Book Preview DREAMLAND DUTY ROSTER LT. COLONEL TECUMSEH “DOG” BASTIAN Once one of the county’s elite fighter jocks, now Dog is whipping Dreamland into shape the only what he knows how—with blood, sweat, and tears—and proving that his bite is just as bad as his bark … CAPTAIN BREANNA BASTIAN STOCKARD Like father, like daughter, … Read more
Book Preview ANADYR FAR EAST FIGHTER-INTERCEPTOR BASE RUSSIAN SOVIET FEDERATIVE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC This was not the way the flight of the Old Dog was supposed to be ending First Lieutenant David Luger, United States Air Force, thought grimly. And yet here they were, in the very northeastern tip of the Soviet Union, forced to land … Read more
Book Preview LEADERSHIP MATERIAL BY DALE BROWN ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Thanks to Don Aldridge, Lt. General, USAF (ret.), former vice com-mander of the Strategic Air Command, for his help and insights on the inner workings of an Air Force promotion board, and to author and former B-52 radar nav Jim Clonts … Read more
Book Preview Dale Brown – Flight Of The Old Dog Synopsis: The Soviets have developed the world’s most powerful laser installation. They have already killed an American satellite and a rc-135 aircraft and now they’re after the space shuttle. General Brad Elliott, head of a super-secret installation called “Dreamland’ has the responsibility … Read more
Book Preview NATIONAL ASSEMBLY HALL, GOVERNMENT HOUSE, TAIPEI, REPUBLIC OF CHINA SUNDAY, 15 MAY 1997, 1900 HOURS LOCAL (17 MAY, 0700 HOURS ET) The fistfight broke out as suddenly as a thunderclap. Several men and women leaped over seats to clutch at those who dared disagree with them or support another side over theirs. Railings … Read more
Book Preview CAST OF CHARACTERS JOSEPH GARDNER, President of the United States KENNETH PHOENIX, Vice President WALTER KORDUS, White House Chief of Staff STACY ANNE BARBEAU, Secretary of State MARCUS COLBY, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations DAVID C. KEELEY, Deputy Secretary of State for Asia DEBORAH A. CARLSON, Assistant Secretary of State for Chinese … Read more
Book Preview Dreamland: Duty Roster Dreamland: Weapons Systems III Be Boarded, or Be Sunk IV Monkeys in the Middle VI Catastrophic Events VII Coming to Their Senses Other Books by Dale Brown and Jim DeFelice Dreamland: Duty Roster Lieutenant Colonel Tecumseh “Dog” Bastian Dreamland’s commander has been mellowed by the demands of his new command—but … Read more
Book Preview Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Terminology Real-World News Excerpts The youngest child in the group, an eleven-month-old “Don’t talk to me about bigotry, xenophobia, or Any business consultant would have told them what Army National Guard Captain Ben Gray of the 1st The man jumped when he saw the American military “Welcome to a very … Read more
Book Preview THE MASTERS OF DREAMLAND LT. Colonel Tecumseh ‘Dog’ Bastian Once one of the country’s elite fighter jocks, now Dog is whipping Dreamland into shape the only way he knows how – with blood, sweat, and tears – and proving that his bite is just as bad as his bark … Captain Breanna Bastian … Read more
Book Preview Prologae The Connecticut Academy, USSR Saturday, 2 May 1985, 0748 EET “KEN JAMES” STAMPED his feet on the half-frozen dirt, rubbed his hands together quickly, then wrapped them around the shaft of a big Spaulding softball bat. “Cmon, dammit,” he yelled to the tall, lanky kid on the pitcher’s mound. … Read more
Book Preview Whiplash: Duty Roster Lieutenant General (Ret.) Harold Magnus Magnus once supervised Dreamland from afar. With Colonel Tecumseh “Dog” Bastian as its on-the-scene commander, the organization succeeded beyond his wildest dreams. Now as deputy secretary of defense, Magnus hopes to repeat those successes with Whiplash. His handpicked commander: Bastian’s daughter, Breanna Stockard. Breanna Stockard … Read more
Book Preview DEDICATION This novel is dedicated to all the men and women serving in the armed forces of the United States of America, and especially to the U.S. Air Force bomber crews. At this writing, for the first time since Vietnam, all of our country’s heavy bomber forces are in action during the same … Read more
Book Preview Raves for the novels of New York Times “A master at mixing technology and action. He puts readers right into the middle of the inferno.” “Brown puts us in the cockpits of wonderful machines and gives us quite a ride. . . . [His] flying sequences are terrific. Authentic and gripping, they will … Read more
Book Preview APC—armored personnel carrier ARG—Accident Response Group (Department of Energy) ARL—Army Research Laboratory CID—Cybernetic Infantry Device DOE—Department of Energy GAMMA—originally Grupo do Abaete de la Movimento Meio Ambiente, the Environmental Movement Group of Abaete; changed to Guerra Alliance de la Movimento Meio Ambiente, or the Environmental Movement Combat Alliance GSF—General Security Forces (Egyptian interior … Read more
Book Preview P ATRICK M C L ANAHAN , Lieutenant-General (retired), U.S. Air Force, and Mission Pilot, Civil Air Patrol (CAP) R OB S PARA , CAP Lieutenant Colonel, Battle Mountain CAP Squadron Commander D AVID B ELLVILLE , CAP Captain, Squadron Vice Commander, Commander of Cadets, and Ground Team Leader M ICHAEL P. F … Read more