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81) Insurrection
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Series
Publisher
Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
An action-packed espionage techno-thriller featuring a British intelligence agent who must stop a terrorist attack on the United States.
Maverick British agent Paul Richter returns in his most dangerous mission yet.
In Syria, a ritualistic ISIS beheading seems like another barbaric part of a terrible war. But this time is different . . .
In London, Paul Richter is briefed about a series of apparently unconnected events, notably a...
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Series
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A look at the remarkable military career of ancient Rome's most celebrated leader.
Born into an aristocratic family, Julius Caesar has been an inspiration to countless military commanders over the past two millennia. His early military campaigns, part of his progression along the cursus honorum, ranged from the East to Spain to the early Roman civil wars. His participation in the Gallic Wars as well as his incursions into Britain are known mainly...
83) Ready to Win
Author
Publisher
Spirit Reign Communication
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
If you want to learn how to transform your life during times of hardship and pain, this is the book for you. Nez Sherie gives you techniques and real life experiences that help you work through road blocks and get on the path to success. You'll Find several tips and ideas on mediation, relationships, overcoming adversity and forgiveness. You'll learn how to accelerate your journey to a better life and making your dreams come true. She gives you workable...
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Series
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
On the President's orders . . . one man is tasked with averting nuclear war When the U.S. develops intelligence showing that Iran is in the final stages of assembling a nuclear bomb, the President orders Breanna Stockard and the Whiplash team to destroy it before the renegade nation can destabilize the shaky Middle East. Left with no other choice, Stockard sends young Air Force ace Turk Mako behind enemy lines. His orders: pilot a squadron of high-tech...
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English
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At times, even his admirers seemed unsure of what to do with General Douglas MacArthur. Imperious, headstrong, and vain, MacArthur matched an undeniable military genius with a massive ego and a rebellious streak that often seemed to destine him for the dustbin of history. Yet despite his flaws, MacArthur is remembered as a brilliant commander whose combined-arms operation in the Pacific, the first in the history of warfare, secured America's triumph...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Formats
Description
From ABC White House correspondent Martha Raddatz comes the story of a brutal forty-eight-hour firefight that conveys in harrowing detail the effects of war not just on the soldiers but also on the families waiting back at home.In April 2004, soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division were on a routine patrol in Sadr City, Iraq, when they came under surprise attack. Over the course of the next forty-eight hours, eight Americans would be killed and more...
91) In danger's path
Author
Series
Corps volume 8
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
When Franklin Roosevelt puts Fleming Pickering in charge of the OSS's Pacific operations, Fleming finds himself relying on the son he thought he lost to help him save his country.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Eric Steele and author Sean Parnell are the real deal."- Lee Child
Special operative Eric Steele, introduced in Man of War, is on the hunt for a formidable Russian terrorist in this high-intensity tale of international intrigue from the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Outlaw Platoon.
Badly injured while stopping a rogue agent from obtaining weapons of mass destruction, elite warrior Eric Steele is drawn back into service before...
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English
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The author of Storm Clouds Over the Pacific, 1931—1941 chronicles Japan's dramatic reversal of fortune as Allied forces gained advantage during WWII. In early 1942, the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy were advancing on all fronts, humiliating Allied forces throughout the Pacific. In a matter of months, Japan had conquered an area larger than Hitler's empire at its apex. Hawaiians and Australians feared a future under Hirohito. The fate of half of...
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Publisher
Pen & Sword Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A look at the famed medieval Catholic order, with an emphasis on military history-includes numerous illustrations. There are many books about the Knights Templar, the medieval military order which played a key role in the crusades against the Muslims in the Holy Land, the Iberian peninsula, and elsewhere in Europe. What is seldom explored is the military context in which they operated. This book focuses on how this military order prosecuted its wars....
95) The Mercenaries
Author
Series
Publisher
Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A new conflict looms, at the very edge of the world. For World War One flying ace Ira Penaluna , peace brings frustration and disillusionment. Desperate to continue flying, he accepts an offer to go to China as a commander of the ramshackle air-force of General Tsu , a local warlord. With him he takes a bizarre trio of misfits: Pat , the boozy, bragging Irishman, more interested in bar hopping than flying, Sammy , the mechanical genius, and Ellie...
96) The Art of War
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English
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"The art of war is of vital importance to the State," writes General Sun Tzu at the outset of one of the most important military treatises ever written. Furthermore, he writes, war can lead to safety or ruin and must not be engaged in lightly--it is a matter of life and death. What follows is a terse, sober analysis of the successful planning and conduct of war, which is as pertinent in the twenty-first century as it was in China 2,500 years ago....
97) Medieval warfare
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Publisher
Pen & Sword Military
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
James Grant (1822–1887) was a Scottish author and was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was a distant relation of Sir WalterScott. He was a prolific author, writing some 90 books, including many yellow-backs. Titles included Adventures of an Aide-decamp, One of 'The Six Hundred', The Scottish Musketeers and The Scottish Cavalier.Medieval Warfare collects Grant's work on the subject, from the Battle of Hastings in 1066 to the Battle of Barnet in 1471,...
98) Fighter pilots
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Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Provides a brief overview of the training requirements, dangers, and day-to-day experiences associated with being a fighter pilot.
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"From a preeminent presidential historian comes a groundbreaking and often surprising saga of America's wartime chief executives. Ten years in the research and writing, Presidents of Waris a fresh, magisterial, intimate look at a procession of American leaders as they took the nation into conflict and mobilized their country for victory. It brings us into the room as they make the most difficult decisions that face any President, at times sending...
Author
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"A century ago General Joffre, as Chief of the French General Staff, led the armies that blocked the German invasion at the First Battle of the Marne. He saved Paris from occupation and France from probable defeat. His calm demeanour when faced with a disaster, his ruthless dismissal of incompetent subordinates, and his skilled redeployment of his forces contributed to a historic victory. At the time many saw him as the saviour of the nation, but...
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