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Within the shadows of the US Government, a decision has been made to declare war on the drug trade. Only a few know about this no holds-barred-war. Colonel Ethan Wade, USMC, has been assigned to place a mole within the Mexican Cartel. Colonel Wade calls upon a man from within his Black Ops team, Ricardo "Rico" Garcia, also known by his Marine handle, "Muerte". Rico is known within black ops as a speed-killer, and is given free rein to do whatever needs to be done to destroy the drug trade.

Jedadiah Crow has been passed a legacy of valor, both from his father - a mountain man - and a Crow war chief. While finding his way in life, Jedadiah builds his own reputation of leadership during the American Civil War, displaying integrity and courage. After the war, Jedadiah leads a group of former soldiers to California, setting the stage for The House of Crow.

In the early 19th century, a Blackfoot Indian warband slaughters a family of Irish immigrants. Soon after, a war party of Crow finds the wagon and a baby still alive in the wreckage, and he is adopted by the Crow. He soon becomes known as White Crow, one of the Dog Soldiers of the tribe, and makes a name for himself as a warrior.

After mountain man Isaiah Crow and his companion, Jacques LeRue, arrive in Alta, California, they intervene and save a group of people from local bandits. As luck would have it, they are family and Vaqueros from the rancho of Don Hernando Batista, one of the most powerful families in Southern California - and very anxious to take their new friends to meet the Patron.

Former marines Early and Behr are looking for the man who killed Early’s wife. But after the two declare war on the Detroit drug trade in their search for the killer, they realize that none of their training has prepared them for the moment when they come face-to-face with the killer. A man with a violent history, Early killed 14 men in Afghanistan because they killed his friends. What is he ready to do to the man who killed his loved one?

This is a collection of remarkable personal accounts of a variety of American Civil War incidents, from both Union and Confederate perspectives. These vivid and absorbing reminiscences provide an inside view of many fascinating events of the time, shedding light on our shared past and illuminating the character and point of view of those who lived through an extraordinary time in our nation's history. Enjoy these excursions back through the mists of time, recounted by those who were there.

After terrorists acquire a suitcase bomb, no one knows who they are or what the target is. A team of specialists is reactivated and assigned the code name 'Resurrection'. Their mission is to locate and neutralize both the bomb and the terrorists.