Executive Intent - Softcover

Dale Brown

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1780334451 ISBN 13: 9781780334455

Publisher: Corsair, 2012

Synopsis

Will the most powerful defense system in history be used to safeguard America - or to force universal domination? The U.S. has unleashed Thor's Hammer, a missile-launching satellite that can strike anywhere on the planet in seconds. But when President Joseph Gardner elects to employ the still-untested weapon against terrorists firing missiles at Indian cities, the Hammer misses its mark, killing thousands of Pakistani civilians. In retaliation, Pakistan and its neighbors grant China a strategic naval advantage over America through access to Middle Eastern ports. China responds swiftly and brutally, attacking and occupying Somalia, then setting up missile pads to target U.S. naval ships across vital sea-lanes. While in Earth's orbit, Chinese and Russian spacecraft surround an American space station with one clear message: back down or watch as your navy is crippled. With a president battling for his political life in D.C., retired Air Force Lieutenant General Patrick McLanahan and Kai Raydon, commander of the U.S. Space Defense Force, race to defuse the crisis - as every second brings the world closer to a full-scale war of superpowers on Earth ...and miles above it. Praise for Dale Brown: "Dale Brown is the best military adventure writer in the country". (Clive Cussler). "Dan Brown is a superb storyteller". ("Washington Post"). "Dale Brown is one of the best". ("Houston Chronicle"). "When a former pilot turns his hand to 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"). "A master at mixing technology and action, Brown puts readers right into the middle of the Inferno". (Larry Bond).

About this title

About the Author:

Dale Brown is the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, starting with Flight of the Old Dog in 1987. A former U.S. Air Force captain, he often flies his own plane over the skies of the United States.

From Publishers Weekly:

China and Russia pursue newly aggressive policies in hot spots like Somalia and Yemen that threaten the U.S. in this exciting near-future political thriller from bestseller Brown (Rogue Forces). Kenneth Phoenix, the U.S. vice president, finds himself at odds with Joseph Gardner, the cautious U.S. president, who's inclined to cancel a space weapon system, which includes a precision-guided artificial meteorite, in favor of negotiating treaties to abolish space-based weapons. Characters from past Brown books, like Lt. Gen. Patrick McLanahan (ret.) and Lt. Col. Jason Richter, play key roles as the U.S. faces growing crises at sea and in space. Congress scarcely exists. Techno-thriller fans will enjoy the detailed descriptions of cutting-edge technologies as they morph into action sequences (The sabots hit the Earth traveling almost two miles a second, each with the force of a two-thousand-pound high-explosive bomb, creating a crater large enough to fit a jumbo jet within it). (May)
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About this edition

• Publisher: Corsair
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1780334451
• ISBN 13: 9781780334455
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 365