"A fine biography of Leclerc, who played almost as important a part as de Gaulle himself in restoring French pride in the Second World War" (Antony Beevor, international bestselling author of D-Day).From the fall of France until 1943, Philippe Leclerc dovetailed his operations with the British effort in North Africa, establishing himself as a dynamic combat leader in the battles against Rommel. But once the conflict shifted to European soil, he became even...

"A fine, racy account of the Occupation and Liberation of Paris—a rattlingly good read" (Giles MacDonogh, author of After the Reich).During the fall of 1944, once the Western Allies had gained military advantage over the Nazis, the crown jewel of Allied strategy became the liberation of Paris—the capital of France so long held in captivity.This event, however, was steeped in more complexity when the Allies returned than in 1940 when Hitler's legion...

REDEMPTIONS WARRIOROur story is a fantasy retelling of a tale told to me by my cousin who ran a sports fishing and diving service from Baja California, Mexico.It is during the early 1970s when American teen Christopher Marcos is falsely accused of drug running and is sent to the infamous Tijuana Jail. There he has an altercation with a sadistic guard and is sent to Mexico's Federal island prison Islas Tres Maris. A prison located 60 miles to sea south west of Mazatlan. It i...

Redemption's Warrior. A young adult novel. A story of fantasy fiction. Blending mystical realities with the ordinary.Do you believe in beneficence? Can you fathom a goodness requiring you to make acts of power and truth? Acts resonating out into the world on waves of intention; where the impossible can intersect the possible,Redemption's Warrior is the story of Christopher Marcos accused of running drugs. Incarcerated on Islas Tres Marias, an island prison 60 miles southwes...

She doesn't belong in this fairy tale land.'Memory' is having a bad day. Torn through a magical portal. Her past unknown, stolen.She has no idea how much worse things will get. The only thing she knows is she has to run.A dragon hunts her.The fairies despise her.The king wants her soul.And a wild man follows her in the shadows…Memory will do anything to get back home, wherever that is, but un...

Few people know the true purpose of the Badger Survey of Atlar. Ashlin Smith wants out of his boring, frustrating, and apparently pointless job. But it's about to get a lot more interesting, and not in a good way, as events foreseen decades earlier begin to unfold.A giant badger, murderous cultists, abominations and dinner guests straight from the fairy tales, and a frighteningly clever and stubborn empress soon stand in the way of Ashlin's desire to return to a quiet life.

As children read a book about oceans, they will be able to see all of the animals and plants that live in the water. They can begin to create their own pictures of sea life, placing them in an ocean that they imagine. The book can be used for school projects to get ideas that are related to science and Earth. Children can also use the information to come up with ideas about new animals that might live in the ocean.

The Princesses Of Chadwick Castle Adventure is an eight-book series about two princess sisters, Elle age 12, and Belle, 10. Each book tells of their daily adventure living in the castle. Cooped up in their 19th century castle most days they grow restless and in their curiosity uncover a mystery one night. Something is afoot at the castle and they determine to find out what this is. Why has their mother, the Queen, hidden mysterious guests from them? However, finding the truth behind the se...

In May 1945, as the triumphant Red Army crushed the last pockets of German resistance in central Berlin, French soldiers fought back. They were the last surviving members of SS Charlemagne, the Waffen SS division made up of French volunteers. They were among the final defenders of the city and of Hitlers bunker. Their extraordinary story gives a compelling insight into the dreadful climax of the Battle for Berlin and into the conflicts of loyalty faced by the French in the Second World War...

From the author of Talavera, an extensive history of the Battle of Waterloo from the losing side's point of view.The story of the Battle of Waterloo—of the ultimate defeat of Napoleon and the French, the triumph of Wellington, Blücher, and their allied armies—is most often told from the viewpoint of the victors, not the vanquished. Even after 200 years of intensive research and the publication of hundreds of books and articles on the battle, the French pers...

Follow the infamous 2nd SS Panzer Division on its march through Southwest France to the Massacre at Oradour with this illustrated battlefield guide.The 2nd SS Das Reich Division Das Reich committed was an elite division known for its ruthlessness. Stationed in the French village of Montauban, near Toulouse, when the Allies invaded Normandy in 1944. When ordered to rush North, they ran into a series of French Resistance, SAS, and SOE delaying actions. The Division re...

In World War II, 37 women were dropped in occupied France to work as Special Operations Executive agents and 'set Europe ablaze'. 13 never returned. They were executed in Hitler's concentration camps.This is the fascinating story of eight of those female agents, all striking beauties (despite the need to be inconspicuous), all from civilian life, who were warned of the likelihood of arrest, torture and a brutal death before they volunteered. None demurred. These young women were gi...