Turncoat

Author : Jim Butcher
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009-04-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101032428

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Turn Coat by Jim Butcher Pdf

Jim Butcher’s breakthrough #1 New York Times bestseller starring Chicago’s only professional wizard, Harry Dresden. When it comes to the magical ruling body known as the White Council, Harry is thought of as either a black sheep or a sacrificial lamb. And none hold him in more disdain than Morgan, a veteran Warden with a grudge against anyone who bends the rules. But now, Morgan is in trouble. He’s been accused of cold-blooded murder—a crime with only one, final punishment. He’s on the run, wanting his name cleared, and he needs someone with a knack for backing the underdog. So it’s up to Harry to uncover a traitor within the Council, keep Morgan under wraps, and avoid coming under scrutiny himself. And a single mistake may cost someone his head. Someone like Harry...

Author : Siegfried Lenz
Publisher : Other Press, LLC
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781590510544

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The Turncoat by Siegfried Lenz Pdf

“Never has the aftermath for Germans been better depicted than in Siegfried Lenz’s elegiac, The Turncoat. A newly discovered masterpiece.” —Alex Kershaw, New York Times bestselling author of Avenue of Spies Previously unpublished, this German postwar classic is one of the best books of this major writer, who died in 2014. The last summer before the end of World War II, Walter Proska is posted to a small unit tasked with ensuring the safety of a railway line deep in the forest on the border with Ukraine and Byelorussia. In this swampy region, a handful of men—stunned by the heat, attacked by mosquitoes, and abandoned by their own troops in the face of the resistance—must also submit to the increasingly absurd and inhuman orders of their superior. Time passes, and the soldiers isolate themselves, haunted by madness and the desire for death. An encounter with a young Polish partisan, Wanda, makes Proska further doubt the validity of his oath of allegiance, and he seeks to answer the questions that obsess him: When conscience and duty clash, which is more important? Is it possible to take any action without becoming guilty in some way? And where is Wanda, this woman from the resistance he can’t forget? Written in 1951, The Turncoat is Siegfried Lenz’s second novel. Rejected by his publisher, who thought that the story of a German soldier defecting to the Soviet side would be unwelcome in the context of the Cold War, the manuscript was forgotten for nearly seventy years before being rediscovered after the author’s death. A posthumous triumph.

Author : Stephen Brumwell
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780300235180

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Turncoat by Stephen Brumwell Pdf

A historian examines how a once-ardent hero of the American Revolutionary cause became its most dishonored traitor. General Benedict Arnold’s failed attempt to betray the fortress of West Point to the British in 1780 stands as one of the most infamous episodes in American history. In the light of a shining record of bravery and unquestioned commitment to the Revolution, Arnold’s defection came as an appalling shock. Contemporaries believed he had been corrupted by greed; historians have theorized that he had come to resent the lack of recognition for his merits and sacrifices. In this provocative book Stephen Brumwell challenges such interpretations and draws on unexplored archives to reveal other crucial factors that illuminate Arnold’s abandonment of the revolutionary cause he once championed. This work traces Arnold’s journey from enthusiastic support of American independence to his spectacularly traitorous acts and narrow escape. Brumwell’s research leads to an unexpected conclusion: Arnold’s mystifying betrayal was driven by a staunch conviction that America’s best interests would be served by halting the bloodshed and reuniting the fractured British Empire. “Gripping… In a time when charges of treason and disloyalty intrude into our daily politics, Turncoat is essential reading.”—R. R. B. Bernstein, City College of New York “The most balanced and insightful assessment of Benedict Arnold to date. Utilizing fresh manuscript sources, Brumwell reasserts the crucial importance of human agency in history.”—Edward G. Lengel, author of General George Washington “An incisive study of the war and the very meaning of the American Revolution itself…. The defining portrait of Arnold for the twenty-first century.”—Francis D. Cogliano, author of Revolutionary America

Author : Donna Thorland
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101615065

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The Turncoat by Donna Thorland Pdf

They are lovers on opposite sides of a brutal war, with everything at stake and no possibility of retreat. They can trust no one—especially not each other. Major Lord Peter Tremayne is the last man rebel bluestocking Kate Grey should fall in love with, but when the handsome British viscount commandeers her home, Kate throws caution to the wind and responds to his seduction. She is on the verge of surrender when a spy in her own household seizes the opportunity to steal the military dispatches Tremayne carries, ensuring his disgrace—and implicating Kate in high treason. Painfully awakened to the risks of war, Kate determines to put duty ahead of desire, and offers General Washington her services as an undercover agent in the City of Brotherly Love. Months later, having narrowly escaped court martial and hanging, Tremayne returns to decadent, British-occupied Philadelphia with no stomach for his current assignment—to capture the woman he believes betrayed him. Nor does he relish the glittering entertainments being held for General Howe’s idle officers. Worse, the glamorous woman in the midst of this social whirl, the fiancée of his own dissolute cousin, is none other than Kate Grey herself. And so begins their dangerous dance, between passion and patriotism, between certain death and the promise of a brave new future together. READERS GUIDE INCLUDED

Author : Don Gutteridge
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781439163696

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Turncoat by Don Gutteridge Pdf

A mystery in Upper Canada, Ontario before Canada got it's independence. A newly commissioned ensign is sent to investigate a mysterious death in a small town near Toronto.

Author : Alex Paknadel
Publisher : Boom! Studios
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-28
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781613986509

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Paknadel & Trakhanov's Turncoat by Alex Paknadel Pdf

Written by Alex Paknadel (Arcadia, Assassin's Creed) and illustrated by Artyom Trakhanov (Undertow, American Vampire), Paknadel & Trakhanov's Turncoat is a gripping exploration of the sociopolitical ramifications of occupation in a post-war civilization where the transition from oppression to emancipation is anything but clean. It's been three hundred years since humanity was brutally subjugated by the alien race known as Management and two years since these invaders abandoned Earth to return to their home world. Following her participation in the brutal massacre that caused Management's withdrawal, resistance fighter Marta Gonzalez is riddled with guilt. Rather than join the new human government, she starts her own private detective agency. When a missing persons case lands on her desk, Gonzalez is forced to confront her own bloody past as she delves into the seedy underworld that's bloomed after the alien departure. Collects the complete limited series.

Author : Andrea Cremer
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-15
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780698175143

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The Turncoat's Gambit by Andrea Cremer Pdf

What if America had lost the Revolutionary War? And now lived in constant fear and oppression? From the bestselling author of Nightshade, this is the action-packed final chapter of The Inventor's Secret trilogy Charlotte has spent her whole life fighting the British Empire, following in the footsteps of her parents and their group of rebels. But when her reunion with her mother laid bare horrible truths about the rebellion, Charlotte knew she had to escape. Now she is on the run, with no idea who the enemy is--or which of her compatriots is truly on her side. In this action-packed conclusion to the Inventor's Secret trilogy, full of swashbuckling pirates and young ladies who can hold their own against them, Charlotte will need to fight for her life and for her beliefs -- whatever they might be. Praise for The Turncoat's Gambit: "As in the previous two volumes, there is plenty of fighting and chicanery, but one of the best things about this series is that the characters are never sacrificed on the altar of action. . . . Series readers will especially relish the last several chapters. Yes, there is fighting and death, but restoration and romance win the day."--Booklist Praise for The Conjurer's Riddle: "This is classic steampunk [with] exotic and picturesque locales, lots of interesting machinery, and the adrenaline rush of following the adventures of an honest and fearless heroine. A suitably swashbuckling sequel."--Kirkus Reviews Praise for The Inventor's Secret: * "Cremer...creates an inventive blend of steampunk and alternative history in this new series. She gives readers a fantastical world with mechanical wonders and an opulent vintage setting. The characters are interesting and well developed. Readers will be drawn to future installments."--VOYA, starred review "[A]n entertaining romp in a richly imaginative setting."--Kirkus Reviews

Author : Dave Schmelzer
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781414315836

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Not the Religious Type by Dave Schmelzer Pdf

Smeltzer, a minister in the Vineyard Church, describes the events that led him from athiesm to Christianity.

Author : Ted George Goertzel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UCAL:B4377035

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Turncoats & True Believers by Ted George Goertzel Pdf

Doves, Authoritarians or Protestors, Skeptics or Pragmatists are examined in biographical vignettes of such fascinating people as Bertrand Russell, Adolph Hitler, Linus Pauling, and Ayn Rand. The lives of Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman illustrate how people with similar values can follow different scripts, one ending in tragedy, the other transformation. The lives of Betty Friedan, Kate Millet, and Phyllis Schlafly show how different life scripts lead to varying.

Author : Mally Becker
Publisher : A Revolutionary War Mystery
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1953789285

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The Turncoat's Widow by Mally Becker Pdf

Recently widowed, Rebecca Parcell is too busy struggling to maintain her farm in Morristown to give a fig who wins the War for Independence. But rumors are spreading in the winter of 1780 that she's a Loyalist sympathizer who betrayed her husband to the British-quite a tidy way to end her disastrous marriage, the village gossips whisper. Everyone knows that her husband was a Patriot, a hero who died aboard a British prison ship moored in New York Harbor. But "everyone" is wrong. Parcell was a British spy, and General Washington-who spent that winter in Morristown-can prove it. He swears he'll safeguard Becca's farm if she unravels her husband's secrets. With a mob ready to exile her or worse, it's an offer she can't refuse. Escaped British prisoner of war Daniel Alloway was the last person to see Becca's husband alive, and Washington throws this unlikely couple together on an espionage mission to British-occupied New York City. Moving from glittering balls to an underworld of brothels and prisons, Becca and Daniel uncover a plot that threatens the new country's future. But will they move quickly enough to warn General Washington? And can Becca, who's lost almost everyone she loves, fight her growing attraction to Daniel, a man who always moves on?

Author : John Bakeless
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-24
Category : History
ISBN : 1376213478

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Turncoats Traitors and Heroes by John Bakeless Pdf

Author : Andrea Cremer
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780399164255

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The Turncoat's Gambit by Andrea Cremer Pdf

"Finale to The inventor's secret saga"--Jacket.

Author : Morris R. Wills
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Americans
ISBN : UOM:39015000224256

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Turncoat; an American's 12 Years in Communist China by Morris R. Wills Pdf

Author : Ian Crofton
Publisher : Quercus
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Defectors
ISBN : 1848660111

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Traitors & Turncoats by Ian Crofton Pdf

Thoroughly researched and grippingly told, these tales of treachery embrace cowardice and cupidity, high tension and terrible tragedy. A wonderful array of stories on a wide range of historical figures, from the well-known to the obscure. ISBN13: 9781848660113 BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Author : Brendan Murphy
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015014497013

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Turncoat by Brendan Murphy Pdf

The story of how British Sergeant Harold Cole double-crossed the British, French, and American war efforts, and came to wear the Gestapo uniform until his arrest and execution after the war, all revealed in fascinating historical detail by the author of The Butcher of Lyons. 40 black-and-white photographs.