"A first-rate air-combat adventure by a master of the genre." "Publishers Weekly"
Joe Weber follows up his best-selling novel "Rules of Engagement" with another high-stakes thriller about a secret war and the courage of the men who fought it.
The Vietnam War is at its height, and the US has acquired a Soviet-built MiG-17. Marine aviator Brad Austin has been recruited to test-pilot it. The MiG is an aerial hotrod, crude yet lethally effective. But it's not what Austin is flying, it's where behind enemy lines, disguised as a Russian pilot. If he succeeds in penetrating the enemy air...
"A first-rate air-combat adventure by a master of the genre." "Publishers Weekly"
Joe Weber follows up his best-selling novel "Rules of Engagemen...
From the New York Times Best-Selling Author of DEFCON One. "Exciting and controversial. A powerful novel of the rules of war--and a man who broke them."--W. E. B. Griffin Marine pilot Brad Austin and his carrier-based F-4 Phantom group fly into the heart of enemy territory daily without fear, but the rules of engagement hinder them nearly as much as the North Vietnamese. Restricted from attacking the enemy's MiG bases, Austin and the other American pilots are vulnerable to attack without the ability to retaliate, a weakness that tragically leads to the death of Austin's...
From the New York Times Best-Selling Author of DEFCON One. "Exciting and controversial. A powerful novel of the rules of war--and a ...
Across the timeline of human history, transportation has played a role in the migration of people and information, nation-building, economic development, environmental alteration, access to and the use of resources, and even the fall of civilizations. This single-volume reference presents more than 150 entries that describe the most up-to-date surface transport technologies and routes in use on every continent, including a broad range of road vehicles, railroads, person-powered vehicles, and even animals used for transportation.
The book melds transportation geography with culture,...
Across the timeline of human history, transportation has played a role in the migration of people and information, nation-building, economic develo...
In the skies above the Pacific, a U.S. Navy F/A-18 from the USS Abraham Lincoln blows up. The question is why? But answers aren't easy to find. When another jet mysteriously explodes in midair, the president can no longer ignore reality: U.S. forces are under attack. But by whom? While the military and intelligence communities race for answers, the president calls on ex-CIA operatives and former military pilots Scott Dalton and Jackie Sullivan to launch their own investigation. An investigation that takes some shocking turns as they uncover a conspiracy that seems to lead directly to the...
In the skies above the Pacific, a U.S. Navy F/A-18 from the USS Abraham Lincoln blows up. The question is why? But answers aren't easy to find. When a...
From the New York Times Best-Selling Author of DEFCON One When traditional military tactics are no longer enough, new weapons must be found. Scott Dalton and Jackie Sullivan are those weapons--operatives so secret that they will be disavowed if ever caught. Equipped with cutting-edge technology and with extensive resources, only they can prevent a nuclear catastrophe that could destroy the United States. They do not lack for targets in their efforts to prevent a worldwide conflagration: Saeed Shayhidi, a billionaire Iranian mastermind of terror; Khaliq Farkas, as barbaric and elusive as bin...
From the New York Times Best-Selling Author of DEFCON One When traditional military tactics are no longer enough, new weapons must be found. Scott Dal...
From the best-selling author of DEFCON One comes an explosive new thriller. While Congress debates the merits of continued funding for the Stealth bomber, sinister forces have their own goals in mind. During a training exercise, a B-2 bomber disappears. When search efforts produce no evidence the bomber crashed, the US Air Force has no choice but to acknowledge that one of its most secret and high-tech aircraft has been hijacked. Recovery of the B-2 and its crew becomes the president's highest priority. The Kremlin claims no knowledge of the missing aircraft. Finally, intelligence leads to...
From the best-selling author of DEFCON One comes an explosive new thriller. While Congress debates the merits of continued funding for the Stealth bom...