{"product_id":"death-of-a-golden-state-a-military-thriller-paperback","title":"Death of a Golden State: A Military Thriller - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert J. Muller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCalifornia is breaking away. One woman has to decide whether she'll break with it...or die trying.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in a near-future, seceding California, \u003cem\u003eDeath of a Golden State\u003c\/em\u003e is a high-tension military and political thriller about a homegrown coup, rogue National Guard units, and a war for America's future fought on its own streets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs tanks choke the freeways, choppers vanish from \"exercises,\" and emergency broadcasts declare martial law, the Golden State becomes a battlefield where the enemy wears the same uniform as the heroes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColonel Chazz Silver, battle-scarred from Iraq and now Chief of Staff of the California Army National Guard, thinks she's investigating a routine irregularity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, she stumbles into a covert operation: a charismatic governor plotting secession, a \"logistics-obsessed\" general quietly positioning armor, and secret arrest lists bound for a resurrected Manzanar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Chazz refuses to look away, her own chain of command turns on her, and surviving the next 24 hours means out-flying Black Hawks, outgunning corrupt cops, and outsmarting men who know every move she'll make-because she trained them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHunted across bases, highways, and deserts, Chazz must choose who to trust: a Marine lover with classified connections, an airman mechanic who overhears too much, or the D.C. establishment that's already written California off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery alliance is a gamble; every hesitation costs lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd as improvised rebels strike tanks in San Francisco and federal forces hover at the edge of the map, one colonel's next decision could ignite a civil war-or stop it cold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Hunt for Red October, \u003c\/em\u003ethis is a ruthless, boots-on-the-ground coup story where loyalty, love, and duty collide under the rotors of attack helicopters-and the final order Chazz gives may save the Union...or bury it with her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 330\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50410853007597,"sku":"9781939386168","price":21.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/death-of-a-golden-state-a-military-thriller-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}