Force of Arms continues on from where Asian Front left off, the cease fire between America and China barely holding, and whilst General Freeman thinks it won't he doesn't know precisely when or how it will be broken.

After amassing arms on the border China launches across in a storm taking America by surprise capturing handfuls of territory back, destroying many Abrams tanks with kamikaze attacks, leaving General Freeman in a precarious position and on the back foot once again.

The book works towards a climax with the invasion of Beijing and subsequent lead in for the next instalment alluding to trouble starting somewhere else. ( )