The World of Darkness Dogs of War
Author: Richard Clayton
Publisher: White Wolf Pub
Published: 2008-06-01
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781588467140
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Author: Richard Clayton
Publisher: White Wolf Pub
Published: 2008-06-01
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781588467140
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Chester A Crocker
Publisher: US Institute of Peace Press
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 770
ISBN-13: 9781929223978
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe definitive volume on the sources of contemporary conflict and the array of possible responses to it.
Author: Rebecca Frankel
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: 2015-10-13
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781250075079
DOWNLOAD EBOOK*A New York Times bestseller* A compelling look at the important role that dogs have played in America's most recent military conflicts, replete with the touching stories of individual dogs and their handlers/soldiers Under the cover of night, deep in the desert of Afghanistan, a US Army handler led a Special Forces patrol with his military working dog. Without warning an insurgent popped up, his weapon raised. At the handler's command, the dog charged their attacker. There was the flash of steel, the blur of fur, and the sound of a single shot; the handler watched his dog take a bullet. During the weeks it would take the dog to heal, the handler never left its side. The dog had saved his life. Loyal and courageous, dogs are truly man's best friend on the battlefield. While the soldiers may not always feel comfortable calling the bond they form love, the emotions involved are strong and complicated. In War Dogs, Rebecca Frankel offers a riveting mix of on-the-ground reporting, her own hands-on experiences in the military working dog world, and a look at the science of dogs' special abilities--from their amazing noses and powerful jaws to their enormous sensitivity to the emotions of their human companions. The history of dogs in the US military is long and rich, from the spirit-lifting mascots of the Civil War to the dogs still leading patrols hunting for IEDs today. Frankel not only interviewed handlers who deployed with dogs in wars from Vietnam to Iraq, but top military commanders, K-9 program managers, combat-trained therapists who brought dogs into war zones as part of a preemptive measure to stave off PTSD, and veterinary technicians stationed in Bagram. She makes a passionate case for maintaining a robust war-dog force. In a post-9/11 world rife with terrorist threats, nothing is more effective than a bomb-sniffing dog and his handler. With a compelling cast of humans and animals, this moving book is a must read for all dog lovers--military and otherwise.
Author: Anthony C. Winkler
Publisher: Akashic Books
Published: 2007-06-01
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 1617750875
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA novel of a Jamaican woman’s adventures, from an author with “a fine ear for patois and dialogue, and a love of language that makes bawdy jokes crackle” (The New Yorker). “An acclaimed comic novelist in his native Jamaica, Winkler makes a long overdue American debut with this laugh riot. His heroine is Precious Higginson, a Christian Jamaican woman of 47 whose conventional worldview and proud, pious manner make her unintentionally funny. After her husband dies unexpectedly, Precious moves in with her son and his wife, but pudding-loving Precious and her health-nut daughter-in-law quickly turn the house into a war zone. It’s off to America then to stay with her daughter, a Miami police officer, and her hairdressing husband, Henry . . . After Henry makes a pass, Precious takes a job as live-in housekeeper at a Fort Lauderdale mansion. There, she cares for a spoiled dog, Riccardo; argues with Riccardo’s animal rights zealot owner, Mistress Lucy, who declares Precious ‘speciest’ for failing to appreciate it when Riccardo pees on her new shoes . . . Precious learns much about the limits of piety as the indignities mount and her beliefs are challenged in increasingly outrageous ways. Winkler’s wit, his ear for dialect and the sublime creation that is Precious add up to one howlingly funny book.” —Publishers Weekly
Author: Adrian Tchaikovsky
Publisher: Dogs of War
Published: 2018-06
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 1786693909
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMy name is Rex. I am a good dog. Rex is also seven foot tall at the shoulder, bulletproof, bristling with heavy calibre weaponry and his voice resonates with subsonics expecially designed to instil fear. With Dragon, Honey and Bees, he's part of a Multiform Assault Pack operating in the lawless anarchy of Compeche, Mexico. As a genitically engineered Bioform, Rex is a deadly weapon in a dirty war. But all he wants to be is a Good Dog. And to do that he must do exactly what Master says and kill a lot of enemies. But who, exactlym, ar the enemies? What happens when Master is tried as a war criminal? What rights does the Geneva Convention grant weapons? Do Rex and his fellow Bioforms even have a right to exist? And what happens when Rex slips his leash?
Author: Ian James Ross
Publisher: Abrams
Published: 2016-06-07
Total Pages: 271
ISBN-13: 1468312278
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Roman centurion sent to the empire’s distant northern edge encounters treachery beyond Hadrian’s Wall in this historical epic series debut. Roman Britain, Fourth Century AD. Once a soldier in an elite legion from the Danube, newly promoted centurion Aurelius Castus now finds himself stuck in the provincial backwater of Britannia. Just beyond Hadrian’s Wall are a savage people allied with Rome known as the Picts. When their king dies under mysterious circumstances, an envoy must be sent to negotiate with their new leader. And Castus is selected to command the envoy’s bodyguard. What starts as a simple diplomatic mission ends in bloody tragedy. As Castus and his men fight for their lives, the legionnaire discovers that nothing about his doomed mission was ever what it seemed. The first book in Ian James Ross’s Twilight of Empire series, War at the Edge of the World is an exciting debut from an author as gifted at telling a story as he is at bringing the Late Roman Empire to life.
Author: Wayne Peacock
Publisher: White Wolf Publishing
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781588463395
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Brenda Cooper
Publisher: Espec Books
Published: 2016-05-02
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781942990338
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDogs have fought for us for centuries, not because of the ideals of service to King and Country, but out of unwavering loyalty and devotion to their human Masters. In tribute, we bring you seventeen stories of our animal comrades-in-arms.
Author: James Reston, Jr.
Publisher: Anchor
Published: 2006-10-10
Total Pages: 402
ISBN-13: 1400031915
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the acclaimed author of Warriors of God comes a riveting account of the pivotal events of 1492, when towering political ambitions, horrific religious excesses, and a drive toward international conquest changed the world forever.James Reston, Jr., brings to life the epic story of Spain’s effort to consolidate its own burgeoning power by throwing off the yoke of the Vatican. By waging war on the remaining Moors in Granada and unleashing the Inquisitor Torquemada on Spain’s Jewish and converso population, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella attained enough power and wealth to fund Columbus’ expedition to America and to chart a Spanish destiny separate from that of Italy. With rich characterizations of the central players, this engrossing narrative captures all the political and religious ferment of this crucial moment on the eve of the discovery of the New World.
Author: Robert Weinberg
Publisher: White Wolf Games Studio
Published: 1997-09
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781565048645
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"One world. Five visions. Enter White Wolf Game Studio's World of Darkness through the eyes of six master storytellers"--Page 4 of cover