Med

A powerful and fast-moving tale of the Navy-Marine Corps team in action on a dangerous mission in the volatile Eastern Mediterranean.Cloaked by the mists of dawn Task Force 61-- carrying tanks aircraft and over 5000 Marines-- steams toward Syria with deadly intent. Their mission: rescue 100 hostages from a terrorist stronghold-- alive.With realism seldom seen in military fiction The Med is a magnificent and timely epic that brings the human drama of armed conflict compellingly to life. Driven by believable flesh-and-blood characters it is a painstakingly detailed portrait of amphibious warfare as only David Poyer can paint it. The Med is today''s most explosive tale of international crisis personal valor and emotional struggle-- a disturbingly plausible novel that crackles with non-stop action.