Hold the Bridge

Hold the Bridge

Eric Meyer

Professional & Technical / Reference

Allied armies sweep across France in a rollercoaster of military might. The campaign that began on D-Day is heading closer to Germany and the generals have a plan to get there quicker. To take and hold a number of bridges and clear the path to the German Reich. They launch Market Garden, an operation that will utilize vast fleets of aircraft and gliders to carry crack paratroops into Holland. If it succeeds, it will shorten the war. But if it fails...First Platoon, Company B, drops into Holland to take the bridge at Nijmegen. The plan starts to unravel when they encounter a massive flak gun emplacement, an impenetrable obstacle guarded by elite panzergrenadiers. The 88mm flak guns are taking a heavy toll of troop-carrying C-47s and Waco gliders, and paratroopers are dying under the barrage of heavy shells.PFC Ray Cassidy and his buddy Harry Byrd have a reputation for disobeying orders to get the job done, and this is no exception. Ignoring the platoon lieutenant,...
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The Warlord of Tora Bora

The Warlord of Tora Bora

Eric Meyer

Professional & Technical / Reference

Tora Bora - insurgents used it as a base from where to launch operations. Once it was a hiding place for the notorious Osama bin-Laden. Now, a new man has arrived. He brings the same message as his predecessors, the infidels must leave Afghanistan or die. But this man is different, for he promises to return the country to the worst days of the fighting. His appeal is magnetic, and men flock to join the new jihad. Especially when he claims to communicate with God.Washington is stunned, and orders a strike on the man before his bloodthirsty influence spreads like a dark plague. The CIA point man in Afghanistan, Ivan ‘The Terrible’, persuades Rafe Stoner and his sidekick Greg Blum to carry out the hit. Although they have their own problems. Blum has a brutal cop chasing his pretty young daughter for marriage. And Stoner faces violent competition for his brothel business. Competition that will stop at nothing until he is destroyed. In return for the promise of Ivan’s help, they agree to take the job. But they soon find themselves battling through a suicidal mission as they fight for every meter of ground, and there is worse to come. They face another enemy from an unexpected quarter. Yet this is no ordinary enemy. This one is unstoppable.The Warlord of Tora Bora is an incredible story of tough, violent men in a tough, violent land. Black-Ops: Heroes of Afghanistan – The Warlord of Tora Bora is the latest title by the bestselling author of many SpecOps series. These include the popular SEAL Team Bravo stories, Heroes of Afghanistan, Raider, Echo Six, and Devil's Guard titles.
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Deep Star

Deep Star

Jerry Ahern

Science Fiction & Fantasy / Mystery & Thrillers / Professional & Technical

Neo-Nazis attack New Germany Mount Rushmore's Hall of Records stands empty and the four Presidents safely unshackled from their icy prison. But John Rourke is missing and no one has a clue to his whereabouts. Genetically engineered insects spread a deadly plague with a high mortality rate. A pair of “sadistic sociopaths” is hunting the children of John Rourke and Paul Rubenstein, and one of them is “the most cold-hearted son of a bitch you’ll ever meet.” Michael Rourke faces tough decisions which will affect his presidency, and some will change the lives of family members—forever. Death reaches into the Rourke family with devastating results. Strange allies surface, old allies prove to be enemies. Could “Deep Star,” a massive Russian underwater facility, be where John Rourke is being held? What is next for the Rourke family? Can they survive? **About the Author Jerry Ahern (Axel Kilgore) is a science fiction and action author best known for his post-apocalyptic survivalist series The Survivalist. These pulp novels have sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide. He also authored the gut-wrenching, action-packed series, They Call Me the Mercenary under the pseudonym Axel Kilgore. Along with his wife, Sharon, he is co-author of over eighty internationally-published novels. Originally born in Chicago a long time ago, Sharon Ahern met her future husband and co-writer, Jerry Ahern, on the very first day of High School, and they became friends for life. They eventually married and had two wonderful kids, Jason and Samantha, and five beautiful grandchildren. Sharon began her writing career in the public relations department of Illinois Bell Telephone and stringing for a local newspaper. Always an avid researcher—Sharon was always eager to do book reports and term papers—she was happy to pull out the Britannica and become an instant expert on whatever information Jerry needed for a story, whether a particular time in history or facts concerning a far away place. Now the musty volumes have been replaced with the internet. She has interviewed people on a wide range of topics such as Voodoo practices and biker gangs. Sharon is also a professional photographer, her works having been published in magazines throughout the world. Bob Anderson is the author of Sarge, What Now? and co-author on The Survivalist series (starting with Book #30) in collaboration with Jerry and Sharon Ahern. Bob is a fine writer and has published books such as TAC Leader: What Honor Requires, Anderson's Rules and Grandfather Speaks. He is an expert on weaponry and military skills and is an accomplished public speaker. Bob retired as a Chief Master Sergeant from the United States Air Force Reserve with over 32 years of service. 
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The Quisling Covenant

The Quisling Covenant

Jerry Ahern

Science Fiction & Fantasy / Mystery & Thrillers / Professional & Technical

The attacks came suddenly and savagely. Four of Rourke's team on the Kamchatka Peninsula dead. As the sounds of battle subside, he wonders... what's next? All of Natalia's team are dead and butchered, she—about to be raped. Michael battles his political opponents while praying his wife can be rescued from "a fate worse than death.” Up to their necks in conspiracies, the Rourke family faces new enemies from within. A former enemy/ally knocks on Paul Rubenstein's front door bearing gifts and danger? John Thomas Rourke walks into a kidnapping; can it get any worse? Secrets that could hold the answers, sit encased in centuries of ice and snow locked within Mount Rushmore. While one faction works to enslave the inhabitants of earth, another wants to destroy mankind all together. Will there ever be “freedom and justice for all?” Fed up with talk and politics, John Thomas Rourke, the Survivalist, dives back into action. Things go from bad to worse... now, can he get out alive? Or... has he finally run out of plans? **About the Author Jerry Ahern (Axel Kilgore) is a science fiction and action author best known for his post-apocalyptic survivalist series The Survivalist. These pulp novels have sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide. He also authored the gut-wrenching, action-packed series, They Call Me the Mercenary under the pseudonym Axel Kilgore. Along with his wife, Sharon, he is co-author of over eighty internationally-published novels. Originally born in Chicago a long time ago, Sharon Ahern met her future husband and co-writer, Jerry Ahern, on the very first day of High School, and they became friends for life. They eventually married and had two wonderful kids, Jason and Samantha, and five beautiful grandchildren. Sharon began her writing career in the public relations department of Illinois Bell Telephone and stringing for a local newspaper. Always an avid researcher—Sharon was always eager to do book reports and term papers—she was happy to pull out the Britannica and become an instant expert on whatever information Jerry needed for a story, whether a particular time in history or facts concerning a far away place. Now the musty volumes have been replaced with the internet. She has interviewed people on a wide range of topics such as Voodoo practices and biker gangs. Sharon is also a professional photographer, her works having been published in magazines throughout the world. Bob Anderson is the author of Sarge, What Now? and co-author on The Survivalist series (starting with Book #30) in collaboration with Jerry and Sharon Ahern. Bob is a fine writer and has published books such as TAC Leader: What Honor Requires, Anderson's Rules and Grandfather Speaks. He is an expert on weaponry and military skills and is an accomplished public speaker. Bob retired as a Chief Master Sergeant from the United States Air Force Reserve with over 32 years of service. 
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Under Fire (Battleground Vietnam Book 2)

Under Fire (Battleground Vietnam Book 2)

Eric Meyer

Professional & Technical / Reference

Under Fire is the incredible fictional story of PFC Carl Yeager's arrival in Vietnam for his first tour and a life or death mission deep inside the Iron Triangle.PFC Carl Yeager, a rookie infantryman, is on his first Tour of Vietnam. Like most new arrivals to war-torn South Vietnam he has no idea of what he'll be up against. Going on his first patrol with mixed feelings, his platoon runs into a VC ambush. Fighting off an enemy who appeared from nowhere, he gathers together a scratch unit and pursues the Vietcong ambush party deep into the jungle. Until they disappear, melting into the gloom like ghosts.Where did they come from, and where did they go? Desperate for tunnel 'experts' the Army Commander in South Vietnam assigns him to a recon unit. Their task is to enter the Iron Triangle and search for the elusive tunnels. Despite his terror of dark, cramped and enclosed spaced. A terror he must overcome if he is to fight and defeat the Vietcong on their own...
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Alan Cole Is Not a Coward

Alan Cole Is Not a Coward

Eric Bell

Science Fiction & Fantasy / Professional & Technical / Science

Perfect for fans of Tim Federle and Gary Schmidt, this is a hilarious and poignant tale about the trials of middle school when you're coming of age—and coming out.Alan Cole can't stand up to his cruel brother, Nathan. He can't escape the wrath of his demanding father, who thinks he's about as exceptional as a goldfish. And—scariest of all—he can't let the cute boy across the cafeteria know he has a crush on him.But when Nathan discovers Alan's secret, his older brother announces a high-stakes round of Cole vs. Cole. Each brother must complete seven nearly impossible tasks; whoever finishes the most wins the game. If Alan doesn't want to be outed to all of Evergreen Middle School, he's got to become the most well-known kid in school, get his first kiss, and stand up to Dad. Alan's determined to prove—to Nathan, to the world, to himself—that this goldfish can learn to swim.May the best Cole win.
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The Doomsayer ts-4

The Doomsayer ts-4

Jerry Ahern

Science Fiction & Fantasy / Mystery & Thrillers / Professional & Technical

John Thomas Rourke, ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, weapons expert, and survival authority, is pursuing the trail of his wife and children from whom he was separated when World War III began. As he sets out from his retreat, he meets a beautiful woman scientist, who has learned that the nuclear bombing on the Night of the War has created an artificial fault line. Within days, perhaps hours, it will cause one of the most massive quakes in history—separating the Florida peninsula from the U.S. mainland. Rourke must postpone the search for his family in order to reach Army intelligence and begin the evacuation of Florida. He must also find young Paul Rubenstein who has gone there to learn if by some miracle his parents had survived The War. Communist Cuban troops, Soviet-Cuban rivalry, a traitor in the inner circle of U.S. II and natural disaster of blood-chilling magnitude block Rourke's way. But he must go on—he is The Survivalist.
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