{"product_id":"9781250123268","title":"Tipping Point: The War with China - The First Salvo","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn action-packed, utterly authentic story of duty, war, and the stress of command by the most popular living author of American sea fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid Poyer\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTipping Point, \u003c\/i\u003emedal of Honor Holder Captain Dan Lenson, USN, takes an experimental missile crusier into the Indian Ocean just as the first theater nuclear war sets off a titanic struggle between China and the U.S. His command of the USS \u003ci\u003eSavo Island\u003c\/i\u003e is threatened when he’s called home to testify before Congress. Shaken by the near end of his career, Lenson is determined to make do with a damaged ship—and an increasingly divided crew—as he heads to Eastern shores.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“First-class storytelling by a master of the genre.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what begins as routine patrol turns ominous when an unknown assailant begins assaulting female crew members. Meanwhile, a war is being waged in Asia, pirates continue to threaten the shipping lanes, and a deadly tsunami is on the rise. Now it’s up to Lenson—under fire both at sea and back in Washington—to unite and heal the \u003ci\u003eSavo Island\u003c\/i\u003e, and use her unique but still not battle-ready ability to intercept ballistic missiles, to do nothing less than prevent worldwide nuclear destruction. And time is running out. . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis edition of the book is the deluxe, tall rack mass market paperback.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053154582768,"sku":"9781250123268","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250123268_p0.jpg?v=1763702814","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250123268","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}