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Army Veteran Mason Sharpe is killing time on Florida's gulf coast when he meets Ralph Roberts, a heartbroken older man who has come to Florida in search of the woman he loves–a woman who has mysteriously disappeared with a great deal of Ralph's money. Mason immediately suspects that Ralph has fallen victim to a scam artist, but Ralph won't hear a bad word about his true love, Camilla.

The Soviet army is sweeping into East Prussia, with their sights set on punishing Germans for the Nazis' reign of terror. Thirteen-year-old Giti and her younger brother, Otto, live with their mother and grandmother. When soldiers arrive and brutally attack the two adult women, killing their grandmother, the farm is set ablaze. The children, along with their severely wounded mother, are loaded into a crowded train bound for the Soviet Union.

From the author of What the Body Remembers, an extraordinary story of love and espionage, cultural tension and displacement, inspired by the life of Noor Inayat Khan (code name “Madeleine”), who worked against the Occupation after the Nazi invasion of France. When Noor Khan’s father, a teacher of mystical Sufism, dies, Noor is forced to bow, along with her mother, sister and brother, to her uncle’s religious literalism and ideas on feminine propriety.

James Sandean has decided that the world must be saved from humanity’s incompetence and reclaimed. He is willing to leverage his multi-billion dollar empire in order to do what others would not. With the help of his trusted advisors, he plots a diabolical course of action around the globe. High up in the mountains of Papua New Guinea, Covert Action Unit Speedwell moves stealthily over the rough terrain to extract their stolen materials.

Esta novela es una mezcla del testimonio y de la ficción. Recrea fragmentos y sucesos de la historia más reciente de nuestro país. Sus personajes son guerrilleros, estudiantes, militares y su contexto el conflicto colombiano. Toda la historia es un destino de sobresalto.

Mit seinem neusten Roman setzt Hermann Weinhauer dem opferreichen Kampf der Fallschirmjäger der Wehrmacht ein Denkmal. Max Jansen ist Soldat mit Leib und Seele. Als er zufällig von der neuen Elitetruppe der Luftwaffe – den Fallschirmjägern – erfährt, meldet er sich sofort freiwillig. Es folgt ein knochenharter Ausbildungsdrill, an dessen Ende er imstande ist, aus einem funktionierenden Flugzeug direkt ins Feindfeuer zu springen.

En algún lugar de Cisjordania, una patrulla israelí es asaltada por un comando palestino. Un soldado cae, a otro se lo lleva el comando, que pronto se da a la fuga. Herido, dado por muerto en un cementerio, Cham pierde toda referencia, se olvida de su nombre. Es recogido por dos palestinos pacifistas: una estudiante, Falastin, y su madre ciega, Asmahane, viuda de un político moderado abatido en una emboscada.

Der Kampf um Europa geht weiter! Tauchen Sie ein in eine packende Geschichte, die von einem alternativen Krieg erzählt. Autor Hermann Weinhauer, bekannt für seine nervenzerfetzenden Frontberichte, legt mit Imperium Germanicum eine Alternativweltgeschichte der Extraklasse vor. Seine Serie vereint gekonnt die Genres Polit-Thriller und Kriegsroman, wenn Weinhauer die wohl spannendste aller Fragen beantwortet: Was wäre, wenn ...? Mit einer neuen Offensive eröffnet die Rote Armee die Schlacht um Leningrad.

Januar 1945: Zwei Obergefreite verlieren auf dem Rückzug der deutschen Truppen vor der herannahenden Roten Armee den Anschluss an ihre Einheit. Auf sich allein gestellt, inmitten einer feindlichen Welt und geplagt vom sibirisch kalten Winter haben die beiden nur ein Ziel: Sie müssen hinter die Frontlinie gelangen, sonst sind sie verloren. Auf dem Bericht eines Soldaten basierend zeigt das Buch von F. John-Ferrer den persönlichen Überlebenskampf, der den Wahnsinn und die Schrecken dieses Krieges noch deutlicher werden lässt.

In this captivating first novel by Tripp Mehew, you will meet Kailani Priest. He is a local legend from Hawai'i turned military special operations tour de force. This action-packed story takes you on a journey to discover just who killed Kailani's best friend Stephen. He makes a shocking discovery that unveils the deep state and just how far they are willing to go to get what they want. The desire to hunt down Stephen's killers and take down these corrupt one-world government fanatics propels Kailani out of retirement and back into the fight.

While searching for answers to World War II mysteries on the infamous island of Iwo Jima, retired Marine Gunner Shake Davis answers a call on his satellite phone. Not long after that he's back in the counter-terrorism game and immersed eyeball-deep in desperate attempts to prevent a unique and very deadly biological warfare attack.

Ex-MI5 operative Joe Mason is on a mission to stop a ruthless satanic group from obtaining a treasure of unimaginable power: the legendary Hellfire. If the cult succeeds, they will become more powerful than any government – unleashing chaos and destruction worldwide. Mason and his team must race against time, deciphering clues from relics scattered across Europe. From Scotland’s eerie mausoleums to Milan’s hidden crypts, Florence’s shadowy alleys, Berlin’s sinister underbelly, and even the Vatican’s most secretive corridors, Mason must navigate the continent to find the Hellfire first.

The fate of the US military’s new secret division rests on the shoulders of covert operative Jason King. All he has to do is take down the Tijuana drug cartel – single-handedly.

1980, Vietnam, and the war is over. The shooting has stopped, and the so-called ‘liberated’ nation is at peace. They say. Ben Smith recalls his flight home in 1973, watching Tan Son Nhut disappear beneath the clouds. A veteran of an SF Rapid Reaction Force, he’s seen his share of fighting and come close to getting killed. Now it's over. Never again. So he thinks.

1940: Dover waits for the Nazi invasion… but what if Hitler's agents are already here, among them? Canadian journalist Jessica Marshall is reporting from Dover as the town is on the brink of a German invasion. But her story never makes it into the paper… Meanwhile, Louis Renard, an intelligent, damaged man and onetime Scotland Yard murder detective, is recuperating from wounds received in the Dunkirk invasion, working in Dover's barely functioning police station.

After elite Navy Seal Troy Stark is forced into retirement for his dubious respect for authority, his work in stopping a major terrorist threat to New York is noticed. Invited to join a secretive new international terrorist-fighting organization, Troy must hunt down all threats to the U.S. that originate from overseas—and pre-empt them by any means possible.

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was born on 24th June 1842 at Horse Cave Creek in Meigs County, Ohio. His parents were poor but they introduced him to literature at an early age, instilling in him a deep appreciation of books, the written word and the elegance of language. In 1891 Bierce wrote and published the collection of 26 short stories which included ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’. Success and further works including poetry followed.

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was born on 24th June 1842 at Horse Cave Creek in Meigs County, Ohio. His parents were poor but they introduced him to literature at an early age, instilling in him a deep appreciation of books, the written word and the elegance of language. In 1891 Bierce wrote and published the collection of 26 short stories which included ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’. Success and further works including poetry followed.

Наш современник попадает во времена древнего античного мира. Только что завершилась Вторая пуническая война. Римляне начали свое восхождение к величию. Но на Ближнем Востоке идет своя игра с очень высокими ставками. Александр Громов волею случая вмешивается в ход событий. Он попадает в самый центр борьбы за власть наследников династии Селевкидов и действует так, как ему велит совесть и честь. Судьба античного мира решается в Сирии, в кровавых битвах.