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1775: General George Washington has discovered his store of gunpowder has dwindled to next to nothing. Captain Isaac Biddlecomb is despatched to Bermuda to capture the British gunpowder known to be there. But the plan is a trap, hatched by a traitor among the Patriots. Washington's aide-de-camp Major Edward Fitzgerald is tasked with hunting the traitor down; Biddlecomb meanwhile must work to free his ship and his men and capture the gunpowder so vital in the fight for freedom. Will Biddlecomb and Fitzgerald overcome their common enemy – the greatest military power on Earth?

April 1945. Als der Unteroffizier Eduard Herzl auf Fronturlaub in seine Heimat am Rande des Harzes fährt, ahnt er noch nicht, dass ihm der Krieg einen Strich durch die Rechnung machen wird. Der Endkampf um Deutschland liegt in den letzten Zügen; im Osten rückt die Rote Armee unaufhaltsam vor, im Westen befinden sich die Alliierten auf dem Vormarsch. Kaum ist Herzl zu Hause angekommen, rollt eine gepanzerte Einheit der SS-Panzerbrigade "Westfalen" in seinen Heimatort, ausgerüstet mit schwersten Panzern vom Typ Tiger, Tiger II und Jagdpanther.

Está congelando a -38oC. Stalingrado, inverno de 1942-1943. Um vento frio varre as planícies, jogando cristais de gelo em nossos rostos. Estamos marchando por milhares de corpos congelados. Os generais da SS estão marchando na frente do comboio, silenciosos e distanciados. Notamos que o general da SS está bravo há um tempo, um fanático que quer morrer em batalha, levando consigo tantos quanto possível.

Os soldados do 27o batalhão dos punidos batem em retirada. Bombas aliadas estão espalhadas por cidades alemãs e estão sujeitas a uma terrível remoção. Os tanques se arrastam pela estepe russa durante um inverno brutal, em uma marcha mortal que não parece ter fim. Milhares de refugiados inundam as estradas. Os jatos de guerra russos voam baixo, como açougueiros, transformando a massa de refugiados em gritos aterrorizados atravessando os céus.

Tiny aterrissa sobre a parte traseira do tanque—isso é suicídio—e esvazia a metralhadora dentro do veículo. Rápido, ele pula para o chão e joga uma granada de mão, com força, pela torreta aberta. O tanque pesado roda sem controle, esmaga alguns britânicos sob suas esteiras e bate na lateral da montanha, explodindo em um inferno de chamas. Os soldados alemães da divisão Panzer atacam com lança-chamas e granadas de fósforo. Não fazem prisioneiros, os sobreviventes são eliminados impiedosamente.

O som horrível das esteiras do tanque se aproxima mais e mais. Conheço este medo que sobe pela minha espinha. Certamente morreremos se começarmos a correr cedo demais. Não sei como nos levantamos, as pernas simplesmente começaram a se mover automaticamente. O tanque se move sobre o buraco, esmagando tudo e continuando seu caminho.

Um comando especial do regimento de criminosos, vestindo uniformes russos, tomam quatro tanques russos T-34. Reconhecimento remoto atrás das linhas russas no Cáucaso. O ano é 1942. Por horas a fio, os tanques passam em direção ao leste. Grupos russos os desafiam diversas vezes. Seguimos os soldados em sua luta desesperada para encontrar o caminho de volta para as linhas alemãs. As distâncias são enormes, os amigos são poucos e a morte sempre os persegue.

A single death could plunge the Empire into chaos... Silus, a member of Emperor Caracalla's elite assassins, the Arcani, is dispatched to Numidia. Rumours of assassination plots against Marcellus, the Emperor's closest aide, are rife. Silus must stop them. But the forces arrayed against the Arcani are now as powerful as they are clandestine. Inducted into the Emperor’s bodyguard, his Lions, Silus soon discovers secrets that should have stayed hidden. And as the Emperor becomes ever more reckless in battle, Silus unearths a conspiracy that runs deeper than his worst nightmares.

Alexander the Great's sudden death has left his vast empire in chaos. War rages, cities fall and the lives of thousands are torn apart as his former generals struggle for a share. Alliances and betrayals are rife, and as one man threatens to gain an advantage, the others will not hesitate to plot his downfall. The one-eyed brute Antigonos is the most formidable power in the Western world and now has his eye on the jewel of the east: Babylon.

Titus Cervianus is no ordinary soldier. And the Twenty Second is no ordinary legion... Egypt, 25 BC. Titus Cervianus marches into the unknown as he and the Twenty Second Legion contend with the armies of the Bellatrix: the Warrior Queen of Kush. The Kushites and the Egyptians are united against...

It is 1757, the third year of the French and Indian War. Deep in the forests of New York State, the brave woodsman Hawkeye and his loyal Mohican friends become involved in the bloody French and Indian War. Hawkeye, a colonial scout, Chingachgook, the Mohican chief, and Uncas, his son, risk their lives to guide two English sisters through hostile territory and evade the evil Huron chief, Magua, who is determined to destroy them. The thrilling events that lead to the final tragic confrontation between rival war parties create an unforgettable, spine-tingling picture of life on the frontier.

Jarl Dragon Heart has taken to the seas. With his wolf warriors he raids further afield than ever before as he seeks his destiny. He has to fight new enemies as well as treacherous former allies. The Norns weave their webs and the Vikings discover the Middle Sea and Africa before they find...

When there is gold then there will be those who wish to take it. If the gold is aboard a ship then there will be pirates. Thomas is a former slave who has become a gunner on a Spanish galleon. His life is no less parlous than when he was a slave but through courage and determination, not to...

Gerald Warbow wants nothing more than to enjoy, as his grey hairs grow, to enjoy his life as a landowner, father and grandfather but King Edward 1st needs his master archer and even though the Scots had been defeated at Dunbar, Warbow and his men go off to Flanders to fight the French. When Sir...

San Petersburgo, 1915. Tonya es una joven aristócrata casada con un hombre que la trata como una posesión más. Vive en un mundo lleno de lujos, ajena a las tensiones que están por desatar una revolución que cambiará para siempre la historia de Rusia y del mundo. Cuando conoce a Valentín...

The start of a new historical 4-part series from MJ Porter focusing on events around the great battle of Brunanburh ** In the battle for power, there can be only one ruler.** AD925 Athelstan is the king of the English, uniting the petty kingdoms of Wessex, Mercia, the Danish-held Five Boroughs...

1775. The American War of Independence is starting in earnest and Captain – and smuggler – Isaac Biddlecomb, pursued by HMS Rose, sacrifices his ship, the Judea, rather than surrender to the British. Forced to go on the run, and to disguise himself as a lowly ship's mate on a brig bound for Jamaica, he finds himself captured by the enemy. Can he use his wits to survive a life of servitude under the deranged captain and sadistic crew of the HMS Icarus...?

Some promises should never be broken. AD 1055. With the crisis of 1051 long behind them and finally coming to terms with the death of Sweyn, the Godwin family’s influence across England is growing. Harold enjoys a position of trust with King Edward and the country is at peace, but Edward knows...

When Jarl Gunnar Thorfinnson is killed by Saxons and his wife and son slain it throws the clan on Raven Wing Island into disarray. Internal divisions and strife is only stopped when Siggi White Hair becomes jarl. A raid on Frankia gives Hrolf the Horseman a vision of his dream of a new home...

Eine unheilvolle alte Allianz bedroht das Gleichgewicht der Weltmächte. Präsident Jack Ryan kämpft an allen Fronten: Während es innenpolitisch in den USA hoch hergeht, rückt in Osteuropa Russland in die Ukraine vor. Dann gelangen zwei russische Atomraketen in den Iran. Hängt beides miteinander zusammen? Und was hat die neue iranische Rebellenbewegung damit zu tun? Die gibt sich zwar zunächst als Verbündeter aus, macht sich jedoch schnell höchstverdächtig. Langsam entwirren sich die Fäden eines perfiden Komplotts.