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The Empty Quarter

by David L. Robbins · 2014

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Every member of the Special Ops US Air Force pararescue jumpers, the PJs, swears by the motto "That Others May Live." A top-secret mission to save a kidnapped Saudi princess will put that oath to the ultimate test.The Empty Quarter is a pulse-quickening tour de force featuring the tactics and men of modern combat search-and-rescue and the complex politics of today's Arabian peninsula. It's a moving tale of desperate love and sacrifice set in the wastes of the Rub' al Khali, the world's largest and harshest sand desert.

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thrillerthrillerMore like thisLess of thiswar and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of thismysterymysteryMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2010s2010sMore like thisLess of thisYemenYemenMore like thisLess of thisMiddle EastMiddle EastMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 384 pages

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