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1) The secret
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Series
Jack Reacher novels volume 28
Language
English
Description
In 1992, when eight respectable, upstanding people are found dead across the US, Jack Reacher, assigned as the Army’s representative, must discover the link between these victims and who killed them, navigating around the ulterior motives and deciding if he should bring the bad guys to justice the official way—or his way.
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English
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"In over a decade of working with veterans, Johnny Joey Jones has discovered the power of battle-forged friendships. Suffering a life-changing injury while deployed in Afghanistan, he faced a daunting recovery. But coming home would have been much harder without the support of his brothers and sisters in arms. In Unbroken Bonds of Battle, Joey tells the stories of those very warriors, who for years have supported and inspired him on the battlefield...
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Publisher
Headline Review
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
1809. Viscount Wellington and Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte have made their mark as military commanders. Lifelong enemies, they both believe their armies are strong enough to destroy any rival. While Wellington's success continues in Spain, Napoleon feels the sting of failure. Yet despite a disastrous Russian campaign and humiliating defeat at Leipzig, he persists in fighting on. With Napoleon's power waning, the newly titled Duke of Wellington is perfectly...
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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This thrilling, meticulously researched account of the three men who were intimately involved with America’s decision to drop the atomic bomb—and Japan’s decision to surrender draws on their diaries to bring these critical events to life and contemplate the immense weight of their historic decision.
6) Young bloods
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Series
Publisher
Headline Review
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Simon Scarrow brings to vivid life the astonishing stories of two heroes of European history: Arthur Wesley, destined to become the Duke of Wellington, and Napoleon Bonaparte--the Corsican who made himself Emperor of France. Arthur Wesley was born and bred to be a leader. Denied permission to marry his beloved, he throws himself into serving his country. As a red-coated British officer Arthur is amongst the first heading for battle against the French...
7) Flash point
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English
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To stop an unseen enemy from destroying the Campus, Jack Ryan Jr. is led to the South China Sea where he, after a midair collision serves as a flash point, must put the pieces of a conspiracy together to stop the world’s two remaining super powers from going to war.
8) The women
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
"Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances "Frankie" McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different choice for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins...
9) The generals
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Series
Publisher
Headline Review
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
In the turbulent aftermath of the French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte is accused of treachery and corruption. As he leads his men in a series of victorious battles, however, he carves out a reputation in Italy and Egypt as an inspired leader. But revolt is afoot and Napoleon rushes back to France to lead his country. He must bring order to the political unrest at home and find peace or victory over England--and Arthur Wellesley (the future Duke...
10) Dead man's hand
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Series
Pike Logan thrillers volume 18
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Pike Logan faces off against Putin’s agents and a group of rogue Ukrainian partisans plotting to assassinate a Swedish deputy minister.
11) Fire and sword
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Headline Review
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
In the early years of the nineteenth century, Arthur Wellesley (elevated to Viscount Wellington) and Napoleon Bonaparte are well established as men of military genius. Wellesley has returned from India, where his skill and bravery made a remarkable impression on his superiors. He faces trials and tribulations on the political scene before becoming embroiled militarily in Copenhagen, then Portugal and finally Spain. Napoleon, established as Emperor,...
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Publisher
Bombardier Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A small team of CIA operatives and Marines commanded by Captain Diego Cruz are protecting a tiny base in Helmand--the most violent province in Afghanistan. In a series of escalating fights, Cruz must prove he is a combat leader, despite the growing disapproval of the colonel in charge. At the same time, the president has ordered the CIA to capture a drug lord. But with a fortune in heroin at stake, the Taliban joins with the drug lord to wipe out...
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Publisher
Godine
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Six months after 9/11, U.S. troops were on the ground in Afghanistan; less than a year later, America invaded Iraq. Brotherhood follows players on West Point's fiercely passionate rugby team as they became members of the first class to graduate in wartime since the days of Vietnam, and how the bonds they forged on the field helped them on the battlefield.
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Series
Immortal Knight Chronicles volume 3
Publisher
Dan Davis
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
AD 1253. The Mongol hordes are poised to conquer all of Persia and Syria. Soon, nothing will separate them from the Crusader Kingdoms and Christendom itself. Richard's nemesis, the vampire William de Ferrers, is said to sit at the right hand of the great Mongol Khan. To face the terrifying might of the Mongols, Richard must assemble a company of allies from the Templars, the Assassins, Abbasid Saracens, and even Mongol renegades. Together they will...
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Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"What is the price of magic? Magic that heats cities, powers armies, and transforms continents. Magic that forges empires. The Brannic Empire owes its existence to this magic, and for those in power, no price is too great. Even when that price is their own children. For it is the ashes of those with magical abilities that the Church of Alchemy harvests to fuel this machine of empire. So the furnaces burn, and the empire grows. Trying to escape a lifetime...
16) The never wars
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Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Special Forces are used to crazy ops, but orbiting a black hole to slow down time and fight Earth's dirty battles in the future? That's new, even for them. But that's the mission for Owen Quarry, Anaya Pretorius, and the rest of COG, a company of elite, disgraced, soldiers from around the globe. They join a defrocked company commander, an AI warship with self-confidence issues, and a crew of misfit troupers on a dizzying time-quest: prove the concept...
17) Missing persons
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Series
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
A wealthy businessman approaches Jack Morgan, head of Private - the world's largest investigation agency - with a desperate plea to track down his daughter and two grandchildren, who have disappeared without a trace. What at first seems to be a simple missing persons case soon escalates into something much more deadly, when Jack discovers the daughter is being pursued by highly trained operatives. As Jack uncovers more of the woman's backstory, the...
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Series
Letters of enchantment volume 2
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Two weeks after returning home from the front, Iris and Attie seize another chance to report on Dacre's movements, while Roman, who has lost his memory and is stuck in Dacre's realm, becomes entangled in a mysterious correspondence, leading to a pivotal decision that could impact the course of the war and his relationship with Iris.
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Series
Immortal Knight Chronicles volume 6
Publisher
Dan Davis
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
AD 1444, Bulgaria. The Christian kingdoms come together for the last crusade against the conquering Ottoman Turks. But William de Ferrers has returned. And he has built an army of vampires to fight for the enemies of Christendom. To resist their onslaught, Richard must find whatever allies he can. Yet nothing is simple in the 15th century Balkan kingdoms and alliances are hard won and easily thrown aside. Soon, one young prince of Wallachia known...
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
Description
On a mission generations in the making, former Navy SEAL James Reece, as a secret cabal of global elites prepare to assume control of the U.S., picks up his tomahawk and sniper rifle, showing his enemies that no one is out of range as he blows a global conspiracy wide open.
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