Successful operation after successful operation has earned Major MacArthur a reputation for professionalism and an envied position in the near-future world of counterinsurgency warfare, and in the battle-ravaged streets of Chicago he once again pulls a rabbit out of his hat by producing an army where none existed before. His most challenging test comes when an attempt is made on his life, forcing him to uncover a complex maze of treachery and ultimately join an underground battle for control of the globe, where allies become foes and foes become allies.