America's most advanced miltary unit rebels against the very
government it's trying to protect in this pulse-pounding military
thriller chock-full of suspense, adventure, and high-tech weaponry.
Following their success in crushing an Iranian threat, General Patrick
McLanahan's new "Aerospace Battle Force" has grown into a full-fledged
task force, based on the Armstrong Space Station. But the program has
its critics, including Russia, the United Nations, and the American
press. Newly elected, President Joseph Gardner directs congress to cut
off funding for this provocative force and dismisses McLanahan. What no
one knows is that the Russians have blackmailed Gardner--the first step
in a nefarious plan to control the world's oil supplies .
With the ABF decommissioned, Russia deploys troops and warships into
Turkmenistan, Iran, and the Persian Gulf. But McLanahan and his forces
refuse to allow the Russian aggression to stand. Defying the civilian
chain of command he orders the ABF to strike their forces.
The president orders McLanahan's immediate arrest. But before
authorities can throw him in jail, they have to find him. Located at one
of the most secure bases, with an arsenal of the world's most
sophisticated air weapons, he has control of the Aerospace Battle Force
and the Armstrong Space Station. Army, Marine Corps, and FBI units
converge on the base, but they are easily held off--for now. In a race
against time, McLanahan must outmaneuver his own countrymen, and defeat
the Russians, and expose the truth . . .
