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"The next world war won't start by mistake—it's already on the calendar.
When CIA asset Laila Malik vanishes mid-operation, David Shaw and his Invictus team launch a desperate hunt to find her. But the search for the assassin-turned-spy exposes a dark truth built on power, profit, and blood.
A covert alliance of global elites is engineering war for gain. Ukraine is their latest payday. And Laila Malik is trapped at the center.
As these hidden players manipulate governments, defense giants, and intelligence networks, they push nations toward open conflict—fueling chaos to build their empires and cash in on the carnage.
But as Shaw closes in, every advantage turns against him. Compromised, cut off, and caught in the crossfire, he must rescue Malik and tear through the conspiracy before the architects of war ignite the fuse that will set the world on fire."
"The Empress of Terra is dead. Her daughter is on the run, but the time for running is over.
Jinsha Conwin was born to rule the galaxy, but now she is just another refugee hiding in the furthest corners of the Antares Cluster. With her mother assassinated and the Throne seized by the usurper Lord Jaol, Jinsha has only one asset left: Eryn Aubrey.
Young, lethal, and trained by the legendary Legion, Eryn is the only thing standing between the exiled princess and an Empire that wants her erased. They have found sanctuary on New Caledonia, a storm-wracked backwater world where they hope to disappear among the locals.
But war does not respect sanctuary.
When a ruthless pirate squadron descends on the colony, they find something far more dangerous than a local militia. Eryn and Jinsha are faced with an impossible choice: watch their new home burn, or unleash the weapons of the Genesis Seat and reveal their location.
To save the innocent, the exile must become a commander, and the bodyguard must become an army of one.
The Legion may be gone, but its legacy refuses to die. The end of the road. The final stand. Welcome to the explosive conclusion to the Imperium of Terra trilogy."
"In 1856, South Carolina Congressman Preston Brooks assaulted Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner with a cane in the United States Capitol, defending his family's honor and the rights of slaveholders. In beating Sumner unconscious, Brooks fueled a nationwide clash over slavery that ended in civil war.
Southern historian Paul Quigley brings Brooks to life more vividly than ever, revealing how his personal struggles shaped the fateful decision to attack Sumner. Raised in the slaveholding culture of honor and scarred by missed opportunities for glory in the Mexican-American War, Brooks came to believe in the redemptive power of violence. Quigley uses Brooks's life to examine the deeper currents propelling the United States to the brink of destruction. Brooks's story reveals the increasingly fraught relationship between words and violence. With the caning, Brooks sparked an ominous national debate over the righteousness of bloodshed in a polarized nation.
Examining enduring issues of masculinity, honor, and free speech, The Man Behind the Cane shows how words and violent behavior became perilously entangled in the fight over slavery and casts new light on the origins of the Civil War—and the ongoing dangers of political violence in our own time."
"Mike Reynolds is a Necromancer in a post-apocalypse world where an RPG system has been imposed on planet Earth. The former gas station clerk has risen to the challenges of the game and continues to stay ahead of the level curve imposed by whoever controls the game.
After a devastating earthquake designed to restructure the game, Mike and his powerful team must find a new place to call home. However, with the reorganization of the game, comes new threats even more powerful than the last. Mike and his team must race to level up before the Gnoll City destroys everything they have worked so hard to protect—their lives.
From the bestselling LitRPG author of the RPG Apocalypse series."
"Visual Friendlies, Tally Target: Surges continues the story of the role of forward air controllers (JTACs) and Close Air Support (CAS), picking up in 2006 and continuing through 2013. This volume covers the evolution of Joint Fires through the colloquial 'second phase' of the War on Terror—the 'surges' of Iraq in 2007 and Afghanistan in 2010–2011. Vol. II recounts the evolution of air power during the rising counterinsurgencies, as well as the psychology and mental makeup of these exclusive tribes. Notable accounts include the recovery mission of EXTORTION17, the first withdrawal from Iraq, previously unreported missions against insurgent strongholds, and instances where the situational awareness and decision-making of forward air controllers prevented civilian casualties and fratricide.
The story carries with it a continuation of the strategic lessons learned from America's longest war: where tactical successes and innovation failed to achieve a strategic outcome amidst ambiguous grand strategy, flawed policy and a failure to understand the new battlefields of the twenty-first century, as recounted by the men whose air power tribes went into the breach again and again. Volume II concludes as the 'War on Terror' nominally ended in 2013, as the final phase of the post-9/11 wars transitioned to the 'Train, Advise, and Assist' missions in Iraq and Afghanistan."
"At more than 100 million user accounts created and over $10 billion made, it is not only the most-subscribed MMORPG in the world, but the highest-grossing video game of all time. Ten years after its launch, Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft is less a game and more a world unto itself, and it's a world Daniel Lisi knows well. More time in his high school years was spent in Azeroth than in his hometown of Irvine, California—a home he happened to share with Blizzard itself.
Now that Lisi has founded his own game development studio, WoW remains his most powerful example of just how immersive and consuming a game can be. Based on research, interviews, and the author's own experience in a hardcore raiding guild, Lisi's book examines WoW's origins, the addictive power of its gameplay loop, the romances WoW has both cemented and shattered, the enabling power of anonymity, and the thrill of conquering BlizzCon with guildmates you've known for years and just met for the first time."
"A photo in the New York Times on June 10, 1942 depicted a naval officer, John Duncan Bulkeley, and his wife in the back of a car as they were being treated to a New York ticker tape parade. Hundreds of thousands of people were cheering him in a hero's welcome. The thirty-year-old Bulkeley was back from the Philippines, where he had pulled off one of the most spectacular rescues in United States naval history by taking General Douglas MacArthur out of the besieged islands aboard a PT boat.
MacArthur's escape from the Philippine death trap was front-page news. America's most illustrious soldier had been a hair's breadth away from being killed or captured by the Japanese. Both MacArthur and Bulkeley were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. But no mention was ever made of the nearly eighty officers and men of Bulkeley's squadron who were left behind, a tragic sacrifice that no one would admit was unnecessary.
Saving MacArthur is the story of the fateful friendship of two otherwise very different men who shared an unquenchable thirst for fame and a willingness to turn history into myth, a story that is as much about the nature of human beings as it is about a glorious moment in our past. But above all it is the story of the men history has forgotten. Saving MacArthur captures their hardships, close escapes, and ultimate triumph."
"It is not difficult for the observant Christian to recognize a church in decline. In every small town, suburb, or city, there is often a church on the brink of shutting their doors, or at the very least recognizing the stagnancy of a church’s growth. Matt Capps and Steven Wade know this not only from observation, but from experience in their own revitalized churches. In Shepherding Renewal, these pastors address the hardship of serving a church in decline, and even more so address the need to breathe new life into the dying church."
"What was meant to kill him became the fire that reforged him.
Captain David Shaw and fellow Marine Raider John Wyatt endure brutal captivity in a Congolese cobalt mine—hostages not of chance, but of design. Their imprisonment is orchestrated by the Czar's Brotherhood, a secret network manipulating world events for decades. When Shaw uncovers the truth, survival alone won't cut it—he must turn the fight against those who put him there.
While Shaw and Wyatt battle to survive, former CIA operative Natalie Hale mounts a relentless rescue to force the hand of the government she once served. Leveraging allies from conflicting circles, her mission puts her in the crosshairs of the Brotherhood's deadly enforcers—learning that this fight has different rules.
As their paths converge in a high-stakes manhunt from the historic streets of Switzerland to the icy waters of the Baltic Sea, Shaw and Natalie uncover a conspiracy threaded through the world's most influential circles. To take down an enemy that doesn't officially exist, Shaw will have to fight a war no one will acknowledge—and the cost of victory may be more than he's willing to pay."
"An elite warrior. A double agent. A conspiracy that could burn the world to the ground.
David and Natalie Shaw have hunted traitors, dismantled shadow empires, and walked away from wars no one would admit were being fought. But when an allied operative turns on them, the result is a coordinated strike that cripples the West's most elite warriors—and shatters the Shaws' lives.
Faatin Radi served the Crown at the highest levels of Britain's military and intelligence services. But after uncovering a life-changing truth, he's armed himself with nuclear weapons, a vendetta that spans generations, and the intent to strike the United States' most revered strongholds. With allies compromised and enemies hiding in plain sight, Shaw and Natalie must pursue him across Europe, the Middle East, and the storm-tossed waters of the Mediterranean before the unthinkable happens.
Every step brings them closer to the center of their war against a hidden council acting as puppeteers, instigating global events, and pulling the strings of nations. And in a game where loyalty is a liability, the price of losing is a world left defenseless."
"He vowed to defend his brothers-in-arms. Now, he'll stop at nothing to avenge them.
After a deadly ambush leaves Marine Raider Captain David Shaw gravely wounded, he returns to the US to face an unwanted medical retirement. But when he's invited to observe his team's next mission in Yemen, he watches in horror as their helicopters are shot down—wiping out the men he swore to protect.
Shattered but determined, Shaw refuses to stand down. With nothing left to lose, he orchestrates one last mission to hunt down the terrorist leader responsible. As he tears through enemy ranks, a chilling truth emerges—these militants are using American-made weapons.
A deeper betrayal is at play, and the real enemy might be closer to home than ever anticipated.
From the war-torn cities of Yemen to the treacherous underworld of international arms dealers, Shaw follows the blood trail to an explosive truth: someone inside the US military is profiting from the deaths of its own soldiers. With the help of rogue CIA operative, Natalie Hale, and the last of his men, John Wyatt, he takes the fight right to the doorstep of the nation's highest and most lethal military powers."
"A man on the run. A traitor on the loose. One last chance to set the record straight.
After months on the run for an assassination they call justice, David Shaw and Natalie Hale have built a new life in the shadows. But when a hit squad tracks them down in the Caribbean, it's clear their enemies aren't done with them yet. Someone with deep connections wants them dead—someone with the power to erase them for good.
That someone is Connor Roark. A dirty CIA officer with everything to lose, Roark has spent years operating in the darkest corners of international crime. Now, with his illicit enterprise crumbling, he's tying up loose ends. And Shaw and Natalie are at the top of his list.
From the Caribbean to Washington, D. C., and deep into the criminal networks of the Mediterranean, Shaw and Natalie are chasing one goal: exposing Roark's true allegiance. But with time running out, they may only have one last shot to stop him before he wreaks havoc on an unprecedented scale.
In The Defection Protocol, explosive action meets razor-sharp realism in a high-stakes military thriller where one unstoppable hero fights against all odds."
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