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Wingman #2
The Circle War
Flying over a shattered nation, ace pilot Hawk Hunter comes face to face with his greatest enemy
The United States may have defeated the Soviet Union in the Battle for Western Europe, but the Russians ended World War III with a nuclear sneak attack that shattered America into a collection of warring states dominated by criminals, fascists, and pirates. Air power rules all in the New Order, and pilots like Hawk Hunter are the only form of law.
The United States may have defeated the Soviet Union in the Battle for Western Europe, but the Russians ended World War III with a nuclear sneak attack that shattered America into a collection of warring states dominated by criminals, fascists, and pirates. Air power rules all in the New Order, and pilots like Hawk Hunter are the only form of law.
One of the most decorated pilots of the old US Air Force, he flies for the Pacific American Air Corps, a loose group of flyboys who have taken it upon themselves to safeguard what remains of US borders. Flying his U-2 over the frozen tundra late one night, Hunter detects something on his infrared camera: fifty jet fighters, accompanied by a full-scale invasion force. And their sides bear the emblem that frightens him most: the red star of the Soviet Union. World War IV is about to begin.
The Circle War is the second book of the Wingman series, which also includes Wingman and The Lucifer Crusade.
316 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 1, 1987
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About the author
Mack Maloney
109 books161 followersMack Maloney is the author of numerous fiction series, including Wingman, ChopperOps, Starhawk, and Pirate Hunters, as well as UFOs in Wartime – What They Didn’t Want You to Know. A native Bostonian, Maloney received a bachelor of science degree in journalism at Suffolk University and a master of arts degree in film at Emerson College. He is the host of a national radio show, Mack Maloney’s Military X-Files. Visit him on Facebook and at www.mackmaloney.com.
Mack Maloney is the Pen name for BRIAN KELLEHER
Mack Maloney is the Pen name for BRIAN KELLEHER
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April 19, 2020
This is the second Wingman book, and follows Hawk Hunter and his pals in their never-ending battle to free and rebuild America. In the best pulp tradition, the bad guys are bad but not too smart, the good guys are good but outgunned and outnumbered, but you know they're going to win in the end... but not by too much, and never permanently, 'cause otherwise there wouldn't be anything to happen in the next book. And there always should be a next book, 'cause otherwise it's over, and that would suck, 'cause then what would you do? Plenty of good military action and suspense to keep the pages turning; silly stuff, but I enjoyed it very much.
June 6, 2018
Great Book! I love reading these stories.
January 26, 2022
An action packed easy read.
June 16, 2025
Definitely one of the best war books I have ever read. Action from the start all the way to the end, and the story is very well developed.
December 5, 2020
The second book in the series and the plot continues by the Wingman to restore the United States. The New Order has moved in secretly several hundred SAMs and Yak-38 fighters to crush the few free factions.
One good thing about the Wingman series: the plot is awesome.
Two bad things about the series; the villains tend to be stock characters and the good guys always figure out the villain's plot quickly.
It is also hard to read this series at time because it was written back in the 1980s when Russia was the Soviet Union - the "Evil Empire" according President Ronald Reagan. A lot of technology is "dated"; F-14s, F-15,s and F-16s are the top of the line fighters and the F-117 is still classified top secret and not used. Readers who pick up this book 25-30 years after it was published should not automatically write it off as "dated."
One good thing about the Wingman series: the plot is awesome.
Two bad things about the series; the villains tend to be stock characters and the good guys always figure out the villain's plot quickly.
It is also hard to read this series at time because it was written back in the 1980s when Russia was the Soviet Union - the "Evil Empire" according President Ronald Reagan. A lot of technology is "dated"; F-14s, F-15,s and F-16s are the top of the line fighters and the F-117 is still classified top secret and not used. Readers who pick up this book 25-30 years after it was published should not automatically write it off as "dated."
September 22, 2013
Rated a solid 4 stars. Hooked on this series. It is fiction but makes you wonder if it could be reality some day.
August 5, 2014
These books are really simple to read and I didn't think I would get into them but I find myself wanting to find out what happens next.
September 13, 2016
Exciting story with unbelievable technologies. The highlight is the heroism.
April 9, 2017
Awesome
This book I could not put down read it from cover to cover in just two days grabs you pulls you in and holds you great writing and story telling makes you feel like your there.
This book I could not put down read it from cover to cover in just two days grabs you pulls you in and holds you great writing and story telling makes you feel like your there.
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