger plan.
Genres: military-fiction, adventure, action, political-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-allies, found-family
Setting: Europe, Poland, Germany, NATO, Russia, Pentagon
Period: Contemporary
656 pages · Hardcover · Berkley
Content warnings: violence, war