“Introduction” by Stephen Coonts. Copyright © 2001 by Stephen Coonts.
“Al-Jihad” by Stephen Coonts. Copyright © 2001 by Stephen Coonts.
“Leadership Material” by Dale Brown. Copyright © 2001
by Target Direct Productions, Inc.
“Lash-Up” by Larry Bond. Copyright © 2001 by Larry Bond.
“Cav” by James Cobb. Copyright © 2001 by James Cobb.
“Cyberknights” by Harold W. Coyle. Copyright © 2001 by Harold W. Coyle.
“Flight of Endeavour” by R. J. Pineiro. Copyright © 2001
by Rogelio J. Pineiro.
“Breaking Point” by David Hagberg. Copyright © 2001 by David Hagberg.
“Inside Job” by Dean Ing. Copyright © 2001 by Dean Ing.
“Skyhawks Forever” by Barrett Tillman. Copyright © 2001 by Barrett Tillman.
“There Is No War in Melnica” by Ralph Peters. Copyright © 2001
by Ralph Peters.
COMBAT
Copyright © 2001 by Stephen Coonts
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eISBN 9781429900270
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Combat / edited and with an introduction by Stephen Coonts.—1st ed. p. cm.
“A Tom Doherty Associates book.”
Contents: Leadership material / Dale Brown—Lash-up Larry Bond—Cav James Cobb—Cyberknights Harold W. Coyle—Flight of Endeavour R.J. Pineiro—Breaking point David Hagberg—Inside job Dean Ing—Skyhawks forever Barrett Tillman—There is no war in Melnicca Ralph Peters—al’Jihad / Stephen Coonts.
ISBN 0-312-87190-2 (regular edition)
ISBN 0-765-30028-1 (limited edition)
1. War stories, American. 2. Science fiction, American. 3. Imaginary wars and battles—Fiction. I. Coonts, Stephen
PS648.W34 C65 2001
813’.609358—dc21
00-048451
First Edition: January 2001
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