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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > War fiction
Massacres, invasions, plots. An Emperor on the edge. An Empire in
peril.Caracalla is on the warpath. Time, he has decided, to put his
enemies in their place. To invade the Parthians at the edge of the
Empire. To destroy everything in his way. For Imperial Assassin
Silus, this is a time of crisis. Forced to guard the Emperor as
part of his elite bodyguard, Silus knows that the situation is
untenable. As everything threatens to crumble, Silus must make the
ultimate choice... and face the ultimate sacrifice. The question is
simple: will he turn traitor, for the sake of the Empire and the
sake of his conscience? Or is loyalty, and the life of his charge
Tituria, more important? As innocents die, as blood flows, as the
Roman legions march on an epic scale, one thing is clear. It's
decision time. The thrilling climax to Alex Gough's bestselling
series, perfect for fans of Anthony Riches, Ben Kane and Bernard
Cornwell.
All she wants is somewhere to call home...Frances Sweet can't
really remember her real parents. Brought up by her uncle, her
cousins Ruby and Mary have always treated her like their little
sister. As the war continues to keep her cousins separated from the
men they love - Frances is growing up fast enough to catch the eye
of dashing American soldier Declan. But she also has a greater
longing - to find the mother who abandoned her years before... Full
of hardship, love and emotion, discover the final instalment in
Lizzie Lane's bestselling Sweet Sisters trilogy. Praise for Lizzie
Lane: 'A gripping saga and a storyline that will keep you hooked'
Rosie Goodwin 'The Tobacco Girls is another heartwarming tale of
love and friendship and a must-read for all saga fans.' Jean
Fullerton 'Lizzie Lane opens the door to a past of factory girls,
redolent with life-affirming friendship, drama, and choices that
are as relevant today as they were then.' Catrin Collier 'If you
want an exciting, authentic historical saga then look no further
than Lizzie Lane.' Fenella J Miller
When terrorists loyal to Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe African National
Union win control of the Honde Valley on the eastern border of
Rhodesia, the government must decide whether to concede defeat or
take a stand.
Prime Minister Ian Smith decides to fight back, and he calls
upon Jamie Ross, a district commissioner, to relocate 21,000 people
into protected villages. To restore the Honde Valley, Ross must
first re-establish authority, win over the hearts and minds of the
people, and create conditions necessary to re-open the tea
estates-a source of vital foreign exchange.
Meanwhile, Josiah Makoni, one of Mugabe's most terrifying
lieutenants, is winning followers and accumulating power with a
series of vicious terrorist acts. As the war escalates, Makoni
faces setbacks, and cannot escape the internal conflicts that
plague his nights and lead him to question whether life is worth
living.
Find out whether Jamie and his team can overcome the unbridled
fury of the terrorists while learning about the history of Rhodesia
from multiple perspectives in Dawn of Deliverance.
Learn what has happened to the country of Zimbabwe under one of
the most brutal dictators in modern history.
This first volume in the Sgt. Smith WWII trilogy follows a squad of
First Infantry Division soldiers to the Tunisian desert of North
Africa in their first experience of war. As members of the "Big Red
One," the most famous division in the American army, they do battle
with the most famous units in the German army; Rommel's Africa
Corps, as well as the 10th and 21st Panzer Divisions. Although this
three-part series is told in novel format, it is a true story,
based upon documented accounts as well as stories my father told
me. This is a vivid, unvarnished odyssey into the slit trenches of
World War II, a gritty look at a war we should never forget. Volume
2: "Soldiers in the Sun: Sgt. Smith in the Campaign for Sicily" now
available.
As leader of the Israeli submarine Tekumah, Commander Gilad has the
sole authority to launch nuclear-tipped cruise missiles against
cities housing millions. But while out at sea, the unthinkable
occurs. Devastating nuclear explosions in Israel and attacks
against Israeli embassies destroy any chance of peace in the Middle
East.
Following the attacks, Gilad has no way to receive orders from
civilian or military authorities, and must draw on all his training
to lead his men and decide how and when to retaliate. Faced with a
lengthy mission, food and fuel shortages, a fire, and an attack by
a surface ship, Gilad struggles to maintain order.
As tensions rise, Gilad must persuade his own officers and
crew, as well as the vengeful commander of a second Israeli
submarine, of the path he has chosen. Sharon, a feisty female
intelligence officer onboard, staunchly supports him as well as
heroic crew members who stand ready to make the ultimate sacrifice.
Now, with millions of lives at stake, Gilad has some hard choices
to make, ones that may very well decide the fate of the free
world.
The Crescent Moon Fox is a compassionate, heart-breaking, brutal,
and occasionally, humorous, novel about Cypriot Turks. The reader
experiences the lives of the inhabitants of one particular village
during the lead-up to Independence from Britain and the tragic
aftermath of the post-Colonial era in Cyprus - and in particular,
of two of its young men: Zeki and Aydin. Zeki who, shaped and
nurtured by the British Colonial system, is destined for great
things; and Aydin, a misfit in his community who, in his own
complex and disturbing way, achieves greatness and redemption. The
span of the novel is from the nineteen thirties to the first decade
of the twenty first century - showing the life of the Cypriot
Turks, unique and distinct as a minority, in the lead-up to
Independence and to what they become in the modern era. It gives a
voice to Cypriot Turks, of all different backgrounds, and
particularly to the illiterate rural women of the Colonial Era. The
Crescent Moon Fox is also a poignant journey of discovery of one's
true identity...
David Sternlight is a Wall Street executive, whose career is on the
ropes despite numerous contributions to his former firm, Dean,
Adams & Company. Now semi-retired, David stays active trading
the markets; but has many internal battles raging under a calm
exterior. His wife Eva is one of his few sources of comfort. After
a celebratory party for the promotion of his ex-boss, Jack Howell,
David is aggressively recruited to join a secretive government
agency led by a shadowy figure named John McCabe. The reason is
McCabe's belief that certain predictive applications of
Sternlight's financial software, Excalibur, can be adapted to the
war on terror. Without much choice, Sternlight agrees and sees an
opportunity to do good things while also fighting the severe mental
depression he suffers since the death of his son, Andy, in the 9/11
World Trade Center attacks. Meanwhile in Iraq, a young Muslim boy,
Hassan al Hassan, tips off American soldiers as to the location of
their kidnapped squad member, who is saved at the last minute, from
beheading. As the boy grows older, his peaceful interpretation of
Islam gives him many followers and he becomes a young Imam known as
"The Boy Prophet." However, militant supporters of Jihad continue
in the world, one of which is a young Palestinian doctor named
Samir Hijami. The doctor plans a biological strike with an
Ebola-like virus that he plans to take within him from Pakistan to
London, and then on to Las Vegas. Self-infected, he carries the
virus like a viral suicide vest. The biological attack is somewhat
obscured by other lesser terrorist actions predicted by Excalibur
and going on simultaneously. The new terror strategy is a main
strike within numerous head-fakes for distraction. Due to
miscalculations by Hijami, the main center of the virus outbreak
prematurely becomes London. The culmination of many events leads to
the intersection of good and evil, and a surprising reaction within
the Muslim world. In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks and the
ongoing influence of the Boy Prophet, Sternlight comes to grips
with his strengths and weaknesses; and the realization that more
battles will still follow.
Two young drafees survive the vicious war in Vietnam, only to
return home where one drifts into a life of crime and murder, and
the other meets personal tragedy.
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