{"product_id":"friendship-games-a-21st-century-geopolitical-thriller-paperback","title":"Friendship Games: A 21st Century Geopolitical Thriller - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark James\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Persian Gulf erupts.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a U.S. aircraft carrier explodes and sinks off Bahrain, Washington blames Tehran. Hours later, Iranian-backed militants strike the U.S. Navy base in Manama and the Bahraini royal palace. Retaliatory American airstrikes follow, pushing the region toward all-out war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFriendship Games\u003c\/em\u003e is a modern take on the USS \u003cem\u003eMaine\u003c\/em\u003e incident that launched the Spanish-American War in 1898-except this time the spark threatens to ignite a global conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFacing what it believes is an existential threat, Iran unleashes a desperate preemptive blitz: missiles rain down on U.S. bases, and armored columns surge into neighboring states to deny America a foothold for invasion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaught in the storm are U.S. Navy SEALs and a young sailor, Thew Bryson, forced into a desperate fight for survival as they flee across borders with Iranian forces closing in. In Washington, Vice President George \"Daddy Longlegs\" Wartmann maneuvers through a collapsing chain of command, determined to see the fight through while the President hesitates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the palaces of the Gulf to the corridors of Washington to soldiers on the ground, \u003cem\u003eFriendship Games\u003c\/em\u003e is a taut, unflinching geopolitical thriller-where one misstep could set the world ablaze. \u003cem\u003eFriendship Games\u003c\/em\u003e marks the explosive beginning of the Wartmann Series, a sweeping series that explores the perilous intersection of politics, technology, and human ambition in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53086095573299,"sku":"9781969608001","price":25.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/S39AXnhTE9781969608001.webp?v=1772050454","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/friendship-games-a-21st-century-geopolitical-thriller-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}