George Wallace (born in Martins Ferry,

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Commander.

Biography

Wallace was born in Martins Ferry and raised in Eastern Ohio. He earned an engineering degree from the

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. He entered the

. Around 1975 he began working in the nuclear power and submarine communities. He served on different submarines: on the ''Lafayette''-class

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s USS ''John Adams'' (SSBN-620) and USS ''Woodrow Wilson'' (SSBN-624); on the ''Sturgeon''-class

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''Spadefish'' as

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; from 1990 to 1992 he commanded the ''Los Angeles''-class nuclear attack submarine USS ''Houston'' (SSN-713). During this last mission, he collaborated with the

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community in the development of SEAL/submarine

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. In 1995, Wallace retired from the Navy. His first novel, ''Final Bearing'' (2003), was inspired by his experience on the submarine ''Spadefish''. He and his wife, Penny, live in

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Works

Novels

''Hunter Killer'' series (with Don Keith): # ''Final Bearing'' (2003), # ''Dangerous Grounds'' (2015), # ''Cuban Deep'' (2019), # ''Fast Attack'' (2019), # ''Arabian Storm'' (2020), # ''Warshot'' (2021), # ''Silent Running'' (2022), # ''Snapshot'' (2023), Stand-alones: * ''Firing Point'', or ''Hunter Killer'' (2011), with Don Keith, * ''Operation Golden Dawn'' (2013),

Adaptations

* '' Hunter Killer'' (2018), film directed by Donovan Marsh, based on novel ''Firing Point''

References

External links

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