ASIN: B00LA0ODW0
Publisher: Endeavour Press
Pages: 348
The year is 1976.
The Cold War is at its height.
A Russian front-line pilot defects to Japan in a MiG-25 Foxbat interceptor, flying virtually at sea level to avoid the pursuing fighters and surface-to-air missiles.
With about thirty seconds of fuel remaining, he lands at Hakodate Airport, bursting a tyre and skidding off the runway.
But before the aircraft was handed back to the Russians, American intelligence agencies reduced it to a pile of components and then rebuilt it.
Despite the wealth of intelligence gleaned, they completely failed to realise the purpose for which the Foxbat was created.
In the present day, American satellites have detected unusual activity at several Algerian air bases, and at Aïn Oussera a large hangar has been cordoned off and armed guards posted outside.
Western intelligence agencies suspect that Algeria might be preparing its forces to launch an ...
