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First published in 1850, the French economist and journalist Frédéric Bastiat presents his opinion on the government's role in protecting its citizenry's rights and property.

The Turn of the Tide is build around the personal diaries of Field Marshal Lord Alanbrooke, who was Chief of the Imerperial General Staff and Churchill's closest military advisor. The author, Sir Arthur Bryant, terms Lord Alanbrooke's diaries "the most important of all contemporary personal records of the war". Extensive excerpts from the diaries are woven into the text together with comments on the diaries made by Lord Alanbrooke after the war.

Saudi Arabia, the world's leading producer of oil, is on the brink of revolution.Inside the opulent palaces and lavish mansions, the royal family is ransacking the country's dwindling coffers while the desert kingdom seethes with unrest. Appalled at his family's extravagant lifestyle, Crown Prince Nasir vows to end the careless and destructive rule, and sets in motion a top-secret operation to destroy the Saudi oil industry and bankrupt the monarch. To do so, he must enlist the help of an ally, a naval power willing to help in return for a share of the wealth.Nasir turns to France, with its fleet of lethal Hunter Killer submarines, capable of inflicting devastating damage on the massive oil installations along the shores of the Red Sea and in the Persian Gulf. Objective: To shift the power structure of the world's oil giant.Under the command of the mysterious and lethally effective Colonel Jacques Gamoudi -- nicknamed "Le Chasseur," or "The Hunter" -- the ferocious battle for the desert kingdom begins. As the world's oil markets plunge into chaos, Admiral Arnold Morgan, former Security Adviser to the President, and Lieutenant Commander Jimmy Ramshawe are summoned to the White House, where they learn that Gamoudi has been joined by none other than Morgan's archenemy, Hamas General Ravi Rashood, in the battle for the capital city of Riyadh.Now Le Chasseur becomes the hunted, by both French and American Special Forces -- one trying to assassinate and silence him forever, the other desperate to take him alive and to force a public confession of France's subversive actions.

A very detailed and interesting history of England, its great leaders, namely Pitt, and its relations with France during many turbelant years, when mastery of the sea was crucial against the powerful surge of Napolean.

Story of the rescue attempt of a British whaling factory vessel locked in the ice in Antarctica.

This is a story of Bristol and the slave trade in the 18th century; it is the story of the great shipping family of Flood, whose destinies led them out from Bristol to the Gold Coast, to Cuba and to Spain; it is, more particularly, the story of the scapegrace Matthew Flood and the two loves of his life, Pallas, the English beauty, and Sheba, the exquisite African Slave whom he married.

Radio operator James Ferguson was seriously wounded in a bombing mission during World War II. A piece of shrapnel buried in his spine, Ferguson was paralyzed, his brain damaged, and his voice silenced forever. But he never gave up fighting. For the rest of his life, Ferguson devoted himself to ham radio, tapping out messages to strangers in Canada, a passion no one in his family understood. But when he dies without ever connecting to his son, Ian, his final message will change the boy’s life forever. Beside the radio, Ian finds his father’s last transmission: a distress call received from the isolated Labrador Peninsula, where the survivor of a lost expedition still cries out for rescue. The authorities dismiss the story as impossible, so Ian must journey to Labrador himself. In the endless frozen landscape, he will risk his life to save another—and prove his father right. To research The Land God Gave to Cain, author Hammond Innes trekked across rough country, hearing the stories of the men who risked their lives to tame the exotic land. Innes was a master at weaving research, landscape, and heart-pounding action into some of the greatest thrillers of all time.

Little Women meets World War II in this heartwarming story from beloved author D.E. Stevenson Mr. Grace is vicar of a country parish in World War II England. Blessed with four grown-up daughters, three of whom live at home, he has constant help tending to his regular duties and responsibilities toward the war effort. Liz, Sal, and Tilly Grace have more than enough to keep them busy, but their responsibilities are put on hold when they're tempted with potential suitors. Reminiscent of Little Women, The Four Graces showcases Stevenson's talent for capturing love, family, and the humor and delight found in everyday life.

"I write," the author says, "as one amateur to another, talking about the difficulties I have met, or lights I have gained, with the hope that this might at any rate interest, and sometimes even help, other inexpert readers." He relates the Psalms to their tripel background: to the ancient Judaic religion which produced them, to the age of Christ when they took on new meanings, and to our daily experience in the modern world.

When Lemmy Caution is hired to find a missing woman, he quickly realizes that there's more to the case than meets the eye. As he navigates the dangerous streets of post-World War II London, he encounters a colorful cast of characters, including shady underworld figures and alluring women with their own secrets. With his sharp wit and relentless determination, Caution must untangle a web of deception and betrayal to uncover the truth.

A chance encounter with a Turkish colonel leads Charles Latimer, the author of a handful of successful mysteries, into a world of sinister political and criminal maneuvers. At first merely curious to reconstruct the career of the notorious Dimitrios, whose body has been identified in an Istanbul morgue, Latimer soon finds himself caught up in a shadowy web of assassination, espionage, drugs, and treachery that spans the Balkans. The classic story of an ordinary man seemingly out of his depth, The Mask of Dimitrios (published as A Coffin for Dimitrios in the United States) remains Eric Ambler's most widely acclaimed novel.

a history of the war years based on the diaries of Field-Marshal Lord Alanbrooke, chief of the Imperial General Staff

Born illegitimately, Jane Howard inherits nothing but the fiery hair and indomitable spirit of her mother's family, the Blakes. When Anne Blake dies, it is Jane who seeks to restore her debt-ridden London manor house with profits from smuggling along the Kent coast. Then Charles Blake returns, fleeing the French Revolution, to claim his inheritance.

A classic World War 2 adventure set in south-east Asia. February, 1942: Singapore lies burning and shattered, defenceless before the conquering hordes of the Japanese Army, as the last boat slips out of the harbour into the South China Sea. On board are a desperate group of people, each with a secret to guard, each willing to kill to keep that secret safe. Who or what is the dissolute Englishman, Farnholme? The elegant Dutch planter, Van Effen? The strangely beautiful Eurasian girl, Gudrun? The slave trader, Siran? The smiling and silent Nicholson who is never without his gun? Only one thing is certain: the rotting tramp steamer is a floating death trap, carrying a cargo of human TNT. Dawn sees them far out to sea but with the first murderous dive bombers already aimed at their ship. Thus begins an ordeal few are to survive, a nightmare succession of disasters wrought by the hell-bent Japanese, the unrelenting tropical sun and by the survivors themselves, whose hatred and bitterness divides them one against the other. Written after the acclaimed and phenomenally successful HMS Ulysses and The Guns of Navarone, this was MacLean's third book, and it contains all the hallmarks of those other two classics. Rich with stunning visual imagery, muscular narrative power, brutality, courage and breathtaking excitement, South by Java Head offers readers a chance to enjoy one of the greatest war novels ever written.

"Begins in August 1940 at the start of the Blitz. The mass-formation attacks have started, and the call to action stations - "attack alarms" is a daily occurence. This novel offers an account of that long summer when only a handful of fighter planes could prevent a British defeat." from

Old Quinings is a typically quiet and charming English village. But Kate Hardy, a successful and attractive young writer, soon finds a world of rivalries beneath the surface calm.

Continues the story of the Bouchard family begun in "Dynasty of death."