VGC.Century,1998.First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2).Blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,two nicks/dents on the edges of the cover) with Dj(some nicks,creases and scratch on the Dj cover),both in VGC.Illustrated with b/w maps.Nice and clean pages with a ink mark and tainted on the outer edges,small nick and light shelf wear on the edges of the pages.The book is in VGC with light shelf wear.404pp including Cast of Principal Characters. This is another paragraph Product Description: China has ordered ten Russian-built Kilo Class submarines, but this order is the last thing the Pentagon will allow. With the subs in Chinese hands, Beijing will gain control of the Taiwan Strait. The order goes out from The White House: stop the delivery, with deadly force.