Space Strategy

What if Germany had won the Second World War—and turned its sights to the stars? What if democracy had fallen not by force alone, but by silence, retreat, and defeat? In this sweeping work of alternate history and historical fiction, the Allies collapse under the Axis blitzkrieg. Britain is conquered. The Soviet Union capitulates. The United States, paralyzed by isolationism, never joins the war. By 1945, democracy is extinguished—and the Reich rules the Earth. But conquest does not end at the edge of the atmosphere. From secret launch sites and repurposed battlefields, Germany begins a...

Since the Cold War, outer space has become of strategic importance for nations looking to seize the ultimate high ground. World powers establishing a presence there must consider, among other things, how they will conduct warfare in orbit. Leaders must dispense with "Buck Rogers" notions about operations in space and realize that policies there will have serious ramifications for geopolitics. How should nations view space? How should they fight there? What would space warfare look like and how should strategists approach it?

In this perennial best seller, embraced by organizations and industries worldwide, globally preeminent management thinkers W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne challenge everything you thought you knew about the requirements for strategic success. Recognized as one of the most iconic and impactful strategy books ever written, Blue Ocean Strategy, now updated with fresh content from the authors, argues that cutthroat competition results in nothing but a bloody red ocean of rivals fighting over a shrinking profit pool.

In Small Spaces in Big Places, discover how one unconventional decision–to own multiple, smaller, income-generating residences–created both financial independence and a lifestyle of endless variety. From a condo in a downtown waterfront, to a northern lakeside to an ocean beach, this model proves that you don’t need to be rich to live where others vacation. You just need to think differently about ownership.

Whether it is recognized or not, America is engaged in a space race with China. Unlike the previous between the USA and the USSR that resulted in multiple moon landings, this is a new space race to expand and exploit the resources of the solar system. America initially embarked on this race in a similar fashion to the previous one, focusing on scientific exploration of deep space and satellite support to terrestrial military forces.

In an audiobook that challenges everything you thought you knew, W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne assert that tomorrow's leading companies will succeed, not by battling their rivals for market share in the bloody "red ocean" of a shrinking profit pool, but by creating "blue oceans" of untapped new market spaces ripe for growth.

In this perennial bestseller, recognized as one of the most iconic and impactful business books ever written, W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne challenge everything you thought you knew about the requirements for strategic success. Lasting success, they argue, comes not from battling competitors...

An original full-length novel set in the Halo universe and based on the New York Times bestselling video game series! December 2553. Less than a year after the end of the Covenant War, a string of violent incidents continues to threaten the tenuous peace in human-held space, culminating in the...

He commanded the largest fleet in the empire. He lost everything. Now he's starting over in a body that isn't his. When the finest fleet commander in the Revani Empire dies fighting an alien threat, he wakes in the body of a seventeen-year-old ensign on a forgotten frontier station. Armed with a lifetime of tactical brilliance trapped in a teenager's frame, Cael Ashwick has one advantage: the military binding system just classified him with a designation it hasn't issued in three hundred years. A tactical military science fiction LitRPG with fleet-building progression and strategy you can ...

Once again, the Flex-aor have rained down nuclear holocaust on Humanity. Led by their escaped High Queen Ala’ron, their fleet poses a deadly threat to every Human colony. Lacking the ships to defend all their borders, the Imperial Fleet has no choice but to hunt down Ala’ron as quickly as possible. Tasked with this mission, Emilie and Georgia will find Ala’ron to be far more cunning than they realise. Yet the High Queen is but the beginning of the problems coming Humanity’s way. Sent on what is supposed to be a safe exploration mission, Jonathan and Achilles will soon discover there...

For twenty years Humanity has enjoyed an uneasy peace after the Battle of Gayla and the death of the Karacknid Imperator. His death caused the Karacknid Empire to collapse into a bitter civil war. Yet Emperor Somerville is certain the peace will not last. Tanaka-lan is one of three contenders left vying for the title of Imperator, and James knows that if he wins, the flames of war will ignite once again. The Human Empire has not squandered the respite it was given. Fleets have been rebuilt and defenses put in place. Yet a new generation of Imperial citizens has grown up who have known only ...

The Karacknid Civil War has ended. Tanaka-lan is the uncontested Imperator of the Karacknid Empire. One task now dominates his desires: the complete conquest of Humanity. On Earth, James and Christine are all too aware of what the end of the civil war means. For over two decades they have been preparing their civilization for the showdown they always knew was coming. Not content to sit back and let Tanaka-lan bring the war to them, James and his Admirals hatch a plan to go on the offensive first. By striking at the Karacknids’ distant colonies, they hope to goad Tanaka-lan into defending ...

An original full-length novel set in the Halo universe and based on the New York Times bestselling video game series! August 2558. Rion Forge was once defined by her relentless quest for hope amidst the refuse and wreckage of a post-Covenant War galaxy—years spent searching for family as much...

The New York Times bestselling series based on the blockbuster Xbox games continues with the acclaimed story of Spartan Edward Buck—first seen in HALO: ODST and reappearing in HALO 5: GUARDIANS! While Spartans get all the glory, no soldier―not even the legendary Master Chief―wins a war...

The Karacknid assault on Earth has been turned back at great cost to both sides. Only the intervention of the Kulreans saved Humanity’s homeworld from certain destruction. Yet the Kulrean worldships cannot be used for offensive operations. This means Humanity and her allies have only a few months of respite before the Karacknids can make good their losses. When they do, everyone knows they will resume the offensive and Tanaka-lan will seek to end the war once and for all. With no way to compete with the Karacknids’ superior numbers and industrial might, Emperor Somerville has proposed ...

Activate your self-awareness and let your intuition be the driving force for success in relationships, work, and all your personal goals—unlock the power of human design! Self-awareness is a pillar of emotional intelligence, and it is vital for success in all the realms of your life—love, money, work, friends, and family. When you know who you are and you rely on your intuition, your life becomes more peaceful, enriching, and inviting.

The empire sent its best investigator. He was ready. Commander Cael Ashwick built a fleet from a dead destroyer and a frontier nobody watched. Now the Castellan intelligence directorate is watching, and they've sent an analyst who asks questions the way a surgeon makes incisions. While managing the investigation from the bridge of a pre-collapse heavy cruiser, Cael must expand his fleet through political alliances, discover ancient industrial infrastructure hidden in an asteroid belt, and outmaneuver rival frontier houses through commerce instead of combat. Every victory makes his ...

The Empire faces a hidden enemy unlike anything they have encountered before. Lurking in the shadows, Silizzeras agents seek to draw Humanity’s sector of the galaxy into a never-ending war. Yet now that their secret has been discovered, James and Christine can finally begin to work against their new enemy and wrest the Empire from their control. Agent Rarmanca has other ideas, however. Both south and north of the Empire’s borders, and at its very heart, she has set in motion plans to cripple the Empire’s war machine and leave them open to Karacknid invasion. James, Jonathan, Georgia, ...

Best Books of the Year – The Financial Times and The Economist Shortlisted for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year ‘Important, timely, instructive and entertaining’ – Daniel Kahneman, bestselling author of Thinking, Fast and Slow Megaproject expert Bent Flyvbjerg...

Tragedy leads to triumph, as Katherine is suddenly hurled into a decades-long struggle for survival... and vengeance! Born into a family of War Masters, she is genetically destined to become a War Master. But she must first earn the title. Decades into her century-long training, Katherine's training facility is attacked by clandestine forces, and she is hurled into the blackness of space to fend for herself. Her destiny becomes entwined with that of the galaxy, as she must find a way to assume her destiny, and help save trillions of innocent people in the process!