Книги о войне

The fifth book in the epic saga of humankind's war of transcendence…An enemy might just have to become an ally . . . in order to save humankindThe United States of North America is now engaged in a civil war with the Earth Confederation, which wants to yield to the demands of the alien Sh'daar, limit human technology, and become a part of the Sh'daar Galactic Collective. USNA President Koenig believes that surrendering to the Sh'daar will ultimately doom humankind.But when highly advanced,...

Planet by planet, galaxy by galaxy, the inhabited universe has fallen to the alien Xul…Now only one obstacle stands between them and total domination: the warriors of a resilient race the world-devourers nearly annihilated centuries ago . . .A power vast, ancient, and terrifying, the mighty Xul have lost track of the insignificant humans hundreds of years after devastating their home world—which has enabled the United Star Marines to operate unnoticed and unhindered. A near-autonomous...

The Marines have landed on Mars to guard the unearthed secrets of an ancient and dangerous alien race: Ourselves.The Year is 2040.Scientists have discovered something astonishing in the subterranean ruins of a sprawling Martian city: startling evidence of an alternative history that threatens to split humanity into opposing factions and plunge the Earth into chaos and war. The USMC – a branch of a military considered, until just recently, to be obsolete – has dispatched the Marine Mars...

The seventh book in this action-packed, New York Times bestselling science fiction series – STAR CARRIER.The civil war might be over, but war for the galaxy might just be beginning…2425. The civil war between the United States of North America and the Pan-European Confederation is over. But before a new era of peace on Earth can begin, humankind must martial its interstellar forces as one fleet to engage in a war against an alien entity in Omega Centauri.Without provocation, it destroyed a...

The sixth book in this action-packed, New York Times bestselling science fiction series – STAR CARRIER.The clock is ticking in the struggle for galactic independenceOnce rebels themselves facing off against the Earth Confederation, the United States of North America is now the dominant force in negotiations with the interstellar Sh'daar Collective. But just as the Marines root out the last violent dissenters, an alien ship of unknown origin suddenly flees Earth's orbit. Is it mere coincidence ....

The ultimate battle is about to be waged in a war that will alter the universe forever . . .With the planet's fighting men and women deployed across the galaxy—battling in the noble cause of enslaved humanity—the insidious Xul have reached across space to devastate the unsuspecting Earth with asteroid fire. Without warning, a once majestic world is reduced to near-rubble—and the very future of humankind is in dire jeopardy.Interplanetary leaders are on the brink of abandoning Earth and its...

Collins Shorts – insight in an instant.Under fire in Libya, this is an intense hit of adrenaline as reported by war correspondent Alex Crawford. The only western reporter to be in Green Square when it was taken by rebels, her remarkable eye-witness report is war journalism at it’s nerve-wracking best.Collins Shorts are a fresh look at the ebook short, with the emphasis on vibrant design, animated content and expert authors who can provide accessible insight. They satisfy your thirst for...

Dana Sue might run the best little restaurant in Serenity, but when you're feeding a small town of neighbors, busybodies and best friends, things can get a bit hot in the kitchen.Never mind that she's putting on too many pounds (an occupational hazard for a chef)-she's worried about her too-skinny teenage daughter, Annie, who has been slowly starving herself since the loud, suitcase-tossing, name-calling fit on her front lawn that left Dana Sue minus one cheating husband.But sometimes life picks...

Un colonel britannique à la retraite raconte le récit de son temps de guerre en Tunisie pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Le Colonel Quentin James Abernathy (à la retraite), ancien membre des Forces Armées de Sa Majesté, publie Un Cœur Pur, la suite de The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Le Colonel Abernathy a pris sa retraite alors qu'il était célibataire endurci. Dans ce récit, ce bon colonel relate des faits connus uniquement de quelques privilégiés. Nous sommes à la Seconde Guerre mondiale, et le...

PRAWDZIWA HISTORIA MIŁOŚCI, KTÓRA WBREW WSZYSTKIEMU ROZKWITŁA MIĘDZY DWOJGIEM LUDZI Z DWÓCH KRAŃCÓW ŚWIATA, KTÓRZY PODCZAS II WOJNY ŚWIATOWEJ WALCZYLI O WOLNOŚĆ. W sercu okupowanej przez nazistów Europy następuje przypadkowe, przelotne spotkanie dwóch osób. Jedną z nich jest bojowniczka ruchu oporu; drugą jeniec wojenny. Wymięty liścik, który trafił do jego rąk, kieruje tych dwoje nieznajomych na kurs, który na zawsze odmieni ich życie. „Wojenna miłość” to prawdziwa historia Josefine Lobnik i...

Wie aus der schicken jungen Pariserin Jacqueline eine harte Résistance-Kämpferin wird, was ein Fehler Matrosen der Handelsmarine kosten kann, warum eine erfolgreiche Romanzenautorin als Kriegsberichterstatterin an die Front geht, wie ein Student im Südpazifik zum Fatalisten wird, was den Künstler und Tagedieb Jeff zum Agenten macht, wie die Seeschlacht-Decodierer in Washington versehentlich einen japanischen Treffer feiern, was eine Doktorandin beim Geheimdienst sucht und wie eine graue Maus...