None of their faces were easy to read, but she was confident that they felt enough loyalty to the young American helicopter pilot to make them want to help. However, and as always, Stan’s unblinking eyes showed no indication of what he was thinking. It was him that she really needed to convince. ...
Claire watched him as he paced about in their bedroom where they had taken to spending most of their time to keep out of sight from the street below. He had steadily become more and more anxious and by now he was more or less in a constant state of panic. Since the news ha...
They are designed as a purely reactive and short set of orders to an unfolding situation rather than a deliberate full set of orders outlying every detail of a pre-emptive attack or defence. With no time for in-depth planning and preparation, it is down to the commander on the ground to quickly f...