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The Tankies
(Paperback)
Garth Ennis; Illustrated by Carlos Ezquerra
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From the bloody battle for Normandy to the Nazi heartland, from
war's end to the killing fields of Korea, the men of the British
Army's Royal Tank Regiment fight battle after battle against
terrible odds. Whether outnumbered or outgunned, the Tankies
soldier on--as their motto would have it, ""From Mud, Through
Blood, to the Green Fields Beyond."" After D-Day the largely
untried Allied armies meet their seasoned German counterparts on
the killing grounds of Bocage country. As Panzers and SS units turn
the French hedgerows into a slaughterhouse, a lone British tank
crew struggles to rejoin their squadron. Their only hope lies in
their commander, Corporal Stiles--but does even this wily old
trooper stand a chance against the infamous Tiger? Newly promoted
but just as angry, Sergeant Stiles enters the battle for Germany in
command of a Sherman Firefly--capable of taking out any tank thus
far encountered. Unfortunately, the enemy have a new tank of their
own, the mighty ""King Tiger,"" with twice the firepower of the
original. As Stiles and his men join the Allied advance into the
Nazi homeland, they find worse horrors than Tigers lurking in the
German twilight. Six years later, as massed Chinese armies descend
on UN forces defending South Korea, a British infantry brigade digs
in amidst the hills of the Imjin River sector. With them are the
Centurion tanks of the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars, including
WWII veteran Sergeant Stiles. But Stiles is a man haunted by the
horrors of his past, and when the Communist offensive smashes into
the tiny British force, he must battle his own demons along with
the enemy's might.
From bastions of freedom... to fallen saints.DSV, the elite secret
service tasked with fighting Daedalus, the descendants of the
Nazis, are winning. They have captured more of their agents and
assets in the past six months than the previous twenty years, and
the plans for a Fourth Reich appear to be crumbling. But all is not
as it seems. A whistleblower has identified a mole high up in the
DSV hierarchy. But more worrying still is the identity of that
informant... ruthless Daedalus commander Hans Bauer. Why would he
give up such a valued operative? When word reaches them of a
devastating Daedalus operation, codenamed Steel Thunder, Ethan
Munroe, elite DSV operative, is tasked with only one mission: find
the Daedalus core and bring them to justice, ending this seventy
year-long cat and mouse game once and for all. But with a
cataclysmic attack on the horizon, one that will eclipse anything
the world has seen before, he is running out of time. A
nerve-shattering conspiracy thriller with a devastating twist that
will leave you reeling, perfect for fans of Scott Mariani, Clive
Cussler and Adam Hamdy.
THE SECOND EXPLOSIVE THRILLER FROM SAS HERO AND TV STAR, MARK
'BILLY' BILLINGHAM 'Billy's really been there and done it. There's
no substitute for experience' SEAN PENN Matt Mason is attempting to
put the army behind him, building a life for himself training
anti-poaching forces on a Kenyan game reserve. He's looking forward
to meeting up with his eldest child, Jo, who has graduated naval
college and taken a summer job working on a billionaire's yacht in
the Red Sea. But then he receives a call informing him that Jo's
boat is missing, likely abducted by Somali pirates. Mason must call
in favours from old contacts as he follows Jo's trail. She isn't
the abduction target, she won't be worth the pirates keeping for
long. But she is still Matt Mason's daughter, and she knows she
needs to survive to fight. IF YOU MISSED THE FIRST IN THE NEW MATT
MASON SERIES FROM AN AUTHOR WHO HAS BEEN THERE AND DONE IT ALL,
BILLY BILLINGHAM, CHECK OUT CALL TO KILL NOW! About the Author
Billy Billingham spent 17 years in the SAS. He was responsible for
planning and executing strategic operations and training at the
highest level in locations including Iraq, Afghanistan, South
America and Africa, and has led countless hostage rescues. He later
became a bodyguard to A list celebrities such as Brad Pitt, Sir
Michael Caine, and Tom Cruise. Since 2015, Billy has been one of
the lead presenters on the popular Channel Four series SAS: Who
Dares Wins.
Gangster, soldier, priest. Queen's Man. Governor. 'If you haven't
yet picked up this riveting and unique series, I highly recommend
you do' Fantasy Book Critic Tomas Piety has everything he ever
wanted. In public he's a wealthy, highly respected businessman,
happily married to a beautiful woman and governor of his home city
of Ellinburg. In private, he's no longer a gang lord, head of the
Pious Men, but one of the Queen's Men, invisible and officially
non-existent, working in secret to protect his country. The queen's
sudden death sees him summoned him back to the capital - where he
discovers his boss, Dieter Vogel, Provost Marshal of the Queen's
Men, is busy tightening his stranglehold on the country. Just as he
once fought for his Pious Men, Tomas must now bend all his wit and
hard-won wisdom to protect his queen - even when he can't always
tell if he's on the right side. Tomas has started to ask himself,
what is the price of power? And more importantly, is it one he is
willing to pay? 'If you like your fantasy with a side of dark and
gritty, you won't want to miss this' CHRISTINA HENRY, bestselling
author of The Girl in Red on Priest of Lies
From America's master storyteller and writer of historical fiction
comes the epic story of two families -- the Hazards and the Mains.
Separated by vastly different ways of life, joined by the
unbreakable bonds of true friendship, and torn asunder by a country
at the threshold of a bloody conflict that would change their lives
forever....
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Ascendant
(Paperback)
Jack Campbell
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R227
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"A fast-shuffling page-turner." Nicholas Shakespeare Ex-SAS officer
Tom Knight is now a 73-year-old private detective in a seaside
town, with a bad leg, a taste for good weed and a morbid fear of
growing old. He's also fallen in love with Fran, a sprightly
52-year-old carer at a retirement home. The bad news is that she's
dumped him for lying about his age. So when she's framed for the
murder of three old ladies at the home he resolves to win her back
by proving her innocence. His quest takes him behind the town's
veil of respectability... He even faces up to his fear of old age
and dementia, by going undercover at the care home where the
murders happened. But will it be enough to win back the lady of his
dreams? Proving that you're just as young as you feel, the Tom
Knight mysteries combine delicious comedy with a
precision-engineered plot. What readers are saying: "A hilarious
story!" "Great entertainment full of suspense and twists and
turns." "He's a wonderful cook, smokes a joint every once in a
while, and hopes to get 'the girl' by investigating a murder...
there's no question about it, Tom Knight is hero material!"
"Charles Hodges, please keep writing!" "A great book, captivating
and witty at the same time!" "Filled with charm and wit." "I was
delighted by the loveable, eccentric main character and the
well-thought out plot." "This is the first book in the Tom Knight
series and I'm already looking forward to reading more."
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Logan
(Paperback)
Nyssa Kathryn
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