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Flight Lieutenant Silk- a twice-decorated Lancaster pilot in WW II- rejoins the R.A.F. and qualifies to fly the Vulcan bomber. Piloting a Vulcan is an unforgettable experience: no other aircraft comes close to matching its all-round performance. And as bombers go- its drop-dead gorgeous. But theres a catch. The Vulcan has only one role: to make a second strike. To act in retaliation for a Russian nuclear attack. Silk knows that knows that if he ever flies his Vulcan in anger- hell be flying from a smoking wasteland- a Britain obliterated. But in the mad world of Mutually Assured Destruction- the Vulcan is the last - the only - deterrent. Derek Robinson returns with another rip-roaring- gung-ho R.A.F. adventure- one that exposes and confronts the brinkmanship and sabre-rattling of the Cold War Era....