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#54 VECTOR THREE

#55 EXTREME MEASURES

#56 STATE OF AGGRESSION

#57 SKY KILLERS

#58 CONDITION HOSTILE

#59 PRELUDE TO WAR

#60 DEFENSIVE ACTION

#61 ROGUE STATE

#62 DEEP RAMPAGE

#63 FREEDOM WATCH

#64 ROOTS OF TERROR

#65 THE THIRD PROTOCOL

#66 AXIS OF CONFLICT

#67 ECHOES OF WAR

#68 OUTBREAK

#69 DAY OF DECISION

#70 RAMROD INTERCEPT

#71 TERMS OF CONTROL

#72 ROLLING THUNDER

#73 COLD OBJECTIVE

#74 THE CHAMELEON FACTOR

#75 SILENT ARSENAL

#76 GATHERING STORM

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STONY MAN®

AMERICA’S ULTRA-COVERT INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

FREEDOM FIRE BOOK II

Don Pendleton

Freedom comes at a high price and requires constant guardianship. Taken for granted, it can slip away all too easily. When the hand weakens and the eye turns aside, the time may come when the resolve needs to be strengthened. And in those times there may be a need for armed conflict to restore the balance. As always, it is the men and women of the Armed Services who must carry that burden. They bear the brunt of the inevitable clash of arms, and they do so in the spirit of the pledge they made to ever defend and protect our peace. Their fight goes on. They continue to suffer and often to make the ultimate sacrifice. They deserve both our respect—and our enduring gratitude.

CONTENTS

PROLOGUE (#u63074d5a-0d3a-5bb5-9061-2d4a06de0c1c)

CHAPTER ONE (#u950c7f3c-e7ef-56b2-96a3-59e771b3ba53)

CHAPTER TWO (#ua5e5c38b-722a-5e02-b46d-f538f44ced21)

CHAPTER THREE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER FOUR (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER FIVE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER SIX (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER SEVEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER EIGHT (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER NINE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TEN (#litres_trial_promo)

PROLOGUE

Ho’s Island, North Korea

“Did I hear that right?” Rafael Encizo asked.

David McCarter pushed to his feet.

“Yes. You heard it right. It sounds as if our friend Khariza has just gone nuclear.”

“Can we discuss this later?” Gary Manning suggested. “I have a feeling company is on the way.”

McCarter raised his head and listened, picking up the approaching sound. He heard voices, too, shouting orders back and forth.

“Back off,” he said.

Covering one another, they retreated, moving back toward their entry point.