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The tide of soldiers washed over the Legion shields. Buried, the ranks of Legionaries sagged. "Push!" the Legion NCO yelled. Welcome to 264 B.C. Over the grunts and cries of men struggling against the mass of bodies pressing down on them, the Optio bellowed again, "Push!" And the Legion shields rose, rolling back the tide. The higher the shields, the more soldiers slid off, and the straighter the Legionaries stood. One shield tilted back, and a mercenary soldier tumbled behind the ranks. An infantryman stepped back and drove his blade between the soldier's ribs. 

There are plots to invade England and Normandy. There are assassination attempts and the only man who can stop all of these is the Earl of Cleveland. Moving from Scotland to Normandy and back again this is a fast moving novel set in the months before the civil war in England and Normandy begins.

After decades of poising on the brink, the United States and China finally go to war when China invades the island of Taiwan. Deploying their most futuristic technologies in this grand strategic competition of the twenty-first century, the stakes could not be higher. Not only the future of the Taiwanese people but the fate of the world lies in the balance. In an era when humans no longer just use machines, but partner with them in all aspects of military operations, this fictional account views this future war through the eyes of the American, Chinese, and Taiwanese caught up in the maelstrom.

When radical Iranian students seize the U.S. Embassy compound in Tehran and take over fifty diplomats hostage, the U.S. President has to negotiate with a government that wants only to humiliate the United States. When talks fail, the President must turn to the military to bring the Americans home by force.

Ein gespaltenes Land und ein erbitterter Präsidentschaftswahlkampf haben die USA an den Rand des wirtschaftlichen Abgrunds gedrängt. Da entführen IS-Terroristen einen Mikrobiologen und zwingen ihn, Anthrax zu produzieren. Internet-Videos, die mit der Freisetzung des Kampfstoffs drohen, versetzen die Bevölkerung in Hysterie. Mithilfe eines mexikanischen Drogenkartells soll die biologische Waffe nach Amerika geschmuggelt werden.

On an island off the coast of Spain, Matthew Redd and his FBI fly team surveil a luxury villa in hopes of catching a high-value fugitive. But when Redd leads an unauthorized raid on the villa, he discovers they’ve been set up, and he is sent home to face the consequences of defying orders.

Berlin, 1979. When the CIA's most valuable spy is compromised, the Agency realizes it does not have the capability to bring him to safety. If he cannot evade the dreaded East German security service, the result will be chaos and a cascade of failures throughout the Agency's worldwide operations. Master Sergeant Kim Becker lived through the hell of Vietnam as a member of the elite Studies and Operations Group. When he lost one of his best men in a pointless operation, he began to question his mission. Now, he is serving with an even more secretive Army Special Forces unit based in Berlin.

Sir John Hawkwood has almost all that he needs. He is the most respected and feared mercenary leader in Italy but he is surrounded by those who would do him and his family harm. He faces betrayal from friend and foe alike. His constants are his company and the leaders who fight for him. Treading a tightrope between warring factions that include the Pope and the Lord of Milan, Sir John Hawkwood decides to make the White Company into a warband and he becomes a warlord.

With Martin's world turned upside down, every corner might lead to his capture... or worse, the discovery of those he holds dear. Replica Imagination may not know what he’s done, but they do know that their security has been breached, and the net is slowly tightening around him. Any day could be his last while Martin is determined to protect his family.

Captain Sannie van Rensburg and safari guide Mia Greenaway are caught in the crossfires of a decades-old feud between five veterans of South Africa's apartheid-era Border War. Haunted by the deadly mission that shaped their lives forever, the ex-paratroopers must finally confront their demons, and each other, at the funeral of a comrade in the red dunes of the Kalahari Desert. But their scars run deep, and as the truth emerges, each man must ask himself: When serving your country, what makes you a hero and what secrets are worth dying for?

Non appena in Occidente si sparse la voce della prossima uscita della flotta turca, papa Pio V decise che quella era l'occasione buona per realizzare un progetto che sognava da tempo: l'unione delle potenze cristiane per affrontare gli infedeli in mare con forze schiaccianti, e mettere fine una volta per tutte alla minaccia che gravava sulla Cristianità. Quando divenne sempre più evidente che la tempesta era destinata a scaricarsi su Cipro, il vecchio inquisitore divenuto pontefice, persecutore accanito di ebrei ed eretici, volle affrettare i tempi." È la primavera del 1570.

The Taskforce—a highly clandestine Special Forces unit—weren't meant to get involved. The ex-Mossad agent Aaron Bergman has gone missing. Even if it goes against the Taskforce's direct orders, Pike Logan is determined to locate his friend. Yet Aaron's disappearance is part of something much larger. Soon the Taskforce is on a collision course with a ruthless military coup in Africa. Now Logan must choose: save Aaron or serve the Taskforce.

Koskettava kertomus sodasta ja nuoruuden palosta. On vuosi 1955, ja jatkosodasta on kulunut yli kymmenen vuotta. Tamperelainen Salme Laine, o.s. Kiivas, kirjoittaa kirjettä tuntemattomalle naiselle, nuoruudenrakkautensa Toivon vaimolle. Kirjeissään Salme palaa sota-aikaan, menneisyyteen, joka vaikuttaa nyt jo unohdetulta. Saksan ja Suomen aseveljeyttä vastustanut vastarintaliike, kommunistinen toveripiiri, palava aate ja sen seuraukset, nuoruuden kiihko ja rakkaus: Salmen kirjeistä muodostuu muistojen virta, joka vie lukijan mennessään aikaan, joka ei sittenkään ole niin kaukainen.

Den tidigare elitsoldaten Joel Adler är nu en fri man efter sin häktning, och är redo att lämna livet som frihetsberövad bakom sig. Han hinner knappt sätta en fot utanför häktet innan han möts av den mexikanske mannen Javier, som står utanför grindarna och väntar på honom. Javier tar Joel till den förmögna affärsmannen Louis som fruktar att dottern Izabela är i stor fara och måltavla för den mexikanska kartellen. Han ber Joel att agera livvakt för henne i utbyte mot en stor summa pengar. Louis är övertygad om att Joel är den bäst lämpade för jobbet och riskerar inget sämre för sin dotter.

1941 год, 21 июня… Завтра начнется самая страшная война в истории человечества. И в этот день на границе между СССР и Германией появляется сталкер по прозвищу Снайпер, которого воля Монумента перебросила из Чернобыльской Зоны в прошлое. Он знает, что произойдет через несколько часов, но что может сделать один человек против смертоносной армады вермахта - тем более что здесь, на советской пограничной заставе, ему никто не верит?

In the ninth installment in the best-selling Mad Mick Series, several months have passed since Walter Lightspeed demonstrated he could restore power to the United States using his innovative wireless power delivery system. After a year in the dark, America was finally on the rebound. Optimism soared as people imagined an end to the most difficult period in modern American history.

The Taskforce—a highly clandestine Special Forces unit—faces public exposure. The release of the Panama Papers left a trail that could compromise the organization. Yet there's even more at stake than the Taskforce's own anonymity. A lethal attack is in motion. The chaos that ensues distracts the Taskforce from even deadlier information. The Panama Papers hold a secret more explosive than any attack, if only the Taskforce could see it...

Two children savagely stoned to death in the California desert. Top employees of a U.S. defense contractor dying at an alarming rate. A cryptic message sent by a strange, secretive source warns the contractor’s products have been corrupted and could be used against the U.S. Armed Forces. They all seem to be connected. But how? Only two men on earth are capable of putting it all together; those men are Jack Wilder and Jeff Bradshaw, two of the greatest special operations forces soldiers who have ever lived.

Se acerca el invierno y a Jack Reacher lo buscan desde el corazón mismo del poder: el Servicio Secreto de los Estados Unidos lo necesita. La misión es tan secreta como urgente, y el más mínimo fallo puede poner en riesgo la democracia más sólida del planeta. Entre pistas ambiguas, profundas desconfianzas y la presencia fantasmal de su hermano, Reacher deberá afinar al extremo sus sentidos y mantener su cabeza despejada –si su corazón se lo permite– para investigar las intrigas de Washington y de las fuerzas de seguridad.

Evi und Max, das schrägste Kriminalisten-Duo seit Bonnie und Clyde, ermitteln undercover. Unter den Schönen und Reichen bewegte sich das Bäckermädel beim Europäischen Planetenfest. "Der Astrologe" war ihr großes Abenteuer. Nun sitzt sie da mit dickem Bauch im achten Monat, jeder Menge Vorstrafen und einem hier Gestrandeten an ihrer Seite, ehemaliger Afghanistan-Kämpfer mit schweren Macken, der sich pudelwohl fühlt in der Oberlausitz, dem fernsten Osten Deutschlands. Aus der Traum vom Goldenen Westen. Doch dann taucht Gwiazdek auf. Der polnische Europol-Kommissar lockt mit einem Spezialauftrag.