Legion of the Lost

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101118466
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (11 download)

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Book Synopsis Legion of the Lost by : Jaime Salazar

Download or read book Legion of the Lost written by Jaime Salazar and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The son of underpaid Mexican immigrants, Jaime earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue. But at twenty-three, he was disillusioned with the corporate fast track. So he became an outcast American in a hard-bitten group of recruits-men on the run from their pasts, men without hope: He joined the French Foreign Legion. From the Legion's notoriously brutal training to Salazar's fierce competitiveness, ultimate disillusionment and dramatic desertion, Legion of the Lost is a compelling, firsthand account of today's French Foreign Legion that will dispel myths while adding to the legend of the finest trained army of warriors the world has ever known.

Lost Legion Rediscovered

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Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1526779900
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Book Synopsis Lost Legion Rediscovered by : Donald O'Reilly

Download or read book Lost Legion Rediscovered written by Donald O'Reilly and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-07-19 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In AD383, according to Bishop Eucherius of Lyon, flooding caused part of the bank of the River Rhone to collapse, revealing a massed grave of thousands of bodies. Eucherius identified these as a legion recruited for the Roman army from the Christians of the Theban district in Egypt, whom he claimed had been massacred nearly a century previously (near the modern village of St Maurice-en-Valais in southwestern Switzerland) for refusing to obey orders they considered immoral. This incident, asserted by Eucherius as matter of fact, is unrecorded elsewhere. Even the existence of this Theban legion is unclear.

Roman Britain's Missing Legion

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Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
ISBN 13 : 152676573X
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Book Synopsis Roman Britain's Missing Legion by : Simon Elliott

Download or read book Roman Britain's Missing Legion written by Simon Elliott and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Examines all the possible fates of the famous IX legion . . . takes you on a fascinating detective journey through all the corners of the Roman Empire.” —History . . . The Interesting Bits! Legio IX Hispana had a long and active history, later founding York from where it guarded the northern frontiers in Britain. But the last evidence for its existence in Britain comes from AD 108. The mystery of their disappearance has inspired debate and imagination for decades. The most popular theory, immortalized in Rosemary Sutcliffe’s novel The Eagle of the Ninth, is that the legion was sent to fight the Caledonians in Scotland and wiped out there. But more recent archaeology (including evidence that London was burnt to the ground and dozens of decapitated heads) suggests a crisis, not on the border but in the heart of the province, previously thought to have been peaceful at this time. What if IX Hispana took part in a rebellion, leading to their punishment, disbandment and damnatio memoriae (official erasure from the records)? This proposed ‘Hadrianic War’ would then be the real context for Hadrian’s ‘visit’ in 122 with a whole legion, VI Victrix, which replaced the ‘vanished’ IX as the garrison at York. Other theories are that it was lost on the Rhine or Danube, or in the East. Simon Elliott considers the evidence for these four theories, and other possibilities. “A great and fascinating read . . . a page turner . . . The book offers some interesting and intriguing ideas around the fate of the Ninth.” —Irregular Magazine “An historical detective story pursued with academic rigour.” —Clash of Steel “A seminal and landmark study.” —Midwest Book Review

The Lost Legion

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Publisher : Doubleday Books
ISBN 13 : 9780385148283
Total Pages : 621 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (482 download)

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Book Synopsis The Lost Legion by : H. Warner Munn

Download or read book The Lost Legion written by H. Warner Munn and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1980-01-01 with total page 621 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vast tapestry of ancient times unfolds in this stirring tale of adventure and romance, whose setting reaches fom the hills of rome to the limits of the known world in the age of the Emperor Caligula.

The Lost Legion

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Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9780606151894
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (518 download)

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Book Synopsis The Lost Legion by : Tracey West

Download or read book The Lost Legion written by Tracey West and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2009-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reader, a clone at the end of his training, faces a variety of different adventures in a number of possible roles in the battle against the Separatists, in this book where the reader's choices determine what happens next

Mutiny of Rage

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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1633886891
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (338 download)

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Book Synopsis Mutiny of Rage by : Jaime Salazar

Download or read book Mutiny of Rage written by Jaime Salazar and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-08-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Salado Creek, Texas, 1918: Thirteen black soldiers stood at attention in front of gallows erected specifically for their hanging. They had been convicted of participating in one of America’s most infamous black uprisings, the Camp Logan Mutiny, otherwise known as the 1917 Houston Riots. The revolt and ensuing riots were carried out by men of the 3rd Battalion of the all-black 24th U.S. Infantry Regiment—the famed Buffalo Soldiers—after members of the Houston Police Department violently menaced them and citizens of the local black community. It all took place over one single bloody night. In the wake of the uprising, scores lay dead, including bystanders, police, and soldiers. This incident remains one of Texas’ most complicated and misrepresented historical events. It shook race relations in Houston and created conditions that sparked a nationwide surge of racial activism. In the aftermath of the carnage, what was considered the “trial of the century” ensued. Even for its time, its profundity and racial significance rivals that of the O.J. Simpson trial eight decades later. The courts-martial resulted in the hanging of over a dozen black soldiers, eliciting memories of slave rebellions. But was justice served? New evidence from declassified historical archives indicates that the courts-martial were rushed in an attempt to placate an angered white population as well as military brass. Mutiny of Rage sheds new light on a suppressed chapter in U.S. history. It also sets the legal record straight on what really happened, all while situating events in the larger context of race relations in America, from Nat Turner to George Floyd.

The Forgotten Legion

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Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1466815043
Total Pages : 771 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Book Synopsis The Forgotten Legion by : Ben Kane

Download or read book The Forgotten Legion written by Ben Kane and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2010-01-05 with total page 771 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the late Roman Republic, in the first century B.C.E., The Forgotten Legion is a tale of the greatest empire of the ancient world from the perspective of those on the lowest rungs of its society. Romulus and Fabiola are twins, born into slavery to a enslaved mother who is much beloved by them, and much abused by their owner. At 13 years old, they and their mother are sold: Romulus to gladiator school, Fabiola into prostitution, where she will catch the eye of one of the most powerful men in Rome, and their mother into obscurity and death in the salt mines. Tarquinius is an Etruscan, a warrior and soothsayer, born enemy of Rome and trained by the last haruspex in the forgotten arts of divination. A runaway slave, then an AWOL Legionaire, he has a long foretold destiny that will take him to the very ends of the known world. Brennus is a Gaul from the Allobreges tribe. In the battle against the Roman army, his entire family, perhaps his entire tribe, is slaughtered, and only he survives to be sold as a slave to be trained as a gladiator. He rises to become one of the most famous and feared gladiators of his day - and mentor to the boy slave, Romulus, who dreams night and day of escape and of revenge. The lives of these four characters are bound and interwoven in a marvellous story which begins in a Rome riven by corruption, violence and political enmities, but ends far away, where Romulus, Brennus and Tarquinius find themselves fighting against the Parthians and overwhelming odds - survivors of one of the most legendary battles in Roman military history and destined to become part of one of the most compelling, enduring legends: The Forgotten Legion.

The Quest for the Lost Roman Legions

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Publisher : Savas Beatie
ISBN 13 : 1611210089
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (112 download)

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Book Synopsis The Quest for the Lost Roman Legions by : Tony Clunn

Download or read book The Quest for the Lost Roman Legions written by Tony Clunn and published by Savas Beatie. This book was released on 2009-09-19 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of an ancient ambush that devastated Rome—and the modern-day hunt that finally revealed its location and its archaeological treasures. In 9 A.D., the seventeenth, eighteenth, & nineteenth Roman legions and their auxiliary troops under the command of Publius Quinctilius Varus vanished in the boggy wilds of Germania. They died singly and by the hundreds over several days in a carefully planned ambush led by Arminius—a Roman-trained German warrior adopted and subsequently knighted by the Romans, but determined to stop Rome’s advance east beyond the Rhine River. By the time it was over, some 25,000 men, women, and children were dead and the course of European history had been forever altered. “Quinctilius Varus, give me back my legions!” Emperor Augustus agonized aloud when he learned of the devastating loss. As decades passed, the location of the Varus defeat, one of the Western world’s most important battlefields, was lost to history. It remained so for two millennia. Fueled by an unshakable curiosity and burning interest in the story, a British Major named J. A. S. (Tony) Clunn delved into the nooks and crannies of times past. By sheer persistence and good luck, he turned the foundation of German national history on its ear. Convinced the running battle took place north of Osnabruck, Germany, Clunn set out to prove his point. His discovery of large numbers of Roman coins in the late 1980s, followed by a flood of thousands of other artifacts (including weapons and human remains), ended the mystery once and for all. Archaeologists and historians across the world agreed. Today, a state-of-the-art museum houses and interprets these priceless historical treasures on the very site Varus’s legions were lost. The Quest for the Lost Roman Legions is a masterful retelling of Clunn’s search to discover the Varus battlefield. His well-paced and vivid writing style makes for a compelling read as he alternates between his incredible modern quest and the ancient tale of the Roman occupation of Germany—based upon actual finds from the battlefield—that ultimately ended so tragically in the peat bogs of Kalkriese.

Lost Lions of Judah

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Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445659840
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)

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Book Synopsis Lost Lions of Judah by : Christopher Othen

Download or read book Lost Lions of Judah written by Christopher Othen and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-06-15 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The strange, untold story of the Nazis and adventurers who fought for Ethiopia against Mussolini’s invaders.

Legion Lost

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Publisher : Titan Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780857684356
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (843 download)

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Book Synopsis Legion Lost by : Dan Abnett

Download or read book Legion Lost written by Dan Abnett and published by Titan Publishing Company. This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Legion of Superheroes finds itself stranded in a distant galaxy, on the home planet of the vicious alien race known as the Progeny. Can the Legion overcome the Progeny and still make their way back home to Earth?

Furies of Calderon

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780441012688
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (126 download)

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Book Synopsis Furies of Calderon by : Jim Butcher

Download or read book Furies of Calderon written by Jim Butcher and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-06-28 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this extraordinary fantasy epic, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dresden Files leads readers into a world where the fate of the realm rests on the shoulders of a boy with no power to call his own... For a thousand years, the people of Alera have united against the aggressive and threatening races that inhabit the world, using their unique bond with the furies—elementals of earth, air, fire, water, wood, and metal. But in the remote Calderon Valley, the boy Tavi struggles with his lack of furycrafting. At fifteen, he has no wind fury to help him fly, no fire fury to light his lamps. Yet as the Alerans’ most savage enemy—the Marat horde—return to the Valley, Tavi’s courage and resourcefulness will be a power greater than any fury, one that could turn the tides of war...

Legion of the Lost

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Publisher : Berkley Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9780425210154
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (11 download)

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Book Synopsis Legion of the Lost by : Jaime Salazar

Download or read book Legion of the Lost written by Jaime Salazar and published by Berkley Publishing Group. This book was released on 2006 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique, firsthand glimpse inside the modern-day French Foreign Legion describes one young American's decision to join the legendary mercenary army, the rigors of training, his postings and missions, his ultimate disillusionment with the Legion, and his dramatic desertion. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

The Foreign Legion

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Publisher : New Directions Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0811225062
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (112 download)

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Book Synopsis The Foreign Legion by : Clarice Lispector

Download or read book The Foreign Legion written by Clarice Lispector and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 1992-02-17 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A radiant beauty of a writer."—The Los Angeles Times The Foreign Legion is a collection in two parts, gathering both stories and chronicles, and it offers wonderful evidence of Clarice Lispector's unique sensibility and range as an exponent of experimental prose. It opens with thirteen stories and the second part of the book presents her newspaper crônicas, which Lispector said she retrieved from a bottom drawer.

The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains

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Publisher : Quirk Books
ISBN 13 : 1594749337
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)

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Book Synopsis The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains by : Jon Morris

Download or read book The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains written by Jon Morris and published by Quirk Books. This book was released on 2017-03-28 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The oddest supervillains in comics history, in one amazing art-filled collection of overlooked crooked characters. From the golden age to the modern graphic novel, comic book superheroes need villains to battle. This collection affectionately spotlights the most ridiculous, bizarre, and cringe-worthy ever published, from fandom favorites like MODOK and Egg Fu to forgotten weirdos like Brickbat (choice of weapon: poison bricks). Casual comics readers and diehard enthusiasts alike will relish the hilarious commentary by author Jon Morris and vintage art from obscure old comics.

Our Friends Beneath the Sands

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Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 : 0297858416
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (978 download)

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Book Synopsis Our Friends Beneath the Sands by : Martin Windrow

Download or read book Our Friends Beneath the Sands written by Martin Windrow and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2010-04-29 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gripping true story of the French Foreign Legion in the Sahara. Ever since the 1920s the popular legend of the French Foreign Legion has been formed by P.C. Wren's novel BEAU GESTE - a world of remote forts, warrior tribes, and desperate men of all nationalities enlisting under pseudonyms to fight and die under the desert sun. As with all clichés, the reality is far richer and more surprising than this. In this book Martin Windrow describes desert battles and famous last stands in gripping detail - but he also shows exactly what the Foreign Legion were doing in North Africa in the first place. He explains how French colonial methods there actually had their roots in the jungles of Vietnam, and how the political pressures that kept the empire expanding can be traced to battles on the streets of Paris itself. His description of the Berber tribesmen of Morocco also reveals some disturbing modern parallels: the formidable guerrillas of the 1920s were inspired by an Islamic fundamentalist who was adept at using the world's media to further his cause. Martin Windrow's previous book THE LAST VALLEY received fabulous reviews across the English-speaking world. This unique book, which is the first to examine the 'golden age' of the Foreign Legion has followed suit.

Legion Lost (2011-) #12

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Publisher : DC Comics
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)

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Book Synopsis Legion Lost (2011-) #12 by : Tom DeFalco

Download or read book Legion Lost (2011-) #12 written by Tom DeFalco and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2013-03-20 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The team devises a plan to save their future by staying alive in the present! Will they survive the fight against the Metamerican and the Metamarines, or lose the battle against each other?

Legion Lost Vol. 1: Run From Tomorrow (The New 52)

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Publisher : DC
ISBN 13 : 1401240704
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (12 download)

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Book Synopsis Legion Lost Vol. 1: Run From Tomorrow (The New 52) by : Fabian Nicieza

Download or read book Legion Lost Vol. 1: Run From Tomorrow (The New 52) written by Fabian Nicieza and published by DC. This book was released on 2012-09-25 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven heroes from the 31st century have traveled back to the present day. Their mission: Save their future from annihilation. But when the future tech they brought with them fails, they find themselves trapped in a nightmarish world that, for them, is the ultimate struggle to survive! The Legionnaires struggle to find the hulking bio-terrorist Alastor, who released the deadly virus that has nearly wiped out the present day DC Universe, but with teammate losses mounting and new enemies popping up at every turn, the Legionnaires may never be able to return home. Collects issues #1-7.