A Grand Imperial War

Author : Ray Tabler
Publisher : 1632, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781956015300
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Grand Imperial War written by Ray Tabler and published by 1632, Incorporated. This book was released on 2021-11-06 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weeks into his new post commanding the small detachment of Imperial Marines guarding the Human embassy to the homeworld of the cat-like Farsalians, Lieutenant Suarez is facing a sticky situation. The Human ambassador is having an affair with a Farsalian princess, who is a cousin of the Farsalian Matriarch. That leads to an incident for which Suarez gets the blame, and then, oddly enough, the credit. Stanislaus VII, Emperor of all Humankind, decides that he is bored, and declaring war over the incident would be great fun and provide a break in the monotony of his opulent, indolent life. Desperate battles, secret missions, romantic entanglements, interstellar plots, and court intrigues now await Suarez and his doughty band in A Grand Imperial War. Ray Tabler is a retired engineer and occasional author, originally from Louisville, Kentucky. He chased the north-bound dollar to Michigan because of a tragic addiction to a steady paycheck, where he married a lovely Yankee girl. Several decades later, despite the siren call of warmer climes, Ray might be permanently lodged in the frozen north. Ray's short fiction can be found in the pages of The Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, Baen's Universe, and Cosmic Crime Stories.

Author : Ray Tabler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578973081
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Grand Imperial War written by Ray Tabler and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weeks into his new post commanding the small detachment of Imperial Marines guarding the Human embassy to the homeworld of the cat-like Farsalians, Lieutenant Suarez is facing a sticky situation. The Human ambassador is having an affair with a Farsalian princess, who is a cousin of the Farsalian Matriarch. That leads to a riot, which leads to an incident, for which Suarez gets the blame, and then, oddly enough, the credit. Because Stanislaus VII, Emperor of all Humankind, decides that he is bored, and declaring war over the matter would be great fun and provide a break in the monotony of his opulent, indolent life. And that's just to start with. Because desperate battles, secret missions, romantic entanglements, interstellar plots, and court intrigues all await Suarez and his doughty band in A Grand Imperial War.

Author : Ray Tabler
Publisher : Novus Mundi Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1961511029
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Grand Imperial War written by Ray Tabler and published by Novus Mundi Publishing. This book was released on 2023-12-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Lieutenant Suarez, a valiant member of the Imperial Marines, as he finds himself entangled in a web of intrigue and danger. When the Human ambassador engages in a forbidden affair with a Farsalian princess, the consequences prove dire, and the blame falls upon Suarez's shoulders. Little does he know that the ambitious Emperor of all Humankind, Stanislaus, eagerly awaits a chance to initiate an all-encompassing war. Buckle up for heart-pounding action as Suarez and his courageous crew dive headfirst into desperate battles, embark on perilous secret missions, and navigate the complexities of romantic entanglements. The fate of galaxies hangs in the balance as interstellar plots and court intrigues propel this grand space opera to unparalleled heights. Will Lieutenant Suarez rise to the occasion and save the day, or will the universe succumb to the clutches of war?

Author : Richard Overy
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143132938
Total Pages : 1041 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blood and Ruins written by Richard Overy and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-04-04 with total page 1041 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Monumental… [A] vast and detailed study that is surely the finest single-volume history of World War II. Richard Overy has given us a powerful reminder of the horror of war and the threat posed by dictators with dreams of empire.” – The Wall Street Journal A thought-provoking and original reassessment of World War II, from Britain’s leading military historian A New York Times bestseller Richard Overy sets out in Blood and Ruins to recast the way in which we view the Second World War and its origins and aftermath. As one of Britain’s most decorated and respected World War II historians, he argues that this was the “last imperial war,” with almost a century-long lead-up of global imperial expansion, which reached its peak in the territorial ambitions of Italy, Germany and Japan in the 1930s and early 1940s, before descending into the largest and costliest war in human history and the end, after 1945, of all territorial empires. Overy also argues for a more global perspective on the war, one that looks broader than the typical focus on military conflict between the Allied and Axis states. Above all, Overy explains the bitter cost for those involved in fighting, and the exceptional level of crime and atrocity that marked the war and its protracted aftermath—which extended far beyond 1945. Blood and Ruins is a masterpiece, a new and definitive look at the ultimate struggle over the future of the global order, which will compel us to view the war in novel and unfamiliar ways. Thought-provoking, original and challenging, Blood and Ruins sets out to understand the war anew.

Author : Ray Tabler
Publisher : Novus Mundi Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1961511541
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Grand Imperial Heir written by Ray Tabler and published by Novus Mundi Publishing. This book was released on 2023-12-02 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In A Grand Imperial Heir, the enthralling sequel to A Grand Imperial War, the universe teeters on the edge of chaos once more. Years after her pivotal role in restoring Farsalian sovereignty, Princess Melorah finds herself thrust into an unexpected role as the Matriarch of Farsalia. Reluctant to embrace the weight of power, she stumbles through her royal duties until a fateful revelation unravels in the Human interstellar empire. Human Emperor Stanislaus VII's empire is in turmoil after the ascension of Empress Jessica Holmstead and the birth of her son Jan. The sinister Count Holmstead, craving dominance, orchestrates a malevolent scheme with his conniving henchman Cagliostro. Baronet D'Artois, a cowardly old acquaintance, becomes entangled in the plan that aims to eliminate Stanislaus and young Jan from the equation. As Cagliostro's sinister plot unfolds, a desperate game of wits ensues. With the aid of the steadfast Imperial Marines, led by Major Iago Suarez, Empress Jessica must outwit Cagliostro and his pirates, relying on unlikely alliances and clandestine maneuvers. Amidst the stormy skies of MacPherson's World, where diamonds fall like rain, Jessica and Suarez's forbidden love simmers, while the fate of the empire hangs in the balance. In this heart-pounding tale of intrigue, passion, and loyalty, A Grand Imperial Heir showcases the resilience of a determined Empress, the courage of those sworn to protect her, and the enduring strength of love against the backdrop of interstellar conflict. As the pieces fall into place, the fate of worlds rests on a delicate balance, and the legacy of an imperial war echoes through the cosmos.

Author : Imperial War Museum
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book People of the Great War written by Imperial War Museum and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Deborah Cohen
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0525511202
Total Pages : 609 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Last Call at the Hotel Imperial written by Deborah Cohen and published by Random House. This book was released on 2022-03-15 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE MARK LYNTON HISTORY PRIZE • A prize-winning historian’s “effervescent” (The New Yorker) account of a close-knit band of wildly famous American reporters who, in the run-up to World War II, took on dictators and rewrote the rules of modern journalism “High-speed, four-lane storytelling . . . Cohen’s all-action narrative bursts with colour and incident.”—Financial Times NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • WINNER OF THE GOLDSMITH BOOK PRIZE • FINALIST FOR THE PROSE AWARD ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, NPR, BookPage, Booklist They were an astonishing group: glamorous, gutsy, and irreverent to the bone. As cub reporters in the 1920s, they roamed across a war-ravaged world, sometimes perched atop mules on wooden saddles, sometimes gliding through countries in the splendor of a first-class sleeper car. While empires collapsed and fledgling democracies faltered, they chased deposed empresses, international financiers, and Balkan gun-runners, and then knocked back doubles late into the night. Last Call at the Hotel Imperial is the extraordinary story of John Gunther, H. R. Knickerbocker, Vincent Sheean, and Dorothy Thompson. In those tumultuous years, they landed exclusive interviews with Hitler and Mussolini, Nehru and Gandhi, and helped shape what Americans knew about the world. Alongside these backstage glimpses into the halls of power, they left another equally incredible set of records. Living in the heady afterglow of Freud, they subjected themselves to frank, critical scrutiny and argued about love, war, sex, death, and everything in between. Plunged into successive global crises, Gunther, Knickerbocker, Sheean, and Thompson could no longer separate themselves from the turmoil that surrounded them. To tell that story, they broke long-standing taboos. From their circle came not just the first modern account of illness in Gunther’s Death Be Not Proud—a memoir about his son’s death from cancer—but the first no-holds-barred chronicle of a marriage: Sheean’s Dorothy and Red, about Thompson’s fractious relationship with Sinclair Lewis. Told with the immediacy of a conversation overheard, this revelatory book captures how the global upheavals of the twentieth century felt up close.

Author : Patrick J. Kelly
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253001757
Total Pages : 605 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tirpitz written by Patrick J. Kelly and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2011-05-03 with total page 605 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A first-rate biography of this grand admiral who is better known for his political skills than his naval ones.” —US Naval Insitute Proceedings Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz (1849–1930) was the principal force behind the rise of the German Imperial Navy prior to World War I, challenging Great Britain’s command of the seas. As State Secretary of the Imperial Naval Office from 1897 to 1916, Tirpitz wielded great power and influence over the national agenda during that crucial period. By the time he had risen to high office, Tirpitz was well equipped to use his position as a platform from which to dominate German defense policy. Though he was cool to the potential of the U-boat, he enthusiastically supported a torpedo boat branch of the navy and began an ambitious building program for battleships and battle cruisers. Based on exhaustive archival research, including new material from family papers, Tirpitz and the Imperial German Navy is the first extended study in English of this germinal figure in the growth of the modern navy. “Well written and based on new sources . . . allows the reader deep insights into the life of a man who played a very important role at the turn of the last century and who, like almost nobody else, shaped German policy.” —International Journal of Maritime History “An invaluable reference work on Tirpitz, the Imperial German Navy, and on politics in Wilhelmine Germany.” —The Northern Mariner

Author : Malcolm Brown
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1447264320
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Imperial War Museum Book of the Western Front written by Malcolm Brown and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-11-21 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unrivalled and readable introduction to the years of Trench Warfare' TESThe First World War was won and lost on the Western Front. Covering the whole war, from the guns of August 1914 to the sudden silence of the November 1918 Armistice, the IWM Book of the Western Front reveals what life was really like for the men and women involved. With first-hand accounts of off-duty entertainments, trench fatalism, and going over the top, this is an extremely important contribution to the continuing debate on the First World War. Malcolm Brown has updated this edition, introducing new evidence on sex and homosexuality, executions, the treatment or mistreatment of prisoners and shell shock.'A blockbuster . . . as near as anyone is likely to get to the authentic life of the trenches' Yorkshire Post

Author : Julian Thompson
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780330480659
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Imperial War Museum Book of the War in Burma 1942-1945 written by Julian Thompson and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-09-18 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The campaign in Burma was the longest and biggest ground war fought by the British and Americans against the Japanese. Including 1000 mile-long retreats and the great Allied victory at Kohima-Imphal, Burma brought the Allies a wealth of incomparably bitter combat experiences. Using the Imperial War Museum's archives, Major General Julian Thompson provides a gripping and unforgettable picture of what it was like to fight in this extraordinary conflict.