Military

Henry Fleming, a young soldier in the American Civil War, grapples with fear, courage, and the realities of battle. He joins the Union army with grandiose ideas of heroism, but when he faces the brutal truth of war, he is overcome by fear and runs from the battlefield in his first encounter with the enemy. After fleeing, Henry is consumed with shame and guilt. He struggles internally, questioning his own courage and trying to come to terms with his actions.

Multi-billion dollar giant Revell Pharmaceuticals is devouring its competition. A new research breakthrough propels the company into releasing its most profitable product ever. Yet a family crisis confronts them when Kirra Revell, heiress to the empire, goes missing. Taylor Knox, an employee of Revell's latest acquisition, is blackmailed into leading the search. An expert surfer, Taylor pursues the world's biggest waves as a cover, only to be ensnared in a deadly contest of corporate espionage.

James Murphy is a Marine Corps sniper. He’s done two tours in Afghanistan. He’s considered an American Hero. And James is out for revenge. Alejandro Rocha, a massively powerful drug kingpin who operates out of La Paz, Mexico, is responsible for the death of James’s sister, and James intends to make Rocha pay for it. James goes AWOL from his unit and travels to Mexico, ready to enact bloody vengeance, but before he can go through with his plan, the crooked police of La Paz arrest him.

Chicago, 1987. Home of mediocre baseball teams, gangs that rule the streets, and a Mexican drug cartel that supplies the city with heroin. Chicago Police Detective Marcelle DeSantis and her partner, Bernie Bernardelli, are working a series of heroin-related murders, and their job just got more complicated. The man who sabotaged the Vietnam operation, Robert Thornton, is now the chief enforcer for a Southeast Asian heroin cartel, and after fifteen years overseas he's arrived in Chicago to eliminate the reigning cartel and seize control of the city's heroin trade.

The War of 1812 is long over. The War of 2012 has just begun. IRONSIDES' PERIL is the new Zach Colt thriller from award-winning author Michael D. Urban. July 4, 2012. Boston is under attack. A trail of burning ships and downed jet aircraft litters the harbor. U.S.S. Constitution has been hijacked by a ruthless band of international terrorists. A former president of the United States, the current vice president, and the secretary of the Navy are onboard together with the ship’s crew and other hostages.

It’s July of 2065: twenty-one years into humanity’s quiet march toward extinction. The discovery of a potent, non-lethal, addictive wonder drug—extracted near the Wreck of the Titanic—has decimated the world’s productivity and birth rate. Delaney “Del” Martin is among the few who has elected to avoid it. Instead, he has committed himself to advancing America’s nuclear program. Unfortunately, the mega-corporation that produces the drug doesn’t care about energy. Only profits. And more addicts means a higher bottom line.

When a deadly marine creature escapes AUTEC, the US Navy’s top-secret Bahamian research facility, retired Navy SEAL, turned marine biologist, Jack Tarr, is called back into action. Reluctantly leading a team of SEALs, Jack embarks on a perilous pursuit across the Caribbean, through the treacherous Florida Keys, and into the stormy Gulf of Mexico.

On the remote Roman border, Marius Livonius commands a detachment of seasoned soldiers. Stationed near the Danube River and living near violent Germanic tribes, his life is often occupied with the potential of violence from formidable barbarians. But something else is threatening his command and people.

2014 год. Москва. После выполнения ряда сложных задач: поиска вербовщиков ИГИЛ* в Стамбуле, внедрение в так называемый российский батальон в Северном Курдистане, офицеру нелегальной разведки Петру Горюнову из соображений безопасности больше нельзя оставаться за границей. Он получает распоряжение Центра вернуться на Родину. Теперь его место службы – Управление по борьбе с терроризмом ФСБ. И первым заданием на новом месте становится расшифровка тетради с бесценными сведениями о террористах Исламского государства Ирака и Леванта, действующих на территории России.

In 1952, the U.S. Army made a bold claim: twelve individuals could win an entire war and safeguard global freedom. As technology advanced and armies grew, this idea became seen as outdated. But in a world on the brink of conflict, these elite warriors are about to prove otherwise.

Two years after the closing of the Altered Re-Assimilation Centers across the United States, Griffin King is trying to rejoin a vengeful society still nursing its wounds. Even though he has been ostensibly cured, no one is eager to trust an infected-turned-altered.

The novel continues (from The Angel of the Revolution) the tale of a worldwide brotherhood of anarchists fighting the world armed with fantastical airships, ending on an apocalyptic note as a comet smashes into the earth.

Henry Storm fait partie de ces Norvégiens qui se sont engagés pour l'Allemagne dans le but de combattre le bolchévisme. Il intègre la division Nordland et combat sur le front de l'Est. Il fait équipe avec deux autres Norvégiens, Johansen et Grande, avec lesquels il va côtoyer la mort. Blessé, il part en convalescence en Allemagne avant de rentrer à Oslo, où il espère retrouver Astrid, son grand amour.

Em "Mortalha heroica", conta-se a triste história de Isaltino, filho da pobre viúva Abrantes, que é convocado para a guerra. Partindo da metáfora do rio vermelho – do sangue dos soldados – e do rio branco – das lágrimas dos seus parentes, o narrador desenha um quadro dolorido do sofrimento das famílias.

When the People's Republic of China unleashes a devastating attack on the United States, Navy destroyer captain Bill Wilkins and his crew are suddenly alone, deep in the enemy's backyard, and unable to communicate with naval or national leadership. At home in Washington, the president is detached from reality. Survivors of his cabinet contend with military leadership for control, some to save the nation they serve, others in pursuit of personal power.

The United States has survived a pandemic and the famine that followed, but America finds herself backed into a corner when Chinese-Russian forces arrive at her borders. In a country starved of patriotism and divided on every stance, this invasion is the breaking point.

It's a day like any other for Andy Lemon and his family before the world changes forever. Technology stops working. Natural disasters rock the earth. Cars start exploding. Shaken by an unknown event, America—the land of the free—turns apocalyptic overnight, and all hell breaks loose.

When the jet of a global gambling empire crashes into the Caribbean near Cuba, Lieutenant Jill Sinclair plunges headfirst into a whirlpool of peril and intrigue. At the heart of a trillion-dollar phenomenon and the world's largest purveyor of sports gaming lies David Choi, the ruthless billionaire behind the enigmatic GLAD.

Als beim Fracking nach Öl ein gewaltiger unterirdischer See entdeckt wird, entsendet man ein Team von Höhlenforschern und Wissenschaftlern dorthin, um diese Welt in der Tiefe zu untersuchen. Doch kurz nachdem sie das unterirdische Gewölbe erreicht haben, verschwinden sie spurlos.Ein zweites Team unter Leitung der Höhlenforscherin Megan Stoker soll das Alpha-Team suchen. Die Nachforschungen bleiben jedoch erfolglos – stattdessen wird das Rettungsteam mit etwas völlig Unerwartetem in der Tiefe konfrontiert.Uralt … riesig … gefährlich … Predator X.

The disappearance of the USS Montgomery in the perilous Makaran Straits sparks an international crisis—and Commander Rachel Vance finds herself at the center of a conspiracy that threatens the world’s balance of power. Tasked with uncovering the truth, Vance and her crew aboard the USS Lexington quickly discover they are up against more than rogue nations.