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The Korean Peninsula, a warzone divided between North and South. An uneasy peace has reigned since the truce of 1953, yet the communists see no reason to give up their efforts to conquer and seize the rich assets of the south. Lieutenant Kyle Nolan’s Team Bravo are on a training mission in the South when they uncover a North Korean tunnel, a clandestine route beneath the heavily guarded border. In the blink of an eye everything changes. The politicians and generals say a fresh invasion is impossible. But when the SEALs encounter the enemy, they are in no doubt the communists are preparing...

Following the hijacking of a cruise liner in the Mediterranean, SEAL Team Bravo are sent in to rescue the hostages. A perilous night jump onto the deck of a moving ship carries its own dangers. Yet the operation throws up something else, something unexpected. A whole new threat to the security of the Western World. And a name the world has grown to fear since the shopping mall massacre in Kenya. Al Shabaab. The men of Team Bravo, the elite Navy SEALs unit, are no strangers to behind-the-lines missions. But this time, the enemy has stamped their own, inimitable brand on a whole new level of ...

Jeremiah ‘Jez’ Clay has been kicked out of Army Basic Training, framed by a vindictive drill sergeant. His older brother Zeke, almost an identical twin, serves in Afghanistan as a sniper. Jez visits him in Kabul, but Zeke is shot in the street by a Taliban sharpshooter named Aziz. Before he dies, he extracts a promise from Jez, a promise he is oathbound to complete. To hunt down the sharpshooter and kill him. It’s impossible task for a civilian, but not for an Army marksman. In desperation, Jez swaps places with his brother. Promoted to sergeant, he leads a small unit sent to locate ...

An intense, action-packed battle for a volcano stronghold in the Vietnam War. Early 1967. In the embattled province of Phuoc Tuy, Corporal Chris Jackman and the men of 5 RAR join a daring helicopter-borne assault to capture Hill 82, a critical stronghold infested with enemy forces. They must storm the hill under relentless fire, clearing bunkers, trenches, and hidden fortifications in brutal close-quarters combat. But taking Hill 82 is only the beginning. Jackman and his men cannot rest on the laurels and must now dig in and prepare hold what was taken with blood and bullets. The NVA will ...

It is April 1945 and the Allies are engaged in the final, bitter struggle against the desperate defenders of the Fatherland. Most Germans know the war is lost. Most, but not all. Some remain convinced that victory is possible. Provided they complete the latest of Hitler’s much-vaunted ‘superweapons. Most have proved useless. Yet one is not useless. They are about to make a breakthrough with a weapon that can change the course of the war. And of the world. Lieutenant Murphy’s 2nd Ranger Platoon on a reconnaissance mission in the town of Nordhausen, on the northern edge of the ...

Vietnam, 1970. A US Navy aircraft narrowly avoids being shot down by a cloud of missiles launched from a remote patch of jungle, south of Haiphong, North Vietnam. In South Vietnam, the Vietcong kidnaps Nguyen Huy Quan, the nephew of the President of South Vietnam. Two unrelated events. Except they are not unrelated. A bored and disinterested intelligence officer has filed away the note about the strange missile launch, marked ‘no further action.’ It remains unread, until President Thieu’s wife, nicknamed ‘The Dragon Lady,’ demands action to get her nephew back from the North. At ...

A tragic death during training sends Sean Nolan on a tortuous path that will lead him to the brutal and unforgiving jungles of Vietnam looking for vengeance. As an enlisted man in Vietnam, he quickly discovers he has a strong affinity for war. He is singled out as a ruthless killer, a suitable candidate for Mike Force, and promoted, in time to lead a vital mission. The Vietcong have a new man they call the ‘Magician.’ Skilled at devising clever and fiendish booby traps that have killed hundreds of American and ARVN soldiers. Nolan’s orders are simple. Find him. Kill him. Special Ops ...

The Navy SEALs are the world's most elite warriors, trained to face the impossible. When Bravo Platoon, SEAL Team 7, is sent deep into the heart of Afghanistan, their mission is clear: eliminate a high-value target. But what they uncover changes everything—a terrifying plot to unleash a nuclear weapon that could devastate thousands of lives on American soil. Leading the charge is Chief Petty Officer Kyle Nolan, a battle-hardened leader haunted by personal tragedy. Still reeling from his wife's murder, Nolan’s resilience is tested as doubts about his readiness simmer beneath the surface....

South Vietnam. A nation drowning in the blood of its citizens. A nation attempting to repulse the might of an overwhelming, full-scale Communist invasion. Tanks, fighter aircraft, and legions of infantry. Scenting victory as they hack and slaughter their way south, cutting down every who stands in their way. Dodging the bombs and bullets, the four men of Paul Farrell’s Phoenix Team. Awaiting orders to return to the United States. A civilian aircraft is shot down deep in the Central Highlands, and the South Vietnamese authorities have no interest in searching for survivors. The passenger ...

Betrayed his own people and imprisoned in Leavenworth for murder, Farrell is offered a release from his imprisonment. A contract with CIA, a chance to become a paid killer for their Phoenix Program. After serving with honor in Vietnam, his crime was to kill a Vietnamese traitor who aided the Vietcong, an official who betrayed his own people and sent them to their deaths. The men running the war understood it was a righteous kill, but the victim had connections in the Saigon government. They demanded retribution. Demanded Farrell serves a long sentence in a deep, dark cell. With no other ...

March 1945. The Allies are poised to cross the Rhine, the final obstacle that stands in the way of the complete defeat of Nazi Germany. Yet the enemy is not finished. Adolf Hitler is still firmly entrenched in his bunker deep beneath the streets of Berlin. Still exhorting his war-weary, battered troops to shed more blood to further his insane belief in the final. His men respond with ever-increasing ingenuity. Inventing crazy, hopeless ‘wonder weapons.’ Some not so crazy. Some could deliver a sledgehammer blow to Eisenhower’s forces from which they will be unable to recover. Newly ...

Early May 1945. Murphy’s platoon engages in one last battle against an enemy determined to keep fighting to the bitter end. The men are reluctant to risk their lives so close to the end, but they are US Army Rangers. Not prepared to give ground to a bunch of unrepentant Nazis. They hit the Nazis hard and inflict so many casualties they have no choice but to drop their weapons, throw up their hands and surrender. It is over. Yet it is not over. An SS scientist is on the run. Gottfried Neumann has committed murder on an industrial scale inside the Treblinka death camp. The victims were ...

CRIMSON STRIKE is a gripping modern techno-thriller where past and future collide in a high-stakes battle for control of Vietnam. As a Chinese invasion force crosses the northern border into Vietnam, U.S. Marine Captain Jack Monroe and Vietnamese Captain Nguyen Bao hold the line at Lang Son. Bao, a seasoned officer and son of an NVA hero, is determined to protect his homeland. Monroe, leading an elite team of Raiders, fights alongside him, forging an unlikely brotherhood in the chaos of war. In the past they would have been blood enemies, but now they are allies. While tanks thunder through...

Vietnam. The American nightmare is about to get worse. Hanoi has a new man in the South. A smooth-talking radio presenter, his agenda is to persuade peasants in remote villages to mount attacks on MACV and ARVN bases in return for rich rewards when the Communists finally achieve victory. Broadcasting from deep inside the Iron Triangle, protected by legions of Vietcong and NVA, he is sending the villagers to their deaths. Always with a photographer present to score a propaganda victory, by capturing grisly images of Saigon’s soldiers murdering innocent civilians. Paul Farrell’s Phoenix ...

Following the myths and legends about Nazis recruited by the French Foreign Legion to fight in Indochina, Eric Meyer's new book is based on the real story of one such former Waffen-SS man who lived to tell the tale.

Vietnam, 1968. Troops are stood down during Tet, the annual Vietnamese celebration that takes place every January. Saigon and Hanoi have made a ‘Gentleman’s Agreement,’ for a temporary cessation of hostilities. Soldiers breathe a sigh of relief as the bullets cease firing and the shelling stops. But the ruthless rulers of North Vietnam, the Politburo, are no gentlemen. Bullets fly, and mortar shells explode as Hanoi breaks the agreement and the violence resumes. Cities across South Vietnam come under fire, including the ancient city of Hue, where Rick Heller is based at Phu Bai. ...

Haunted by guilt, a soldier-turned-priest is drawn back into war, forced to confront evil with ruthless violence. Sean Nolan had his life mapped out, working toward a commission in the US Army. Until he blames himself for a friend’s death. Desperate to make amends, he abandons his military dreams for a career that could not be more different. He becomes a priest. His vocation ends suddenly when an inner drive for justice compels him to kill a man guilty of rape and murder. Driven again by guilt, Nolan enlists in the US Army as penance, serving two tours in Vietnam. Though he proves ...

1944. 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, US Rangers, continues to fight across Normandy, winning battle after battle. Yet despite their losses, the Germans continue to fight back with a savage intensity. To hold out new hope for eventual victory. Jack Murphy stumbles across an intelligence packet that may give the reason for the unexpected resistance, but the brass dismisses it as fake. A so-called ‘wonder’ weapon, the V-2 rocket, has proved less than successful. The primitive guidance system means it cannot hit a target with any accuracy. Until the engineers develop a new system, accurate to ...

American troops fight hard as they advance through Normandy. Their foothold on Northern France is still not secure. The Germans continue to fight back with a savage intensity. General Eisenhower desperately needs a breakthrough, and troops are sent to check out the town of Evrecy, where aerial reconnaissance reported the enemy has retreated. When they disappear, Murphy’s Rangers move in to investigate. They discover the missing infantrymen, butchered by a fanatic Nazi determined to defend the town at all costs. Forced to pull back by an overwhelming horde of holdfast Germans, supported by...

Four US Navy SEALs, attached to the ship’s company of the USS Ronald Reagan, are leaving the dark continent of Africa after a long, hard fight against fanatic Islamists that came close to costing them their lives. Relaxing on the flight deck, Master Chief Rod Cooper’s dreams of a long spell of shore leave are rudely shattered. The hard fight is not over and things just got worse. A lot worse. Africa is no stranger to tinpot dictators. Warlords luring the gullible into joining and frequently dying for their violent coup. The latest in this long line of warlords is planning to establish ...