Sword Point - Scott Dixon, Bk 1 Author:Harold Coyle THIS IS A NOVEL ABOUT WAR, AND THE PEOPLE WHO FIGHT IT. Sword Point begins with an army at peace, as ordinary men & women -- soldiers -- go about their daily lives, unaware that thousands of miles away, the war they have been preparing for is about to begin -- for the Soviet Union is on the eve of invading Iran to secure its borders ag... more »ainst the spread of Moslem fundamentalism & to seize the Strait of Hormuz, together with the free world's oil supply...
What makes Sword Point special is the human element: each character in Coyle's huge cast is unforgettable & sharply etched, from the young American lieutenant thrust into combat for the first time to a Soviet officer who is repelled by the cold inhumanity of his KGB superior. He takes us from the White House & the Kremlin to the battlefield, as the life of each character is changed -- or brutally ended -- by the rapidly escalating war, while the stakes are raised, with the Iranians reportedly on the verge of assembling a nuclear device...« less