Contents

Map

Author’s Note

Cast of Principal Characters

Prologue

Chapters:

^{Chapter 1}

^{Chapter 2}

^{Chapter 3}

^{Chapter 4}

^{Chapter 5}

^{Chapter 6}

^{Chapter 7}

^{Chapter 8}

^{Chapter 9}

^{Chapter 10}

^{Chapter 11}

^{Chapter 12}

^{Chapter 13}

Epilogue

Afterword

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Also by Patrick Robinson

Praise for Patrick Robinson

Critical Acclaim for Nimitz Class

Credits

Copyright

About the Publisher

Diagrams, Maps, and Documents

Flight Deck Layout of a Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier

The Arabian Sea and Carrier Battle Group Operating Area

Battle Group Disposition

Radar picture from the Thomas Jefferson

Staff in Confidence

The Approaches to the Iranian Naval Base at Bandar Abbas

Marine Chart of the Bosporus

Waiting for the Kilo: U.S. navy’s Submarine Barrier Southwest of the Falklands