Download or read book Dark Eagle written by Gene Ligotti and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2000-05-08 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What caused Major General Benedict Arnold to become a traitor? ;s a question that only a few have labored over. Many aren't aware that he was ever a hero and a great patriot, but he was ... perhaps our greatest. If he had died at the battle of Saratoga, his exploits on the behalf of this country would have deemed a day of recognition; a national holiday that would have been celebrated to this day. Now some two hundred and nineteen years after the West Point incident, few other than historians, remember the man, but all know that he was a traitor. Many do not know the circumstances of his sedition, but nevertheless his name is synonymous with treason. His heroic exploits have been forgotten and all we remember is the treason. On the battlefield at Saratoga, a lone monument stands in memorial of this man, but there is no mention of his name on the engraving. This book by no means condones his treason, but explains the reason why this great man became a traitor to the country he loved. Fighting for our country's independence started longer before July 4, 1776 and Benedict Arnold was there at the very beginning where our story also begins. The seaport of New Haven Connecticut is his home and he is a prosperous young man with a family. He is loved dearly by the townspeople, adored by his children and sister. His relationship with his wife is somewhat strained as she is an extremely cold individual who seems to have drawn away from family and friends to live a secluded life within her own mind. This is the time of Lexington and Concord and Arnold, leader of the New Haven Militia and the Sons of Liberty, calls his militia to arms to aid the patriots in driving the British back to Boston. This is the beginning for Benedict's valiant career, followed by his heroics at: Ticonderoga, St. Jean, Crown Point, Kennecbec, Quebec, Montreal, Skennesboro, Valcour Bay, Ridgefield, Oriskany, and Saratoga. The leaders, both American and British, praised his military genius. The public worshiped this charismatic man, but he had many enemies. Others were jealous of his achievements and sought to discredit him at every turn. During these early years his wife dies of an unknown aliment. At the battle of Saratoga, he suffered a musket shot to his left hip shattering his bone. The leg should have been amputated, but Arnold refused, knowing he could never sit a horse again with one leg and therefore would be of no use to his beloved country. It took almost a year for the leg to heal and even so, he was in constant pain for which he took tincture of laudanum. His left leg was two inches shorter than the right. In Philadelphia, which has been taken by the British, the Loyalists are deriving joy from the British occupation. Lavish parties are enjoyed by all, but especially by Peggy Schippen, daughter of Judge Schippen. Her dream, which she feels is her destiny in life, is to marry the titled heir to British wealth. She and her lover Captain John Andre attend all the parties, but soon this will soon end as the British leave Philadelphia. Due to his unyielding leg problem, Benedict is still unable to enter into battle, as leader of Washington's left flank, a position of honor. Washington places Benedict Arnold as military governor of Philadelphia, a hot bed of Loyalist intrigue. The Americans have parties as well, and at the Second Annual Fourth of July celebration, Benedict Arnold meets Peggy Schippen and falls in love with this Loyalist beauty, once called the most beautiful woman on two continents. While Peggy is seen on the arm of General Arnold, she is secretly seeing John Andre who is now a Major and the head of British espionage in New York.
Download or read book Dark Eagle written by John Ensor Harr and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 2001-05 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meticulously researched, "Dark Eagle" is a fictionalized story of Benedict Arnold's career, his heroism, his military exploits, and his May-September romance with Peggy Shippen, who became his wife and partner in treason. Maps.
Download or read book The Dark Eagle written by Simon Driscoll and published by Grendelmen Publishing. This book was released on 2018-06-07 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scott Knox is a newlywed whose marriage is torn apart by natural and political disasters. Now he’s taking out his wrath on the only target he can find, President Towers. But is Scott really acting alone? Or is he a patsy? Can the President be saved? Or will prophecy be fulfilled? The Dark Eagle is the first book in the Ruin & Restoration series. Filled with a cast of interesting and believable characters, this series shows the possible fulfillment of great and terrible Last Days prophecies in the very near future.
Download or read book Dark Eagles written by Curtis Peebles and published by iBooks. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extraordinary history of the nation's top-secret military aircraft spans from World War II to the Gulf War, and chronicles how these planes--called "Dark Eagles" because they were painted black--were developed, tested, and operated in secrecy.
Download or read book The Dark Eagle written by Simon Driscoll and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-07 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scott Knox is a newlywed whose marriage is torn apart by natural and political disasters. Now he's taking out his wrath on the only target he can find, President Towers.But is Scott really acting alone? Or is he a patsy?Can the President be saved?Or will prophecy be fulfilled?The Dark Eagle is the first book in the Ruin & Restoration series. Filled with a cast of interesting and believable characters, this series shows the possible fulfillment of great and terrible Last Days prophecies in the very near future.We know Jesus Christ is coming again. Many great things must happen to prepare the world for His coming, and many terrible things, too.This series of action thrillers will help you understand these prophecies through the lives of the Shumway family and a host of others who fulfill or are affected by the fulfillment of prophecy in our day.These books will help prepare you for the actual fulfillment of these events becauseIf ye are prepared, ye shall not fear"A great read as it definitely adds current and future issues that are correlating with the scriptures and prophecies of prophets many years ago!" - Russ"I see the world with new eyes now, and a cold shiver runs up my spine. I find it chilling. How creepy it is to see the world without the rosy filter." - Teresa"The references to prophecy are sooo interesting, particularly prophecy about other religions (Islam) that I would never have read on my own." - Teri
Download or read book Legionary Dark Eagle Legionary 8 written by Gordon Doherty and published by Gordon Doherty. This book was released on 2020-02-05 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What hope has one forgotten soldier of bringing an emperor to justice? Winter, 382 AD. The Gothic War is over. After years of bloodshed, the Eastern Roman Empire and the Goths have struck a deal for peace. Imperial heralds crow about the treaty as if it were a triumph. Feasts and celebrations take place across the Eastern provinces. Every hero of the war is honoured and acclaimed... except one. Tribunus Pavo languishes in exile, haunted by a dark truth: that it was Gratian, Emperor of the West – the most powerful man alive – who caused the war and manipulated its every turn. Tormented by memories of loved ones lost during the great conflict, one word tolls endlessly through Pavo’s mind: Justice! But in this great game of empire, justice rarely comes without a grave cost…
Download or read book The Last American written by Steven Burgauer and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-12-19 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SCIENCE FICTION ============================================================================================== HIGH FINANCE; HIGH DRAMA; HIGH STAKES!! The wolf is finally at the door! Overextended and no longer able to defend herself, America finally succumbs to the forces of evil gathering around her. A secret, underground army tries but is unable to put down the rebellion. Holocaust is upon the land. This is the story of one family's heroic struggle to beat the odds and to keep the hope of freedom that is America alive. ============================================================================================== "Political intrigue, murder, sex, and a country on the brink of disaster. Burgauer combines all the elements in this futuristic story that gets better and better with each page." Ken Behrens . . . WJBC radio Steven Burgauer lives and writes in Illinois, along with his collection of torture instruments and Medieval killing tools.
Download or read book Benedict Arnold written by Brian Richard Boylan and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 1973-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Benedict Arnold was the most respected and feared officer in the American revolutionary army. Resourceful and utterly unafraid, he seemed to thrive on impossible challenges. In the dead of winter he marched through the wilds of Maine to attack Quebec; he built a fleet on Lake Champlain in four months and stymied the British drive south; he was largely responsible for the American victory at Saratoga and for Burgoyne's surrender. Several times he narrowly escaped death in hand-to-hand engagements. Although Arnold was a hero to his troops, official recognition was denied him. Congress first refused to reimburse his expenses, then ignored his seniority and promoted lesser officers over his head. The impatient Arnold became disgusted with political intrigues and within months of his triumph at Saratoga his allegiance to the American cause began to waver. John André, adjutant general of the British army, was a different sort of man. He was polished, coldly political, and a shrewd judge of character. Realizing Arnold's importance to the rebels, André enlisted the help of the beautiful Mrs. Arnold, a staunch Tory, in playing on the general's disaffection. This book traces the strange sequence of events leading Arnold to defect to the British. The story combines the adventure of a novel with the drama of an important historical incident; for had West Point fallen to the British as planned, the war might have ended shortly. Author Brian Boylan, carefully avoiding the usual prejudices against "Arnold the Traitor," sets him before us as a fascinating, flawed man. --page 4 of cover.
Download or read book Black Eagle Down written by Mike Kuzara and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An old elk hunter has set up an isolated camp in the Big Horn Mountains of northeastern Wyoming a week ahead of the opening of rifle season for a little "quiet time" before the rest of his "family" shows up. Alois, Ace, Gronsky and his dog Dozer are sucked into events that swirl around their idyllic setting, as teams of suspicious strangers set up three camps in separate locations in the vicinity. Not only are the strangers unfriendly, they are downright hostile to anyone snooping around. Little wonder; they plan to shoot down Air Force One on its way back from Jackson Wyoming. Five Jihadists are broken out of the new prison in nearby Wesley Montana and given the equipment they believe will shoot down the president's plane. The jihadists are purposely set up for failure. Air Force One goes down. The "home grown" Wyoming Militia, with collusion from corrupt law enforcement, wipe out the Jihadists, and the government manipulated media tells the world that the POTUS (the President of the United States) and his family are dead while those responsible have been destroyed. Ace has rescued his kidnapped Indian friend from the Jihadists and they witness the shoot-down of Air Force One and two escort fighter jets. They also witness the deployment of the president's escape pod and the pilot ejected from one of the fighters. If things were not bad enough already, Ace, his friend, Billy Black Stone, and fighter pilot Melanie, Yaz, Yasulevicz, must protect the first family from the teams bent on finishing the job, and battle winter conditions in the mountains of northern Wyoming. Despite the snow, things really heat up during the climax of this tale.
Download or read book A Time of Need written by Brent A Harris and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-06 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a change of fates, George Washington fights for the British and wrestles with his loyalties as he watches his countrymen struggle under the yoke of war. His nemesis, Benedict Arnold, seizes power and will stop at nothing to restore his family¿s honor by driving the British out of the colonies. Far from the halls of power, the men and women in the army face difficult and painful decisions about their loyalty. Families are torn apart, and brother turns against brother. What is the proper course? Who shall win?
Download or read book The Black Eagle written by George Payne Rainsford James and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-09-20 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: The Black Eagle by George Payne Rainsford James
Download or read book Black Eagle written by Charles G. West and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1998-08-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A man must fight to protect his own in this classic western from Charles G. West... When old-timer scout Jason Coles ended the rampage of renegade Cheyenne Stone Hand, he quit tracking outlaws for the army for good. Settling down with his wife and newborn baby, Coles plans to spend the rest of his days on his ranch raising horses. But that dream is savagely torn from him as his ranch is burned to the ground, and his family is abducted by the bloodthirsty Cheyenne Little Claw, out to avenge the death of Stone Hand. Now, with the lives of his family at stake, Coles must once again strap on his revolvers to hunt a merciless killer... “Rarely has an author painted the great American West in strokes so bold, vivid, and true.”—Ralph Compton
Download or read book Tales of the Bald Eagle Mountains in Central Pennsylvania written by Henry W. Shoemaker and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Birds of East Africa written by Terry Stevenson and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2004-12-01 with total page 631 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first comprehensive field guide dealing exclusively with the birds of this spetacular region. It covers all resident, migrant and vagrant species found in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Over 1300 species are illustrated with full details all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Concise text describes identification, status, range, habits and voice with range maps for each species. This authoritative book will not only be an indispensable guide to the visiting birder, but also a vital tool for those engaged in work to conserve and study the avifauna of this region. East Africa shelters a remarkable diversity of birds, many seriously endangered with small and vulnerable ranges. They form a constantly colourful, noisy and highly extrovert part of the landscape.
Download or read book Raptors of Mexico and Central America written by William S. Clark and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-28 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential field guide to the raptors of Mexico and Central America Raptors are among the most challenging birds to identify in the field due to their bewildering variability of plumage, flight silhouettes, and behavior. Raptors of Mexico and Central America is the first illustrated guide to the region's 69 species of raptors, including vagrants. It features 32 stunning color plates and 213 color photos, and a distribution map for each regularly occurring species. Detailed species accounts describe key identification features, age-related plumages, status and distribution, subspecies, molt, habitats, behaviors, potential confusion species, and more. Raptors of Mexico and Central America is the essential field guide to this difficult bird group and the ideal travel companion for anyone visiting this region of the world. Covers all 69 species of raptors found in Mexico and Central America Features 32 color plates and hundreds of color photos Provides multiple illustrations of each species Depicts and describes variations in plumage by individual, morph, age, and region Describes behavior, food preferences, hunting strategies, vocalizations, and molt Covers rare and extralimital species Includes distribution maps and flight silhouettes
Download or read book Ficonderoga Or the Black Eagle A Tale of Times Not Long Past written by George Payne Rainsford James and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Journal of Hellenic Studies written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
