The Count of Monte Cristo: Illustrated edition in English and Spanish by Alexandre Dumas (1 Review)    Price verified one hour ago

Why pay more? the best classics at the best price and with fine benefits. "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas is a captivating tale of betrayal, revenge, and redemption. Edmond Dantès, a young sailor, is falsely accused of treason and imprisoned in the forbidding Château d'If. During his incarceration, he discovers a hidden treasure on the island of Monte Cristo, which becomes the key to his elaborate plan for vengeance. Upon his escape, Dantès transforms into the mysterious and wealthy Count of Monte Cristo, systematically exposing those who betrayed him. The novel unfolds with intricate plotting, intertwining the lives of characters such as the virtuous Mercedes, the noble Fernand, and the ambitious Villefort. As the Count's revenge unfolds, the narrative delves into themes of justice, morality, and the consequences of unchecked ambition. "The Count of Monte Cristo" is a timeless masterpiece, celebrated for its exploration of the human psyche and its reflection on the enduring power of forgiveness and redemption.

Genre: War

RIGGER: Artemus Newton Thriller #6 (The Artemus Newton Thrillers) by Roger Blakely (Holstein & Jersey Productions) (11 Reviews)    Price verified 8 minutes ago

The sixth novel in The Artemus Newton Thrillers. All Artemus Newton wanted was a nice, quiet retirement. However, a Russian mobster and a group of even more ruthless adversaries have other plans. ISIS has activated terrorist sleeper cells inside the U.S.A. and has armed them with Weapons of Mass Destruction. But, a powerful someone with knowledge of the upcoming attacks has decided to take advantage of the situation and re-directs the killers after a target of his own choosing. Army retiree Artemus Newton and C.I.A. contractor Jack Rigger are up to their chins in terrorists and assassins. If they can't stop the upcoming attack an entire village in Ohio's countryside will be wiped off the map.

Genre: War

The Last Casualty by Andrew Leatham (Lume Books) (65 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Belgium, 1917. Wilf joined up at seventeen, wanting to do his bit. But now he is broken by the death and human agony surrounding him. The smell of the rotting corpses, the vermin gnawing on the corpses in No Mans Land, has all been too much. After a brief period of R and R, he knows he cannot return to the line, but off he is sent. When his courage falters, he's charged with cowardice, court martialled, and shot at dawn. Lancashire England, 1995. Joanne Neally's grandmother has died. While cleaning out her house, she finds the telegram that informed her family of the death of her great grandfather, simple and unpunctuated. Regret to inform you Private 792163 Isherwood Wilfred 3rd Batt Pennine Fusiliers died of gunshot wounds Ypres August 22 1917 Joanne is moved to tears by the telegram, but it is the diary she finds next that will change her life forever, for Wilf Isherwood detailed his experiences at Passchendaele, one of the fiercest and bloodiest battles of the Great War. A battle that cost the lives of half a million men, and changed the landscape of Belgium forever. Joanne, who is in an unhappy marriage, decides to clear Wilf's name. It is obvious he was suffering from shell shock, and a pardon is in order. As she enlists help from the local legion, she discovers a man at a care home who knew her great grandfather. The more he tells her about the horrors they saw, the more determined Joanne is to clear Wilf's name. But as her job and her marriage fall apart, everyone around her wonders about her loyalty to a man she never met, and how much she is willing to pay to clear his name. Rich with detail of the life of a soldier during the Great War, the Last Casualty is an ode to a time that forever changed the world. Praise for Andrew Leatham "A brilliant page-turner." - Tom Kasey, best-selling author of Trade-Off. "Chilling and realistic. A five-star read." - Robert Foster, best-selling author of The Lunar Code. Andrew ...

Genre: War

The Lion's Den: A Family Drama in Hitler's Berlin in the 1930s (The Lion's Den Series Book 1) by Eoin Dempsey (2,416 Reviews)    Price verified one minute ago

A broken family. A new opportunity in a country on the precipice of unspeakable evil. November 1932. Seamus Ritter, a widower with four children, returns from riding the rails in an America crippled by the great depression. Realizing that his homecoming will not be how he envisioned it, and in a desperate attempt to make amends with his 16-year-old daughter, Maureen, Seamus accepts an invitation to come and work for his long-lost uncle in Berlin. With little other choice, Seamus takes the ship to Germany with his family. Maureen leaves everything to go with her father she no longer trusts, dedicated to taking care of her younger siblings. The Germany the Ritter family encounters is vastly different than the one Seamus spent time living in as a child. An upstart politician called Adolf Hitler has come to the fore, but surely it's only a matter of time before the right-thinking members of society banish him to the fringes of the political landscape he emerged from. As the Ritter family struggles to adjust to life in a country ravaged by unemployment and internal strife, Seamus meets Lisa, a beautiful and mysterious woman weighed down by the ghosts of her past life. When tragedy strikes, Lisa and Seamus will be forced to act together to save their lives and build a future together in a nation that, unbeknownst to the citizens there, is about to descend into the greatest evil the world has ever known THE LION'S DEN is the first novel in a new series by the #1 Amazon bestselling author of WHITE ROSE, BLACK FOREST, and THE LONGEST ECHO, set in Hitler's Germany in the 1930s. Download it and discover Eoin Dempsey's books today. --------------------------------------------------------------- WW2 Fiction readers loved this gripping historical fiction. See what they have to say about The Lion's Den: "I read it so quickly I was surprised and disappointed when I reached the end."- Ian, Goodreads ????? "I quickly became engrossed in these characters and fascinated by ...

Genre: War

The Red Arrows: A new mission by Gareth Johnson (3 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

A new mission for the best pilots in the world.

Genre: War

The Fledglings (The Martin Falconer Thrillers Book 1) by Max Hennessy (Canelo Action) (928 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Man against man. Face to face. One machine against another. It was shortly after the outbreak of the First World War. Martin Falconer and his friend, Frank, were anxious to 'get into the scrap' as soon as possible, their youth blinding them to the real danger of it all. Geoffrey, Martin's elder brother, knew that it wasn't a game. He had fought in the trenches, been wounded and had seen friends die. For Geoffrey the R.F.C. offered an opportunity to escape the mud and horror of the Front, while for Martin and Frank it was the chance to be in at the start of a totally different kind of fighting. They were to be pioneers. A scintillating, full-throttle thriller of the First World War, perfect for fans of W. E. Johns, Derek Robinson and Geoffrey Wellum.

Genre: War