The Devils Own Luck

Author : David Donachie
Publisher : Allison & Busby
ISBN 13 : 0749019077
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Devil's Own Luck written by David Donachie and published by Allison & Busby. This book was released on 2015-12-17 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Napoleonic Wars, Harry and James Ludlow are aboard the Magnanime, a gunship under the command of Oliver Carter. Oliver and Harry are old rivals and when James is found near the dead body of the First Lieutenant, Carter assumes James is the murderer. Harry has to prove otherwise.

Author : Denis Edwards
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 0850528690
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Devil's Own Luck written by Denis Edwards and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2001-08-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although strictly forbidden to keep diaries, Denis Edwards managed to record his experiences throughout nearly all his time in Europe in 1944-45. He brilliantly conveys what it was like to be facing death, day after day, night after night, with never a bed to sleep in nor a hot meal to go home to. This is warfare in the raw ' brutal, yet humorous, immensely tragic, but sadly, all true.

Author : Petra Nash
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780263764246
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Devil's Own Luck written by Petra Nash and published by . This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Denis Edwards
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 147381359X
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Devil's Own Luck written by Denis Edwards and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2001-08-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A superb and well written book, highly recommended as a true account of one man’s war from Pegasus Bridge to the Baltic during WWII.” —The Armourer Although strictly forbidden to keep diaries, Denis Edwards managed to record his experiences throughout nearly all his time in Europe in 1944–45. He brilliantly conveys what it was like to be facing death, day after day, night after night, with never a bed to sleep in nor a hot meal to go home to. This is warfare in the raw—brutal, yet humorous, immensely tragic, but sadly, all true. “[An] excellent book . . . chronicles his journey with the 2nd Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry during pre-invasion training, then on to Normandy, the Ardennes, the Rhine Crossing and the advance to the Baltic Sea in 1945.” —The Pegasus Archive “From my perspective, if you have any interest in the 2nd Bn. Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, and their participation in the action at Pegasus Bridge, the battle for Normandy and the Rhine Crossings, you can do no better than to refer to The Devil’s Own Luck.” —Recollections of WWII “Edwards’ thorough descriptions of his daily activities in Normandy bring his narrative to life, from eating rations to digging trenches to the strain of being under continuous bombardment . . . The Devil’s Own Luck is fast-paced, well-written, and holds the reader’s attention.” —Colour Sergeant Tombstone’s History Pages

Author : Eris Adderly
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781530409112
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Devil's Luck written by Eris Adderly and published by . This book was released on 2016-03-25 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lust and discovery, betrayal and secrets in the age of sail.Oh yes, and pirates. Dirty, dirty pirates. Travel back to the Golden Age of Piracy where bodices were ripped, timbers were shivered, and we all pretend, for the sake of naughty books, that hygiene was a great deal better than it was. A new life beckons to Hannah Collingwood from the Colonies: an opportunity to leave behind the house she shared with her late husband and trade every other dismal, tired thing she knows for some measure of discovery, excitement. As soon as The Mourning Dove sails from Bristol with Hannah on it, her life can begin again. Edmund Blackburn, notorious captain of The Devil's Luck, and his quartermaster Benjamin Till share everything. Responsibilities. Coin. A smirking contempt for the rule of law. An unexpected lady passenger aboard their ship proves no exception. Now Hannah faces a new reality: a ship full of Very Bad Men. The sort who do Very Bad Things and expect to get away with it. She doesn't know what's more terrifying: the scandalous demands they make, or the way she begins to counter their knavery with advances of her own. And the secrets. The ugly, horrible secrets. Blackburn and Till have no idea who they're dealing with, and what the dark consequences might be for all three of them. Eris Adderly transports you onto the decks of The Devil's Luck and into a dark, world of scoundrels and forbidden desires. Leave your inhibitions ashore: a bounty of pleasure awaits! Note: this story contains scenes of explicit sexual material, including MFM menage, and is intended for mature readers only. Parental Discretion is Advised

Author : Stanisław Likiernik
Publisher : Mainstream Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book By Devil's Luck written by Stanisław Likiernik and published by Mainstream Publishing Company. This book was released on 2001 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Stanislaw became a clandestine student as well as a soldier of the underground, joining the Kedyw (Directorate of Sabotage) select unit and specialising in acts of sabotage against the occupying forces, as well as carrying out sentences of the underground Court of Justice. By Devil's Luck is Stanislaw's unforgettable memoir of the realities of life during war, in which he describes some of the more daring actions he had to undertake during the years of Warsaw's occupation."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Lenora Bell
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062993364
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Devil's Own Duke written by Lenora Bell and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA Today bestseller Lenora Bell returns to her Wallflowers vs. Rogues series with a romance between a lady and the scoundrel claiming to be next-in-line for her father’s title. Lady Henrietta Prince is far too busy for romance. She's dedicated her life to turning her family vineyards into a profitable sparkling wine venture. But when she shares a thrilling kiss at midnight with a handsome stranger, she's captivated...until he claims to be the distant heir to her father's dukedom. Ash Ellis is a gambler who lives life on the edge. Now he's locked his sights on a glittering prize and nothing will stand in his way. When Henrietta is forced to marry the wicked rogue to keep her beloved vineyards, she vows that Ash will never have her trust, or her love. Even if his kisses are more intoxicating than the finest champagne. His new bride is certainly beautiful, but biddable? Not so much. Ash will settle for nothing less than Henrietta's total surrender...but is he the one in danger of losing his heart?

Author : Stephen Vincent Benet
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN 13 : 9780822203032
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Devil and Daniel Webster written by Stephen Vincent Benet and published by Dramatists Play Service Inc. This book was released on 1943-10 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORY: Jabez Stone, young farmer, has just been married, and the guests are dancing at his wedding. But Jabez carries a burden, for he knows that, having sold his soul to the Devil, he must, on the stroke of midnight, deliver it up to him. Shortly before twelve Mr. Scratch, lawyer, enters and the company is thunderstruck. Jabez bids his guests begone; he has made his bargain and will pay the price. His bride, however, stands by him, and so will Daniel Webster, who has come for the festivities. Webster takes the case. But Scratch is a lawyer himself and out-argues the statesman. Webster demands a jury of real Americans, living or dead. Very well, agrees the Devil, he shall have them, and ghosts appear. Webster thunders, but to no avail, and at last realizing Scratch can better him on technical grounds, he changes his tactics and appeals to the ghostly jury, men who have retained some love of country. Rising to the height of his powers, Webster performs the miracle of winning a verdict of Not Guilty.

Author : Leonard R. N. Ashley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Book of Superstition, Prophecy, and Luck written by Leonard R. N. Ashley and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strange beliefs and even stranger omens have liferated through the ages. Here is a ripe collection which might change minds about broken mirrors, black cats and other ingrained beliefs.

Author : Craig Russell
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0525564780
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Devil Aspect written by Craig Russell and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2020-01-21 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steeped in the folklore of Eastern Europe, and set in the shadow of Nazi darkness erupting just beyond the Czech border, this bone-chilling, richly imagined novel is propulsively entertaining, and impossible to put down. "A wildly entertaining story...Russell has created a truly frightening story." —The New York Times Book Review Czechoslovakia, 1935: Viktor Kosárek, a newly trained psychiatrist who studied under Carl Jung, arrives at the infamous Hrad Orlu Asylum for the Criminally Insane. The facility is located in a medieval mountaintop castle surrounded by forests, on a site that is well known for concealing dark secrets going back many centuries. The asylum houses six inmates--the country's most treacherous killers--known to the terrified public as the Devil's Six. Viktor intends to use a new medical technique to prove that these patients share a common archetype of evil, a phenomenon he calls The Devil Aspect. Yet as he begins to learn the stunning secrets of these patients, he must face the unnerving possibility that these six may share a darker truth. Meanwhile, in Prague, fear grips the city as a phantom serial killer emerges in the dark alleys. Police investigator Lukas Smolak, desperate to locate the culprit (a copycat of Jack the Ripper), turns to Viktor and the doctors at Hrad Orlu for their expertise with the psychotic criminal mind. And Viktor finds himself wrapped up in a case more terrifying than he could have ever imagined.