What if two of the world's greatest nations--nations that were allies during both world wars and have never warred against each other--had found common ground after the 9/11 attacks and moved forward together to end global terrorism? Operation Elbe explores these possibilities when nuclear physicist Mikhail Petrov, a Soviet defector to the U.S., loses his American wife in the 9/11 attacks and is enlisted to help joint American and Russian forces prevent "suitcase bomb" attacks against both nations. From the vital capital of America to the frozen landscapes of Russia to the rugged mountains of Afghanistan, Operation Elbe takes the reader on a thrilling, thoughtful, fast-paced journey that examines what if--what if the United States and Russia had joined forces and stopped terrorism in its tracks?