Ergebnis für "jane" in Krieg & Militär

Der Weg in die blutigste alle Schlachten. Im Spätsommer 1862 hat sich das Kriegsglück gewendet: Nun marschieren die Armeen der Südstaaten in den Norden ein. Nate Starbuck ist mit dabei, doch immer noch schlägt ihm Misstrauen entgegen. Man hat ihm das Kommando über ein Strafbataillon übertragen: Eine gottverlorene Truppe, angeführt von Offizieren, die ihren neuen Vorgesetzten offen ablehnen. Starbucks Bataillon zieht in den Norden, Sharpsburg an dem kleinen Flüsschen Antietam entgegen. Vor ihnen liegt das blutigste Schlachtfeld des gesamten Bürgerkriegs.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of My Name Is Nobody by Matthew Richardson, read by Colin Mace. 'I know a secret. A secret that changes everything...' Solomon Vine was the best of his generation, a spy on a fast track to the top. But when a prisoner is shot in unexplained circumstances on...

1944: Fiona Denning has her entire future planned out. She’ll work in city hall, marry her fiancé when he returns from the war, and settle down in the Boston suburbs. But when her fiancé is reported missing after being shot down in Germany, Fiona’s long-held plans are shattered. Determined to learn her fiancé’s fate, Fiona leaves Boston to volunteer overseas as a Red Cross Clubmobile girl, recruiting her two best friends to come along. There’s the outspoken Viviana, who is more than happy to quit her secretarial job for a taste of adventure.

Fleeing to Washington, DC, Jane Doe searches not only for her kill assignment but answers from the clandestine Coywolf project. Now, as the lines between who is on the right side of the truth and justice begin to blur, Jane will question who is real and what is just. Unable to trust what she knows, Jane looks to exit the program she's worked for so diligently when her focus shifts and she begins piecing together a life kept hidden from her for 29 years.

Leaving Atlanta, Jane takes her next kill assignment in New York City. A terrorist plot so out of the realm of the ordinary, Jane expects to debunk the tip she's been given and report back to Washington for another assignment. But when she discovers the plan unfolding for Times Square is real, she knows there's only one mastermind who could execute such a heinous act - Three.

The BRAND NEW instalment in the gripping, emotional wartime saga series from Jane Lark 🚂💔📖 Perfect for fans of Nancy Revell and Daisy Styles. As bombs fall, hopes and dreams are shattered, and the Great Western Railway Girls rely on their friendship like never before. When Swindon comes...

Uhtred af Bebbanburg har generobret sit fædrene hjem. Det er dog ikke længe, han kan nyde sin sejr, da han bliver truet fra alle sider af både nye og gamle fjender. Igennem årtier har Uhtred stået midt mellem hedninge og kristne, mellem sakserne og vikingerne, mellem den gamle verden, han blev født ind i, og den nye verden, han voksede op i.

'An impressive unputdownable debut' The Historical Novel Society The Hundred Years' War comes to life in this spellbinding tale of love, betrayal and conspiracy … A quest born on the battlefield will change a young boy’s destiny… Rafi Dubois is five years old when his mother is murdered...

Anna Cavanaugh is a restless young widow and brilliant French teacher at an all-girls school in Washington, DC. Everything changes when she’s recruited into the Office of Strategic Services by family friend and legendary WWI hero Major General William Donovan. Donovan has faith in her - and in all his “glorious amateurs” who are becoming Anna’s fast friends: Maggie, Anna’s down-to-earth mentor; Irene, who’s struggling to find support from her husband for her clandestine life; and Julia, a cheerful OSS liaison.

Thirteen outstanding authors. Thirteen aviation stories that never happened. Throughout the human experience, historians have wondered, “What if?” What if Americans had fought on the side of Germany in World War I? What if Germany had invested in naval aviation in World War II? What if Russia had started World War III? Wonder no more, for these questions, along with many others, are answered within this audiobook.

Colm Reid, a disillusioned journalist in Dublin, is invited by Norwegian conservationist Kennet Haven to cover a story in the remote Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Colm joins Kennet, Kennet’s sister Jane, Belgian journalist Fatou Ba, and the rangers of Garamba on an expedition into the park to look for the last surviving wild northern white rhinos on the planet. Kennet neglected to mention one thing: the park is in the middle of a war zone.

Afghanistan, periferia sudovest di Kandahar. Sono in due a volare in cerchio sopra la sua testa. Un avvoltoio e un drone da ricognizione. Emerson Ray, inviato da Langley in supporto alle attività della Kandahar Strike Force, scende dal pick-up. Intorno alla scena del massacro regna una quiete innaturale. L'esplosione ha sbalzato lo Humvee fuori strada, capovolto, uno squarcio sotto il sedile del guidatore. Nell'aria odore di metallo, gasolio, carne bruciata. Tutti morti i sei uomini della pattuglia. E questo dopo altri cinque attacchi nelle settimane precedenti.

A powerful debut novel that continues the legacy of ‘Master of the Genre’ Desmond Bagley with a thriller set in Australia, also appealing to a new generation of readers of who adore Jane Harper and Chris Hammer. The Sequel to Desmond Bagley’s DOMINO ISLAND Insurance investigator Bill Kemp...

Als Commander Smith, der angehende "Infinity"-Agent Jack Chance und der britische Außenminister Argentbright in der Arabischen Republik Dschahur eintreffen, finden sie das Land im Ausnahmezustand. Ein Teil des Militärs hat sich unter der Führung des brutalen Generals Emin abgespalten, und die Angriffe seiner Truppen werden immer präziser. Eine High-Tech-Drohne, die Chance am Himmel über der Hauptstadt entdeckt, deutet darauf hin, dass hinter Emin noch eine viel größere Macht steht. Aber wer könnte das sein, und was sind die Gründe für den geplanten Umsturz?

New York Times bestselling author Hazel Gaynor has joined with Heather Webb to create this unforgettably romantic novel of the Great War. August 1914. England is at war. As Evie Elliott watches her brother, Will, and his best friend, Thomas Harding, depart for the front, she believes—as...

From the deserts of North Africa to the waters of Scotland, the Second World War touches the lives of two women from two very different worlds.In Alexandria, Fran finds her world turned upside down as Rommel's forces advance on the idyllic shores of Egypt. The life of luxury and stability that she is used to is taken away as she finds herself having to deal with loss, heartache and political uncertainty.

The House of Izeiu is a novel inspired by the life and experiences of Sabine Zlatin, who, as a Jew using a fake identity, managed to find families to care for Jewish children who were in French refugee camps. She created a safe home for a number of other children called "The House of Izeiu" which is now a museum.

För Tore Gidell går ingenting som han tänkt sig. Drömmen om att bli pilot i flygvapnet har gått i kras, och fästmön har gjort slut. Livet i nordvästra Skåne är trist för Tore, jämfört med hans högt flygande drömmar. Men, räkningarna måste betalas, och Tore tar jobbet som livvakt åt en lokal företagsägare som är utsatt för hot och förföljelse. Att han inte fick platsen hos flygvapnet på grund av sin runda form och långsamma reaktionsförmåga utelämnades vid intervjun.

With the death of her father, Jo-Beth, her brother, and their mother, Johanna, move in with relatives in town. There, Johanna makes a living sewing her exquisite quilts and Jo-Beth discovers a special friend. Kind, thoughtful, and deep, Wesley Rutherford draws Jo-Beth like a magnet. . .and their...

'Richly evocative' STACEY HALLS 'Heartbreaking' RACHEL HORE 'Touching, absorbing'' DAILY MAIL 'Poignant . . . There'll be tears' WOMAN & HOME 'An enveloping story to savour' KATE SAWYER A luminous debut novel of a love affair set against the terrible aftermath of war, for readers of IN MEMORIAM...