Horseshoes and Nuclear Weapons, the first of the Attacks on America, Mike Hatch Terrorism Series, is an action-packed suspense thriller in the style of Tom Clancy, Ken Follett and Jack Higgins. David Meyer, a genius and madman obsessed with revenge, joins forces with a Central American dictator to construct atomic weapons. CIA Agent Nick Barber and FBI Agent Sally Stein capture the first weapon and, in an exciting central climax, battle the terrorists and disable a second weapon just prior to detonation in the city of Chicago. Risking her life, a CIA mole in Central America transmits information about the remaining weapons using a new code that is impossible to decipher if intercepted. Under orders from their superiors, Barber and Stein lead a team of Navy SEAL and Army Special Forces commandos into Central America to destroy the remaining weapons and the facility where they were constructed. It's heart-stopping action all the way as, aided by local rebels, they experience a series of narrow escapes interwoven with exciting gun battles. Using high-tech assault weapons and explosives as well as traditional garrotes, knives and cunning they complete their mission, but not without cost. In the exciting concluding scenes, the highest level top secret orders are executed. Mike Hatch has completed and published a sequel, Take It To The Limit, the most exciting account of air terrorism ever written. He is at work on the third in the series.