{"product_id":"patriots-paperback-1","title":"Patriots - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteve Sohmer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePatriots\u003c\/i\u003e is a miracle of suspense, a mined labyrinth of electrifying politics, terror, and philosophy, which will rank with the classics of storytelling.\" --Richard Condon, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Manchurian Candidate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As dawn breaks on Veterans Day, the American president grapples with the responses--both good and bad--to the announcement of his post-Cold War disarmament initiative, a plan based on nuclear deterrence and reduced troop strength. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From an airfield in New York, a Vietnam War hero takes to the skies in a stolen fighter jet armed with Patriot missiles, setting course for Cuba. His actions put in motion by coded phrase known only to a select few. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And on an air force base in Washington, DC, one intel officer realizes that only she can put together the pieces of a treasonous conspiracy, one in which shocking acts of deception, betrayal, and assassination will plunge the country into chaos--and pit two superpowers against each other in the ultimate showdown . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003ePatriots\u003c\/i\u003e, Steve Sohmer puts you into the cockpit of a rogue warplane, around the table in the tense White House Situation Room, and into the minds of men and women willing to sacrifice it all for love and loyalty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve Sohmer, born in Savannah, Georgia, in 1941, is a Shakespearean scholar, an author of fiction and nonfiction books, a television writer and producer, and the former CEO and president of Columbia Pictures. He published his first novel \u003ci\u003eThe Way It Was \u003c\/i\u003ein 1966 and later earned his PhD in Shakespearean studies from Oxford University in 1995. His novel \u003ci\u003eFavorite Son \u003c\/i\u003ewas made into a miniseries aired by NBC in 1988. Sohmer currently teaches at UCLA. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 430\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42718959337535,"sku":"9781504077187","price":38.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5e21478b0eea29aa9320c2ca084a4a79.webp?v=1765083866","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/patriots-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}