


The number of heavy bombers based in the state was going to make it tip over and quietly disappear below the Atlantic. Colonel Robert Dedmon was quite confident of that. Kozlowski Air Force Base, Limehouse, Maine Although some names of historical characters appear, they do not necessarily represent the same people we know in our reality. All the characters appearing in this book are fictional and any resemblance to any person, living or dead is purely coincidental. The Big One is a work of fiction, set in an alternate universe. I must also express a particular deb t of gratitude to my wife Josef a for without her kind forbearance, patient support and unstintingly generous assistance, this novel would have remained nothing more than a vague idea floating in the back of my mind. Others I know only via the internet as the collective membership of “ The Board ” yet their communal wisdom and vast store of knowledge, freely contributed, has been truly irreplaceable.Ī particular note of thanks is due to Ryan Crierie who willingly donated his time and great expertise in producing the artwork used for the cover of this book. Some of these generous souls I know personally and we discussed the conduct and probable results of the attacks described in this novel in depth. The Big One could not have been written without the very generous help of a large number of people who contributed their time, input and efforts into confirming the technical details of the story. This book is respectfully dedicated to the memory of General Curtis Emerson LeMay
