Waiting For Moonlight: A Battle Of Britain Drama by Clive Jefferys (McCormick Vigar) (64 Reviews)    Price verified 13 hours ago

Southern England. Summer. 1940. A young soldier, Ken Kendrick, is shell-shocked after escaping Hitler's invasion of France. Now stationed near the country town of Sidcup, he is befriended by the Vigar family during a brief respite from duty. Although attracted to Betty, their shy teenage daughter, Ken draws the attention of her glamorous older sister, Ginny. By angering her upper class suitor, Raymond Delafort, a tragic chain of events is set in motion. After a year of unprecedented victories across Europe, the Nazis expect to defeat the British quickly. The air battle commences and the RAF reels from every blow dealt by the mighty Luftwaffe. As a German bomber ace plans a devastating attack, everyone must face the horror of battle in their very own homes. How will the Vigars and the Delaforts survive the approaching storm? Can Ken conquer the horrors that haunt him, before they are made real again by war? What is Ginny's secret and how far will she go to get what she wants? Set during the pivotal days of the Battle Of Britain, Waiting for Moonlight is about ordinary people caught up in truly extraordinary times. It's a tale of fear and of hope, of hatred and of love, it's a coming of age story and also history's oldest story... about the best and the worst of human nature. War has unleashed an ancient hatred, with heartrending consequences for anyone that stands in its way. 'Stories of love, death, subterfuge and cunning unfold together at a fast pace which defies the reader to put the book down. All in all, it's the perfect antidote for all the junk on TV.' Written with a skillful documentary drama style; Clive Jefferys recreates a bygone world and quickly makes it feel surprisingly familiar. He sits you alongside a Luftwaffe bomber crew, straps you into an RAF fighter and invites you to witness bewildering events unfold in a quiet Kentish town. You meet two very different English families, plunged into conflict as the traditional order of society ...

Genre: War

To the Brink (Future Frontlines Book 1) by Matt Charles (15 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Modern military thriller meets hard science fiction in this harrowing narrative where nations face off across the planet and up in space. When climate change pushes the United States to the brink of civil war, China tries to take advantage of the countrywide chaos by launching an assault in force. The Chinese Communist Party finds that the most powerful nation in the world can still defend her title in spite of the deadly domestic disturbances. A cold war sets in, which turns hot again when the terrestrial superpowers clash over the ability to harvest asteroid-bound precious metals in space. The events that take place above the Earth's atmosphere will determine the fate of nations below. Follow the riveting journeys of Rob Ranta, a determined miner; Maria Delgado, a fearless test pilot; and Kenneth Hyde, an elite SEAL, as their lives intersect against the backdrop of a warming planet and rising global tensions. Rob's struggle against a controversial water pipeline spirals into a deadly conflict, propelling him from the mines of Michigan to the vastness of space. Maria, after a daring aerial battle that cements her as a combat ace, finds herself on the cutting edge of space warfare technology. Meanwhile, Kenneth's covert operations unravel a web of international intrigue, leading to a desperate mission in the cold vacuum of space. As the trio converges aboard the groundbreaking Alan Shepard Space Station, they face off against formidable adversaries in a high-stakes battle for control of space resources. With the world watching, they navigate a deadly game of espionage, sacrifice, and courage, where the fate of nations hangs in the balance. "To the Brink" is a gripping tale of survival, ingenuity, and the relentless human spirit in the face of the ultimate crisis.

Genre: War

The Five Judas Coins by ROBERT MITCHELL (18 Reviews)    Price verified 15 hours ago

Warsaw 1943. The Germans have ordered the Jews to leave the ghetto. The Rabbi fears for the coins, five of the thirteen pieces of silver given to Judas. He takes the small ivory box from its hiding place and removes the coins, and replaces the box, hoping it will satisfy the looting which will take place. For almost two thousand years those five silver coins have been held by a succession of Jewish custodians. The Rabbi knows he will be one of the first to die once they reach Auschwitz. But the coins must be saved. He entrusts them to Misha. The SS learn of the coins. They have found the Rabbi's box. They know that the five coins are in the camp. Hitler wants their religious magic to help him win the war. Misha knows they will connect him with the Rabbi and so he passes the coins on to another. Life is short in the camp and they soon pass through a succession of holders until one of them, Peter, hides them in a salt mine he has been working in as slave labour. He passes the secret of the coins to two others, giving each of them a map carved on a piece of bone, making them pledge that whenever their number is reduced to two, another will be brought into the pact. None of the original three survive, but as their numbers dwindle in the concentration camp, they pass the secret and the bone-maps to others. Henri, a part Catholic part Jew, is one of the two who are the last in line as the Russian army closes in on the camp. The other is Val, a Russian Jew. Henri escapes from the Germans as the Jews are being force-marched to Germany. Val manages to remain in the camp. After a week hiding from Russians and Germans alike, Henri retrieves the coins and finds another hiding place before making his way home to France, but makes no map. Months later Val finds Henri and demands the coins. There is a fight. Henri is stabbed and dies without revealing the coins hiding place. Seventy years later, featuring in a television documentary on wartime looting, it is the ivory box which ...

Genre: War

Wings of Grace (Kiwi Land Girls Book 1) by Tania Roberts (Red Rose Publishing) (9 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

Learning about life the hard way By 1941 World War II has left New Zealand farms bereft of young men. Whipsnade Farm, home of the McKnight family becomes a training farm for several young women who leave the city to volunteer as land girls. Grace is 22, and freshly arrived on a country farm down in Canterbury as a Land Girl, helping fill the shortage of manual labor during the war. Arriving with her best friend Betsy, who is newly engaged and fretting about her fiancé Roland, but terribly attracted to the son of the farm manager, she takes all of Graces patience and care to ensure that she doesn't end up making some challenging life decisions to regret later. Meanwhile, Moira is sassy, ready for anything, and seemingly hell bent on finding a man to indulge her fancies and learns through some hard lessons about real rural life, and whether she's really cut out for being the wife of a farmer. They discover Ben, a recent army recruit who is AWOL and hiding from soldiers determined to seek him out and return him to his ranks, or maybe shoot him for desertion - either one being an equally terrifying prospect. They are joined at Whipsnade, by the diminutive Alice who sees no option but to sign up. She is sweet, shy but fiercely protective of a secret she doesn't wish to share with the others. A life spent milking cows, cleaning out pig pens, and butchering sheep was not something any of these young woman had planned for themselves, but they did sign up for it, and determined to make the best of it for as long as they feel the war effort needs them. Chaos, mystery, love, heartbreak notwithstanding, these girls are growing up hard and fast. Can Grace keep everyone safe under wings? Even the escaped soldier?

Genre: War

Leviathan: Earth’s Caretaker: - Christian Sea Monster Thriller by Martin Meyer (Meyer Ltd) (8 Reviews)    Price verified 13 hours ago

A tremendous number of dead jellyfish have appeared in the crashing waves of the North Atlantic. They only appear in massive numbers like this when there is something seriously wrong with the ocean. Close by a strange surge in dead floating whales that should have been in the prime of life were found dead! Deep beneath the ice of the Arctic Circle has a primordial creature frozen in time awakened. A Biblical creature so fearful, so old and so large that it can wipe out the existence of every living being on this planet... THE LEVIATHAN! The prehistoric creature is ravenously hungry and so frightening that even the good old Holy Book describes the terrifying creature! From the Book of Job(Old Testament): - Isaiah 27:1: In that day the LORD will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, With His fierce and great and mighty sword, Even Leviathan the twisted serpent; And He will kill the dragon who lives in the sea. "This novel has everything I love about, Mr. Meyer is a master at his craft." - Book Junkie "Nobody does it better than Martin." - Daily Express "Couldn't put it down! Was so caught up in this story felt like I was living it! Good read!" - W. B. Griffin ____ Tags: deep sea creatures with daemon sea monsters that is christian and historical fiction best sellers trilogy thriller. Leviathan: Earth's Caretaker

Genre: War

Labyrinth of Terror by Richard P. Wenzel (Brandylane Publishers, Inc.) (52 Reviews)    Price verified 15 hours ago

Terror reigns when a string of post-op infections erupts in the sanitized halls of King's College Hospital in London. A trio of experts--Microbiology Professor Chris Rose, Jake Evans, an American infectious disease specialist, and Elizabeth Foster, a senior agent with M15--soon realize that the offending organism is a weapon in a worldwide terrorist plot. The terrorists turn their focus on an upcoming medical-legal conference, hoping to infect hundreds and subsequently ravage the global community, as well as those very doctors who might be able to find a cure. Author and physician Richard Wenzel takes us on a riveting, winding journey through Europe and the Middle East, unravels the science of infections, and opens a revealing window on the complex politics of medicine.

Genre: War