Overthrow: The War with China and North Korea—Fall of an Empire

Poyer’s powerful 19th military action thriller featuring U.S. Navy officer Dan Lenson, the fourth focused on a near-future war in the Pacific (after 2018’s Precipice), finds Dan in command of Task Force 91 and about to launch operation Rupture, the first attempt by the U.S. and its allies to seize Chinese territory. After three years of conflict, political support is waning, strikes and riots are everywhere, and money for the war is drying up, as are ships, troops, and resolve, but China is on the ropes as well. Though Dan’s story is primary, other regular characters continue story lines that are equally riveting and important to the overall plot. Blair Titus, Dan’s wife, now undersecretary of defense, struggles with strategy and the war’s political side; Sgt. Hector Ramos continues his never-ending infantry battle against the mainland Chinese invaders of Taiwan; and in western China, SEAL Teddy Oberg is organizing and training insurgents for one last mission that may win the war. Horatio Hornblower fans won’t want to miss the latest chapter in this stirring saga. (Dec.)