Títulos en Guerra y ejército

As an ex-Navy SEAL there are a few guarantees in life. Avoiding relationships is one of them. Dealing with PTSD is another. So when I come across the Reckless Bastards MC, it’s perfect for a man like me. Last thing I expect is to encounter Jana Carter at a painting class. Don’t ask why I was there. I can hardly keep my eyes off of her. She’s a shy, sultry vixen, and she grabs ahold of me so hard, I can’t let go.

De padre alemán y madre francesa, Pierrot ha tenido una infancia no muy distinta de la de cualquier niño de su época. Sin embargo, nos hallamos en París, corre el año 1935 y la guerra que se avecina trastocará el destino de millones de personas.

For a moment Wilson froze and looked at the white-helmeted pilot who sat high on the nose of the colossal fighter. Across the small void, he saw the pilot's eyes peer over his mask. Dark, chilling eyes. Wilson kicked right rudder to slide closer and jam any chance for a bandit gunshot. When the bandit pulled all the way over, almost on its back but in control, he cursed in frustration at what he knew was coming next.

A cielo abierto es una desgarradora historia de supervivencia, superación y vida que sigue las trágicas circunstancias que rodean a Hayat, una joven palestina superviviente de la matanza perpetrada por las tropas hebreas en Deir Yassin, una pequeña aldea en los alrededores de Jerusalem. La novela nos traslada a su punto de vista, un prodigio de equilibrio entre la sensibilidad de la mirada de una niña y la crudeza de una guerra, y que le valió el Premio de Narrativa Vicente Blasco Ibáñez en el año 2000.

En El gato y el ratón encontramos el mismo escenario de obras anteriores de Günter Grass, Danzig; un periodo de tiempo que ya había tocado 1939-1945 y un grupo de personajes que ya había aparecido en otros de sus libros. Sin embargo, hay un elemento que por primera vez trata en extensión: el amor.

Under the command of the newly appointed Warmaster Horus, the Great Crusade continues. Fulgrim, Primarch of the Emperor's Children, leads his warriors into battle against a vile alien foe, unaware of the darker forces that have already set their sights upon the Imperium of Man. Loyalties are tested and every murderous whim indulged as the Emperor's Children take their first steps down the road to true corruption - a road that will ultimately lead them to the killing fields of Isstvan V....

Aventureros, artistas, hombres de negocios, ciudadanos que huyen de la vejación y la miseria embarcan en el último hidroavión que despega rumbo a Estados Unidos, abandonando un país sobre el que planea la incertidumbre... La noble y fascista familia de los Oxenford huye para evitar la detención del patriarca. A su vez, Diana Lovesey lo hace para escapar con su amante Mark, mientras su marido Mervyn la persigue junto con Nancy Lenehan, que quiere impedir que su hermano Peter malvenda su empresa.

Dos mujeres. Una misión: evitar que los nazis roben y destruyan invaluables obras de arte. Los hermanos Sophie y Dietrich abandonaron su hogar en Alemania para escapar del régimen nazi. Cuando París, el lugar donde huyeron, cae bajo el yugo alemán, Dietrich es asesinado por pertenecer a la...

Nella prima parte dell'Epilogo Tolstoj ritorna sulle sue idee critiche intorno alla figura dell'eroe che viene considerato da molti studiosi come il motore della Storia. L'autore sostiene che in realtà la storia è determinata dai contesti più vasti in cui s'inserisce anche l'azione dei "grandi uomini", contesti creati dalle masse e dalle loro infinite decisioni, le quali sono le sole responsabili dei maggiori eventi storici.

Xiang Li Cheng, the President of the People's Republic of China, has both a problem and a plan in Rick Campbell's thrilling Empire Rising. The problem is that the limited supply of oil available to China is threatening to derail his country's economic growth and prosperity. But to secure access...

After more than two years on the bestseller lists, Khaled Hosseini returns with a beautiful, riveting, and haunting novel of enormous contemporary relevance. A Thousand Splendid Suns is a breathtaking story set against the volatile events of Afghanistan's last thirty years—from the Soviet...

The second book in Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling series on the American Civil War. Nathanial Starbuck is a Copperhead: a northerner fighting for the rebel South in America’s Civil War. Expelled from the Faulconer Legion, Starbuck must travel a hard road before he can rejoin his comrades. He...

Nella Parte III del Libro IV Tolstoj spiega come le regole convenzionali della guerra, ma anche le opinioni degli storici, siano insufficienti per spiegare quello che è successo nel 1812 in Russia. Egli sostiene che la forza di un esercito sta sostanzialmente nello spirito delle truppe e del popolo piuttosto che nel numero di soldati.

Mentre a Pietroburgo Helène Besuchova si ammala e improvvisamente muore per un attacco di angina pectoris (molti pensano che si sia suicidata a causa dei suoi problemi amorosi) e la corte dello zar piange la sorte di Mosca occupata da Napoleone, Nicolaj Rostov si reca a Voronez per conto del comando di divisione con il compito di acquistare dei nuovi cavalli. In questa città di provincia, lontana dalle spaventose conseguenze della guerra e dell'invasione francese, Nicolaj reincontra la principessina Marja Bolchonskaja, ancora in lutto per la morte del padre.

Hailed by The New York Times as "a marvel of storytelling", The Things They Carried’s portrayal of the boots-on-the-ground experience of soldiers in the Vietnam War is a landmark in war writing. Now, three-time Emmy Award winner-Bryan Cranston, star of the hit TV series Breaking Bad, delivers an electrifying performance that walks the book’s hallucinatory line between reality and fiction and highlights the emotional power of the spoken word.

FIRE AND SWORD is the unputdownable third novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Wellington and Napoleon Quartet. A must read for fans of Robert Harris. 1804. Napoleon Bonaparte is Emperor of France, his ultimate aim: to rule Europe. After defeat at the Battle of Trafalgar, he wins a glorious...

The first book in the epic and bestselling series that has gripped millions. A hero will be forged from this broken land. As seen on Netflix and BBC around the world. In a land torn apart by conflict, an orphan boy has come of age. Raised by the Vikings, deadly enemies of his own Saxon people...

THE FIELDS OF DEATH is the epic final novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Wellington and Napoleon Quartet. Essential reading for fans of Bernard Cornwell. 1809. Viscount Wellington and Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte have made their mark as military commanders. Lifelong enemies, they both believe...

The classic World War II thriller from the acclaimed master of action and suspense. Winter 1943, and US General Carnaby has been captured by the Nazis. He is being held in a fortress high in the Bavarian Alps. headquarters of the German Secret Service, and in his head are plans for the invasion...

Un hombre desnudo cae del cielo nocturno y se estrella a través del techo de una casa rodante, y casi mata a la pareja de ancianos que se encontraba dentro. La víctima es pronto identificada como Pete Hostetler, un ejecutivo muy respetado de una empresa de fabricación de juguetes con sede en California. Pero los detectives están desconcertados, y no hay pistas. ¿Cayó accidentalmente de un avión o lo empujaron?