num_pages: 404
description: Combat 1, a selection of stories (originally published in: Combat, a 10 novella 2001 anthology, edited by Stephen Coonts) from authors whose novels define the military fiction genre , come together to reveal how war will be fought in the 21st century. A landmark work, depicting war as it is and soon will be--the shape of war to come with the down-and-dirty "groundpounders" of the U.S...about the men and women willing to put their lives on the line for freedom.Contents: Lash-Up / novella by Larry Bond: ...explores the wild frontier of space warfare, where American forces fight a tenacious enemy that threatens every free nation on Earth. Leadership Material / novella by Dale Brown: ...into the seldom-seen world of the military review board, and shows how the future career of an EB-52 Megafortress pilot can depend on a man he's never met. Breaking Point / novella by David Hagberg: ... a C.I.A. director becomes entangled in the rising tensions between China and Taiwan. When a revolutionary leader is rescued from a Chinese prison, the Chinese government pushes the United States to the brink of war, and Kirk McGarvey has to make a choice with the fate of the world hanging in the balance. .
language: English
title: Combat, Vol. 1
titlecomplete: Combat, Vol. 1
genres: Fiction, War, Short Stories, Historical Fiction, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 727
publisher: Forge Books