The first book-length study about the bloody, chaotic Battle of Fort Gregg: "Sweeping . . . insightful . . . military history at its best." — Civil War NewsBy April 2, 1865, General Ulysses S. Grant's men had tightened their noose around the vital town of Petersburg, Virginia. Trapped on three sides with a river at their back, the soldiers from General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia had never faced such dire circumstances. To give Lee time to cr...

Many people are aware that Jeb Stuart was a famous cavalry general who rode for the Confederacy. Yet, how did this twenty-nine-year-old former US Army lieutenant become the 1860s version of a media sensation? At the beginning of June 1862, George McClellan s huge Union Army stood poised to decimate the Confederate capital of Richmond. The city faced chaos as thousands of civilians fled. Confederate Army commander Robert E. Lee wanted to launch his own attack, but he needed to know what sto...

Deel 3 in de Bishop Brothers-serie. Alsof onverwachts single vader worden zijn wereld nog niet genoeg op zijn kop zet, krijgt John Bishop – die bekendstaat als rustig, weloverwogen en onwrikbaar – een tweede shock als hij Mila ontmoet. Zij is op bezoek bij haar oma in Texas als ze via via hoort dat John een nanny zoekt voor zijn babydochtertje, Maize. Omdat ze tussen haar studie en banenzoektocht in zit, neemt Mila de functie aan. Al snel wordt ze dolverliefd op de kleine Maize... en op di...

1969, South Vietnam. Richard McCain is a Special Forces operative station at the Dong Ha Combat Base.Located at the DMZ bordering North Vietnam, the camp is under constant attack by the Viet Cong, the North Vietnamese Army, assorted rebel groups and smuggling gangs. The culture clash with indigenous tribes amidst mountainous terrain cloaked by feral jungles creates a high-tension atmosphere, where only the strong survive.Soon, the brutal military conflict mixes with drug-fu...

John Reynolds Gardiner's classic action-packed adventure story about a thrilling dogsled race has captivated readers for more than thirty years.Based on a Rocky Mountain legend, Stone Fox tells the story of Little Willy, who lives with his grandfather in Wyoming. When Grandfather falls ill, he is no longer able to work the farm, which is in danger of foreclosure. Little Willy is determined to win the National Dogsled Race—the prize money would save the farm and his...

Il libro dei martiri, noto anche come Atti e monumenti dei martiri cristiani, è una celebre opera storica e religiosa scritta da John Foxe e pubblicata per la prima volta nel 1563. Il libro rappresenta uno dei testi più influenti della tradizione protestante e racconta le persecuzioni subite dai cristiani nel corso della storia.Nell'opera, Foxe raccoglie numerosi racconti di martirio, descrivendo le sofferenze e le morti di uomini...

In this interactive study, biblical counselor John Henderson uses a workbook approach to guide you through your marriage preparation—helping you to understand the purpose of marriage, to handle conflict, to glorify Christ in your union and finances, and to get to know your own heart and expectations. Many threats to a marriage can be identified even before the wedding takes place. Even better, God's gospel provides the means of overcoming them.

The book is divided into various sections and covers the following aspects:Early Christian Martyrs: The book begins with an account of the persecution of Christians in the early centuries of the Christian era, including events such as the martyrdoms of Saints Stephen and Polycarp.Medieval Martyrs: Foxe's work also covers the persecution of Christians during the Middle Ages, including accounts of those who resisted the authority of the Roman Catholic Church.Reformation Martyrs: The heart of...

First published in 1999, This book is a wide-ranging and authoritative review of the reception in England and other countries of Foxe’s Acts and Monuments of the English Martyrs from the time of its original publication between 1563 and 1583, up to the nineteenth century. Essays by leading scholars deal with the development of the text, the illustrations and the uses to which the work was put by protagonists in subsequent religious controversies. This volume is derived from the second John...

I have been asked to write why I wrote this poem of "Reynard the Fox." As a man grows older, life becomes more interesting but less easy to know; for, late in life, even the strongest yields to the habit of his compartment. When he cannot range through all society, from the court to the gutter, a man must go where all society meets, as at the Pilgrimage, the Festival or the Game. Here in England the Game is both a festival and an occasion of pilgrimage. A man wanting to set down a picture ...

John Reynolds Gardiner's classic action-packed adventure story about a thrilling dogsled race has captivated readers for more than thirty years. This middle grade novel is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 5 to 6, especially during homeschooling. It’s a fun way to keep your child entertained and engaged while not in the classroom.Based on a Rocky Mountain legend, Stone Fox tells the story of Little Willy, who lives with his g...

Who killed Christine Jameson? Who was she really - a 'fox' or a 'hedgehog'? Murder in the picturesque tourist village of Lindos on Rhodes in 2009 against the background of the Greek financial and banking crisis. Money laundering through his Rhodes property company of an English man's huge proceeds from a record bullion robbery being investigated by MI6 and the British police. A Russian mafia guy who muscles in on it with his very large amounts of murky cash out of Moscow. These are unknown...