''Kilo Class'' is a 1998 novel by Patrick Robinson. It features characters found in his earlier novel, '' Nimitz Class'', including Admiral Arnold Morgan. The novel concerns an attempt by the

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to obtain a fleet of s from Russia, and a series of covert operations carried out by the

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using a and

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in order to prevent the Chinese from receiving the new boats. The submarines are wanted by China because their ability to operate silently at low speed would make it possible to dominate the Taiwanese Strait even against US Naval opposition. The novel is set in the United States, Russia, China,

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and the

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Kerguelen Islands. According to

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, the book is held in 987 libraries WorldCat book entry
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1997 American novels American thriller novels Military of the United States in fiction Works about the United States Navy People's Republic of China war fiction Novels about submarine warfare {{1990s-war-novel-stub