THE ZONE 5 • OVERKILL

A heavily armed NATO riverine force led by the Major Revells’ Special Combat Force uses the Elbe to try and relieve the Warsaw Pact siege of Hamburg. Only partially successful the NATO troops must survive in the battered city until they can launch a breakout.

SYNOPSIS

The city of Hamburg has been surrounded by Warsaw Pact forces for a long time, a siege that is starving defenders and civilians alike. To relieve it NATO launches a riverine assault led by Major Revells’ Special Combat Force. A bitterly fought battle eventually delivers some relief to the city but then the enemy noose tightens again and there has to be another battle when the trapped relief force launches a no-holds-barred attempt at a breakout, employing weapons and vehicles scraped from any source. It is then they discover to just what depths the enemy have sunk in their desperation to maintain the encirclement.

PUBLISHED

First NEL Paperback Edition March 1982

First IMPRINT Publication E-Book Edition May 2005

First Revision IMPRINT Publications E-Book Edition April 2007

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THE ZONE 5 • OVERKILL

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THE ZONE 5 • OVERKILL

The original and fifth publication of THE ZONE Series was published by NEL (New English Library) in March 1982.  The cover art was created by Terry Halder. Five of THE ZONE novels produced by NEL were to carry this unique artwork accompanied by a Cover Illustration Synopsis of the featured equipment. This style set THE ZONE apart but was not continued when future issues of THE ZONE were printed in the USA by Zebra Books.

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