- Book
- Synopsis
- of
- The
- SelloutThe
- Sellout
- is
- commercial
- fiction
- based
- upon
- the
- entry
- of
- the
- U.S.
- M1A2
- Abrams
- main
- battle
- tank
- in
- an
- international
- tank
- competition.
- This
- competition,
- among
- the
- French,
- Germany,
- British
- and
- US
- main
- battle
- tanks
- was
- held
- to
- determine
- which
- country
- would
- win
- a
- contract
- to
- co-produce
- their
- main
- battle
- tank
- in
- the
- country
- of
- Turkey
- as
- a
- deterrent
- to
- regional
- wars
- and
- Russian
- hegemony.The
- book
- is
- based
- upon
- fact,
- using
- a
- fictional
- version
- of
- the
- Abrams
- M1A2
- tank
- as
- the
- U.S.
- entry
- into
- this
- competition.The
- focus
- of
- the
- book
- uses
- these
- wars
- for
- regional
- dominance,
- such
- as
- what
- is
- now
- taking
- place
- in
- the
- Ukraine,
- as
- a
- backdrop
- to
- the
- story.
- Using
- a
- fictional
- major
- US
- defense
- international
- corporation
- as
- the
- vehicle
- to
- develop
- the
- story
- the
- tale
- unfolds,
- as
- seen
- through
- the
- eyes
- of
- the
- book's
- main
- character,
- Frank
- Russo.
- Frank
- is
- a
- corporate
- man
- who
- is
- caught
- up
- in
- the
- labyrinth
- of
- office
- politics,
- conflicting
- interests,
- and
- the
- quest
- for
- profits,
- which
- afflict
- most
- large
- US
- defense
- corporations.
- He
- is
- also
- torn
- between
- loyalty
- to
- his
- wife
- and
- the
- love
- of
- another
- woman
- who
- happens
- to
- be
- the
- daughter
- of
- the
- majority
- stockholder
- in
- this
- multi-billion
- dollar
- corporation.Set
- in
- an
- international
- backdrop
- that
- includes
- Washington
- DC,
- Detroit
- Michigan,
- Moscow,
- and
- Istanbul,
- the
- reader
- has
- an
- inside
- view
- into
- not
- only
- the
- workings
- of
- a
- US
- global
- defense
- corporation,
- but
- also
- the
- operation
- and
- crew
- interactions
- of
- a
- modern
- main
- battle
- tank.
- The
- additional
- mixture
- of
- supporting
- characters
- to
- include
- a
- female
- assassin,
- unscrupulous
- corporate
- executives,
- and
- international
- power
- moguls,
- coupled
- with
- weapons
- demonstrations,
- murder,
- sex,
- and
- international
- intrigue
- makes
- for
- a
- thrilling
- action-packed
- story
- along
- the
- lines
- of
- a
- Harold
- Robbins
- novel.About
- the
- AuthorLieutenant
- Colonel
- Moll
- served
- for
- 22
- years
- in
- the
- US
- Army
- with
- a
- background
- in
- Armor
- and
- acquisition
- management.
- He
- holds
- a
- BS
- in
- Economics
- from
- Widener
- University
- and
- a
- MS
- in
- Human
- Resources
- Management
- from
- the
- University
- of
- Utah
- as
- well
- as
- completing
- post
- graduate
- work
- for
- comptrollership
- at
- Syracuse
- University.
- While
- assigned
- to
- the
- Pentagon
- he
- was
- selected
- as
- the
- first
- US
- Army
- Systems
- Manager
- for
- the
- Armor
- Gun
- System
- (AGS)
- program
- and
- was
- part
- of
- the
- design
- team
- for
- the
- M1A2
- Abrams
- Tank.His
- civilian
- career
- includes
- being
- a
- Project
- Manager
- and
- Regional
- Director
- of
- Business
- Development
- in
- Turkey
- for
- the
- General
- Dynamics
- Corporation.
- He
- has
- also
- held
- positions
- as
- a
- Project
- Manager
- and
- defense
- analyst
- for
- the
- Camber
- Corporation
- and
- Booz,
- Allen,
- Hamilton
- as
- well
- as
- doing
- independent
- consulting
- work
- for
- Boeing,
- Raytheon,
- and
- Lockheed Martin.
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