''Crusade'' is the second book of the ''

Destroyermen The ''Destroyermen'' series is a series of alternate history books, written by American writer and historian Taylor Anderson. The fifteen books in the series are '' Into the Storm'', ''Crusade'' (both 2008), ''Maelstrom'' (2009), '' Distant Thun ...

'' series. Matthew Reddy, and the crew of USS ''Walker'' (DD-163), are reunited with the destroyer USS ''Mahan'' (DD-102), and set out to fight the

Grik Gerik ( Jawi: ڬريق; ; Tamil: கிரிக் ; alternate spelling: Grik) is a mukim and the district capital of Hulu Perak District, Perak, Malaysia. The town is also known as Rest Town owing to its strategic location next to East-West ...

. Reddy and ''Walkers marine detachment, continue training the Lemurians to defend themselves and take the war to the Grik. The Grik have now taken over the ship that was chasing them, the Japanese battlecruiser ''Amagi''.

Plot Synopsis

Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant commander (also hyphenated lieutenant-commander and abbreviated Lt Cdr, LtCdr. or LCDR) is a commissioned officer rank in many navies. The rank is superior to a lieutenant and subordinate to a commander. The corresponding rank i ...

Matthew Reddy, and the crew of USS ''Walker'' (DD-163), have located USS ''Mahan'' (DD-102), and are preparing to take the fight to the Grik. Reddy personally leads the first land assault against the Griks to defend a warrior tribe of Monkey-Cats. ''Amagi'' is discovered by aerial reconnaissance in a Grik Armada on an obvious heading to Walker's Location. In a repeat of actual history Reddy orchestrates another evacuation of Surabaya. Surface action ensues.

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* 2008 novels American alternate history novels Destroyermen and Artillerymen {{2000s-ah-novel-stub