Hell Fleet

Author : Stephen Hunt
Publisher : Green Nebula
Page : 651 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Hell Fleet by Stephen Hunt Pdf

Captain Lana Fiveworlds has three ghastly problems: (1) Her beloved crewman Calder Durk's gone missing. (2) She now has a daughter to bring up on the rickety free-trader ship, Gravity Rose. (3) Said daughter's from a parallel dimension (and that's only the start of her strangeness). Meanwhile, Commander Adella Vega of the Alliance navy - aka Hell-Fleet - also has three dire headaches: (1) She's stuck at the dog-end of the galaxy on punishment duty with the Fleet's losers, thieves and pedantic pen-pushers. (2) Large portions of her sector just went dark. (3) Something big, bad, and particularly nasty is now heading her way. Both their troubles are about to collide and multiply in the most horrific manner since the Vela Supernova Remnant detonated. Sometimes, the future's so bright you better bring lead-lined shades. And a rail-cannon or three. Because Earth's best space opera series just met the page-turning universe of military science fiction! ABOUT THE BOOK 'Hell Fleet' is the 5th book in Sliding Void series. It's a completely stand-alone adventure, not directly linked to the first four books.

Author : Fleet Maull
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-10
Category : Buddhists
ISBN : 9780971814318

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Dharma in Hell by Fleet Maull Pdf

"Prison activist and meditation teacher Fleet Maull shares his journey of transformation and service amidst the anger, violence, darkness and despair of a maximum security federal prison"--Back cover.

Author : André Gerolymatos
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781498583398

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Espionage and Treason in Classical Greece by André Gerolymatos Pdf

This history of ancient diplomacy demonstrates how the ancient Greeks used guest-friendship as a mechanism of diplomacy. Ancient proxenoi were the equivalent of contemporary consul-generals and they served some of the same purposes. The proxenoi conducted the diplomatic affairs of the state they represented and looked after the interests of the city-state that had adopted them. In times of war the proxenoi maintained spies and supplied intelligence on the movements of fleets and armies.

Author : Stephen Hunt
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1790741696

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Hell Fleet: a Science Fiction Adventure of Fire and Blood and Fury by Stephen Hunt Pdf

Captain Lana Fiveworlds has three ghastly problems: (1) Her beloved crewman Calder Durk''s gone missing. (2) She now has a daughter to bring up on the rickety free-trader ship, Gravity Rose. (3) Said daughter''s from a parallel dimension (and that''s only the start of her strangeness). Meanwhile, Commander Adella Vega of the Alliance navy - aka Hell-Fleet - also has three dire headaches: (1) She''s stuck at the dog-end of the galaxy on punishment duty with the Fleet''s losers, thieves and pedantic pen-pushers. (2) Large portions of her sector just went dark. (3) Something big, bad, and particularly nasty is now heading her way. Both their troubles are about to collide and multiply in the most horrific manner since the Vela Supernova Remnant detonated. Sometimes, the future''s so bright you better bring lead-lined shades. And a rail-cannon or three. Because Earth''s best space opera series just met the page-turning universe of military science fiction! --------------- ABOUT THE BOOK ''Hell Fleet'' is the 5th book in Sliding Void series. It''s a completely stand-alone adventure, not directly linked to the first four books. --------------- ABOUT THE AUTHOR Stephen Hunt is the creator of the much-loved ''Far-called'' fantasy series (Gollancz/Hachette), as well as the ''Jackelian'' series, published across the world via HarperCollins alongside their other fantasy authors, George R.R. Martin, J.R.R. Tolkien, Raymond E. Feist and C.S. Lewis. --------------- REVIEWS Praise for Stephen Hunt''s novels: ''Mr. Hunt takes off at racing speed.'' -- THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ''Hunt''s imagination is probably visible from space. He scatters concepts that other writers would mine for a trilogy like chocolate-bar wrappers.'' - TOM HOLT ''All manner of bizarre and fantastical extravagance.'' - DAILY MAIL ''Compulsive reading for all ages.'' - GUARDIAN ''Studded with invention.'' -THE INDEPENDENT ''To say this book is action packed is almost an understatement... a wonderful escapist yarn!'' - INTERZONE ''Hunt has packed the story full of intriguing gimmicks... affecting and original.'' - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY ''A rip-roaring Indiana Jones-style adventure.'' --RT BOOK REVIEWS ''A curious part-future blend.'' - KIRKUS REVIEWS ''An inventive, ambitious work, full of wonders and marvels.'' - THE TIMES ''Hunt knows what his audience like and gives it to them with a sardonic wit and carefully developed tension.'' - TIME OUT ''A ripping yarn ... the story pounds along... constant inventiveness keeps the reader hooked... the finale is a cracking succession of cliffhangers and surprise comebacks. Great fun.'' - SFX MAGAZINE ''Put on your seatbelts for a frenetic cat and mouse encounter... an exciting tale.'' - SF REVU --------------- FORMAT Full novel - a stand-alone adventure. Book 1 - Sliding Void Book 2 - Transference Station Book 3 - Red Sun Bleeding Book 4 - Anomalous Thrust Book 5 - Hell Fleet --------------- AGE ADVISORY Age 13+ - mild violence and language. --------------- READ THIS BOOK IF YOU LIKE THESE AUTHORS... Douglas Adams Neal Asher Iain M. Banks Jack Campbell David Drake Orson Scott Card James S.A. Corey Evan Currie Peter F. Hamilton Ric Locke

Author : John O. Hyland
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781421423715

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Persian Interventions by John O. Hyland Pdf

Persia’s relations with Greek city-states provide a fascinating case study in ancient imperialism. Thirty years after Xerxes invaded Greece, the Achaemenid Persian Empire ended its long war with Athens. For the next four decades, the Persians tolerated Athenian control of their former tributaries, the Ionian Greek cities of western Anatolia. But during the Peloponnesian War, Persia reclaimed Ionia and funded a Spartan fleet to overthrow Athenian power. It took eight long years for Persia to triumph, and Sparta then turned on its benefactors, prompting Persia to transfer aid to Athens in the Corinthian War. The peace of 386 reiterated imperial control of Ionia and compelled both Sparta and Athens to endorse a Persian promise of autonomy for Greeks outside Asia. In Persian Interventions, John O. Hyland challenges earlier studies that assume Persia played Athens against Sparta in a defensive balancing act. He argues instead for a new interpretation of Persian imperialism, one involving long-term efforts to extend diplomatic and economic patronage over Greek clients beyond the northwestern frontier. Achaemenid kings, he asserts, were less interested in Ionia for its own sake than in the accumulation of influence over Athens, Sparta, or both, which allowed them to advertise Persia’s claim to universal power while limiting the necessity of direct military commitment. The slow pace of intervention resulted from logistical constraints and occasional diplomatic blunders, rather than long-term plans to balance and undermine dangerous allies. Persian Interventions examines this critical period in unprecedented depth, providing valuable new insights for the study of Achaemenid Persia and classical Greece. Its conclusions will interest not only specialists in both fields but also students of ancient and modern comparative historical imperialism.

Author : Aggelos Kapellos
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110391114

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Lysias 21 by Aggelos Kapellos Pdf

Lysias’ 21st speech “On a charge of taking bribes” is an important example of Attic oratory that sheds significant light on Classical history and society. Delivered after the restoration of democracy in 402 B.C.E., this speech provides information that is critical for our understanding of the relationship between the Athenian demos and aristocrats, Athenian civic institutions (e.g., taxation, liturgies and conscription), religious beliefs, moral values, political behavior, and, in particular, of the legal and rhetorical treatment of embezzlement and bribery. It also supplies unique information about the military engagement of the Athenians at Aegospotami and the role of Alcibiades in the political life of Athens. Despite its importance, however, Lysias’ speech has never been the subject of an extensive study in its own right. This volume seeks to fill that gap by presenting the first systematic commentary on this speech. The author puts much emphasis on its structure, strategy, and argumentation, focusing especially on the tension between the actual practices of the anonymous client of the logographer and civic ideals invoked in the present case. The book is intended to be of interest to classicists, ancient historians and political theorists, but also to the general reader.

Author : Carl Peter,Karl Ludwig Peter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Chronology, Greek
ISBN : STANFORD:36105118465066

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Chronological Tables of Greek History by Carl Peter,Karl Ludwig Peter Pdf

Author : William R. Forstchen
Publisher : Baen Books
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781625795489

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Fleet Action by William R. Forstchen Pdf

The Kilrathi Empire is in a bind. For the last five years they have been constructing a secret fleet so powerful that it will slice straight through to Earth and destroy the Confederation. There is a problem, however: the Confederation has become increasingly successful with its behind-the-lines raids and the Prince fears that before the new fleet is ready, the Empire will be on the ropes. At a Kilrathi council of war a simple solution is agreed upon: sure for peace, lull the humans into disarming and then when all is ready, launch a surprise offensive. True to the tradition of democracies everywhere, the Confederation falls for it; the military stands down. Luckily for the human race, however, there are a few who don’t trust soft words from a Kilrathi mouth. Admiral Tolwyn and his veterans must fight a delaying action, buying time with their lives for humanity to make ready for the final battle… At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Author : James D. Hornfischer
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780345548726

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The Fleet at Flood Tide by James D. Hornfischer Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The extraordinary story of the World War II air, land, and sea campaign that brought the U.S. Navy to the apex of its strength and marked the rise of the United States as a global superpower Winner, Commodore John Barry Book Award, Navy League of the United States • Winner, John Lehman Distinguished Naval Historian Award, Naval Order of the United States With its thunderous assault on the Mariana Islands in June 1944, the United States crossed the threshold of total war. In this tour de force of dramatic storytelling, distilled from extensive research in newly discovered primary sources, James D. Hornfischer brings to life the campaign that was the fulcrum of the drive to compel Tokyo to surrender—and that forever changed the art of modern war. With a close focus on high commanders, front-line combatants, and ordinary people, American and Japanese alike, Hornfischer tells the story of the climactic end of the Pacific War as has never been done before. Here are the epic seaborne invasions of Saipan, Tinian, and Guam, the stunning aerial battles of the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot, the first large-scale use of Navy underwater demolition teams, the largest banzai attack of the war, and the daring combat operations large and small that made possible the strategic bombing offensive culminating in the atomic strikes on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. From the seas of the Central Pacific to the shores of Japan itself, The Fleet at Flood Tide is a stirring, authoritative, and cinematic portrayal of World War II’s world-changing finale. Illustrated with original maps and more than 120 dramatic photographs “Quite simply, popular and scholarly military history at its best.”—Victor Davis Hanson, author of Carnage and Culture “The dean of World War II naval history . . . In his capable hands, the story races along like an intense thriller. . . . Narrative nonfiction at its finest—a book simply not to be missed.”—James M. Scott, Charleston Post and Courier “An impressively lucid account . . . admirable, fascinating.”—The Wall Street Journal “An extraordinary memorial to the courageous—and a cautionary note to a world that remains unstable and turbulent today.”—Admiral James Stavridis, former Supreme Allied Commander, NATO, author of Sea Power “A masterful, fresh account . . . ably expands on the prior offerings of such classic naval historians as Samuel Eliot Morison.”—The Dallas Morning News

Author : Jack Campbell
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2006-06-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101147016

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The Lost Fleet: Dauntless by Jack Campbell Pdf

Captain John “Black Jack” Geary’s legendary exploits are known to every schoolchild. Revered for his heroic “last stand” in the early days of the war, he was presumed dead. But a century later, Geary miraculously returns from survival hibernation and reluctantly takes command of the Alliance Fleet as it faces annihilation by the Syndic. Appalled by the hero-worship around him, Geary is nevertheless a man who will do his duty. And he knows that bringing the stolen Syndic hypernet key safely home is the Alliance’s one chance to win the war. But to do that, Geary will have to live up to the impossibly heroic “Black Jack” legend...

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1042 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
ISBN : MINN:31951D01055558D

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The Federal Reporter by Anonim Pdf

Includes cases argued and determined in the District Courts of the United States and, Mar./May 1880-Oct./Nov. 1912, the Circuit Courts of the United States; Sept./Dec. 1891-Sept./Nov. 1924, the Circuit Courts of Appeals of the United States; Aug./Oct. 1911-Jan./Feb. 1914, the Commerce Court of the United States; Sept./Oct. 1919-Sept./Nov. 1924, the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia.

Author : Sarah Painter
Publisher : Siskin Press Ltd
Page : 745 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781913676261

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The Crow Investigations Series: Books 4-6 by Sarah Painter Pdf

Discover the new star of magical London with books four to six in the bestselling Crow Investigations urban fantasy mystery series. Omnibus edition includes: The Pearl King, The Copper Heart and The Shadow Wing. Book 4: The Pearl King Tradition. Loyalty. Respect. Murder. Normal Family stuff… Lydia is pulled into the Crow Family business by her shady Uncle Charlie. He has decided that Lydia needs to learn the truth about her infamous Family and to step into her role within it – whether she likes it or not. After Lydia’s wrongful arrest, her relationship with DCI Fleet is decidedly rocky, but when a teenage girl goes missing from Highgate Woods she must put aside her emotions and work the case. Lydia is increasingly alarmed by Charlie’s methods, but is trapped by loyalty. Then a direct attack on the Crows raises the tension between the Families to boiling point, and the mysterious Pearl Family step out of the shadows. Can Lydia restore balance to the magical Families of London without losing her soul? Book 5: The Copper Heart Heavy is the head that wears the crown… Lydia has taken over as the leader of the Crow Family and is trying to keep the criminality to the bare minimum. DCI Fleet has told her he is ‘all in’ but there have to be limits and Lydia doesn’t want to find out what they are. When the head of the Silver Family, Alejandro, drops down dead, Lydia needs to work out whether it was natural causes or murder. And fast. Lydia has made enemies of the Pearl King, Maria Silver, and her own uncle. Plus, her position at the top puts her in the sights of many more. Lydia has evaded death in the past, and is gaining greater mastery over her power every day, but now she isn’t just worried about saving herself… Can Lydia find out what happened to Alejandro Silver before she runs out of luck? Book 6: The Shadow Wing There’s a new Crow in town… After the explosive events of The Copper Heart, Lydia must deal with a secret service operative with murder in his heart. The mysterious Mr Smith has sent a professional assassin after Lydia and the bonds of blood are stretched to breaking point when it turns out to be someone very close to home. Meanwhile, the head of the powerful Silver Family is demanding a favour and Lydia must comply or risk their fledgling alliance. To be strong enough to beat the odds stacked against her Lydia must delve deep into Crow Family lore, but what she discovers is far from a fairy tale… In a fight between two Crows, only one can win, but is Lydia willing to do what it takes to defeat her adversary? Discover this exciting paranormal mystery series from bestselling author of magical fiction, Sarah Painter, today! Praise for the series: 'I'm a huge fan!' Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse novels ‘My favourite new urban fantasy series, clever and twisty and deliciously magical, with a shivery sense of wonder that feels utterly grounded in its London setting. Perfect for fans of Ben Aaronovitch!' Stephanie Burgis, author of Snowspelled 'All my favourite things together - mystery, crime, a sassy female PI and a Magical underworld going on right under Londoner’s noses.' A.L. Michael

Author : Xenophon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OSU:32435064471493

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The Works of Xenophon: & II and Anabasis. 1890 by Xenophon Pdf

Author : Xenophon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:B4034538

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& II and Anabasis. 1890 by Xenophon Pdf

Author : Xenophon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951002007265Q

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The Works of Xenophon: Hellenica, Books I & II, and Anabis. 1890 by Xenophon Pdf