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OPLAN Fulda: World War III

 

May, 1989. The two nuclear superpowers are finally talking peace, but not everyone in the Soviet Union seeks such resolution. Senior Soviet ministers and generals conduct a coup to seize power and prevent the dissolution of the USSR and the Warsaw Pact. To cover up their plot and capitalize on the resulting chaos, they invade West Germany, setting off a chain of events and the Third World War. Across Europe, soldiers and spies are drawn into the conflict. From NATO headquarters to the front lines, the information is there to prevent nuclear annihilation if only they can find it in time. Based on the declassified operations order 33001, Leo Barron's decades of military intelligence experience allow this military thriller to dive deep into tactics and realistically explore how everything could have changed in 1989.

What others have said about Leo Barron's previous works...

"Leo Barron and Don Cygan have shed new light on the crucial siege of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. No Silent Night is the product of in depth research and a strong commitment to historical accuracy. Whether you are new to the topic or a confirmed expert, you will learn much from this book." —John C. McManus, author of Alamo in the Ardennes and September Hope

 

 

"Bastogne has always figured large in any account of the Battle of the Bulge. In No Silent Night, Leo Barron and Don Cygan provide new insight into the climatic battle that raged for that small Ardennes market town on Christmas Day 1944. New sources, interviews and thorough documentation grace this book, which will be a boon for those seeking to understand how Americans prevailed in one of their most famous World War II victories."

—Danny S. Parker, author of Fatal Crossroads

 

"Given the volumes of coverage of the Battle of the Bulge, any attempt at a fresh telling of the fighting around Bastogne is a tall order, but this book has elbowed its way to the top with the best. Centered on Patton's operation to relieve the besieged American forces, Leo Barron moves the reader seamlessly between top-level operational decisions and boots-on-the-ground trigger-pullers. Using an impressive breadth of primary source material, Barron's narrative uses a conversational prose that is both factual and balanced, and the reader is left understanding the US 4th Armored Division as well as the German 5th Fallschirmjagers. I would highly recommend this for anyone interested not just in the European theater of World War II, but in great military history."

—Matthew Davenport, author of First Over There: The Attack on Cantigny, America's First Battle of World War I

 

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