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Arc Light is the debut novel by Eric L. Harry, a techno-thriller about limited nuclear war published in September 1994 and written in 1991 and 1992. As China and Russia clash in Siberia, and war brews between the United States and North Korea, a series of accidents and misunderstandings lead to a Russian nuclear strike against the United States. The U.S. retaliates against Russia, and World War III begins. The novel focuses on three key groups:

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  • Arc Light is the debut novel by Eric L. Harry, a techno-thriller about limited nuclear war published in September 1994 and written in 1991 and 1992. As China and Russia clash in Siberia, and war brews between the United States and North Korea, a series of accidents and misunderstandings lead to a Russian nuclear strike against the United States. The U.S. retaliates against Russia, and World War III begins. The novel becomes part military techno thriller, part political drama as heated internal debates concerning the right course of action in the war unfold on both sides while each government tries to deal with the colossal damage the nuclear strike has done to their countries. Moderate voices try to prevent a second nuclear exchange by taming the hawks and working behind the scenes to arrange a ceasefire. Meanwhile, the on-the-ground consequences for civilian and military alike are explored in depth. The novel focuses on three key groups: * National Security Advisor Greg Lambert and his immediate political superiors: President Walter Livingston, his successor and the National Security Council. * Major David Chandler, US Army Reserve, as he is activated and sent to Europe where his unit spearheads the allied advance towards Moscow. * Chandler's wife, Melissa, as she struggles with the birth of their first child in the midst of a nuclear war. The title refers to the term arclight, which was a code during the Vietnam War for a strike by a B-52. This term is used in the opening pages of the book. (en)
  • Le 10 juin 1999, sous-titré La première guerre nucléaire vient de commencer (titre original : Arc Light) est un techno-thriller de l'écrivain américain Eric L. Harry paru en février 1993. Le roman est sorti en France aux éditions Robert Laffont en 1995 (ISBN 978-2-221-07898-3) traduit par Jean Rosenthal et en version poche aux éditions Pocket sous le no 10116 (580 pages). (fr)
  • WWIII (Engelse titel: Arc Light) is een techno-thriller van de Amerikaanse schrijver . Het boek beschrijft een nucleaire Derde Wereldoorlog, uitgevochten in de zomer van 1999 tussen de Verenigde Staten en de instabiele Russische Federatie. Zowel de nucleaire als de conventionele wapens worden uitgebreid beschreven. Een centraal thema is MAD (mutual assured destruction), een uitkomst die beide partijen wensen te vermijden maar waar ze onvermijdelijk toe worden gedreven. Een ander thema is de onvermijdelijke escalatie van een conflict wanneer eenmaal naar nucleaire wapens is gegrepen. (nl)
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  • 813/.54 20
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  • 0-671-88048-9
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  • PS3558.A6753 A89 1994
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  • First edition (en)
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  • PS3558.A6753 A89 1994 (en)
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  • United States of America (en)
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  • Arc Light (en)
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  • September 1994 (en)
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  • Jove Books(paperback)
  • Simon & Schuster(hardcover)
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  • Le 10 juin 1999, sous-titré La première guerre nucléaire vient de commencer (titre original : Arc Light) est un techno-thriller de l'écrivain américain Eric L. Harry paru en février 1993. Le roman est sorti en France aux éditions Robert Laffont en 1995 (ISBN 978-2-221-07898-3) traduit par Jean Rosenthal et en version poche aux éditions Pocket sous le no 10116 (580 pages). (fr)
  • WWIII (Engelse titel: Arc Light) is een techno-thriller van de Amerikaanse schrijver . Het boek beschrijft een nucleaire Derde Wereldoorlog, uitgevochten in de zomer van 1999 tussen de Verenigde Staten en de instabiele Russische Federatie. Zowel de nucleaire als de conventionele wapens worden uitgebreid beschreven. Een centraal thema is MAD (mutual assured destruction), een uitkomst die beide partijen wensen te vermijden maar waar ze onvermijdelijk toe worden gedreven. Een ander thema is de onvermijdelijke escalatie van een conflict wanneer eenmaal naar nucleaire wapens is gegrepen. (nl)
  • Arc Light is the debut novel by Eric L. Harry, a techno-thriller about limited nuclear war published in September 1994 and written in 1991 and 1992. As China and Russia clash in Siberia, and war brews between the United States and North Korea, a series of accidents and misunderstandings lead to a Russian nuclear strike against the United States. The U.S. retaliates against Russia, and World War III begins. The novel focuses on three key groups: (en)
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  • Arc Light (novel) (en)
  • Le 10 juin 1999 (fr)
  • WWIII (nl)
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