Jim DeFelice
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
©2018.
Language
English
Description
In the spring of 1860 on the eve of a civil war that threatened to tear the country apart, two Americans conceived of an audacious plan for linking the nation's two coasts, thereby joining its present with its future. This book traces the development of the Pony Express and follows it from its start in St. Joseph, Missouri 1,500 miles west to Sacramento.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Seventy-five years ago, he hit Omaha Beach with the first wave. Now Ray Lambert, ninety-eight years old, delivers one of the most remarkable memoirs, a tour-de-force of remembrance evoking his role as a decorated World War II medic who risked his life to save the heroes of D-Day."--Publisher's description.
Author
Series
Puppet master novels volume 2
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
On Easter Sunday morning, the city of Boston is struck by a widespread and coordinated series of terrorist attacks: an explosion in the T, a suicide bomber at Back Bay Police Station, and heavily armed gunmen taking hostages at the Patriot Hotel. For robotics innovator Louis Massina, aka the Puppet Master, this is far more personal than a savage act of political terrorism. Boston is his city-and one of his employees, Chelsea Goodman, is among the...
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In 1989, as US news outlets declared an end to Operation Just Cause, Craig Morgan was part of an elite group of military operatives jumping into the jungle along the Panamanian border on a covert operation. Fans know the country music star from his hit songs and acclaimed albums, but there's a lot more to him--a soldier who worked with the CIA in Panama, an undercover agent who fought sex traffickers in Thailand, and a dedicated family man who lives...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Now at 95, one of the few living members of the Greatest Generation shares his experiences at last in one of the most remarkable World War II stories ever told. As the Allied Invasion of Normandy launched in the pre-dawn hours of June 6, 1944, Henry Langrehr, an American paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne, was among the thousands of Allies who parachuted into occupied France. Surviving heavy anti-aircraft fire, he crashed through the glass roof of...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2016.
Language
English
Description
"Fighting was a practiced routine for Lieutenant Ivan Castro. But when a mortar round struck the rooftop of his sniper's post in Iraq, he found himself in a battle more difficult than even he could have imagined. The direct hit killed two other soldiers and nearly claimed Castro's life as well. Mangled by shrapnel and badly burned, Castro was medevac'd to Germany more dead than alive. His lungs were collapsed. He couldn't hear. One eye had been blown...
Author
Series
Puppet master novels volume 1
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Recruited in the wake of a miraculous rescue into the FBI to help track down criminals behind a massive financial scam, a robotics genius is swept up by a dangerous conspiracy that compels him to unleash the most powerful cyber weapons the world has ever seen.
Louis Massina is revolutionizing the field of robotics: his technological wonders are capable of locating disaster survivors, preventing nuclear meltdowns, and replacing missing limbs. After...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
This is the story of how an ordinary Iraqi became a hero to America's elite warriors. Night after night, while his homeland was being destroyed around him, he guided the U.S. Navy SEALs through Iraq's most dangerous regions. Operating under the code name "Johnny Walker," he risked his life on more than a thousand missions and became a legend in the U.S. special-ops community. But in the eyes of Iraq's terrorists and insurgents, he and his family were...
11) Shock of war
Author
Series
Red dragon rising volume 3
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Trapped behind enemy lines after fulfilling a mission to sabotage a Chinese invasion fleet intent on starting a war against America, U.S. Army Major Zeus Murphy and erratic fellow officer Win Christian make their way into Vietnam, where Murphy defies orders to save a woman he loves.
Author
Series
Red dragon rising volume 4
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
While U.S. Army Major Zeus Murphy leads a covert Vietnamese counterattack against China , SEAL Lieutenant Ric Kerfer is sent by the president to destroy a Vietnamese doomsday weapon capable of destroying Southeast Asia.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs, Marines, and U.S. Army soldiers, whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions. Gripping and unforgettable, Kyle's masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the greatest war memoirs of all time. A native Texan who...
Author
Publisher
Custom House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Opening up for the first time about his combat experience, Congressman Ruben Gallego (D, AZ) delivers a moving and unforgettable memoir of the eternal bonds forged between the Marines of Lima Company, the hardest-hit unit of the Iraq War"--
15) Black Wolf
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Russia unleashes an army of genetically enhanced assassins, the Dreamland team reunites to fight back in this military techno-thriller.
The warriors of Dreamland have moved on. Some, like Breanna and Zen Stockard, to positions of power and influence; others, like Danny Freah and Nuri Lupo, into Whiplash, a cutting-edge combination of brain and brawn. Tasked by the President to handle the country's most deadly and sensitive jobs, the...
The warriors of Dreamland have moved on. Some, like Breanna and Zen Stockard, to positions of power and influence; others, like Danny Freah and Nuri Lupo, into Whiplash, a cutting-edge combination of brain and brawn. Tasked by the President to handle the country's most deadly and sensitive jobs, the...
16) Raven Strike
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
New York Times–Bestselling Authors: These CIA operatives are on a mission in the Sudan that's classified—and illegal . . .
In the blistering heat of the Sudan, the CIA has gone rogue. On the trail of a notorious terrorist, Agency operatives have overstepped their sanctioned boundaries. And now the ultimate weapon has fallen into the wrong hands.
As Danny Freah and his spec-ops team scramble to recover a top-secret aircraft...
In the blistering heat of the Sudan, the CIA has gone rogue. On the trail of a notorious terrorist, Agency operatives have overstepped their sanctioned boundaries. And now the ultimate weapon has fallen into the wrong hands.
As Danny Freah and his spec-ops team scramble to recover a top-secret aircraft...
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir of U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle, and the source for Clint Eastwood's blockbuster, Academy-Award nominated movie.
"An amazingly detailed account of fighting in Iraq—a humanizing, brave story that's extremely readable." — PATRICIA CORNWELL, New York Times Book Review
"Jaw-dropping...Undeniably riveting." —RICHARD
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