検索キーワード： 戦争・軍事

Nick Turnhouse is a Dorset farmhand, a third son with nothing to inherit and no future, working his father's land for his keep. He is also tall, powerfully built, and handsome, and crosses the path of Squire's impressionable daughter. Nick has to run, fast, with ten shillings and his father's blessing. Luckily, or so he thinks, he comes across a kind gentleman who can help him. After Nick is persuaded to say that he is looking for work, he discovers the man is recruiting for the Navy, and Nick has just 'volunteered in fact'.

Martor la evenimentele dramatice care au zguduit țara sa din decembrie 1944 până în 1949, Kazantzakis începe să scrie Fratricizii în 1949, dându-i tușa finală în 1954. Temerea sa – "presimt că în Grecia nu se va publica decât mult mai târziu" – s-a adeverit, ediția ateniană apărând abia în 1963. Tradus, cu multiple reeditări, în peste 20 de limbi, romanul păstrează același dramatism și aceeași vibrație specifice marilor opere ale titanului literaturii grecești, fiind cel mai aproape de lumea noastră, măcinată de lupte fratricide.

Intrigue and excitement follow the main character through a decade of life—from the United States Military Academy at West Point to the Vietnam War, and into the world of dangerous army intelligence operations in Turkey, Germany, and Shemya, Alaska.

Im April 1945 erreichte die Front das kleine märkische Dorf Halbe, das bis dahin kaum jemand kannte. Doch was sich dann auf den Straßen in sowie auch um diese Ortschaft abspielte, wurde eine der blutigsten Schlachten des Zweiten Weltkrieges. Was im Kriegsjahr 1943 in Stalingrad geschehen war, wiederholte sich zwei Jahre später scheinbar hier.

رواية مديح الكراهية للروائي والكاتب السوري خالد خليفة، وهي روايته الثالثة وصدرت لأول مرة عام 2006 وتُرجمت إلى العديد من اللغات ووصلت إلى القائمة القصيرة للجائزة العالمية للرواية العربية (البوكر) عام 2008، ووصلت إلى القائمة الطويلة لجائزة الإندبندنت لأدب الخيال الأجنبي لعام 2013، وقد اختارها موقع "لِست ميوز" الثقافي الأميريكي ضمن قائمة أفضل مئة رواية في التاريخ.

1941: When Nancy’s world is blown apart by the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, she volunteers to travel to the Philippines to serve at the front. She soon finds herself working in a field hospital on the Bataan Peninsula in the thick of the fighting, experiencing the horrors of war first hand.

With the country in the grips of conscription, the pacifism at the heart of Street village comes under scrutiny, and when Kate befriends Gerald, a young Quaker arrested for refusing to fight, she starts to understand the true dilemma the community finds itself in. Still grieving the loss of her sweetheart Mattie, Louisa finds herself at odds with her parents, who refused them the chance to marry. As her mother’s attempts to find Louisa a husband show no signs of abating, Louisa takes solace in her friendship with Jeannie’s brother Lucas.

At the dark heart of the Holocaust, there was a wooden hut whose walls were painted with cartoons; a place where children sang, staged plays and wrote poetry. Safely inside, but still in the shadow of the chimneys, they were given better food, kept free of vermin, and were even taught meditation to imagine full stomachs and a day without fear. The man who became their guiding light was a young Jewish prisoner named Fredy Hirsch. Historian and biographer Wendy Holden tells the inspirational and uplifting true story of Fredy Hirsch: The Teacher of Auschwitz.

Freed from their colonial masters, Thailand, Indo-China, and Malaysia welcome the Japanese invaders with open arms. Once Burma falls, only India stands between them and the oil-rich Middle East. Now poised to achieve the same results in Burma, they attack.

Long considered one of the best American novels of our time, A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable tale of an American ambulance driver and his passionate affair with a beautiful English nurse. Set against the backdrop of World War I, this gripping semi-autobiographical work captures the harsh realities of war as only Hemingway can. A story of love and pain, loyalty and desertion, A Farewell to Arms paints an intimate portrait of the pain and intensity of a love overshadowed by the inexorable creep of global war.

Raven and her elite mercenary group, The Flock, are thrust into a perilous mission to dismantle a shadowy network trafficking stolen artifacts to fund deadly arms deals. Their journey takes them across Egypt's ancient ruins, Ethiopia's rugged highlands, and the vast, unforgiving deserts of Niger. But as they unravel the smugglers' trail, they uncover more than just stolen treasures—a conspiracy that could ignite chaos across the region.

Fong and Maya created Scum Island as a virtual sanctuary—a world where players could escape, explore, and form unbreakable bonds. But their peace shatters with a cryptic message: “Ready for the next round?” Now, their beloved island has been corrupted, and an unseen enemy threatens everything they’ve built....

When CIA operator Mark Pierce suffers serious head injuries during a car crash in Rio De Janeiro his memory is wiped. He knows he works for the CIA, but the past year of his life is gone. There are two people with Pierce—a man and a woman, Amelia. The man claims he's Pierce's superior but then tries to stab Pierce and flees. Amelia seems terrified and says that Pierce kidnapped her. Is anyone telling the truth?

Ralph Wrenn went to sea at the age of ten. Now nineteen and recently promoted, he serves as the fourth officer on the HMS Kingfisher. It masquerades as a merchant ship to capture Barbary pirate vessels. On one such mission, Ralph meets a beautiful and intriguing young woman. Now, he must contend not just with battles at sea but with a beguiling stranger who is not what she appears to be.

When Air Force sergeant Christopher Adams finds himself the lone survivor after his forward observation post is overrun by enemy forces in Vietnam, he realizes he only wants to go somewhere he might quietly and peacefully mend his young, torn body and shattered mind. Instead, the fateful-as-they-are-ironic hands of the military drop him onto the world stage of continents facing off in Cold War.

A band of modern-day pirates station-hops across the Indian Ocean. Each attack bolder and more costly than the last, these pirates leave behind a trail of broken bodies, businesses, and stolen submarines at every undersea station they visit—and it’s up to Lieutenant Commander Alex Coleman and USS Kansas (SSN 810) to stop them.

Sam’s path back to Arkansas is fraught with danger, but he’s not alone. Early on, he teams up with Ryan, a young man he nicknames "Kid," whom he encounters by chance in North Dakota. Ryan is a rookie when it comes to survival, but he’s quick, observant, and eager to learn. The unlikely duo finds themselves relying on each other to stay alive, forging a deep bond as they fight their way south.

After nearly fifteen years of war zone deployments as a military intelligence officer with the US Special Operations Force (SOF), Sue O’Connell is now working in a world where it was unlikely that she would be shot, blown up, or captured. Officially, she now worked for the CIA. But, US and European agents and sources are dying mysteriously, and Sue’s team is suddenly on its way to Germany.

The construction of Avalon station, known as the crown jewel and economic centerpiece of the Tronis colony, is almost finished. Director Hawthorn, impressed by Gamma Squadron's recent success, has decided to visit the station earlier than planned. Meanwhile, Gamma Squadron remains focused on their mission to eliminate pirate threats and ensure the safety of Tronis.

Humanity has started to colonize other worlds and learned the lessons of colonization anew. A recent war with a neighboring alien race has prompted changes in Earth's military. Straining the relationship between Earth and her colonies. Worlds such as Tronis, now a trade center that was spared from the war. Pirates have started to attack the Tronis trade routes. The latest attack has taken hostages, and the government is forced to ask for help from Earth. Enter Gamma Squadron, the United Nations Space Corps' latest evolution of Earth's special forces teams.