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Ambushed in the Alps

Author : Zara Keane
Publisher : Beaverstone Press GmbH
ISBN 13 : 3039380125
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (393 download)

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Download or read book Ambushed in the Alps written by Zara Keane and published by Beaverstone Press GmbH. This book was released on 2022-03-29 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Angel Doyle, semi-reformed thief and accidental P.I., is back for a second adrenaline-fueled adventure. Angel and her friend and sidekick, Sidney, are thrilled to get their first official assignment for the Omega Group, a super-secret international P.I. agency co-run by Angel’s mother, former adult movie actress Desirée Chablis. The agency’s mission: to recover a cache of stolen Egyptian artifacts for a prestigious auction house before an international gang of art thieves can sell them at a black-market auction. With just seventy-two hours to locate the cache, Angel and Sidney are eager to be in the thick of the action. Finally, Angel will get to prove to Luc, the annoyingly hot ex-military P.I., that she’s just as skilled an investigator as he is. Instead, Desirée sidelines Angel and Sidney, making them bodyguards-babysitters for the auction house CEO’s bratty teenage daughter. The only upside to the job is the gorgeous setting. Who can say no to a free stay at a luxurious chalet in the Swiss Alps? Anticipating a weekend of chocolate, cheese, and breathtaking views, the last thing Angel expects is to find a corpse in her bath. The duo soon faces an ambush, a snowmobile chase, and a literal ticking bomb. By the time Luc rolls up at the chalet, injured and expecting a peaceful recuperation, Angel and Sidney are knee-deep in snowdrifts and dead bodies. Can they escape the mountain before the bomb triggers an avalanche?

Hannibal Crosses The Alps

Author : John Prevas
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 0786731214
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (867 download)

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Download or read book Hannibal Crosses The Alps written by John Prevas and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2009-03-05 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When he left his Spanish base one spring day in 218 B.C. with his 100,000-man army of mercenaries, officers, and elephants, Hannibal was launching not just the main offensive of the Second Punic War but also one of the great military journeys in ancient history. His masterful advance through rough terrain and fierce Celtic tribes proved his worth as a leader, but it was his extraordinary passage through the Alps—still considered treacherous even by modern climbers—that made him a legend. John Prevas combines rigorous research of ancient sources with his own excursions through the icy peaks to bring to life this awesome trek, solving the centuries-old question of Hannibal's exact route and shedding fresh light on the cultures of Rome and Carthage along the way. Here is the finest kind of history, sure to appeal to readers of Steven Pressfield's Gates of Fire: alive with grand strategy, the clash of empires, fabulous courage, and the towering figure of Hannibal Barca.

Knifed In Nice

Author : Zara Keane
Publisher : Beaverstone Press GmbH
ISBN 13 : 3039380052
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (393 download)

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Download or read book Knifed In Nice written by Zara Keane and published by Beaverstone Press GmbH. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I hadn’t planned on a trip to the French Riviera, but then, I hadn’t planned on shooting a London crime lord in his well-padded derrière.” Meet Angel Doyle, a semi-reformed thief and accidental P.I. During an unfortunate incident at her first legit job in years, Angel fires a ketamine dart into one of London’s most notorious gangsters. Now she’s in disguise and on the run. With a bunch of thugs on her tail, she embarks on a mad chase across France, determined to stay one step ahead of the villains. At least, that was the plan. The moment out-of-work actor Sidney Foggington-Smythe sits next to her on the train to Paris, Angel has no idea she’s just met the second half of their crime-solving duo. How can a fashion-obsessed posh boy be anything but a hindrance? When fate forces the two twenty-somethings into the same stolen Mercedes, Angel is hampered by an unwanted sidekick, a kidnapped cat, and a corpse with a tendency to pull a Houdini. Now Angel and Sidney are in a race against time to reach Nice, find the killer, and clear their names before their next destination is the morgue.

Ambushes and Surprises

Author : George Bruce Malleson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Ambushes and Surprises written by George Bruce Malleson and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Chronology of Early Medieval Western Europe

Author : Timothy Venning
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351589164
Total Pages : 744 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)

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Download or read book A Chronology of Early Medieval Western Europe written by Timothy Venning and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Chronology of Early Medieval Western Europe uses a wide range of both primary and secondary sources to chart the history of Britain and Western Europe, with reference to the Celtic world, Scandinavia, the Mediterranean and North America. Extending from the middle of the fifth century to the Norman Conquest in 1066, the book is divided into five chronologies that present the day-to-day developments of events such as the fall of Rome, the Viking invasion and the military campaigns of King Alfred, as well as charting the cult of the mysterious ‘King Arthur’. Timothy Venning’s accompanying introduction also provides a discussion of the different types of sources used and the development of sources and records throughout these centuries. Tying together the political, cultural and social elements of early medieval Western Europe, this chronology is both detailed and highly accessible, allowing students to trace this complex period and providing them with the perfect reference work for their studies.

Cornelius Nepos, Life of Hannibal

Author : Bret Mulligan
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1783741325
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (837 download)

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Download or read book Cornelius Nepos, Life of Hannibal written by Bret Mulligan and published by Open Book Publishers. This book was released on 2015-10-05 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trebia. Trasimene. Cannae. With three stunning victories, Hannibal humbled Rome and nearly shattered its empire. Even today Hannibal's brilliant, if ultimately unsuccessful, campaign against Rome during the Second Punic War (218-202 BC) make him one of history's most celebrated military leaders. This biography by Cornelius Nepos (c. 100-27 BC) sketches Hannibal's life from the time he began traveling with his father's army as a young boy, through his sixteen-year invasion of Italy and his tumultuous political career in Carthage, to his perilous exile and eventual suicide in the East. As Rome completed its bloody transition from dysfunctional republic to stable monarchy, Nepos labored to complete an innovative and influential collection of concise biographies. Putting aside the detailed, chronological accounts of military campaigns and political machinations that characterized most writing about history, Nepos surveyed Roman and Greek history for distinguished men who excelled in a range of prestigious occupations. In the exploits and achievements of these illustrious men, Nepos hoped that his readers would find models for the honorable conduct of their own lives. Although most of Nepos' works have been lost, we are fortunate to have his biography of Hannibal. Nepos offers a surprisingly balanced portrayal of a man that most Roman authors vilified as the most monstrous foe that Rome had ever faced. Nepos' straightforward style and his preference for common vocabulary make Life of Hannibal accessible for those who are just beginning to read continuous Latin prose, while the historical interest of the subject make it compelling for readers of every ability.

Tartarin of Tarascon, & Tartarin on the Alps

Author : Alphonse Daudet
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Tartarin of Tarascon, & Tartarin on the Alps written by Alphonse Daudet and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Europe

Author : Robert Ferguson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Europe written by Robert Ferguson and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Glaciers of the Alps

Author : John Tyndall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The Glaciers of the Alps written by John Tyndall and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ambush Force

Author : Don Pendleton
Publisher : Gold Eagle
ISBN 13 : 142681707X
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (268 download)

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Download or read book Ambush Force written by Don Pendleton and published by Gold Eagle. This book was released on 2008-05-01 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When an elite branch of U.S. Army Rangers are beheaded and burned in Afghanistan, fi ngers point to the Taliban. But Mack Bolan suspects otherwise. He's betting it was an inside job. But why? And, more importantly, whose hands are covered in Ranger blood? Looking for answers—and payback—Bolan goes undercover with a private security company based in Afghanistan. Immersed in the cutthroat world of hired assassins and a carefully hidden plot to offer up mercenaries and liberators alike to the highest bidder, Bolan finds himself in deeper than ever before. The Executioner will need to work fast—before he becomes the next casualty.

Greeks & Romans Bearing Gifts

Author : Carl J. Richard
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742556249
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (562 download)

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Download or read book Greeks & Romans Bearing Gifts written by Carl J. Richard and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lively and engaging book is the only popular work to explore the profound impact of Ancient Greece and Rome on the Founding Fathers. The classical education they imbibed as young students inspired them to undertake the American Revolution and influenced their approach to a host of constitutional and practical issues crucial to the shaping of the new American republic. Recounting the stirring stories the founders encountered in their favorite histories of Greece and Rome, renowned scholar Carl J. Richard explores what they learned from these vivid tales and how they applied these lessons to their own heroic quest to win American independence and establish a durable republic. Richard explains how the founders learned the importance of individual rights from the absence of those rights in Sparta, the superiority of republican government to monarchy from the Greek victory over the Persians, the perils of democracy from the instability of Athens, the need for a strong central government from the fall of Greece to Macedon and Rome, the importance of virtue to the success of a republic from early Rome, the need for eternal vigilance against ambitious individuals from the fall of the Roman republic, and the preciousness of liberty from its destruction by the Roman emperors. Crucial to the decisions that shaped the United States, these lessons remain invaluable today for every citizen concerned with America's future course.

You Have to Die in Piedmont!

Author : Giovanni Cerino Badone
Publisher : From Reason to Revolution
ISBN 13 : 9781911628507
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (285 download)

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Download or read book You Have to Die in Piedmont! written by Giovanni Cerino Badone and published by From Reason to Revolution. This book was released on 2023-04-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'You have to die in Piedmont ' An old folk song, still played in the western Alps, speaks about the French regiments that were incoming from the Mongeneve Pass in order to attack a combined Austro-Sardinian force entrenched on the Assietta Plateau at 2,500 meters (about 8,200 ft) of elevation in the Cottian Alps, which controls two main roads from France to the Kingdom of Sardinia's capital, Turin. The battle occurred 19 June 1747, and was the bloodiest single day battle not only of the War of Austrian Succession (1740-1748) in Italy, but also of the whole military history of the Alps, and of mountain warfare in general. The strategic goal of the French offensive was the siege and the capture of the Fort of Exilles, a fortress in the Susa Valley on the road from Brian on to Turin. An army of about 20,000 soldiers under the command of Louis Charles Armand Fouquet de Belle-Isle (called the Chevalier de Belle-Isle, the younger brother of the Marshal de Belle-Isle) was divided into two corps: one went down the Moncenisio towards Exilles, while the other advanced towards the Chisone Valley, in order to reach the Assietta ridge from the south side. Having predicted that the French would move through it, the King Charles Emmanuel III of Savoy had fortified the area with an entrenched camp garrisoned with 7,000 men of 13 infantry battalions: 9 Sardinian, and 4 Austrian. French intelligence discovered that the allied forces were fortifying the pass, while the main Austrian army had left the siege of Genoa to reach the Alps. So, the decision was taken to attack immediately. The forces involved amounted to 32 French battalions against 13 allied. The French troops were divided into three attacking columns and their movements began at about 16:30 pm. Despite the desperate effort of the soldiers and the personal value of the French officers, all the attacks were repulsed with heavy losses. In a matter of three hours of murderous firefight, five thousand soldiers, out of 27,000 men engaged, were killed, wounded or missing: even the French commander, the Chevalier de Belle-Isle, was killed in the struggle. Since that day, the Battle of Assietta became a sort of military legend for the Sardinian forces, and subsequently for the Italian Army, but no serious attempt to reconstruct the event was ever made. Only the French at the end of the 19th century tried to develop a more detailed study of the struggle by publishing the manuscript written by the Lieutenant-G n ral de Vault in the second half of 18th century. This is therefore the first full work to address the history of this battle.

Hannibal

Author : Joel Newsome
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1502628694
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Hannibal written by Joel Newsome and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considered to be one of the most talented generals in history and known for his use of elephants in battle, the Carthaginian general, Hannibal spent his life fighting and often defeating the Roman army during the Second Punic War. Though he was ultimately unable to take the city, he became a prominent political figure. Students will get the opportunity to learn about his unique militaristic prowess and successes and failures on and off the battlefield.

Mussolini's Army in the French Riviera

Author : Emanuele Sica
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252097963
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Mussolini's Army in the French Riviera written by Emanuele Sica and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2015-12-30 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In contrast to its brutal seizure of the Balkans, the Italian Army's 1940-1943 relatively mild occupation of the French Riviera and nearby alpine regions bred the myth of the Italian brava gente, or good fellow, an agreeable occupier who abstained from the savage wartime behaviors so common across Europe. Employing a multi-tiered approach, Emanuele Sica examines the simultaneously conflicting and symbiotic relationship between the French population and Italian soldiers. At the grassroots level, Sica asserts that the cultural proximity between the soldiers and the local population, one-quarter of which was Italian, smoothed the sharp angles of miscommunication and cultural faux-pas at a time of great uncertainty. At the same time, it encouraged a laxness in discipline that manifested as fraternization and black marketeering. Sica's examination of political tensions highlights how French prefects and mayors fought to keep the tatters of sovereignty in the face of military occupation. In addition, he reveals the tense relationship between Fascist civilian authorities eager to fulfil imperial dreams of annexation and army leaders desperate to prevent any action that might provoke French insurrection. Finally, he completes the tableau with detailed accounts of how food shortages and French Resistance attacks brought sterner Italian methods, why the Fascists' attempted "Italianization" of the French border city of Menton failed, and the ways the occupation zone became an unlikely haven for Jews.

The Indian Alps and how We Crossed Them

Author : Nina Elizabeth Mazuchelli
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 678 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The Indian Alps and how We Crossed Them written by Nina Elizabeth Mazuchelli and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Perfect Crime

Author : Tom Parry
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781907324598
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (245 download)

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Download or read book The Perfect Crime written by Tom Parry and published by . This book was released on 2015-05 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When 21 shots from a semi-automatic pistol rang out across the Alpine woodland high above Lake Annecy, there was nobody nearby to raise the alarm. In a car, in a lay-by off the single-land track above, were the bloodied bodies of British computer engineer, Saad al-Hilli, his dentist wife, Iqbal, and her mother, Suhaila. Nearby, on the road, lay the corpse of French cyclist, Sylvain Mollier, punctured by seven shots from the same gun. Saad's eldest daughter, Zainab, seven, had been shot, pistol-whipped and left for dead. Cowering underneath her mum Iqbal's skirt in the back seat of the car was Zainab's little sister Zeena - the only one of the six people there left unharmed. Was this a professional assassin's error, or a humane gesture by someone who knew the girls? Two years on from this most implausible crime, French police remain baffled. This book explores the background of the case.

Twelve Greeks and Romans Who Changed the World

Author : Carl J. Richard
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0585466807
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (854 download)

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Download or read book Twelve Greeks and Romans Who Changed the World written by Carl J. Richard and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Twelve Greeks and Romans Who Changed the World, Carl J. Richard brings to life a group of men whose contributions fundamentally altered western society. In this compelling narrative, readers encounter a rich cast of characters, including eloquent Homer, shrewd Pericles, fiery Alexander, idealistic Plato, ambitious Caesar, dedicated Paul, and passionate Augustine. As he vibrantly describes the contributions of the individuals, Richard details the historical context in which each lived, showing how these men influenced their world and ours.