Retired USAF Colonel Patrick McLanahan and his band of irregulars
help turn the tide when the People's Republic of China makes war on
its lost province of Taiwan, in another high adventure from past
master Brown (Shadows of Steel, 1996, etc.). On the eve of Hong
Kong's return to China, the nationalists on Taiwan unexpectedly
announce their complete independence from the mainland and are
immediately recognized by Kevin Martindale, the US President.
Taipei's declaration enrages Beijing's hardline Communists, and the
Red regime dispatches a carrier force to patrol the Formosa
Straits. A heavily armed EB-52 Megafortress on a test flight with a
civilian crew under McLanahan's command becomes involved in the
resultant confrontation. Initially, the American bomber
(extensively modified by McLanahan's employer to carry advanced
weaponry) tips the balance, but China's vessels launch
nuclear-tipped missiles that wipe out the nationalist warships. On
the home front, political adversaries in Congress and business
interests (concerned about their commercial stakes in China) put
intense pressure on Martindale to let Taiwan go by the boards; the
turf-conscious American military also presses the White House to
take the McLanahan crew (over which they have minimal control) out
of the increasingly deadly game. But under the crafty direction of
Admiral Sun Ji Guoming (an ardent patriot bent on returning Taiwan
to the mainland fold), hostilities escalate and US forces sustain
severe losses. Ordered to stand down in the wake of a tragic
mistake, McLanahan's experimental aircraft escapes to Guam (before
that island is obliterated by China's missiles) and fights on the
side of the nationalists in a climactic battle that effectively
finishes off Sun's vaulting ambitions. Nobody, in detailing the
lethal excitements of high-tech aerial combat in at least plausible
geopolitical contexts, does it better than Brown. (Kirkus Reviews)
Dale Brown's spectacular new international bestseller – packed with high-action entertainment, cutting-edge technology and breathtaking scenes of aerial combat – looks forward to a near future where Taiwan's declaration of independence from mainland China brings a very real threat of major conflict to the Pacific
As China prepares its military response, the US president attempts to avert an international crisis by calling on his own tried and trusted secret strike force. But soon it becomes horribly apparent that with China and the USA moving ever closer to a nuclear showdown, it could be a mission too far for Patrick McLanahan, Brad Elliott, Jon Masters and their high-tech EB-52 Megafortress – the 'Old Dog' itself.
“When a former pilot with years of experience in America's Strategic Air Command turns his hand to writing thrillers you can take their authenticity for granted. His writing is exceptional and the dialogue, plots and characters are first-class…far too good to be missed.”
SUNDAY MIRROR
“Like the thrillers of Tom Clancy, Stephen Coonts and Larry Bond, the novels of Dale Brown brim with action, sophisticated weaponry and political intrigue.”
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
“The best military adventure writer in the country.”
CLIVE CUSSLER
“Dale Brown is a master at mixing technology and action. He puts readers right into the middle of the inferno.”
LARRY BOND
“Dale Brown is a superb storyteller.”
WASHINGTON POST
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