One reader of Proximity: A Novel of the Navy's Elite Bomb Squad said, “Author Stephen Phillips takes you on a wild ride with one of the Navy's elite Explosive
Ordinance Disposal (EOD) teams as they do their part in the Global War on Terror. The main character, LT Jascinski, gave up
a promising career as a surface warrior because he wanted to pursue the high-speed low drag world of Navy EOD. In his first
billet out of EOD school, he gets all he can handle as he and his team end up in the middle of a world-wide terrorist ring
that may just have someone on the inside. Who will have the steady hand, and who will end up as a "big pink mist?"
Phillips writes from experience, and
obviously knows what he's talking about. While the story is fiction, the author draws from his years as a Navy EOD Officer-in-Charge
to develop the story and provide the technological balance all good military stories need in order to be believable. He also
does an excellent job of developing the personal relationships between the LT and his men, the LT and his Chief Petty Officers,
and finally the LT and his wife. The result is a fast moving, completely believable action story that's a great read for those
who enjoy military fiction, especially Special Operations.”
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One reader of Proximity:
A Novel of the Navy's Elite Bomb Squad said, “While everyone is familiar with the Navy SEALS, few are
aware of the much smaller EOD community. Stephen Phillips brings his first-hand experience to bear in this exciting tale of
one EOD unit's role in defeating terrorism. Proximity provides a thorough background on EOD training and assignments, while
the descriptions of places and technology are dead center accurate. The whole package is wrapped up in a thriller plot that
gives Clancy and Coonts a run for their money.”
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