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Special Ops Cowboy: A Western Romantic Suspense Novel (Midnight Pass, Texas #2)
by Addison FoxDeath stalks a cowboy&’s growing familyIt&’s a typical Texas night when Reese Grantham intends to drown her sorrows in a local bar. Her evening soon turns around, thanks to military operative turned rancher Hoyt Reynolds. Before she knows it, Reese is expecting a bundle of joy, but when she enters a killer&’s crosshairs, there&’s nothing Hoyt won&’t do to save her and his child.From Harlequin Romantic Suspense: Danger. Passion. Drama.Feel the excitement in these uplifting romances, part of the Midnight Pass, Texas miniseries:Book 1: The Cowboy's Deadly MissionBook 2: Special Ops CowboyBook 3: Under the Rancher's ProtectionBook 4: Undercover K-9 Cowboy
Special Ops Exclusive (The Hunted)
by Elle KennedyIn the midst of revolution, a renegade reporter and a Special Ops commando team to go after the truth in this sexy military romance series.Nothing will stop star journalist Rebecca Parker from getting a story—not a rioting mob, or even the sexy military man who literally sweeps her off her feet to safety. Nick Prescott is a hot number, a killer headline, and a bad liar. Who is he really? Who wants him dead? And how is he tied to the sinister government plot Rebecca’s been investigating? By teaming up with Nick to uncover the truth, the red-haired spitfire puts her own life in danger. Ignoring his warnings to walk away, Rebecca proves that she does what she wants and makes no apologies. But can this fierce survivor get the love she needs?
Special Ops Fitness Training: High-Intensity Workouts of Navy Seals, Delta Force, Marine Force Recon and Army Rangers
by Mark De LisleTest yourself against the world&’s most elite fighting forces with this fitness program modeled after the special operations training programs. In Special Ops Fitness Training, ex-Navy SEAL Mark De Lisle brings together the most rigorous conditioning techniques from America&’s top military programs in order to create the ultimate workout. Packed with mind-challenging, body- strengthening tasks that test the mettle of any athlete, this phenomenal conditioning manual presents the best of the best as it shows you how to reach the highest levels of fitness. Every aspect of training is incorporated into the program, including warm-ups, stretching, upper body, lower body, cardio, running, swimming, goal-setting, and motivation. The author has trained thousands of people and witnessed time and again the amazing results achieved by these unique techniques. He teaches readers what it takes to rise to the occasion when nothing less than total commitment will do. Drawn from the actual programs used by America&’s special operation forces: •Navy SEALs •Army Rangers •Delta Force •Marine Force Recon
Special Ops Heroes
by Michael AshcroftSpecial Ops Heroes tells the extraordinary stories behind Lord Ashcroft's collection of SAS and other Special Forces medals - the largest of its kind in the world. The action-packed stories span some sixty years from the exploits of the newly-formed SAS early in the Second World War to the end of the twentieth century. It features several remarkable groups of medals for some of the most audacious escapades of the Second World War as well as more recent medals awarded for bravery in Northern Ireland, Darfur and at the Iranian Embassy Seige in London.
Special Ops Heroes
by Michael AshcroftSpecial Ops Heroes tells the extraordinary stories behind Lord Ashcroft's collection of SAS and other Special Forces medals - the largest of its kind in the world. The action-packed stories span some sixty years from the exploits of the newly-formed SAS early in the Second World War to the end of the twentieth century. It features several remarkable groups of medals for some of the most audacious escapades of the Second World War as well as more recent medals awarded for bravery in Northern Ireland, Darfur and at the Iranian Embassy Seige in London.
Special Ops Liberators: 223 (Bomber Support) Squadron, 100 Group, and the Electronic War (Bomber Support)
by Steve Bond Richard ForderThis WWII Royal Air Force history reveals the activities of special ops squadrons and the electronic warfare and countermeasures they deployed. Established within the Royal Air Force Bomber Command, No. 100 Group was dedicated to the complex business of electronic warfare. Though its role was vital, it remains one of the least understood aspects of RAF operations during the Second World War. In this meticulously researched volume, aviation historian Steve Bond and Squadron Leader Richard Forder RAF (Ret&’d) shed important light on the work of No. 100 Group by analyzing one of its Bomber Support Squadrons, No. 223. Equipped with former USAAF Liberators, No. 223 Squadron operated from August of 1944 to the end of the European war. Its primary role was protecting Bomber Command Main Force ops through the use of experimental radio and radar countermeasures against German defenses. With unique access to original documents and firsthand accounts from both sides of the conflict, Forder and Bond present a detailed and comprehensive picture of the secret activities of these special operatives and their effect on German defenses.
Special Ops Seduction (An Alaska Force Novel #5)
by Megan CraneShe's the last woman he ever wanted to see again... After an official operation turned deadly, Jonas Crow began a new life in Grizzly Harbor with Alaska Force. But when fellow soldier Bethan Wilcox joins the group, she forces him to remember things he actively prefers to forget. That&’s unforgivable enough. But now the two of them are forced together on a mission to uncover deadly secrets tied to their complicated past, and with the heat between them at a boil, forgiveness is the least of his worries... And the only woman he needs. Bethan Wilcox, one of the first women to make it through Army Ranger school, didn't join Alaska Force to deal with Jonas's foul temper. Or her own errant attraction to him. Thrown together in a race against the clock, they have to pretend to be a couple and play nice to throw the enemy off their scent. She knows better than to let their pretend love feel real...especially while time is running out. Jonas has always been good at saving the world. But it&’s Bethan he needs to save this time around—if she doesn&’t save him first.
Special Ops: Four Accounts of the Military's Elite Forces
by Orr KellyFour military histories from a writer &“whose fine work should be of great interest . . . both to casual readers and to uniformed students of special ops&” (Publishers Weekly). An expert in military affairs, Orr Kelly reveals the cutting-edge technology and jaw-dropping courage of the US military&’s elite forces on land, sea, and air. Brave Men, Dark Waters: Originating in World War II as Underwater Demolition Teams, the Navy SEALs are the best of the best in the armed forces—known for their toughness and fearlessness, and their remarkable ability to get the job—any job—done. Facing America&’s enemies across the globe, these modern warriors were the first to enter the fight in Vietnam, Panama, Grenada, and Iraq. Brave Men, Dark Waters is &“the most complete in-depth study of this fabled elite unit&” (Library Journal). Never Fight Fair!: Here, in their own words, are the true accounts of the US Navy SEALs—from their formation in World War II to the jungles of Vietnam to the deserts of Iraq. In this riveting oral history, these brave men speak openly about their training and their missions, offering the uncensored, inspiring, and sometimes shocking truth about their combat triumphs and their rare but devastating failures. Hornet: Born in 1978, the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet has forever changed the way America&’s wars are fought. This is the fascinating true story of the controversial development and deployment of the state-of-the-art supersonic fighter and attack aircraft with a top speed of more than one thousand miles per hour. Kelly details how Hornet came to be, how it was nearly doomed by an unprecedented political battle, and how it has served ably in combat from its first mission in Libya to Operation Desert Storm and well beyond. From a Dark Sky: Very little is known about US Air Force Special Operations—yet their exploits have been as daring and their achievements as remarkable as anything accomplished by their brother warriors. Since World War II, these ultrasecretive air commandos have routinely performed the nearly impossible, from providing air support for partisans in Nazi-occupied France to participating in clandestine CIA operations in Vietnam and Cambodia to secretly inserting covert operatives into North Korea. From a Dark Sky is &“a well-conceived and well-executed, well-deserved tribute to an uncommonly fine body of American warriors&” (Booklist).
Special Reconnaissance and Advanced Small Unit Patrolling: Tactics, Techniques and Procedures for Special Operations Forces
by Edward WolcoffComprehensive guide on Special Forces Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures written by a special operations combat veteran.This book will serve as a tactical “bible” tailored to the military Special Operations, intelligence and paramilitary/law-enforcement communities and other interested parties – with the intention of breaking the invent-and-forget/reinventing-the-wheel cycle with an aim to (1) increase the effectiveness and lethality of SpecOps personnel and units, while (2) saving the lives of SpecOps personnel engaged in high-risk operations. Wolcoff describes numerous historical examples of special reconnaissance (SR) operations, with some emphasis on lessons-learned/Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures gained from the legendary Military Assistance Command Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) SR operations conducted during the Vietnam-era, including operational accounts and analyses of specific missions. Few of these TTPs and lessons-learned have been archived or collated into a usable form for SpecOps personnel or units; this book is intended to preserve and embed this valuable and volatile compilation of tradecraft, that has been obtained at such cost in lives. Wolcoff covers the gamut of specialized SR topics ranging from operational planning and preparation, through execution, logistics and command and control – all in substantial trade-craft detail.
Special Trust and Confidence: The Making of an Officer
by Cathy DownesThis is an examination and an analysis of the systems of recruitment, selection, education and training for junior officers in the British Armed Forces. It is a study based around four core institutions: The Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, The Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, the Department of Initial Officer Training, Royal Air Force College, Cranwell and the Officers Training Wing, Commando Training Centre, Royal Marines, Lympstone. The conclusions reveal the enduring dilemmas involved in the preparation of officer aspirants for entry to the British military profession.
Specialized Assault Units Of The World War I Western Front: A Comparative Study Of The German Stormtrooper Battalions, And Canadian Trench Raiders
by Major Christopher J. GhizThis thesis will use a comparative study of the German Storm trooper battalions and the Canadian trench raiders in order to examine the dynamics of the World War I battlefield, the role of military culture in adaptation in order to acknowledge and act on the requirements of battlefield innovation. The purpose is to determine what key factors contributed to the tactical effectiveness of specialized assault units on the Western Front. The military cultures of these armies comprised the logical and innovative principles that were fundamental in the tactical effectiveness of these elite assault units by making revolutionary developments in force structure, institutional support, personnel selection, decentralized leadership, and training on small-unit tactics and advanced weaponry. Did these tactics create similar or different effects for each army? What factors did these armies use to organize and employ these assault units? To answer these questions, several areas will be examined: (1) force structure, (2) institutional support, (3) personnel selection, and (4) training on decentralized leadership, small unit infiltration tactics, and advanced weaponry. Both armies had different backgrounds and situations. The German Army's Sturm battalions represented an army-wide institutionalization of organization, selection and technique. The Canadian Corps' trench raiders were based on the Canadian Corps' homogeneous structure that separated itself from the BEF in developing its own doctrine, training schools, organization, and tactical innovations.
Specter (Seal Team Seven, #2)
by Keith DouglassThird Platoon, SEAL Team Seven, is just recovering from a secret intelligence-gathering mission in Croatia and Bosnia that was supposed to have been a quick sneak-and-peek, but turned out to be a massive firefight from which they barely escaped with their lives, when a Greek jet, carrying a U.S. congresswoman is hijacked. After some intelligence-gathering, it is discovered that the congresswoman and her staff are being held in a medieval castle in Macedonia and Third Platoon is preparing for another mission, a hostage rescue, into the war-torn Balkans.
Spectre: Shatnerverse: Mirror Universe (Star Trek)
by William Shatner Judith Reeves-StevensRetired and happily in love, Kirk believes his adventuring days are over. But as he returns to Earth for the first time since his apparent "death" upon the Enterprise-B, events elsewhere in the galaxy set in motion a mystery that may provide Kirk with his greatest challenge yet. The Enterprise-E, under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, is exploring an unstable region of space on a scientific mission of vital concern to Starfleet when they discover the last thing they ever expected to find: a lonely, battle-scarred vessel that is instantly recognizable to every member of Picard's crew. Five years after being lost with all hands in the Delta Quadrant, the Starship Voyager has come home! The commander of Voyager, one Tom Paris, explains that Captain Kathryn Janeway and half of the original crew is dead, but if that is true, who is the mysterious woman who has kidnapped Kirk back on Earth, pleading with him to assist her against a threat to the entire Federation? All is not as it seems, and soon Kirk is forced to confront the hideous consequences of actions taken more than a hundred years prior, as well as his own inner doubts. After years of quiet and isolation, does he still have what it takes to put things right-and join with Captain Picard to save the lives of everyone aboard a brand-new Enterprise? An unforgettable saga peopled by old friends and ancient enemies, Star Trek: Spectre propels Kirk on a journey of self-discovery every bit as harrowing as the cataclysmic new adventure that awaits him.
Speed (The Seven Prequels #5)
by Ted StauntonHow can you liven up a boring camping trip with your grandpa and your younger brother? Spencer has the answer: lose the new cell phone you weren't supposed to bring with you. Add a War of 1812 reenactment, a student film crew, an old flame of Grandpa's, Laura Secord's cowbell and a larcenous hardcore history buff, and you get a weekend that gives Spencer his first taste of independence and maybe a glimpse of his future, by way of the past. In this funny prequel to Jump Cut and Coda, the goofy and creative Spencer gets caught up in a War of 1812 reenactment.
Speed and Power
by John Halliday Eric Peltz Aimee BowerUsing a case study based on the Army's new Stryker Brigade Combat Team, the authors explore how the Army might improve its ability to contribute to prompt, global power projection, that is, strategically responsive early-entry forces for time-critical events. The authors examine options to reach a dual goal: to initiate deployment of the right force capabilities, and then get those capabilities where they need to be as quickly as possible.
Speed: The Life of a Test Pilot and Birth of an American Icon
by Keith Dunnavant Bob GillilandOn December 22, 1964, at a small, closely guarded airstrip in the desert town of Palmdale, California, Lockheed test pilot Bob Gilliland stepped into a strange-looking aircraft and roared into aviation history. Developed at the super-secret Skunk Works, the SR-71 Blackbird was a technological marvel. In fact, more than a half century later, the Mach 3–plus titanium wonder, designed by Clarence L. &“Kelly&” Johnson, remains the world&’s fastest jet. It took a test pilot with the right combination of intelligence, skill, and nerve to make the first flight of the SR-71, and the thirty-eight-year-old Gilliland had spent much of his life pushing the edge. In Speed one of America&’s greatest test pilots collaborates with acclaimed journalist Keith Dunnavant to tell his remarkable story: How he was pushed to excel by his demanding father. How a lucky envelope at the U.S. Naval Academy altered the trajectory of his life. How he talked his way into U.S. Air Force fighters at the dawn of the jet age, despite being told he was too tall. How he made the conscious decision to trade the security of the business world for the dangerous life of an experimental test pilot, including time at the clandestine base Area 51, working on the Central Intelligence Agency&’s Oxcart program. The narrative focuses most intently on Gilliland&’s years as the chief test pilot of the SR-71, as he played a leading role in the development of the entire fleet of spy planes while surviving several emergencies that very nearly ended in disaster. Waging the Cold War at 85,000 feet, the SR-71 became an unrivaled intelligence-gathering asset for the U.S. Air Force, invulnerable to enemy defenses for a quarter century. Gilliland&’s work with the SR-71 defined him, especially after the Cold War, when many of the secrets began to be revealed and the plane emerged from the shadows—not just as a tangible museum artifact but as an icon that burrowed deep into the national consciousness. Like the Blackbird itself, Speed is a story animated by the power of ambition and risk-taking during the heady days of the American Century.
Speer: Hitler's Architect
by Martin Kitchen&“Sets the record straight on Albert Speer&’s assertions of ignorance of the Final Solution and claims to being the &‘good Nazi.&’&”—Kirkus Reviews In his bestselling autobiography, Albert Speer, Minister of Armaments and chief architect of Nazi Germany, repeatedly insisted he knew nothing of the genocidal crimes of Hitler&’s Third Reich. In this revealing new biography, author Martin Kitchen disputes Speer&’s lifelong assertions of ignorance and innocence, portraying a far darker figure who was deeply implicated in the appalling crimes committed by the regime he served so well. Kitchen reconstructs Speer&’s life with what we now know, including information from valuable new sources that have come to light only in recent years. The result is the first truly serious accounting of the man, his beliefs, and his actions during one of the darkest epochs in modern history, not only countering Speer&’s claims of non-culpability but also disputing the commonly held misconception that it was his unique genius alone that kept the German military armed and fighting long after its defeat was inevitable. &“A devastating portrait of an empty, narcissistic and compulsively ambitious personality.&”—The Wall Street Journal &“Kitchen&’s exhaustively researched, detailed book nails, one by one, the lies of the man who provided a thick coat of whitewash to millions of old Nazis. Its fascinating account of how the moral degradation of the chaotic Nazi regime corrupted an entire nation is a timely warning for today.&”—Daily Mail (&“Book of the Month&”) &“[An] excellent new biography . . . Kitchen has taken a wrecking ball to Speer&’s mendacious and meticulously created self-image. And about time, too.&”—History Today
Spellsinger (Gateway Essentials #344)
by Alan Dean FosterIt was where beasts walked and talked as men, armed with swords and daggers. And it was where Clothahump, turtle and wizard, stretched his powers of sorcery to their limit, reaching out to another universe, seeking help to combat the force of evil emanating from the dreaded Greendowns. And so Jonathan Meriweather found himself plucked from his peaceful university life and catapulted into a strange new world to become part of a very strange fellowship. Soldier and crusader, fighting with sword and song, he is the Spellsinger.
Spetsnaz: Russia's Special Forces
by Johnny Shumate Mark GaleottiWhen the shadowy, notorious Spetsnaz were first formed, they drew on a long Soviet tradition of elite, behind-the-lines commando forces from World War II and even earlier. Throughout the 1960s-70s they were instrumental both in projecting Soviet power in the Third World and in suppressing resistance within the Warsaw pact. As a powerful, but mysterious tool of a world superpower, the Spetsnaz have inevitably become the focus of many 'tall tales' in the West. In this book, a peerless authority on Russia's military Special Forces debunks several of these myths, uncovering truths that are often even more remarkable. Now, since the chaotic dissolution of the USSR and the two Chechen Wars, Russian forces have seen increasing modernization, involving them ever more in power-projection, counter-insurgency and anti-terrorism and the Spetsnaz have been deployed as a spearhead in virtually all of these operations. This book offers a unique, absorbing guide to the secrets of the Spetsnaz, their most noteworthy missions and personalities, but is also packed with details such as orders-of-battle, equipment and operational doctrine.
Spezialkräfte: Heldenhafte Geschichten aus aller Welt
by Steve StoneSpezialeinheiten sind Militäreinheiten, die für unkonventionelle Einsätze ausgebildet sind. Spezialeinheiten entstanden Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts und erlebten während des Zweiten Weltkriegs mit der Gründung von Spezialeinheiten wie der SAS und den U.S. Navy SEALs einen bedeutenden Aufschwung. Diese Auswahl fesselnder Geschichten von Spezialkräften aus aller Welt. Sie umfasst vier Jahrzehnte erstaunlicher Operationen. Darunter die Operation Adlerkralle, die Operation Gothic Serpent, die Operation Neptune Spear und viele andere actiongeladene Geschichten. Special Forces sind hoch angesehen, und die Soldaten dieser Eliteeinheiten haben ein hartes Auswahl- und Trainingsprogramm durchlaufen, um es an die Front zu schaffen. Ob es sich nun um einen Delta Force-Operator, einen Navy SEAL, einen SAS-Trooper oder einen anderen Special Forces-Operator handelt. Heute ist enge Zusammenarbeit der Schlüssel zu vielen Missionen - auch wenn die Rivalität, der Beste zu sein, der Erste, der ein Ziel erreicht oder derjenige, der ein hochkarätiges Ziel ausschaltet. Die Geschichten in diesem Buch sind so ausgewählt, dass sie nicht nur den Erfolg, sondern auch das Scheitern und die Lehren aus jeder einzelnen Operation zeigen. Hochtechnologie ist nach wie vor kein Ersatz für den Einsatz vor Ort, wo hochqualifizierte Agenten immer noch Informationen sammeln können, zu denen kein Auge aus dem Himmel in der Lage ist.
Spider Shepherd: SAS (Volume I)
by Stephen LeatherDan "Aranha" Spider é o herói da série de bestsellers do Sunday Times, escrita por Stephen Leather. Antes de ser um polícia à paisana e agente do MI5, Aranha foi um soldado e membro da elite dos SAS. Esta coleção de curtas histórias, publicada anteriormente em brochuras, cobrem o período antes de Shepherd se juntar aos SAS, como se saiu nos SAS e como adquiriu a sua alcunha, e detalha as suas aventuras numa Serra Leoa devastada pela guerra. As histórias apresentam muitos dos personagens que aparecem nos livros de Aranha Shepherd. As curtas histórias são - Alvos difíceis, Seleção natural, Fuga à justa, Aviso, Território hostil e Diamantes brutos.
Spider Shepherd: Seis historias cortas con Dan "Spider" Shepherd, el héroe de la serie best-seller del Sunday Times.
by Stephen LeatherDan "Spider" Shepherd es el héroe de la serie más vendida del Sunday Times escrita por Stephen Leather. Antes de ser un policía encubierto y un oficial del MI5, Spider era un soldado y miembro de la élite SAS. Esta colección de cuentos, publicada en rústica por primera vez, cubre el período antes de que Shepherd se uniera al SAS, cómo se inscribió en el SAS y adquirió su apodo y detalla sus aventuras en Sierra Leona, devastada por la guerra. Las historias presentan a muchos de los personajes que aparecen en los libros de Spider Shepherd. Las historias cortas son: objetivos duros, selección natural, escape estrecho, orden de advertencia, territorio hostil y diamantes en bruto.
Spider Shepherd: Una colección de historias cortas de acción (Spider Shepherd: SAS #2)
by Stephen LeatherEl segundo volumen de seis historias cortas de Spider Shepherd en un solo volumen por el autor de bestsellers Stephen Leather. Las historias cortas son: Protección Personal, La Cuerda, Paquete de Planeación, Fuego Amigo, Descarga de Muertos y Zona Mortal, las cuales presentan a Dan "Spider" Shepherd, cuyas aventuras han sido bestsellers del Sunday Times.
Spiders from the Shadows (Wrath & Righteousness #Episode Nine)
by Chris StewartINTO THE LION'S DEN <p><p> "The battle wasn't starting. It was almost over. There was nothing he could do now, no way to stop the coming wave from crashing down. He had walked into a den of predators so full of jealousy and fury that they couldn't reason anymore. They were outsiders on the inside, the cancer next to the bone, the disease that would kill the nation after having lain dormant all these years." <p> As the forces of Darkness work to consolidate worldwide power into a new regime, the Secretary of Defense realizes that he is the Republic's last chance. With the former FBI Director by his side, the two men launch a daring plan to infiltrate Raven Rock--a secure underground military complex that is hosting the new government. <p> But Lucifer and his accomplices are not sitting idly by. After taking the FBI Director in to Raven Rock they launch a brilliant propaganda counterstrike that the SecDef never saw coming. <p> With no obstacles left in their way, the group of six men prepare to leave Raven Rock to begin reassembling the world they've destroyed. But the SecDef isn't ready to give in. With one last card to play, he sends one of his most trusted allies, a woman with no experience in combat or espionage, on a life or death mission directly into the lion's den. <p> Against the backdrop of torn-from-the-headlines Middle Eastern drama, the Wrath & Righteousness series is a fast-paced thriller that explores man's role in the eternal battle between good and evil. <p> Wrath & Righteousnessis a ten episode e-book series by Chris Stewart, a world-record-setting Air Force pilot (fastest nonstop flight around the world) and New York Times bestselling author of several books, including The Miracle of Freedom.
Spies
by Michael FraynThe National Bestseller The sudden trace of a disturbing, forgotten aroma compels Stephen Wheatley to return to the site of a dimly remembered but troubling childhood summer in wartime London. As he pieces together his scattered memories, we are brought back to a quiet, suburban street where two boys--Keith and his sidekick, Stephen--are engaged in their own version of the war effort: spying on the neighbors, recording their movements, and ferreting out their secrets. But when Keith utters six shocking words, the boy’s game of espionage takes a sinister and unintended turn, transforming a wife’s simple errands and the ordinary rituals of family life into the elements of adult catastrophe. Childhood and innocence, secrecy, lies and repressed violence are all gently laid bare as once again Michael Frayn powerfully demonstrates that what appears to be happening in front of our eyes often turns out to be something we cannot see at all.