Military System

Decades ago, the Cybercrash destroyed the internet, and almost destroyed the nation. From the ashes rose OverNet, a new realm of cybersecurity created by tech genius Dr. Andrew Norman. But gamer Jason Cromartie witnesses a brutal side to Norman’s system when his twin sister becomes a casualty of its algorithmic choices. Now Jason will do anything to bring down the man he holds responsible, even become a “phreaker” working for a dangerous hacker ring via Sprite, his secretive handler.

One farm boy. One rigged war. A hundred and forty very patient women. Braen Halder was nineteen, broke, and fifty-seventh on his captain's list of problems to make disappear. The Crown had conscripted him under a class they couldn't legally send to a real fight, handed him a scythe and a grain sack, and marched him forward to die quietly. He'd been planning to. He had a letter to his mother written and everything. But the field where they left him wasn't the field they thought it was. It was the Sworn Ground. A hundred and forty oath-bound women were massacred on that dirt a hundred and ten...

The World is Dead. The Hunt Has Begun. It started as a calculated attack—terrorist squads infected with a deadly virus unleashed on the U.S. and Europe. But no one predicted what came next. The virus mutated, spreading like wildfire, consuming entire nations. Millions died. The unlucky ones came back. Mindless. Rabid. Driven by a single, relentless instinct—to hunt and kill the few who remain. Hunter, a battle-hardened Iraq War veteran, was ready to leave violence behind. But when civilization collapses overnight, he finds himself back in the fight of his life. Teaming up with a band of...

From an award-winning historian, the definitive history of classical Greece and the rivalry between its two greatest cities. No period has more profoundly influenced the Western world than classical Greece, and at its center stood two cities: Athens and Sparta. Side by side, they beat the...

They didn’t come to conquer. They came to erase. A vast alien armada is advancing across the galaxy, erasing entire civilizations without resistance. One system after another falls silent. There are no negotiations. No survivors. Humanity is next. Jim, a fighter pilot on the verge of a quiet life, is forced back into combat when a bloodied friend returns with impossible news. What begins as a single crisis quickly expands into something far larger: an alien invasion that stretches beyond one galaxy into many. As the scale of the war grows, so does the cost. Every decision carries ...

A failed biological attack ravaged the population of the world. Millions dead, and millions more turned into feral creatures that spend their time hunting down survivors who are desperately trying to rebuild society and make a life for themselves. Several years have passed since the majority of the infected population suddenly dropped out of sight. With the threat seemingly abated, Hunter Ashcroft and other survivors begin to branch out in an effort to find other pockets of civilization. During an expedition to explore the remnants of Nashville, Tennessee, they are surprised to find a ...

As the last starfighter, only Henry Gallant can stop the alien invasion. In an era of genetic engineering, Henry Gallant is the only Natural left in the United Planets' fleet. With the space fleet on the verge of annihilation from the alien invasion, analyzing the captured computer in Gallant's possession is critical to stopping them. He can expect no help as he navigates through threatening aliens on his way to Mars, and his shipmates doubt he is up to the challenge. But as the last starfighter in Squadron 111, the lives of his shipmates, as well as a good many others, depend on Henry ...

The System gave humanity stats and levels. It didn't give them a tutorial. Caden Taylor turned a wrecked neighborhood into a thriving settlement. Unlocked powerful classes. Even dropped a world boss that should've killed them all. Peace lasted exactly fifteen days. Now the Black Baron is coming—and he doesn't just conquer territories. He breaks them. Village by village, he's building an army from the ashes of resistance, twisting the System's own rules to forge broken refugees into loyal soldiers through pure, calculated terror. When diplomacy means infiltrating enemy camps...

It has been a year since the initial outbreak of an infection resulting from a failed terrorist attack. No corner of the globe was spared. Millions simply died during the early days of the outbreak, many more survived with most of those survivors turned into permanently brain-damaged feral creatures. All forms of modern society had collapsed, governments no longer functioned, and electric lights and running water become a thing of the past. A handful of survivors with natural immunity to the virus are alone in a world that now belongs to the infected. Hunter Ashcroft, a wounded vet of the ...

Tactical Drone Warfare: Strategy, Innovation, and the Future of Combat In the 21st century, war is no longer defined by boots on the ground or missiles from the sky—it is shaped by circuits, code, and coordinated drone systems. Tactical Drone Warfare is a research-driven, non-fiction defense publication that explores how drone technology is rewriting the rules of battle, logistics, and power projection in conflicts across the globe. Drawing on real-world cases from Ukraine, Syria, Iraq, and beyond, this book uncovers how both state and non-state actors are deploying drones for asymmetric ...

Drone Defence: The Shield of the Modern Battlefield is a deep, documentary-style examination of how modern nations are fighting back against the rise of autonomous drones. Drawing from real data and on-the-ground experiences in Ukraine, Israel, and NATO border states, it reveals the unseen architecture of modern air defence - radar grids, electronic warfare, artificial intelligence, and the people who keep them alive. Written in a clear, narrative voice that blends storytelling with factual analysis, the book traces how drones evolved from tools of observation into instruments of modern war...

Join the military and fight the demon hordes or sell his soul to the Corpos. Both options having minimal appeal to a shut-in like Jack. Thanks to the high cost of living, and his sister’s medical expenses, Jack has never given much thought to what he’d want to do with life, always living paycheck to paycheck, scrounging just enough to keep the lights on and his sister safe. However, in a strange turn of events that nearly kills him, an Angel presents him with a third option.

Picking up the pieces after another devastating betrayal, Gunnar aims to change the cutthroat city of Thailen for good. If that means outsmarting a powerful sorceress and starting a guild war, then so be it. Meanwhile, Em holds a secret to Gunnar's past that could alter everything he thought he knew about Pantheon Online. Soon, Gunnar must reckon between the truth and his reality in this new world. His decision will change everything. Don't miss the wild, battle-crazed conclusion to the Pantheon Online trilogy!

To regain its capacity to effectively deter China and retain its unmatched global status, the United States must deepen its partnership with the nation's most innovative tech companies. In The American Edge, Seth G. Jones explains how the industrial bases of the world's great military powers...

In the first book of this epic fantasy, a guilt-stricken young man must enter a magical world and master forbidden skills to save his troubled brother. Ever since his parents died in a car accident, Erik has been working three dead-end jobs to provide for himself and his rebellious younger...

The Cynefin framework provides a method to analyze systems and can help prevent the application of the same decision-making process to different situations. According to the framework, disorder is the condition where one is unaware of a system’s domain. The domains, or quadrants, are identified as chaotic, complex, complicated, and obvious. As one comes to identify the dominant system, the framework offers a mental tool to guide decision-making. It also helps illuminate the impact if the system bridges the gap between one of the other domains. For example, obvious or complex systems could...

Drone Wars: The Future of Conflict is a groundbreaking exploration of how unmanned systems are transforming the battlefield, shifting global power, and redefining the rules of war. From the Bronze Age to the nuclear era, history has demonstrated that revolutions in military technology have reshaped societies. Today, the rapid rise of drones—affordable, autonomous, and increasingly lethal—is the next evolution. Once the domain of superpowers, drone warfare has been democratized. Now, insurgents, terrorists, criminal cartels, and lone actors can wield capabilities once reserved for the ...

Captain Larry Reynolds has patrolled the edge of the solar system for the better part of 20 years. He's led his crew on countless missions safeguarding Earth's backyard from any potential unknown threats. And for 20 years none have surfaced. His days have been a blur of seemingly endless monotony; in what has increasingly become nothing more than a glorified dead end job. In the meantime, he has nothing to show for his efforts except a failed marriage, a stack of bills, and a complete lack of recognition for his services. Captain Reynolds seems to be absolutely doomed to a life of ignoble ...

The transformation of war through self-healing technology has already begun. Laboratory demonstrations have given way to prototype systems. Prototypes are entering testing. Early operational systems are deploying to select units. The trajectory is clear. The emergence of self-healing military systems represents far more than a technological achievement. It marks a fundamental shift in the ethical calculus of modern warfare, raising profound questions about the threshold for conflict, the nature of accountability, and the very framework of international humanitarian law that has governed ...

Military and security expert Daniel Wasserbly introduces the elite unit tasked with protecting the nation from long-range weapons of mass destruction. Comprised of just three hundred soldiers, the United States Army’s 100th Missile Defense Brigade and 49th Missile Defense Battalion utilize...