Balance Wheel — Taylor Caldwell

One Against Armageddon

Charles Whitmann was a lonely man, a widower. Though he loved a woman, every code of honor and decency forbade him to speak of this love. Isolated as Charles was, he was the head of a great industry -- and he had Jimmy, the son who meant more to him than life itself.

Now, suddenly, Charles Whittmann knew his world was doomed. He had been given a glimpse into the future, into the monstrous greed of corrupt and powerful men who were sweeping civilization toward war. He had to fight this evil alone...

Taylor Caldwell's blasting novel on the destruction of war and the doomed lives of innocents, echoes a potent message for today.