The first front-line action novel about a nuclear war between the USSR and NATO. The most realistic and credible novel, modeling the devastating strike of Soviet tank armies against Western Europe with documentary accuracy. 1982. The death of Brezhnev and the political crisis in Poland trigger a direct military confrontation between the USSR and the United States. Trying to stop the avalanche of Soviet tanks, Reagan orders the use of tactical nuclear weapons. Andropov responds in kind. Across a scorched earth, through clouds of radioactive dust and zones of total destruction, Soviet atomic tank crews rush toward the English Channel… Fingers are already on the «red buttons». Strategic nuclear forces are placed on full combat readiness. The world is balancing on the brink of total Apocalypse… This novel is a unique opportunity to see nuclear war not only from the Kremlin and Washington, but also through the T-72s, «Abrams» and «Leopards» triplex sights; from the cockpits of MiGs, Tu-22, F-15, «Thunderbolts» and «Phantoms»; from the combat formations of the Airborne Forces and Marines…