Download or read book Combat and Other Shenanigans written by Piers Platt and published by Piers Platt. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER War is hell…but sometimes it’s also funny as hell. Combat and Other Shenanigans is Lieutenant Piers Platt’s firsthand account of his year as a cavalry platoon leader during the Iraq War. Wry, action-packed, and poignant, Combat and Other Shenanigans is the absurd-but-true story of the antics the world’s finest soldiers get up to when no one high-ranking is watching. Editorial Reviews: “Few war stories are both comical and serious, but this one-year memoir is unique.” -Crystal Book Reviews “An honest account of one officer's tour in Iraq. 5 stars.” -John P. Jones “Everything about Platt's writing felt authentic. I liked that his experiences really did translate from life to the page and into the reader's mind. Great read.” -Texas Book Nook Subjects: Iraq War, War Memoir, Humor, Funny, Military History, War on Terror, Biographies & Memoirs - Military, Leaders and Notable People, Veterans, History - Middle East - Iraq, History - United States - Iraq War.
Download or read book Combat and Other Shenanigans written by Piers Platt and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. War is hell...but sometimes it's also funny as hell. Combat and Other Shenanigans is Lieutenant Piers Platt's firsthand account of his year as a cavalry platoon leader in Iraq. Wry, action-packed, and poignant, Combat and Other Shenanigans is the absurd-but-true story of the antics the world's finest soldiers get up to when no one high-ranking is watching.
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Download or read book Welcome Home written by Piers Platt and published by Piers Platt. This book was released on 2013-08-26 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack Frost's father fought in WWII. His brother fought in Korea. So when Jack's own draft card arrives, there's no doubt in their minds that he'll do his duty, and fight in Vietnam. Jack loves his family, but he also knows that killing another human being is something he can never do. Welcome Home is the story of one man's struggle to maintain his innocence amid the brutality of the Vietnam War, torn between his family's expectations, his loyalty to his brothers-in-arms, and his own moral code. Subjects: Short Story / Short Stories, Vietnam War, Drama, Conscientious Objector, Historical Fiction, Free / Freebie
Download or read book Rath s Trial written by Piers Platt and published by Piers Platt. This book was released on 2017-07-10 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rath thought that defeating the Janus Group and stealing back his hard-earned fortune might help ease his guilty conscience. But when he returns to the planet Scapa to find the woman he loves, his past crimes finally catch up to him. And the police aren’t Rath's only concern: someone's put a price on his head. Rath will need to figure out who his new enemy is if he wants to stay alive. His old friend Beauceron can't help him - especially not when Rath's former colleague, Paisen Oryx, is the primary suspect in the detective's latest investigation. The three former allies each work to unravel the truth in a growing conspiracy … but will fate bring them together as friends, or enemies?
Download or read book Rath s Gambit written by Piers Platt and published by Piers Platt. This book was released on 2017-05-25 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rath just assassinated a senator, and completed his final mission for the Janus Group. Now every Interstellar Police officer on Alberon is searching for him. If they don't find him, one of his fellow contractors certainly will … and the most feared criminal organization in the galaxy has severe punishments for employees who break the rules. Rath's only hope is to find the rogue contractor who helped him escape a company deathtrap after his final mission. United, the two assassins might just get free from the Janus Group and get what they're owed. But first they'll need to survive.
Download or read book Rath s Deception written by Piers Platt and published by Piers Platt. This book was released on 2015-11-01 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the cut-throat streets of Tarkis, orphaned teens like Rath end up jailed … or dead. So when the shadowy Janus Group offers Rath a chance to earn riches beyond his wildest dreams, he seizes it. But the Janus Group is as ruthless as the elite assassins it controls. Rath will have to survive their grueling, off-world training, and fulfill all fifty kills in his contract before a single cent comes his way. And ending so many lives comes with a price Rath can't anticipate. It'll certainly cost him what's left of his innocence. It may well cost him his life.
Download or read book Rath s Redemption written by Piers Platt and published by Piers Platt. This book was released on 2017-06-10 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rath's short-lived rebellion has gone horribly wrong. The Senate lies shattered, devastated by a surprise attack. The Federacy sits at the mercy of General Yo-Tsai, a brutal dictator who now controls a super-weapon. Above the planet Tarkis, Rath drifts helplessly in orbit, watching as the Jokuan invasion fleet descends on his homeworld. His girlfriend has been captured, he's running out of air, and he's just a single man against an entire army. But he's also the galaxy's most dangerous assassin … and he's very, very pissed.
Download or read book Rath s Reckoning written by Piers Platt and published by Piers Platt. This book was released on 2017-06-23 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rath and Paisen completed all fifty kills in their contracts with the Janus Group. But when they uncovered the criminal organization's darkest secret, the Janus Group unleashed an army of assassins to silence the rogue pair. With help from a former Interstellar Police detective, Rath and Paisen survive - barely. Their plan to attack the Janus Group head-on may be suicide, but in the end, they'll tear the organization to the ground … or die trying.
Download or read book Last Pursuit written by Piers Platt and published by Piers Platt. This book was released on 2014-04-02 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just one final target stands between a weary assassin and a life of freedom and wealth. But time is running short: the mark knows that he’s coming, and he’s not the only contractor on the job… Subjects: Sci-Fi / Science Fiction, Thriller, Cyberpunk, Short Story / Short Stories, Free / Freebie, Action / Adventure, Hitman / Assassin / Bounty Hunter
Download or read book Viral written by Piers Platt and published by Piers Platt. This book was released on 2018 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In my first battle, I made fourteen thousand dollars in five minutes." On a remote planet, human explorers make first contact with extraterrestrial life. Without warning, the aliens attack, ripping the exploratory team to shreds. Humanity is at war. Back on Earth, Sam is just another jobless graduate, drifting aimlessly while she lives off of the government's monthly stipend. When war breaks out with the aliens, she sees a way out of her life of boredom: she signs up to be a "deathstreamer," a new breed of mercenary chasing fame and fortune by streaming combat footage from the front lines. If she can go viral, wealth and celebrity are within Sam's grasp. But she'll need to survive long enough to enjoy it.
Download or read book Escape from Olympus written by Piers Platt and published by Piers Platt. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After his escape from the prison colony Oz, Sirio Falken has found a new life as a safari guide on the planet Olympus. There, he helps tourists navigate the planet's exotic ecosystem, which is dominated by a single apex predator: a long-lived and sightless avian species called dragons. With exceptional hearing, the dragons are feared for hunting down anything that moves, including Falken and his guests, if they’re not careful. But unknown to Falken, criminal elements have plans to use him to plunder the planet's resources, whether he's willing to help them or not. He'll have to keep the lethal dragons at bay long enough to unravel a growing conspiracy … and escape from Olympus.
Download or read book War Dog Fighting Other People s Wars The Modern Mercenary in Combat written by Al J. Venter and published by Lancer Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Janus Group Books 1 3 written by Piers Platt and published by Piers Platt. This book was released on 2017-06-24 with total page 1248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete first trilogy. 3 books. 1,100 pages. Over 80,000 copies downloaded. Rath's DeceptionOn the cut-throat streets of Tarkis, orphaned teens like Rath end up jailed … or dead. So when the shadowy Janus Group offers Rath a chance to earn riches beyond his wildest dreams, he seizes it. But the Janus Group is as ruthless as the elite assassins it controls. Rath will have to survive their grueling, off-world training, and fulfill all fifty kills in his contract before a single cent comes his way. And ending so many lives comes with a price Rath can't anticipate. It'll certainly cost him what's left of his innocence. It may well cost him his life. Rath's GambitRath just assassinated a senator, and completed his final mission for the Janus Group. Now every Interstellar Police officer on Alberon is searching for him. If they don't find him, one of his fellow contractors certainly will … and the most feared criminal organization in the galaxy has severe punishments for employees who break the rules. Rath's only hope is to find the rogue contractor who helped him escape a company deathtrap after his final mission. United, the two assassins might just get free from the Janus Group and get what they're owed. But first they'll need to survive. Rath's ReckoningRath and Paisen completed all fifty kills in their contracts with the Janus Group. But when they uncovered the criminal organization's darkest secret, the Janus Group unleashed an army of assassins to silence the rogue pair. With help from a former Interstellar Police detective, Rath and Paisen survive - barely. Their plan to attack the Janus Group head-on may be suicide, but in the end, they'll tear the organization to the ground … or die trying.
Download or read book Sticks and Stones and Other Shenanigans written by Mick Shore and published by Paragon Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-12 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sticks and Stones and other Shenanigans is the inspiring story of martial arts instructor extraordinaire Mick Shore, born in Doncaster in 1968 of Irish and Anglo-Indian heritage. “Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me” so the saying goes, but Mick Shore was to learn that names do indeed hurt. However, he never let anyone see him cry; instead, he used the hateful name calling to make him stronger. Raw truths from the son of an Irishman, former victim of bullying and accomplished all round martial artist in the world of martial arts. Did you know...? In the 18th Century, the faction fighters of Tipperary used to gather together in groups or “fighting factions” to do battle with each other over territory or land disputes. This fighting involved the use of bata or clubs and when the law prohibited the carrying of a club or gavel, the fighters extended these bata to the length of a walking cane to get around the new law. Often the bata had the end or knob filled with lead for greater striking power in combat and this later became known as a shillelagh. In these battles the men would sometimes be accompanied by their wives as backup. These women would put stones into handkerchiefs and using these like a slingshot would throw them at the enemy. As a result, they were referred to as stone throwers or stone chuckers. The men and fighting women of Tipperary were fierce and the faction fighting spread throughout the south of Ireland with the last being held in 1887 in Cappawhite near Cashel, Co Tipperary, only a few miles from where Mick’s family are from and where his father was born.
Download or read book Escape from Oz written by Piers Platt and published by Piers Platt. This book was released on 2017-08-09 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the distant future, Earth's worst criminals have all disappeared … and no one knows where they've been sent. Sirio Falken has been a fighter his whole life. But when the government bans professional fighting, his life spirals out of control. Convicted of murder, he's sentenced to life in prison. But all of the felons he's ever known have disappeared from Earth, never to return. He's about to find out firsthand what happened to them. He'll have to stay alive amongst Earth’s most ruthless felons if he wants to survive … and become the first man to escape from Oz.
Download or read book From the Arquebus to the Breechloader written by Piers Platt and published by Piers Platt. This book was released on 2015-12-10 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Firearms technology dominates the modern day battlefield, but how did the earliest guns affect battles in the Middle Ages? From their earliest incarnations in the 14th Century – which were as much a danger to their operator as they were to the enemy – to the muskets and breech-loading rifles of the 19th century, Piers Platt traces the technological advancements that revolutionized weapons, and how infantry tactics were forced to evolve as new and more lethal weapons were developed.
