The Wars of the Shannons

The Wars of the Shannons
Author :
Publisher : Allan Cole
Total Pages : 355
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781615465545
ISBN-13 : 1615465545
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis The Wars of the Shannons by : Allan Cole

Young Patrick Shannon is the heir-apparent to the Shannon fortune, but murder and betrayal at a family gathering send him fleeing into the American frontier, with only the last words of a wise old woman to arm him against what would come. And when the outbreak of the Civil War comes, he finds himself fighting on the opposite side of those he loves the most. In The Wars of the Shannons we see the conflict, both on the battlefield and the homefront, through the eyes of Patrick and the members of his extended Irish-American family as they struggle to survive the conflict that ripped the new nation apart, and yet, offered a dim beacon of hope.

Blood Bond

Blood Bond
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 332
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1945292180
ISBN-13 : 9781945292187
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis Blood Bond by : Shannon K. Butcher

Justice has never known freedom. She woke up ten years ago, naked and alone with no memory of who or what she was. Since then, she's been a prisoner, compelled by powers she doesn't understand. She's roamed the country, doing whatever the fates demanded of her, good or bad. Completely alone. Until now. Ronan is starving to death. Like all the Sanguinar, his survival depends on finding the dwindling traces of blood left behind by an ancient, magical race. Weeks ago, Justice saved his life and since then, it's been her blood he craves, her face he dreams about. As evil closes in on all sides, threatening the only stronghold the Sentinels have to protect them, Ronan must find a way to gain Justice's trust and free her from the dark powers that control her. Because if he can't, the next person she is compelled to kill may be him.

Send Me

Send Me
Author :
Publisher : HarperCollins
Total Pages : 380
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780063039919
ISBN-13 : 0063039915
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis Send Me by : Marty Skovlund, Jr.

The extraordinary story of American special operator and trailblazer Shannon Kent, who hunted high value targets on classified missions in the most dangerous locales on earth while trying to balance her life as a wife and mother. Of the 1.3 million active-duty service members in the US military, only a tiny fraction are selected as “operators.” Shannon Kent was one of the first women to serve at this level and was widely recognized as one of the best. Shannon served as a Navy cryptologic technician, responsible for signals intelligence and electronic warfare, but her proficiency with language set her apart. She was assigned to a unit so secretive that its name can’t even be printed here, where she worked clandestinely to hunt the most wanted terrorists in the world. Send Me is Shannon’s heroic life story, revealing the truth of both her work and the challenges she faced while trying to raise a family with her husband Joe, himself a Special Forces soldier. He and Shannon met in a war zone, their love forged during a special operations training course, their dedication spanning multiple combat deployments and the birth of their two boys. It is the legacy of an extraordinary woman who rose to the apex of the military, working with the most elite forces in the world, lifting the veil from the life of a Special Forces family to share their duty, sacrifice, and humanity.

The Grit Factor

The Grit Factor
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Publisher : Harvard Business Press
Total Pages : 184
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781633697270
ISBN-13 : 1633697274
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Synopsis The Grit Factor by : Shannon Huffman Polson

What does it take for women to succeed in a male-dominated world? The Grit Factor. At age nineteen, Shannon Huffman Polson became the youngest woman ever to climb Denali, the highest mountain in North America. She went on to reach the summits of Mt. Rainier and Mt. Kilimanjaro and spent more than a decade traveling the world. Yet it was during her experience serving as one of the Army's first female attack helicopter pilots, and eventually leading an Apache flight platoon on deployment to Bosnia-Herzegovina, that she learned the lessons of leadership that forever changed her life. Where did these insights come from? From her own crucibles of experience—and from other women. In writing The Grit Factor, Polson made it her mission to connect with an elite pack of tough, impressive female iconoclasts who shared with her their candid stories of combat and career. This slate of decorated leaders includes Heather Penney, one of the first female F-16 pilots, who was put on a suicide mission for 9/11; General Ann Dunwoody, the first female four-star general in the Army; Amy McGrath, the first female Marine to fly the F/A-18 in combat and a 2020 candidate for the US Senate—and dozens of other unstoppable women who got there first, including Polson herself. These women led at the highest levels in the most complicated, challenging, and male-dominated organization in the world. Now, in the post–#MeToo era, when positive role models of women leading are needed as never before, Polson brings these voices together, sharing her own life lessons and theirs with storytelling flair, keen insight, and incisive analysis of current research. With its gripping narrative and relatable takeaways, The Grit Factor is both inspiring and pragmatic, a book that will energize and enlighten current and aspiring leaders everywhere—whether male or female.

A Reckoning For Kings

A Reckoning For Kings
Author :
Publisher : Allan Cole
Total Pages : 408
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781440109904
ISBN-13 : 1440109907
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis A Reckoning For Kings by : Chris Bunch

A fictionalized account of the Tet Offensive beginning in October 1967, when the North Vietnamese Army crosses the border into South Vietnam, and ending when the Tet invasion erupts on January 30, 1968.

The Code of the Warrior

The Code of the Warrior
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Pub Incorporated
Total Pages : 258
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0847697576
ISBN-13 : 9780847697571
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis The Code of the Warrior by : Shannon E. French

Why do warriors fight? What is worth dying for? How should a warrior define words like "nobility," "honor," "courage," or "sacrifice"? What are the duties and obligations of a warrior, and to whom are they owed? What should bring a warrior honor or shame? These and other questions are considered in Shannon French's The Code of the Warrior, a book that explores eight warrior codes from around the globe, spanning such traditions as the Homeric, Roman, and Samurai cultures, through to the present day-culminating in a thoughtful analysis of a timely question: Are terrorists warriors?

Peacekeeping in the Midst of War

Peacekeeping in the Midst of War
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 253
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780198845577
ISBN-13 : 019884557X
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis Peacekeeping in the Midst of War by : Lisa Hultman

This book offers the most comprehensive study to date of peacekeeping over time and across all regions of the world.

Finding the Lost

Finding the Lost
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 293
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781101155790
ISBN-13 : 1101155795
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis Finding the Lost by : Shannon K. Butcher

Sentinel warrior Paul has been searching for centuries for a woman like Andra. To find her, he strikes a bargain with a bloodhunter that could cost him his life. Now, his desire for Andra threatens to destroy his much-needed control. Against her wishes, Andra agrees to join Paul on a journey fraught with danger—and leading directly to the Synestryn who victimized her family eight years ago.

Wounded

Wounded
Author :
Publisher : Talos
Total Pages : 288
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1945863021
ISBN-13 : 9781945863028
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis Wounded by : Shannon Mayer

“My name is Rylee and I am a Tracker.” When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I’m the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. The clock is ticking, and I can feel the weight of the final battle with the demon hordes looming over my head. The puzzle pieces are becoming clearer, but the casualty list is growing. And with each name that is added to those we’ve lost, my confidence cracks a little more. Yet there is hope. A child saved. A life lost. A prophecy fulfilled. Starring the irresistible, ass-kicking heroine Rylee Adamson, Wounded is the eighth book in USA Today bestselling author Shannon Mayer’s sexy, exciting, and laugh-out-loud series, a dangerously addictive paranormal romance.

Beyond Duty

Beyond Duty
Author :
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 289
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780745637624
ISBN-13 : 0745637620
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis Beyond Duty by : Shannon Meehan

Under the blazing Iraqi sun in the summer of 2007, Shannon Meehan, a lieutenant in the U.S. Army, ordered a strike that would take the lives of innocent Iraqi civilians. He thought he was doing the right thing. He thought he was protecting his men. He thought that he would only kill the enemy, but in the ruins of the strike, he discovers his mistake and uncovers a tragedy. For most of his deployment in Iraq, Lt. Meehan felt that he had been made for a life in the military. A tank commander, he worked in the violent Diyala Province, successfully fighting the insurgency by various Sunni and Shia factions. He was celebrated by his senior officers and decorated with medals. But when the U.S. surge to retake Iraq in 2006 and 2007 finally pushed into Baqubah, a town virtually entirely controlled by al Qaida, Meehan would make the decision that would change his life. This is the true story of one soldier's attempt to reconcile what he has done with what he felt he had to do. Stark and devastating, it recounts first-hand the reality of a new type of warfare that remains largely unspoken and forgotten on the frontlines of Iraq.