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1815. Der Staub der Schlacht von Waterloo hat sich noch nicht gelegt, noch sind nicht alle Opfer begraben. Lieutenant-Colonel Sharpe und seinen tapferen Riflemen ist dennoch keine Ruhepause vergönnt. Der Duke of Wellington hat erfahren, dass nach dem Untergang Napoleons und seiner Armee bereits ein anderer Feind lauert - eine geheime Bruderschaft fanatischer Revolutionäre, die wild entschlossen sind, Rache zu nehmen. Er schickt Sharpe auf ein neues Schlachtfeld, ins Labyrinth der Straßen von Paris, wo die Linien zwischen Freund und Feind verwischen.

Marrakesh, 1893: His military career in disgrace, Harry Delhaze turns to a life of drink and gambling. But then he’s offered a way out–a small fortune to help the Sultan of Morocco quell a rebel uprising. It sounds like easy money. Instead, Harry is forced to battle the wild bandit armies of ruthless prophet-warlord, Bou Hamra, through the snows of the Atlas Mountains and the baking deserts of the Sahara. And he finds himself in the fight of his life.

A tiny US town on the Mexican border. Remote. A big day for this minuscule rural community. The President and First Lady are in town with their entourage to honor a deceased grand old man of the Party. A quick in-and-out visit to pay their respects and they’ll be home in DC before dark.

England has a new King. Henry is the young son of King John. Guided by a Council of regents and the Earl Marshal he has a divided England to heal. When William Marshal gives Sir Thomas, Earl of Cleveland, the responsibility of making the young King a warrior, he sets in motion a series of events...

After enjoying two weeks of well-deserved R and R at Pearl Harbor, Art Turner, his crew, and his boat are once again asked to go out and do the impossible…and to make it snappy, already! Webster Clayton has uncovered a Japanese plan to send a major invasion force to Guadalcanal. In order to soften up the marines there, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto intends sending in a battleship to bombard Henderson Field and obliterate the Cactus Airforce.

When Blaze stops at an isolated gas station in the forests of Kentucky's Appalachians, he stumbles onto something sinister. Dangerous men with deadly intentions are stalking a strange group – two cops, a fugitive, and a lawyer. An ambush is underway; an execution is about to go down. Blaze isn’t one to look the other way. But before he knows it, he has a pack of mercenaries after him. From the Appalachians to the heart of Washington, DC, it becomes a relentless game of cat and mouse. But what the hunters don't realize is, they’ve taken on more than they can handle.

Michael’s Eyes is the fictional account of the life of Michael Barone. In the story Michael was born with an ability that no other human has been known to possess. As Michael grows up in the small Texas town of Anson, his life and his adventures are shaped by his secret ability to be able to see in the dark.

Tief im verbrannten Ödland der Namib-Wüste lagen Millionen von Jahren lang unvorstellbare Reichtümer verborgen. Diamanten. Ein paar Menschen brachen den Erdboden auf, um sie zu besitzen. Und Menschen starben. Für Ex-Soldat Jason Green kam der Auftrag unerwartet, aber er war einfach. In der abgelegensten Diamantenmine der Welt stimmte etwas nicht. Es stimmte ganz und garnicht. Die Versicherungsgesellschaft war sehr besorgt, die laufenden Kosten enorm, und die Schadensfälle sehr verdächtig.

“Delivering authentic action from someone who has lived it, Chameleon is on target and scores a direct hit!” —Jack Carr, former Navy SEAL and #1 New York Times bestselling author From filmmaker, memoirist, and former Navy SEAL Remi Adeleke, on the heels of his featured roles in the hit...

Hrolf the young Viking has left the service of Jarl Dragonheart and sails with Jarl Gunnar Thorfinnson. When they find a home off the Frankish coast they begin to accumulate a vast fortune which earns them the enmity of other Vikings. The novel culminates in a bloody battle where Viking fights...

Alle errungenen Siege, alle Heldentaten bei der Schlacht von Marathon und der Seeschlacht bei Salamis konnten nur eines erreichen: Zeit vor dem nächsten Ansturm der Perser. Diese haben eine neue Armee aufgestellt und kehren nun mit überwältigender Macht zurück, um den letzten tödlichen Schlag gegen Griechenland auszuführen. Für die Griechen, zersplittert und in der Unterzahl, gibt es nur eine Strategie: Angriff. Also nimmt Arimnestos im heißen Sommer 479 v. Chr. zum letzten Mal seinen Speer in die Hand, um bei der Schlacht von Platäa zu kämpfen.

Elite assassin Reed Montgomery has set his sights on his greatest enemy—the sadistic criminal mastermind, Aiden Phillips. Surrounded by a team of vigilantes as ruthless and determined as himself, Reed only needs to know where to strike. An orchestrated encounter with a shadowy informant gives Reed the information he needs: The secrets to bringing Aiden down lie in rural Colombia, where the heart of Aiden's operation beats in secret.

Kyle von Bergen has no idea that a firsthand account of one of the most chaotic naval battles in history is sitting in the recliner of the "Crappy Apartment" where he now lives with his recently divorced mother. In his teenage perspective, all he sees is inconvenience dealing with an old man who is moving in with them. He never imagines the WWII adventure that is about to unfold or how it will impact his life.

The Wolves of Odin have been unleashed: the hunt has begun. Anno Domini 1040. Christianity has swept unstoppably across Scandinavia, leaving few enclaves of the old ways clinging on to their fading world as King Olof of Sweden works to convert his people. A young warrior, Halfdan, has witnessed...

Bombings in Copenhagen, Budapest, and Rome litter the streets of Europe with dozens of victims. The ensuing investigation into the attacks points the finger at a Saudi banker with close ties to the House of Saud, Saudi Arabia’s Royal Family. A group of US and Israeli operators is soon dispatched to Paris to ensure the banker pays for his crimes, but when things go horribly wrong in the City of Lights it becomes clear the team has been betrayed at the highest levels. The team will then have to find those responsible and make certain they atone for their sins.

The Ashley Berg File tells the story of four young women, having joined the navy for reasons as disparate as their backgrounds, who forge a life-long camaraderie to endure and overcome the seemingly insurmountable obstacles encountered as recruits in US Navy Boot Camp and A-School in 1987. To stand any chance of graduating, let alone achieving their hopes and dreams, the four must find the strength in each-other, while forging it in themselves, as they come face to face with the realities of being a female in the US military…knowing their stories will never be "on record".

Lieutenant Colonel Francis James Preston is promoted to colonel and assigned to train new recruits fresh out of infantry school to reactivate the 289th Infantry Regiment. Training these soldiers isn’t hard enough; Second Lieutenant Katharine Wilson is promoted to lieutenant colonel and assigned as the regiment’s executive officer. The regiment attempts to prove their ability to fight together. Internal agents attempt to undermine the regiment to show its inability to defeat an enemy. The time spent training these soldiers exposes a dark secret known only to Dr. Paul Minder.

Sara Durell is missing. Sara was the best friend of Carol, Jack Cody’s late wife. Cody now shares a deep platonic bond with Sara, whose compassion and counsel have contributed to his emotional recovery in the wake of that traumatic loss. Jack owes Sara...and Sara has gone missing on a deep-cover mission in Afghanistan. When a SEAL team rescue operation goes terribly wrong, Sara and Cody have no one but themselves to rely on as they forge their way across a harsh desert frontier in a desperate trek for survival against the elements and a relentless Taliban hit team on their trail.

Portugal, 1809. Frankreich ist auf dem Vormarsch, die portugiesische Armee gnadenlos unterlegen. Auch die britischen Einheiten scheinen nicht mehr viel tun zu können, um die französische Invasion zu stoppen. Abgeschnitten vom Hauptfeld, schlägt sich Richard Sharpe durch ein Land, das kurz vor dem Kollaps steht. Seine Mission: die schöne Britin Kate Savage zu beschützen. Dabei wird er gejagt, von einem Feind, der alles daran setzt, ihm den Garaus zu machen. Sharpe kennt nur eine Antwort darauf: Widerstand leisten. Mit allen Mitteln und bis zum Tod.

1809. Bitterer Winter lässt den Norden Spaniens erstarren, und die britischen Truppen ziehen sich nach La Coruña zurück. So sind Lieutenant Richard Sharpe und eine versprengte Abteilung erstklassiger Schützen auf sich allein gestellt, eingekreist von der siegreichen Armee Napoleons. Sie haben nur eine Chance, wenn sie sich Major Blas Vivar und seinen spanischen Aufständischen anschließen. Doch das hat seinen Preis, denn Vivar will die heilige Stadt Santiago de Compostela befreien, die von französischen Truppen besetzt ist.