During World War II, the hospital ship Benevolence is providing relief to victims in the South Pacific when she is torpedoed and sunk. Among the survivors are a troubled nurse named Annie and the wounded Japanese soldier named Akira who...
Soldiers
- Author:Shors, JohnSummary:
- Author:Andrews, IlonaSummary:
Bayou Moon introduces Cerise Mar, who lives in the Mire with her family. Cerise's family owns much of the Mire, the swamplands of the Edge. But another family is after their land. When Cerise's parents disappear, she fears the worst....
- Author:Flannery, Peter A.Summary:
The world is falling to the burning shadow of the Possessed and only the power of a battle mage can save it. But the ancient bond with dragonkind is failing. Of those that answer a summoning too many are black. Black dragons are the...
- Author:CORNWELL, BernardSummary:
An extraordinary and dramatic depiction of the legendary battle of Agincourt from the number one historical novelist Agincourt, fought on October 25th 1415, on St Crispin's Day, is one of the best known battles, in part through the...
- Author:Simmons, KristenSummary:
Seventeen-year-old Ember Miller has perfected the art of keeping a low profile in a future society in which Moral Statutes have replaced the Bill of Rights and offenses carry stiff penalties, but when Chase, the only boy she has ever...
- Author:Struthers, Joel AdamSummary:
Appel: A Canadian in the French Foreign Legion is the first-hand account of the author's six years as a professional soldier during the 1990s, and his experience in the Legion's elite Group Commando Parachutistes (GCP). Joel Struthers...
- Author:Gold Kroll, FionaSummary:
Since childhood, author Fiona Gold Kroll has been drawn to a photograph of her great-uncle, Benjamin Albaum, a Jewish man who disappeared from Paris at the beginning of World War II. A Stone for Benjamin is the compelling story of Fiona...
- Author:Tillman, James AdamsSummary:
The Tillman family of Edgefield, South Carolina is forever linked to Palmetto State history, but not all of its members have yet had their stories told. James Adams Tillman (1842–1866) never had the chance to become a governor or U.S....
- Author:Martin, Joseph PlumbSummary:
Classic memoir provides a compelling history of the Revolutionary War as seen through the eyes of one courageous soldier.
- Author:Royal, PriscillaSummary:
When Baron Herbert returns from crusade he grows increasingly morose and withdraws from his family. When his sons begin to die in strange accidents, questions are asked whether Herbert harbors a dark sin for which God has cursed him....
- Author:Hoppin, Sue, Garrett, SherylSummary:
Offering expert advice on all aspects of military life, A Family's Guide to the Military For Dummies is for the millions of military dependents, family members and friends who are looking for straightforward guidance to take advantage...
- Author:Martin, George R. R.Summary:
In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance—beset by newly emerging threats from every direction. In the east, Daenerys Targaryen, the last scion of House Targaryen, rules with her three...
- Author:Graves, DianneSummary:
A Crown of Life tells the story of John McCrae, the soldier-doctor-poet who wrote "In Flanders Fields," the best know poem to emerge from the First World War, and which inspired the adoption of the poppy as the symbol of remembrance....
- Author:Frost, Sydney, Roberts, EdwardSummary:
This memoir is unique. It is by far the most complete account of World War I by any member of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. Sydney Frost, a young Nova Scotian, was working in St. John’s at The Bank of Nova Scotia when the First World...
- Author:Zuckoff, MitchellSummary:
13 Hours presents, for the first time, the true account of the events of September 11, 2012, in Benghazi. This is the story, told in spine-tingling detail, of what happened on the ground, as told by the men who faced terrorism head-on--...
- Author:Newbold, L. Iris, Newbold, K. Bruce, Walters, Evelyn A., Walters, Mark G.Summary:
Private James Herbert (Herb) Gibson was 26 years old when he volunteered for service in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the First World War. Born near Perth, Ontario and descended from Scottish settlers, Gibson enlisted against his...
- Author:Gough, BarrySummary:
In August 1914, Canada found itself jolted from its splendid isolation by the onrush of a European catastrophe. In Victoria, British Columbia, five hundred youth who had been educated at Victoria High School went to war and were forever...
- Author:Ridley, EricaSummary:
Enjoy the witty, emotional second book in U.S.A. Today bestselling author Erica Ridley’s new Dukes of War regency romance series! Captain Xavier Grey’s body is back amongst the beau monde, but his mind cannot break free from the horrors...