The Able Archers: A Cold War Spy Thriller

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Price
$19.95
Publisher
Koehler Books
Publish Date
Pages
296
Dimensions
6.0 X 9.0 X 0.67 inches | 0.96 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781646635627

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About the Author
Brian Morra is a highly decorated former American intelligence officer and a retired aerospace executive. An on-air expert in the hit Netflix series "Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War", he also contributed his extensive expertise to the CNN/BBC documentary "Secrets and Spies: A Nuclear Game". His award-winning Able Archers series of historical thrillers is based on true events and Brian's own personal encounters with different players as an intelligence officer.His debut was called "frighteningly relevant" by #1 New York Times bestselling author Jack Carrand "possibly the most important book to be published this year" by U.S. Retired Army GeneralBryan Doug Brown. The Able Archers tells the incredible story of the very real nuclear war crisis of 1983. And the acclaimed follow up, The Righteous Arrows, incorporates the true story of theCIA's role in supplying the Afghan rebels who fought the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.Brian was raised in southern Virginia and currently lives in the Washington, D.C. area and inFlorida. He earned degrees from William and Mary, the University of Oklahoma, and Georgetown University. He also completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.Visit brianjmorra.com to sign up for Brian's newsletter and be the first to know about the next installment to his page-turning Cold War thriller series.
Reviews

"Brian J. Morra is 'the master craftsman'. The Able Archers is brilliant." -Former Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen

"Action packed adventure" -Samuel C. Mahaney, Maj Gen, USAF (Retired), Harvard Veterans Association Historian

". . . a powerful reminder of the value of human judgment - and the continuing peril posed by nuclear-armed powers." -Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense 2006-2011

"The Able Archers is possibly the most important book to be published this year." -General Bryan Doug Brown, United States Army (Retired), 7th Commander US Special Operations Command

"Brian Morra's historical thriller is a fast-paced ride through one of the worst crisis periods of the Cold War. . . . a terrifying yet factual story of how a few people prevented a global nuclear war." -Jack Carr, Former Navy SEAL Sniper, #1 New York Times bestselling Author of In the Blood

Finalist in the 16th Annual National Indie Excellence Award for Best Historical Fiction

Finalist in the 2022 Next Generation Indie Book Award for Historical Fiction

"Morra provides evocative details in an easy-to-read narrative. . . . I hope that future books by this talented author will use history to help us understand our world today." -Harvard Veterans Alumni Organization

"A brilliant thriller . . . seamless blend of carefully researched history and a fascinating cast of both real and fictional characters" -Admiral James Stavridis, USN (ret), 16th Supreme Allied Commander at NATO

"Riveting combination of action and suspense . . .Brian Morra's spell-binding tale grips the reader from page one through the twists and turns of spy craft and kinetic military activity to a surprising and satisfying conclusion. First-rate work by a skillful author." -Admiral Timothy J.

Keating, USN (ret), former commander of Pacific Command and Northern Command

"Told through characters you really care about, this is a book about one of the least-known and most-important national security crises in our history." -The Honorable James K. Glassman, former Undersecretary of State, distinguished journalist, and bestselling author

"Brilliant, fictionalized account of a critical time in global history when the world teetered on the verge of catastrophe." -Carole P. Roman, award-winning author

"Significant . . . a fun, informative, engaging, thrilling, and also disconcerting book all wrapped up in an easy to read 296 pages." -Col Christopher P. Mulder, USAF

"A truly gripping account of one of the most dangerous episodes of the Cold War." -Taylor Downing, historian and author of 1983: Reagan, Andropov and a World on the Brink