In military circles it's known as Air Battle Force--an air combat unit
of the future, under the command of aerial warfare expert Major General
Patrick McLanahan, capable of launching stealthy, precision-guided
firepower to anywhere on the globe within hours. And now McLanahan and
his warriors have their first target.
Driven from Afghanistan, the parasitic forces of the deposed Taliban
regime have decided to feed on a new host--an isolated, oil-rich Central
Asian neighbor that's ripe for the conquering. The battle for control of
the world's largest oil deposits has begun, with unsteady alliances
forming and opposing forces set to collide. And now a handful of
American commandos half a world away, aided by McLan-ahan's unproven
robotic warplanes, will have to triumph against overwhelming numbers in
a war that nobody--including "friendly" forces at home--wants them to
win.