Sometimes people only see what they want to believe and
miss critical clues that would lead them to the truth.
Yet, even faced with the truth, they will fiercely stick
to what they want to believe. When this wrong thinking
happens to political leaders and those in positions of
trust, it can lead to very deadly situations and many,
many innocents get hurt.
Faced with her upcoming campaign battle for re-election,
American President Stacy Anne Barbeau's only focus is on
what will move her ratings into a favorable position.
She totally distrusts anything to do with previous
President Kevin Martindale and his private security
company Scion to the point of hatred and willfully ignores
his concerns for what Russian President Gennadiy Gryzloz
might be planning.
When her campaign launch at Barksdale Air Force base
turns into a total disaster, Barbeau rages all her
revenge against Scion. While still very loyal to the
United States, what can they do to help defend their
country when they have been so shackled?
THE MOSCOW OFFENSIVE is the 22th book in Dale Brown's highly
acclaimed Patrick McLanahan series. Brown continues the
story from happenings in the previous books with a much
stronger focus on Patrick's son, Capt. Brad McLanahan, as
the main protagonist while his famous and infamous dad is
in a much lesser role providing support and sound advice.
Brown's legions of fans will also be thrilled with the
ongoing roles played by other key characters, including
Col. "Whack" Macomber and Major Nadia Rozek of the Polish
Air Force. THE MOSCOW OFFENSIVE can also easily be read as a
standalone military thriller, but having read some of
the earlier books will certainly add enriching details.
Although I am familiar with the characters of the hot-
tempered Russian President Gennadiy Gryzlov and the
attractive, but venomously conniving and spiteful
President Barbeau from Brown's previous books, one
complaint I had with THE MOSCOW OFFENSIVE is that the
descriptions and actions of the political leaders seemed
a bit more like caricatures than actual leaders. Then
again, some current political presidents have been known
to ignore their senior advisors and let loose with hot
emotional language and personal attacks on their enemies,
so maybe not so off the mark.
What I particularly enjoyed in THE MOSCOW OFFENSIVE is
Brown's emphasis on both the psychological as well as the
physiological implications as the pilots prepare for
battle and the aftermath, especially with the use of the
12-foot-tall cybernetic infantry devices (CIDs) or combat
robots on their human pilots. Brown, a former Air Force
captain and pilot, is highly regarded for his knowledge
of military equipment and aircraft and keen analysis of
political and military developments and technology. His
skill as a storyteller makes the action in THE MOSCOW
OFFENSIVE come alive in a very realistic way while
ensuring a wide variety of people can quickly grasp the
possibility and potential of the scenarios.
Brown is definitely tops in this genre and if you have
not read his earlier books, you will definitely want to
check them out as well. So, if you are in the market
for a high impact and dramatic military thriller, look no
further than THE MOSCOW OFFENSIVE!
America’s first line of defense—Brad McLanahan and the heroes of the Iron Wolf Squadron—must counter a dangerous Russian strike from within the homeland in this cutting- edge tale from the New York Times master of the high-tech military thriller, Dale Brown. On a remote island estate, a billionaire investor sells his air freight company to a mysterious new owner. The purchaser is none other than the President of Russia, Gennadiy Gryzlov. The Russians will use these private planes to secretly transport dangerous cargo into the United States. The inept American President Stacy Anne Barbeau has failed to account for the Russian threat. But others have been vigilant and will not leave America defenseless. Brad McLanahan and the Iron Wolf Squadron have joined forces with the newly formed Alliance of Free Nations in Eastern Europe, to prepare for the attack they know is imminent. Working with the most cutting-edge technology, the team will deploy CIDs—Cybernetic Infantry Devices— twelve-foot-tall humanoid combat robots, each armed with more firepower than a conventional platoon. But their state-of-the-art weapons may not be enough to combat the threat. The Russians have managed to reverse engineer their own combat robots nearly decimated in a previous attack, and have slowly begun smuggling them across America’s borders. Dealing with an unprecedented danger and a feckless president and congress, McLanahan and the Iron Wolf Squadron will once again put their own lives on the line to check this new Russian peril and keep the home of the brave and the free world safe.
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