Are there any car chases?
yes, in fact there are.
the story revolves around a chess set that was supposedly commissioned by Charlesmagne, that is eagerly sought after throughout history for the mysterious formula that it supposedly contains that is a great source of power. Some of the characters who appear are Nap. Bonaparte, Muamar Khaddafi, Catherine the Great of Russia, Talleyrand of France, William Blake and William Wordsworth appear in it as well. it is fascinating, and has a math/sci aspect to it as well.
They were shimmying down the ropes from 50 Black Hawks! Before that they had planes with .90 mm, .40 mm guns and gatlin guns to protect the 101st. Been planned for a long time.