Over the course of the week-long war, readers follow a deep, diverse cast of characters from all sides of the conflict, including Marine Lieutenant Colonel Dan Connolly, a battle-tested soldier who leaves his air-conditioned office at the Pentagon to head to Africa Shank, an A-10 Warthog pilot who’s sure to be a fan favorite thanks to his sick skills and laugh-out-loud one-liners Pascal, an aging French spy who becomes a valuable player and Paulina, a scene-stealing Polish militia member who’s a far cry from the other warriors mentioned, having originally joined the militia to help save up money -but ultimately finds herself in the middle of the war, determined to help defend her homeland from Russia.

America takes note, and, with those events momentarily distracting them from what the Russians are up to, Red Metal is quickly approved by the Russian president-catching NATO, who didn’t think the sleeping bear would awaken quite yet, by surprise-and all hell suddenly breaks loose as battles rage and blood spills around the globe. In Asia, the Chinese government launches a plan to assassinate a high-profile politician in Taiwan-a country that has grown tired of having their independence threatened and are finally ready to fight back. All they need now is to wait for the right moment to strike. Yuri Borbikov has been hellbent on taking them back, even going as far as to draw up a plan he calls Operation Red Metal-which basically amounts to an attack in Europe designed to severely limit AFRICOM, the United States’ Africa Command stationed in Germany, while simultaneously hitting one of the mines in Kenya. Since they lost control, special forces commander Col.

Not that long ago, Russia held the coveted mines, which produce the needed material to effectively own the world’s high-tech sector for generations to come. Seeking to restore their reputation as a superpower, a desperate Russia launches a daring plan to take back several Rare Earth mineral mines in Africa, igniting a new world war in the process. Ripley Rawlings), a brilliant standalone that offers a realistic glimpse at what World War III might look like in the near future. Best known for his Gray Man series, New York Times bestseller Mark Greaney shows yet again why he’s one of the most talented, versatile, and dominant writers in the genre today with Red Metal (co-authored with Lt.

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