Joe Buff is naval author. He lives in Dutchess Country, New York, with his wife. NY redirects here. ...

Buff's stories take place in the year 2011. In his novels, Boer reactionaries seize control of the goverment of South Africa. The UN places economic sanctions on South Africa. In response, South Africa begins to sink merchant belonging to the United Kingdom and the United States. NATO immediately mobilizes and a large convoy sets sail towards South Africa with only Germany holding out due to "social unrest". This article is about the Boer people (Boerevolk). ... This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ... NATO 2002 Summit in Prague. ...

Half-way to South Africa, there is a revolt in Germany. The Hohenzollern family is crowned as Kaiser, but the Kaiser is nothing more than a figure-head. The German goverment declares their support for South Africa and both nations form the Boer-Berlin Axis. The House of Hohenzollern is a German dynasty of electors, kings, and emperors of Prussia, Germany, and Romania. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In a pre-planned move, Germany and South Africa use tactical nuclear warheads to destory the NATO convoy, Warsaw, and Tripoli. These moves force the Contenential Europe to surrender out of fear of being in a nuclear war. Most of the world stays nuetral out of fear or greed or both. Cash-strapped Russia is selling the Boer-Berlin Axis weapons and intelligence. On the side of the allies, only America, the UK, and British depenencies of Australia, New Zealand, and Canada are still fighting. Tactical nuclear warheads are now the weapon of choice with a gentlemen's agreement not to hit any civilians. The story then starts with Deep Sound Channel on the high-tech ceramic hulled submarine the U.S.S. Challenger outside of Diego Garcia. NATO 2002 Summit in Prague. ... Motto: Contemnit procellas (It defies the storms) Semper invicta (Always invincible) Coordinates: Country Poland Voivodeship Masovia Powiat city county Gmina Warszawa Districts 18 boroughs City Rights turn of the 13th century Government  - Mayor Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz (PO) Area  - City 516. ... Tripoli (Arabic: طرابلس Tarābulus) is the capital city of Libya. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... // America usually means either: The Americas, the lands and regions of the Western hemisphere, often divided into North America and South America The United States of America. ... Alvin in 1978, a year after first exploring hydrothermal vents. ... Diego Garcia () is an atoll located in the heart of the Indian Ocean, some 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometres) south of Indias southern coast. ...

His novels are:

• Deep Sound Channel, 2000
• Thunder in the Deep, 2001
• Crush Depth, 2002
• Tidal Rip, 2003
• Straits of Power, 2004
• Seas of Crisis, 2005

Author's website: www.joebuff.com