War & Military

Nella guerra infinita tra Est e Ovest, il petrolio è ormai la massima ricompensa a cui aspirare. I sottomarini a propulsione nucleare sfidano le acque nemiche per attingere alle riserve di petrolio nascoste sotto la piattaforma continentale dell'Est. Ma le ultime venti missioni non hanno mai fatto ritorno. Qual è la causa? C'è stato un ingresso clandestino di agenti dormienti all'interno del servizio sottomarino oppure sono gli equipaggi stessi ormai allo stremo delle forze fisiche e mentali?

England, 1940: When seventeen-year-old John Sharratt’s life is shattered by a single, devastating bomb dropped by the Luftwaffe, he is thrust into a world of loss and longing. With his family gone and his heart heavy, John’s conscription into the army offers a refuge and a new beginning, even in the face of turmoil. As he dons the battledress of a British soldier at Seaforth Barracks, John embarks on an intense journey of transformation.

When Carver finds out that Rich Polaski, a man he served with in the SEALS, is on an NSA watch list, he goes to warn him out of a sense of duty. He arrives in the small town of Bickham, Illinois, a spotless town with almost zero crime, no chain stores, and an aesthetic from a time long past.

In the grandeur of the Roman Empire, Centurion Marcus Antonius Maecilius is a man of honour and valour. Yet, fate deals him a cruel hand when he is falsely accused of cowardice and sentenced to serve as an oarsman on a bireme, a slave to the rhythm of the waves and the lash of the overseer. Broken and embittered, he resigns himself to the monotonous toil of the galley—until the day a mysterious group of five men board his ship in Hispana with orders for the captain to take them to Belgica in the northern seas.

Born to a groom at the elegant manor house Foxden Hall, the Dudley sisters never imagined the impossible choices World War II would force upon them. When London’s bombs destroy her teaching dreams, Bess returns to Foxden Acres as a Land Girl, watching on as the man she’s always loved plans a life with another, until tragedy violently changes everything. In the glittering West End, her sister Margot grasps stardom on the stage, only to be trapped between her ambitions and falling bombs. And in Nazi-occupied France, Claire gambles her life as an undercover agent.

Billy Budd, a handsome sailor working on a British naval ship in the eighteenth century, is falsely accused of mutiny against the ship’s captain by the master-at-arms, John Claggart. Billy, who unfortunately obtains a speech impediment, is overcome by the accusation and unable to verbally defend himself against Claggart’s unfounded hate for him. Instead, he lashes out at Claggart, much to his own demise. An instant classic once published, Billy Budd is a tragic tale that has been adapted into film, plays and even an opera. This audiobook edition is narrated by the talented Christopher Ragland.

Neue Helden steigen aus der rauchenden Asche der Menschheit auf...aber auch neue Bedrohungen. Eine von Menschen verursachte Seuche hat die Menschheit verwüstet, das Militär liegt in Trümmern und Chaos herrscht auf der Welt. Hoffnung scheint nichts weiter als ein Traum zu sein. Captain Dominic Holland ist entschlossen, das Unvermeidliche aufzuhalten. Seine Töchter sind endlich in Sicherheit und seine Crew hat neue Wege gefunden, die Skulls zu bekämpfen.

1805. Napoleon’s plan to invade England failed, when his navy was defeated at Trafalgar and unable to take command of the English Channel. A ship from Nelson’s fleet carrying despatches spotted the French on the way to Brest and warned the Admiralty in London. But what might have happened if they had not been spotted? What if Admiral Villeneuve had taken control of the channel for long enough to allow the invasion fleet to sail? Would the military genius of Napoleon have triumphed and allowed him to conquer those damp islands off his coast?

A long-lost airship with a deadly cargo. . . In 1939 a secret airship departed Germany in the dark of night filled with some of the most influential people of its time, each carrying their most valuable possessions. One such item amongst them was as dangerous as it was priceless. The airship never reached its destination. In present day, former Marine troubleshooter Sam Reilly discovers a missing clue about the lost airship, triggering a violent treasure hunt against the most dangerous and ruthless men in the world today. . .. . . and time is running out.

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce is a gripping short story that masterfully blends psychological suspense with the brutal realities of war. Set during the American Civil War, the narrative follows Peyton Farquhar, a Southern planter condemned to hang from a railroad bridge for attempting to sabotage Union forces. As the noose tightens, Farquhar experiences a vivid and surreal escape that blurs the line between illusion and reality.

The Philippines, 1941. Rose Williams arrives in Manila on her first assignment as a US Army Nurse, enthralled by the new environment and its promise of adventure. Although worlds away from the land she grew up in, Rose feels connected to her father, who worked in the Philippines before he died. War seems like a distant threat as Rose takes midnight dips in a warm sea with the other nurses, explores secret corners of the island, and strikes up a romance with a locally stationed US Army soldier.

Nach einer herausragenden Karriere als amerikanischer Spion ist Nathan Grant bereit, die CIA hinter sich zu lassen. Doch Leider sind seine Widersacher nicht bereit, ihn so einfach ziehen zu lassen. Als eine letzte Mission mit dem Tod von zwei russischen Spionen endet, wird Grant zu einem gesuchten Mann. Um stehts einen Schritt voraus zu sein, muss er die Identität eines Maulwurfs aufdecken, der sich tief im Inneren der CIA versteckt hält.

Beneath the frozen Arctic, a Russian stealth submarine disappears, triggering a high-stakes pursuit. Jack Raines, a former Navy SEAL turned intelligence officer, is sent to track the rogue admiral responsible. But when his mission leads him to a long-abandoned Cold War research station, Jack uncovers a chilling secret: a weapon that can erase entire fleets from existence.

По сталинградским очеркам Василия Николаевича Лопатина снимается фильм. Съемочная группа работает в Ташкенте. Именно туда, для помощи в редактировании сценария по дороге из Москвы на Кавказ отправляется и сам Лопатин. Ему предстоят несколько дней без войны, которые навсегда изменят всю его дальнейшую жизнь. А потом назад, на фронт, туда где рвутся снаряды, и где советские солдаты ежеминутно проявляют невероятное мужество, стойкость и несгибаемость духа в борьбе с фашизмом.

Young and eager to prove himself, Ranger Lieutenant Jim Hollister leads his six-man reconnaissance team on risky missions deep into enemy territory. The special volunteers who make up Long Range Patrols are tasked with setting up ambushes and conducting dangerous night patrols, helicopter insertions behind enemy lines, and fire support in the hottest of fights.

April 1945. Hitler's Third Reich is dying. With the Allied armies closing in on the capital, Berlin, the delusional dictator launches Germany's last reserves... Children. SS Colonel Bruno Feltz, abducted by British Intelligence agents, is blackmailed into assisting the British effort to remove Hitler's child soldiers from the battlefield. Accept their offer, Feltz can live as a free man after the war, immune from prosecution. Refuse, he is free to go... but photographs of his 'alternative' lifestyle will be sent to the Gestapo.

Die Verantwortung lastet schwer auf den Schultern des zwölfjährigen Holger. Seit ihre Eltern von den Nationalsozialisten verschleppt wurden, liegt es an ihm, seine jüngeren Geschwister vor der Gestapo zu verstecken. Gräfin Sophie will endlich mehr tun als nur reden. Deshalb schließt sie sich einem Widerstandsnetzwerk an. Ihr erster Auftrag: drei Kinder an einen sicheren Ort bringen. Doch in Berlin ist man nirgendwo außer Gefahr. Als ein Bombentreffer den Rückzugsort zerstört, schmieden die Mitglieder des Netzerks einen waghalsigen Plan zur Flucht aus dem Reich.

1931. As Thomas Edison was dying, he left test tubes of what he believed would be his final breath, until it was. His intent was to leave his “last breath,” for his protégé, friend, and confidant, Henry Ford. But forty-two tubes were lost after he died. Then, year after year, one of the tubes of Edison’s breath would arrive at Ford’s Florida winter home where Ford would open it and breathe in the breath of his dead friend. He thought it brought him strength and wisdom.

De razendspannende thriller van special forces-senstatie Sander Aarts Als een oud-Special Forces-teamlid Tom vraagt terug te keren voor een gevaarlijke undercovermissie, moet hij zijn verleden onder ogen komen Afghanistan, 2009. Tom Stoutenbeek leidt zijn Special Forces-team naar een doelwit in Uruzgan. Ze hebben hier jaren voor getraind. Alles lijkt goed te gaan maar het is stil in de quala. Te stil. Als het team tot de aanval overgaat, blijken ze in een hinderlaag te zijn gelopen. Tom brengt het er levend van af, maar dat kan hij niet van al zijn teamleden zeggen.

Tauchen Sie ein in die düstere Kulisse eines fiktiven Dritten Weltkriegs: Juli 1985 – die Truppen des Warschauer Pakts rollen über die innerdeutsche Grenze und lösen damit den Dritten Weltkrieg aus. Fortan tobt auf den Schlachtfeldern Europas ein erbitterter Kampf um die Vorherrschaft über den Kontinent. Von den vordersten Frontlinien bis zu den letzten Verteidigungsstellungen: Schlachtfeld Deutschland erzählt die Geschichte mutiger NATO-Soldaten, die sich der unaufhaltsamen sowjetischen Kriegsmaschinerie entgegenstellen.

Waffen SS Corporal Joseph Deckman wakes up one day to find himself in a hospital bed. How did he get there? His memory was failing him. An extraordinary series of events propel him from certain death on the Eastern Front into a totally different world. One that he thought he'd never find himself in.

When the ships arrived, there were no warnings. No communication. Only bloodshed. The blue-skinned, gilled invaders unleashed havoc from space, executing their plan to terraform Earth. But something interrupted the process, leaving the planet fractured and desolate.

Status-6: Poseidon’s Shadow An International Techno-Thriller by Michael J. Melton THEY DIDN’T LOSE CONTROL. THEY JUST LET YOU THINK THEY DID. When Russia “accidentally” leaks that ten of its doomsday torpedoes—autonomous, undetectable, and nuclear—have been stolen by terrorists, the world panics. But the truth is even more terrifying: the weapons were never lost. They were deployed. Across oceans. Beneath cities. Waiting. As NATO scrambles to respond, satellites begin to go dark. Bliznets, Russia’s ghost satellites, hijack Western communications.

These historical fiction stories take the listener on a journey into the most tragic time in our history—the Civil War. Arranged along a rough timeline of the period, they cover a broad area of mood and events and range from a young man’s escape from an outlaw gang in Missouri to join a North Carolina regiment back home, to the discovery of Lee’s lost orders by a Union sergeant, to a boy too curious about war, to a young woman who has dressed like a man to join her brother in the war, to enemies who become friends over a fishing hole.

Ninety-six hours. That's all the time they have. In Afghanistan, the Taliban have taken U.S. soldiers and U.N. peacekeepers hostage. While a politically savvy U.S. Senator, JOHN CARTER, navigates a treacherous landscape of local politics and a brewing government conspiracy, a Delta Force team led by the experienced SFC EDWARD HERNANDEZ races against the clock on the ground. Facing brutal firefights and the constant threat of death, Hernandez and his team fight their way towards the hostages, while Senator Carter's investigation reveals a shocking truth that puts everyone in greater danger.