The Able Archers

By: Brian J. Morra

Narrated by: James Fouhey, Daniel Gamburg

In 1983, the world stands at the brink of nuclear annihilation, and only a few people are aware of it. A riveting story of how two men’s lives intersect in the midst of an existential crisis, The Able Archers is told through the eyes of two key participants: a young American intelligence officer, Captain Kevin Cattani, and his more experienced Soviet counterpart, Colonel Ivan Levchenko.

The story plays out from the skies over Siberia to the gritty, dangerous streets of East Berlin. The radically different world views of Cattani and Levchenko punctuate the deep divisions of the Cold War. The evolving relationship between the two men also highlights the humanity common to both sides. Only by working together will Cattani and Levchenko find a way to prevent a global nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union.

©2022 Brian J. Morra (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing

How madness can be contagious....

God forbid!! Only he knows what else we have no idea of, and what else his grace has spared us from... Thank you good good Father!!!

Great

For me, it was a part of history I lived. The carrier group in the Sea of O reminded me of Ranger sneaking up the west coast of Korea and starting air ops just after the Pueblo was taken. Sure miss the days of being able to sneak a carrier group up towards an adversary

Amazing!

I don’t normally read books like this, but holy cow! Exciting interested in exploring more like this.

Great story on a lesser known dance with the apocalypse.

A very well written book from both the US and Soviet perspectives on the closest we've ever come to vaporizing the human race. while I knew the story, having grown up during this time period, this book really fleshed out the details in a fascinating manner. The madness of MAD. Enjoy the book.

Good story, poor performance

Knowing bits and pieces of this history, it was extremely interesting tying it all together. Unfortunately, I don’t think the readers were up to the task of convincing the audience of the gravity of the situation. Several different times I found myself distracted by the 4th grade level reading cadence of the actors. Overall, I’d still recommend the book as it’s possible I’m just more sensitive than others to the cadence, and the history lesson is worth it.