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Thunderer - Bog af Julian Stockwin - Paperback

Thunderer - Bog af Julian Stockwin - Paperback

'Stockwin creates a knotty narrative, writing with authority about Britain's Georgian navy and the physical world at sea with intrigue, captivating characters, and deft storytelling. Thunderer is a suspenseful journey' Quarterdeck1812. Arriving back in England after his successes in the Adriatic, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is bestowed with honours. In London he's greeted by the Prince Regent who, despite Kydd's protestations that he's happy with his present command, insists he be given a bigger ship..

DKK 145.95
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Thunderer - Julian Stockwin - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Thunderer - Julian Stockwin - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

1812. Arriving back in England after his successes in the Adriatic, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is bestowed with honors. In London he's greeted by the Prince Regent who, despite Kydd's protestations that he's happy with his present command, insists he be given a bigger ship - HMS Thunderer, a 74-gun ship of the line. But she's old, and being part of a standing fleet Kydd's chances of further fame and distinction are slim indeed. Winning over his new command is fraught with challenges. A hostile crew, abysmal levels of gunnery and sail-handling capabilities are intolerable to a fighting captain like Kydd. With the ship short of men and no incentives to attract more, can he ever bring Thunderer to a proper state of fighting preparedness? Kydd is sent to reinforce the Baltic squadron as Bonaparte's vast army invades Russia. News reaches him of French victory at the Battle of Borodino. The road to Moscow is now open. To avert total French victory, Kydd must lead a vital convoy through battle and tempest to the aid of Britain's last ally.

DKK 120.00
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Clash of Legions - Anthony Riches - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Clash of Legions - Anthony Riches - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Two emperors - one must fall Marcus Aquila and his patron Rutlius Scaurus have fought a superior enemy force to a standstill in Thracia, gaining the favour of the gods but paying a grievous cost in their family''s blood.Battle-weary and mourning their losses, they are tasked with rooting out a spy ring operating in the lands into which their imperial master Severus''s armies are advancing.Hunting down informers operating under the skilled and ruthless command of their sworn enemy Sartorius, spymaster to the usurper Niger, will not be easy. But the potential to turn his intelligence network, and thereby deceive and distract the enemy, might land a war-winning blow on the army of the east. The quest to find and subvert their foes'' informers will place the two friends at great risk, with torture and death the price of any mistake. While success will put them in the front rank of a bitter battle against battle hardened legions, hungry for revenge, in a bloody struggle to determine the fate of Asia''s loyalty. And Scaurus is a man with a powerful threat still hanging over him, a curse imploring the gods to fell him at the very moment of his greatest victory.''A master of the genre'' The Times

DKK 209.00
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The Accidental Soldier - Bog af Owain Mulligan - Paperback

The Accidental Soldier - Bog af Owain Mulligan - Paperback

Owain Mulligan was never what you'd call a career soldier. Nor even a particularly good one. At weekends he trained with the Territorial Army and dreamt of swapping the mayhem of teaching in a tough school for the adventure of service in Iraq. At least they'd let him wear a helmet in Iraq.But when the job in headquarters he's been expecting doesn't materialise, he finds himself on the streets of Basra during one of the most violent periods of the conflict. Between homicidal militias, a chain of command..

DKK 153.95
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Thunderer - Julian Stockwin - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Thunderer - Julian Stockwin - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

1812. Arriving back in England after his successes in the Adriatic, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is bestowed with honours. In London he's greeted by the Prince Regent who, despite Kydd's protestations that he's happy with his present command, insists he be given a bigger ship - HMS Thunderer, a 74-gun ship of the line. But she's old, and being part of a standing fleet Kydd's chances of further fame and distinction are slim indeed. Winning over his new command is fraught with challenges. A hostile crew, abysmal levels of gunnery and sail-handling capabilities are intolerable to a fighting captain like Kydd. With the ship short of men and no incentives to attract more, can he ever bring Thunderer to a proper state of fighting preparedness? Kydd is sent to reinforce the Baltic squadron as Bonaparte's vast army invades Russia. News reaches him of French victory at the Battle of Borodino. The road to Moscow is now open. To avert total French victory, Kydd must lead a vital convoy through battle and tempest to the aid of Britain's last ally. Praise for Julian Stockwin's Kydd series: "Paints a vivid picture of life aboard the mighty ship-of-the-line" Daily Express "This heady adventure blends fact and fiction in rich, authoritative detail" Nautical Magazine "Fans of fast-paced adventure will get their fill with this book" Historical Naval Society

DKK 190.00
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Starship Troopers - Robert A. Heinlein - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Starship Troopers - Robert A. Heinlein - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

5,000 years in the future, humanity faces total extermination. Our one defence: highly-trained soldiers who scour the metal-strewn blackness of space to hunt down a terrifying enemy: an insect life-form known only as ''Bugs.'' This is the story of trooper Johnny Rico, from his idealistic enlistment in the infantry of the future through his rigorous training to the command of his own platoon. And his destiny is a war that will span the galaxy. Robert A. Heinlein announced himself as a master of modern science fiction with Starship Troopers, his controversial take on modern military politics. His best-known novels include The Moon is a Harsh Mistress and Stranger in a Strange Land .

DKK 120.00
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You Never Know - Claire Lorrimer - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

You Never Know - Claire Lorrimer - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

The incredible autobiography from Claire Lorrimer, bestselling romance novelist and daughter of ''Queen of Romance'' Denise Robins. You Never Know is former WAAF officer and bestselling novelist Claire Lorrimer''s autobiography, containing a graphic description of the six years she spent doing vitally secret work as a WAAF in the Fighter Command Filter Rooms in World War Two. It is the fascinating story of a life overflowing with adventure, humour, tragedy, love, joy and disasters. Claire paints vivid images of her childhood when her mother, the famous author Denise Robins, entertained pre-and post-war literati at her weekend country house parties. Armed with an old typewriter, a vivid imagination and a passion for life, Claire started writing books during the war. She has had a remarkable career and You Never Know is the intriguing story of a long and extraordinary life.

DKK 120.00
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Victory - Julian Stockwin - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Victory - Julian Stockwin - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

''Paints a vivid picture of life aboard the mighty ship-of-the-line'' - Daily Express Commander Thomas Kydd is eager to play his part in thwarting Bonaparte''s plans for the invasion of England. Joining Admiral Nelson''s command, Kydd and his ship soon find themselves at the heart of the action that leads up to the greatest sea battle in history: Trafalgar. Kydd''s journey takes him from false sightings of the enemy and dramatic chases across the Atlantic, to the bloody annihilation of the enemy during the actual battle, and the heroic aftermath. ****************** What readers are saying about VICTORY ''More of the same, please!'' - 5 stars ''The best Stockwin yet!'' - 5 stars ''A great read . . . I salute a terrific story teller of that bygone age!'' - 5 stars ''A masterly retelling of a real hero''s tragic demise and a thoroughly enjoyable novel'' - 5 stars ''A marvelous book'' - 5 stars

DKK 120.00
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Field of Blood - Gerald Seymour - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Field of Blood - Gerald Seymour - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

From the author of Harry''s Game - A Sunday Times ''100 best crime novels and thrillers since 1945'' pick Sean McNally has sworn his oath to the IRA. But then he''d turned his back on the violence and the hatred, and gone south to the Republic. Life was good, until they came for him to do one last job. But in its aftermath, McNally is captured and is facing a lifetime''s imprisonment. Unless he dares think the unthinkable... and becomes a tout.Lieutenant David Ferris hadn''t wanted to join the army, but found himself in it anyway. In a cruel twist of fate, his path crosses that of Sean McNally''s and he quickly becomes a pawn on the frontline of a brutally tense war of nerves. As McNally prepares to gives evidence, Ferris must confront his own destiny. Not only is his life at stake, but also that of the future of the entire command structure of the IRA...

DKK 120.00
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A Better Man - Louise Penny - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

A Better Man - Louise Penny - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

''One of the greatest crime writers of our times'' DENISE MINA ''No one does atmospheric quite like Louise Penny'' ELLY GRIFFITHS There is more to solving a crime than following the clues. Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache''s world of facts and feelings. The air is unbearably tense as Armand Gamache returns to work since being demoted from its command to head of homicide. Amid blistering personal social media attacks, Gamache sets out on his first assignment. He has been tasked with finding a missing woman, but while he leads the search for Vivienne Godin, his home of Three Pines itself is threatened when the river breaks its banks, and an emergency is declared.As the waters rise, a body is discovered - and the victim''s distraught father contemplates revenge. Gamache is a father himself, and is haunted by a question . . . what would he do, if his child''s killer might walk free? Millions of readers worldwide. One inimitable Chief Inspector Gamache.

DKK 120.00
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Yankee Mission - Julian Stockwin - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Yankee Mission - Julian Stockwin - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

1812. Off the coast of Brazil, HMS Java , a proud British 38-gun frigate, is captured in battle by the American USS Constitution - signaling across the world's oceans a challenge to Britain's naval premiership that cannot be ignored. Back in EnglandCaptainSir Thomas Kydd is enjoying a moment of normal life with his wife and his newborn son. With his Thunderer in dock receiving some well-earned repairs he is, momentarily, without a command. It's a position the Admiralty does not leave him in for long, and he is soon given a mission: engage the young republic in a fair fight, frigate against frigate, and restore the Navy's reputation. And they have just the ship and crew for him . . . Tyger . But on reaching the US east coast, Kydd and his trusted Tygers realisz that the hardest part of their mission will be drawing out one of the Yankee men-o'-war to engage in battle - especially once the Americans get wind of his purpose. It's a tall order, requiring every ounce of the crew's guile and persistence - and when fortune turns against them, Kydd finds not only his career, but his life, hanging in the balance.

DKK 190.00
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The Girl Who Survived - Lisa Jackson - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

The Girl Who Survived - Lisa Jackson - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

In an all-consuming novel of suspense from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson, the survivor of a brutal family massacre must uncover the shocking truth about a fateful night that left her forever marked . . . All her life, she''s been the girl who survived. Orphaned at age seven after a horrific killing spree at her family''s Oregon cabin, Kara McIntyre is still searching for some kind of normal. But now, twenty years later, the past has come thundering back. Her brother, Jonas, who was convicted of the murders has unexpectedly been released from prison. The press is in a frenzy again. And suddenly, Kara is receiving cryptic messages from her big sister, Marlie-who hasn''t been seen or heard from since that deadly Christmas Eve when she hid little Kara in a closet with a haunting, life-saving command: Don''t make a sound. As people close to her start to die horrible deaths, Kara, who is slowly and surely unraveling, believes she is the killer''s ultimate target.Kara survived once. But will she survive again? How many times can she be the girl who survived?

DKK 209.00
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Persephone - Julian Stockwin - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Persephone - Julian Stockwin - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Unputdownable naval action from the master of the sea story - Julian Stockwin returns with the next installment of action from Captain Sir Thomas Kydd. November 1807. Captain Sir Thomas Kydd must sail to Lisbon to aid the Portuguese Royal Family''s evacuation in the face of Napoleon''s ruthless advance through Iberia. In the chaos of the threatened city an old passion is reawakened when he meets Persephone Lockwood, a beautiful and determined admiral''s daughter from his past. But the Royal Family''s destination is Brazil, Perspehone''s England, and it seems Kydd''s chance has gone again. Only later he discovers Persephone has another suitor - and that, if he wants to win her hand, he must enter the highest echelons of London society.Mixing with aristocracy and royalty brings other responsibilities. The Prince of Wales asks him to take temporary command of the Royal Yacht. Sailing to Yarmouth, Kydd realises they are being stalked by French privateers. The terrible threat of a prince of the blood being captured sees Kydd call on daring seamanship of the highest order. ''In Stockwin''s hands the sea story will continue to entrance readers across the world'' ( Guardian )

DKK 182.00
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The Girl Who Survived - Lisa Jackson - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

The Girl Who Survived - Lisa Jackson - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

In an all-consuming novel of suspense from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson, the survivor of a brutal family massacre must uncover the shocking truth about a fateful night that left her forever marked . . . All her life, she''s been the girl who survived. Orphaned at age seven after a horrific killing spree at her family''s Oregon cabin, Kara McIntyre is still searching for some kind of normal. But now, twenty years later, the past has come thundering back. Her brother, Jonas, who was convicted of the murders has unexpectedly been released from prison. The press is in a frenzy again. And suddenly, Kara is receiving cryptic messages from her big sister, Marlie-who hasn''t been seen or heard from since that deadly Christmas Eve when she hid little Kara in a closet with a haunting, life-saving command: Don''t make a sound. As people close to her start to die horrible deaths, Kara, who is slowly and surely unraveling, believes she is the killer''s ultimate target.Kara survived once. But will she survive again? How many times can she be the girl who survived?

DKK 120.00
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Yankee Mission - Julian Stockwin - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Yankee Mission - Julian Stockwin - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

1812. Off the coast of Brazil, HMS Java , a proud British 38-gun frigate, is captured in battle by the American USS Constitution - signaling across the world's oceans a challenge to Britain's naval premiership that cannot be ignored. Back in England Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is enjoying a moment of normal life with his wife and his newborn son. With his Thunderer in dock receiving some well-earned repairs he is, momentarily, without a command. It's a position the Admiralty does not leave him in for long, and he is soon given a mission: engage the young republic in a fair fight, frigate against frigate, and restore the Navy's reputation. And they have just the ship and crew for him . . . Tyger . But on reaching the US east coast, Kydd and his trusted Tygers realizes that the hardest part of their mission will be drawing out one of the Yankee men-o'-war to engage in battle - especially once the Americans get wind of his purpose. It's a tall order, requiring every ounce of the crew's guile and persistence - and when fortune turns against them, Kydd finds not only his career, but his life, hanging in the balance.

DKK 120.00
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The Girl Who Survived - Lisa Jackson - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

The Girl Who Survived - Lisa Jackson - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

In an all-consuming novel of suspense from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson, the survivor of a brutal family massacre must uncover the shocking truth about a fateful night that left her forever marked . . .All her life, she''s been the girl who survived. Orphaned at age seven after a horrific killing spree at her family''s Oregon cabin, Kara McIntyre is still searching for some kind of normal. But now, twenty years later, the past has come thundering back. Her brother, Jonas, who was convicted of the murders has unexpectedly been released from prison. The press is in a frenzy again. And suddenly, Kara is receiving cryptic messages from her big sister, Marlie-who hasn''t been seen or heard from since that deadly Christmas Eve when she hid little Kara in a closet with a haunting, life-saving command: Don''t make a sound. As people close to her start to die horrible deaths, Kara, who is slowly and surely unraveling, believes she is the killer''s ultimate target.Kara survived once. But will she survive again? How many times can she be the girl who survived?

DKK 155.00
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Force Benedict - Anthony Loveless - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Force Benedict - Anthony Loveless - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Second World War fighter pilot Eric Carter is one of only four surviving members of a secret mission, code-named 'Force Benedict'. Sanctioned by Winston Churchill in 1941 Force Benedict was dispatched to defend Murmansk, the USSR's only port not under Nazi occupation. If Murmansk fell, Soviet resistance against the Nazis would be hard to sustain and Hitler would be able to turn all his forces on Britain...Force Benedict was under the command of New Zealand-born RAF Wing Commander Henry Neville Gynes Ramsbottom-Isherwood, who led two squadrons of Hurricane fighters, pilots and ground crew which were shipped to Russia in total secrecy on the first ever Arctic Convoy. They were told to defend Murmansk against the Germans 'at all costs'. 'We all reckoned the government thought we'd never survive' - but Eric Carter did, and was threatened with Court Martial if he talked about where he'd been or what he'd done. Now he reveals his experiences of seventy years ago in the hell on earth that was Murmansk, the largest city north of the Arctic Circle. It will also include previously unseen photos and documents, as well as exploring - for the first time - other intriguing aspects of Force Benedict.

DKK 127.00
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1945: The Reckoning - Phil Craig - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

1945: The Reckoning - Phil Craig - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

''This is a book that crosses the globe from Britain to Germany and from India to Indonesia...it is ambitious, deeply thought-provoking and, as with all the very best history, compellingly told'' -James Holland As the fate of the world is decided, so too is that of the British, Dutch and French empires. In India a generation committed to independence must decide whether to support ''the Raj'' or fight alongside the Japanese. One military family is bitterly divided. Will it be the brother who fights under British command, or the one who follows Subhas Chandra Bose and his Indian National Army, who goes on to help build a new and free India? In Borneo a little known Australian special forces campaign - secretly controlled from London - goes horribly wrong as questions are asked about whether its true purpose is military or imperial. And in Indochina and the East Indies British Generals free and arm Japanese prisoners of war and use them in savage campaigns that aim to put colonial rulers back into their palaces. Clearing away the haze of nostalgia, many uncomfortable truths emerge - but so too does a humane and balanced exploration of what victory in the Second World War truly means.

DKK 241.00
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Arrows of Fury: Empire II - Anthony Riches - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

Arrows of Fury: Empire II - Anthony Riches - Bog - Hodder & Stoughton - Plusbog.dk

''A master of the genre'' The Times The Battle of the Lost Eagle saved Hadrian''s Wall, but the new Roman governor of Britannia must stamp out the rebellion of the northern tribes or risk losing the province. Rampaging south with sword and flame under the command of their murderous chieftain Calgus, they have stretched his forces to the limit.For Marcus - now simply Centurion Corvus of the 1st Tungrian cohort - the campaign has become doubly dangerous. As reinforcements flood into Britannia he is surrounded by new officers with no reason to protect him from the emperor''s henchmen. Death could result from a careless word as easily as from an enemy spearWorse, one of them is close on his heels. While Marcus is training two centuries of Syrian archers to survive a barbarian charge and then take the fight back to their enemy, the new prefect of the 2nd Tungrians has discovered his secret. Only a miracle can save Marcus and the men who protect him from disgrace and death . . .Anthony Riches once again brings meticulous research together with brilliant storytelling to capture the authentic feel of what life was like for the Roman Army in a brutal war with a remorseless enemy.

DKK 127.00
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