Pandora's Legion: Harold Coyle's Strategic Solutions Inc. (with Barrett Tillman). Forge, 2007.
Strategic Solutions Inc. is a private paramilitary company that the U.S.-- with its military and intelligence agencies spread thin--calls upon it times of crisis. So when Al-Qaida has infected men and women with the highly communicable and deadly virus and sends them to major global cities the dedicated men and women of SSI, led by former Rear Admiral Michael Derringer, find themselves engaged in a frontline game of ground warfare at home and abroad. Followed by: Prometheus's Child (2007)

Cat and Mouse. Forge, 2007.
Captain Nathan Dixon of the US Army Rangers has been specially chosen to command Company A, an elite 3rd Battalion Rangers unit hand-picked to be part of the new Joint Task Force Sierra, formed to conduct special anti-terrorist operations in the Philippines and Indonesia. But Dixon's biggest adversary turns out to be his own battalion commander?

Also by Harold Coyle: Team Yankee: A Novel of WWIII (1987), Sword Point (1988), Bright Star (1990), Trial by Fire (1992), The Ten Thousand (1993) and Code of Honor (1994)

Jim DeFelice
Coyote Bird. St. M., 1993.
While piloting a new reconnaissance plane that officially does not exist, Lt. Col. Tom Wright makes an emergency landing in Italy. He fears he has blown America's biggest secret-and his own career. Instead, he is taken to a desert proving-ground to flight-test the Coyote, another ultra-secret plane so advanced it is thought to have no natural enemies. Then he crosses paths with an unidentifiable foreign aircraft of terrifying capabilities, forcing Wright to fly for his life and his country against the ultimate "smart weapon."

War Breaker. St. M., 1993.
When tension between Pakistan and India escalates into war, the CIA knows that it is partly responsible because it had illegally equipped the Pakistanis with nuclear bombers disguised as old B-50s. They call back into service Michael O'Connell, the man responsible for the armament, who had been subsequently cashiered by the agency. O'Connell recruits former air force officer James Greeley to help steal the planes back. But their task is complicated by the kidnapping of the U.S. secretary of state and by O'Connell's personal moral dilemma of whether he should sell or destroy the nuclear weapons.

Havana Strike. Leisure, 1997.
In the vacuum left by Fidel's death, would-be heirs--including his own daughter--battle for power. But as guerrilla rebels threaten to topple the teetering government, there's more at stake than just the island nation. The U.S. military uses all the high-tech resources at its disposal to try to restore stability, only to find that Castro had kept one last card up his sleeve.

Cyclops One. Pocket, 2003.
When the plane carrying Cyclops One--America's most advanced airborne laser system that is capable of taking out a dozen missiles and warplanes from three hundred miles away--vanishes in a storm, Special Agent Andy Fisher is among the top investigators called in to solve the mystery of its disappearance. Followed by Threat Level Three (2005).

Leopard's Kill. Forge, 2007.
When his partner goes missing in Afghanistan with a chunk of CIA cash--not to mention most of the assets of their own private security company--former Army Special Forces soldier Jack Pilgrim is threatened with taking the fall unless he finds both the missing man and the missing money. Jack's quest takes him into the heart of terrorist-riddled Afghanistan.

Peter T. Deutermann
Scorpion in the Sea. George Mason Univ. Pr., 1992.
Something deadly is hiding in U.S. waters and the Navy brass would rather bury the truth than face it. But brash and unconventional Mike Montgomery is anything but regulation and with his WWII-era destroyer, the USS Goldsborough, he prepares for a showdown on the high seas.

The Edge of Honor. St. Martin's, 1994.
At the height of the Vietnam War, Lt. Brain Holcomb begins a 7-month assignment on the USS John Bell Hood as head of its weapons department, while his wife waits nervously back home in San Diego. He soon discovers that the ship is riddled with problems that make it vulnerable to a potentially deadly air assault by the North Vietnamese. And when the ship's captain proves unwilling or unable to address his concerns, Brian must decide between the advancement of his career or taking action.

Keith C. Douglass
Carrier. Jove, 1991.
The North Korean Navy captures a U.S. intelligence ship in international waters and begins to execute its crew one-by-one, daring Washington, D.C., to retaliate. The American response is a mega-force led by the super-carrier Thomas Jefferson. Followed by:
Viper Strike (1991)
Armageddon Mode (1992)
Flame Out (1993 )
Maelstrom (1993)
Countdown (1994)
Afterburn (1996)
Alpha Strike (1997)
Arctic Fire (1997)
Arsenal (1998)
Nuke Zone (1998)
Chain of Command (1999)
Brink of War (1999)
Typhoon Season (2000)
Enemies (2000)
Joint Operations (2000)
The Art of War (2001)
Island Warriors (2001)
First Strike (2002)
Hellfire (2002)
Terror at Dawn (2003)
Final Justice (2004)
Last Stand (2006)

SEAL Team Seven Series

In a daring mission, Lt. Blake Murdock leads his elite seven-man unit from Team Seven's Red Squad into a bulkhead-to-bulkhead battle with high-tech pirates with nothing left to lose. Followed by:

Exocet. Stein & Day, 1983.
During the Falklands war Argentinean Air Force officials attempt to obtain exocet missile to use against the British.

James W. Huston
Balance of Power. Morrow, 1998.
Ruthless terrorists hijack an American merchant ship in the hopes of triggering an international incident. When the peace-minded President rejects military retaliation he finds himself facing open revolt. Then Jim Dillon, special assistant to the Speaker of the House, discovers a long-forgotten power in the Constitution that allows Congress to conduct a limited, private war without presidential approval. His ambitious boss sees an opportunity to humiliate his rival in the Oval Office. Meanwhile, in the Pacific, a "rogue" battle group with its special commission from Congress races toward a deadly rendezvous with the terrorists. Followed by: The Price of Power (1999).

Flash Point. Morrow, 2000.
Navy pilot Lt. Sean Woods is looking for revenge when his best buddy is murdered by a Arab extremist who has revived an 11th-century sect of assassins to target Americans and Israelis. Meanwhile, a top Arab intelligence analyst with the NSA finds evidence that Israel may be using the terrorist to force the U.S. to declare a war that cannot be won.

Fallout. Morrow, 2001.
Forced to resign after being wrongly scapegoated for a tragic midair disaster, former Navy TOPGUN instructor Luke Henry has opened a private aerial combat training school. Soon the government wants him to train a handpicked group of pilots from the Pakistani Air Force in Russian MiG-29s. But the strangers have a secret agenda that Luke Henry must expose and combat before its too late.

Shadows of Power. Morrow, 2002.
Kent ("Rat") Rathman must track down an Algerian who is planning a terrorist attack to avenge the death of his brother--a pilot who was killed by Rat's old roommate at Annapolis. Followed by: Secret Justice (2003)

Dean Ing
The Ransom of Black Stealth One. St. M., 1989.
It is the most sophisticated and dangerous aircraft ever designed and the Soviets are determined to learn its secrets. The Americans have planned an ingenious shell game to protect them. But Black Stealth One has just been stolen--by a man the CIA killed years ago. Followed by: Butcher Bird (Forge, 1993).

The Nemesis Mission. TOR, 1991.
A U.S. task force scrambles to thwart a Druglord's plot to fly one billion dollars and a plane full of hostages from Las Vegas to Mexico, and their ace in the hole is the Nemesis---a solar-powered craft that can stay aloft for weeks.

Loose Cannon. Forge, 2000.
Engineer Rob Tarrent's latest UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) is so small and stable that he thinks he might be able to mount other miniaturized technology on board such as chemical analyzers, or listening devices. But as soon as he announces his break-through to his company, he finds himself the target of assassination attempts.

Marc Iverson
Persian Horse: A Novel of War in the Gulf. Orion, 1991.
When U.S. Navy frigate is hijacked by a team of deadly commandos intent upon wreaking havoc in the Middle East, the ship's tactical officer must find a way to foil the terrorists while saving the lives of his crew.

Fire Storm. Orion, 1992.
The brutal Shining Path guerrillas decide to launch their revolution in Peru with the secret help of Cuban regulars. This spells deadly trouble for the small band of special forces advisors and DEA agents in two vulnerable firebases in the Andes.

Orr Kelly
Desert Thunder. Avon, 1998.
When the Iraqis get hold of a weapon with devastating power, a combined strike force of Navy SEALs and Air Force commandos is sent into hostile territory to snatch it away, but the mission's success is undone when a high level indiscretion puts the weapon in the hands of a diabolical mastermind with his own apocalyptic agenda. Followed by: Eagle Strike (1999).

Gordon Kent
Rules of Engagement. Putnam, 1999.
Lieutenant Alan Craik is on one of a pair of carriers headed for the Persian Gulf. His father is on the other. When the elder Clark is killed during a night strike near the Iranian coast, Alan, an intelligence officer, doesn't buy the navy's explanation and begins his own, convinced that someone aboard his father's carrier alerted the enemy that night. He soon finds himself an integral part of ``Night Watch'---a task force as fixated as he is on the pursuit and punishment of his father's murderer. Followed by:

Peacemaker (2001)
Top Hook (2002)
Hostile Contact (2003)
Force Protection (2004)

Walter Kross
Splash One: Air Victory over Hanoi. Brassey, 1990.
Fed up with watching their buddies being shot out of the sky and White House restrictions that keep U.S. forces from striking North Vietnamese aircraft on the ground, pilots of the U.S. Air Force Tactical Fighter Wing, under the leadership of its maverick commander, Col. Clint Adams, begin to fight back aggressively and intelligently. The change is noted by "The Dragon"-the dangerous Col. Nguyen Tomb, head of the North Vietnamese Air Force, who knows that the day must come when the two men will meet in the deadly skies over Hanoi.

Karl Largent
Commander T. C. Bogner is the man to call upon when missiles come up missing, stealth bombers vanish, and top secret files disappear. Follow his exploits in:

Red Tide. Leisure, 1992.
Red Ice. (1995)
Red Skies. (1996)
Red Sand. (1997)
Red Wind. (1998)

Richard Marcinko & John Weisman
Following the success of his autobiography, Rogue Warrior (1992), former Navy SEAL Marcinko began this "novelized" series featuring himself and a group of rowdy but deadly SEALS who combat political conspiracies, international terrorists, assassins, leftists, rightists, and anyone in between who threaten truth, justice, and the American Way:

Red Cell. Pocket, 1992.
The Green Team. (1996, 1995)
Task Force Blue. (1997, 1996)
Destination Gold. (1998)
SEAL Force Alpha. (1998)
Option Delta. (1999)
Echo Plan. (2000)
Detachment Bravo (2001)
Violence of Action (2002)
Vengeance (with Jim DeFelice, 2006)
Holy Terror (with Jim DeFelice, 2006)
Dictator's Ransome (with Jim DeFelice, 2008)

Mack Maloney
War Heaven. Kensington, 1991.
When "war games" meant to simulate combat produce an alarming number of fatalities among America's top gun fighter pilots, USAF Colonel Ryder Long is sent on a do-or-die mission against the mysterious Aggressors who hold the key to the deadly war games-and to the long-forgotten Roswell Incident of 1947.

Chopper Ops. Berkley, 1999.
The most technically advanced armed cargo plane ever created has vanished and a specialized team of elite helicopter pilots has been sent into Saudi Arabia to retrieve it. They are the Chopper Ops, and they only have one chance to succeed. Followed by: Zero Red. (2000) and Shuttle Down (2000).

Superhawks
In the wake of the September 11th attacks, a group of former military officers with a common bond--each man lost someone they loved to terrorism--is brought together by an enigmatic benefactor to form an elite special operations team to fight terrorism.

Joseph Massucci
Code: Alpha. Leisure, 1997.
When a genetically engineered virus known as Saint Vitus--a killer that is four hundred times more lethal than conventional neurotoxins--is stolen by the Middle East's most dangerous terrorist, the President orders all military resources to be directed at the virus's destruction.

David E. Meadows
The Sixth Fleet. Berkley, 2001.
In a world two decades into the future, war breaks out in the Mediterranean and the United States Navy, scaled back by years of liberalism in Washington, is hard pressed to respond. Followed by: The Sixth Fleet: Seawolf (2001), The Sixth Fleet: Tomcat (2001), The Sixth Fleet: Cobra (2002).

Joint Task Force: Liberia. Berkley, 2003.
When a coalition of African nationalists and Muslim extremists attack an enclave of African-American expatriates living in Liberia, the result is a bloodbath. Amphibious Group Two, a special joint task force of Navy and Marine components led by Rear Admiral Dick Holman, is assigned the task of liberating the trapped families in Liberia. Followed by: Joint Task Force: America (2004), Joint Task Force:France (2004) and Joint Task Force: Africa (2005).

Dark Pacific. Berkley, 2006.
When a saboteur infiltrates Sea Base, a self-contained artificial island carried atop eight Fast Sealift Ships that is able to launch aircraft and submarines at a moment's notice--. Naval Criminal Investigative Service agent Richard Zeichner goes undercover on its beta-test voyage to stop this floating fortress from being destroyed. Followed by: Dark Pacific: Pacific Threat (2007)and Dark Pacific: Final Fathom (2007).

B. Michelaard
The Pegasus Project. Leisure, 2000.
Only the highest brass in the Air Force and the Navy have knowledge of the super weapon that could revolutionize modern warfare. But soon Pegasus will have to be unveiled because a newly formed coalition of nations in Central America, the Middle East and Asia, are intent upon ending America's reign as a superpower.

C. A. Mobley
Rites of War. Jove, 1998.
In the Yellow Sea, a German U-boat destroys a North Korean submarine then attacks a U.S. command ship. Their plan to set the two countries at odds works as both hold each other accountable. As warships converge across the globe, the command of the USS Ramage falls into the hands of Jerusha Bailey, who senses a hidden strategy behind the attacks. And now she must go one-on-one with the brilliant commander of a German U-boat and prevent full-scale war. Followed by: Rules of Command (1998) and Code of Conflict (1999)

C. X. Moreau
Distant Valor. Forge, 1996.
Fictional account of the U.S. Marine Corps's ill-fated mission to end the war in Lebanon that ended with the tragic barracks bombing that killed almost 300 Marines.

Mike Murray
Navy SEAL unit Mobile 4 does not exist. The U.S. Military does not acknowledge them. The White House has never heard of them. And no one who has ever seen them in action has lived to tell about them...Lt. Robert Getts and his men are highly trained to take on the most dangerous missions...and sometimes the enemy lurks very close to home:

Insurrection Red. Signet, 2000.
Blacklight. Signet, 2000.
Green Solitaire. Signet, 2000.

John J. Nance
Scorpion Strike. Crown, 1992.
In the aftermath of his defeat in Kuwait, Saddam Hussein has achieved a breakthrough in biological warfare and plans to use it. A hastily assembled mission to fly a small strike force into Iraq and destroy the underground lab where the virus was created is imperiled by a crash as a secret desert base in Saudi Arabia. With only hours to improvise, Air Force Col. Will Westerman commandeers a passing C-141 transport and finds himself face-to-face with a United Airlines 474 captain-activated Reserve Col. Doug Harris, a friend he hasn't seen in years. Together they destroy the lab, only to find that some of the deadly virus has already been shipped.

Orbit. S&S, 2006.
Kip Dawson , a passenger on a 2009 space flight, faces a slow death after a micrometeorite damages the capsule and kills the pilot. He types his epitaph on the ship's computer, unaware that his writings are being read on the Internet by a horrified public, as a massive struggle gets under way to rescue him.

Ralph Peters
Red Army: A Novel of Tomorrow's War. Pocket, 1989.
While world leaders debate the use of nuclear weapons, the Soviet Army and its allies crash across West Germany and wage a brutal battle for Europe--even as hidden rivalries and divided loyalties from within begin to emerge.

The War in 2020. Pocket, 1991.
A decaying Soviet Union has been pushed to the brink of military disaster by Islamic and Soviet Rebel armies. Responding to the Kremlin's plea for help, the U.S. President sends the 7^th Cavalry, America's experimental heavy cavalry regiment under legendary commander Col. George Taylor, to help. Knowing they must strike before their presence is detected by Japanese spy satellites, Taylor leads his squadrons in their M-100 gunships--an untried weapon that is the last hope in the U.S. arsenal--in a deadly blow against an unsuspecting enemy. Taylor's mission is a success, but then the Japanese strike back with a weapon of unimagined power, and as the Soviets prepare to surrender, Taylor launches a final suicide mission to preserve the honor of his country.

Twilight of Heroes. Avon, 1997.
After a U.S. military team is massacred in a remote Bolivian village, a colonel nearing retirement age makes it his final mission to uncover the truth about the deadly attack.

R. J. Pineiro
Siege of Lightning. 1993.
As the supposedly invincible Space Shuttle Lightning undertakes its maiden voyage, someone is trying to sabotage it, and the shuttle must land before the invisible enemy's tampering proves fatal.

Ultimatum. Forge, 1994.
Armed with nuclear-tipped missiles purchased from a former Soviet Republic, Saddam Hussein has not only set his sights on Tel Aviv and Tehran, he has smuggled additional warheads into New York City and Washington, D.C. Aimed at provoking the second Gulf War, he begins shooting down American planes, leaving President Clinton no choice but to respond. In the Middle East, Navy pilot Kevin Dalton, who was downed over Iraq while seeking revenge for the death of his friend, together with a gorgeous Mossad agent must find Hussein's hidden nuclear arsenal before time runs out and war begins. Followed by: Retribution (1995).

David Poyer
The Med. St. Martin's, 1988.
After a hundred hostages are taken captive from the American Embassy on Cyprus and flown to an abandoned hotel in Syria, the Sixth Fleet, tracked by Soviet spy ships and under fire from hostile aircraft, steams to the rescue. The first in a series featuring Naval Officer Dan Lenson. Followed by:

The Gulf (1990)
The Circle (1993)
The Passage (1997)
Tomahawk (1998)
China Sea (2000)
Black Storm (2002)
The Command (2004)
The Threat (2006)
Korea Strait (2007)

H. Jay Riker
In a time of conflict and global chaos, a new breed of fighting man answers their nation's call. They are the Navy's Underwater Demolition Team-superbly trained commandoes who meet the most deadly challenges of warfare above and below the waves:

Silver Star Avon, 1993.
Purple Heart (1994)
Bronze Star (1995)
Navy Cross (1996)
Medal of Honor (1997)
Marks of Valor (1998)
In Harm's Way (1999)
Duty's Call (2000)
Casualties of War (2003)
Enduring Freedom (2005)
Iraqi Freedom (2007)

Ray Rosenbaum
Falcons. Presidio, 1992.
Traces the experiences of two Army Air Force pilots--Ross Colyer, a by-the-book career-minded officer, and Broderick Templeton III, the pampered son of a U.S. senator--from the dark days of Pearl Harbor to the flak- and fighter-infested skies of the Pacific, European, and Mediterranean theaters during WWII. Followed by:

Hawks (1994)
Condors (1995)
Eagles (1996)

Jeff Rovin
Dead Rising. Berkley, 2005.
Commander Amos Evans and the elite members of his Stealth War unit go up against a covert organization that has taken control of a powerful U.S. satellite capable of monitoring any computer network throughout the world.

Rogue Angel. St. Martin's, 2005.
A revolutionary, unmanned aircraft that can that can destroy unlimited targets and remain aloft for months at a time, goes amok on a test run when a tsunami destroys the platform controlling the craft. It is up to Maj Tom Bryan and his Land Air Sea Emergency Rescue team to bring down the prototype before it ignites all-out global war.

Charles Ryan
The Capricorn Quadrant. NAL, 1990.
A virus-infected computer controlling a Soviet stealth aircraft with the power to ignite a nuclear holocaust has jettisoned its human pilots and now lies on the surface of the Pacific with all systems intact as it moves through the five attack sequences programmed to climax in catastrophe.

Track of the Bengal. Avon, 1999.
Governments around the world scramble to locate the Bengal, a freighter traveling under the flag of Cameroon and heading for an unknown destination. Deep within its hull is a red bomb--an anti-personnel, mercury-based nuclear device--which silently waits for the perfect moment to detonate.

Recon Force: Lightning Strike. Kensington, 2003.
During WWII, a special unit is put into action--one made up of the toughest and bravest volunteers. Its purpose is to strike first, fast, and hard, killing the enemy without hesitation. Led by Lt. John Parnell, they become a force to be reckoned with. Followed by: Recon Force: Thunderbolt (2004), Recon Force: Storm Front (2005), and Typhoon (2006).

Michael Salazar
The Lucifer Light. Bantam, 2002.
When a deadly and well-hidden weapon is aimed at the United States of America, the task of finding & destroying it falls to Air Force Master Sergeant Jason Johnson and his suicide squad. Followed by: The War Angel (2003).

Charles W. Sasser
Detachment Delta: Operation Iron Weed. Avon, 2003.
In the aftermath of September 11, the world's premiere terrorist prepares to strike again. It is up to the legendary Delta Force to stop him. Also in the series: Punitive Strike (2002), Operation Deep Still (2004), Operation Aces Wild (2005) and Operation Cold Dawn (2006).

OSS Commando: Final Option. HarCol, 2007.
Former Chicago homicide detective, Captain James Cantrell, leads a secret intelligence team for OSS. His current mission: protect the top–secret Allied plans for invading France, and flush Nazi spies who are desperately attempting to uncover these secrets. With time running out before D–Day, Cantrell must prevent a female Gestapo agent operating in London from delivering stolen Overlord information in time for Hitler to reinforce defenses at Normandy.

Edwin H. Simmons
Dog Company Six. NIP, 2000.
Marine Reserve Captain George Bayard is recalled to service during the Korean War from a comfortable teaching position and given command of rifle company D, consisting of both Pacific War vets and new recruits.

Ian Slater
WWIII. Fawcett, 1990.
In the Pacific Ocean, 185 miles south of the DMZ, six Russian-made aircraft drop their bombs, while in Europe--twenty Soviet Warsaw Pact infantry divisions and four thousand tanks begin to move, preceded by hundreds of strike aircraft. The war that once seemed impossible commences. Followed by:

WWIII: Rage of Battle (1991)
WWIII: World in Flames (1991)
WWIII: Warshot (1992)
WWIII: Arctic Front (1992)
WWIII: Asian Front (1993)
WWIII: Force of Arms (1994)
WWIII: South China Sea (1996)
WWIII: Choke Point (2004)
WWIII: Payback (2005)

James V. Smith
Force Recon. Berkley, 1999.
They are known as Team Midnight: an elite force trained to disappear behind enemy lines and wreck havoc where the enemy least suspects it...even if that enemy is on American soil. Followed by:

Force Recon: Death Wind (2000)
Force Recon: The Butcher's Bill (2001)
Force Recon: Deep Strike (2002)
Force Recon: Fatal Honor (2003)

Will Staeger
Painkiller. Morrow, 2005.
When the Tortola police ask him to discreetly dispose of a bullet-ridden body that a has washed ashore on the beach, semi-retired CIA operative W. Cooper can't help but investigate and quickly finds himself tangle in a web of voodoo, a massive military arms build up in China, slave-trading, and serial murder.

Charles Stella
Blue Lightning. Warner, 1990.
The skies over North Vietnam become a contest between two ace pilots: Lt. Jim Campbell, who is determined to rescue his best friend from an enemy POW camp at any cost, and Maj. Quac To Quang, whom the Americans call the Gray Ghost.

Chris Stewart
Shattered Bone. M. Evans, 1997.
As a stolen bomber loaded with nuclear weapons sweeps down on its target, the world braces for nuclear war and all are left to wonder what the pilot's intentions are and who he is working for.

The Kill Box. M. Evans, 1998.
Air Force One, returning from Kuwait, crashes, killing all aboard including the vice-president. Their deaths have been caused by a virus of unknown origin. The President vows retaliation, not knowing that Washington, D.C., is also targeted for biological destruction. Air Force captain Charlie McKay is chosen to lead a desperate mission aimed at the destruction of a biological weapons laboratory hidden deep beneath the desert sands of Iraq.

The Third Consequence. M. Evans, 2000.
With Iran developing its own nuclear weapons and acting to shut down the Persian Gulf, an elite team that includes Air Force pilot Ryan Cooper is sent to protect American interests. What they learn to their dismay is that Iran is not the only dangerous enemy--there are traitors in their own ranks.

The Fourth War. T. Dunne, 2005.
After the president of Pakistan is assassinated and the country's nuclear warheads go missing, the seemingly impossible task of finding and destroying those warheads is given to Peter Zembeic, a CIA paramilitary agent and his best friend, the commander of a B-2 squadron.

The God of War. T. Dunne, 2008.
The most advanced fighter jet in the world, an F-38 called Ares, is armed with solid state laser that can identify and track up to fifty-eight airborne targets and shoot them out of the air instantly. But during a public demonstration things go very, very wrong, and it is up to Air Force Maj. David Jesse James to save the world.

P. W. Storm
Force 5 Recon: Deployment: Pakistan. Avon, 2003.
The hunt is on for the world's most feared terrorist, hidden somewhere in the labyrinthine mountains of northern Pakistan. But complicating matters is the fact that the cold-blooded mass murderer is holding an American television news crew hostage. An elite team of Special Operatives led by Sergeant Mac Rainey is already stranded in the country. With their cover blown and escape route cut off, Force 5 Recon sets off to find and free the captives on their own. Followed by Force 5 Recon: Deployment: Philippines (2004).

The Mercenaries. Blood Diamonds. Avon, 2006.
Fed up with the politics, hidden agendas, and bureaucracy of the regular military, Michael "Mad Dog" Hertzog assembles his own "private security" force from equally disenchanted members of the U.S. military and British SIS. All he has to do to bankroll this band of mercenaries is to head for Angola to retrieve a missing cache of gems from terrorist-linked revolutionaries. P. W. Storm is the pseudonym for Peter Telep. Followed by: The Mercenaries: Thunderkill (2007)

Peter Telep
Direct Action. Berkley, 2008.
The men of ODA-555 (aka Triple Nickel) take take the war on terror to the enemy's front door. Capt. James Pharaoh splits his team into two lethal components-one confronting an al-Qaeda-backed militia, the other rushing to save the Afghanistan president's life.

James "Patch" Watson & Mark Roberts
Operation: Artful Dodger. Avon, 1998.
They are the best of the best. Stealth warriors trained to take the battle to the Devil's backyard if necessary. In the water, from the sky, and on land, this flawless fighting machine gets the jobs no one else can handle. Followed by: Operation: Shoot & Scoot (1998) and Operation: Search & Destroy (1999).

Joe Weber
DEFCON One. Presidio, 1989.
Glasnost has failed. Russia is economically desperate. The assassination of Gorbachev brings to power a hard-liner with a daring plan: to force the U.S. to the brink of war and then suddenly relax the pressure. If, as expected, the U.S. forces stand down, the U.S.S.R. will then launch a surprise first strike in what may become WWIII. Only one man knows the full extent of the impending horror--a CIA operative trapped in the Kremlin.

Shadow Flight. Presidio, 1990.
During a special training exercise, a B-2 bomber disappears and the Air Force concludes that the top-secret aircraft has been hijacked. After evidence points to Cuba as the likely destination of the Stealth's last flight, the CIA dispatches agent Steve Wickham to find the aircraft before the President calls for an invasion.

Rules of Engagement. Lyford, 1991.
When a North Vietnamese MiG shoots down his wingman, Brad Austin becomes obsessed with avenging the loss of his comrade. But to do so will require him to break the rules of engagement in which the MiG bases are "off-limits" to American pilots, providing a safe haven from which the enemy can strike without fear of reprisal.

Primary Target. Berkley, 1999.
When a group of hard-line Communists devise a strategy to return their country to it's former glory by aligning themselves with the most ruthless militant extremists of the Middle East, they aren't counting on the determination o fU. S. President Cord Macklin and a pair of intrepid government agents to thwart them. Followed by: Dancing with the Dragon (2002) and Assured Response (2004).

John Weisman
Soar: A Black Ops Novel. Morrow, 2003.
On the eve of a groundbreaking U.S.-China summit, a covert CIA operation to bug a secret nuclear test site in western China goes terribly wrong when the American black ops team is captured by a vicious fringe group of Islamic terrorists. The president assigns Major Michael Ritzik, the young CO of Sword Squadron--a top secret element of the Army's elite Delta Force--to covertly rescue the hostages. Written by the co-author of the "Rogue Warrior" novels. Followed by: Jack in the Box (2004) and Direct Action (2005).

Bing West
The Pepperdogs. S&S, 2003.
At the end of a three-month tour in Kosovo, five American Marine reservists are looking forward to going home until one of the men runs into a pack of bloodthirsty Serbian soldiers, and disappears. After patrols fail to find him, Capt. Mark Lang breaks ranks and moves the rest of his recon team--dubbed "the Pepperdogs" --deep into forbidden Serbian territory to rescue their friend.

Robin A. White
Angle of Attack. Crown, 1992.
On a moonless night in the skies over Libya an unearthly beam of radiance lances out of an aging Tu-95 Soviet Bear bomber, an event observed by the pilot and radar intercept officer in a U.S. Navy F-14A sent out to investigate the Russian's presence. This becomes the opening shot of an undeclared war.

The Sword of Orion. Crown, 1993.
Afghan extremists bring the world to the edge of nuclear Armageddon when they steal a Russian hydrogen bomb, vowing to detonate it if the West fails to comply with their demands. Only a handful of people know how to recover the warhead--a U.S. Navy nuclear detection team, flying a highly modified P-3 Orion, and a retired Russian Special Forces captain with painful first-hand experience in the uncharted wilds of Afghanistan.

Tom Willard
The Black Sabre Chronicles

Follows five generations of the military Sharps family from 1866 through the Gulf War. Titles in the series:
Buffalo Soldiers (Forge, 1996)
The Sable Doughboys (1997)
Wings of Honor (1999)
The Stone Ponies (2000)
Sword of Valor (2003)

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