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Ultimate soldier. Ultimate mission. But can the SAS pull off a
daring prison break and escape from Communist-run Ethiopia alive?
In 1975, Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, recently deposed in a
Communist revolution, is declared dead. In the hands of the brutal
army officer Mengitsu Haile Mariam, the country has descended into
chaos and bloodshed. Then an astonishing truth emerges. The Emperor
is being kept alive in prison by Mengitsu, but only until he
reveals the location of his billion-pound fortune. The British and
American governments will not tolerate a ruthless Communist
regime's acquisition of such wealth: it will destabilize the Middle
East and all East Africa. There is only one answer: kidnap the
Emperor. Three SAS soldiers are selected for this hazardous
mission, which is like nothing the regiment has ever tackled
before: to penetrate a remote desert fortress and then to escape
through arid highlands with a frail old man in tow. Only
extraordinary duplicity will get them in. Only acute tactical
expertise and merciless improvisation will get them out. And if
anything goes wrong, it will be as if they had never existed.
Ultimate soldier. Ultimate mission, But can the SAS prevent Britain
descending into war-torn anarchy? Great Britain, 1995: With
terrorist bombs destroying town and city streets, rising crime and
a teenage drug problem that is out of control, police forces are
stretched beyond their limit. And now a new threat is looming. A
fanatical right-wing movement is spreading into the UK. Using
terrorism and crime to fund its undercover activities, and a
frightening new drug to spur on its growing army to unprecedented
extremes of violence, it is threatening to turn Britain's towns and
inner cities into battlegrounds of anarchic brutality. In
desperation, civil authorities turn to the only men who might be
able to confront these fanatics on their own terms: the SAS. Guided
by a maverick undercover drug cop, they will be pitted against an
enemy as ruthless and deadly as any the regiment has faced. The SAS
are at war, and that war is just outside the window - a war on the
streets.
Ultimate soldier. Ultimate mission. But will the SAS be able to
storm a terrorist stronghold in the mountains of Pakistan? For
Captain Don Headley of the SAS, the police anti-terrorist exercise
on the outskirts of Heathrow Airport was to have been just another
training job. But in the grey suburban sprawl on the edge of London
another, far more sinister plot is about to unfold, a plot that
sees him dispatched on a hostage-rescue mission to the Indian
subcontinent. Under the patronage of inscrutable Intelligence chief
Sir Anthony Briggs, the operation reunites him with some of the
hardest troopers from Hereford, for only such a hand-picked team is
capable of storming a terrorist stronghold in the mountains of
Pakistan. And only the very best will have a chance of coming back
alive. Central to the mission is the mysterious Mr Sanji. It is at
the cost of precious lives that Don and his men will learn the
horrific secret of this world-weary old man - and understand that
the roots of the kidnap plot lie buried in the dying days of the
British Raj.
Ultimate soldier. Ultimate mission. But will the SAS survive the
Second World War, knowing that Hitler has torn up the rules of war?
Early 1944, and with the tide of the war flowing steadily against
the Germans, the SAS - born in North Africa as a strategic raiding
force behind enemy lines - is performing a similar role in the
Italian mountains and French forests. Here, after making common
cause with local partisans, they are cutting rail and road links
serving the frontline German armies. Hitler knows as much, and is
determined that the SAS will pay a terrible price for their
efforts. His infamous Commando Order decrees that any raiders
captured behind enemy lines, whether in or out of uniform, will be
summarily executed. Denied the safety net usually provided by the
rules of war, the SAS embark on each new mission knowing that it
will end either in success, or death.
The Assassination of the Chief Judge has pushed the Capitol to the
Edge. The Great Extermination has spread to all the land. The
casteless must be annihilated. Their only hope is the fallen
Protector Ashok Vadal. But Vadal is being held prisoner on the i
Far from home, hope will keep them together. The plucky evacuees
must come together in this heart-warming saga set in the Second
World War for fans of Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin... In September
1940, after a year away from home, eleven-year-old twins Connie and
Jessie have finally settled into evacuee life in Harrogate. But
when the brutal bombings in London begin, threatening their parents
who live near the Bermondsey docks, their courage is put to the
test. Aunt Peggy keeps a watchful eye on the spirited twins but
doesn't know all their troubles as they start secondary school. She
must raise baby Holly, while searching for the strength to divorce
her cheating husband, who may have just ruined her only chance to
love again. Full of hope and courage, The Evacuee War is the third
in the heart-warming saga series set during the Second World War
from Katie King. Praise for The Evacuee Series: 'A heart-warming
read' My Weekly 'This delightful read captures a sense of nostalgia
and weaves together the dramas of a cast of heart-warming
characters' Woman
Ultimate soldier. Ultimate mission. But can the SAS lead a civilian
population out of war-ravaged Bosnia to safety? Bosnia, 1993. A
small army of Serbs, Muslims and Croats, formed to defend the
isolated mountain town of Zavik and under the command of Reeve, a
renegade Briton, has begun mounting raids further afield in search
of food, fuel and medical supplies. All sides in the civil war are
enraged by its exploits; even UN mediators recognize the need for
its suppression. But there are only two people Reeve will listen
to: his ex-wife, and an ex-comrade in the SAS. The latter is
willing to lead a team into Zavik; the former has first to be found
- she is either trapped in Sarajevo or imprisoned in a Serbian
concentration camp. Rescuing her is only the beginning. The SAS
team will then have to traverse the mountainous war zone and force
their way into the besieged town. This will be difficult enough.
Fighting their way out of the war-ravaged territory with a convoy
of the sick, the old and the very young will be next to impossible.
Ultimate soldier. Ultimate mission. But will the SAS patrol escape
the deadly Malayan jungle alive? Malaya in the 1950s, and Communist
terrorists wage a bloody war against the country's estates and
rubber plantation owners. Chased into the interior by British Army
units, the guerrillas soon became experts at survival and evasion,
emerging from the jungle only to launch increasingly ferocious
attacks. On the recommendation of Lieutenant-Colonel 'Mad' Mike
Calvert, veteran of Burma's Chindit campaigns, 22 SAS is formed as
a special counter-insurgency force. Three years later they begin
their jungle patrols, learning how to survive for weeks at a time
in hostile terrain, often waist-deep in water, and under attack
from wild animals, leeches and poisonous insects. This
extraordinary campaign climaxes in a nightmarish two weeks in the
Telok Anson swamp tracking the troops of the notorious 'Baby
Killer', Ah Hoi. What the regiment experiences in the Malayan
jungle is both dreadful and unforgettable and will lay the
foundations for the SAS's legendary survival skills...
While WW2 rages, Elsie must battle for her familyElsie Weir is
trying hard to keep her family together. Living in Kiltie Street
tenement in Glasgow with her mother and little sister, Jessie,
isn't easy - not least because her mother spends most days in a
drunken stupor. But life gets harder still when their mother dies
suddenly, leaving Jessie and Elsie broken-hearted. When Elsie's
meagre wages won't stretch to supporting them, they're thrown out
of their home. The future looks bleak, until their mother's
estranged family deigns to take them in. But their relief is
short-lived as it becomes clear the Mearns family have taken in the
orphan sisters only for appearances, treating them cruelly behind
closed doors. When Elsie discovers the devastating secret her
mother kept from them, it seems that they may have a lifeline -
until that dream too, is cruelly dashed. Now, more than ever, the
sisters only have each other. But can Elsie and Jessie find some
hope in a life full of heartbreak? A heartwarming and compelling
family saga that fans of Rosie Hendry and Annie Murray will love.
Praise for Carol MacLean: 'A lovely, lovely story set in WW2. It
gripped me from page one... I'd highly recommend it!' Reader Review
'WOW. Loved this book. If you love family saga based in the war,
you will love this.' Reader Review 'A great WWII-era historical
fiction saga... I truly enjoyed this one... Through this story of
love, loss, uncertainty, and finding one's place in life we also
get a glimpse of history as well... Beautifully written.' Reader
Review
IF YOU DON'T KNOW SIMON SCARROW, YOU DON'T KNOW ROME! THE GLADIATOR
is the action-packed and compelling ninth novel in Simon Scarrow's
bestselling Eagles of the Empire series. A must read for fans of
Bernard Cornwell. Praise for Simon Scarrow's historical novels:
'Gripping...ferocious and compelling' Daily Express AD 48. The
friendship between Roman Centurions Cato and Macro is rock solid.
Returning to Rome from a harrowing campaign, they are shipwrecked
when an earthquake strikes the island of Crete. Struggling ashore
they discover panic, devastation and a slave revolt. Led by a
gladiator called Ajax, the slaves are driven by a bloodthirsty
desire for revenge that renders them almost invincible. Taking
control of the shaken men of the local garrison, Cato and Macro
must save the province, before the rebellion can threaten the
Empire itself...
A burlesque epic in the tradition of THE GOOD SOLDIER SCHWEIK,
CATCH-22 exposes the absurdity of war by applying its own demented
logic to America's involvement in Korea. The 'catch' is that
soldiers have to claim to be mad in order to get out of fighting -
but being capable of making such a claim automatically proves them
sane. With a cast of magnificently larger-than-life characters who
are rushed along at a breathless pace, for once this really is a
novel it's hard to put down. CATCH-22 was made into a film.
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Breakout at Stalingrad
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Heinrich Gerlach; Afterword by Carsten Gansel; Translated by Dr Peter Lewis
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Captured by the Soviets after the Battle of Stalingrad in 1943, Heinrich Gerlach wrote a novel based on his experiences. In 1949, however, the KGB confiscated his 600-page manuscript. Gerlach returned to Germany in 1950, and, under hypnosis, recalled parts of his narrative. In 1957, it was published under the title The Forsaken Army and became a bestseller.
In 2011 Carsten Gansel, an academic, made a sensational find in a Moscow archive: the original manuscript of Gerlach's novel. Breakthrough at Stalingrad differs sharply in tone from the novel published in 1957. Here, a coruscating emphasis on German war crimes and the author's feelings of guilt form a descant to his narrative of the battle and reflections on the pointlessness of war.
Breakthrough at Stalingrad includes an appendix by Carsten Gansel, telling the story behind both the 1957 edition of the novel and discovery of its original version. After 70 years, a classic of 20th-century war literature can be enjoyed in its original version.
The first in a heartwarming saga series set during the Second World
War. Perfect for fans of Pam Howes and Elaine Everest. 1942 Working
in the greengrocers and playing the piano in the pub a couple of
nights a week isn't fulfilling nineteen-year-old Trixie Smith's
idea of helping Britain win the war. One day she sees a poster
advertising the Women's Timber Corps and decides to sign up - soon
she is on her way to Scotland for four weeks of training to become
a Lumberjill. On her journey north she meets Cy, an American
soldier on leave. Their attraction is instant and they both feel
that fate has brought them together. Although their time with one
another is brief, they promise that they'll be together as soon as
the war is over. But training to become a Lumberjill is hard;
working in all weathers, felling trees and hauling timber is
dangerous and exhausting. Luckily Trixie quickly makes friends with
three of her fellow Lumberjills. Each of them has different reasons
for signing up and travelling far from home, but running away from
your problems doesn't make them disappear.
The aging orc shaman Ner'zhul has seized control of the Horde and
reopened the Dark Portal. His brutal warriors once again encroach
upon Azeroth, laying siege to the newly constructed stronghold of
Nethergarde Keep. There, the archmage Khadgar and the Alliance
commander, Turalyon, lead humanity and its elven and dwarven allies
in fighting this new invasion. Even so, disturbing questions arise.
Khadgar learns of orcish incursions farther abroad: small groups of
orcs who seem to pursue a goal other than simple conquest. Worse
yet, black dragons have been sighted as well, and they appear to be
aiding the orcs. To counter Ner'zhul's dark schemes, the Alliance
must now invade the orcs' ruined homeworld of Draenor. Can Khadgar
and his companions stop the nefarious shaman in time to stave off
the destruction of two worlds?
TRAITORS OF ROME: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER An enthralling Cato
and Macro adventure from bestselling author Simon Scarrow. Not to
be missed by readers of Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell. AD 56.
Battle-hardened veterans of the Roman army Tribune Cato and
Centurion Macro are garrisoned at the eastern border, aware that
their movements are constantly monitored by spies from dangerous,
mysterious Parthia. But the enemy within could be the deadliest
threat to the Legion ... and the Empire. There's a traitor in the
ranks. Rome shows no mercy to those who betray their comrades, and
the Empire. But first the guilty man must be discovered. Cato and
Macro are in a race against time to expose the truth, while the
powerful enemy over the border waits to exploit any weaknesses in
the Legion. The traitor must die ... Praise for Simon Scarrow's
bestselling novels: 'Blood, gore, political intrigue...A historical
fiction thriller that'll have you reaching for your gladius' Daily
Sport 'Gripping... ferocious and compelling' Daily Express
'Brilliantly told adventures ... Roman soldiering at its very best
- even by Scarrow's high standards' Sunday Sport
Myke Cole, author of the beloved military fantasy Shadow Ops
series, debuts a new epic fantasy trilogy with The Armored Saint, a
tale of religious tyrants, arcane war-machines, and underground
resistance that will enthrall epic fantasy readers of all ages.
After witnessing a horrendous slaughter, young Heloise opposes the
Order, and risks bringing their wrath down on herself, her family,
and her village. She must confront the true risk that wizards pose
to the world, and weigh the safety of her people against justice.
The first in a major series of new collections bringing the long
lost UK war comics of Italian art maestro Hugo Pratt to the public
in stunning new editions. Two brothers of differing rank have to
make extraordinary sacrifices in the line of the toughest duty.
This is a true story of courage under fire; a high-octane story of
a blistering World War II naval battle. All illustrated by Hugo
Pratt, one of the world's most renowned comic book artists. This
thrilling war picture story marks the beginning of the Treasury of
British Comics mission to return all of Pratt's UK work to print.
Published in an oversized format befitting the importance of his
incredible and highly influential artwork.
In this alternate history of the American frontier and the
Jacksonian era, a small change takes place in the Battle of the
Horseshoe Bend during the War of 1812. What results is a cascade of
new developments that becomes an avalanche. In our world, Ensign
'A wonderfully crafted masterpiece' Melanie Blake 'A delightful
cast of characters' Woman's Weekly Praise for Alex Brown: 'An
intriguing story you will love' Jill Mansell 'The cleverly entwined
stories kept me turning the pages' Trisha Ashley 'I adored it'
Lesley Pearse 'Evocative and engaging ... a story to fall in love
with.' Cathy Bramley 'A warm, emotional tale of love, friendship
and following your heart.' Milly Johnson 1940: Beatrice Crawford
left her safe life in England to nurse the soldiers in the fields
of France during the Great war. Once the war was over, she never
returned home, and during the darkest days of WW2, her beloved
Paris is occupied by the Nazi's. Beatrice must once again do her
bit, but who can she trust in this dangerous new world? Present
day: Keen to put the spark back into her life, Annie Lovell
volunteers to investigate her neighbour's inherited apartment in
Paris. There she discovers a bundle of secret diaries hidden within
its walls. Captivated by the City of Light, Annie must piece
together the events from the past if she is to fulfil the legacy
that Beatrice left for her to find...
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