Phantom Leader

Mark Berent, a distinguished flyer in the USAF for more than twenty years, and a veteran of the Vietnam War, author's an explosive novel in, 'Phantom Leader'. He gives us a rich collage of heroes, each embroiled in the seething battle of the Tet Offensive in 1968 Vietnam, a field of honor that Berent himself is all to familiar with in very real terms: Pilot Toby Parker, is making his way through the jungle, only to stumble into the middle of a tank attack at Lang Tri. Major "Flak" Apples, parachutes from his downed fighter jet, right into the waiting arms of the enemy at the "Hanoi Hilton". Special Forces Colonel Wolf Lochert, is set to confront an old advisari he has never been able to beat in combat. General "Whitey" Whisenand, gives his all to cover his troops on the front-lines while fighting two wars --- one in Vietnam and one in Washington, DC. Major Court Bannister, is conflicted with choices that could make him Vietnam's first "air ace", or destroy his career. This is a heart-pounding novel so vivid in detail and riveting in its action adventure that you'll forget it's only fiction.