68: Homefront #3

68: Homefront #3
Author :
Publisher : Image Comics
Total Pages : 32
Release :
ISBN-10 : PKEY:SEP140708
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis 68: Homefront #3 by : Mark Kidwell

The winter snows run red and the northern lights shine on the dead as '68: HOMEFRONT travels to Black Falls, Canada for the opening chapter of the all-new two-issue story arc 'DODGERS.' Doug and Bobby Hacker, twin teenagers running from the draft, running from the specter of death in Vietnam, find more than they bargained for as slavering sled dogs, rotting Mounties, and a vicious, desperate mountain man bring the undead contagion to the frozen north.

Homefront

Homefront
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Publisher : Del Rey
Total Pages : 332
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780345528421
ISBN-13 : 0345528425
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis Homefront by : John Milius

A gripping adventure set in the world of the epic videogame Home is where the war is America may be reeling from endless recessions and crippling oil wars, but hack reporter Ben Walker never expected to see his homeland invaded and occupied by a reunified Korea—now a formidable world power under Kim Jong-il’s dictator son. The enemy’s massive cyberattack is followed by the detonation of an electromagnetic pulse that destroys technology across the United States. Communications, weapons, and defense systems are rendered useless; thousands perish as vehicles suddenly lose power and passenger jets plummet to the ground. Fleeing the chaos of Los Angeles, Walker discovers that although America’s military has been scattered, its fighting spirit remains. Walker joins the soldiers as they head east across the desert, battling Korean patrols—and soon finds his own mission. Walker reinvents himself as the Voice of Freedom, broadcasting information and enemy positions to civilian Resistance cells via guerrilla radio. But Walker’s broadcasts have also reached the ears of the enemy. Korea dispatches its deadliest warrior to hunt the Voice of Freedom and crush the ever-growing Resistance before it can mount a new war for American liberty.

One Crazy Summer

One Crazy Summer
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 230
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780060760885
ISBN-13 : 0060760885
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis One Crazy Summer by : Rita Williams-Garcia

Eleven-year-old Delphine has it together. Even though her mother, Cecile, abandoned her and her younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern, seven years ago. Even though her father and Big Ma will send them from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to stay with Cecile for the summer. And even though Delphine will have to take care of her sisters, as usual, and learn the truth about the missing pieces of the past. When the girls arrive in Oakland in the summer of 1968, Cecile wants nothing to do with them. She makes them eat Chinese takeout dinners, forbids them to enter her kitchen, and never explains the strange visitors with Afros and black berets who knock on her door. Rather than spend time with them, Cecile sends Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern to a summer camp sponsored by a revolutionary group, the Black Panthers, where the girls get a radical new education. Set during one of the most tumultuous years in recent American history, one crazy summer is the heartbreaking, funny tale of three girls in search of the mother who abandoned them—an unforgettable story told by a distinguished author of books for children and teens, Rita Williams-Garcia.

10,000 Days of Thunder

10,000 Days of Thunder
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 271
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781442444546
ISBN-13 : 1442444541
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis 10,000 Days of Thunder by : Philip Caputo

It was the war that lasted ten thousand days. The war that inspired scores of songs. The war that sparked dozens of riots. And in this stirring chronicle, Pulitzer Prize- winning journalist Philip Caputo writes about our country's most controversial war -- the Vietnam War -- for young readers. From the first stirrings of unrest in Vietnam under French colonial rule, to American intervention, to the battle at Hamburger Hill, to the Tet Offensive, to the fall of Saigon, 10,000 Days of Thunder explores the war that changed the lives of a generation of Americans and that still reverberates with us today. Included within 10,000 Days of Thunder are personal anecdotes from soldiers and civilians, as well as profiles and accounts of the actions of many historical luminaries, both American and Vietnamese, involved in the Vietnam War, such as Richard M. Nixon, General William C. Westmoreland, Ho Chi Minh, Joe Galloway, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Lyndon B. Johnson, and General Vo Nguyen Giap. Caputo also explores the rise of Communism in Vietnam, the roles that women played on the battlefield, the antiwar movement at home, the participation of Vietnamese villagers in the war, as well as the far-reaching impact of the war's aftermath. Caputo's dynamic narrative is highlighted by stunning photographs and key campaign and battlefield maps, making 10,000 Days of Thunder THE consummate book on the Vietnam War for kids.

'68 Vol. 1: Better Run Through the Jungle

'68 Vol. 1: Better Run Through the Jungle
Author :
Publisher : Image Comics
Total Pages : 178
Release :
ISBN-10 : PKEY:JAN120507
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis '68 Vol. 1: Better Run Through the Jungle by : Mark Kidwell

Collects the first four issues of '68, plus the 2006 one-shot and bonus materials! There are zombies in the razorwire. Welcome to 1968-- and the end of the world. From the steaming jungles of Viet Nam to the brightly lit campus of demonstration-torn Berkeley, California, ravenous hordes of unstoppable ghouls are changing the face of the Age of Aquarius. Collected for the first time, this 178-page collection re-presents the first four-issue story arc from the '68 ongoing series, along with the re-colored and re-lettered original one-shot from 2006! Plus, creators MARK KIDWELL, NAT JONES and JAY FOTOS have included tons of behind-the-scenes extras to make this a must-have for zombie and horror fans everywhere!

True Honor

True Honor
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Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages : 346
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781414355412
ISBN-13 : 1414355416
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis True Honor by : Dee Henderson

CIA officer Darcy St. James is after a man who knew September 11 would happen—a man who chose to profit from the knowledge. Navy SEAL Sam “Cougar” Houston is busy: The intelligence Darcy is generating has his team deploying around the world. Under the pressure of war, their romance flourishes. But it may be a short relationship: for the terrorists have chosen their next targets, and Darcy's name is high on the list. Uncommon Heroes: Welcome to a world where friendships go deep, loyalties stand strong, and uncommon heroes perform the toughest jobs in the world. Dee Henderson's military romance series provides a detailed passage into the world of the military and homeland heroes, and those they love.

68: Bad Sign (One-Shot)

68: Bad Sign (One-Shot)
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Publisher : Image Comics
Total Pages : 32
Release :
ISBN-10 : PKEY:FEB150501
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis 68: Bad Sign (One-Shot) by : Mark Kidwell

In December of 1968, a violent, random serial killer launched a spree of terror on the San Francisco area. On February 13th...the living dead rose and turned the entire world into a slaughterhouse. Now, hidden away in a derelict warehouse deep in the butchertown district, a human monster continues his bloody work, taunting the few remaining cops and hunting humans without fear in a city of the damned.

Dispatches

Dispatches
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 274
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780307814166
ISBN-13 : 0307814165
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis Dispatches by : Michael Herr

"The best book to have been written about the Vietnam War" (The New York Times Book Review); an instant classic straight from the front lines. From its terrifying opening pages to its final eloquent words, Dispatches makes us see, in unforgettable and unflinching detail, the chaos and fervor of the war and the surreal insanity of life in that singular combat zone. Michael Herr’s unsparing, unorthodox retellings of the day-to-day events in Vietnam take on the force of poetry, rendering clarity from one of the most incomprehensible and nightmarish events of our time. Dispatches is among the most blistering and compassionate accounts of war in our literature.

Heaven's River

Heaven's River
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 632
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1680682261
ISBN-13 : 9781680682267
Rating : 4/5 (61 Downloads)

Synopsis Heaven's River by : Dennis E. Taylor

Civil war looms in the Bobiverse in this brand-new, epic-length adventure by best seller Dennis E. Taylor. More than a hundred years ago, Bender set out for the stars and was never heard from again. There has been no trace of him despite numerous searches by his clone-mates. Now Bob is determined to organize an expedition to learn Bender's fate-whatever the cost. But nothing is ever simple in the Bobiverse. Bob's descendants are out to the 24th generation now, and replicative drift has produced individuals who can barely be considered Bobs anymore. Some of them oppose Bob's plan; others have plans of their own. The out-of-control moots are the least of the Bobiverse's problems. Undaunted, Bob and his allies follow Bender's trail. But what they discover out in deep space is so unexpected and so complex that it could either save the universe-or pose an existential threat the likes of which the Bobiverse has never faced.

68: Homefront #2

68: Homefront #2
Author :
Publisher : Image Comics
Total Pages : 32
Release :
ISBN-10 : PKEY:AUG140636
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis 68: Homefront #2 by : Mark Kidwell

Horror haunts the heartland in this action-packed conclusion to the '68: PEECE AND LOVE story arc. Harbinger, Pennsylvania, home of the Heralds, transforms from peaceful American small town to undead slaughterhouse as a pep rally becomes a battleground, a family doctor stands guard over his personal gateway to hell, and a teenage couple fights for love and each other amongst monsters both supernatural and all too human. The second of four issues, featuring a script by series writer MARK KIDWELL and gruesome artwork by KYLE CHARLES and JAY FOTOS ('68: HALLOWED GROUND), continues to bring 1960s zombie horror back to "the world."