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The Guadalcanal Campaign, which ran from August 1942 to February 1943, was a bitter and protracted struggle that also happened to be a strange and transitional confrontation quite unlike any other in the long Pacific War. In conjunction with the American victory at the Battle of Midway, Guadalcanal represented the crucial moment when the balance of power in the Pacific tipped in favor of the Allies, but the idea that Guadalcanal would be such a significant battle would have come as a surprise to military strategists and planners on both sides.

An in-depth look at one of World War II's most notorious military leaders. In 1941, Guderian commanded Panzergruppe Guderian in Operation Barbarossa in Russia, where he received the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. His army conquered Smolensk in a short time, and turned south to threaten Kiev, but he was relieved of command on 25 Dec 1941 for disobeying an order from Hitler.

One man's betrayal will seal another's fate. Ty Garrett fell in love with Katy Fowler from the moment they met. When her father’s betrayal yanks the young couple apart, Ty becomes bitter. After a decade away, Katy returns to Tidal Falls with plans to get married in her family's theatre. But she hadn't expected to run into Ty Garrett, the boy she'd never forgotten. When a series of sabotages wreak havoc on the theatre and danger threatens Katy's life, can Ty save her and win back her love, or is it too late for these star-crossed lovers?

If you like military romance, wounded warrior romance, contemporary romance, or romantic suspense, this is a sure to be a story you will love from USA Today best-selling author Jacquie Biggar. Nick Kelley spent years working as a dog handler in the US Marine Corps. His sole focus, to keep his team alive in the midst of chaos. When he fails to notice an IED in time and loses most of his teammates, Nick shuts down. It takes meeting and falling in love with a woman in danger to make him realize life’s worth living.

Jared Martin left Tidal Falls a hotheaded youth. Eight years in the military has turned him into a cynical, disillusioned man. Then he returns home to find out he's a father. When an old enemy follows and causes mayhem in the small town, can Jared overcome the odds to protect the woman he's always loved and the child he never knew? Or is it be too late for them to have a second chance?

Xeno-sociologist Amanda Rogers' dreams have come true. Humans have finally found an intelligent species. They may be primitives, barely out of their own bronze age. The last thing these Eundai need is to be overwhelmed with human technology. History is filled with examples of primitive cultures being ruined after initial contact. It is her job to make sure that doesn't happen. Priorities change when the four humans are forced down to the planet's surface. Staying alive long enough to get rescued is now the most important thing in their lives. A task that may not be possible.

Despite serving as the president of Russia from 2000 to 2008 following Boris Yeltsin's regime, and again since the spring of 2012, remarkably little is known of enigmatic former KGB spy Vladimir Putin other than the most mainstream life statistics and some minimally revealing fragments of memoirs and anecdotal observations.

Anton Jax - Ajax Clean, to those who know - is a professional cleaner. As in cleaner for the mob. Bloodstains on your shirt? No problem. Fingerprints and DNA evidence all over the crime scene, enough to put you away forever? For the right price, Clean will make it all go away. But now someone wants to make Ajax Clean go away.

The Celts are one of the most well-known groups in Europe and one of the least understood. Depending on which classifications are used, the Celts are also one of the oldest civilizations in Europe. In the centuries before Christ, the Celts were spread out across much of continental Europe, and though they are mostly identified with Gaul, evidence suggests they also spread as far as Portugal.

Ex-cop and ex-con Bruno Johnson stumbles into a criminal organization that exploits women and children. He must fight his way out and home.

Naomi Martinez and Camden James have discovered the world of angels and their powers. They also know that the universe is balanced with opposition in all things. Hence the dark angels, merciless demons determined to bring about humanity's downfall. As Naomi and Camden's wedding looms, the bride cannot shake the feeling that disaster will strike. A mind-blowing absence from the ceremony confirms Naomi's fears and sends Camden riding into his most treacherous battle yet against the dark angels.

Ex-cop, ex-con Bruno Johnson and his wife, Marie, hide in plain sight from the law in an upscale LA hotel as Bruno heals from a run-in with a brutal outlaw motorcycle gang - and the loss of his son, a son he didn't know he had until it was too late. Marie, now pregnant with her first child, fears Bruno may never fully recover. She knows that soon they must return to Costa Rica to rejoin their large family of rescued children - kids who owe their lives to Bruno and Marie's intervention.

Thirty years ago, a group of people realized that sometimes justice isn’t served by the law. They created the Avenging Angels, a masked and organized gang that was rooted deeply in the community, serving vigilante justice where the law failed. The Angels drenched the streets with the blood of the wicked and did not discriminate. Any who cheated the system but deserved punishment, found retribution at their hands.

"Prince Alexander Lyons is dead". Considering the day he’s having, he’s starting to believe those reports. This morning he barely escaped assassination, crashed on a jungle world, almost drowned, then was nearly eaten. The rest of his day goes downhill from there. Fate has lost track of Aulani Suchet. Marooned on a forgotten, savage world since a girl, she’s clawed out an existence by cunning and resolve. Rescuing Alexander, who’s prophesied to be their means of escape, she’s curious how many more times she’ll have to save his life before that happens.

DEA Agent Maggie Holt has been through hell and back. After 18 months undercover in a Mexican cartel, Maggie is broken. The kickass agent she once was is gone, leaving her riddled with guilt and nightmares. Forced to take paid leave, Maggie accepts the offer of a vacation on the ranch of the man who’d rescued her from an almost certain death.

In the third book of the Angel Series, Camden James feels the pull of his future and his want for family. At the same time he is torn; he had consigned his destiny to travel and destroy dark angels. What did he have left to offer a family? Still, memories of Naomi haunt him. Her presence brings out the best in him; a peace and a connection to his true spirit.

Sometimes, love happens when we least expect it...NHL defenseman Roy Donaldson lives for the game. When an ex-girlfriend/stalker causes trouble for the team, Roy gets benched. And the only way he can return to the rotation? Accept help from sassy, sexy PA Patience Kennedy. Patience is one step away from a junior partnership - all she needs to do is restore a sullen, annoying, attractive hockey player's image. Shouldn't be too hard, right?

Investigative reporter Julie Crenshaw stumbles upon the case of a lifetime - one that could cost her everything. When Julie is called on to investigate a string of sexual abuse cases, she doesn't expect to land in the crosshairs of a serial rapist. Soon she's in a race to find the facts before a killer makes her the headline.

Bruno Johnson, shaken to his core, is still a formidable force - he has an unrelenting focus on doing the right thing - and is unwilling to let anyone or anything stand in his way. Tragedy strikes Bruno's life on all fronts: family, friends, and professional - however, none of these colossal forces can match the unthinkable catastrophe that will forever dominate Bruno's life....

Imperial forces launch a brutal assault against the Terran leadership at Krysokeras, leaving behind a trail of bodies and devastation. The callous brutality stuns the Terrans and guarantees there can be no peace with the Empire. Even worse, there are rumours that the Imperial Satrap Tissaphernes is forming an alliance with numerous warlords. The alliance is massing a gigantic fleet of levied soldiers and mercenaries to wipe out the Terran forces of King Agesilaus.