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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Dan Hampton flew 151 combat missions during his twenty years (1986–2006) in the United States Air Force. For his actions during the Iraq War, Kosovo conflict, and the first Gulf War, Hampton received four Distinguished Flying Crosses with Valor, a Purple Heart, eight Air Medals with Valor, and numerous other decorations. An alumnus of Exeter College, Oxford, he also holds degrees from Dartmouth and Texas A&M, and is a graduate of the elite USAF Weapons School. As a frequent guest on CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC, he discusses foreign affairs and geopolitics, and he has also appeared as an analyst on The O’Reilly Factor, The Sean Hannity Show, Tucker Carlson Tonight, and Anderson Cooper 360°. He is the national bestselling author of Viper Pilot, Lords of the Sky, The Hunter Killers, The Flight, Chasing the Demon, Operation Vengeance, Valor, and a novel, The Mercenary. You can sign up for email updates here.
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Epigraph
Author’s Note
Map
Prologue
PART I
1. Climb Mount Niitaka
2. The Dragon’s Mouth
3. Jimmy and Billy
4. Payback
PART II
5. The Darkening
6. Garden Hoses
7. Consequences
PART III
8. Questions and Answers
9. Loose Ends
Epilogue
