World War II's defining battle was fought on a mountain three months before the war began...      It is 1939 - An unmarked aircraft has crashed on a Far Eastern mountain, its wreckage scattered on a 23,000 foot ridge. With the world at the brink of war, four strangers are drawn to that mountain by mysterious interconnected events. The Spanish missionary flees his nation's civil war. The Indian mystic scours the Himalaya for his sister's murderers. The American reporter tracks the Nazi document that killed her journalist husband. The British mountaineer craves a final shot at the peak that disgraced him. Driven by their demons and a desperate MI-6 spy, they converge on Mt. Kanchenjunga, unaware that two flights of Japanese imperial marines are closing from the east with orders to retrieve the aircraft's precious cargo at all costs for it will determine the victor of a war not yet started.     Amazon Verified Purchase Reviews:  "A very good read. Provocative, stimulating, thought provoking." (JM)      "The final chapter shook me with its nuclear warning that seems so true in today's world." (LM)      "I found myself engaged with the characters and choosing with whom to side. Very pleased with this offering and hoping for more to come." (JR        "Very important to read the previous book. A LOT of twists and turns. Great plot development and character descriptions." (MS)        Author's note: The Battle is the sequel to Book One, The Warriors, which is also available on Kindle. While a story in itself, it is suggested that Book One be read first for maximum effect.            Gary Naiman has written fourteen novels. His background includes twenty years at Paramount Pictures. One of his books is being considered for a motion picture.