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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.

Betrayal by friend and foe alike beset Sir John Hawkwood as he enters the murky world of Italian politics. He will emerge from the experience as a true leader of men but first he has to outwit his enemies of which there are many. With Montferrat secured from the Savoyards and with the White Company now firmly in his hands, Sir John Hawkwood leads his men to Pisa where they have been hired to fight the Florentines. The hero of Poitiers is about to enter a world of treachery, intrigue and double dealing for which he is quite unprepared.

Dwie pasje autorki sprawiły, że powstała ta dramatyczna powieść o Kambodży: zauroczenie Azją Południowo-Wschodnią i fascynacja archeologią. Z doświadczeń reportera wojennego i osobistych obserwacji zrodziła się niezwykła opowieść o losach dwojga ludzi: osiadłego w Paryżu polskiego archeologa Jana Derbienia i jego żony Mai, lekarki, córki Khmera i Francuzki. Oboje połączyła wielka miłość, a rozdzieliła nieoczekiwanie wojna i polityka.

Late spring, AD 455. After a brutal winter struggle against the High King Vortigern, outcast imperial officer Ambrosius Aurelianus has led his weary followers to southwest Britannia in search of his mother's kinfolk. But Vortigern, thirsting for revenge, is already forging a dangerous alliance against him. Taking refuge in a ruined Roman fort near the decaying town of Vindocladia, Ambrosius finds an ally in Lurotriga, the widowed queen of the Durotriges. Though still sworn to his Saxon lady, Inga, he is soon beguiled by the British noblewoman.

With Bonaparte held to a stalemate in Europe, the race to empire is now resumed. Britain's ambitions turn to the Spice Islands, the Dutch East Indies, where Admiral Pellew has been sent to confront the enemy's vastly rich holdings in these tropical islands. Captain Sir Thomas Kydd joins reinforcements to snatch these for the British Crown. The two colonial masters of India and the East Indies face each other in mortal striving for the region—there can be only one victor to hold all the spoils.

When his former senior chief, Steve Auger, is brutally assassinated, former Navy SEAL officer Matthew Barrett has a choice to make. He can slide back into an all too familiar pattern of alcohol abuse and depression, or he can shake his demons and hunt down the murderers responsible for his friend’s death.

When Prince Arthur is murdered and the French begin to take Normandy, Sir Thomas finds himself isolated and alone. The Norman barons conspire against King John and the English knight has a dilemma. Does he join the rebels or stay true to his beliefs? Undefeated he and one of his knights leave Anjou and sail to a new life in England but it is not a life without trouble and death. He finds himself, in the midst of conspiracies and plots, forced to defend his land against bandits, brigands and the Scots.

1296 AD: the whole of Western Europe trembles on the brink of war. South of the Pyrenees, the Christian and Moorish kingdoms fight and scheme against each for control of Hispania. To the north, the rival kings of England and France feverishly enlist allies as they battle for supremacy on the Continent. Even as the armies clash, spies and double agents fight their own bloody war in the shadows. From the safety of old age, En Pascal of Valencia recalls his own exploits in this brutal and treacherous era.

Set in the years before the Battle of Hastings, the story follows the trials and tribulations of Aelfraed, a young boy who aspires to be a warrior. When his uncle, Aethelward, takes him to join the warriors of Harold Godwinson, his life is irrevocably changed. Fighting the Welsh brings him great honour and when he saves the life of Edward the Confessor, he becomes a man of great reputation. The novel culminates in the battle of Stamford Bridge when the Housecarls defeated the last of the Vikings, Harald Hadrada.

It is 1066 and the Saxon leadership lie dead at Senlac Hill. Only Aelfraed and his northern rebels hold out against the Norman war machine. Fighting treachery as well as Normans Aelfraed and his warriors bravely take the fight to the Normans. Forced to become outlaws they fight a rearguard action from the northern forests until William relentlessly hunts them down.

The story of the last two Housecarls from Harold Godwinson's army who, forced from England by the Normans, journey down the Russian rivers to join the Varangian Guard where they fight, once more the Normans from Italy. The two men have to fight not only barbarians and the Empire's enemies but treachery from within the complex world of Byzantine politics. Culminating in the battle which finally drove the Normans back to Italy, the historically accurate book paints a picture of the dying world of the Saxon warriors.

It is 1942. Four badly wounded, medically discharged veterans fight one last battle for their friends and country in the steamy streets of Chinatown, Hawaii! President Roosevelt orders all the money in Hawaii collected, destroyed, and replaced by money with Hawaii written across the back of each bill—funny money that the Japs can't use if they invade the Hawaiian Islands, if Guadalcanal falls. Millions of dollars collected and some of the money is about to be taken by anybody who is somebody.

Sir Thomas and his new bride, Lady Margaret, have been forced to leave the Baltic. They cannot go to England and so he heads for Anjou where he hopes to take over the old manor of Sir Leofric. Upon his arrival, he finds himself thrown into a world of intrigue. Prince Arthur had been the chosen heir of King Richard but King John had taken not only the throne but also claimed the lands of Normandy, Maine and Anjou. Even before he has taken charge of his new manor, he finds threats from the French as well as King John.

As World War II nears its end, the last elements of the German Army struggle to survive. Sergeant Peter Dietrick of the Third Platoon knows the war is lost, but he must fulfill his duty to his country despite dwindling supplies and support from Germany. Trapped between advancing American troops and Nazi SS units instructed to arrest or execute retreating troops, Dietrick and his soldiers engage in a hardened battle of survival against the freezing, desolate landscape and the will to live.

The battle for France is almost over but the Plantagenets do not know it. They cling to the hope that by throwing more and more men at a lost cause, they will regain the land lost. Sir Michael of Weedon knows that is not true and is tired of the waste. He has fulfilled his promise to a dead king, as well as his mentor, but it is a savage attack on his new family's home that makes him return to England. It is there that Fate catches up with him. He is summoned by Queen Catherine, King Henry's widow, and she entrusts him with her most valuable treasure and makes him, the Queen's Knight.

It is 1942, and the American and British armies are landing in North Africa to fight the German army led by General Erwin Rommel. Underground resistance to German occupation is rising across Europe. In Jugoslavia, Communist and royalist resistance movements are fighting both the Germans and each other. American and British agents are parachuting into Jugoslavia from Egypt to assist them.

When his father is killed at Arsuf protecting King Richard, Thomas is knighted. His hopes of inheriting his family's manor are dashed when Prince John takes power in his brother's absence. With a handful of men, Sir Thomas is forced to travel to Sweden where he joins the Jarl Birger Brosa fighting the Estonians, Karelians and Slavs. Fighting in the harsh environment of a Baltic winter makes Sir Thomas and his men stronger. There he learns of further treachery and dishonour among Bishops, Kings and Princes who value thrones more than men.

The Taiwan situation spiraling dangerously out of control, the US navy in the area is placed on high alert. America facing the aggressor implies to China that it won’t back down and a state of war between the two countries is imminent.

Zindagi ke 16 saal ghar par farmaishi aur aaramdayak life jeene ke baad Nikhil, Burty, Randy aur Maachh ki life mein 360 degress ka turn tab aata hai jab wei National Defence Academy mein kadam rakhte hain. Bahut jald he unhein ye baat samajh aa jaati hai ki Academy mei life sirf thook lagakar joota polish karna nahi hai, balki NDA mei bitaye six terms adventures aur achievements ka endless khazana hain. Suniye Boots Belts Berets ka Hindi sanskaran, Abhishek Banerjee ki jaandaar awaaz mein.

When the hunter becomes the hunted, all bets are off. After defying his bosses to protect an innocent woman, elite assassin Reed Montgomery, has ignited a war with the criminal underworld. His enemies will stop at nothing to destroy him, along with anyone he ever cared for.

In March 1942, Battle of Britain Spitfire ace, Jack Williams, is one of 15 pilots flying the first Spitfires to reach the most heavily bombed place on Earth: the tiny Mediterranean island of Malta. Their task is simple, regain control of the air.

Executive Solutions is one of the world’s most capable mercenary units: a force designed to do everything from providing local security and training to hostage rescue, terrorist suppression, and many other operations in places regular military forces can’t–or won’t–go.

When Milborne crossed the border into Mexico, he had no idea what he would have to do to stay alive. At first, becoming a Rurales was the perfect cover. Being judge, jury, and executioner on the open range has its perks as well. But his newfound freedom wouldn't last. For revolution forced a new presidency to begin, and with that all bets were off. Not sure of who might be friend or foe anymore, he could trust no one. Not even himself. Making the hard choices in life defines a man, and it can sometimes take him on the longest ride of his life.

Anna Marie became an orphan at two years old, and ballet became her life until World War II, when she became a freedom fighter with the resistance.

Die verfeindeten griechischen Stadtstaaten sind mit der ständig wachsenden Bedrohung durch die Perser konfrontiert. Arimnestos erhält von Leonidas I., König von Sparta, den Auftrag, eine Gesandtschaft zum Hof des neuen Großkönigs Xerxes I. zu begleiten, um dort Friedensverhandlungen zu führen. Doch die Gespräche in Susa scheitern. Der Großkönig lässt sich nicht umstimmen. Er hält an seinem Vorhaben fest, die griechische Welt vollständig zu unterjochen... Die schlachtenreiche Reihe aus der Antike von Christian Cameron.

Triumphierend kehrt Arimnestos von Platäa nach der ruhmreichen Schlacht von Marathon in die Heimat zurück. Dort erwartet ihn jedoch eine schlimme Nachricht: Seine Frau ist tot, gestorben im Kindbett. Von Trauer überwältigt, stürzt Arimnestos sich von einer Klippe – und erwacht auf einer phönizischen Trireme, gekettet an einen Ruderriemen. So nimmt eine epische Reise ihren Lauf, die Arimnestos bis zur Grenze der bekannten Welt und darüber hinaus führt – mit einer Fracht an Bord, so wertvoll, dass es sich lohnt, dafür in den Tod zu gehen.