Richard Herman Boeken

China has taken Hong Kong and is poised to capture Japan, and the new president of the US finds herself caught in the midst of nuclear brinkmanship. Her aide, a grounded Air Force lieutenant general who would prefer to be flying fighters, is himself caught up in the internal political struggles between White House and the Pentagon. But as these internal troubles brew, the Chinese make terrifyingly clear their intention of escalating to general nuclear attack, and the world shudders on the brink of war.

The topical perils of a U.N. peacekeeping mission are plunked down in the middle of South Africa as USAF Col. Matt Pontowski, is once again pressed into his government's service. Helped by an Israeli scientist, a bunch of revanchist Afrikaners who pine for the salad days of apartheid are in possession of the secret of cold fusion, which means they're in possession of nukes. Civil War threatens South Africa, the U.N. sends in the blue helmets and the U.S. sends Matt and his Warthogs (A-10 aircraft). Matt, a man of action, has to get things done despite diplomatic dithering, UN impotence and all those damn bureaucrats and pesky journalists who get in his way. Herman helpfully reminds us of past events (the death of Matt's Israeli wife and the need to be an attentive father to his young son), and he plants the seeds for a new love (Sam the camera woman) and the sad demise of an old friend.

A techno-thriller of power and politics with breathtaking scenes of aerial warfare from the author of 'The Warbirds'.

In a tight presidential race, Madeline O'Keith Turner's inclusion on her party's ticket had been a stroke of political genius - handily winning her running mate the White House and herself the distinct honor of becoming the first woman vice-president in America's history. A shrewd, savvy, effective and popular politician, she is more than qualified to chair the Senate and to act as her nation's good-will ambassador. But now fate has intervened. The sudden death of the sitting President has left Maddy Turner in a position that no one ever truthfully expected: behind the desk in the Oval Office and holding the reins of power. As the new Chief Executive, President Turner faces a slew of challenges and treacheries from her very first day in office. She is confronted by an uncooperative group of "old guard" Washington insiders who would dearly love to see her fail. Even her own Chief of Staff secretly doubts her ability to lead. And, worst of all, she has precious little time to master the subtleties of governmental gamesmanship - because a crisis is brewing halfway around the world that could have devastating global repercussions. The Chinese are engaging in a massive military build-up and brazenly reaching out into the East China Sea - the first step in an act of naked aggression designed to destroy Japan's position as a Pacific power. A situation that would severely test the abilities of even the most seasoned world leader could be a disaster for Maddy Turner and her nation. And a single false step could result in the untried President's impeachment...or nuclear war. But President Turner has a staunch ally within her own inner circle: General Robert Bender, her National Security Advisor.An ex-Thunderbird pilot, his loyality to his Commander-in-Chief is unwavering, but the skills that made him an outstanding military leader are rejected in the corridors of power. As the Chinese and Japanese fleets clash in the biggest naval engagement since World War II, Bender must give his president, a woman he doesn't really like, a crash course in the use of bare-knuckle military force that includes a nuclear option - even if it costs him his career, or possibly his life.

Svět je ovládán novým řádem, s první prezidentkou v historii v Bílém domě, zatímco skutečná moc spočívá v rukou obrovských společností. Lee Justine, ve svých osmatřiceti letech nejmladší ředitelka významné ropné společnosti, si své postavení udržuje díky bezohlednosti, ale stále si zachovává určitou míru lidskosti. Když se dozví o obrovských, dosud neprozkoumaných ropných ložiscích na dně moře poblíž Kuby, je rozhodnuta je získat za každou cenu. Druhým protagonistou je podplukovník Mike Stuart, průměrný muž, který se potýká s byrokracií americké armády. Jeho rutina se změní, když zaznamená neobvyklé pohyby ropného tankeru a informuje o tom své nadřízené. Brzy se ocitá v nebezpečném víru událostí, kdy čelí mocným silám, které ohrožují politickou rovnováhu na západní polokouli a dokonce i život prezidentky. Mike je nucen bránit svou zemi způsobem, jaký si nikdy nedokázal představit, a musí se chopit jediné šance na úspěch, což pro něj znamená stát se skutečným bojovníkem.

Seběvědomý a ztřeštěně nebojácný vojenský pilot je pověřen novým úkolem, kterého se má zhostit v nebezpečné a nestabilní Jižní Africe. Je to zkušený vojenský veterán, ale ani on není připraven na zběsilý uragán politických intrik, léček a smrtelného nebezpečí, který se kolem rozpotá.

Strhující a děsivě pravděpodobný román vypráví o lidské odvaze, letecké virtuozitě, politických machinacích a nestabilním světě řítícím se do záhuby. Jeho osud vkládá americký prezident na bedra pilotů z letky stíhaček F-15 Eagle. Největší tíha leží na domýšlivém mladém leteckém esu Mattu, vnukovi prezidenta. Jeho nezkrotné vášně sice mohou být spíš ke škodě než k užitku, ale zoufalá doba si žádá zoufalé akce!