Storming the Gap First Strike reveals the explosive origins of the Third World War and delves into the opening salvos of the conflict between NATO and the Warsaw Pact in a world where the Cold War turns hot in 1985.
This epic story is told from a range of viewpoints – through the eyes of the decision-makers in Washington as well as the tankers and infantry fighting through hills and towns of southern Germany.
Based partly on the scenarios from the smash-hit game by Lock ‘n Load Publishing World At War 85, each tale is a pulse-pounding narrative of intense Armor clashes that will help determine the fate of the most valuable piece of real estate this side of the Inner German border – the Fulda Gap.
Caught by a surprise Soviet attack, NATO hastily deploys its men and tanks on the first day of the war. Their mission: protect the bridges over the Fulda River in a desperate bid to halt the onslaught of Soviet Armor before it can strike west and bring the Western alliance to its knees.
As the first volume of a series that tells one version of the war’s progress, First Strike can be enjoyed as a companion to the platoon-scale wargame or by casual readers as a close-up view of mechanized combat in a war that never was.
“The M1’s round carved into the hull deck of the rear tank. A bright emerald glow filled the thermal sight. When, at last, it dissipated, the T-80 was nothing but a heap of smoldering steel. The remaining enemy tank was caught between the two dead T-80s. It pivoted left and right, but the thick woods on either side blocked its progress.”
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Introduction
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Warning Shots
Chapter 2: The Liberators
Chapter 3: Ambush
Chapter 4: Operation Hallucination
Chapter 5: A Need for Speed
Chapter 6: Morning in America
Chapter 7: Deadlines and Doomsdays
Chapter 8: Allons!
Chapter 9: Can’t You Hear That Thunder?
Chapter 10: Bad Omens
Chapter 11: Poor Bloody Infantry
Chapter 12: Flank Hits
Chapter 13: Burning Bridges
Chapter 14: Razvedka
Chapter 15: Burden of Command
Chapter 16: Maelstrom
Chapter 17: Hair Trigger
Chapter 18: The Prodigal Son
Chapter 19: Drive on Niederaula
Chapter 20: Aftermath
Chapter 21: Hard Choices
Chapter 22: High Score
Chapter 23: Iron Horse
Chapter 24: Knight
Chapter 25: Rook
Chapter 26: Queen
Chapter 27: Checkmate
About the Author
About the Editor
Audiobook Edition
What is the World at War 85 Game Series
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Keith Tracton has been acting in some way, shape, or form for thirty-seven years. A veteran of stage, screen, TV, film, voiceovers and, of course, audiobook narration. His audiobooks can be found on i Tunes and on Audible.com. The only thing he has been doing longer than acting is playing board war games – forty- four years doing that, and still going strong. As such, he also very much considers himself fortunate to be the lead developer for Lock ‘n Load Publishing’s upcoming alternate-WWIII platoon level game series World At War 85.
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