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Frigate (The Cold War Naval Thriller Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by John Wingate (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 out of 5 stars 2,336 ratings
Don't miss this gripping naval thriller! Perfect for fans of Clive Cussler, Douglas Reeman and Duncan Harding.

Is the Cold War about to turn hot?

When Captain Pascoe Trevellion of the Royal Navyis drafted on to the frigate Icarus, he knows a tense time lies ahead. With the spectre of nuclear war looming ever closer, the Cold War is entering a crucial phase, and NATO must respond to the escalating threat.

Trevellion, whose calm and dignified exterior conceals a tragic personal secret, barely has time to greet his new crew before Icarus is plunged into a war simulation exercise.

But the danger becomes all too real when an unexpected encounter between Icarus and a Russian submarine leads to a Soviet counter-attack.

As the battle arena shifts to northern Norway, the Soviets become suspicious of NATO’s motives.

Amidst sub-zero conditions, the Cold War escalates, and the world teeters on the brink of annihilation.

Could nuclear warfare become a reality? And can Trevellion and his men do anything to stop it?

Or will this clash of superpowers result in the ultimate devastation?

FRIGATE is the first book in the Cold War Naval Thriller Series, gripping military action novels written in the 1980s as futuristic fiction. They can now be read as alternative history.

‘For anyone with an interest in the Navy or naval warfare, John Wingate’s FRIGATE would be hard to beat.’ – Daily Telegraph

THE COLD WAR NAVAL THRILLER SERIES:
BOOK 1: Frigate
BOOK 2: Carrier
BOOK 3: Submarine
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09C8YJ7KZ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sapere Books (August 9, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 9, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.8 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 276 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1800554230
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 out of 5 stars 2,336 ratings

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  • Robert
    4.0 out of 5 stars Sea and land battles
    Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2023
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    Book started slow buy it got very exciting. Well written. Great story line. Will be reading Book 2 Red Carrier
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
    Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2022
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    Built up to where you got to know the characters good enough to empathize with them.
    Then the action began and it was going good.
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  • Charles B.
    3.0 out of 5 stars The first part of a trilogy and starts slow.
    Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2017
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    This is the first of a trilogy of books all about the same war and all about the Royal Navy. The other two books are Carrier is the second book in the series and the third is Submarine.
    This is a short book just under 200 pages and most of it is about a RN frigate with a new CO and a new helicopter on-board it as well. This is the early 1980s when the book was published and there are two sub plots based on this. The first one is how the UK Defense Forces feel short shifted by the folks at home and by the political leadership in office. So there is scenes of sailors grumbling about pay issues and about being away from home while worrying about divorce or girlfriends leaving them. Then the other subplot which is only loosely explained is something about the US, NATO and the Soviet Union having an international crisis about Iceland and its government. Which ultimately times out with an invasion of Norway and something about Finnmark people in Norway being oppressed. The action of the book and the actual combat that the Frigate of which the book follows is in the last 10 pages of the book. This feels like a larger book that was broken into three pieces with the same characters carried over to the others to provide common continuity but it is not a techno-thriller of the veins like Clancy, Bond or Coyle. It is something else and that made it fun to read but not a "you got to read this" pass on to others.
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    4.0 out of 5 stars Too much detail and hard to stay interested. nd locations seemed to just dialog to fill the pagesUnit nimbe=s a
    Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2021
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    Unit numbers and locations seemed to just dialog to fill the pages. Story base good and action great but a lot of useless chatter intermixed.
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  • Standford Pisle
    5.0 out of 5 stars Men at Sea and dangerous conditions
    Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2022
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    The conditions continued and the Chase Begins contact from above and below action stations fire Torpedoes fire missiles destruction is total
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  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Russia starts the war
    Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2023
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    Frigate takes place in the waters off Norway where the cold is as deadly as the enemy. Russia has invaded Norway and Finland.
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  • G. NEWMAN
    5.0 out of 5 stars Frigate is a compelling book to read.
    Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2022
    John Wingate’s ‘Frigate’ is the first book of his Cold War Series and does a great job pulling you into the possibilities of a very real situation we may all face soon. Set in England, with the English Navy serving as the weapon of choice, Wingate brings many different characters into play. You follow their lives and learn how naval service (any service, really) affects them and their loved ones in real ways.

    Frigate tells the story of a new ship captain assuming charge of a new crew that is dysfunctional and the challenge of a confrontation between NATO and Russia. The USA only plays a small role in what occurs, so it was a learning experience for me to see how England and Europe see war happening.

    In this story, not every character survives. This was disheartening at first because I had grown to like the characters. But I also realized that Wingate brought home to the reader that war is real. People do die and there are consequences. Thank you for not letting every hero live. We’ve grown used to hero’s shooting pistols vs. machine guns and being victorious.

    The plot is a very real possibility. Reading this book during the Ukrainian War only serves to heighten my awareness that it could happen sooner than I think.

    I’m looking forward to reading the next installments of the series.
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  • lloyd
    3.0 out of 5 stars Slow till the end
    Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2022
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    By the time there was any action I should have closed and written off the book. I Won't try this author a second time.
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  • Mr I L Hillyer
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 28, 2022
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    A fantastic first book in a series of three.Great action and realism as the cold war explodes into conflict.Onto the next in the series.
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  • Picmex125
    4.0 out of 5 stars Technical, good overview of a British Frigate in the 1980's
    Reviewed in Canada on December 10, 2022
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    I liked the story, a what if the was a shooting war with the Soviets in the 1980's. The Technical information was good excessive use of Navy Acronyms was not.
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  • R. Ortiz Urbina
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
    Reviewed in Germany on July 11, 2022
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    What a surprise!! This book is really good. A page turner. Now reading the next one from this author !!
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  • IanM
    4.0 out of 5 stars Still a Good Read 40 Years Later
    Reviewed in Australia on April 27, 2022
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    Given the circumstances in the Ukrainian in 2022, this book is relevant today. Very prescient

    Very good character development with believable characters who you feel for. It is slow in the beginning as the characters are introduced but the pace and tension ratchet up as you get into the story. I will be reading the second book in the series.
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  • Giraffe
    4.0 out of 5 stars A book of its time
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 16, 2022
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    I've read all three in the series (Frigate, Carrier and Submarine) and they are an accurate reflection on the thinking of the time. Good action in all three, good character building in all three but too much use of technical terms and military abbreviation that will leave anyone without a background in thee navy or general in the military stumped and frustrated. The first book is a bit slow to start but the other two start a lot quicker. you really ought to read them in order as they do follow on and there are references to the first in the later two books.
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