Product Details
Scribner, February 1999
Hardcover, 320 pages
ISBN-10: 0684850397
ISBN-13: 9780684850399
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Chapter 1Description
White House press secretary Jim Schmidt is a master of spin, with the skills to cajole and otherwise persuade the nation's most powerful jounalists. Jim's younger brother Bill is the charismatic captain of the USS Winston Churchill, and leader of its expert but rambunctious crew. When the United States uncovers a Libyan chemical warfare plot, the brothers, along with beautiful and savvy Washington reporter Sue O'Dell, are plunged into a crisis of international terrorism -- in which controlling the facts is essential in keeping the upper hand...and in which the standard rules of engagement no longer apply.
Bob Woodwardcoauthor of All the President's Men, assistant managing editor of The Washington Post, and former Navy lieutenantHarlow has the Navy right, the press right, the White House right. I love this book. It's a terrific read.
Larry KingUSA Today[A] humdinger of a thriller.
Sean O'Keefeformer Secretary of the Navy...is a page turner, a riveting tale of suspense, a realistic glimpse of political personalities managing crises, and, most of all, it's a fun read.
Brent Scowcroftformer National Security AdvisorA remarkable novel about international intrigue and policy-making at the highest levels of our government. If you can't work in the White House, this is the next best thing.
Larry KingUSA TodayThe new Tom Clancy.
Marlin Fitzwaterformer White House press secretaryBill Harlow has captured the essence of almost every personality type the White House and Navy have to offer, with the uncanny authenticity of a man who knows both institutions intimately. True Washington insiders will recognize every character in Circle William. And he put them to great use, in a first-rate tale of high-seas adventure and high White House intrigue.
Tom Ricksauthor of Making the CorpsThis is terrific and unusual book. It offers two things often missing from such novels: military experience and a sense of humor.
Nathan Millerauthor of War at Sea: A Naval History of World War IICircle William is a winner. It is fast-paced, full of suspense, and above all authentic. I couldn't put it down.
C.A. MobleyBarnesandnoble.comA strikingly realistic look inside the military, with an emphasis on how the press can be used to start a war
-- or finish one...Stunningly authentic...A great and exciting read.
