Ergebnis für "Legender" in Krieg & Militär

Winter 1364: Sir Thomas Blackstone, Kriegsherr König Edwards III., sichert die Bretagne für England. In der Schlacht rettet er einen kastilischen Jungen, Lazaro - der allein Zeuge eines Mordes wurde. Hat der König von Kastilien Don Pedro I., genannt "der Grausame", seine Gemahlin Blanche von Bourbon ermordet? Nur Lazaro weiß, wie es wirklich war. Kastilien steht kurz davor, in die Knie zu gehen. Blackstone muss Englands Verbündeten gegen die Franzosen verteidigen!

At a time when Humans were just starting to venture forth into the Galactic Union as mercenaries, Martin Quincy survived long enough to do something no one else had - he retired. There was only one problem: He got bored. After battling aliens for many years - killing aliens and getting paid - retirement didn’t suit him, and he decided to strap on the combat armor and go back to the stars. Along with his old friend Kal, Martin joined Cartwright’s Cavaliers, humanity’s best merc company. Life was exciting! But he got bored. Again.

Getting out of the military isn’t easy…Especially for Jack Carter, a well-trained and idealistic Recon Marine. Despite his diverse training, his skills were never put to use in the service of the greater good. Upon leaving the Marine Corps, he, like many veterans in reality, found himself adrift in the civilian world. Jack's charismatic and humorous friend, Carlos Ortega, steps in to help him by suggesting a career as a Private Security Contractor. During his training, Jack forms a bond with the stoic and exceptionally professional Javier “Sal” Salvatore.

There is a thin wall between our world and that of the Fae. During times of war, it is easily stepped through. The passions and emotions stirred by violence and combat bleed over, and the supernatural often awake from long slumber to meddle in mortal affairs. But there have always been those among us who have been willing to meet the supernatural threat with cold steel, burning hearts, and grim determination.

Thanks to the stratagems of Bohemund de Hauteville, leader of the Apulian Normans, the Crusade has taken the city of Antioch, and just in time. Once the besiegers, Bohemund and his men are about to become the besieged - a huge Turkish-led army, commanded by the fearsome General Kerbogha, is fast approaching. Provisions are desperately needed, but the surrounding countryside is near barren and the storerooms of Antioch much depleted. The Crusaders will not hold out for long without falling prey to starvation.