A new hopeThe last standEverything is falling apart. Black Arrow mercenaries are patrolling the streets unchallenged. The president is missing. The last bastion of Jason Hunt's forces-the missile silo compound-is all but besieged and is on the brink of starvation. And hidden somewhere in the heart of the Sahara Desert is a secret factory that should cement Alexander Engel's victory once it becomes operational.After getting blindsided by the new enemy, Mike Connelly finds himself in a dilemma. His duty tells him to look for the people he had been sworn to protect. But his skills might be better used someplace else if he wants to keep the odds of defeating Engel at better than zero.As his friends struggle to keep the resistance alive, Mike Connelly is rushing to give them a chance for a fair fight. He knows that the odds are against him. He just doesn't know by how much.