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To fight the war on terror, America''s warriors need new weapons. And here is where the future will be won. In the Nevada desert, the high-tech future of warfare is being conceived and constructed at a top-secret military facility called Dreamland. As extremist Islamic pirates, armed and supported by a powerful Saudi terrorist, prey on civilian vessels in the Gulf of Aden, America aggressively answers with serious muscle—a next-generation littoral warship with a full range of automated weapons systems that the enemy has dubbed "Satan''s Tail." However, unforeseen technological problems, combined with the suicidal tendencies of a fanatical foe, mean support is needed from above—and a pair of Dreamland''s awesome Megafortresses and their Flighthawk escorts are dispatched to the war zone. But bitter professional rivalries threaten to damage, perhaps even destroy, the mission, as a vengeful opponent takes advantage of the disruption to strengthen his outlaw navy and set its sights horrifically high—raising the stakes in a battle the U.S. and the world simply cannot afford to lose.

Peace is an illusion . . .The Apocalypse is days away. The world’s attention is focused on the historic plans of the U.S. and Iranian presidents to lay down their swords. But on the African continent, one man holds the power to obliterate the peace by unleashing terror and global chaos—and no one sees it coming. Hiding behind the bloody madness of tribal warfare in the Horn of Africa, Iranian functionary-turned-fanatic Bani Aberhadji has achieved the impossible—single-handedly creating a vast, invisible network dedicated to the construction, delivery, and detonation of a nuclear nightmare. Only by chance are American agents now learning of its existence, and it may already be too late. Born from the ashes of Dreamland, the covert strike force Whiplash is armed and ready to spring into action—led by Dreamland veterans Danny Freah and former ace pilot, now Washington insider, Breanna Stockard. But Aberhadji’s web of death is wide and well concealed . . . and the doomsday clock is ticking.

Před pětasedmdesáti lety byl Ray Lambert, tehdy třiadvacetiletý armádní medik, v první vlně při vylodění na pláži Omaha v Normandii. Jako téměř stoletý nám předložil jedny z nejpozoruhodnějších pamětí současnosti, neuvěřitelné vzpomínky na jeho roli vojenského zdravotníka za druhé světové války, jenž riskoval vlastní život, aby zachránil hrdiny Dne D. Každý z nás byl hrdinou je nezapomenutelný příběh nejen o tom, co se dělo během těch ohromujících a zoufalých hodin na pláži Omaha, ale také o odvaze a udatnosti, které těmto událostem předcházely během druhé světové války – od pouští severní Afriky přes zrádné horské průsmyky na Sicílii až po největší vojenské vítězství, jaké svět kdy poznal.

Med 150 officiellt bekräftade dödsfall var Chris Kyle den främste militäre prickskytten någonsin, fienderna satte ett pris på hans huvud och gav honom namnet Djävulen. Han fick sitt första vapen som 8-åring och bestämde sig redan som barn att för att ta värvning. American Sniper är en rak memoar, spännande som en thriller, om livet sett genom ett kikarsikte – där endast vänner eller fiender finns. Kyle berättar om det första dödande skottet mot en kvinnlig självmordsbombare, om sitt uppdrag att skydda sina kamrater och om de uppoffringar en soldatfamilj måste göra. En detaljrik, upprörande skildring av livet som Navy SEAL i Irak, då en världens farligaste krigszoner. År 2009 lämnade Chris Kyle slutligen armén för att flytta hem till fru och två barn och ägna sig åt rehabilitering av krigsveteraner. Men livet därhemma blev kort. I februari 2013 dödades han på en skjutbana i Texas av en krigsveteran med posttraumatiskt stressyndrom. American Sniper är berättelsen om den perfekte soldaten, den Texasfödde Chris Kyle och hans tid som prickskytt i Navy Seals, ett av de mest mytomspunna och hemliga förbanden i världen.

Chris Kyle è una macchina da guerra. Calmo e inarrestabile. La sua routine da tiratore scelto è semplice. Guarda nel mirino, mette il bersaglio al centro del reticolo e preme il grilletto. Obiettivo, eliminare la minaccia per proteggere i suoi commilitoni. Non si preocu00adcupa di sapere chi sia davvero l''uomo che gli punta addosso un fucile o che sta piazzando una trappola esplosiva. Gli basta sapere che è un nemico. E nell''Iraq post-Saddam lo sono tutti. Le forze statunitensi devono fronteggiare ex soldati del regime, paramilitari, guerriglieri nazionalisti, infiltrati iraniani, miliziani di al-Qaeda e di altri gruppi della galassia terroristica. Chris poi è anche un essere umano, marito e padre. Ma, inutile negarlo, è nei teatri bellici più incandescenti che si sente vivo, dove piovono proiettili e la terra trema per le esplosioni. Colpo su colpo, il body count farà di lui lo sniper con il più alto numero di uccisioni. Laggiù, sul campo di battaglia, fra i compagni d''armi è conosciuto come "la Leggenda". Per gli altri è al-Shaitan, il diavolo. Questa è la sua storia.

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Chris Kyle ha sido el más letal francotirador de la historia de los Estados Unidos, con 160 muertes confirmadas de 225 posibles. Nacido en Texas en 1974, su padre le regaló su primer rifle cuando tenía ocho años. Fue cowboy hasta que se hirió gravemente en un brazo, y se enroló entonces en los Navy Seals, con los que realizó cuatro campañas en Irak, donde destacó por sus hazañas como tirador, lo que le valió ser conocido como el "diablo de Ramadi" y ver cómo ofrecían 80.000 dólares por su cabeza. Sus memorias no solo nos ofrecen una espléndida visión a ras de tierra del día a día de la guerra, sino también un análisis de la forma en que una vida desarrollada en un entorno cotidiano de violencia pudo transformarle, hasta complicar su relación con su esposa Taya y con sus hijos. Retirado en 2009, Chis Kyle murió trágicamente en febrero de 2013, asesinado, en unión de un compañero, cuando ambos intentaban prestar ayuda a un veterano que sufría estrés postraumático.

To combat terror, sometimes fire must be fought with fire. In the Nevada desert, the high-tech future of warfare is being conceived and constructed at a top-secret military facility called Dreamland. A volatile U.S. ally has fallen prey to the terrorist beast. India is the target of radical Islamic jihadists, and the world watches breathlessly as tensions escalate between the uneasy giant and its longtime nemesis, Pakistan—with China waiting in the wings, eager to flex its military might. A nuclear showdown seems inevitable, unless the masterminds at Dreamland can get to the mysterious source of the terror and end it, swiftly and permanently. Every technological wonder the military possesses must be employed to avert an all-out Apocalypse—from an awesome new hybrid Navy destroyer to robot Nighthawks. But the fate of the region and the world will depend on the newest brainchild of the Dreamland team: an unproven instrument of ultimate power called End Game.

In the Nevada desert, the high-tech future of warfare is being conceived and constructed at a top-secret military facility. America’s best defense, they keep the nightmare at bay with astonishing technology. But now the terror is aimed directly at the heart of Dreamland. The Dreamland team has used stealth, raw nerve, and technology to defuse nightmares all across the globe. But now the darkness is racing toward America at blinding speed. With more than two dozen nuclear devices unaccounted for, the global masters of terror have set a catastrophe in motion: a surprise attack more deadly than Pearl Harbor and 9/11 combined. If the nation is to survive, Lieutenant Colonel Tecumseh “Dog” Bastian and his crew will have to reach deep into their cutting-edge arsenal. And they’ll have to do it short-handed—because two of Dreamland’s best and bravest have been lost at sea . . .

A Secret Service agent is dead, an apparent suicide. A presidential candidate narrowly escapes an assassin''s bullet. And Desk Three, a convert branch of the NSA, is searching for a chilling connection deep inside The Republic of Vietnam. Once, Charlie Dean was a Marine sniper in Quang Nam Province. Today he''s a Deep Black operator, returning to Vietnam to find the source of some threatening e-mails. Instead, he comes face to face with a man he had once hunted down...and thought he had killed. Back in the U.S., Deep Black agent Lia DeFrancesca has uncovered the trail of a killer in Dean''s path. Now, with every asset, weapon, bug and high-tech magic wand Desk Three can wave, the agents enter a terrifying global race against time. Because ghosts of the past have risen to life...to strike a death blow into the heart of the U.S.A.

A volatile U.S. ally has fallen prey to the terrorist beast. India is the target of radical Islamic jihadists, and the world watches breathlessly as tensions escalate between the uneasy giant and its longtime nemesis Pakistan—with China waiting in the wings, eager to flex its military might. A nuclear showdown seems inevitable, unless the masterminds at Dreamland can get to the mysterious source of the terror and end it, swiftly and permanently. Every technological wonder the military possesses must be employed to avert an all-out Apocalypse—from an awesome new hybrid Navy destroyer to robot Flighthawks. But the fate of the region and the world will depend on the newest brainchild of the Dreamland team: an unproven instrument of ultimate power code-named End Game.

In Dale Brown’s Puppet Master, intelligent machines take center stage as America battles the Russian mafia in Eastern Europe Louis Massina is revolutionizing the field of robotics. His technological wonders are capable of locating disaster survivors, preventing nuclear meltdowns, and replacing missing limbs. After one of Massina’s creations makes a miraculous rescue, an FBI agent recruits him to pursue criminals running a massive financial scam—and not coincidentally, suspected of killing the agent’s brother. Massina agrees to deploy a surveillance “bot” that uses artificial intelligence to follow its target. But when he’s thrust into a dangerous conspiracy, the billionaire inventor decides to take matters into his own hands, unleashing the greatest cyber-weapons in the world and becoming the Puppet Master.

When terrorists attack Boston, Louis Massina races against time to save the city with a high-tech counteroffensive . . . On Easter Sunday morning, the city of Boston is struck by a widespread and coordinated series of terrorist attacks: an explosion in the T, a suicide bomber at Back Bay Police Station, and heavily armed gunmen taking hostages at the Patriot Hotel. For robotics innovator Louis Massina, aka the Puppet Master, this is far more personal than a savage act of political terrorism. Boston is his city—and one of his employees, Chelsea Goodman, is among the hostages facing certain death. As Chelsea fights from the inside, Massina leads his team of tech geniuses at Smart Metal to deploy every bot, drone, and cyber weapon at their disposal to defeat the fanatics and save his city and friend. That''s step one. Step two: Find the twisted mastermind behind the attacks and make him pay.

NSA operative Charlie Dean must find a missing nuclear warhead before a terrorist group detonates it on the ocean floor in a plot to shift the earth''s surface and cause world-wide disaster. The terrorists call it "God''s revenge."

The astonishing autobiography of SEAL Chief Chris Kyle, whose record 150 confirmed kills make him the most deadly sniper in U.S. military history.

Nothing can stop America''s superplane--except its Japanese twin. When Lt. Col. Tom Wright, piloting a new reconnaissance plane that officially does not exist, makes an emergency landing in Italy, he is recruited to flight-test a second, ultra-secret plane so advanced it is thought to have no natural enemies. But then he crosses paths with an unidentifiable foreign aircraft of terrifying capabilities. . . . Martin''s.

Former CIA agent Michael O''Connell once helped Pakistan build a small fleet of undetectable nuclear bombers, and now the CIA wants him to steal the planes. By the author of Coyote Bird.

In the Nevada desert, the high-tech future of warfare is being conceived and constructed at a top-secret military facility. America’s best defense, they keep the nightmare at bay with astonishing technology. But now the terror is aimed directly at the heart of Dreamland. The Dreamland team has used stealth, raw nerve, and technology to defuse nightmares all across the globe. But now the darkness is racing toward America at blinding speed. With more than two dozen nuclear devices unaccounted for, the global masters of terror have set a catastrophe in motion: a surprise attack more deadly than Pearl Harbor and 9/11 combined. If the nation is to survive, Lieutenant Colonel Tecumseh “Dog” Bastian and his crew will have to reach deep into their cutting-edge arsenal. And they’ll have to do it short-handed—because two of Dreamland’s best and bravest have been lost at sea . . .