International Marine

The Marine Corps has always considered itself a breed apart. Since 1775, America's smallest armed service has been suspicious of outsiders and deeply loyal to its traditions. Marines believe in nothing more strongly than the Corps' uniqueness and superiority, and this undying faith in its own exceptionalism is what has made the Marines one of the sharpest, swiftest tools of American military power. Along with unapologetic self-promotion, a strong sense of identity has enabled the Corps to exert a powerful influence on American politics and culture.

Battalion 3/5 suffered the highest number of casualties in the war in Afghanistan. This is the story of one platoon in that distinguished battalion. Aware of U.S. plans to withdraw from the country, knowing their efforts were only a footprint in the sand, the fifty Marines of 3rd Platoon fought in Sangin, the most dangerous district in all of Afghanistan.

Combining a ship finance textbook with a jet setting geopolitical romp, Viking Raid picks up where The Shipping Man left off – on a journey into the famously private world of international shipping tycoons and their financiers. At the conclusion of The Shipping Man, Robert Fairchild is sipping rosé on the Côte d’Azur with Coco Jacobsen and toasting to the success of their $300 million junk bond offering; six months later the CEO is in the 120-degree engine room of a supertanker discharging two million barrels of Saudi crude oil – afraid for his job and afraid for his life. Fortunes ...

Plunging deep into midst of some of the hottest conflicts on the globe, Robert D. Kaplan takes us through mud and jungle, desert and dirt to the men and women on the ground who are leading the charge against threats to American security. These soldiers, fighting in thick Colombian jungles or on dusty Afghani plains, are the forefront of the new American foreign policy, a policy being implemented one soldier at a time.

'One of the world's thriller masters' – Daily Mail Zero Day is the explosive first instalment in David Baldacci's thrilling John Puller series, featuring a gifted investigator with an unstoppable drive to find out the truth . . . * * * * * Distinguished as a top investigator in the US...

Jeannie L. Johnson takes a sympathetic but critical look at the Marine Corps's long experience with counterinsurgency warfare. Which counterinsurgency lessons have been learned and retained for next time and which have been abandoned to history is a story of battlefield trial and error - but also a story of cultural collisions. The audiobook begins with a fascinating and penetrating look inside the culture of the Marine Corps through research in primary sources, including Marine oral histories, and interviews with Marines.

Al Miller’s worst fears of the Trensmyan’s current capabilities are confirmed. Now he has to convince a sitting monarch to evacuate all his citizens, all twenty-one million of them. They also need to remove all the usable supplies that could be of use to the Trensmyan soldiers. Jack Prable is made the official commander of First Battalion. If that isn’t enough, he stupidly opens his mouth about a good idea. He soon finds himself on the back of a stupid beast he doesn’t want to be within a hundred yards of. Thom Mellin’s forces have helped the Norwan Navy and Marines clear the ...

With the new Administration and the changing paradigm in the Federal Government, a newly appointed investigator, Sophia Reed finds herself in the Chicago office of the FBI, looking at concerning discrepancies in the financial logs. Stonewalled and threatened by the FBI hierarchy and the old guard, she is forced to seek help outside the Bureau, from Jet Rider. This investigation takes Jet far beyond the familiar streets of Ashwood and into the unpredictable landscapes of West Africa. With every lead, the case deepens into an international mystery that spans continents, challenging loyalties ...

Thieves of Baghdad immerses the listener into the rich culture, the colorful characters, the double-dealing, and the derring-do, to sort out once and for all what actually happened during the chaos of the Baghdad invasion, exactly how the thefts took place, and how the most notable objects were retrieved. We hear Bogdanos and his team going on raids and negotiating recoveries, blowing open safes, and mingling in the marketplaces, often encountering an assortment of rogues and villains.

*** Finalista del Premio Dragón 2017 al mejor libro de ciencia ficción militar *** Heredero de una de las principales compañías de mercenarios "Cuatro Jinetes", Jim Cartwright está teniendo un mal año. Tras fallar los exámenes de VOWS del instituto, acaba de enterarse de que su madre llevó a la empresa familiar a la quiebra antes de desaparecer, robándole su derecho de nacimiento como Caballero. Pero los Jinetes de épocas pasadas fueron inteligentes: dejaron un legado de equipo que Jim puede utilizar para completar el próximo contrato y resucitar la empresa. Depende de Jim ...

When a Russian missile defense system surfaces in Cuba, violating decades-old international agreements, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Retired Marine Trent King and his covert Global Liaison Group must dismantle this global threat before it escalates into catastrophe. Using the unlikely guise of a baseball exchange—playing on a shared love of the sport between Cuba and the U.S.—the team weaves a brilliant blend of cultural diplomacy and high-risk espionage. Packed with defection schemes, geopolitical twists, and daring covert missions, A Cuban Caper keeps readers on the edge. Will ...

Herbal magic is the use of different herbs, candles, essential oils, crystals, and many other things to cast spells that can help the universe align the things you dreamed of toward you. All you need is a good guide with plenty of insightful and useful information and this book is perfect for you!

Jake Scarne has retired. But he has mixed feelings about it. He suspects that there is more to life than golf outings and sojourns down the Jersey Shore. Little does he know that some of his old skills will come in handy when the Staten Island Ferry he is on is hijacked! The hijackers claim they are terrorists. But their real motives are more venal. Scarne avails himself of possibly the most unusual ally he's ever had. But there is death and tragedy in this twisty tale that reminds some critics of two classic movies: DIE HARD and THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE-TWO-THREE. “IF YOU LIKE HARD-...

There’s no denying that women of color are portrayed as exceptional gems with oceanic depths in Reneé Drummond-Brown’s Black Exotic Pearls: Poetry Book. The ebony beauties are very aware of what to hold inside and what can be shared openly. She knows that she’s the original Mother of all living Pearls. She’s real. She’s authentic. She’s sincere. Her culture is from the west-south side of the northeast sea. Where foreign seas meet and mingle it’s indisputable that black pearls are always a good choice (catch if you will). But those that channel-surf that colorful ocean and ...

Nigel Shirazi era el primero en la fila para la presidencia de Soluciones Asbaran s, una de las prominentes compañías mercenarias de los "Cuatro Jinetes". El primero en la fila... hasta que su forma de beber y su mal genio le hicieron fracasar en la universidad y ser desheredado por la familia. Ahora lleva la vida de un playboy, disfrutando de una pensión de la familia para mantenerse al margen. Pero alguien quiere atrapar a su familia, y Nigel es todo lo que se interpone entre el enemigo oculto y la destrucción de Soluciones Asbaran y la familia Shirazi. Nigel tendrá que aprender a ...

Durante más de un siglo, Húsares Alados ha sido la más rica de las compañías mercenarias de la Tierra, así como la única especializada en la guerra espacial. Dirigidos por Alexis Cromwell, se han labrado una reputación en la galaxia por ser fiables, imperturbables y letalmente eficientes. Hasta que la gente empezó a dispararles a donde quiera que iban. Rick Culper dejó la Tierra con la esperanza de encontrar un trabajo como mercenario. Con un talento innato para luchar en los trajes armados conocidos como CASPers, finalmente se encontró con una de las principales compañías de ...

¡La matanza ha comenzado! En toda la galaxia, los mercenarios humanos son objeto de emboscadas y un número cada vez mayor de compañías no regresan de sus contratos. Incluso parece que alguien está tramando la desaparición de las principales compañías de los Cuatro Jinetes, y el desastre para las otras tres compañías sólo se ha evitado por un estrecho margen. Sansar Enkh, la presidenta de La Horda de Oro, sabe que su empresa puede ser la siguiente, pero no tiene ni idea de quién está detrás de los ataques, ni de cuándo atacarán a su querida Horda. Siguiendo una profecía de ...

Plunging deep into midst of some of the hottest conflicts on the globe, Robert D. Kaplan takes us through mud and jungle, desert and dirt to the men and women on the ground who are leading the charge against threats to American security. These soldiers, fighting in thick Colombian jungles or on dusty Afghani plains, are the forefront of the new American foreign policy, a policy being implemented one soldier at a time.

On a cruise to the Caribbean, Marine Letsco is on her first vacation in 10 years from her job with Transcontinental Solutions where she works as an assassin. She finds herself entangled in a murder-for-hire, a murder conspiracy, and a fall that results in her losing her memory. Aided by Dr. Chester Henegar, a neuropsychiatrist, Marine begins a danger-filled quest to regain her memory. The deeper she searches, the more she becomes convinced she may not want to know who she was.

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