Battle Born - Dale Brown

Battle Born, the latest offering from the master of the airborne technothriller Dale Brown does not disappoint. McLanahan is back in the driving seat this time flying the EB52's successor, the EB1-C Megafortress. Tasked with taking out ballistic missiles McLanahan enlists a group of somewhat unorthodox bomber pilots out of Reno. As Korea and China head seemingly towards an unstoppable nuclear exchange time is running out for McLanahan and the others at HAWC to get the new squadron up and running. Dale Brown once again thrills with excellent, fast paced battle sequences both in the air and on ... more

After the success of his previous novel, ‘The Tin Man’, Dale Brown brings back Patrick McLanahan. He is now working with the US Air Force in Nevada and is training a tactical strike unit. All of a sudden, the peace in Asia is broken. South Korea invades North Korea and wins the war, creating the United Republic of Korea. However, this new country now has many warheads and is willing to do anything, even attack China, to keep its sovereignty. It is up to McLanahan’s unit to deal with the problem. If I am honest, I found this novel rather hard going. Not only is it long, but it ... more

Pat’s back, The USAF veteran has been sent to a B-1B Lancer Unit in Nevada. As usual the story gathers pace so fast that you are left breathless and wondering in awe at what is happening. This fast paced action brings back the original team of Patrick McLanahan and his old pal from the Old Dog mission David Luger. Pat is now a general and he has been asked to evaluate the Nevada unit of the reserves, but secretly he is also hunting for his next batch of airframes to modify and his set of crew dogs. The action switches from Nevada to the country of Korea, North and south to be precise. War ... more

This is another of the authors Patrick McLanahan series. This time it revolves around a new weapon development, Korea, and the B1 bombers. The book starts off with the B1 crews at work and developements in Korea. The hero of the book is Patrick McLanahan a bombardier in the USAF who is high up at the Dreamland research establishment, like most of his books it revolves around US heavy bombers, in this case the B1Lancer supersonic bomber - nicknamed Bone. The main plots are, the formation of a defence squadron with a new super weapon (Plasma Yield), the return to flight of a disgraced pilot ... more