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After a blazing operation to destroy Syrian chemical weapons, it is time for Echo Six to take a well-earned furlough. Until Lieutenant-Commander Talley's girlfriend disappears in the war-torn city of Beirut. And Hezbollah kidnaps a senior member of the United Nations. NATO orders the elite Special Forces unit to locate and recover the diplomat. The trail leads to a Hezbollah refugee camp. Located on the Southern Lebanese border with Israel, it is home to some of the worst, most vicious fighters in the Middle East.

Chinese Islamists are poised to strike at the heart of Asia, as they unleash a plan to create a state in the heart of China. NATO has uncovered a plan to blackmail Beijing with the threat of a genocidal attack. Uighur terrorists have created a weapon of mass destruction, and threaten to unleash it on the capital city of the most populous nation on earth if their demands are not met. Yet the threat is not just confined to China.

The Navy SEALs are the world's most elite warriors, trained to face the impossible. When Bravo Platoon, SEAL Team 7, is sent deep into the heart of Afghanistan, their mission is clear: eliminate a high-value target. But what they uncover changes everything—a terrifying plot to unleash a nuclear weapon that could devastate thousands of lives on American soil. Leading the charge is Chief Petty Officer Kyle Nolan, a battle-hardened leader haunted by personal tragedy. Still reeling from his wife's murder, Nolan’s resilience is tested as doubts about his readiness simmer beneath the surface....

September 1944, and the greatest airborne assault in history. Forty-one thousand paratroopers drop over Holland to capture the bridges lying between the Allies and the border of the Third Reich. A US Airborne platoon mistakenly lands too far east, leading to panic inside Eisenhower’s HQ. Previously part of Ike’s planning team, the platoon commander has detailed knowledge of the strategy for the coming battle to conquer Germany. His capture and interrogation is unthinkable. There are two solutions. One is to arrange his death. The second is to send in a party. Denied, the risk is too ...

New York homicide detective Gabriel de Sade juggles his days between the hunt for maniac killers and the continuing fight against the heavy hand of city bureaucracy. But at least he has the support of his Chief, until they trade his detective skills with the CIA. In return for help to plug a leak in the Ninth Precinct, de Sade is to travel to Italy to recover a lost package. When he refuses to be used as a pawn in their political games, the director of the CIA drops the bombshell. Faith Ward, de Sade’s former lover, travelled to Rome to retrieve the package and disappeared.

Vietnam in 1968 is a hotbed of turmoil and death. Some as a result of the war, others not. Some are planned assassinations yet to happen. A C-130 transport aircraft flying close to the DMZ crashes in deep jungle. The aircraft was carrying a squad of army CID experts on a confidential mission to investigate rumors of a planned assassination of the Saigon president, yet the investigation ended when the crash resulted in the deaths of all aboard.

Abu Habibi left the Afghan National Army to make his fortune. His scheme: to pillage the nation’s museums of valuable artefacts, killing any who stand in his way. The plunder is put on sale to eager overseas buyers. Habibi’s murderous rampage has attracted the scum and villainy of the nation, eager to participate in the robberies for a share of the loot. In a nation where many of the Islamic warlords are little more than cutthroats and butchers, Habibi is known as a coming man.

Comment vit-on la vie d'expatrié en Chine? Et comment vivent les Chinois, comment leurs dirigeants conçoivent leurs décisions, comment réagissent-ils aux événements extérieurs? C'est ce que je raconte dans ce podcast, après 32 ans passés à Pékin comme correspondant de journaux et radios. Je n'ai qu'un seul préjugé : l'envie de vous faire connaître et apprécier cet univers immense en perpétuel mouvement, mais qui reste toujours proche de nous par la chaleur humaine qui en émane, son extraordinaire dynamisme. Si vous voulez vivre un peu de vrai dépaysement, rejoignez moi sur "...

Corporal Jackman and his platoon, alongside their ARVN allies, are thrust into a deadly mission on Long Son Island during the early months of 1967. Tasked with rooting out a fortified Viet Cong force, they encounter relentless guerrilla tactics, ambushes, and a sniper who strikes with deadly precision. As the island becomes a brutal battleground, Jackman must lead his men through a maze of violence and betrayal.

Joe Tyler lost everything when his wife and son are killed in a mall shooting. A former SEAL, and contractor for the CIA’s Alpha Squad program in Afghanistan, he has vowed never to go back. That was until 9/11. His older brother is the only family he has left, a successful broker working in the World Trade Centre when it is hit. Tyler has nothing left to live for. Except a burning desire for revenge. With the image of the bearded Saudi psycho who ordered the attack in the forefront of his mind, he returns to Afghanistan.

Max Roth is imprisoned by the Germans for fighting in Spain as a soldier of the International Brigade. When World War II breaks out, he is allowed out of prison, only on condition that he joins the Sonderbattalion Kurz, cutthroat, brutal, SS partisan hunters. Sent to Russia, the slaughterhouse of the Eastern Front, Reichsfuhrer Himmler commands the Sonderbattalion Kurz to hunt down and steal an occult artefact made of pure gold. The order sends Roth's platoon behind enemy lines.

It is April 1945 and the Allies are engaged in the final, bitter struggle against the desperate defenders of the Fatherland. Most Germans know the war is lost. Most, but not all. Some remain convinced that victory is possible. Provided they complete the latest of Hitler’s much-vaunted ‘superweapons. Most have proved useless. Yet one is not useless. They are about to make a breakthrough with a weapon that can change the course of the war. And of the world. Lieutenant Murphy’s 2nd Ranger Platoon on a reconnaissance mission in the town of Nordhausen, on the northern edge of the ...

American troops fight hard as they advance through Normandy. Their foothold on Northern France is still not secure. The Germans continue to fight back with a savage intensity. General Eisenhower desperately needs a breakthrough, and troops are sent to check out the town of Evrecy, where aerial reconnaissance reported the enemy has retreated. When they disappear, Murphy’s Rangers move in to investigate. They discover the missing infantrymen, butchered by a fanatic Nazi determined to defend the town at all costs. Forced to pull back by an overwhelming horde of holdfast Germans, supported by...

Under Betrayal is an incredible and fictional story based loosely on the war in South Vietnam. A story of brave, tough soldiers fighting for their lives in the dense, hostile Vietnamese jungle. Often hindered by dubious and sometimes corrupt decisions from Washington.

The Chinese have arrested a Buddhist monk on charges of espionage and sentenced him to death. Unknown to his captors, this is no ordinary monk. David Campbell is the stepson of the wealthy White House Chief of Staff. David turned his back on the trappings of Western civilization and adopted the lifestyle of a Tibetan Buddhist. The White House is adamant he must be brought home. However, they cannot involve American forces, in what would amount to an act of war on China. The solution? Echo Six.

The Revolutionary Guards, Iran’s army of powerful and vengeful fanatics, have bought a large consignment of uranium ore. The man behind the project, Colonel Ali Hatami, harbors an ambition to restart the country’s stalled nuclear program. His avowed intent, to turn the soil of his country’s enemies into flaming, smoking pyres. SEAL Petty Officer Rod Cooper’s fire team is handed a tough assignment, to assault the vessel carrying the uranium and destroy the shipment. Yet nothing goes to plan.

Noah Cage is a cybernetic supersoldier, a war hero and a man on his fifth and final life. He's a Lifer, an enhanced warrior. Repaired, rebuilt and improved after four lifetimes of soldiering. With each death comes further modification and enhancement, although at the loss of yet another piece of his dwindling humanity. Cage is thrust into the debacle of the Third Martian War. One that sees every man in his unit killed, including his best friend Rob Romero.

Last Stand: Battle Group SS is an account of an epic last stand at the end of WWII. The inhabitants of a small town attempt to fight the Russian hordes as they rampage toward them. They prepare to fight what every man knows will be a battle to the death. One that will go down in history as a shining example of bravery and sacrifice, and perhaps mitigate some of the worst excesses of the Nazi regime.

Eddie Hawkins, Browning M2 .50 caliber gunner, is good at his work. Some say the best in the business, although he still has plenty of demons to fight. Doubts about his ability still bug him, and things get worse with the arrival of a new platoon lieutenant determined to make his mark. No matter what the cost in men and morale.

American aircraft are going down, victim to missile batteries hidden deep in the jungles of South Vietnam, and they bring in an Air Force expert, Colonel Dan Carter, to analyze the defenses and devise a strategy to destroy them. Yet, the Vietcong gets wind of the colonel’s arrival, and plan to murder him. Joe Cooper, Air Cav, returns from an abortive mission to grab an important and high-ranking North Vietnamese. A mission gives MACV an idea to protect their expert.