Crusade (Anderson novel) explained

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Crusade
Author:Taylor Anderson
Country:United States
Language:English
Genre:Alternate history
Publisher:Roc Books
Release Date:2008
Media Type:Print
Pages:388
Isbn:978-0-451-46230-5
Oclc:466348328
Preceded By:Into the Storm
Followed By:Maelstrom

Crusade is the second book of the Destroyermen series. Matthew Reddy, and the crew of USS Walker, are reunited with the destroyer USS Mahan, and set out to fight the Grik. Reddy and Walkers marine detachment, continue training the Lemurians to defend themselves and take the war to the Grik. The Grik have now taken over the ship that was chasing them, the Japanese battlecruiser Amagi.

Plot synopsis

Lieutenant Commander Matthew Reddy, and the crew of USS Walker, have located USS Mahan, and are preparing to take the fight to the Grik. Reddy personally leads the first land assault against the Griks to defend a warrior tribe of Monkey-Cats. Amagi is discovered by aerial reconnaissance of a Grik Armada on an obvious heading to the Walkers location. In a repeat of actual history Reddy orchestrates another evacuation of Surabaya. Surface action ensues.

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