Dragon Fire - Hardcover

Cohen, William S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0765316196 ISBN 13: 9780765316196

Publisher: Forge Books, 2006

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William S. Cohen, former Secretary of Defense, US Senator and Congressman, has walked the most powerful corridors in the world. Now, in Dragon Fire, he takes us with him into the top-secret rooms where the fate of the world is held in the hearts and minds of men with dangerous and hidden agendas. Packed with action and espionage, intrigue and romance, Dragon Fire is a riveting, intricate, ripped-from-the-headlines thriller that so convincingly written, readers will wonder just how much of it is true.
Upon the assassination of the Secretary of Defense, former senator and Vietnam POW, Michael Patrick Santini, is called upon by his President to fill the vacancy. Once there, he discovers that the United States is under attack by a silent, sinister force, someone determined to alienate our allies and undermine our position as a global superpower. But America is hours away from going to war--with the wrong enemy. Rejecting direct orders from the president, Santini races across the world in a desperate attempt to prevent a catastrophic global war.
When Democratic President Bill Clinton chose Republican William S. Cohen to join his staff in 1997 as the 20th Secretary of Defense, it was the first time in modern U.S. history that a president selected a member of the opposing party for his cabinet. Cohen, the first Secretary of Defense to make biological warfare and terrorism almost a personal crusade, was integral in orchestrating a comprehensive strategy to deal with the threat of terrorism. In Dragon Fire, he takes his experience, knowledge, expertise, passion, and fears and melds fact and fiction into a political thriller only he could write.

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Book Description

William S. Cohen, the former U.S. Senator and Secretary of Defense, has walked the most powerful corridors in the world. Now, in this intricately woven story, where it’s nearly impossible to distinguish fact from fiction, he takes us with him into the top secret rooms where the fate of the world is held in the hearts and minds of men with dangerous, hidden agendas.
When the Secretary of Defense is assassinated, Michael Patrick Santini, a former Senator and Viet Nam P.O.W., is pulled from his Wall Street firm back to Washington to lead the Pentagon. Once there, he discovers that the United States is under attack by a silent, sinister force. Someone, somewhere is determined to destroy America as a global power. Angry militia men? Fanatical Al Quaeda? Russian organized crime gangs? No one knows. But Santini must uncover and expose this force before more acts of deceit and destruction draw the U.S. into a war where millions will die.
When he becomes the target of a murderous Chechen , he is saved by the beautiful, mysterious Elena, a member of Mossad’s elite assassination team. But what is her agenda? Who is she really working for? What price would he have to pay to Elena for saving his life?
America is but hours away from going to war—with the wrong enemy. Rejecting a direct order from the President of the United States, Santini races across the globe in a desperate attempt to prevent a man from Santini’s past from starting a global war.

About this edition

• Publisher: Forge Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0765316196
• ISBN 13: 9780765316196
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384