Task Force Blue by Richard Marcinko
Air is the new domain of war.Britain seeks to control it through technology.One of those technologies is aviation fuel. In 1936, the Shell Oil Corporation in America discovers a process to economically produce the fuel additive called 100-octane. The additive is capable of improving the performance of aviation fuel used in fighter aircraft.Across the Atlantic, Nazi Germany under Hitler begins to expand its borders across Europe. But to do so, Hitler needs fuel, especially high-octane aviation fuel. For Hitler, the air domain provides flexibility for his newest military strategy: blitzkrieg or lightning war.As war with Germany looms on the horizon, Britain knows that control of the air domain is vital for its defense if it is to combat the long reach of the Third Reich. But much needed supplies of aviation fuel for its fighter aircraft come from outside the Empire and are in danger of being stopped. Britain must now turn to a politically-tensed oil colony within its Empire to supply them in their most desperate hour. That colony is Trinidad.This well-researched book gives a geopolitical perspective on how the British colony of Trinidad became a key producer of aviation fuel for Britain's RAF fighters and a pawn of the British Empire in the high-stakes game known as World War Two.MARCINKO, RICHARD, is a true, breathing hero. During his service in Vietnam, he founded and led SEAL Team 6, the Navy's first counter-terrorist command, as well as Red Cell, a high-level anti-terrorist team whose adventures, which were fictionalized for security and legal reasons, became the subject for his novels. JIM DEFELICE is the author of several military thriller novels and has collaborated with Stephen Coonts, Larry Bond, and Richard Marcinko, among other New York Times bestselling authors, on a number of occasions.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780671799588 |
| ISBN 10 | 0671799584 |
| Title | Task Force Blue |
| Author | Richard Marcinko |
| Series | Rogue Warrior S |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year published | 1996-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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