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1878: When his family loses their home, to Jack Roberts, who has grown up hearing stories of the Crimean war and the magnificent charge of the Heavy Brigade, the choice between working in a dangerous factory or enlisting in the army and putting on the famed red uniform is an easy one. But when fighting for Queen and Country takes him far from home to defending a small mission station from overwhelming numbers, it is anything but easy and bravery and stoicism take on new meaning.

Die Kurzgeschichte spielt an Weihnachten des Jahres 1813 an der spanisch-französischen Grenze. Richard Sharpe trifft einen alten Freund aus Indien wieder, doch diesmal stehen sie sich als Feinde gegenüber.

1810. In den Hügeln von Buçaco trifft das 50.000 Mann starke portugiesisch-britische Heer auf den Feind Frankreich. Mittendrin: Richard Sharpe. Die drohende Invasion Portugals ist allerdings nicht dessen einzige Sorge. Während die Schlacht von Buçaco ihren blutigen Lauf nimmt, zwingt ein portugiesischer Schurke Sharpe zu einem wahnwitzigen Duell - und nur der Sieger wird überleben.

Portugal 1811. Sharpe und seine Rifles sind gerade noch rechtzeitig zur Stelle, um die Vergewaltigung eines Mädchens zu verhindern. Die Übeltäter sind Mitglieder der Loup Brigade, einer französischen Eliteeinheit, benannt nach ihrem berüchtigten Kommandanten Brigadier Guy Loup. Und es kommt noch schlimmer: Die Männer haben alle Bewohner eines nahegelegenen Dorfes niedergemetzelt - sogar die Kinder. Für Sharpe steht fest: Von nun an heißt es Sharpes Rifles gegen die Loup Brigade.

Im Winter 1811 scheint der Krieg verloren zu sein: Ganz Spanien wurde von Frankreich annektiert. Cádiz ist die letzte Stadt, die sich noch in spanisch-englischer Hand befindet. Doch die französischen Truppen ziehen den Belagerungsring immer enger. Auch Richard Sharpe hält sich in der belagerten Stadt auf - und sieht sich dort gleich mehreren Feinden gegenüber. Einer von ihnen ist ein skrupelloser Priester, dem jedes Mittel recht ist, um sein Ziel zu erreichen: die Auflösung der Allianz von Spanien und England.

The Taskforce—a highly classified Special Forces unit—is left reeling. One of their own has been killed in action. Another is barely alive. There's only one option left. The Taskforce recruits Pike Logan, an unstable operator with an agenda of his own, when more disaster strikes. A weapon of unthinkable power heads to the US. The one area the Taskforce cannot operate in. Will their home turf be the one place the Taskforce is forbidden to save?

It is 1885. After a decade spent fighting for Queen and Country across the globe, Colonel Ian Steele is enjoying the quiet life in the colony of New South Wales, reunited with his friend Conan Curry and watching over his children and numerous business enterprises. But the British Empire's pursuits are ceaseless, and when the colony's soldiers are required to assist a campaign in Sudan, North Africa, Ian's son Lieutenant Josiah Steele heeds the call, despite an ultimatum from the love of his life, Marian.

Starbucks drittes Abenteuer! Captain Nate Starbuck mag noch so sehr durch Wagemut in der Schlacht glänzen, sein größter Gegner steht ihm nicht im Feld gegenüber. Es ist ein Feind im eigenen Lager. So kämpft Starbuck im glühend heißen Sommer 1862 nicht nur gegen die Yankees, die auf die Hauptstadt der Konföderation marschieren, sondern ebenso gegen einen missgünstigen Vorgesetzten, General Washington Faulconer, der seinem besten Mann nichts weniger wünscht als Degradierung – und den Tod. Bernard Cornwells Historienreihe aus dem amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg.

Pericles returns home more than a hero: he's the leader of Athens, the empire's beacon of light in the dark. But even during times of peace, the threat of Sparta - Athens's legendary rival - looms large on the horizon. When a sudden catastrophe brings Sparta to its knees, Pericles sees a golden opportunity to forever shift the balance of power in his city's favour. For sometimes, the only way to win lasting peace is to wage war.

Griechenland im Kampf gegen die größte Kriegsflotte der Welt. Als erfahrener Schiffsführer kämpft Arimnestos von Platäa in der epischen Konfrontation zwischen Griechen und Persern: der Seeschlacht von Salamis. Eine Schlacht, bei der Blutvergießen mit Blutvergießen vergolten, alter Groll beigelegt, Ruhm erlangt und Verrat entlarvt wird. Eine Schlacht, bei der Griechenland alle Differenzen begraben und vereint kämpfen muss. Denn dem Land gegenüber steht Großkönig Xerxes, der die größte Kriegsflotte der Welt zusammengebracht hat.

In Los Angeles, the niece of an esteemed cardinal of the Vatican is abducted by the Albanian mob. Kimball Hayden, a man without a country or the support of the church, soon finds himself in the crosshairs of an indigenous black-op unit that is trying to terminate him for secrets that could set off a political firestorm. Lacking in numbers, Kimball must prove himself to the Vatican by overcoming an Albanian team of precision assassins and a sanctioned kill team from the United States government.

Jack Cody is on a healing path, recovering from the personal trauma of loss that left this top American agent with the nickname “Suicide”. But Cody’s recovery, his personal relationship with his CIA control officer, Sara Durell, and everything else goes on hold when Cody is thrust into his most dangerous mission yet. Facing off against a deadly axis of evil—American Nazis, Islamic terrorists, and stolen Russian nukes—Cody tracks a bullet-splattered trail of deception in a race to stop the destruction of Houston, Texas, under a mushroom cloud....

While many people have heard of the battle at Rorke’s Drift, (featured in the film Zulu), and the one at Isandlwana that preceded it, few outside of South Africa know of an earlier and equally bloody conflict. Under a tyrannical king, the Zulu nation defended its territory with ruthless efficiency against white settlers. Only a naïve English vicar, with his family and some translators, are permitted to live in the king’s capital. It is into this cleric’s household that Thomas Flashman finds himself, as a most reluctant guest.

Jorge Salazar is an initiated member of the Latin Kings street gang. When he finds his heroin-addicted mother dead on the bathroom floor, he begins to question everything about his life. Visualizing a high probability of an early death as a gang member, Salazar decides that escaping New York is his only alternative. He enlists in the United States Army, and after basic training, he is deployed to Vietnam where he faces the life and death challenges he thought he left behind.

On the brink begins in the present day, US Navy Commander Derek “Leopard” Lloyd, a former Navy SEAL, is now the senior medical officer of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, steaming in the Western Pacific, and he soon finds himself at the center of escalating events as nations maneuver for control of resources in the South China Sea. These events have Lloyd grappling with personal demons from long ago, while at the same time, a beautiful naval flight officer from his past arrives to be the admiral’s new chief of staff.

Three orphans of mixed race struggle to survive on the streets of Saigon amidst the calamity of war, the total rejection of their culture, and adversaries that hunt them daily. Will they live to see the sunrise of another day? That is the question that haunts them during their constant struggle.

Elite assassin Reed Montgomery's private war with the criminal underworld is spilling across the country and leaving carnage in its wake. After identifying his enemy as a shadowy shot caller known only as Gambit, Reed is ready to end the war with a well-placed bullet. But Gambit is one step ahead. After kidnapping Reed's father, Gambit proposes an exchange: He'll release David Montgomery if Reed completes one last kill. The target? An innocent public servant. With his father's life hanging in the balance, Reed must outmaneuver Gambit if he ever hopes to end this war.

With the Empress Matilda about to marry the Count of Anjou, Alfraed is thrown into a world of intrigue and treachery as he tries to hold on to the north with depleted numbers of warriors. When he succeeds he finds that he is punished and sent to the east by King Henry and his family held hostage in the Tower of London. He finds himself embroiled in plots and campaigns there where he finally serves with his father's old comrades: the Varangian Guards. After a journey home which is fraught with danger he finally rescues his family and returns to his beloved castle.

Sven Saxon Sword is content with his life but King Sweyn Forkbeard wants to use the Dragon Sword to help him claim a kingdom across the seas from Denmark. With Prince Cnut at his side, Sven has to fight not only the English but also Danes who change sides, Scots keen to grab land themselves and even the oathsworn of the new Danish king.

Camp David ranks with the White House and Air Force One as the most secure military site in America. Located in the rugged hills of Maryland 60 miles northwest of Washington, Camp David is the private country retreat for the president, his staff, and family, and also the perfect setting for affairs classified as too sensitive for public consumption. When the Israeli prime minister visits Camp David for a summit meeting with POTUS, the stakes are high enough for a highly trained team of terrorist assassins to perform the impossible: penetrate Camp David’s security.