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John Blackthorne, in dienst van koningin Elizabeth I, lijdt na maanden zwerven schipbreuk voor de kust van Japan. Als gevangene van de machtige Toranaga wordt Blackthorne een pion en een onbewuste troef in een bloederige strijd om de macht. Door zijn relatie met de raadselachtige vertaalster Mariko past Blackthorne zich langzaam aan de vreemde Japanse cultuur aan.

John Blackthorne, in dienst van koningin Elizabeth I, lijdt na maanden zwerven schipbreuk voor de kust van Japan. Als gevangene van de machtige Toranaga wordt Blackthorne een pion en een onbewuste troef in een bloederige strijd om de macht. Door zijn relatie met de raadselachtige vertaalster Mariko past Blackthorne zich langzaam aan de vreemde Japanse cultuur aan. Terwijl een oorlog om de heerschappij over Japan dreigt, raakt Blackthorne verscheurd in zijn loyaliteit, en zijn leven onlosmakelijk verbonden met het land en zijn mensen.

Il 12 marzo 2034 il commodoro della Marina militare degli Stati Uniti – Sarah Hunt – si trova sul ponte della sua nave ammiraglia, nel Mar Cinese Meridionale, quando intercetta un peschereccio in avaria. Lo stesso giorno, il maggiore Chris "Wedge" Mitchell, aviatore della marina statunitense, sta testando una nuova tecnologia invisibile sorvolando con un F-35E Lightning lo stretto di Hormuz, sul confine dello spazio aereo iraniano. Entro la fine della giornata, Wedge sarà un prigioniero iraniano e la Marina militare cinese avrà affondato la nave di Sarah Hunt.

The greatest battle needs the greatest of warriors. The siege of Troy is in its ninth year. But Troy still stands. When Agamemnon is threatened with mutiny by disillusioned troops, he changes tactics. Ordering attacks on Troy’s allies, he deprives the city of reinforcements, trade and supplies. Yet even this does not draw the Trojans out from behind their walls. Meanwhile, Odysseus, Eperitus and their men have become hardened soldiers. Odysseus just wants to return home to his island Kingdom of Ithaca.

Navy-SEAL Carter »Brix« Brixton ist wenig begeistert, dass sein Team bei einem Militäreinsatz mit der attraktiven, aber kühlen CIA-Agentin Angela Davis zusammenarbeiten muss, hat sie ihn doch bei ihrem letzten Zusammentreffen nicht gut dastehen lassen. Als in Mexico City nicht alles läuft wie geplant, wird ausgerechnet Brix zu Angelas Schutz abgestellt. Angela Davis ist schon lange hinter Badido Leon her und setzt alles daran, den Kartellboss zu Fall zu bringen. Dummerweise ist sie dabei auf die Hilfe von Brix angewiesen.

John Blackthorne, in dienst van koningin Elizabeth I, lijdt na maanden zwerven schipbreuk voor de kust van Japan. Als gevangene van de machtige Toranaga wordt Blackthorne een pion en een onbewuste troef in een bloederige strijd om de macht. Door zijn relatie met de raadselachtige vertaalster Mariko past Blackthorne zich langzaam aan de vreemde Japanse cultuur aan. Terwijl een oorlog om de heerschappij over Japan dreigt, raakt Blackthorne verscheurd in zijn loyaliteit, en zijn leven onlosmakelijk verbonden met het land en zijn mensen.

Ein Anruf über sein Satellitentelefon reißt Michael Sander aus der Beziehungskrise. Golonins Lebensversicherung sind geheime Informationen zum Untergang der MS Estonia. Plötzlich steht Michael selbst auf der Abschussliste sämtlicher nationaler und internationaler Geheimdienste. Jetzt muss er nicht nur all seine operativen Fähigkeiten zum Einsatz bringen, sondern auch die Probleme mit Lene Sander lösen, wenn er überleben will.

La toccante storia di una bambina e della sua famiglia, irrimediabilmente segnate dallo scoppio del conflitto russo-ucraino. La vita di Alisa, dieci anni, cambia radicalmente in quel fatidico 23 febbraio 2022, quando le forze armate russe attaccano l'Ucraina. Inizia così la storia di una fuga disperata, segnata dalla paura e dal dolore. Ma che dimostra anche il coraggio di una bambina che trova la forza di lasciare la sua casa, i suoi affetti, e – nonostante tutto – non perdere la speranza.

Frankreich 1940: Nach der Besetzung Frankreichs durch die deutschen Truppen erhält die elsässische Winzertochter Colette von Major Maurer das Angebot, als Dolmetscherin und Sekretärin im Beschaffungsamt in Paris zu arbeiten. Colette kann schlecht ablehnen, da der Major ihrem Vater im Gegenzug verspricht, dafür zu sorgen, dass ihre drei Brüder nicht zur Wehrmacht eingezogen werden. Da Paris schon immer ein Traum der lebenslustigen Colette ist, nimmt sie das Angebot gern an.

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.

Loyalty to your people. Loyalty to Rome. Only one can remain... Centurion Faustus Valerianus has already proven his bravery and skill, marching alongside Julius Agricola for six gruelling years to conquer the north of Britain. But that was just the beginning... With Agricola back in Rome, Faustus is given a new mission: to journey to Hibernia with exiled Irish prince Tuathal Techtmar and help him reclaim his rightful throne.

Massacres, invasions, plots. An Emperor on the edge. An Empire in peril. Caracalla is on the warpath. Time, he has decided, to put his enemies in their place. To invade the Parthians at the edge of the Empire. To destroy everything in his way. For Imperial Assassin Silus, this is a time of crisis. Forced to guard the Emperor as part of his elite bodyguard, Silus knows that the situation is untenable. As everything threatens to crumble, Silus must make the ultimate choice... and face the ultimate sacrifice.

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.

Two great nations fighting against a common enemy. Who will survive? When a US Embassy in South-East Asia is bombed by followers of terrorist Osama bin Laden, the US and UK decide it is time to act against the terrorist leader by striking at his stronghold in Afghanistan. Perfect for fans of Alex Shaw, L. T. Ryan and Chris Ryan. Johnny "Two Combs" Howard is a bestselling author of three books based on his experiences in the Regiment. Following his military career, John worked in a variety of leadership and management roles in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Africa.

1940. Dunkirk is over? Will Britain fight on or talk peace? Fugitive and Hitler admirer, Billy Houston, craves a Nazi-run Britain. Needing money and intent on burglary, it ends in murder. But he’s in luck, his victim has in his possession the entire anti-invasion plans for Southern Britain, this while Armistice talks are slated to take place on the Isle of Wight. A desperate Billy makes contact with Rudi Graebner, a German naval officer and spy embedded in the Spanish Embassy. The two have nothing in common - they instinctively take a dislike to each other and trust is at a premium.

War is dangerous in itself but when someone is at war with themselves at the same time, it becomes even more dangerous. Within two weeks of the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands, four men of Boat Troop, B Squadron, 22 SAS, are on the islands too. It is the mission of these four men to gather vital intelligence, with Argentine patrols everywhere. The rest of B Squadron are tasked with a suicide mission -- an attack on the Argentine airbase in the mainland. In charge is a man unafraid to risk the lives of his men in search of greater personal glory.