検索キーワード： 戦争・軍事

When Squadron Leader Adam Haylock, RAF, receives an unexpected posting and secondment to the UN Antarctic Interceptor Force at Teniente, Rodolfo Marsh Martin airbase on King George Island—latitude 62° south, he is totally unprepared for all the events that will subsequently unfold and change his life forever. Arriving at his new base, he is also surprised to find himself reunited with an old adversary, Wing Commander Mike Prendergast as well as a former chum and comrade in arms, Flight Lieutenant Sam (Dobbo) Dobson whom he hasn’t seen in several years.

The ancient city of Istanbul becomes a deadly chessboard when the President is abducted during a diplomatic mission. Secret Service Agent Jake Mercer must outwit a rogue military faction in a pulse-pounding pursuit through bazaars and back alleys. Can he rescue the President before a forced statement ignites an international crisis?

Alaric has been home for a year. He went north and saved the Cimbri, just as he said he would. But the cost has been higher than he ever thought. A shadow of the War Lord he once was, he now trades in amber and dotes on his children. A simple life. And with it, contentment. But he knew this couldn’t last forever; peace isn’t for someone like him, and sure enough trouble finds him once again. A routine journey south turns into a new and unknown wave of danger as red-cloaked legionaries attack, causing confusion and carnage.

Fallujah, Iraq, 2004. Four US nationals are ambushed by Al Qaeda and tortured, hanged from a bridge over the Euphrates. In Response, the US government launches a fierce assault to try and take the city once and for all. But, they fail, abandoning it to the very people they came to destroy. In the aftermath, a stockpile of weapons and ordinance is lost, along with a vital CIA asset... And the men hunting her are the worst possible kind, an extremist sect known as Tariq al-Aswad. A brutal group known for their merciless violence.

When a solar flare destroys the power grid, Harper is ready. She’s spent years preparing. But when a naive city newcomer stumbles onto her land, survival means more than food and water. Trust is scarce, and every mistake could be fatal.

Years ago, Derrick Holloway was dying. Then his best friend, Telly D. Young, pressed a hand to his chest, and everything changed. Derrick lived & from that moment on, he became the boy who wouldn’t break. They say Derrick Holloway can’t be killed. What they don’t say… is what it’s cost him. In the small town of Alder Bend, Telly vanished without a word; Derrick was left behind with a dog, a cabin, and a silence that stretched for years. And, Derrick’s no longer that boy. He’s a Navy SEAL. He’s a soldier who’s survived every bullet, every mission, and the nightmare.

It is 1843 and to avoid the hangman’s noose two brothers flee from England. The first available ship out of Liverpool takes them to India where they join the army of the East India Company. Even before they have finished basic training they are marched north to the Punjab to face the most professional native army in India – the Sikhs. The British will now face their most severe test in the sub-continent and the brothers must stand in the firing lines to survive.

Sara und Jay stehen vor ihrer bisher gefährlichsten Mission: Die Sisterhood beauftragt sie, eine Journalistin aus einem russischen Straflager zu befreien – inhaftiert wegen eines brisanten Artikels über ein entführtes Kind. Nach der riskanten Rettung lässt der Fall Sara nicht los. Sie überzeugt Jay, das Kind aus dem Artikel aufzuspüren und es sicher zurück zu seiner Familie in der Ukraine zu bringen.

The seemingly invincible Air Force One suffers a catastrophic engine failure. When it plummets into the Atlantic with the U.S. President and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff aboard, the world dives toward a peace-shattering crisis. Enter Miranda Chase, the high-functioning autistic air-crash genius, and her extraordinary NTSB team. Faced with an impossible deep-sea salvage operation of the 747, Miranda must rely on her unparalleled intellect and her diverse crew: the fiercely loyal Holly, methodical Mike, brilliant Jeremy, and resilient Andi, along with the enigmatic Taz.

An expeditionary force will discover unfamiliar lands, fight deadly foes, and reveal secrets as they explore the mysterious new earth they now call home in this gripping alternate history adventure set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Destroyermen series. Ever since the World War...

A surgeon becomes an unwilling patient with his own fatal diagnosis. A shadowy transnational organization reaches out to him with an offer: to trade their experimental miracle cure for his services as a medical assassin. Unable to face oblivion, he accepts their offer and is deployed to perform one final house call. Follow Dr. Joe through training, fear, betrayal, and danger as he zeroes in on his target.

Com pela voz da própria Verdade, este audiolivro é uma comovente história sobre até onde somos capazes de ir em busca do perdão. Nico Krispis tem 11 anos e nunca contou uma mentira. Quando os nazistas invadem sua casa, em Salônica, na Grécia, o menino judeu se vê sozinho com um oficial alemão, que decide explorar sua inocência de maneira cruel. Ele é convencido de que poderá rever sua família se fizer um pequeno serviço por alguns dias: ir até a estação de trem e garantir aos judeus forçados a embarcar que todos estarão seguros em seus “novos lares”.

Uhtred af Bebbanburg har generobret sit fædrene hjem. Det er dog ikke længe, han kan nyde sin sejr, da han bliver truet fra alle sider af både nye og gamle fjender. Igennem årtier har Uhtred stået midt mellem hedninge og kristne, mellem sakserne og vikingerne, mellem den gamle verden, han blev født ind i, og den nye verden, han voksede op i.

Guiomar’s life and love are upended when she learns her family are secret Jews living in the shadow of the Grand Inquisitor’s dungeons. The Silver Candlesticks is the story of a young woman who learns her family is Jewish just as the Spanish Inquisition grips Sevilla. A new Inquisitor, Padre Ignacio Dominguez, has come to town to ferret out the secret Jews who remain in Spain one hundred years after the Edict of Expulsion forced most to leave or convert.

Some Came Home: Tales from the Tour portrays a collection of profound experiences of young Americans returning from the war in Vietnam. The ERA was one of the most tumultuous times in US history for the entire population — but for those serving in uniform, it was beyond their imagination. Many came home in body only, but their heart and souls were still “in-country”. Vietnam became more than a country on the map; it spearheaded a cultural revolution that changed America forever. These writings eloquently humanize the entire experience.

The castle was now at peace and whole forest was experiencing a season of harmony and rest. Until that fateful day when the wolf awoke, and he began to assemble a new army. This time, Serigala, the great wolf, gathered the angry baboons from Mount Papio and the giant jacaranda bees to help him overtake the castle. What happens to a castle stronghold when the residents become complacent, selfish, and lazy? What happens to a castle when the tower guards give up their posts and stop watching the walls for invaders?

Trench warfare has come to the ancient world, and the results are brutal and deadly. As men are thrown into the meat grinder of the trenches and the war expands to Greece, Ky and Lucilla work to find new ways to regain the upper hand against the invaders. Ky attempts to bring a new weapon to the battlefield to help defeat the massive eastern hordes while Lucilla struggles to keep the western alliance together and strong.

There is no doubt that Josephus was a traitor, the question is: Why? As governor of Galilee, Josephus defeated the Romans at Beth Horon, northwest of Jerusalem, in 66 A.D., led the people of Jotapata in a heroic resistance against soon-to-be-emperor Vespasian in 68 A.D., then capitulated. Josephus took Vespasian’s family name, Flavius, and fought with the Romans in the siege of Jerusalem. Ultimately, Josephus immigrated to Rome where he wrote: “The Jewish Wars” and “Antiquities of the Jews.” Both are classics of the period.

After protecting the Holy Grail from falling into dangerous hands, Laura Stevens and her extraordinary team—including none other than Sir Lancelot—have officially become the Vatican’s new treasure hunters. Their first assignment: reclaim a long-lost hoard from the days when Viking longships ruled the seas. But what begins as a prestigious mission soon spirals into peril. From icy Icelandic caverns to shadowed European cathedrals, Laura and her team follow a trail filled with danger, deception, and ancient secrets.

What really happened during the 1790 Battle of Kekionga that took place in pre-Fort Wayne, Indiana? Was Harmar's Defeat really a failure? What led the militias from Pennsylvania and Kentucky to join the first American army after the Revolutionary War, to venture deep into Native American territory? Follow the adventures of E. J. and his Uncle Isaac along with General Harmar, Little Turtle, and others. Hear the insights, feel the emotions, and experience the drama that few people know about.