Southern War

Este libro relata en detalle lo que realmente ocurrió el día que Pinochet sufrió un ataque armado mientras regresaba de su residencia en El Melocotón, a 40 kilómetros de Santiago. El ataque, llevado a cabo por el Frente Patriótico Manuel Rodríguez , terminó con 5 muertos y 11 heridos y no logró su objetivo. Los pormenores minuciosos de la preparación del atentado, del combate con los escoltas, la retirada y lo ocurrido al interior del vehículo blindado en que viajaba el general Pinochet son el resultado de una investigación notable.

Bored with his desk job, Flight Lieutenant Harry "Flash" Rose is persuaded by his dear friend Daniel "Granny" Smith to re-join Excalibur Squadron, now flying Hawker Typhoons in the defence of the south coast of England. His success rate is extraordinary, but there is much more to Rose’s story than combat.

Betrothed to Major Samuel Prescott, Amanda sympathizes with the Union, but Alice struggles to forgive the Northern forces that nearly destroyed their home. To make ends meet, Alice smuggles medical supplies for the Confederacy, and she falls in love with Amanda's former beau, Colonel William Jackson. Meanwhile, two opposing armies, devastated by the clash at Fredericksburg, wait for the spring campaign on the banks of the Rappahannock River.

Relieve Us of This Burthen is the first book-length study of Continental soldiers, officers, and militiamen held as prisoners of war by the British in the South during the American Revolution. Carl P. Borick focuses his study on the period 1780-82, when British forces most actively campaigned in the South. He gives a detailed examination of the various hardships of imprisonment and efforts to assist and exchange prisoners while also chronicling events and military policies that affected prisoners.

La verdad sobre el paramilitarismo en Colombia.

Es el nombre del conflicto que se produjo en el área del Río de la Plata entre 1839 y 1851, y que arrastró a Brasil, Francia y Gran Bretaña. Los beligerantes fueron los seguidores del Partido Blanco del Uruguay, encabezados por Manuel Oribe, aliados de los federales argentinos, y los colorados, aliados de los unitarios argentinos. El futuro de Uruguay estaba en juego.

"I was born a slave, as was my father before me, but I shall die a free man." Thus begins the poignant story of Samuel Washburn, born a slave in 1850. A young master's cruelty leads to an unforeseen confrontation, which results in Sam and his cousin fleeing the plantation for their lives. They run north to freedom, only to return the South to fight for the greater cause in the Civil War.

Newly promoted to command of his first ship, Captain Jack Aubrey, along with his crew, and new friend and ship’s surgeon Stephen Maturin, must patrol a Mediterranean fraught with peril but rich with rewards. A glimpse of white sails on the horizon could mean a prize to be taken – or a fight for survival.

Ocurrida entre 1865 y 1870, este conflicto ha sido uno de los más trágicos y dolorosos acontecimientos de la América Meridional durante el siglo XIX. Llamada de la "Triple Alianza" también, fue un terrible enfrentamiento bélico donde la República Argentina, el Imperio del Brasil y la República Oriental del Uruguay se unieron en alianza ofensiva y defensiva contra el gobierno paraguayo de Francisco Solano López, presidente de dicho país.

Two buddies go on vacation for some much-needed R&R. Even those from the tip-of-the-spear Special Operations community of America's elite Tier One units have to go on vacation to destress and decompress like the rest of working stiffs. Not all vacations go according to plan, unfortunately, and this one went from sun, fun, and pretty girls to FUBAR quickly. One man is missing; the other is on the run from unknown assassins. What went wrong?

Descend into the heart of a personal hell alongside Panyim and Nyakor, a Nuer couple from war-torn South Sudan. Emberverse is a collection of searing poems that explores the depths of human suffering, loss, and the fight for redemption. Haunted by memories of violence and burdened by the weight of the past, Panyim and Nyakor grapple with their own demons. Through their voices, we confront the complexities of forgiveness, the yearning for peace, and the unwavering resilience of the human spirit. Woven with rich Nuer symbolism and imagery, these poems paint a vivid picture of both the harsh ...

Mina Melchor thought she could escape her past and me. This doe-eyed beauty ran away and joined the Friendly Skylines. Bright. Blushful. Breathtaking. The sordid past she left behind is catching up to her. The Mexican cartel, the Russians, and the Italians all want her. The girl doesn't stand a chance in hell and is bound to be ripped to shreds. By me, if I don't keep my distance. But neither one of us can ignore the flames of growing attraction. A single glance makes our hearts race. A single touch leaves us aching. A single blissful night sends us spiraling out of control.

José Gabriel Condorcanqui Noguera, su verdadero nombre, fue un temerario y valiente caudillo líder de la mayor rebelión indígena anticolonial que se dio en América durante el siglo XVIII.

Beginning with the invasion by Spanish Conquistadors in the sixteenth century, A Brutal Reckoning tells the story of the encroachment on Native American territory in the deep south by the US republic 150 years later, which culminated in the devastating Creek War and the rise of Andrew Jackson.

Mezcla entre ficción y realidad, Un día de guerra en Ayacucho cuenta la historia de tres icónicas batallas que cambiaron el rumbo de la guerra de emancipación que, en el siglo XIX, Perú libró en contra de España, originada de un ferviente deseo de libertad.

Since Apartheid’s official end in 1994, a lot has been written about the South African Police Force (SAP). Not all of the books were true to facts and many had a clear left-wing liberal political motive behind them. Many “anti” books were published, especially by the mainstream publishing houses and although they have a function and fulfilled a financial need, the Mean Streets Series is not like this. It is a story of a man, a junior officer that grew up in Apartheid South Africa and joined the Police at 18, with the specific purpose to serve, to hunt criminals and terrorists and to ...

North and South. Enemies and Lovers. In a world torn apart by beliefs and battles turning brother against brother, love draws hearts together. War lands on the south's doorstep. Leaving no one unscathed. Brittany Couvion must do her part to save the Confederacy, even putting her own life in danger. She never expected to be saved by the enemy, especially a handsome officer. Brandon McIntyre fights battles of his own and will do whatever it takes to protect Brittany. But with danger at every corner, will either of them survive? An adventurous and romantic historical novel set against the ...

Sixteen historians, all members of the Society of Independent Southern Historians, have come together to write this truthful history of America specifically for home-schooled students. Herein is a history that is truthful, concise, yet comprehensive, written especially for students of middle school and high school age and for the parents who provide guidance through the home school educational approach. The 40 student lessons in this book present 278 years of our history.

A promise made. A love unplanned. When duty demands their union, can a war-weary doctor and a defiant farm girl reconcile their hearts—or will the cost of love be too great? Struggling to survive in the aftermath of the Civil War, Heaven Wharton has little left but her pride and the responsibility of caring for her younger sister. With no word from her father and their situation growing desperate, she prays for a miracle—but the answer comes in a way she never expected. Dr. Travis Logan has left medicine and the war behind, determined to escape the battles that have scarred his soul. A ...

South Australia is affected by war carnage continuing in distant Europe A fierce conscientious objector abhors the thought of sending soldiers to war A little boy could be locked away for ‘scientific’ reasons One of Australia’s first policewomen discovers crimes driven by greed, prejudice and lust for power Adelaide, 1917 Day by day, the morale of South Australia’s people sinks to more dismal depths. Elsie Fisher nurtures little Neddy’s singing talent while pursuing her own musical ambitions. Their music becomes a powerful facilitator for improving the lives of others. But can ...