Read Series: Dan Lenson
by Author David Poyer
The Crisis (2009)
Naval Commander Dan Lenson and his Tactical Analysis Group specialize in out of the box military assign ments. Comprising sailors, Navy SEALS, and civilians, the group investigates and defuses naval threats around the world. Dan and his team are assigned to “transform” a patrol craft squadron in ...
The Gulf (1991)
Defense policy makers from Britain and the Gulf analyze different aspects of British policy and its repercussions for Gulf security. Seeking to nurture defense and security dialogue, contributors examine both immediate and potential threats to Gulf security and underline the need for the Gulf cou...
The Med (1989)
I don't read military thrillers anymore. After 20 years serving in the Navy, I've outgrown military novels. I mention this one because when i read it, I was stationed aboard a brand new amphibious assault ship called the Wasp. The character in this novel, Dan Lenson, is a newly minted staff offic...
The Circle (1993)
For four years at Annapolis he prepared for this, pledging his youth, his ambition, and even his life. But when junior officer Dan Lenson finally gets his commission, it's an aging World War II destroyer. Now, with a mix of pride and fear, he heads into the world's most dangerous seas. As the Ry...
China Sea (2001)
Welcome to the most dangerous sea in the world...Dan Lenson was taking the USS Gaddis on her final journey, turning her over to the Pakistani Navy. But things didn't go according to plan. Now Dan finds himself commanding an undermanned, under-gunned, strife-filed ship on the China Sea--and cut of...
The Passage (1997)
The Navy's most sophisticated destroyer, the USS Barrett carries a top-secret computer that can pilot an unmanned ship and send it into battle. As the weapons officer charged with its first mission Lieutenant Dan Lenson has a chance to make naval history.But when the system develops a sinister vi...
Black Storm (2003)
#7 in the Dan Lenson series.Dan Lenson series - Set in 1991 during the Persian Gulf War, a team of five U.S. Marines plus Lt. Comdr. Dan Lenson (a navy missile expert) and army Maj. Maureen Maddox (a biological warfare savant) moves across 500 miles of desert, from Saudi Arabia to Baghdad, trying...
The Threat (2007)
David Poyer is one of my favorite writers. Dan Lenson is the primary protagonist in this naval series and he is a fascinating, troubled character representing at the same time an ideal, intelligent and highly competent naval officer and an alcoholic, self-doubting man always on the edge of either...
The Command (2005)
Someone once called Poyer "the thinking man's Tom Clancy" and I'd have to agree. He creates fantastic action and settings so well you feel like you're there (I'd never have even condsidered there'd be oil floating on top of the water in the Middle East). The main character in this series, Dan Len...