The Amazon Legion

Author : Tom Kratman
Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781618248060

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On the colony planet of Terra Nova, Carrera has achieved his revenge, destroying those who had destroyed his life by killing his wife and children in a terrorist strike. And, with this help of his second wife, he has thwarted an attempted coup that would have restored the rule of the oligarchy and undone his hard-won victory. But his fight is not over yet... The problem of the Tauran Union's control of the Transitway between Terra Nova and Earth remains, as does the problem of the nuclear armed United Earth Peace Fleet, orbiting above the planet. The Taurans will not leave, and the Balboans¾a proud people, with much recent success in war - will not tolerate that they should remain. And yet, with one hundred times the population and three or four hundred times the wealth, the Tauran Union outclasses little Balboa in almost every way, even without the support of Old Earth. Sadly, they have that support. Everything, everyone, will have to be used to finish the job of freeing the country and, if possible, the planet. The children must fight. The old must serve, too. And the women? This is their story, the story of Balboa's Tercio Amazona, the Amazon Regiment. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Author : Tom Kratman
Publisher : Baen
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1451638132

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The Amazon Legion by Tom Kratman Pdf

#4 in former U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Tom Kratman’s popular and relentlessly hard-hitting Carrera’s Legion military science fiction series. With male soldiers lured away, the planet Terra Nova raises a tough and gritty home-guard of women warriors to repel an invasion. The ruthless freedom fighter and liberator of Terra Nova, Patrick Carrera, believed he could rest with a local victory. But now Earth’s religious totalitarians intend to hold Carrera’s world as a nuclear hostage. It’s time to take the nuclear war to Earth. But those who remain must endure the brunt of Earth’s revenge attack and find a way to stand and defend. They are the old, the sick and the very young–all led by a battle-tested cadre of warrior women determined to save their planet from tyranny yet again. An amazing new chapter in former U.S. Army lieutenant-colonel Tom Kratman’s popular and relentlessly hard hitting Carrera series, a military science fiction masterpiece in the making. About Amazon Legion: “[I]nterplanetary warfare with. . .[a] visceral story of bravery and sacrifice. VERDICT: Series followers and fans of the military SF of John Ringo and David Webershould enjoy this SF action adventure.”–Library Journal About Tom Kratman’s Carrera’s Legions series: “Kratman's dystopia is a brisk page turner full of startling twists…[Kratman is] a professional military man…up to speed on military and geopolitical conceits.” –Best-selling author of America Alone Mark Steyn on Tom Kratman’s uncompromising military SF thriller, Califate “Kratman raises disquieting questions on what it might take to win the war on terror…realistic action sequences, strong characterizations and thoughts on the philosophy of war.” – Publishers Weekly

Author : Tom Kratman
Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781618248060

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The Amazon Legion by Tom Kratman Pdf

On the colony planet of Terra Nova, Carrera has achieved his revenge, destroying those who had destroyed his life by killing his wife and children in a terrorist strike. And, with this help of his second wife, he has thwarted an attempted coup that would have restored the rule of the oligarchy and undone his hard-won victory. But his fight is not over yet... The problem of the Tauran Union's control of the Transitway between Terra Nova and Earth remains, as does the problem of the nuclear armed United Earth Peace Fleet, orbiting above the planet. The Taurans will not leave, and the Balboans¾a proud people, with much recent success in war - will not tolerate that they should remain. And yet, with one hundred times the population and three or four hundred times the wealth, the Tauran Union outclasses little Balboa in almost every way, even without the support of Old Earth. Sadly, they have that support. Everything, everyone, will have to be used to finish the job of freeing the country and, if possible, the planet. The children must fight. The old must serve, too. And the women? This is their story, the story of Balboa's Tercio Amazona, the Amazon Regiment. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Author : Ariel Segal Freilich
Publisher : Jewish Publication Society
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0827606699

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Jews of the Amazon by Ariel Segal Freilich Pdf

A fascinating study of a Jewish community in one of the world’s most isolated places: the heart of the Peruvian Amazon.

Author : Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-18
Category : History
ISBN : 0786462531

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The French Foreign Legion by Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage Pdf

This book gives the reader a straightforward and continuous survey of the history of the French Foreign Legion. By outlining the Legion’s vicissitudes, victorious campaigns, epic marches, heroic and sometimes hopeless stands, dirtiest combats and dramatic defeats, but also by briefly placing the Legion back in the historical background of France, and by describing its development, organization, uniforms, equipments and weapons, the author hopes to dispel myths, and try to give a true and accurate picture of what the French Foreign Legion has been from 1831 until today. There are well-researched, detailed line drawings throughout.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 856 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1820
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590607452

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The Literary chronicle and weekly review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jaime Salazar,Keryn Barnes,Alex de Bruyn
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1719995613

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Escaping the Amazon by Jaime Salazar,Keryn Barnes,Alex de Bruyn Pdf

Alex de Bruyn was still in his early twenties as he stared out forlornly into the vast Atlantic Ocean from the French Guiana shore. Decades prior, Papillon and Dreyfus contemplated the same thoughts of escape. Following a boyhood dream and quest for glory, de Bruyn joined the French Foreign Legion. To thwart desertion, he was shipped off to a backwater French colony in the Amazon, serving in the elite jungle unit, the 3e REI. Given a false identity, de Bruyn proved himself an extraordinary legionnaire. But well into his first contract, he became disenchanted by life in a rogue army where one was ordered to kill upon demand. Without a passport, de Bruyn decided to risk his life and escape modern-day Devil's Island by sea. In the process, he dodged local gangs, drug kingpins, and was falsely imprisoned. Finally, in a rickety dinghy, during hurricane season, he commenced his suicidal attempt to cross the Atlantic. Half-drowned and dying of thirst, de Bruyn was prepared to lose his life, but in the divine process of surviving, he found it. This is his white-knuckle account of pain, glory, and redemption.

Author : Jonathan Edward Feinstein
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781387841349

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Gaenor's Prophecy Book 3: Inspired Dreams by Jonathan Edward Feinstein Pdf

Gaenor's Prophecy: Book 3 Gaenor, Artur and the rest of their party continue on south from Maxforn, just as the on-going war with the Empire of Vohnider begins to heat up. The southern kingdoms are well-versed in advanced technology, but will even their scientific expertise be enough to counter all the new weaponry being employed by their enemies?

Author : J. R. Lawrence
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1521596875

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My Camp by J. R. Lawrence Pdf

Follow the story of a young man, who, through a chance encounter in prison, leaves his life of crime and joins the ranks of one of the world's toughest fighting forces.J. R. Lawrence served in the 3rd company of the parachute regiment (2REP) from 2007 - 2011.The author served in the Foreign Legion during the War on Terror period and the book includes a chapter on the war in Afghanistan.

Author : Andreas Christensen
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1796632465

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Rogue Legion by Andreas Christensen Pdf

Accolades for the Legionnaire Series: "Knocked it out of the park." Trapper"What do you get if you mix Starship Troopers and the French Foreign Legion? You get a book like this." Leif E. DolanThe Lumins are beaten, but new tensions are rising.Tensions are rising between the united Earth government and the legions. Having served faithfully during the war against the Lumins and even chased the alien invaders out of the Solar system, the legionnaires are dismayed when their service is not recognized. Instead, Ethan and the other legionnaires find themselves targeted by the authorities, and their only option is to flee the planet.The Ghost Legion rallies at the infamous battlegrounds of Titan, along with their allies. But their enemies are coming, and the legionnaires will have to make a decision; Will they make a last stand and fight untill the end, or will they find a way to escape the overwhelming forces that are coming for them?"For a long time, there was Heinlein, Drake, Weber, and some of Ringo's stuff. Add Andreas Christensen." James R. Kratzer"Andreas keeps getting better and better with each book he writes!" Traci Maynard

Author : LTC James Sladack
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781524500337

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Time Mission by LTC James Sladack Pdf

An encrypted SOS carved on a boulder alarms the Defense Department. The DNA in a two-thousand-year-old tooth identifies the mason as British SAS Captain King, who disappeared from Old Jerusalem, carrying the mystical spear tip that pierced Jesuss side at the Crucifixion. Is it responsible for the time ripples threatening the twenty-first century? Green Beret Robert Lake time-transports to first-century England with an unconventional commando team. He discovers that demons are real and aligned with the Dark Lord Daniel. Lake organizes a fight to the death against a cannibalistic druid army and the possessed Roman Ninth Legion, both commanded by the demonic Daniel, who carries the spear tip in battle. The novel explores several themes. May you kill a wounded enemy? May orders be disobeyed? Are US citizens bound by the constitution before it was enacted? Do parallel realms exist? Is the universe a field of consciousness? What is span of control? What is real? The reader may ponder these ideas or just hang on tightly for a ripping adventure story.

Author : Jon Land
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453214619

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The Omicron Legion by Jon Land Pdf

DIVA mysterious league of elite assassins targets ninety-six of the most powerful people in America, and Blaine McCracken must stop them before the murderers bring the country to its knees/divDIV /divDIVThere are ninety-six names on the list. They are those of businessmen, judges, and senators—the nation’s wealthiest and most powerful. And they are all going to die. A man named Takahashi has hired the world’s finest assassins to eliminate these men in secrecy and style, crossing names off the list without raising any suspicion. And they are killing ahead of schedule./divDIV /divDIVBut someone has noticed the pattern of these seemingly unrelated deaths, and she knows enough to call Blaine McCracken. Takahashi didn’t consider the rogue American agent, and that is a grave mistake. His carefully orchestrated vendetta is just the sort of thing that McCracken lives to upset. He has made a career teaching lessons to those who underestimate him, and Takahashi’s league of assassins is next./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Jon Land including rare photos from the author’s personal collection./div

Author : Nigel Thomas
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472825421

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Polish Legions 1914–19 by Nigel Thomas Pdf

Due to its partitions and dissolution in the late eighteenth century, hundreds of thousands of Polish soldiers enlisted in distinct units in the armies of many countries – primarily those of the Russian and Austro-Hungarian empires, but also that of the German Reich and the French Republic. All these forces were uniformed and equipped by the parent armies, though often with explicitly Polish features. The collapse of Tsarist Russia in 1917 and of the Central Powers in 1918 allowed these diverse forces to unite in a re-created Polish Army under the new-born Second Polish Republic in November 1918. With full colour illustrations of their unique and colourful uniforms as well as contemporary photographs, this is the fascinating story of the Poles who fought on both sides of the trenches in World War I and then united to fight for their freedom in the Russian Civil War.

Author : Tom Kratman
Publisher : Baen Books
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625798053

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Notes on the Carreraverse by Tom Kratman Pdf

Everything you ever wanted to know about the Carreraverse in one handy volume! Tom Kratman’s Carrera series has cut a swath through the military science fiction genre. Now Kratman outlines the history and worldbuilding of his popular creation. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). “[Kratman is] a professional military man . . . up to speed on military and geopolitical conceits.”—Mark Steyn, best-selling author of America Alone “Kratman raises disquieting questions on what it might take to win the war on terror . . . [with] realistic action sequences, strong characterizations, and thoughts on the philosophy of war.”—Publishers Weekly

Author : Ross Clare
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-11-24
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781800855113

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Ancient Greece and Rome in Modern Science Fiction by Ross Clare Pdf

Ancient Greece and Rome in Modern Science Fiction introduces and analyses the reception of classical antiquity in contemporary science fiction. By using up-to-date methods from classical reception theory, science-fiction analysis and fictional-world studies, the book will help furnish the reader’s understanding of the ways in which the literature, culture, history and mythology of ancient Greece and Rome are appropriated and represented across multiple media platforms in the science-fiction genre today. The book will therefore serve as an entry point into several areas of study: the reception of classics in popular culture, antiquity in modern media, the uses of the ancient world in science-fiction, and broader science-fiction criticism. The chapters – structured by medium – principally offer a roughly chronological overview of that medium and its treatment of ancient history, mythology, literature and culture. An abundance of case studies from literature, film and television and videogames including Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Fallout: New Vegas, the Mass Effect franchise and Assassin’s Creed show how classical antiquity is reused, encountered, re-encountered by creators and consumers of the present – how we bounce off it, and it bounces off us, and how this reciprocation creates new visions of Greece and of Rome.