Download or read book The Forgotten Commander written by K. Webster and published by Bolero Books, LLC. This book was released on 2019-02-03 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our planet, Mortuus, is lost and dying.A desolate place where a few lone survivors dwell.My men have lost hope. Our future is bleak.Longevity is a luxury we can't afford.The most we can hope for is survival.We've all but given up when an opportunity presents itself.Five females-a chance at a future.Procuring these women went against everything I'd been taught, but desperate times call for desperate measures.They're ours now.Asleep and made ready for breeding.We won't die out-lost and forgotten.It's our destiny to grow and once again inhabit our lonely planet.I am Breccan Aloisius, the forgotten commander.My people will have the future they deserve.I'll make sure of it.My mind is made up...until she wakes and nothing goes as planned.
Download or read book The Forgotten General written by Jock Vennell and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2011 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Major General Sir Andrew Russell commanded the NZ Mounted Rifles Brigade at Gallipoli then went on to serve as commander of the New Zealand Division on the Western Front. As such he was the New Zealand army' s most senior officer during two key periods in the country's military history. The name of his Australian counterpart, General Sir John Monash, is well known to many in his country while Russell remains all but unknown in New Zealand. This biography sets out to change that.
Download or read book Major General Maurice Rose written by Stephen L. Ossad and published by Taylor Trade Publishing. This book was released on 2006-05-05 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Major General Maurice Rose (1899-1945), commander of 3rd Amored, First Army's legendary "Spearhead" division, was the highest-ranking American Jewish officer ever killed in battle, and the only individual casualty to spark a War Crimes Investigation. This, the first and only biography of this important World War II figure, tells the dramatic story of Rose's life—-from his childhood as a son of a rabbi, through his experiences in World War I and in the U.S. cavalry, to his meteoric rise as America's answer to Rommel. In 1943, Rose negotiated and accepted the surrender of the German Army in Tunisia, the first large-scale surrender to an American force during World War II. At the Battle of Carentan in June 1944, he saved the 506th Parachute Infantry (of Band of Brothers fame), and might very well have saved the entire Normandy beachhead from a catastrophic German counterattack. His brilliant, daring, and aggressive defensive tactics during the Battle of the Bulge prevented an enemy breakthrough to the Meuse River and beyond, thereby frustrating the German advance. Based on original archival research and exclusive interviews, this biography shatters old myths and factual distortions, and offers a refreshingly inquisitive and critical perspective. Steven L. Ossad and Don R. Marsh reveal new insights into Rose's controversial death—-was he killed because he was Jewish or because he went for his weapon?—-and about the even more controversial investigations that followed. As compelling and extraordinary as the life that it describes, this biography pays long-overdue tribute to one of America's greatest heroes.
Download or read book The Forgotten Master and Commander written by V. A. Hutchinson and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Panzer Commander written by Hans Von Luck and published by Dell. This book was released on 2013-10-09 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning look at World War II from the other side... From the turret of a German tank, Colonel Hans von Luck commanded Rommel's 7th and then 21st Panzer Division. El Alamein, Kasserine Pass, Poland, Belgium, Normandy on D-Day, the disastrous Russian front--von Luck fought there with some of the best soldiers in the world. German soldiers. Awarded the German Cross in Gold and the Knight's Cross, von Luck writes as an officer and a gentleman. Told with the vivid detail of an impassioned eyewitness, his rare and moving memoir has become a classic in the literature of World War II, a first-person chronicle of the glory--and the inevitable tragedy--of a superb soldier fighting Hitler's war.
Download or read book Shadow Commander written by Mike Guardia and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of the US Army legend who organized “Blackburn’s Headhunters” against Japan in WWII and went on to initiate Special Forces operations in Vietnam. The fires on Bataan burned on the evening of April 9, 1942—illuminating the white flags of surrender against the dark sky. Outnumbered and outgunned, remnants of the American-Philippine army surrendered to the forces of the Rising Sun. Yet US Army Captain Donald D. Blackburn refused to lay down his arms. With future Special Forces legend Russell Volckmann, Blackburn escaped to the jungles of North Luzon, where they raised a private army of 22,000 men against the Japanese. His organization of native tribes into guerrilla fighters would lead to the destruction of the enemy’s naval base at Aparri. But Blackburn’s amazing accomplishments would not end with the victory in the Pacific. He would go on to play a key role in initiating Army Special Forces operations in Southeast Asia, spearheading Operation White Star in Laos as commander of the 77th Special Forces Group and eventually taking command of the highly classified Studies and Observations Group (SOG), charged with performing secret missions now that main-force Communist incursions were on the rise. In the wake of the CIA’s disastrous Leaping Lena program, in 1964, Blackburn revitalized the Special Operations campaign in South Vietnam. Sending reconnaissance teams into Cambodia and North Vietnam, he discovered the clandestine networks and supply nodes of the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Taking the information directly to General Westmoreland, Blackburn was authorized to conduct full-scale operations against the NVA and Viet Cong in Laos and Cambodia. In combats large and small, the Communists realized they had met a master of insurgent tactics—and he was on the US side. Following his return to the US, Blackburn was the architect of the infamous Son Tay Prison Raid, officially termed Operation Ivory Coast, the largest prisoner-of-war rescue mission—and, indeed, the largest Army Special Forces operation—of the Vietnam War. During a period when US troops in Southeast Asia faced guerrilla armies on every side, America had a superb covert commander of its own. This book follows Blackburn through both his youthful days of desperate combat and his time as a commander, imparting his lessons to the new ranks of Army Special Forces.
Download or read book John P Slough written by Richard L. Miller and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2021-04-01 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Potts Slough, the Union commander at the Battle of Glorieta Pass, lived a life of relentless pursuit for success that entangled him in the turbulent events of mid-nineteenth-century America. As a politician, Slough fought abolitionists in the Ohio legislature and during Kansas Territory’s fourth and final constitutional convention. He organized the 1st Colorado Volunteer Infantry after the Civil War broke out, eventually leading his men against Confederate forces at the pivotal engagement at Glorieta Pass. After the war, as chief justice of the New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court, he struggled to reform corrupt courts amid the territory’s corrosive Reconstruction politics. Slough was known to possess a volcanic temper and an easily wounded pride. These traits not only undermined a promising career but ultimately led to his death at the hands of an aggrieved political enemy who gunned him down in a Santa Fe saloon. Recounting Slough’s timeless story of rise and fall during America’s most tumultuous decades, historian Richard L. Miller brings to life this extraordinary figure.
Download or read book Patton s Peers written by John A. English and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2009-02-05 with total page 639 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • Covers Canadian Harry Crerar, Briton Miles Dempsey, Frenchman Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, and the Americans Courtney Hodges, William Simpson, and Alexander Patch • History of the campaign for northwest Europe, including the race across France, the liberation of the channel ports, the battles of the Huertgen Forest and the Bulge, crossing the Rhine, the climactic battle for Germany, and more • Corrects the historical misperception that Patton contributed more to victory than other generals • Assesses commanders' individual performances • Impressively researched in primary and secondary sources • New interpretations and an entertaining narrative will appeal to both general readers and scholars Through the force of his personality and the headline-grabbing advance of his U.S. Third Army, Gen. George S. Patton has eclipsed the other six men who, like him, led field armies in the great Allied campaign to liberate northwest Europe in 1944-45. Certain to rank among the lassics of World War II history like Eisenhower's Lieutenants by Russell Weigley, Patton's Peers presents a masterful reassessment of the eleven-month struggle from D-Day to Germany's surrender, shedding long-overdue light on the contributions of these forgotten Allied field army commanders. Seasoned military historian John A. English unearths the vital roles played by these six generals. As the leader of an army of several hundred thousand troops, each had to plan operations days and eeks in advance, coordinate air support, assess intelligence, give orders to corps commanders, manage a staff of sometimes difficult subordinates, and deal with superiors like Eisenhower, Bradley, and Montgomery. Some performed less ably than the rest while others rivaled Patton in their achievements. All deserve to be lifted from Patton's shadow.
Download or read book The Forgotten General written by Albert Henry Heusser and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Forgotten Front written by George H. Cassar and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With The Forgotten Front, George H. Cassar intends to demonstrate Italy's vital contribution to the Allied effort in the First World War. His account of the war in Italy covers the strategic considerations as well as the actual fighting.
Download or read book The Forgotten written by David Baldacci and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Army Special Agent John Puller finds his aunt dead in Florida, he suspects it's no accident . . . and as local police dismiss the case, the cracks begin to show in a picture-perfect town. Army Special Agent John Puller is the best there is. A combat veteran, Puller is the man the U.S. Army relies on to investigate the toughest crimes facing the nation. Now he has a new case--but this time, the crime is personal: His aunt has been found dead in Paradise, Florida. A picture-perfect town on Florida's Gulf Coast, Paradise thrives on the wealthy tourists and retirees drawn to its gorgeous weather and beaches. The local police have ruled his aunt's death an unfortunate, tragic accident. But just before she died, she mailed a letter to Puller's father, telling him that beneath its beautiful veneer, Paradise is not all it seems to be. What Puller finds convinces him that his aunt's death was no accident...and that the palm trees and sandy beaches of Paradise may hide a conspiracy so shocking that some will go to unthinkable lengths to make sure the truth is never revealed.
Download or read book The Forgotten Girls written by Sara Blaedel and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2015-02-03 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Forgotten Girls The body of an unidentified woman has been discovered in a remote forest. A large, unique scar on one side of her face should make the identification easy, but nobody has reported her missing. Louise Rick, the new commander of the Missing Persons Department, waits four long days before pulling off a risky move: releasing a photo of the victim to the media, jeopardizing the integrity of the investigation in hopes of finding anyone who knew her. The gamble pays off when a woman recognizes the victim as Lisemette, a child she cared for in the state mental institution many years ago. Lisemette was a "forgotten girl", abandoned by her family and left behind in the institution. But Louise soon discovers something even more disturbing: Lisemette had a twin, and both girls were issued death certificates more than thirty years ago. Louise's investigation takes a surprising when it brings her closer to her childhood home. And as she uncovers more crimes that were committed--and hidden--in the forest, she is forced to confront a terrible link to her own past that has been carefully concealed. Set against a moody and atmospheric landscape, The Forgotten Girls is twisty, suspenseful, emotionally intense novel that secures Sara Blaedel's place in the pantheon of great thriller writers.
Download or read book The Uncertain Scientist written by Nicole Blanchard and published by Lost Planet. This book was released on 2019-09-04 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I had everything I ever wanted. I was brilliant, successful, esteemed. Alone. But I didn't mind. I liked being alone. Until they stole me. And I wake up, captive, pregnant with an alien baby-and still a virgin. For a race of freaks nearing extinction, there seems to be far, far too many of them. Everywhere I turn, one of the morts or their human mates wants to comfort me, make me feel welcome and safe. But I don't want to feel welcome or safe. I want the life they stole from me. None of them pay any heed to my angry tirades, least of all the father of the child I carry. There's no doubt he wants the baby, but that isn't all he wants. In fact, I'm beginning to think if some of the morts had their way I'd never be alone again.
Download or read book Rehearsing for Doomsday written by Scott Cook and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-10-20 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1988, Scott Cook was a boarding school PE teacher responsible for the proper inflation of dodge balls. A year later, he was operating an underground strategic missile control center with 10 intercontinental nuclear weapons capable of obliterating an entire country. This unexpected journey took him from the serene hills of Virginia through months of intensive training on the California coast to the front lines of the Cold War, beneath the frozen plains of North Dakota. His frank, entertaining memoir describes the insular and secretive military subculture of men and women who lived with the sobering burden of potentially unleashing global devastation, and how an easy-going gym coach ended up in an organization whose unofficial motto was "To err is human; to forgive is not Strategic Air Command policy."
Download or read book The Lost Planet Series written by Nicole Blanchard and published by . This book was released on 2019-12 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journey to The Lost Planet with five full-length novels!The Forgotten CommanderOur planet, Mortuus, is lost and dying.A desolate place where a few lone survivors dwell.My men have lost hope. Our future is bleak.Longevity is a luxury we can't afford.The most we can hope for is survival.We've all but given up when an opportunity presents itself.Five females-a chance at a future.Procuring these women went against everything I'd been taught, but desperate times call for desperate measures.They're ours now.Asleep and made ready for breeding.We won't die out-lost and forgotten.It's our destiny to grow and once again inhabit our lonely planet.I am Breccan Aloisius, the forgotten commander.My people will have the future they deserve.I'll make sure of it.My mind is made up...until she wakes and nothing goes as planned.The Vanished SpecialistMy lilapetal is dying...and I can't save her.The woman who brought me back to life may not live long enough to see me truly happy.All the tests, the experiments have failed me...and I have failed her.If I don't devise a cure to save my alien, I'll spend the rest of my existence on Mortuus alone.The others believe my mate isn't strong enough to survive. That she can't breed and should be put back into cryosleep until she's healed.But I won't allow it.I will defy the only family I've ever known to save her.Even if it means vanishing into the unknown.She is all that matters and no amount of her protests will keep me from doing what I must to keep her safe.The Mad LieutenantHer voice brought me back from the darkness, but I don't want the sweet relief she promises. Unlike the rest of the morts on my planet, I don't want a mate. Especially not her.She's loud, boisterous, and doesn't take no for an answer.Unlike the rest of the alien females my brothers have woken from cryosleep, Molly doesn't find my growls intimidating. The more I try to ignore her, the more she tries to befriend me.I'd been taken captive once by the virus that nearly killed me. I bear its scars, not only on my body, but in my thoughts. No woman, not even one as beautiful as Molly, can heal me.I don't want her, but she needs me.The Uncertain ScientistI had everything I ever wanted.I was brilliant, successful, esteemed.Alone.But I didn't mind. I liked being alone.Until they stole me.And I wake up, captive, pregnant with an alien baby-and still a virgin.For a race of freaks nearing extinction, there seems to be far, far too many of them.Everywhere I turn, one of the morts or their human mates wants to comfort me, make me feel welcome and safe. But I don't want to feel welcome or safe. I want the life they stole from me.None of them pay any heed to my angry tirades, least of all the father of the child I carry. There's no doubt he wants the baby, but that isn't all he wants.In fact, I'm beginning to think if some of the morts had their way I'd never be alone again.The Lonely OrphanOur planet has hope.Still decaying and barely inhabitable, but ours.With the arrival of the females, we're no longer lonely.Well, some of us aren't.For the rest, we ache for what they have.Peace. Happiness. Love.But where the other unmatched Morts want a mate to call their own, I'm different.Life cruelly made me fall for the one person I'm not allowed to have.Bitterness and jealousy are my mates now.I've resigned myself to the fact that I will always be alone.Until my commander sends me on a mission to rescue someone very important to his mate-her sister.A woman so different. So imperfect. So maddeningly defiant. Someone I have no interest in whatsoever.This feral female will never own my heart.Or so I thought.Love always has a plan of its own.
Download or read book The Vanished Specialist written by K. Webster and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My lilapetal is dying¿and I can't save her.The woman who brought me back to life may not live long enough to see me truly happy.All the tests, the experiments have failed me¿and I have failed her.If I don't devise a cure to save my alien, I'll spend the rest of my existence on Mortuus alone.The others believe my mate isn't strong enough to survive. That she can't breed and should be put back into cryosleep until she's healed.But I won't allow it.I will defy the only family I've ever known to save her.Even if it means vanishing into the unknown.She is all that matters and no amount of her protests will keep me from doing what I must to keep her safe.
Download or read book Lincoln s Commando written by Ralph Joseph Roske and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This captivating book details the life of one of the Union navy's most heroic young officers and his involvement in the Southern blockade and the sinking of the ironclad Albemarle.
