Choosers of the Slain (1996)

by James H. Cobb

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Series: USS Cunningham (Book 1), Amanda Garrett (1)

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A techno-thriller on a U.S. navy destroyer defending Antarctica from an Argentinian invasion force. The operation is a holding action, pending the arrival of a U.S. carrier group to defeat a land grab for minerals. The destroyer is commanded by a woman.

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Dedicated to the members of "Task Force Cunningham"
To the chief, as always
To the two Kathys, who helped reacquaint me with the English language
And to Sherrill and Laurel, who instructed me in the care and feeding of a heroine

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"Awake and about, woman!"

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The strength of twice three thousand horse
That seeks the single goal;
The line that holds the rending course,
The hate that swings the whole;
The stripped hulls, slinking through the gloom,
At gaze and gone again --
The Brides of Death that wait the groom --
The Choosers of the Slain!

From Rudyard KIPLING, The Destroyers

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Lustbader, Eric

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A techno-thriller on a U.S. navy destroyer defending Antarctica from an Argentinian invasion force. The operation is a holding action, pending the arrival of a U.S. carrier group to defeat a land grab for minerals. The destroyer is commanded by a woman.

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A powerful scenario on the cutting edge of technology, Choosers of the Slain is set in the near future, in te icy waters of the desolate Antarctic. A lone British outpost it taken over by Argentinian forces.

The world's only immediate defense is the USS Cunningham, American's first stealth warship. It's female commander is untested in battle. So begins the ultimate showdown - a white-knuckled adventure of new warriors and new weapons, as realistic as it is terrifying.

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