Firebreak Author:Richard Herman After the flames of the Gulf War have smoldered and died, a bloodthirsty madman still holds the reins of power in Iraq-and points a devastating chemical weapons arsenal at the vulnerable heart of his most hated enemy. The call for a Holy War has united the Arab world. In Israel, the way is being prepared for the inevitable response - nuclear ret... more »aliation. And a U.S. president, weakened politically and militarily, dispatches a squadron of F-15 fighter planes to the volatile region-in a desperate gamble that will either avert Armageddon...or hasten its coming.« less