Young Adult Military

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“Elizabethan Commando.”—The New York Times Young John Forrester never knew his father, a man who left his family and his home in England in search of the treasure of El Dorado…and disappeared. But when he receives news that his father is still alive and being held prisoner in Spain, John is thrust on a mission to save him…but he must save England first. From the author of John Treegate’s Musket—the gripping historical fiction novel set during the American Revolutionary War—comes another thrilling tale set during the daring raid on the Spanish Fleet in Cadiz in 1587… an ...

The city of Kurkelly is near bankruptcy. Visisystems, a powerful tech corporation, cunningly takes advantage of the city’s weak position to impose their will on the populace under the guise of assistance and cooperation. Kurkelly’s homeless are mysteriously disappearing while Visisystems tightens its ruthless grip on the city. Mike Fletcher, young guitarist in the band Nova Pulse, discovers his new amplifier has deadly powers. When his bandmates get brutalised by Visisystems’ intimidating security force, Mike fights back using his new musical powers, enlisting in Street Shield, a ...

"...an incredibly impressive fantasy action film that is sure to appeal to fans of The Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones." – Fresh Voices To ensure that the horrors of war would not return, the priests created a sacred order, the STORM DRAGONS, warriors prepared from childhood for one single purpose: to never be defeated and thus preserve peace. For centuries they have fulfilled their mission. But an ancient prophecy is about to take place: The IMMORTAL will be revealed, hauling the Dragon Champions through the gates of death, bringing the ultimate war and the end of the Three Nations...

DeMaillie, pilot of a B-17, describes in riveting detail his successful bombing run from England to the industrial center of Germany. But things go very wrong on the return flight when his plane is struck by enemy fire and the crew is forced to parachute into Holland. Although a group of heroic Dutch resistance fighters try to hide him, the Nazis eventually capture DeMaillie and send him to a prisoner of war camp. There, he endures hunger, cold, and brutality until the Allies finally free him.

For Jason and his fiancé Thelma, the bomb meant he never had to invade Japan and maybe die or at least be wounded. For Fred, the bomb means guilt and fear, wondering why it had to be dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki as his wife Sally tries to help him. For Soviet and East German scientists trying to develop a sufficient weapon of mass destruction means involuntary servitude to a nation intent on catching America in an arms race. For a federal employee who worked where the first bomb was developed, life spirals into a search for an escape from nuclear annihilation. When Jason discovers ...

Dan "Mince" Mincini knows love isn't for him, but can he resist the wounded beauty in need of his protection? Dan: I'm used to women flinching when they see my scarred face. When I open the door for Ljuba, I'm ready for it, but instead of fear or disgust, her eyes are filled with trust, like I'm her safe harbor in a sea full of sharks. When I notice the bags under her eyes, Ljuba admits to having nightmares. She won't tell me who haunts her dreams, but it doesn't matter. I'll guard her all night long if I have to. Then, I learn about the anonymous calls and appoint myself as her personal ...

When Asha Hawkins (Millennial Girl), daughter of Ron and Sarah (Love In The House Of War and Flame In Paradise) is beaten by a gang of Opposing Force soldiers in her attempt to become the first woman Green Beret, she succumbs to a coma. Provided with the top government scientific surgeons, her survival depends on the latest bionic enhancements. While in a coma, Asha’s spirit is neither in heaven nor hell…but in a place called The Quantum Zone. Her encounter with the soldier she meets and the demons she faced is told in first-person narrative by Asha herself. What revelations did she ...

Imagine coming of age surrounded by terror and militancy. Tamar, Nour, and Rivki all live in Jerusalem, and all are on the cusp of adulthood, but in a city of tribal culture and an intractable conflict, it is almost inconceivable they will ever meet, let alone become friends. Then, one night, during yet another cycle of violence, their paths cross just as a terrorist decides to carry out an attack on the light rail train.

Athens 440BC Alexander decided that there was no-one around and started to move from under the ramp but, before he could make his escape, he felt the ship rock as a loud tramping came from the gangplank. He froze in position while he tried to work out what this new sound meant. After listening for a short time, he realised that the troops were boarding the ship. He needed to get away, so he dragged himself fully out from his hiding place and made his way to the ramp. Maybe he could just run past them all before they realised he was there. Then, to his horror, the ramp down into the hold ...

In a dramatic three-week campaign beginning March 20, 2003, U.S. and British forces, along with several other countries in a coalition, destroyed the Iraqi army, defeating Saddam Hussein's oppressive regime. Over the coming months and years, former regime members, along with some armed anti-American forces from outside Iraq, started a long and bitter armed resistance.

Athens 438 BC "So the gods have seen fit to give you to me," said Zosimos. "I thought they must be smiling on you after Samos, but it seems they were just playing a cruel trick on you. That fool Pericles might have taken a shine to you, but he can't protect you here. You're mine now." Alexander has survived the Siege of Samos and been sent to a military academy as a cadet. The battles with the Athenian army are nothing to what he faces in the Academy. With his life in danger from all sides, Alexander must draw on everything he has learned just to survive, but is survival enough? It isn't ...

World War 2 for Teens will give you more than just the dates, facts, and figures; it will fill in the exciting stories of what happened by revealing the gritty details of how the battles were won and paint vivid pictures of the key players. After listening to this, you will become an armchair expert on all aspects of WW2.

It's been said, "If you can remember the 60s, you weren't there." The saying "If you can remember the 70s, you were there" is even more true. On the eve of 1970, four former bandmates of the rock group The Aspirations have their lives changed forever by the war in Vietnam and draft lottery. All of that is only a prelude to what they will encounter during the turbulent decade when the Me Generation seemed to say: "Ask not what you can do for anyone else. Ask what they can do for you." "Me" is Book 2 in the Americana Series, which takes a look at America during different phases of its history...

No one in the galaxy gives a damn about Kheris, a war-torn mining colony in the Between. Thirteen-year-old Luka is used to running from trouble, living rough with a gang of street kids, stealing from the Imperial troops and selling scavenged tech and intel to the Wintran-backed resistance fighters to survive. But when a mysterious ship crashes in the desert, his life is turned upside down overnight. Suddenly Kheris is on everyone’s radar, and he finds himself caught between the two warring factions.

North and South. Enemies and Lovers. In a world torn apart by beliefs and battles turning brother against brother, love draws hearts together. Caught up in the war weary home front of the Civil War, southerner Leah struggles to protect not only her home, but her aging grandmother. In the aftermath of a bloody Civil War battle, Jackson makes a promise to his dying friend. He must journey through dangerous territory to fulfill that promise to a stranger. While fulfilling that promise to his friend, Jackson's life changes forever. And Leah finds more inner strength than she ever expected. An ...

In a ruined world, choices are a thing of the past. What happens when a Creation seizes hers anyway? Nearly a century ago, an extraterrestrial attack destroyed the majority of the world and decimated humanity. In a time of war, protection is needed. Designed to fight for their country, twins Kylie and Luke Alexander are Second Generation Creations, emotionless genetically altered fighters. They have one mission. Fight and live to fight again. But these twins are hiding impossible feelings and deadly secrets.

Freedom Spring tells the story of a young African American soldier in the American Civil War. For Jim Coffee, a 14-year-old slave in 1864 Alabama, life was about to turn upside down.

Destroying every vampire on earth can get messy.... Cadence Findley and the LIGHTS team are on a mission to annihilate every vampire in existence, especially Holland, the vampire queen, who has sworn vengeance for the attack in Melbourne. But something's not right in Kansas City, and not everyone is on board with the plan, which makes taking Holland down even more difficult. Is Holland infiltrating the ranks, and if so, can Cadence stop it in time to wipe out the queen's growing vampire army once and for all? The Clandestine Saga follows the story of Cadence Findley, Vampire Hunter ...

Two soldiers debate what it means to love and live on a battlefield A short, dark, and dystopic vignette of war throughout the ages. If you ever supported any war, you’ll get the message. You won’t feel good. The tale shows what we have become, what we are living, and where we may be going