When murderous bands of militiamen begin roaming the
western United States and attacking government agencies,
it will take a dedicated group of the nation's finest
and toughest civilian airmen to put an end to the
homegrown insurgency. U.S. Air Force Lieutenant-General
Patrick McLanahan vows to take to the skies to join the
fight, but when his son, Bradley, also signs up, they
find themselves caught in a deadly game against a
shadowy opponent. When the stock markets crash and the
U.S. economy falls into a crippling recession,
everything changes for newly elected president Kenneth
Phoenix. Politically exhausted from a bruising and
divisive election, Phoenix must order a series of
massive tax cuts and wipe out entire cabinet-level
departments to reduce government spending. With
reductions in education and transportation, an
incapacitated National Guard, and the loss of public
safety budgets, entire communities of armed citizens
band together for survival and mutual protection.
Against this dismal backdrop, a SWAT team is ambushed
and radioactive materials are stolen by a group calling
themselves the Knights of the True Republic.Is the
battle against the government about to be taken to a new
and deadlier level? In this time of crisis, a citizen
organization rises to the task of protecting their
fellow countrymen: the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), the U.S.
Air Force auxiliary. The Nevada Wing - led by retired
Air Force Lieutenant-General Patrick McLanahan, his son,
Bradley, and other volunteers - uses their military
skills in the sky and on the ground to hunt down violent
terrorists. But how will Patrick respond when extremists
launch a catastrophic dirty bomb attack in Reno,
spreading radiological fallout for miles? And when
Bradley is caught in a deadly double-cross that
jeopardizes the CAP, Patrick will have to fight to find
out where his friends' loyalties lie: Are they with him
and the CAP or with the terrorists? With "A Time for
Patriots", the "New York Times" bestselling master of
the modern thriller Dale Brown brings the battle home to
explore a terrifying possibility-the collapse of the
American Republic. |
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