May 1810, seventeen years deep into the Napoleonic Wars. Captain Horatio Hornblower is newly in command of his first ship of the line, the seventy-four-gun HMS Sutherland, which he deems “the ugliest and least desirable two-decker in the Navy...
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How to Avoid Being Killed in a War Zone: The Essential Survival Guide for Dangerous Places
Everyone needs this book if they want to know how to get out of difficult situations whether at home or abroad. Written by Rosie Garthwaite, whose career as a journalist started in war-torn Basra, this book combines practical advice with...
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From New York Times bestselling author James Rollins comes a stirring story of a soldier and his military war dog who are drawn into a dark mystery tracing back to World War II and a lost treasure tied to the bones of the dead.
Off the...
Sudden Plays a...
UNUSUAL AND UNEXPECTED TALES BY CAPTAIN FREDERICK MARRYAT, HERMAN MELVILLE, JACK LONDON, W. CLARK RUSSELL, JOSEPH CONRAD, JOHN MASEFIELD, C. S. FORESTER, RUDYARD KIPLING, ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE, RICHARD SALE, WILLIAM HOPE HODGSON, H. G. WELLS, EDGAR...
The Crusader's...
John Dos Passos, the distinguished American novelist and historian has been personally interested in Brazil for the last fifteen years. He first visited the country in 1948, and returned again in 1956 and 1962. This book, which is based on his...
The South West of Africa has the most dangerous and desolate coastal region in the world. It is also, potentially, the richest. It is known, with reason, as The Skeleton Coast.
Fate gave one key to this forbidden place to Lieutenant-Commander...
The "Plainsman" series continues with this powerful story of the U.S. Cavalry following the shocking massacre at Little Big Horn. After Custer's defeat, the Army vowed revenge and declared total war on the Cheyenne and Sioux. As witnessed by...
«NIGHT…
FOG…
AND MURDER!!
It had begun as a voyage to freedom, a dream come true.
But now every passenger on the ship was stalked by deadly fear, every shadow had become infused with dread.
One man had died, a knife buried...