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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > War fiction
Codename: FLAME is the parallel to Dr. Niklewicz's first
riveting historical novel, "Last Train to Dachau." That story was
based on his mother's wartime experiences and the plight of the
Miller family that lived and survived the terrible challenges and
brutality that was forced upon them by the Nazis.
As was his first book, Codename: FLAME is an historical novel
based on the true-life struggles of courageous Poles in the time of
war. His father Stanislaw Niklewicz was such a person and his life
is featured in this second book. The contrast between the two
stories is vast. The Millers, a family of five survived through
patience and the strength of a family unit that did everything to
stay together. Stanislaw on the other hand, was all alone as he ran
away from his pending draft into the Hitler Youth at the age of 15;
eventually becoming a Partisan fighter.
Follow the hardships that Stanislaw endured while being alone in
the forests of Poland; first as a teenage Boy Scout courier and
then as a Partisan fighter. The saga of Stanislaw (Staszek) is a
portrait of a defiant boy turned into a man by the necessity and
passion to live free or die fighting against the tyranny of the
Germans.
His defiance and determination for freedom continued even after
being captured behind enemy lines during a secret mission and his
subsequent brutal imprisonment at the infamous Mathausen
Concentration Camp.
As you read this book, try to think of what it was like to be a
boy soldier at 15. Then try to think of the courage and fortitude
it took to survive through the torture of an extermination camp. A
camp that had no other purpose than to work you to death; something
you were equally determined to boldly defy.
Lieutenant Xavier Moran, USMC, better known as "X," is out of
the Afghanistan battlefield-his first reprieve in over sixty days.
As he arrives at the sprawling airbase at Bagram with nothing more
than a pack, a weapon, and a reputation for getting things done, he
secretly wishes he was back in the fight, where life is
helter-skelter. When he is assigned a tough mission by Colonel Fran
Matthews, X has no idea he is about to become immersed in the
rampant corruption that surrounds the Afghan war.
Assigned to assume command of an isolated marine rifle company
in disarray, X faces many challenges, including bringing casualties
in line with operations, raising the marine's morale, and facing
off with the current battalion commander. As he heads to Kotjay to
begin his mission, X is apprehensive. He must succeed; failure
could mean the end of his career-or the end of his life.
In this action-packed military tale, X bravely stands up to the
entrenched powers in Afghanistan. Caught between doing what is
right and doing what is expected, he makes powerful enemies intent
on ensuring his failure. Only time will tell if they will be
successful.
Age of Ice and Steel tells the story of a handful of lives
transfixed and transformed by the German invasion of the Soviet
Union in World War II. It follows the parallel and intersecting
lives of Heinz Guderian and Georgi Zhukov, the two most dynamic and
important commanders of the campaign, as well as the lives of
ordinary citizens, Nadia, Lev, Anatoly, and Sebastian. But it is
far from being a mere historical novel. It stands at the brink of
literature and research, an approach which was essential to
emphasize differences in tactics, attitudes, characters and
philosophies. Guderian and Zhukov were the new archetypes of a
modernized military philosophy and the brand new war doctrines by
which modern leaders rule their generals and modern nations fight
their wars. Indispensable and fascinating reading for anyone
interested in World War II or modern warfare, Age of Ice and Steel
is the essential novel of the War in the East.
First Lieutenant Joshua Jeffreys comes face to face with the
reality that "war is hell" during the Battle of the Bulge. His unit
is torn apart by the advancing German forces, and he is thrust into
a nightmare of blood, death, and faith-shaking trials. Jeffreys
gathers together a group of stragglers, leading them behind enemy
lines. Lost and wounded, this band of strangers must quickly come
together in order to survive. As war is raging around him, First
Lieutenant Jeffreys navigates the battlefield while struggling
internally with nagging doubts that cause his faith to waver. The
outcome of his personal torment is as questionable as is the fate
of his small group of GIs. The Battle of the Bulge cost the United
States Army thousands of soldiers--captured, killed, wounded. If
Jeffreys makes a mistake, he and his men will be part of these
casualties, but the torture of his soul may be the ultimate cost of
this battle.
It is 1812. For four years, Daniel Brownell has been crossing
the Detroit River from Canada every day to attend school in
America. But as General Hull prepares to invade Canada at Sandwich,
where the Brownell family has a store, eleven-year-old Daniel must
choose between following his American father--who is determined to
join General Hull--or remaining with his unstable Canadian mother.
After he decides his mother needs him more, Daniel retreats with
her to Amherstburg, where a wealthy man rumored to be friends with
the Shawnee agrees to take them in.Seventy-two-year-old Matthew
Elliott has just been named lieutenant commander and chief of
Indian affairs in the British Army, and he is tasked with keeping
Tecumseh and his warriors in line. As Elliott welcomes Daniel and
his mother into his home, Daniel does his best to accept his new
life. But when Elliot asks Daniel to deliver a letter to General
Hull with the hope of deceiving him, the boy puts his own life in
jeopardy in an attempt to save his father's. Although Elliott has
participated in many savage battles, the day Daniel loses his
innocence grieves him mightily as he realizes that no one--not even
a child--can escape the chaos created by war.In this historical
tale, two intersecting families are caught up in the War of 1812 as
America invades Canada and a boy, an Indian agent, and a great
Shawnee chief struggle to survive.
The War on Terror is over, but America cannot rest easy yet. If the
United States doesn't act quickly, a terrorist strike will occur,
setting the entire globe on edge and redefining life on an
international scale.
"In his office, Patrick steadied himself. Realizing a threat is
one thing when dealing with countries and peoples on the other side
of the Earth, but this threat would threaten his family, his way of
life, and all those he loved. This threat was personal. Fear set
firmly in his mind. He thought of picking up the phone and calling
his wife. Would she be home yet? Perhaps he should leave and go get
her and their family and get out of Washington?
But the fact that he held an office of such importance to the
world was paramount. He gathered himself, his paperwork, and picked
up the phone, his voice shakier than it had ever been previously in
an official situation.
'Get me the President.""
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