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When Israel “DT” Del Toro, Jr.'s Humvee rolled over a roadside IED in Afghanistan, he had one thought as he lost consciousness: I have to keep the promise I made to my dad. DT was orphaned at the age of fourteen, and on the night before his father died, he repeated the promise his dad required: “Take care of your brothers and sisters.” Throughout his childhood and into adulthood, DT indeed looked after his younger brother and sisters, even to his own detriment and sacrifice.

The 2nd Ranger Infantry Company (Airborne) was the first and only all-black Ranger unit in the history of the United States Army. Edward Posey's The US Army's First, Last, and Only All-Black Rangers is the first complete history of this elite all-volunteer unit. As a member, Posey bases his account on firsthand experience, official records, interviews with survivors, and other material to produce a rich and worthy addition to the growing literature on the Korean War. Now the world will learn the true story of the United States Army's first, only, and last all-black Ranger unit.

The survivors lived through the horrifying first days of the plague and its aftermath. They've found their friends, their family . . . but others are still missing. Finding them means leaving the only safety they have, which may not be so safe after all. It's the dawn of a new era. One of violence, war, destruction, and horror. Just when they feel as if they've gotten a grip on the situation, fate throws another curveball their way. Every day is a new struggle, a new terrible reality. The only way forward is through it.

En quête d’Europe est une émission animée par les étudiant·es du Master 2 Science Politique de l’Europe, suivis par Arnauld Leclerc, Clémence Ledoux et Emre Yldirim. https://droit.univ-nantes.fr/formation/masters/master-2-science-politique-de-leurope-mention-etudes-europeennes-et-internationales Chaque émission est préparée par un binôme d’étudiant.e.s du master, elle porte sur une thématique européenne et fait intervenir deux invité·es choisis par les étudiant·es Ces émissions ont l'ambition de couvrir une multitude d'enjeux contemporains qui traversent l'espace ...

Kate, Storm, and the rest of the Special Forces detachment head to Nashville to bolster the city's final defense, but when they arrive they find that things haven't gone according to plan. They are in a desperate race against the ravages of radiation, the new mutations that seem hellbent on killing them all, and even some of the people in their own group.

The survivors, with an unexpected last-minute change to their travel plans, move toward Fort Carson, Colorado, in search of answers. It is a thousand-mile journey that provides unforeseen opportunities, unexpected losses, and tangled alliances. They must find the strength to endure the worst that the startling new world has to offer and to survive with their humanity—and lives—intact.

They made it out of the rubble alive. Mostly. The survivors had lost everything in the disaster. All of it was destroyed in one horrific blink of an eye. They were going to have to regroup somewhere and heal, gather more supplies. Cheyenne Mountain, and the answers it would hopefully bring, could wait a little longer. Sten's place represented security and promised them a place to recoup some of their losses, but getting there could cost them their lives. Especially since danger was multiplying at every turn. At least they were still together . . . for now.

When humanity is threatened by an explosion at a Russian research laboratory, coworkers and friends in a small southern town must band together for survival. They realize too late that this is no ordinary plague . . . and that the enemy they have to fight may not be the only thing they need to worry about.

An astronaut trying to survive on Mars. A woman caught in an eternal death loop. A sailor saved from drowning, now trapped forever in an underwater place. This collection of stories will surprise and frighten you. But don't worry; it shouldn't scare you too much. Besides...it's only what you want to see.

Most of the universe doesn’t know about the Darkers: a group of people that work outside of time to better the future. Acquisitions Editor Alice Goetz had no idea they existed until they enlisted her for a “simple” mission to improve the future: get Paul Osmund to sign his book to her publisher. After years of reliving the same few hours over and over, Alice realizes simplicity is never simple. She gets the contract, but the mission isn’t quite over, and staying on longer is dangerous.

When Tammi Morrow stumbles across an alien in the Sabine National Forest, she's more interested in why Domino Sim has a business card printed in English than she is in the fact that his skin is slate blue. They spend the entire summer together, but when his assignment on earth is unexpectedly cut short, Tammi spends the next 15 years trying to meet the requirements for inter-galactic communication. If she fails to help mankind become advanced enough to merit the attention of Domino's people, she may never see him again.

The deepspace warship that fourteen-year old Kaden Lowery serves on is under attack from an invisible enemy: gravity. Kaden must come to terms with his past and who he is in order to save himself and the crew.

L’art de décortiquer le cinéma, film après film ! Bienvenue dans CINETOC, le podcast où le cinéma répond à des petites (et grandes) obsessions – sans jamais se prendre au sérieux. Je m’appelle Georgia, et chaque semaine, je t’embarque pour un décryptage investi et passionné. Ici, pas de critique classique. Chez CINETOC, on s’attaque à des thématiques transversales, on fait du cinéma à la loupe et on assume complètement de trop réfléchir. À chaque épisode, je te propose un fil conducteur — une idée, un motif, un sujet — et on le suit à travers un ensemble de ...