About OPLAN Fulda: World War III:
May, 1989. The two nuclear superpowers are finally talking peace, but not everyone in the Soviet Union seeks such resolution. Senior Soviet ministers and generals conduct a coup to seize power and prevent the dissolution of the USSR and the Warsaw Pact. To cover up their plot and capitalize on the resulting chaos, they invade West Germany, setting off a chain of events and the Third World War. Across Europe, soldiers and spies are drawn into the conflict. From NATO headquarters to the front lines, the information is there to prevent nuclear annihilation if only they can find it in time.
Based on the declassified operations order 33001, Leo Barron’s decades of military intelligence experience allow this military thriller to dive deep into tactics and realistically explore how everything could have changed in 1989.
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Author Bio:
Leo Barron is an instructor of military intelligence officers for the U.S. Army. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in history and served with the 101st Airborne Division, including two tours of active duty in Iraq as an infantry and intelligence officer. His articles about Bastogne and other WWII-related military topics have appeared in Infantry Magazine, Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin, WWII History Magazine, and WWII Magazine. His first book, No Silent Night: The Christmas Battle for Bastogne received an award from the Arizona Author’s Association for Best Nonfiction in 2013. He has gone on to write Patton at the Battle of the Bulge: How the General’s Tanks Turned the Tide at Bastogne (2014), Patton’s First Victory: How General George Patton Turned the Tide in North Africa and Defeated the Afrika Korps at El Guettar (2017), and High Tide in the Korean War: How an Outnumbered American Regiment Defeated the Chinese at the Battle of Chipyong-ni (2015). In 2022, he was awarded the Order of Saint Maurice (Legionnaire) Medal by the National Infantry Association.