The Seventh Angel

359 Pages·2010·1.64 MB·English

by  Edwards Jeff

THE SEVENTH ANGEL
Jeff Edwards

Stealth Books
THE SEVENTH ANGEL

Copyright © 2010 by Jeff Edwards All rights reserved. No part of this book may
be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical,
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case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.
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The tactics described in this book do not represent actual U.S. Navy or NATO
tactics past or present. Also, many of the code words and some of the equipment
have been altered to prevent unauthorized disclosure of classified material.
This novel has been reviewed by the Department of Defense and the Office of
the Chief of Naval Operations (N09N2), Industrial and Technical Security
Branch, and is cleared for publication in accordance with Chief of Naval
Operations Notice 08-301.
U.S. Navy images used in cover art and other illustrations appear by permission
of the Navy Office of Information (OI-3), and Navy Visual News. No
endorsement is expressed or implied.
ISBN-13: 978-0-9830085-2-1
Published in the United States of America
To Vailia Dennis
For a lifetime of friendship, love, and shared wisdom
—
all squeezed into a few short years.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I would like to thank the following people for their assistance in making this
book a reality:
Rear Admiral John J. Waickwicz, USN (Retired), former Commander Naval
Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare Command—for his invaluable technical
advice and sharp editorial eye; Lieutenant (junior grade) Bryan Wagonseller of
the National/Naval Ice Center for his help in understanding ice formations in the
Sea of Okhotsk; Bill St. Lawrence for sharing his extensive knowledge of ice-
drilling technologies; Peter Bordokoff, Liza Pariser, and Ian Kharitonov for their
exceptional Russian language skills; Captain Valery Grigoriev, Russian Navy
(Retired), for his help with Russian naval language and Russian Navy
procedures; novelist and former Trident submarine officer John Hindinger for
giving me a basic unclassified understanding of ballistic missile trajectories;
Master Gunnery Sergeant (EOD) Samuel A. Larter, USMC (Retired) and
Sergeant Major R. A. “Skip” Paradine, Jr., USMC (Retired), for answering my
questions about Explosive Ordnance Disposal as conducted by the U.S. Marine
Corps; Master Modeler Richard Melillo of The Modeler’s Art
(TheModelersArt.com) for building me an extraordinary model of the DMA-37
torpedo; Staff Sergeant Justin Schafer, U.S. Army, for help with small arms and
the M-4 carbine; Brenda Collins for her diligent assistance in locating map
resources and her excellent editorial advice; Robert MacDougall for his help
with ballistic missile defense; OS2 Rob Andrews of the U.S. Coast Guard
Navigation Center for refreshing my memory on matters of ship navigation;
Kenneth R. Gerhart of the Defense Intelligence Agency for answering my
questions about defense intelligence, and Maria Edwards, for her impeccable
research, skilled editing, and tireless promotion of my novels.
There were other contributors who are not named here, by their own request, or
through oversight on my part. In every case, the information I received from
these people was superb. Any inaccuracies found here are either the product of
artistic license, or my own mistakes. Such errors are in no way the fault of my
contributors.
Finally, I would like to thank my editor and friend, Don Gerrard, for knowing
when to encourage me, when to challenge me, when to kick me into shape, and
when to get the hell out of the way and let me run.
“…
we witness today, in the power of nuclear weapons, a new and deadly
dimension to the ancient horror of war. Humanity has now achieved, for the first
time in its history, the power to end its history.”
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
September 19, 1956
“
And there came a seventh angel, his robe hemmed with fire and the sword of
doom in his hand. Written upon his brow was the name of death.”
Jashar 10:21
(Sefer haYashar)
Lost book of the Old Testament
Translation circa 1552, from the private archives of Giovanni del Monte.
Artist’s rendering of MOUSE, Mark I
Used by permission of NORTON DEEPWATER SYSTEMS, Inc.