DEVIL'S ALTERNATIVE, THE

'Whichever option I choose, men are going to die'. When the entire Soviet Union
wheat crop is destroyed by a devastating string of failures, the population face
s starvation. The USA is quick to offer assistance. They devise a plan to trade
vital food resources with the Russians in exchange for sensitive political infor
mation. But the Politburo has other ideas: the invasion of Western Europe to com
mandeer the food for themselves...As the paths of communication breakdown the pr
esident of the United States and leaders from around the world face an appalling
choice: Should they allow the loss of thousands to save the lives of many more?
This is the "Devil's Alternative" and in this incomparable and gripping thrille
r the Cold War giants must fight a battle to the death.