The night is always darkest before the dawn. For the surviving Aggressor Inc. pilots, dawn can't come fast enough.

The Taiwan government is on the brink of collapse. From their hiding place on Xiuguluan Mountain, a United States-Taiwanese special ops team prepares to wage guerilla warfare. Their mission may demand the ultimate sacrifice, but could change the course of the war.

The fog of war has become a pea soup.

And from the fog, a massive Sino-Russian fleet emerges. China launches strikes on United States bases in Japan and the Philippines, but also across the IndoPacific: on Guam, Wake Island, Midway . . . and Hawaii. The Battle for Taiwan is not yet over. But the Battle for Hawaii is about to begin.

United States President, Carmen Carliotti, faces crises on multiple fronts—in the Pacific, and at home, as rioting and unrest force her to implement extreme measures.

But who is behind the suspiciously well-organized and funded civil uprising?

NATO and the Shanghai Pact nations face off as the battle—for global supremacy and for the very soul of America—rages.