Monday, 4 September 1967Marine Lance Corporal Jack Swan crested the face of a bare, rocky knoll inthe Que Son Valley of South Vietnam. Following Swan were the 164 Marines ofMike Company, Third Battalion, Fifth Marines, First Marine Division. Theirmission was to locate and rescue two understrength and isolated companiesof felow Marines who were under attack by the North Vietnamese ArmvThe sight of a quiet and serene rice paddy and shrub covere...

Thursday, October 12, 1967.Marine Lance Corporal Kevin Cahill stepped onto a trail deep in the remote Hai Lang National Forest of South Vietnam. Following Cahill were the 166 Marines of Charlie Company, First Battalion, First Marines, First Marine Division. Confident, well armed and ready to fight, their mission was to locate and annihilate any North Vietnamese Army forces they could find.Cahill, a sharp and experienced point man, knew that taking the well-worn and ominous ...

This award-winning history explores Sherlock Holmes' creator Arthur Conan Doyle's obsession with the spiritualism movement.ASJA Award-Winner in the Biography/History CategoryIs it possible to make direct contact with the dead? Do the departed seek to make contact with us? The conviction that both things are true was the cornerstone of spiritualism, a kind of do-it-yourself religion that swept the Western world from the 1850s to the 1930s. P...

"Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Pioneering Women Redefining Success in the Business World", is a compelling overview of the incredible experiences and victories of pioneering women who have destroyed boundaries and redefined success in the corporate environment.Through inspirational anecdotes and intelligent analysis, this book illustrates the tenacity, drive, and unyielding spirit of women who have risen beyond conventional expectations and accomplished incredible accomplishments in ...

In '20 Must-Read Supernatural Mysteries,' readers are invited to traverse a literary landscape rich in enigmatic allure, suspense, and otherworldly phenomena. This anthology features a masterful blend of stories that explore the uncanny and the unknown, presenting supernatural tales that range from spine-tingling ghost stories to puzzling, inexplicable events. Each piece in this collection serves to heighten the sense of mystery and the fear of the unseen, enveloping the reader in narrativ...

In this noir thriller by a New York Times bestselling and Edgar award-winning author, a retired IRA fixer takes a lucrative last job finding the ex-wife and daughters of a wealthy airline owner.Richard Coulter is a man who has everything. His beautiful new wife is pregnant, his upstart airline is undercutting the competition and moving from strength to strength, his diversification into the casino business in Macau has been successful, and his fabulous Art...

In the past . . .On a blisteringly hot August afternoon in Crystal Palace, once home to the tragically destroyed Great Exhibition, a solitary thirteen-year-old boy meets his next-door neighbor, a recently widowed young teacher hoping to make a new start in the tight-knit South London community. Drawn together by loneliness, the unlikely pair forms a deep connection that ends in a shattering act of betrayal.In the present . . .On a cold January morning in London, Det...