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The historical fiction debut from former soldier, BBC defence
correspondent and MP, Patrick Mercer, is a thrilling military
action set during the Crimean War. 1854. War is imminent as the
Western powers quarrel with Russia over fragments of the crumbling
Ottoman empire. Wanting to prove himself to a father who will not
let him forget about his own self-proclaimed military glories,
Officer Tony Morgan is keen to set sail. Meanwhile, the Morgan's
chambermaid, Mary, whom Tony loves but cannot marry, has wedded
another officer in his company and will be accompanying the
regiment to the front as a nurse. Arriving at Sebastapol in the
Crimea, the company's first engagement with the Russians fill the
company with a short-lived confidence. Morgan is eager to show
himself a worthy leader, but in the face of several bloody
engagements which decimate the company, he finds himself shaken to
the core by the brutality of war. He also has to quell potential
mutiny against the cowardly subaltern Carmichael, whose first
instincts are always to save his own skin. His romantic longings
for Mary are revived after her husband is severely injured and she
nevertheless proves herself a noble and brave addition to the
company. Facing dire conflict on the battlefield and off, within
his company and within himself, Morgan is going to be tested to the
limits... In his fiction debut, Mercer's twenty years of military
service is all there on the page. His mastery of both the broad
sweep and the finer details of military engagement is superb and
bound to make an impact with military action fans. His
characterisation of the regiment is wholly persuasive and he nails
soldier psychology, slang and the interactions up and down the
chain of command with deceptive ease. This is probably the closest
any of us will get to being in a battle.
Warrior and combat medic, Titus Cervianus, must lead a legion and
quell the uprisings in Egypt in a new Roman adventure from Simon
Turney. Titus Cervianus is no ordinary soldier. And the Twenty
Second is no ordinary legion... Egypt. 25 BC. A former surgeon from
the city of Ancyra, Titus Cervianus is now a capsarius - a combat
medic. He is a pragmatist, a scientist - and deeply unpopular with
his legion, the Twenty Second Deiotariana. The Twenty Second have
been sent to deal with uprisings in Egypt. Founded as the private
army of one of Rome's most devoted allies, their ways are not the
same as the other legions', which sets them apart and causes
friction with their fellow soldiers. Marching into the unknown,
Cervianus will find unexpected allies: a local cavalryman and a
troublesome lunatic. Both will be of critical importance as the
young medic marches through the searing sands of the south, finding
forbidden temples, hidden assassins, and worst of all, the warrior
queen of Kush... Reviewers on The Capsarius: 'Brings a whole new
dimension to the genre... Recommended' Historical Novel Society 'A
blistering epic brimming with tension, mystery and adventure!'
Gordon Doherty Reviews for Simon Turney: 'A page turner from
beginning to end... A damn fine read' Ben Kane 'First-rate Roman
fiction' Matthew Harffy
The doctors and nurses who worked in the Mobile Army Surgical
Hospitals (MASH) during the Korean War were well trained,
dedicated, and pushed to the brink. And they were young - too young
to be doing what they had to do. As Richard Hooker writes in the
Foreword, 'A few flipped their lids, but most of them just raised
hell, in a variety of ways and degrees.' Meet the true-life heroes
and lunatics who fought in the Korean War, and experience the
martini-laced mornings, marathon hi-jinks, sexual escapades, and
that perfectly corrupt football game that every fan of the movie
will remember. It's also a story of hard work and skill in the face
of enormous pressure and odds. Here is where it all began - the
novel that made MASH a legend.
'A carefully crafted, totally engaging epic family drama' Yorkshire
Post 'Delightful' Daily Mail Da said the Pearson family came out of
the sand. He said they were born out of the red clarty sand that
stuck to the soles of boots and the hems of frocks. You couldn't
just brush the sand away, you had to beat your clothes with the
palm of your hand like you were smacking them for being naughty.
You had to bang your boots against the doorstep and find a knife to
gouge away the sand that clung to the heels and round the
stitching. Ellen has a unique view of the world but living in a
tiny town in the north-east of England, in a world on the cusp of
war, no one has time for an orphaned girl who seems a little odd.
When she is taken in to look after a rich, elderly widow things
seem to be get better, despite musty curtains and an aging employer
completely out of touch with the world. But pregnancy out of
wedlock spoils all this, and Ellen is unable to cope. How will
Jack, her son, survive - alone in the world as his mother was? Can
they eventually find their way back to each other? The Colours is a
sweeping novel of how we can lose ourselves, and our loved ones,
for fans of Kate Atkinson and Virginia Baily.
*SHARPE'S ASSASSIN, the brand new novel in the global bestselling
series, is available to buy now* Portugal, 1811 Captain Richard
Sharpe's renegade ways leave him discarded by his regiment and
waging a war against a private Portuguese enemy - one fought
through the burning, pillaged streets of Coimbra. Forced to retreat
across treacherous terrain, the British army prepare vast defences
at the Lines of Torres Vedras - their greatest secret and their
last hope of stopping the French reaching Lisbon. And risking
everything to re-join his regiment, and lead the army into battle
once more, is Sharpe . . . 'A master storyteller' DAILY TELEGRAPH
Brothers. Emperors. Deadly enemies... An unputdownable novel of
intrigue and combat in Rome.Emperor Severus is on his deathbed. His
sons Geta and Caracalla, feuding in Britannia, are readying for a
devastating power struggle. Silus, now a centurion in the Arcani,
the secretive network of spies and killers, is thrown into the
maelstrom. Back in Rome, plots breed in the stinking alleys.
Everyone might be an enemy. Everyone a traitor. As an Imperial
Assassin, Silus' loyalty will be tested to breaking point. And with
the Empire starting to buckle under the strain, Silus must ask what
matters: Rome or his own damned soul? From thundering races at the
Circus Maximus to death in the Imperial palaces, this is a powerful
and unputdownable novel that will transport to you Ancient Rome,
perfect for fans of Ben Kane, Simon Scarrow and Conn Iggulden.
Action packed adventure from The New York Times bestseller Dale
Brown Charged with rebuilding America's long-range attack force
devastated in Edge of Battle, Special Adviser to the President Lt.
Gen. Patrick McLanahan shocks everyone by proposing to build a
force of spaceplanes, able to attack any target on the globe within
minutes. The project is led by test pilot Captain Hunter Noble.
Just then, Iran's theocratic regime falls victim to a swift
military coup that reveals its immense military power to the world.
The new self-appointed Iranian president, General Buzhazi wants to
normalize relations between Israel and the United States. Buzhazi
appeals to the world for help in hunting down terrorists, he argues
that only he has the resources to stop radical fundamentalist
Islam, and the world responds favourably. Hunter Noble secretly
launches several reconnaissance satellites over Iran to monitor
Buzhazi's powerful forces. Soon the satellites reveal Buzhazi's
real plan, planting thousands of Iranian Pasdaran special-ops
troops throughout the oil-rich Kurdish region of northern Iraq. The
U.S. tries to re-establish a strong military presence in the
Persian Gulf and Arabian Peninsula, but Iran has the upper hand
now, and the U.S. government realizes it is in danger of losing
control of the entire Middle East. But Hunter Noble is already
working up a plan to strike back, showing the real power of the
spaceplane force.
Ultimate soldier. Ultimate mission. But will the SAS be able to
find an IRA sniper, before he finds them...? 1989, South Armagh:
cheering mobs stand over the body of a British soldier. He is the
ninth to have been killed by the so-called Border Fox, an IRA
sniper whose activities have helped make this area of the United
Kingdom the most feared killing ground in Western Europe. The
British government is determined to break the tightly-knit South
Armagh Brigade of the IRA before more lives are lost. The SAS men
of Ulster Troop are the best in the world at surveillance,
unsurpassed in counter-insurgency techniques. And now, once again,
they are going to have to prove it. Their hunt for the Border Fox
and the terrorists of South Armagh will be a murderous,
little-publicized war in which every encounter, whether in or out
of uniform, is potentially a battle to the death.
Written by a team of leading international scholars, The Cambridge
Companion to Shakespeare and War illuminates the ways Shakespeare's
works provide a rich and imaginative resource for thinking about
the topic of war. Contributors explore the multiplicity of
conflicting perspectives his dramas offer: war depicted from
chivalric, masculine, nationalistic, and imperial perspectives; war
depicted as a source of great excitement and as a theater of honor;
war depicted from realistic or skeptical perspectives that expose
the butchery, suffering, illness, famine, degradation, and havoc it
causes. The essays in this volume examine the representations and
rhetoric of war throughout Shakespeare's plays, as well as the
modern history of the war plays on stage, in film, and in
propaganda. This book offers fresh perspectives on Shakespeare's
multifaceted representations of the complexities of early modern
warfare, while at the same time illuminating why his perspectives
on war and its consequences continue to matter now and in the
future.
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A HEART-RENDING TALE OF TWO GIRLS GROWING UP IN WAR-TORN BAGHDAD
Baghdad, 1991. The Gulf War is raging. Two girls, hiding in an air raid shelter, tell stories to keep the fear and the darkness at bay, and a deep friendship is born. But as the bombs continue to fall and friends begin to flee the country, the girls must face the fact that their lives will never be the same again.
This poignant debut novel reveals just what it's like to grow up in a city that is slowly disappearing in front of your eyes, and how in the toughest times, children can build up the greatest resilience.
Warrior and combat medic of the Twenty Second Legion, Titus
Cervianus, must fight the armies of the fabled Warrior Queen in
this blistering new Roman adventure from Simon Turney. Egypt, 25
BC. Titus Cervianus is no ordinary soldier. And the Twenty Second
is no ordinary legion. Formed from the personal guard of a
conquered king, the Twenty Second's ways are strange to soldiers of
the Empire - yet the legion has proved itself in the blistering
heat of the desert. Cervianus and his comrades march into the
unknown as he and the Twenty Second Legion contend with the armies
of the Bellatrix: the Warrior Queen of Kush. The Kushites and the
Egyptians are united against the Roman presence in their lands -
but there are complex political and military forces at work. Deep
in the deserts, Cervianus and his comrades must brace themselves
for a furious onslaught as they take on the might of the Bellatrix.
Reviews for Simon Turney's Legion XXII series 'If you want gritty
and utterly authentic edge of the seat Roman action, you should be
reading Simon Turney.' Anthony Riches 'Brings a whole new dimension
to the genre... Recommended.' Historical Novel Society 'A
blistering desert epic, brimming with tension, mystery and
adventure!' Gordon Doherty Reviews for Simon Turney 'A page turner
from beginning to end... A damn fine read.' Ben Kane 'First-rate
Roman fiction.' Matthew Harffy
'IF YOU LIKE SCIENCE FICTION YOU WILL LOVE THIS. . . A ROLLICKING
GOOD READ' Scotsman on Beyond the Hallowed Sky 'MACLEOD'S BEST BOOK
TO DATE' SFX on Beyond the Hallowed Sky THE FERMI ARE AWAKE. With
the invention of faster-than-light travel there is nowhere that
humanity cannot go. New worlds are discovered, but with them come
new dangers. At the heart of the discovery is the Fermi, mysterious
beings that have survived on alien worlds for longer than humanity
has existed. But now the Fermi are awakening, and they do not seem
pleased to find humans in their midst. But for Lakshmi Nayak and
the crew of the Fighting Chance, danger is a lot closer to home.
Their search for answers will take them to places, and worlds, they
never expected. Science fiction legend Ken MacLeod returns with
book two in the Lightspeed trilogy, a gripping tale of first
contact and dark conspiracies set among the stars. Praise for Ken
MacLeod: 'An exceptional blend of international politics, hard
science, and first contact' Michael Mammay, author of the
Planetside series on Beyond the Hallowed Sky 'MacLeod is up there
with Banks and Hamilton as one of the British sci-fi authors you
absolutely have to read' SFX 'Prose as sleek and fast as the
technology it describes. . . watch this man go global' Peter F.
Hamilton on Star Fraction 'Ken MacLeod has an enviable track record
of extrapolating from current trends to produce mind-bending novels
of ideas' Guardian Also by Ken MacLeod: Lightspeed Beyond the
Hallowed Sky Fall Revolution The Star Fraction The Stone Canal The
Cassini Division The Sky Road Engines of Light Cosmonaut Keep Dark
Light Engine City Corporation Wars Trilogy Dissidence Insurgence
Emergence Novels The Human Front Newton's Wake Learning the World
The Execution Channel The Restoration Game Intrusion Descent
Before the movie, this is the novel that gave life to Hawkeye Pierce, Trapper John, Hot Lips Houlihan, Frank Burns, Radar O'Reilly, and the rest of the gang that made the 4077th MASH like no other place in Korea or on earth. The doctors who worked in the Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals (MASH) during the Korean War were well trained but, like most soldiers sent to fight a war, too young for the job. In the words of the author, "a few flipped their lids, but most of them just raised hell, in a variety of ways and degrees." For fans of the movie and the series alike, here is the original version of that perfectly corrupt football game, those martini-laced mornings and sexual escapades, and that unforgettable foray into assisted if incompleted suicide--all as funny and poignant now as they were before they became a part of America's culture and heart.
From the bestselling author of The White Donkey, a heartbreaking
and visceral graphic novel set against the stark beauty of
Afghanistan's mountain villages that examines prejudice and the
military remnants of colonialism. In this hotly anticipatednew work
from Maximilian Uriarte, creator of the popular Terminal Lance
comics and The White Donkey, tells a thrillingly cinematic
(Publishers Weekly) story of the personal cost of war and the power
of human connection. Lapis Lazuli is a rich blue semiprecious
gemstone found deep in the Sar-i-sang mountains of Afghanistan's
Badakhshan province. For thousands of years it has sustained the
nearby mining villages, whose inhabitants lived peacefully in the
mountainous landscape--until the Taliban, known in the region as
the Horsemen, came to seek the riches stored deep beneath the
earth. Taliban rule has turned the stone into a conflict mineral,
as they steal and sell it for their own gain. At the behest of the
fledgling Afghan government, seeking to wrest back control of the
province, United States Marines are sent into the mountains. A
platoon led by their eager and naive commander, First Lieutenant
Roberts, and a stoic, fierce squad leader, Sergeant King, must
overcome barriers of language and culture in this remote region to
win the locals' trust, and their freedom from Taliban rule. Along
the way, they must also wrestle with their demons--and face
unimaginably difficult choices. A sweeping yet intimate story about
brutality, kindness, and the remnants of colonialism, Battle Born:
Lapis Lazuli is an epic saga from the voice of a new generation of
military veterans.
'Compelling, disturbing, entertaining, this is a bloody riot from
start to finish. In every good sense' Theodore Brun, author of A
Burning Sea Conflict flares once more in Saxony...March, AD 773.
Bjarki Bloodhand is now Fire Born - a legendary berserker inhabited
by the ferocious spirit of a bear in battle. Yet he has sworn never
again to allow that sacred rage to possess him, lest he for ever
lose himself in the madness like his father. Tor Hildarsdottir
yearns to save pagan Saxony from the grip of the Christian Franks,
who now occupy half the region. But she also has serious problems
closer to home with her fast-growing pet bear cub, Garm, and,
worse, she seems to be falling in love. Widukind, new lord of the
Saxons, is on a mission to reconquer the lands of his fathers from
the Franks. He will stop at nothing to win the hearts of the men
and women of the North, and bind them to his cause. But will they
follow the Saxon Wolf in an unwinnable war? And will Bjarki join
them? The epic second novel in the Fire Born saga, perfect for fans
of Bernard Cornwell, Giles Kristian, and Matthew Harffy. Praise for
The Saxon Wolf 'Donald has spun another terrific yarn, skilfully
interweaving heart-thumping action sequences with a compelling
plot... his writing is original and completely convincing. The
Saxon Wolf is another step forward and a step up in the Fire Born
series. Compelling, disturbing, entertaining, this is a bloody riot
from start to finish. In every good sense' Theodore Brun, author of
A Burning Sea Praise for The Last Berserker, Volume One in the Fire
Born series'Donald has taken the legendary berserkers, those
frothing-at-the-mouth shield-biters, and made them human, which
once again proves that Donald is a writer not only at the top of
his game, but of the game ... It is a wonderful, rich and violent
brew. I welcome Angus Donald to the shield wall of Viking fiction
like a thirsty man welcomes a mead-brother to the feast ... A tale
worthy of the skalds' Giles Kristian, author of the Raven series
'With The Last Berserker, Donald has given us the first cut of some
serious Dark Age beef. By turns heart-racing, intriguing, and
touching, this is not a book for the faint-hearted - I can't wait
for more' Theodore Brun, author of A Burning Sea 'The Last
Berserker strikes with the thundering power of Thor's hammer...
rich with the earthy depth, historical detail, intrigue, violence
and adventure that we expect from Donald. But it is Bjarki and Tor
that make The Last Berserker stand out... Donald's masterful
creations will live on in the imagination long after the final
page' Matthew Harffy, author of the Bernicia Chronicles 'A
wonderful, blood-soaked tale of redemption and revenge, set amidst
the eighth century clash of civilisations between Pagan Vikings and
Christian Franks, by a master of the genre' Saul David, author of
Zulu Hart 'Loved this tale of a berserker facing up against the
tidal wave of Charlemagne's expansion. Great characters,
brilliantly paced and explosive, gritty battle-scenes. Highly
recommended' John Gwynne, author of Malice 'Well researched detail
and stunning battle scenes make The Last Berserker a white knuckle
ride. A thrilling, up-all-night read' C. R. May, author of The Day
of the Wolf 'I loved it. Bjarki and Tor are great characters,
instantly relatable. The depth of the immersion in their world and
their values gives the book authenticity and weight' Cecelia
Holland, author of The Soul Thief
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