Book Overview
In an electrifying novel ripped from today's headlines, Dale Brown takes to the skies to deliver a covert battle in the Middle East -- a battle that America can't afford to lose. The new gulf war is erupting... And this one will be far bloodier than the first. A newly powerful Iran is flexing its military muscle in the Middle East. The Iranians have declared the Persian Gulf their territorial waters -- and an American ship has just been sunk to prove the point. With a military racked by budget cuts and a public reluctant to fight, the president must end the crisis before it escalates. The solution: project Future Flight, a surgical stealth campaign to silence Iran's modern weapons. The personnel: Colonel Patrick McLanahan and the surviving crew of the Old Dog. The stakes: success -- or full-scale war...
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0425157164
ISBN13:9780425157169
Release Date:May 1997
Publisher:Berkley Books
Length:384 Pages
Weight:0.45 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
My favourite B-2 is on flight again in this book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
Shadows of Steel was my fourth book from Brown's Aeoro techno thriller. This time, the story took me to the mid east...after the B2 had its experiences in South East Asia (Sky Masters). The story is very good and I really enjoyed reading it. But damn! I felt myself sitting as a CO Pilot with Patrick in B-2 again..! Although it's not that heavy thriller written in previous 'Sky Masters', But Brown is still genious with story writting! He is still the best Pilot! So everyone who is in flight enthusiast, don't miss it!
Shadows of Steel
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I think this book is very good, it tells in detalil how everything works, not like "The bomb droped and it blew up its target"
Unbeleivable realism, an Incredible Thrill ride!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I read "Day of the Cheetah" about 8 years ago, and have been a devout Dale brown fan every since. "Shadows of Steel" was yet another great book by a great author. Dale gives us Characters that pull you into the story. A Chinese Built aircraft carrier, and Patrick McLanahan in a B-2 Stealth. What more do you need? I must also strongly recommend "Tin Men", this might be my favorite so far.
GREAT READ-- also recommend THE OMEGA MISSILE
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
I enjoyed this book greatly. An interesting premise-- given current events. I also recommend THE OMEGA MISSILE which I just read. Another scary book about what might happen if things go wrong!!!
Beeaauutiful.....
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
Gotta love it! Dale Brown's 9th novel, Shadows of Steel features a battle-scarred B-2A stealth bomber countering the threat of an Iranian aircraft carrier and an Iranian military coup. The novel did a tremendous job of conveying the dark fascination of carrying out precision strikes unseen by your enemy. In fact, the only complaint I could have was that in the dialogue everybody kept saying "B-2A", whereas it seems to me they would usually just say "B-2". But what do I know? Maybe the story relied a little bit too much on non-lethal weapons, and there was a minor innacuracy involving the maximum speed of the AIM-54C Phoenix missile, but these minor problems don't take much from the story. A must-read if you're a Dale Brown fan and a stealth bomber fan. Enjoy
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