A novel that crackles with timely excitement and riveting authenticity, "Desert Thunder" rockets the reader into the world of modern military special operations. When the Iraqis get hold of a weapon of devastating power -- a modified Russian-made Blackjack bomber with a terrifying capacity for wholesale destruction -- a beleaguered U.S. President sends a combined strike force of Navy SEALs and Air Force commandos into hostile territory to snatch the...