Zombie Army tells the story of Canada’s Second World War military conscripts – reluctant soldiers pejoratively referred to as “zombies” for their perceived similarity to the mindless movie monsters of the 1930s. In the first full-length...
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Author:Argo, RonaldSummary:Acclaimed as one of the most important novels of the Vietnam War, Year of the Monkey takes us not only into the savage jungles where death waits in every paddyfield and triple canopy, but into the apocalyptic world of political...
- Author:Sledge, E. B.Summary:
A personal account of the vitality and bravery of the U.S. Marines at the battles of Peleliu and Okinawa.
- Author:Weller, LanceSummary:
Civil War veteran Abel Truman, now elderly and disabled, endures a solitary existence in a driftwood shack on the Pacific Coast before undertaking one last hike through the Olympic Mountains, a journey during which he reflects on the...
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Author:Howell, HannahSummary:New York Times bestselling author Hannah Howell sweeps us away with the passion-filled adventures of the MacEnroy brothers, seven daring Scotsmen who take on America in her most turbulent days-and capture the hearts of the ladies each...
- Author:Elliott, StevenSummary:
Steven Elliott presents an explosive look at the chaos of war; the battle for life in its aftermath; a personal encounter with faith, love, tragedy, and renewal; and a confrontation of life's biggest questions.
- Author:Anderle, Michael, Starkey, Laurie, Todd, MichaelSummary:
Moloch and Baal have put multiple plans into action, and when they finally find where the humans are manufacturing the special weapons, they have a new plan to use them against the Damned. Will this plan be the one that puts an end to...
- Author:Barris, TheodoreSummary:
On Easter Monday April 9, 1917, sixteen battalions of the Canadian Corps rose along a six-kilometre line of trenches in northern France against the occupying Germans. All four Canadian divisions advanced in a line behind a well-...
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Author:Clarke, NicSummary:Unwanted Warriors uncovers the history of Canada’s first casualties of the Great War – men who tried to enlist but were deemed “unfit for service.” What impact did military exclusion have on these men? Nic Clarke looks for answers in...
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Author:Lane, AmySummary:Ten years after Dorjan trusted a boy’s word over his superior officer’s, he and his best friend, Areau, are still living the aftermath—and trying to stop the man responsible. Locked in a careful dance to bring down a corrupt government...
- Author:Blackburne, LiviaSummary:
The mission was a failure. Even though Zivah and Dineas discovered a secret that could bring down the empire, their information is useless without proof. Now, with their cover blown and their quest abandoned, their only remaining hope...
- Author:Cook, WillSummary:
The Civil War was a thunderhead on the horizon. Rebel agents infested the Army. Their job: Stop Western Union from stringing telegraph lines. Time after time, Washington sent counter-spies against the plotters. Every one was killed. In...
- Author:Deary, TerrySummary:
"The facts behind these stories are true. However, they have been dramatized to make them into gripping stories, and some of the characters are ficticious."
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Author:Carius, OttoSummary:World War II began with a metallic roar as the German Blitzkrieg raced across Europe, spearheaded by the most dreaded weapon of the twentieth century: the Panzer. No German tank better represents that thundering power than the infamous...
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Author:Jenoff, PamSummary:Life is a constant struggle for the impoverished eighteen-year-old Nowak twins as they raise their three young siblings in rural Poland under the shadow of the Nazi occupation. The constant threat of arrest for even the most minor...
- Author:Anderle, Michael, Noffke, SarahSummary:
The truth has been buried for so long that only one person can uncover it-someone who doesn't play by the rules. Magic has been stolen. A giant's sword, locked away. And no one questions the peculiar. Except for Liv Beaufont....
- Author:HARDY, ThomasSummary:
Our heroine, Anne Garland, lives quietly in a rural community deep in the English countryside. However, the arrival of several regiments preparing for an expected invasion brings colour and chaos to the county. A graceful and charming...
- Author:Anderle, Michael, Noffke, SarahSummary:
Some people won't rest until they get to the bottom of things. That's Liv Beaufont. And some want to kill her for her persistence. To try and keep Liv from finding out the truth, Adler brings back an ancient evil that the...
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The spartans : the world of the warrior-heroes of ancient greece, from utopia to crisis and collapseAuthor:Cartledge, PaulSummary:The Spartans of ancient Greece were a powerful and unique people, radically different from any civilization before or since. Paul Cartledge engagingly examines the rise and fall of this singular society.
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Author:Santos, Steven DosSummary:This time, there are no choices. Lucian “Lucky” Spark leads a double life. By day, he trains to become one of the Establishment elite. At night, he sabotages his oppressors from within, seeking to avenge the murder of his love, Digory...
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