In this novel, an Iranian/Iraqi Coalition mounts an all or nothing bid to lay America low. A clever mass infection allows the Coalition to wage a war designed to bring the mightiest nation in the world to her knees.
In college, Mike Thompson's microbiology studies lead him to befriend two Iranian students, Malik Aziz and Sadeq Nadim. The Ayatollah's rise to power unleashes a chain of events that pulls these men in different directions, eventually pitting them against each other in the most significant conflict the United States has ever witnessed
Semi-retired General Herndon has foreseen the coming events. He must now take charge of the military response, using only the scattered remnants of America's once powerful defenses.
