Patrick McLanahan novels
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3) Sky masters
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Patrick McLanahan novels volume 3
Pub. Date
[1991]
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English
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A confrontation between the U.S and China threatens to erupt into all-out war. As the U.S. withdraws from the Philippines, China slips in to fill the power vacuum and lays claim to tiny, uninhabitable oil-rich islands in the South China Sea. The Philippines also claim the islands, so China's navy decimates a Philippine drilling platform when its occupants refuse to knuckle under. A shooting war ensues, bringing America into the fray. The U.S. Air...
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Patrick McLanahan novels volume 4
Pub. Date
c1992
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English
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Story of the crew of the "Old Dog," a high tech B-52 bomber, and First Lieutenant Daviet Luger who has become one of the KGB.
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Shadows of steel , Patrick McLanahan novels volume 5
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Patrick McLanahan novels volume 6
Pub. Date
[1997]
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English
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With the U.S. paralyzed as China prepares to attack Taiwan, a group of gung-ho American civilians go to the island's help in a Megafortress bomber equipped with nuclear missiles. The novel follows their adventures as the two Chinas fight it out. By the author of Shadows of Steel.
8) Battle born
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Patrick McLanahan novels volume 8
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English
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Peace is shattered in North Korea when a mock training session turns lethal. South Korean fighter-bombers destroy several North Korean command-and-control special forces and secret police centers. The North Korean military surrenders and the United Republic of Korea, a new nuclear power, is born. It refuses to destroy thousands of captured nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, which it sees as protection against China. Thus begins a conflict...
11) Air Battle Force
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Patrick McLanahan novels volume 11
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[2003]
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English
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In military circles it's known as Air Battle Force an air combat unit of the future, under the command of aerial warfare expert Major General Patrick McLanahan, capable of launching stealthy, precision-guided firepower to anywhere on the globe within hours. And now McLanahan and his warriors have their first target.
Driven from Afghanistan, the parasitic forces of the deposed Taliban regime have decided to feed on a new host an isolated, oil-rich...
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Patrick McLanahan novels volume 12
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English
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The destruction of a Russian air base by robotic U.S. warplanes has reawakenedthe bear -- and America must pay a terrible price. In retaliation, Russia's leader launches the most devastating military sneak attack since Pearl Harbor, decimating America's strategic air forces. Now an embattled U.S. president must choose between two horrific scenarios: a cease-fire on the enemy's terms ... or respond with every weapon in the nation's arsenal, possibly...
13) Strike force
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Patrick McLanahan novels volume 13
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High hopes about a new Iranian leader who limits Islamic theocracy and pursues harmonious relations with America and Israel are shattered when a terrorist army declares holy war on Iran's new military regime, threatening to further destabilize the Middle East.
14) Shadow command
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Patrick McLanahan novels volume 14
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[2008]
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English
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General Patrick McLanahan, commander of the new Aerospace Battle Force, ignores directives from the White House and Pentagon to stand down and orders the ABF to attack secret Russian bases in Iran in an attempt to thwart Russian aggression.
15) Rogue forces
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Patrick McLanahan novels volume 15
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[2009]
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English
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Scion Aviation International has been hired by the Pentagon to take over aerial patrols in northern Iraq as the U.S. military begins to downsize its presence there. But when Kurdish nationalist attacks led by the Republic of Turkey and joined by the new government in Persia invade northern Iraq, retired Air Force lieutenant-general Patrick McLanahan makes the decision to take the fight to the Turks.
16) Executive intent
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Patrick McLanahan novels volume 16
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English
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When the United States develops a new, state-of-the-art missile defense weapon, it threatens global stability and pits the world's superpowers in a contest for dominance in the space around Earth's orbit.
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Patrick McLanahan novels volume 17
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English
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When the nation's economy collapses and thousands of Americans turn against their own government, Patrick McLanahan must enlist the aid of his son and fellow citizens to hunt down terrorists any way they can.
18) Tiger's claw
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[2012]
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English
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After he and his team refurbish America's aging weapon systems, Patrick McLanahan heads to Guam to oversee strategy, which causes the Chinese to take the offensive, launching a preemptive strike on a small American fleet that ignites a battle for the Pacific.
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Patrick McLanahan novels volume 19
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English
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While leading a team of young engineers designing Starfire, the world's first orbiting solar power plant, James McLanahan Bradley is caught in the middle of a battle that threatens to become an all-out global war for control of space after the U.S. President ignites an arms race.
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Patrick McLanahan novels volume 20
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[2015]
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English
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In the spring of 2017, the U.S. economy is rebounding under President Stacy Anne Barbeau, the country's first female president. But her leadership is about to be severely tested: Russian president Gennadiy Gryzlov has sent Special Troops, disguised as pro-Russian activists, into Ukraine and Moldova. Though NATO is outraged, its response is tepid. Refusing to let Russian aggression go unpunished, former U.S. president Kevin Martindale approaches Polish...
21) Price of duty
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Patrick McLanahan novels volume 21
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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When Russia constructs its most dangerous weapon since the atomic bomb and launches carefully plotted attacks on unsuspecting U.S. and European targets, Brad McLanahan and his Scion team arm themselves with the world's most advanced technological weaponry to prevent a full-scale cyber war.
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[2018]
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English
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"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...
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The previous administration's ineffective response to the growing Russian threat has left America vulnerable. Setting a bold course for America's defense, the decisive and strong new president, John Dalton Farrell, intends to challenge Russian aggression head on. Brad and Patrick McLanahan and the formidable Iron Wolf Squadron, including the recently injured Nadia Roz, rested and back to fighting form thanks to a pair of state-of-the-art prosthetic...
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[2020]
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English
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"Because its enemies never stop trying to undermine the United States' security, the men and women who serve to protect America must always be vigilant. Few know this better than warriors Brad McLanahan and Nadia Rozek. Newly married, the two are just beginning to settle into their new life together when they are called back into action. Though the Russians were badly defeated by Brad and the Iron Wolf Squadron in their previous bid for world dominance,...