Afterburn — Keith Douglass

ACROSS THE LINE

Hostilities with the United States have ended, but the Russian Civil War rages on. Carrier Battle Group Fourteen is ordered into the Black Sea as a show of American strength. Now it's up to Captain Matthew "Tombstone" Magruder and his comrades to give air support to UN forces--and hopefully aid in a final peace agreement.

But old Russian habits die hard. For decades, the Black Sea was traditionally considered Russian waters. And if the U.S. Navy thinks it can sail its most powerful battle group in without a fight, they're wrong. Dead wrong...

The Carrier Battle Group Fourteen--a force including a supercarrier, amphibious unit, guided missile cruiser, and destroyer--is brought to life with stunning authenticity and action in a high-tech thriller as explosive as today's headlines.