Hell in a Very Small Place: The Siege of Dien Bien Phu by Bernard B. Fall is a definitive account of one of the most significant battles of the 20th century. In this meticulously researched and vividly written narrative, Fall chronicles the dramatic events of the 1954 siege, where French forces found themselves encircled by the Viet Minh in the remote valley of Dien Bien Phu.Drawing from firsthand accounts, official reports, and his deep expertise on Indochina, Fall captures the in...

In this classic account of the French war in Indochina, Bernard B. Fall vividly captures the sights, sounds, and smells of the savage eight-year conflict in the jungles and mountains of Southeast Asia from 1946 to 1954. The French fought well to the last, but even with the lethal advantages of airpower, they could not stave off the Communist-led Vietnamese nationalists, who countered with a hit-and-run campaign of ambushes, booby traps, and nighttime raids. Defeat came at Dien Bien Phu in ...

"Marvelously daring, welcome to a sensual world that will test not only your mind but your heart." - Delilah Marvelle, Award Winning Author"Delicious! A fabulous story that draws you in from the very first word and stays with you long after the finish. -"Máire Claremont, Award Winning AuthorRaven Wells is no ordinary girl. Plucked from an orphanage by a scheming earl, she has been raised like a thoroughbred, groomed for one purpose: Revenge. Unfortunately, the Earl of Trent ...

Bernard Hinault is one of the greatest cyclists of all time. He is a five-time winner of the Tour de France and the only man to have won each of the Grand Tours on more than one occasion.Hinault is the last ‘old-school’ champion: a larger-than-life character from a working-class background, capable of winning on all terrains, in major Tours and one-day Classics. Nicknamed the ‘Badger’ for his combative style, he led a cyclists’ strike in his first Tour and instigat...

Ostberlin in den frühen achtziger Jahren; der Kalte Krieg ist in vollem Gange. »Brahms vier«, ein Topinformant des britischen Auslandsgeheimdiensts, was Wirtschaftsgeheimnisse der DDR angeht, beantragt, möglichst schnell aus seinem Einsatzgebiet evakuiert zu werden. Der KGB ist ihm auf den Fersen, und er ist überzeugt: In den eigenen Reihen, beim SIS, sitzt ein Maulwurf. Vor zwanzig Jahren hat »Brahms vier« Bernard Samson in Weimar das Leben gerettet, jetzt hat der Agent mittleren Alters, ...

Nach seinem letzten turbulenten Auslandseinsatz ist Bernard Samson wieder in London, aber zurücklehnen kann er sich deshalb noch lange nicht: Die Informationen, die er vom übergelaufenen KGB-Agenten Stinnes erhalten hat, lassen keinen anderen Schluss zu, als dass es in den Reihen des SIS einen Verräter geben muss, einen Doppelagenten. Das Misstrauen im Geheimdienst ist groß; alle stehen unter Verdacht. Als sein alter Freund und Kollege Werner Volkmann in Berlin verhaftet wird, schmiedet Sa...

KGB-Mayor Erich Stinnes wird in Mexico City gesichtet. Der Londoner Auslandsgeheimdienst SIS will den DDR-Agenten dazu bringen, die Seiten zu wechseln, und wer eignet sich für diesen Einsatz besser als Bernard Samson, der perfekt Deutsch spricht, Ostberlin kennt wie seine Westentasche und sogar schon einmal von Stinnes verhört worden ist? Für Samson, der im Londoner Büro, spätestens seit seine Frau übergelaufen ist, keinen leichten Stand hat, ist es außerdem eine gute Gelegenheit zu beweis...

Bernard Fall wrote the classics Street Without Joy and Hell in a Very Small Place, which detailed the French experience in Vietnam. One of the first (and the best-informed) Western observers to say that the United States could not win there either, he was killed in Vietnam in 1967 while accompanying a Marine platoon. Written by his widow Dorothy, Bernard Fall: Memories of a Soldier-Scholar tells the story of this courageous and influential Frenchman, who exper...

A Bachelor Firemen of San Gabriel storyWhen a fashion magazine comes to San Gabriel’s Fire Station 1 for a photo shoot, firefighter Matt McBride thinks it’s going to be nothing but glamorous fun. But that all changes when a fire breaks out at the inn where the models are staying. Rescuing world-famous model Bianca Gallina should have been all in a day's work. But they say the deepest bonds form during a crisis.For Bianca, trapped under a collapsed roof, the fireman's voice ...

The tragic story of the last Royalist attempt to overthrow the French revolutionIn the summer of 1793 French Royalists surrendered the great naval base at Toulon to the British, intending this to be the springboard for a full-scale counter-revolution. A multi-national taskforce led by the British, and including Spanish, Austrian and Italian forces, landed in the city.But the Royalists' hopes were dashed: the Revolutionaries reacted with great speed and viol...

From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Jennifer Bernard comes a new sizzling suspense series set in the Alaskan wilderness.From childhood misfit to successful attorney, Molly Evans wouldn’t be the strong, independent force of nature she is today without the support of her three best friends—and one of them is missing. On a mission to find answers, she tracks Lila all the way to Firelight Ridge, Alaska, a wild outpost where Molly sticks out like a sore thumb in her designer duds...

Considered one of the finest historical works in the English language, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is lauded for its graceful, elegant prose style as much as for its epic scope. Remarkably accurate for its day, Gibbon's treatise holds a high place in the history of literature and remains an enduring subject of study.Gibbon's monumental work traces the history of more than thirteen centuries, covering the great events as well as the general historical progressi...