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Habu Patch
HABU PATCH
It's the year 1992, the end of the Cold War. Yet danger rides the skies over Russian airspace as a last-ditch military action takes place below. The stakes have never been higher as reactionary forces, led by a powerful rogue general, prepare a counter-coup to oust President Boris Yeltsin from power and make the red flag, emblazoned with hammer and sickle, again fly above the Kremlin.
War and peace hinge upon the successful completion of a reconnaissance mission conducted by a veteran US pilot and a legendary spy plane, the SR-71 Blackbird. Both plane and pilot have been taken out of mothballs and it's expected that neither will make it back. The same goes for a last-minute addition to the crew of the two-seater aircraft, a young woman pilot who, though gung-ho, is ever bit as green as the pilot is seasoned.
Habu Patch is a breathtaking achievement by author David Alexander featuring high-adrenaline excitement from cover to cover. No one has written a technothriller about the legendary SR-71 Blackbird quite this powerful or quite this good. Habu Patch is raw-edged excitement ... David Alexander makes the SR-71 stand on its tail and do tricks. The sky's no limit for this exceptional mega-thriller from one of the top authors in the field.
It's the year 1992, the end of the Cold War. Yet danger rides the skies over Russian airspace as a last-ditch military action takes place below. The stakes have never been higher as reactionary forces, led by a powerful rogue general, prepare a counter-coup to oust President Boris Yeltsin from power and make the red flag, emblazoned with hammer and sickle, again fly above the Kremlin.
War and peace hinge upon the successful completion of a reconnaissance mission conducted by a veteran US pilot and a legendary spy plane, the SR-71 Blackbird. Both plane and pilot have been taken out of mothballs and it's expected that neither will make it back. The same goes for a last-minute addition to the crew of the two-seater aircraft, a young woman pilot who, though gung-ho, is ever bit as green as the pilot is seasoned.
Habu Patch is a breathtaking achievement by author David Alexander featuring high-adrenaline excitement from cover to cover. No one has written a technothriller about the legendary SR-71 Blackbird quite this powerful or quite this good. Habu Patch is raw-edged excitement ... David Alexander makes the SR-71 stand on its tail and do tricks. The sky's no limit for this exceptional mega-thriller from one of the top authors in the field.
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First published April 13, 2014
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David Alexander
55 books13 followersDavid Alexander began writing early in life and began writing uncoaxed and spontaneously. His fledgling appearance in print dates to a sonnet published in a New York City daily newspaper when David was in elementary school in Brooklyn. Between then and today, he has written and published in virtually every literary category, including novels, novelettes, short fiction, poetry, essays and film scripts. He received his early education via the New York City public school system. He later attended Columbia University in New York City and Sorbonne University in Paris, France.
In addition to fiction and creative nonfiction, Alexander has written technical papers as a defense analyst for some of the world's most prestigious international defense publications on high-technology combat systems and their strategic and tactical applications. He is as conversant with the global corporate and civilian defense sector as he is with the military side. Few can justly claim the scope and breadth of his knowledge of and familiarity with the international defense community, ranging from weapon systems to global strategic policy.
As an author, Alexander can justly claim to have pulled himself up by his own bootstraps. Never has he benefited from anybody's patronage. There have been no wealthy relatives with connections, no connections by marriage; no favors traded in secret, no hooked-up friends to fast-track his career. Nor has anybody but David Alexander penned the titles published over David Alexander's byline. Alexander is a resident of Brooklyn Heights, where he has lived and written for many years.
In addition to fiction and creative nonfiction, Alexander has written technical papers as a defense analyst for some of the world's most prestigious international defense publications on high-technology combat systems and their strategic and tactical applications. He is as conversant with the global corporate and civilian defense sector as he is with the military side. Few can justly claim the scope and breadth of his knowledge of and familiarity with the international defense community, ranging from weapon systems to global strategic policy.
As an author, Alexander can justly claim to have pulled himself up by his own bootstraps. Never has he benefited from anybody's patronage. There have been no wealthy relatives with connections, no connections by marriage; no favors traded in secret, no hooked-up friends to fast-track his career. Nor has anybody but David Alexander penned the titles published over David Alexander's byline. Alexander is a resident of Brooklyn Heights, where he has lived and written for many years.
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July 6, 2016
Habu Patch tops any ten including the deceased Clancy who unfortunately can't read it to learn a few things.
November 11, 2016
Habu Patch makes many another look like jokes. This includes Clancy, et al.
April 8, 2019
The blurb said "raw-edged excitement." It didn't lie. I rate this thriller very highly.
June 29, 2019
One word: UN-PUTDOWN-ABLE.
July 1, 2019
Not Tom Clancy or Dale Brown for sure!!
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