THE BLACKGUARDS GAMBIT

Description- After the United States defaults on its debt in the mid 2030&rsquo,s, elements of the severely underfunded and downsized military are deployed in the northeast to restore order after massive civil unrest resulting from inflation and disappearing government entitlements. , Once in place, a cabal of disaffected officers assassinate their own leadership and launch a sneak attack on Washington, killing the President, and most of his cabinet and  ,Congress. , Thomas Jackson, Secretary of Defense at the time of the attacks is suddenly thrust into the position of President and must grapple not only with Russian-backed rebels in the northeast, but also Mexican forces who use the opportunity to invade in order to seize territory and nuclear weapons. , Meanwhile, China makes plans to take possession of Midwestern farmland that it considers collateral for the unpaid debt and which it desperately needs to feed it&rsquo,s massive population. Written from the viewpoints of soldiers and survivalists on the front lines to the Generals and politicians directing the action, this book paints a picture of a potential dystopian future that must be prevented at all costs._,