Kilo Class (novel)

Kilo Class (novel)

Kilo Class is a 1998 novel by Patrick Robinson. It features characters found in his earlier novel, Nimitz Class, including Admiral Arnold Morgan.

The novel concerns an attempt by the People's Republic of China to obtain a fleet of Kilo class submarines from Russia, and a series of covert operations carried out by the United States Navy via submarine and special forces in order to prevent the Chinese from receiving the new warships.


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