No one in the military expected Colonel Bobby Autry to succeed when he was assigned command of X-Battalion. But the maverick chopper ace surprised them all when he created an unstoppable task force that could out-fly the Nightstalkers, out-stealth the SEALs, and out-think the CIA. Now, as a reward for outstanding service in Venezuela and Korea, the elite T-160 helicopter unit is being dismantled--for being too unpredictable, uncontrollable . . . and too damn scary.

But XBat isn't dead yet, not when their country needs them more than ever. America is under stealth assault from anarchists who are about to turn the streets of L.A. into a blood-soaked battleground. A Coast Guard cutter has already gone down in flames off the California coast. The ultimate satellite intelligence system is quite possibly going rogue. And XBat is about to face its toughest challenge and deadliest enemy . . . on U.S. soil!