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Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant,comrades in arms in the Mexican-American War 1846-1848. President Polk, desiring to expand the United States to the Pacific Ocean, orders General Winfield Scott to invade Mexico at Veracruz and march inland and capture Mexico City. Mexico controlled much of what is now the southwestern part of the United States and California.Scott arrives at Veracruz with 100 ships crowded with 9,000 soldiers and the tools of war, cannon, muskets and cavalry mounts. Among the soldiers are Lieutenant Ulysses S. Grant and Captain Robert E. Lee. Grant, 24 years old, is a hardened combat veteran from fighting with General Taylor in northern Mexico. Lee, 40 years old, is untested in battle. Both men desire grade and glory and it is during war that these can be won if a man acted bravely.General Scott lands his army upon the hostile Mexican shore. After a heavy bombardment of Veracruz, the Americans capture the city. Scott waits for the reinforcements that President Polk had promised. When they do not arrive and his men begin to die from yellow fever, Scott severs his link with the States and his supply base at Veracruz and marches his small army into the mountains. He must capture Mexico City lying in the center of the nation of seven million inhabitants. He will lead his men to victory or death. General Santa Anna is waiting with an army of 30,000 soldiers to annihilate the small force of invading Americans.

As a war correspondent, Sean Kelly travels South Viet Nam from the Delta to the DMZ. He writes about the people he meets and the operations he goes on with them, the only difference is that what he reports to the people back home is the sanitized version of what really happens.

...Ben Het has tanks in the wire!"Hawk Claw is engaging," the pilot reports firing the first TOW missile ever from a helicopter in combat.Fire Base Delta had already been over run and Fire Base Charlie was fighting for its life. How much would fall before the North Vietnamese army was knocking on the doors of the key city of Kontum?This was the third phase of the North Vietnamese Easter Offensive Campaign of 1972. Standing across the country between them and the fall of Saigon was a poorly led South Vietnamese Army, brave South Vietnamese soldiers, and US Advisors. How much ground would be lost before they could stop the flow of men and tanks coming across the borders?This is their story as related to the author by those who were there.Follow Major Steinhauer as he withdraws with the fleeing South Vietnamese soldiers from the long-forgotten battlefields of Ben Het, Dak To and Pleng Klung. Ride with the crews that were the first to engage enemy forces with the aerial TOW weapon system in combat. Comprehend the bravery of the South Vietnamese soldier when properly led, and the defeated cowardice of the South Vietnamese senior officers. Examine how an American civilian was serving in the capacity of a two-star general commanding all the forces opposed to the North Vietnamese invasion in the Kontum region. Serve with the civilian volunteer nurses that remained in the besieged city of Kontum to care for the wounded during the battle.The events are all true, as are most of the characters who are still alive, who retold their tales of what it was like to be under siege for so many days against overwhelming odds.The courage, dedication, and loyalty of US advisors towards their South Vietnamese counterparts as well as the bravery of the South Vietnamese soldiers when properly led will astound you. The determination of Army Aviators to curtail the enemy and save the advisors is nothing short of miraculous.Get your copy of this sixth volume, Battle of Kontum, 1972 in the Undaunted Valor series.

As the pit fighters face new threats and old enemies, the arena will be awash in blood, in the fifth volume of this thrilling fantasy series. Goll quickly realizes he may have killed one opponent too many when he confronts the wrath of a dead gladiator's stable in a slew of blood matches. Outside the Pit, Brozz fights for his life and Borchus finds refuge with an old friend. Struggling to recover from his wounds and seeking a purpose, Halm of Zhiberia discovers that giving up a pit fighter's life isn't as easy as it seems . . . nor is it his decision alone. And in the west, a monstrous enemy makes itself known?and positions itself to strike at both the games and Sunja's heart. Perfect for fans of Gladiator and A Game of Thrones!

Four brave combatants fight for survival in a world where blood sport is taken to the ultimate extreme in this action-packed fantasy series debut. Once every year, in the city of Sunja, gladiators meet in the arena known as Sunja's Pit. Some are lured there by the prospect of fortune or fame; others come simply for the thrill of the fight. The games continue for days, until a champion is crowned?or all involved perish. When it becomes clear that to be a Free Trained pit fighter is to live with a mark on one's head, four warriors struggle to change their lot, both in and out of the arena. But that's easier said than done, and not everyone is pleased to learn of their plans. All the while, unseen forces watch the quartet, waiting for the best time to strike?and take everything they have. Perfect for fans of Gladiator and A Game of Thrones!

The thirst for vengeance drives the Sunja gladiators to extreme measures in the fourth installment of this epic fantasy series. The fighting season continues, and Goll prepares to participate once again in the games, as one man plots revenge upon the returning Kree. Growing weary of the insolent Prajus, golden-faced Gastillo seeks to strike a bargain with the wine merchant Nexus, which would rid him of his troublesome gladiator and provide him with the wealth needed to leave the Pit forever. Seeking death, Pig Knot wanders the alleys and backstreets of Sunja and discovers that the city of his birth does not favor him in the least. Meanwhile, the captured Jackals embrace the Pit and discover the arena sands do favor them. And the Perician Weapon?now known as Wonder?faces perhaps his most telling match yet . . . Perfect for fans of Gladiator and A Game of Thrones!

The gladiators of Sunja face new challenges?and make new allies?in the second volume of this action-packed fantasy series. The warriors comprising the House of Ten begin their training under punishing mentors and a drink-loving taskmaster. Within the city of Sunja, Borchus works to establish a network of spies to aid the newly formed house's cause. Meanwhile, a vengeful Halm hunts down Skulljigger for bloody retribution, house master Goll realizes one of his pit fighters possesses potential beyond everyone's wildest expectations, and shadowy elements conspire to make the Ten's opening matches on the sands their last. Perfect for fans of Gladiator and A Game of Thrones!

The pit fighters of Sunja face a brutal day of reckoning in the third volume of this thrilling fantasy series. Feeling the weight of sustained injuries, Halm decides upon his future with the Ten, prompting a crippled Pig Knot to contemplate his own remaining days. And an act of vengeance drives Borchus into hiding. Within the underbelly of the Pit, arrangements are made to introduce Sunja's most despised and dangerous criminals into the games, including a captured group of Nordish Jackals. Meanwhile, the House of Ten prepares for a day of blood matches?when the gladiator known as Junger is sure to become a legend. Perfect for fans of Gladiator and A Game of Thrones!

THE NOVEL THAT INSPIRED THE OSCAR WINNING FILMAmidst the horrors of Auschwitz, German officer, Angelus Thomsen, has found love. But unfortunately for Thomsen, the object of his affection is already married to his camp commandant, Paul Doll.As Thomsen and Doll's wife pursue their passion - the gears of Nazi Germany's Final Solution grinding around them - Doll is riven by suspicion. With his dignity in disrepute and his reputation on the line, Doll must take matters into his own hands and bring order back to the chaos that reigns around him.'It is exceptionally brave.... Shakespearean.... It's exciting; it's alive; it's more than slightly mad. As the title suggests, it is dreadfully interesting.' Sunday Times

Mary will not be broken...In the devastating aftermath of London's 1944 bombings, Mary Bray falls hopelessly in love with Charlie Lambert. Together, they build a life in England a life enriched by the birth of a daughter. When Charlie is called away for military duty, Mary succumbs to the charms of Archie Bray, an egotistical Scot. Charlie discovers the affair and leaves Mary. She is inconsolable.Now pregnant with Archie's child, and weighed down with regret, Mary has no option but to move with him to Glasgow, Scotland. She lives in a rat-infested tenement slum with a violent, abusive man with no potential or ambition.Despite this, Mary is stoic, she has a plan. Her struggles have strengthened her resolve, she is determined to forge a new life for her and her children. She is no longer that downtrodden woman.As her plans forge ahead, an unforseen setback threatens to destroy the years of planning. Her world falls apart, she is heartbroken with nowhere to turn ...Mary Bray needs a miracle.

Én familie, to generationer af kvinder og en krig der vil forandre deres liv for evigt.Hanoi, 1972. De amerikanske bomber regner ned over Vietnam og tolvårige Hương og hendes bedstemor Diệu Lan er nødsaget til at søge dækning. For Diệu Lan føles krigen alt for velkendt. Hun har tidligere måttet ofre alt for at holde sammen på familien, mens landet faldt fra hinanden. Nu må Hương gøre det samme.Når bjergene synger er en episk slægtsroman, hvor Trần-familiens prøvelser fortæller historien om de grusomheder Vietnam har været vidne til som nation. Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai har skrevet en kærlighedserklæring til sit hjemland, hvor vietnamesisk kultur og traditioner får lov at berige siderne. En smuk og gribende roman der udfolder Vietnams smertefulde historie, men samtidig giver håb for fremtiden. "... en fængende, rørende roman (...) en roman der, i mere end en forstand, heler historien"- New York Times"En lysende fortælling, der giver genlyd på tværs af generationer"- O, the Oprah Magazine

Ein prachtvolles Kaufhaus, die Liebe zum falschen Mann und ein gefährliches Geheimnis …Das große Finale der Familiensaga um die drei Schwestern vom Kaufhaus KAWAWürzburg, 1933: Als Jüngste der Familie Wagner ist Maria verwöhnt und von allen geliebt. Als sie bei der Arbeit im Kaufhaus ihrer Schwester Edgar kennenlernt und die beiden sich heimlich näherkommen, könnte ihr Glück vollkommen sein. Doch von einen Tag auf den anderen verlässt Edgar sie und heiratet stattdessen ihre große Schwester Katharina. Marias Schock ist umso größer, als sie zudem feststellt, dass sie schwanger ist. Um die Schande zu verbergen und sich eine stabile Familie aufzubauen, heiratet sie kurzentschlossen einen anderen. Doch als Edgar in den Krieg geschickt wird, spürt Maria, wem ihr Herz wirklich gehört …Dies ist eine überarbeitete Neuausgabe des bereits erschienenen Titels Zeit des Wandels.Alle Bände der Reihe können unabhängig voneinander gelesen werden.Erste Leser:innenstimmen„Ich kann die komplette Reihe nur jedem Liebhaber von Familiensagas ans Herz legen!"„Mitreißend erzählt und dadurch fesselnd bis zur letzten Seite."„Liebe, Drama und deutsche Geschichte in einer perfekten Mischung vereint!"„Eine bewegende Familien- und Liebesgeschichte, an die ich noch lange denken werde."„emotional, spannend und super recherchiert"

Digte fra forfatterens KrigsDigtDagbog. År 2 efter storinvasionen, år 9 af Ruslands krig mod Ukraine.Bjarne Kim Pedersen skrev i 1999 Den Hængte Ørn 10 års Balkantekster.Aktindsigt i 2002 dansk/russisk om krigen i Tjetjenien.Min Maidan Affære 2016 dansk/engelsk/ukrainsk.Der er helte i 2018 en hybridbog om krigen mod Ukraine mens der var fodbold VM i Rusland.Blade fra min KrigsDigtDagbog 2023, digte fra første år af KrigsDigtDagbogen.Uddrag af digtet side 20Hvis Ukraine vinder krigen/ så har jeres farfar/ været en af dem/ der tog stilling/og arbejdede for/ vores frihed,/ og Ukraines frihed i Europa./ Lad jeres forældre/fortælle om Magomed/ som jeres forældre har mødt,/ han var tjetjensk soldat i Grosnij/ da farfar skrev Aktindsigt,/ dengang burde vi have stoppet Putin.Hvis Rusland vinder krigen/ så er jeres farfar/ en af dem I gør klogest/i at glemme.

...Ben Het has tanks in the wire!"Hawk Claw is engaging," the pilot reports firing the first TOW missile ever from a helicopter in combat.Fire Base Delta had already been over run and Fire Base Charlie was fighting for its life. How much would fall before the North Vietnamese army was knocking on the doors of the key city of Kontum?This was the third phase of the North Vietnamese Easter Offensive Campaign of 1972. Standing across the country between them and the fall of Saigon was a poorly led South Vietnamese Army, brave South Vietnamese soldiers, and US Advisors. How much ground would be lost before they could stop the flow of men and tanks coming across the borders?This is their story as related to the author by those who were there.Follow Major Steinhauer as he withdraws with the fleeing South Vietnamese soldiers from the long-forgotten battlefields of Ben Het, Dak To and Pleng Klung. Ride with the crews that were the first to engage enemy forces with the aerial TOW weapon system in combat. Comprehend the bravery of the South Vietnamese soldier when properly led, and the defeated cowardice of the South Vietnamese senior officers. Examine how an American civilian was serving in the capacity of a two-star general commanding all the forces opposed to the North Vietnamese invasion in the Kontum region. Serve with the civilian volunteer nurses that remained in the besieged city of Kontum to care for the wounded during the battle.The events are all true, as are most of the characters who are still alive, who retold their tales of what it was like to be under siege for so many days against overwhelming odds.The courage, dedication, and loyalty of US advisors towards their South Vietnamese counterparts as well as the bravery of the South Vietnamese soldiers when properly led will astound you. The determination of Army Aviators to curtail the enemy and save the advisors is nothing short of miraculous.Get your copy of this sixth volume, Battle of Kontum, 1972 in the Undaunted Valor series.

BASED ON TRUE EVENTSOne of the bloodiest "little wars" in American history, that saw the deaths of 4,200 U.S. soldiers, serves as the background for this story of high adventure and brutal combat.The year is 1898 and the setting is the island of Sulu in the Philippines. The Spanish-American War has just ended and with its victory over Spain, the United States has gained possession of the islands. However, American troops are now fighting a series of savage and brutal guerrilla skirmishes with rebellious local tribes who wish independence. The most feared and fearless of these are the violent Moros, headed by a chieftain of unusual intelligence and cunning named Jokiri.Three years later with no victory in site, the U.S. has sent out patrols into the jungle to locate Jokiri, but he has laid a treacherous ambush for one group of these foreigners. Surrounding a group of Army officers who fall into his trap, he slays and beheads all of the soldiers except Captain Shay Sullivan, whom he takes to his camp. There Sullivan faces unimaginable torture and death unless he turns traitor to his country and teaches the Moros American war tactics.THE WALLS OF JOLO is the story of what happens to Shay as he matches wits and does battle with Jokiri. His only weapons being courage, and the fearless love of the Spanish beauty who tries to help him, Medina, Jokiri's beautiful adopted daughter.

It's been difficult for Jax to fit back into the normal pace of life since Tranto abandoned him. His other friendships fail to fill the barren place left in his mind where he had felt truly understood.And then, what he had given up hope for happens. However, Jax finds an utter lack of everything he recognizes and a desolate wasteland swallowing him.He soon learns that the stars cannot constrain him-but neither are they limits for others. Surrounded by people who could be friends or foes, Jax plunges into chaos and uncertainty.But power, wielded with a malignant inconsideration for life, could be his undoing. Those he cannot trust could imprison him at any turn-if they don't kill him first.

Dok Sofija u¿iva u djetinjstvu sa svojim drugaricama Tijanom, Jelom, Katom i Kirom, njen krhki i siromäni drug Niko, sa plavim öima, iznenada misteriozno nestaje iz razreda, ostavljajuc¿i Sofiju sa mnogim pitanjima i poplavom emocija bez odgovora.Iako je röena u siromänoj porodici, Sofija oböava ¿kolu i mäta da postane u¿iteljica. Me¿utim, njen ¿ivot krec¿e u drugom smjeru nakon öeve smrti i svjetskim ratom na pragu. Sa petnaest godina pridru¿uje se grupi hrabrih ¿kolaraca ¿eljnih da se bore protiv fäizma, da promijene svijet i grade bolju buduc¿nost. Sa sedamnaest, ¿eli da pobjegne iz grada i träi utöi¿te kod partizana.Iznenada srec¿e starog prijatelja koji joj oduzima dah i daje razlog za ¿ivot.Ali kako möe da gleda u buduc¿nost i da se nada u tako turbulentnim vremenima, gdje je smrt normalnija od ¿ivota?

French Legionnaire Battron is on a mission in Sicily with a group of Americans to assist in the Allies invasion of Italy during WWII !

Den ariske jøde er fortællingen om en ganske ung pige, der uforskyldt hvirvles ind i Anden Verdenskrig. Hun overlever i kraft af sin styrke og sit held, men også gennem den omsorg og kærlighed, hun modtager fra et andet menneske. Det er en roman om krig og om den svære eftertid, der i nok så høj grad handler om overlevelse. Det er også fortællingen om, hvordan krig ikke kun påvirker den, der berøres af den, men også de efterfølgende generationer. Uddrag af bogen Gitte fulgte gps’en og anvisningen om at dreje fra. Berlin, stod der på det blå motorvejsskilt. Ruth havde vel gennem årerne dulmet den sjælesmerte, hun havde, med alkohol. Gitte havde dog aldrig set hende beruset. Ruth havde aldrig været humørsyg, som Mentel havde været. Mentel og Ruth havde mistet alle slægtninge undtagen en af Mentels fætre, som nåede af flygte til USA med familiens formue. Den, som de havde nydt godt af efter befrielsen. Hun havde også hørt, at Ruth, som de andre fanger, var blevet gennet ud på dødsmarchen, fordi russerne kom for at befri dem. Det var her, hun traf Mentel. Hvor havde Ruth mon gemt sig, før hun endte i Majdanek i 1944?Om forfatteren Pia Grandjean Odderskov (f. 1963) er bosiddende i Thy/Aalborg. Medstifter af litteraturfestival Ordkraft. Medlem af Dansk Forfatterforening. Sidder i styregruppen for Dansk Forfatterforening Nord.

Mabel Daley's unwavering belief in her son Billy's perfection, led to his rebellion and defiance as he approached manhood.Meanwhile, Mabel's fixation on Joe's role as protector of his older brother smothered Joe in layers of blame and guilt, threatening to destroy his future. As their family heads towards disaster because of Mabel's destructive obsession, a greater threat looms over their lives.Set against the backdrop of the Australian Light Horse's heroic efforts in the Middle East during the First World War, this tale follows the Daley family as they navigate through the consequences of one woman's destructive obsession.Will peace ever return to the family and friends on Billabong Downs?

"By day, AWOL Navy SEAL Finn is hiding out on Vieques, a tiny island paradise off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico, living in a spare room behind a seafood restaurant owned by a blind local. By night he scours the dark web, hunting for the rogue officer responsible for the crimes he is accused of committing. But Finn's world is about to be turned upside down by a new nightmare, when his employer's two grandchildren go missing. To find them, he'll have to infiltrate the island's dangerous criminal underbelly and expose a shadowy crime network known as La Empresa--even if it means exposing himself in the process."--

Coming from a privileged background, Blaise Viscount Sheringham served in the Royal Air Force, rising to the rank of Air Commodore. A man never without a woman, until he found his military career became entwined with the mysterious Gabriella Sky. A woman who held both him and his family under her spell, the only woman who rejected him until he nearly lost her. Set against modern RAF operations, accuracy confirmed by Squadron Leader Roy Handley, who served both a King and Queen during his 30 years in the Royal Air Force, the book traces a life of "Privilege Without Love" to one of contentment.

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • From the legendary actor and best-selling author: a novel about the making of a star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film...and the humble comic books that inspired it. Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, while also capturing the changes in America and American culture since World War II."Wild, ambitious and exceptionally enjoyable." —Matt Haig, best-selling author The Midnight Library, The Humans and Reasons to Stay AlivePart One of this story takes place in 1947. A troubled soldier, returning from the war, meets his talented five-year-old nephew, leaves an indelible impression, and then disappears for twenty-three years.Cut to 1970: The nephew, now drawing underground comic books in Oakland, California, reconnects with his uncle and, remembering the comic book he saw when he was five, draws a new version with his uncle as a World War II fighting hero. Cut to the present day: A commercially successful director discovers the 1970 comic book and decides to turn it into a contemporary superhero movie.Cue the cast: We meet the film’s extremely difficult male star, his wonderful leading lady, the eccentric writer/director, the producer, the gofer production assistant, and everyone else on both sides of the camera.Bonus material: Interspersed throughout are three comic books that are featured in the story—all created by Tom Hanks himself—including the comic book that becomes the official tie-in to this novel’s "major motion picture masterpiece."

A Small Life is a captivating journey through the beautiful and varied Chilean landscape, following women who seem to be living "a small life" and yet, armed only with grit and values, they overcome great losses and forge ahead to strive for a better life. Agata, a Catholic nun, finds the infant, Lilia, abandoned at a foundling wheel. She and a resolute social worker, Señora Alvarez, do everything they can to help Lilia survive and thrive. They travel different paths, but their lives, unbeknownst to them, are inextricably interwoven, demonstrating that every life, no matter how small, is significant. The musically gifted Lilia finds love with an Italian self-made man, but things are not always as they appear.___________"Magical. With intelligent and graceful prose reminiscent of Alice Hoffman, Roxanne Z. Kind emerges as a female voice worthy of our attention. Her characters come to life so vividly and fiercely. Yet, Ms. Kind takes you by the hand and lovingly walks you through this tale of three disparate women, who, once upon time, touched and changed one another's small lives forever."-Sara Wood, Actor/Director/Producer/Founder of Actors Space West"Roxanne Z. Kind's A Small Life had me enthralled from the very first paragraph. It is a magically beautiful recounting of her family lore, drawn with nuances that, imagined or otherwise, seem both real and mystical. It is a novel, a history, and a poem all combined."-Gila Zalon, Screenwriter/Film Producer