From the author of The Hunt for Red October comes a compelling new exploration of submarine warfare developed alongside his new interactive CD-ROM combat game - Tom Clancy's SSN. America is at war. China has invaded the oil-rich Spratly Islands. The American response has been swift - and deadly. And the Third World War has begun... Captain Bartholomew Mackey is the skipper of the USS Cheyenne, a nuclear submarine dispatched to the Spratlys to protect a carrier group. But in a few moments, the Cheyenne's mission - and the world - have changed, as a tense situation has exploded into a full-scale war of nightmarish proportions. Tom Clancy presents fifteen thrilling scenarios - fact-based mission profiles for Captain Mackey and the Cheyenne - stirring plots and characters, perfectly accurate details, and the chilling knowledge that it really could happen...

Author Biography

Tom Clancy has had an unbroken string of international bestsellers since the publication of his first novel, The Hunt for Red October. He is also the co-creator, with Steve Pieczenik, of the Op-Centre series. Tom Clancy's latest novel is Executive Orders, his biggest-selling hardback ever - a New York Times and Sunday Times No 1 bestseller.