Brown, Dale - Independent 04

 
          
 
THE
NEW YORK TIMES
BESTSELLER BY THE
AUTHOR OF
CHAINS OF COMMAND

 
          
The best military adventure writer in the
country todav

 
          
-CLIVE
CUSSLER

 
BERKLEY
 
BESTSELLERS
BY DALE BROWN...

 
STORMING
HEAVEN

 
“RIVETING!”
—Kirkus Reviezus

 
  $6.99 U.S.
$8.99 CAN

 
 
CHAINS
OF COMMAND

 
“A
SWEEPING EPIC”

 
—Clive Cussler

 
 
NIGHT
OF THE HAWK

 
“GRIPPING.. .MASTERFUL .” -WE.B.
Griffin

 
 
SKY
MASTERS

 
“AN
EXCITING WAR STORY!”
—Publishers Weekly

 
 
HAMMERHEADS

 
“FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELTS!”
—Midzvest Reviezv of Books

 
 
DAY
OF THE CHEETAH

 
“TERRIFIC.

 
AUTHENTIC AND GRIPPING!”
—Nezjo York Times

 
 
SILVER
TOWER

 
“RIVETING,

 
ACTION-PACKED!”
-UPI

 
 
 
FLIGHT OF
 
THE OLD DOG

 
“SHATTERING... A TERRIFIC
 
FLYING YARN.”

 
—Stephen Coonts

           
 
 
          
Praise
for Dale Brown
 
and His Electrifying Bestsellers

 
          
STORMING HEAVEN

 
          
His newest, most shattering bestseller—the
story of a terrorist assault on the
United
States
... ending with an airborne
attack on
Washington
,
D.C.

 
          
“Brown
raises some provocative issues . .. His aeronautical knowledge is broad and
accurate, and his flight scenes are first
rate.”                                                      
—
Publishers
Weekly

 
          
“Fascinating
.. .
Storming Heaven
will be an
explosive success with fans of
military-techno-thrillers.”     —
Booklist

 
          
“Dale
Brown has firmly established his high-tech, gung-ho credentials in seven
bestselling aviation thrillers, and his new, edge-of-the-cockpit
Storming Heaven
should rocket him out to
the Van Allen belt.”     —
New York
Daily News

 
          
CHAINS
OF COMMAND

 
          
The riveting story of Air Force involvement
in a Russia-Ukraine border skirmish . . . that may result in all-out nuclear
holocaust.

 
          
“Dale
Brown takes a hard look at the future of
America
’s Armed Forces ... A great story of war in
a modern unstable world. It’s an exciting
ride.”                                             
—Larry Bond

 
          
“Chains of Command
is as convincing as
nonfiction. Dale Brown is the best military writer in the country today and is
a master at creating a sweeping epic and making it seem real.”

 
          
—Clive
Cussler
continued
...

 
          
NIGHT
OF THE HAWK

 
          
The exciting final flight of the “Old
Dog”—a shattering mission into
Lithuania
,
where the Soviets’ past could launch a terrifying future______________

 
          
“Dale Brown brings us the gripping
conclusion of the saga that began so memorably with
Flight of the Old Dog.
A masterful mix of high technology and
human
courage.”

 
          
—W.E.B. Griffin

 
          
SKY
MASTERS

 
          
The incredible story of
America
’s
newest B-2 bomber, engaged in a blistering battle of oil, honor, and global
power...

 
          
“Sky
Masters
is a
knockout!”                           
—Clive Cussler

 
          
“A gripping military thriller ... Brown
brings combat and technology together in an explosive tale as timely as this
morning’s news.”                                         
—W.E.B. Griffin

 
          
HAMMERHEADS

 
          
The
U.S.
government creates an all-new drug- defense agency, armed with the ultimate
high-tech weaponry. The war against drugs will never be the same.

 
          
“Classic ... His most exciting
techno-thriller!”

 
          
—Publishers
Weekly

 
          
“Whiz-bang technology and muscular,
damn-the-torpedoes strategy.”     
—Kirkus Reviews

 
          
DAY
OF THE CHEETAH

 
          
The shattering story of a Soviet hijacking
of
America
’s
most advanced fighter plane—and the greatest high-tech chase of all time.

 
          
“Quite
a ride ... Terrific. Authentic and gripping!”

 
          
—New York Times

 
          
“Breathtaking
dogfights ... Exhilarating high-tech adventure.”     
—
Library Journal

 
          
SILVER
TOWER

 
          
A Soviet invasion of the
Middle
East
sparks a grueling counterattack from
America
’s
newest laser defense system.

 
          
“Riveting,
action-packed ... a fast-paced thriller that is impossible to put
down!”            —UPI

 
          
“Intriguing
political projections ... Tense high-tech dogfights.”    
—Publishers Weekly

 
          
“High-tech,
high-thrills ... a slam-bang finale!”

 
          
—Kirkus Reviews

 
          
FLIGHT OF
THE
OLD DOG

 
          
Dale Brown’s riveting debut novel. A
battle- scarred bomber is renovated with modern hardware to fight the Soviets’
devastating new technology.

 
          
“A
superbly crafted adventure . .. Exciting!”

 
          
—W.E.B.
Griffin

 
          
“Brown
kept me glued to the chair ... a shattering climax. A terrific flying
yam!”  —Stephen Coonts

 
 
          
FLIGHT
OF THE OLD DOG
 
SILVER TOWER
 
DAY OF THE CHEETAH
 
HAMMERHEADS
 
SKY MASTERS
 
NIGHT OF THE HAWK
 
CHAINS OF COMMAND
 
STORMING HEAVEN

 
   
STORMING HEAVEN

DALE BROWN

BERKLEY
BOOKS,
NEW YORK
 

 
          
 
 
STORMING HEAVEN

 
          
A
Berkley
Book / published by arrangement with
 
Dale F. Brown, Inc.

 
          
PRINTING
HISTORY

 
          
G.
P. Putnam’s Sons edition / July 1994
 
Berkley
edition / May 1995

 
          
All
rights reserved.

 
          
Copyright
© 1994 by Dale F. Brown.

 
          
This
book may not be reproduced in whole or in part,
 
by mimeograph or any other means,
without permission.

 
          
For
information address: The Berkley Publishing Group,
 
200
Madison Avenue
,
New York
,
New York
10016
.

 
          
ISBN
0-425-14723-1

 
          
BERKLEY
•

 
          
Berkley
Books are published by The Berkley Publishing Group,
 
200 Madison Avenue, New York,
New
York
10016.
 
BERKLEY
and the “B” design
 
are trademarks belonging to Berkley
Publishing Corporation.

 
          
PRINTED
IN THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
 
10 987654321