The former commander of the Israeli Air Force recounts his own rise from the ranks, the growth of his air force from pre-Independence secrecy to precision invincibility, and the struggle for men, material, and Israel's survival
#1 bestselling author Ken Follett tells the inspiring true story of the Middle East hostage crisis that began in 1978, and of the unconventional means one American used to save his countrymen. . . . When two of his employees were held hostage in a heavily guarded prison fortress in Iran, one man took matters into his own hands: businessman H. Ross Perot. His team consisted of a group of volunteers from the executive ranks of his corporation, handpicked and trained by a retired Green Beret officer. To free the imprisoned Americans, they would face incalculable odds on a mission that only true heroes would have dared. . . .
This is a true story of a successful Berlin Wall escape that happened in August of 1986, where three American Soldiers helped an East Berlin Woman Escape in to West Berlin where she obtained her freedom. This book contains the exciting details of how each event unfolded before, during, and after the escape. A very captivating story!!!
Awaiting the Moshiach is one of the underpinnings of Jewish belief, one of Maimonides's Thirteen Principles of Faith. In this important and groundbreaking work, the author gathers together the teachings of the Sages on this subject in an illuminating and thought-provoking question-and-answer format.
Deeply worried about his mother, whose terminal illness is approaching its final stages, Tony finds distraction by rescuing a gull with a broken wing and nursing it back to health.
Take the next stagecoach to Wyldhaven, where the coffee's perked hot, the sheriff likes his apple pie fresh from the oven, and adventure invariably waits just around the next river bend. Boardinghouse owner Dixie Pottinger has done her best to avoid the attractive Dr. Griffin. But now that her mother-in-law is sick and he's going to be coming around more to care for her, Dixie knows she must inform him about her past. She works up her courage and feels great relief when she finally tells Dr. Griffin that she's a married woman...maybe...if her husband, Steven Pottinger, survived the bullet put into him before she fled. Dr. Flynn Griffin can't believe he's been having feelings for a married woman! His honor requires that he immediately put those feelings to rest. As for the man who had abused Dixie so badly that she retreated into hiding... If he was still alive, he better never show up in Wyldhaven, because Flynn had plenty of ideas on how to teach the man lessons in gentlemanly conduct. Little does Flynn know that Steven Pottinger is about to become his patient. Gravely injured by an accidental gunshot, Steven lies on the brink of eternity. Never in all his life has Flynn been tempted to break his Hippocratic Oath. Until now.
The most popular book Col has ever written. We have letters from all over the world attesting to the insights gained from this magnificent book collectors item. Kenneth Copeland, Robert Schuller, Benny Hinn, R. Zondervan (Zondervan Books) are just some of the people who have this book. There are over 30 scriptures about eagles, many are references to the eagle's qualities that we need in our Christian lives. How the eagle, trains its young, mates for life, their legendary boldness and tenacity, their ability to understand the wind currents, to soar on the thermals. The book is filled with breathtaking paintings by some of the world's most prestigious artists as well as Col's own photographs.