Military

Californie, 1966. " Les femmes aussi peuvent être des héros. " Lorsque Frankie McGrath, étudiante infirmière de vingt ans, entend ces paroles, c'est une révélation. Élevée au sein d'une communauté privilégiée et patriote sur l'île idyllique de Coronado, elle a toujours été l'incarnation même de la jeune fille de bonne famille. Mais en 1966, le monde change et Frankie imagine pour la première fois une autre vie que celle d'épouse et mère. Alors que son frère vient de partir combattre au Vietnam, elle décide, sans le soutien de ses parents, de rejoindre le corps des infirmières de l'armée.

They said there'd be karma, but he thought, why wait? They killed his wife, now he must wrap his daughter in love... but that doesn't mean they'll get away with it. Father, widower, recovering commando—meet Sam Ireland.

In 1914 Paul Bumer and his classmates are marched to the local recruiting office by a sentimentally patriotic form-master. On a calm October day in 1918, only a few weeks before the Armistice, Paul will be the last of them to be killed.Here, he tells their story. A few years after publication, the Nazis would denounce and publicly burn Remarque's novel for insulting the heroic German army - in other words, for 'telling it like it was' for the common soldier on the front line where any notions of glory and national destiny were soon blasted away by the dehumanizing horror of modern warfare.

"Duty Accomplished," the compelling third installment in Michael Deeb's Drieborg Chronicles series, delves into the tumultuous years of the American Civil War. Union Major Michael Drieborg, having escaped the horrors of Confederate prison Andersonville, returns to duty in December 1864. Recuperating in Michigan, he's called back to Washington for reassignment, eager to contribute to Congressman Kellogg's Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War. President Lincoln entrusts Michael with a crucial mission: aiding recently liberated Union war prisoners in Savannah, Georgia.

The Echoes of War is a powerful and emotional journey that follows Amara, a young girl growing up in a country devastated by civil war. Through the heartache and chaos of conflict, Amara's story unfolds as she navigates the loss of her childhood, the struggle for survival, and the resilience of the human spirit.

Throughout his first two tours as a recon marine, Jim learned firsthand how cheap human life was. Following the almost-complete annihilation of his team on a small insignificant hill, Jim was noticed by a very senior officer who decided that he was worthy of special attention. After completing a program to become a marine pilot, Jim returned to Vietnam one final time. Returning home and nearing the end of the war, Jim was recruited to join a very special group that worked covertly to assist a high-profile security firm known as Black Water.

Rok 1939. Szymon Borkowski pracuje w majątku ziemskim hrabiego Przyłuskiego, jest bardzo dobrym zarządcą, szczęśliwym ojcem i mężem. Rodzinną sielankę przerywa wojna. Gdy na Borycin spadają bomby, jego żona Bogumiła właśnie rodzi piąte dziecko. Borkowscy próbują przetrwać w okrutnej rzeczywistości. Jedni mieszkańcy wioski znikają bez wieści wywożeni w głąb Syberii, inni padają ofiarą niemieckich represji. Pogodzenie troski o rodzinę z własnymi wartościami i honorem nie jest łatwe.

Ona jako jedyna nie bała się japońskich najeźdźców…. Opowieść o Polce, którą los rzucił na ogarnięty wojną Daleki Wschód. Barbara Prażmowska, polska studentka, zostaje pierwszą kobietą na japonistyce w Londyńskiej Szkole Studiów Orientalnych i Afrykańskich – SOAS. Wkrótce poznaje Davida Fitzroya, potomka arystokratycznego rodu angielskiego, a on popełnia dla niej mezalians. Gdy rozpoczyna się bombardowanie Londynu w 1940 roku, David postanawia udać się z żoną do Singapuru, wielkiej bazy brytyjskiej floty na Indo-Pacyfiku.

Dive into the world of American Phoenix, a gripping new techno-thriller series that pushes the boundaries of national security in the digital age. "Cancelled," the explosive first installment, introduces listeners to a clandestine organization operating in the shadows to protect a nation on the brink.

While working in Baghdad during Operation Iraqi Freedom, United States Government employee Jason Hendley learns that his friend and co-worker, Scott Sandoval, was murdered during their trip to Dubai on R&R. Jason tells a fast-paced story as he relives the days of discovering who killed his friend and why. Immerse yourself in Jason’s experiences of working in Baghdad and his discovery of the value of the friendships made in wartime.

"Крайне честолюбивый, решительный и находчивый" — так описывали барона Врангеля враги. Последний белый главнокомандующий на европейской части России, генерал- лейтенант Генштаба был убежденным монархистом. И был изгнан Красной армией. Врангель всегда находился на передовой. "Борьба — моя стихия, а боевая работа — призвание", — признавался он. Барон — участник Русско- японской и Первой мировой войн, генерал-майор Русской императорской армии, один из главных руководителей Белого движения в годы Гражданской войны. Эта книга — лента военного времени начала XX века. Интересная. Подлинная.

In Red Horizon, Task Force Vigilant must go head-to-head with their most elusive adversary to date: a mastermind known as The Sentinel, whose influence spans continents. Led by Major Ethan Drake, the NATO strike team uncovers the Sentinel’s chilling endgame, Phase Abyss—a multifaceted plan to cripple NATO from within by coordinating attacks on Europe’s critical infrastructure and igniting unrest among its allies.

Intrigue and excitement follow the main character through a decade of life—from the United States Military Academy at West Point to the Vietnam War, and into the world of dangerous army intelligence operations in Turkey, Germany, and Shemya, Alaska.

At the height of the Cold War, Sienna Barrett was an unremarkable and otherwise anonymous child. She would spend the next two years participating in the most closely guarded secret in human history. No president, prime minister, or general knew of the project’s existence until 30 years after every piece of it had been disassembled and the pieces incinerated. And then she was abruptly sent home and given the impossible task of resuming her life as if nothing had happened.

When Air Force sergeant Christopher Adams finds himself the lone survivor after his forward observation post is overrun by enemy forces in Vietnam, he realizes he only wants to go somewhere he might quietly and peacefully mend his young, torn body and shattered mind. Instead, the fateful-as-they-are-ironic hands of the military drop him onto the world stage of continents facing off in Cold War.