Patrick Robinson Books

The author, helmsman for the Australia II, recounts the 1983 America's Cup yachting match, and discusses the controversies and strategies of the race

On 5 April 1982, three days after the invasion of the Falkland Islands, British armed forces were ordered to sail 8,000 miles to the South Atlantic unaware of what lay ahead of them or whether they would be committed to war with Argentina. In these engrossing memoirs, Admiral Sandy Woodward, Task Force commander from the aircraft carrier Hermes, takes us from day one to day one hundred of the conflict; from sailing through the waters of the Atlantic with hopes of a political settlement fading, and war becoming increasingly likely, to the repulse of the Argentinian navy and the daring amphibious landing at San Carlos Water. The war, which cost the lives of over 1,000 men, has left a legacy of many historical debates and controversies, from the sinking of ships such as HMS Coventry, HMS Sheffield and Sir Galahad, and the Argentinian cruiser, the Belgrano, to wider issues such as what was it like to command and fight a modern air and naval war, the biggest naval action since World War II? ONE HUNDRED DAYS is unique as a dramatic portrayal of the world of modern naval warfare, where despite the use of sophisticated equipment and communications, the margins for human error and courage were as wide as they were in the days of Nelson.

A Navy SEAL's firsthand account of American heroism during a secret military operation in Afghanistan serves as the inspiration for a major motion picture. In late June 2005, four U.S. Navy SEALs embarked on a mission to capture or kill a notorious al Qaeda leader in a Taliban stronghold. Within twenty-four hours, only one SEAL remained alive: Marcus Luttrell, the sole survivor of Operation Redwing. This gripping narrative details the desperate battle that resulted in the largest loss of life in Navy SEAL history, highlighting the valor of Luttrell's teammates who fought fiercely alongside him. After being blasted unconscious by a rocket grenade and blown over a cliff, Luttrell, despite his injuries, fought off six al Qaeda assassins sent to finish him. He crawled seven miles through treacherous terrain before being sheltered by a Pashtun tribe, who risked everything to protect him from Taliban forces. Luttrell, a six-foot-five Texan, recounts the brutal training of Navy SEALs and the harrowing battle in Afghanistan's desolate peaks, where the American team faced overwhelming odds. This powerful narrative is a tribute to his fallen teammates and a testament to courage, honor, and patriotism in modern warfare.

In the winter of 1986/7 a group of American students came to Oxford University intent on putting some steel into a boat race crew still reeling from their humiliating defeat at the hands of Cambridge. But what began as a disagreement over training methods between the elected President of the University Boat Club and a fiery-tempered rower from California was to escalate into a bitter confrontation that made headline news worldwide.

After Iraqi insurgents kill his fellow officers, Navy SEAL Mack Bedford sets out for revenge, ultimately becoming involved in a plot to assassinate a French politician. At the same time, Mack must work out a way for his dying son to receive the costly and experimental medical treatment that may save his life.

McDonald, a former vice president at Lehman Brothers, offers an intimate look inside the mad house that Lehman became, and shows beyond a doubt that Lehman's top executives were totally out to lunch, allowing Lehman's risk profile to reach gargantuan proportions.

Silent and undetectable, the Russian-built Kilo-Class submarine is the only true enemy of the American Carrier Battle Groups -- and it is up for sale. Having ordered ten from Russia, who are in dire need of foreign currency, China primes its first three,

The H.M.S. Unseen is one of the most efficient, lethal submarines ever built. But suddenly, on a training mission off the English coast, it vanishes, baffling military intelligence on both sides of the Atlantic, including National Security Adviser Admiral Arnold Morgan. A missing weapon is dangerous enough. But then the unthinkable begins to happen....Planes begin blowing up across the skies.Searching for answers, Morgan is convinced that only one man can be behind all these devastating events: his archenemy, the world's most cunning--yet reportedly dead--terrorist spy. Determined to stop his old nemesis, Morgan must use all his wits to find a madman armed with a powerful sub hidden somewhere in a million square miles of ocean. What Morgan doesn't know, however, is that the fanatical terrorist has a plan of his own, one that will bring these two intense warriors face-to-face--and only one will come out alive in one of the most chilling spy stories of the year.

Saudi Arabia, the world's leading oil nation, is on the brink of revolution. While the Royal Family is ransacking the dwindling coffers, the country seethes with unrest. Vowing to end the destructive rule, Crown Prince Mohammed sets in motion a top-secret operation to destroy the Saudi oil industry. In search of an ally, a nation with a naval power willing to help in return for a share of the oil wealth, he turns to France. Her lethal Hunter Killer submarines can inflict devastating damage to the country's massive oil installations and help shift the power structure of the world's oil giant. On the other side of the globe, as the ferocious battle for the desert kingdom begins and the world's oil markets plunge into chaos, Admiral Morgan, former Security Advisor to the President, and Lt. Commander Ramshawe are summoned to the White House. Here, they discover the masterminds behind the evil plot: a mysterious French Colonel they call 'The Hunter,' and none other than Morgan's arch enemy, HAMAS General Ravi Rashood ... Praise for Patrick Robinson 'The new Frederick Forsyth' Guardian 'Britain's answer to Tom Clancy' Sarah Broadhurst, Bookseller'An edge-of-your-seat terror ride ... A spellbinding novel' Herald Express

The hunt begins when a bomb explodes in Boston's Logan Airport, and Admiral Arnold Morgan, the most trusted advisor to President Bedford, must move quickly to break the terrorist cell responsible for the bloodshed. As Morgan ships the Islamic fanatics to Guantanamo Bay for containment, the Hamas high command hatches a vicious plan to assassinate him once he exits the United States.Leading this attack is chief Hamas assassin General Ravi Rashood. Meanwhile, President Bedford, in a desperate attempt to protect the Admiral at all costs, summons the most advanced and dangerous Navy Seal team the United States has to offer." And so begins an exhilarating chase that goes beyond the borders of the United States, taking the reader on a terrifying journey through southern Ireland, London, and Scotland.This near-future masterwork is a story of mayhem, intrigue, and wanton murder.

Major Ray Kerman, a high-ranking SAS officer and renowned submariner, mysteriously disappears amidst a blood bath on the streets of Hebron. Has Kerman acquired a nuclear submarine, and navigated the killing machine through the treacherous straights of the northern Pacific, and on down the American West Coast?

The enemy from within . . . Iranian-born British Commando Major Ray Kerman was a rising star in the SAS -- until he abruptly switched loyalties while on a mission in the Middle East. Fanatically determined to employ his brilliant talents and training in the destruction of those he once swore to protect, he is now General Ravi Rashood, leader of the world's most vicious terrorist organization -- and he has found his ultimate weapon: Barracuda 945. A sleek and silent Russian hunter-killer nuclear submarine that can fire land-attack guided missiles from below the ocean's surface, it is invisible to all pursuers and virtually impossible to track. Yet Admiral Arnold Morgan, the President's National Security Adviser, must somehow marshal America's forces and hunt down this 8,000-ton nightmare of modern warfare before it unleashes its fire and death . . . or the first target to fall will be California.

Silent and lethal, USS Seawolf, the US Navy's most up-to-date stealth submarine, is on an ultra-secret mission - to spy on China's brand new, hugely-improved Xia-Class submarine.

A massive floating fortress at the heart of a U.S. Navy Carrier Battle Group, this Nimitz-Class nuclear carrier is a pinnacle of military power, equipped with supersonic aircraft and advanced surveillance capabilities. With a crew of six thousand, it operates at peak performance, making its sudden disappearance a shocking event for the Navy. Initial reports confirm a nuclear catastrophe has claimed the carrier, leaving the military in disbelief. As Navy maverick Bill Baldridge investigates the disaster that took his brother's life, he uncovers a more sinister possibility: a rogue submarine commanded by a cunning undersea warrior. This shadowy nuclear terrorist has already turned America’s ultimate weapon into a target and possesses another nuclear-tipped torpedo. Baldridge must race against time to track down this enemy, who has shown the ruthlessness to annihilate thousands without hesitation. The narrative vividly portrays modern military operations, from the Pentagon to the flight deck of the carrier and the conning tower of an alert submarine. As Baldridge pursues this deadly foe, it raises critical questions about national security and preparedness against naval terrorism. This gripping techno-thriller weaves a plot that resonates with real-world concerns, blurring the lines between fiction and potential future headlines.

A catastrophic tsunami is unleashed by a dangerous weapon wielded by a madman, threatening to devastate coastal regions. As chaos ensues, characters must navigate the ensuing disaster, facing both the natural calamity and the human threat behind it. The story explores themes of survival, resilience, and the moral dilemmas faced in the face of overwhelming odds, as individuals come together to confront the dual challenges of nature and humanity's darker impulses.

It is 2007, and three supertankers are ablaze in the Strait of Hormuz. World oil prices skyrocket. US Military Intelligence concludes that behind this catastrophe at the gateway to the Persian Gulf stands Iran, assisted by an expansionist China. Joined by

America, Britain, and Russia are drawn into a battle for a gigantic oil strike on the desolate Falkland Islands in Patrick Robinson's newest international thriller. The year is 2011, and Russia is poised to help Argentina blast its way into the Falkland Islands, to hurl the ruling British out of the South Atlantic forever. Enraged at this act of international piracy, Great Britain dispatches a battle fleet to the islands for the second time in thirty years. Little do they realize that Russia's lethal Akula-class submarine, Viper 157 , stuffed to the gunwales with ship-killing torpedoes, lies in wait for the Royal Navy aircraft carrier, which is transporting the British fighter-bomber air force. The United States, under the indomitable Admiral Arnold Morgan's stern eye, unleashes Navy SEALs to hammer Argentina into submission, and in two breathtaking, clandestine missions, they smash their most expensive hardware—guided-missile warships and an entire fighter aircraft strike group. The SEALs must make a death-defying parachute drop into the freezing ocean, hit the battlefield in total secret, and obliterate their enemy—all in lethal silence . . . a ruthless, terrible attack carried out by a U.S. ghost force. . . . This is classic Patrick Robinson—spine-tingling suspense, harrowing action, and intricately researched detail, all set against the backdrop of an uncanny "what if?" scenario.

Sie ruhen nicht, bis der Terror stirbtDie USA stehen vor ihrer größten Herausforderung: Die Geheimdienste wissen um die Aktivitäten der weltweit gefährlichsten Terroristen, die bereits bei der Planung eines schrecklichen Anschlags sind. Doch der National Security Agency sind die Hände gebunden, denn es gibt keine Beweise. Dem Geheimdienst bleibt nichts anderes übrig, als eine Mission undercover zu starten. Und niemand anders als Ex-Navy-SEAL Mack Bedford erhält die Chance seines Lebens ...

In "Lautlose Bedrohung" von Patrick Robinson plant ein betrogener irakischer Spion einen Rachefeldzug gegen sein Land, indem er mit einem "unsichtbaren" U-Boot westliche Ziele angreift. Der Westen steht vor der Herausforderung, den Amokläufer zu stoppen und die wahren Hintergründe zu erkennen.

Kam záhadne zmizlo najmodernejšie podhladinové plavidlo Kráľovského námorníctva? Je pád troch nových nadzvukových lietadiel do Atlantiku dôsledkom ďalšieho Bermudského trojuholníka? Kam sa stratila britská rybárska loď? Kde sú nezvestní vojaci zo základne na ostrove St. Kida? Na všetko môže dať odpoveď iba spojené úsilie svetových veľmocí stelesnené špičkovými expertmi v oblasti spravodajských služieba námornej i leteckej techniky.

Rok 2007 sa stáva svedkom prevratných udalostí, ktoré zamiešajú karty svetovej politiky tým najneželanejším spôsobom. Hlavnými aktérmi sú predstavitelia čínskych a iránskych námorných síl, ktorí zo starostlivo utajovaných strategických dôvodov zamínujú Hormuzský prieliv, aby ochromili lodnú prepravu ropy. Po potopení niekoľkých tankerov vypukne celosvetová panika. Ceny ropy raketovo stúpajú. Situáciu môže riešiť zasa len ten, čo disponuje potrebnými financiami, kvalitným ľudským materiálom a najmodernejšou technikou. Diverzná skupina zvláštnych jednotiek SEAL, ktorej jadro tvoria špičkoví experti na výbušniny, špeciálne vycvičení na všetky formy boja, stojí pred mimoriadne náročnou úlohou. Nehovoriac, že úspešnosť akcie okrem iného už vopred ohrozuje najmä a predovšetkým ľudský element.

A massive floating fortress, the Nimitz-Class nuclear carrier represents the pinnacle of military power, capable of devastating entire cities. When the Thomas Jefferson mysteriously disappears, disbelief turns to horror as reports reveal it has been lost to a catastrophic nuclear detonation. Navy maverick Bill Baldridge, mourning his brother's death in the disaster, uncovers a chilling possibility: a rogue submarine, commanded by a masterful undersea warrior, may be behind the incident. With America's ultimate weapon rendered vulnerable, Baldridge must race against time to track down this nuclear terrorist, who poses an even greater threat with another torpedo ready to launch. Meanwhile, the Kilo Class submarine, a stealthy and dangerous Russian vessel coveted by rogue nations, becomes a focal point of tension. The Pentagon reacts with fury as Russia prepares to sell these submarines to a Middle Eastern country, but the real danger arises from a Chinese order for ten new Kilos. The U.S. is aware of China's ambitions to assert control over Taiwan, and a fleet of Kilos could enable that. The President's National Security Adviser, Admiral Arnold Morgan, authorizes covert operations to prevent the delivery of these submarines. As tensions rise, a U.S. Black Ops submarine and elite Navy SEALs prepare for a high-stakes mission deep in Russian waters, with the potential to ignite a global conflict if anything goes wrong.