Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Chapter 46 Chapter 47 Chapter 48 Chapter 49 Chapter 50 MORTAL ALLIES Also by Brian Haig Secret Sanction MORTAL ALLIES BRIAN HAIG An AOL Time Warner Company The events and characters in this book are fictitious. Certain real locations and public figures are mentioned, but all other characters and events described in the book are totally imaginary. Copyright © 2002 by Brian Haig All rights reserved. Warner Books, Inc., Hachette Book Group, 237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Visit our Web site at www.HachetteBookGroup.com. First eBook Edition: May 2002 The “Warner Books” name and logo are trademarks of Hachette Book Group, Inc. ISBN: 978-0-7595-2768-3 To Lisa, Brian, Pat, Donnie, and Anne Acknowledgments N o book is an author's alone. Some individuals help conjure the images, like General (ret.) Robert W. RisCassi, who commanded the alliance in Korea for three years and did more to improve our common security than anyone will possibly know. And did more to inspire my imagination—as well as many others —about the true meaning of great leadership and personal character than he will ever know. Or Pete Kinney and Chuck Wardell, two former soldiers who help shape the picture of Sean Drummond. Or Luke Janklow, my agent, friend, and advocate. And all the rest of the team at Janklow & Nesbitt, who really are the best in the business. Or Rick Horgan, the kind of editor every novice writer dreams about: demanding, thoughtful, experienced, and on the mark. Or Mari Okuda and Roland Ottewell, who did the copyediting and, to my everlasting chagrin, corrected more mistakes than I can count. And all the rest of the folks at Warner Books, from Larry Kirshbaum down, who make the book business seem like a circle of friends just having a great time. I owe them all my appreciation. As I do to the men and women of our Armed Forces, who keep us safe. MORTAL ALLIES