Featuring exclusive interviews with the greatest players in team history, this is the definitive story of this Original Six franchise, told by the men who built it. Rangers legends—from Frank Boucher and Babe Pratt to Mark Messier, Henrik Lundqvist, and John Tortorella—tell of their experiences with the team to make a comprehensive oral history of the New York Rangers. This collection of first-person accounts is a must-have, perfect for any hockey fan.
Featuring exclusive interviews with the greatest players in team history, this is the definitive story of this Original Six franchise, told by the men who built it. Rangers legends—from Frank Boucher and Babe Pratt to Mark Messier, Henrik Lundqvist, and John Tortorella—tell of their experiences with the team to make a comprehensive oral history of the New York Rangers. This collection of first-person accounts is a must-have, perfect for any hockey fan.
It is a dark time for the Rangers of Taradoin. The Drai from the East, millenia old enemies, have grown in power, and are on the very verge of destroying not only the Rangers, but the entire world. Only one hope remains, that of an ancient sword, long lost artefacts of power, and a prophecy of one small boy who can save them all. Utilizing the best parts of a Multiplayer Roleplaying system which can be used independently from the book, the adventure falls into your hands, and it is up to you to find the fate of the world, to live the adventure, and shape the destiny of the one that is known as Drey Culler.
The year was 2258, And The first Rangers of the Earth Preserve were sent To The surface of the now uninhabited planet. It was vacated because we humans were simply too inept to care For The earth... She was sick and dying, and we, The people, were clearly the cause. There was only one rational solution to save the earth...we as a species must leave her. When environmentalists finally convinced world leaders of the global warming crisis, it was clear something drastic had to be done. Realizing that the earth would not survive mankind's thoughtless abuse much longer, humanity was forced to migrate To The orbiting Cities suspended five hundred miles above the surface of the planet. A different type of governance was established, called the Caretakers, whose purpose was the guardianship and welfare of the earth. As the sole stewards of the planet, they drafted a force of young, highly trained environmental specialists, The Rangers of the Earth Preserve, To venture To The earth and ensure her protection. But shortly after these Rangers begin their first tour of duty on the planet, one team, Senior Ranger Hicks and Junior Ranger Sara Goldman, discovers a secret so dire that it will forever change the relationship between the Cities And The earth. Catapulted into a deadly maze where deception, betrayal, and deep-rooted scandal lurk around every corner, these two Rangers must fight For The truth before it's too late. The Rangers of the Earth Preserve: An Environmental Tale by R.H. Biesel is an action-packed thriller with a unique twist on the political and environmental questions of our times. Readers will be kept guessing till the very end as they seek to find out the fate of all mankind.
The exciting true story of a legendary leader and the men who fought by his side in World War II, told in his own words From the moment they hit the beaches in North Africa to their last desperate struggle at Anzio, Darby’s Rangers asked for only one thing in World War II—the chance to fight. Experts at amphibious landings, night attacks, and close combat, the Rangers were the spearhead advancing U.S. forces. And at their helm was William O. Darby, a forceful, charismatic man who inspired, and was inspired by, his troops. Against overwhelming odds in Tunisia, through the concentrated hell at Gela, on to the final kill at Messina and the Italian mainland, Darby and his Rangers led the way. Darby’s Rangers is an authentic war story, as vivid as the action itself. “Proud reading . . . of value to a new generation of military historians and ‘battle buffs.’”—Military Affairs Magazine
The blackest of ancient cabals comes into collision with the rebirth of hope in a new science-fiction series by George Wier, the Titan of Texas Fiction: It is a thousand years after the Breakaway War and the fall of the Union on the fringe worlds of human space. While escaping from the Wardens of the Committee, John Hark finds the armored suit of the last Union Ranger, Sam O'Shea, steps inside, and is rocketed into orbit and a universe of adventure. With his new computer program friends, Pry and Bee, John returns to a hidden and ancient Ranger base orbiting his home world's twin binary star, and thus begins his true education. But the armed and armored Wardens, and especially the Watchers—the Wardens' cloaked and hooded counterparts—dominate what remains of the human worlds of the Omicron twin-star system, and they hold the reins to the yoke that keeps mankind from arising out of the ashes of their ancient downfall with the continued plunder and hoarding of all technology. The Committee has become a bloody priesthood, with its foot upon the chest of anyone who would dare rise up, and so John Hark needs help in order to beat them; help that must come from the unlikeliest of quarters—those who have been marked for death! Thus begins the adventure of a lifetime for John and his reborn contingent of Rangers, and against impossible odds. But the heart of the Committee is truly the blackest of hearts, with a startling and ancient secret with its roots in the Breakaway War itself. With not only John Hark's own home world in the crosshairs, but the future of humanity throughout the galaxy hanging in the balance, the reborn Rangers of Company C have little choice but to either win in the end or die trying, with no time for drawing lines in the sand.
A story of equipment failures, bad luck, poor planning and unbelievable courage written 25 years after the battle, this new book by Leigh Neville reveals the hard-hitting truth of what happened minute by minute in the dusty streets of Mogadishu. On October 3, 1993, Task Force Ranger was dispatched to seize two high-profile lieutenants of a Somali warlord. Special Forces troops were transported by ground vehicles and helicopters, and the mission was meant to be over within the hour. They quickly found themselves under heavy fire, and two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down. With a hastily organized relief column many hours away, the American troops faced a desperate battle for survival. Focusing on the stories of the soldiers on the ground, and in the air, Day of the Rangers reveals the experiences and recollections of the Special Forces units, including the Rangers, Delta operators and Nightstalker crews who fought in the battle of Mogadishu. Published to mark the battle's 25th anniversary and using recently declassified documents and new interviews with many of the participants, Day of the Rangers is a fascinating and revealing new history of a battle that would influence American Special Forces for decades to come.
This book is a tribute to the rivalry the New York Rangers had with the Boston Bruins during the decade that Emile Francis ran the club. Growing up, these two teams are what defined hockey for me and the team was not simply a city or a sweater or a jersey, it was the players. As Mr. Francis himself told me, "Every time we played it was a war. That was the greatest rivalry I've ever seen." I wrote this book for the fans of both teams, hoping that it would bring back some great memories from a time when the game was a lot different than it is today.
This is the first book in a series of short stories set in an area of the universe inhabited by a race known as the Felmorians. Three stories are included in this edition and together they serve as an introduction to the Alliance and its people. Starting 200 years previously the once great symbols of justice and peace are destroyed allowing two races to seize control of the Alliance Council. Then in the present day the people are subjected to the whims of their tyrannical leaders the Wolvus and Monitres. Though many are unhappy they live in fear of the Sentinels and Dark Guards, the enforcers of the Alliance. In this time period the Rangers are little more than a myth until fate brings together two smugglers, a member of the Resistance and a Dark Guard who by a series of unplanned events bring about a return of four Rangers displaced out of time. Together the eight of them vow to restore freedom to the people by fighting the oppression, and they become the "Last of the Rangers".
