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"A beguiling tale of espionage." -- Pam Jenoff, author of The
Orphans Tale and The Lost Girls of Paris A twisting, sophisticated
World War II novel following a spy who goes undercover as a part of
MI5-in chasing the secrets of others, how much will she lose of
herself? Evelyn Varley has always been ambitious and clever. As a
girl, she earned a scholarship to a prestigious academy well above
her parents' means, gaining her a best friend from one of England's
wealthiest families. In 1939, with an Oxford degree in hand and war
looming, Evelyn finds herself recruited into an elite MI5
counterintelligence unit. A ruthless secret society seeks an
alliance with Germany and, posing as a Nazi sympathizer, Evelyn
must build a case to expose their treachery. But as she is drawn
deeper into layers of duplicity-perhaps of her own making-some of
those closest to her become embroiled in her investigation. With
Evelyn's loyalties placed under extraordinary pressure, she'll face
an impossible choice: save her country or the people who love her.
Her decision echoes for years after the war, impacting everyone who
thought they knew the real Evelyn Varley. Beguiling and dark, An
Unlikely Spy is a fascinating story of deception and sacrifice,
based on the history of real people within the British intelligence
community.
Lieutenant "El Tee" Carroll was drafted into the U.S. Army and
thrown into the Vietnam War at a firebase camp on the Cambodian
border in 1969. His band of colorful warriors, led by Cajun
"Sarnt"Jesse Parrod and Specialist Gordon "Ratman" Withers take the
reader into ambush with crawling bugs and the smell of burning
bodies. The story examines military doctrine, and the lives of
those brave young men who wear our uniforms. Orphaned Heroes are
those who have always fought in battle and are ignored by their
leaders and countrymen back home. This book will put you into the
action of flying bullets, and learn the thoughts and hopes of those
desperate to survive their orphaned status.
""Gordon floated out of the commander's office. He sensed his
fortunes had turned 180 degrees. On the pinnacle of a phenomenal
high, incandescing like lights on Broadway, he now believed that
the backbreaking labor he had performed for his father on the roofs
of Brooklyn had a larger purpose. His feet carried him to where his
prayer book lay open to the well-worn page containing the sentence
."and the Lord shall raise an ensign." Once again his strictly
private play on the word "ensign" gave him solace-even as his
frequent trouble-making public displays of dry wit provided cover."
"And the Lord Shall Raise an Ensign"" is a World War II male
Cinderella story of sorts-with seductive and serendipitous twists.
Charles Gordon, a handsome, well-spoken Jew from a poor
working-class Yankee family, enters a naval officer's program along
with almost exclusively southern classmates. With some
fairy-godmother luck and remarkable feats of derring-do,
accomplished despite the erection of malicious and prejudicial
obstacles, Gordon eventually becomes an oddball hero among
awestruck peers and admiring superiors. After earning the rank of
ensign, an unexpected sequence of events ends with the virgin
officer serving brilliantly as the Navy's youngest lead fighter
director on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific war zone. Unforeseen
and unjust consequences of dangerous liaisons, however, threaten to
destroy him completely.
Summer of 1950, Marine Reservists go to war in Korea and find
love along the way. Marine operations include the Pusan Perimeter
battles, the Inchon Landing, and the Chosin Reservoir campaign.
Through her personal journal entries and poetry, the author
AnnMarie L. Bonasera speaks through the narrator, Ann, who informs
the reader about Japan's culture and the bombing of Hiroshima on
August 6, 1945. Bonasera provides insight into the experiences of
the Japanese and American people who were in a war that brought
mental and physical devastation that not only affected their lives
but the lives of their offspring. In addition, Bonasera
communicates the feeling of internal pain and conflict, and the
dilemma of finding oneself lost in a place that is somewhere
else.
In Between the Spaces of Time, Bonasera tries to make sense of
the senselessness of war and its atrocities.
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Red Enemy
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Chester Cole
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Apart from war and conflict, another major hazard facing the
soldier is court martial. That of colonel Destry Corrigan, US army
in Germany for murder and desertion was no exception
The great Empire of Ice - Chung Kuo - has finally been shaken after
more than two centuries of peace enforced by brutal tyranny. The
Minister of the Edict has been assassinated and the seven ruling
T'ang struggle to maintain Stasis, even as their mile-high,
continent-spanning cities descend into chaos. But the assassination
was orchestrated by men close to the ruling powers; powerful
merchants - Dispersionists - intent on Change, whose betrayal will
lead them into the world-shattering War of the Two Directions.
A young American volunteers for the Italian ambulance in the First World War. Up near the front he meets and falls in love with CatherineBarkley, a British nurse. Amidst the fear, chaos, comradeship and courage, his wartime experi-ence becomes one of intense disillusionment when he is wounded by a shell and later narrowly escapes being shot by the Italian 'battle police' while taking part in a general retreat. He makes the monumental decision to desert - and takes Catherine with him to Switzerland. An unsurpassed novel of war - drawn from Hemingway's own experiences - and a love story of immense drama and uncomprising passion. A FAREEWELL TO ARMS is unforgettable, classic Hemingway
Marcus Caius, a Roman legionnaire in the Tenth Legion, has served
for the entirety of Julius Caesar's Gallic War. Lately, however,
British soldiers have begun to reinforce the Gallic army. With the
province of Belgica now under control, Caesar plots a
reconnaissance-en-force to the island of Britannia before the onset
of winter, and Marcus is to be among the force. Before long, the
expedition suffers setbacks, and the Legionnaires are left to fend
for themselves and find a way to cross the channel back to Gaul
before it is too late. Will there ever be a time when the Romans
are not despised for their warring ways? As Caesar and his forces
attempt to conquer Britannia, facing fierce resistance, that
question comes to the fore again and again.
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The Policy
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R. J. Kalina
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From completely different walks of life, three young men meet at
Marine Corps boot camp, where they form a powerful bond of
friendship on their journey to manhood. Vanguard Womack, known as
'Van to his friends, is a naive country boy from South Dakota,
driven to avenge his brother's death in the attacks on 9/11. Jerome
Jackson, or 'Jo from the tough streets of Philly, is trying to
escape the decadent gangbanging lifestyle of the hood and fulfill
the demands of his newly acquired sense of patriotism. And the
affluent yet scamming college kid, Alex Feinstein, lands himself in
a jam and enlists solely to avoid the threat of jail time for a
past indiscretion. Their intentions and backgrounds couldn't be
more different, yet, while trying to survive boot camp, they form
an unusual bond and become best friends. With war looming on the
horizon, the men prepare for a worst-case scenario and purchase
insurance policies with an unexpected windfall. The strength of
their bond will come under scrutiny and be severely tested when the
trio is sent overseas-left to the uncertainties of combat.
friendship, freedom, and even their lives?
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