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Fair Stood the Wind for France by H E Bates
epub |eng | 1958-03-13 | Author:H E Bates

CHAPTER 13 LOOKING up from the boat he saw Pierre lying flat on the jetty in the same attitude as he had left him in the afternoon, and above him ...
( Category: Military March 14,2016 )
The Hardest Thing to Do by Penelope Wilcock
epub |eng | 2015-06-11 | Author:Penelope Wilcock

The Nineteenth Day On this day sleet fell, riding wildly on a cruel wind. Every man shivered, so cold to the bone that he could hardly get to sleep at ...
( Category: Historical March 14,2016 )
Crossing the Lines by Melvyn Bragg
epub |eng | 2011-03-13 | Author:Melvyn Bragg [Bragg, Melvyn]

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR ‘So why would he want to do a thing like that, Mr. Hawesley?’ William did not want to be drawn. Sadie’s energy always felt like an assault. He ...
( Category: Historical March 14,2016 )
Noonday by Barker Pat
mobi, epub |eng | 2016-03-08 | Author:Barker, Pat [Barker, Pat]

So she trudged from bed to bed, basin to basin, ward to ward. All the time, floating in front of her eyes, was the memory of the purple, howling dwarf ...
( Category: Military March 10,2016 )
Griffin Stone: Duke Of Decadence (Dangerous Dukes Book 3) by Carole Mortimer
epub |eng | 2015-08-07 | Author:Carole Mortimer [Mortimer, Carole]

Chapter Nine Griffin was at a loss as to know what to do next, his fingers lightly stroking the dark silkiness of Bea’s hair as she lay with her head ...
( Category: Historical March 8,2016 )
Child of Vengeance by David Kirk
epub, mobi |eng | 2013-03-11 | Author:David Kirk [Kirk, David]

CHAPTER TEN A week later, the grass of Miyamoto rippled around Munisai’s feet. It was long, dry, and ragged, the color of straw, but Munisai didn’t care. It was home, ...
( Category: Military February 29,2016 )
Wartime Family by Lane Lizzie
epub |eng | | Author:Lane, Lizzie

Chapter Twenty-Four Wing Commander Guy Hunter had been patient with Lizzie’s nervousness and her mumbled horror on seeing the legs sticking out from beneath the tarpaulin. ‘Here,’ he’d said, hugging ...
( Category: Military February 15,2016 )
The Shopkeeper's Daughter by Court Dilly & Baxter Lily
azw3 |eng | 2015-03-09 | Author:Court, Dilly & Baxter, Lily [Court, Dilly]

‘You gave that hateful creature a job?’ Shirley stared at her sister in disbelief. ‘She’s working for nothing,’ Ginnie said with a casual shrug of her shoulders. ‘Free labour. I’d ...
( Category: Family Saga February 15,2016 )
The Edwardians by Vita Sackville-West
epub |eng | 2012-02-14 | Author:Vita Sackville-West [Sackville-West, Vita]

Elle fait de la grâce avec rien, elle fait T’enir tout le divin dans un geste quelconque, Et tu ne saurais pas, Vénus, monter en conque, Ni toi, Diane, marcher ...
( Category: Historical February 15,2016 )
The Road To Kandahar (Simon Fonthill Series) by Wilcox John
azw3, epub |eng | 2010-12-08 | Author:Wilcox, John [Wilcox, John]

He had no idea how long they lay there but he was conscious of Afghans running past him to the rear, one, indeed, treading on his back as he sprinted ...
( Category: War February 15,2016 )
Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Cleave Chris
epub, mobi |eng | | Author:Cleave,Chris

December, 1940 MARY SAT AT THE piano and smiled at Tom in the front row. All the children had managed to field at least one parent, which was good work ...
( Category: Historical February 15,2016 )
River of Ink by Paul M.M. Cooper
epub |eng | 2015-10-20 | Author:Paul M.M. Cooper

When I returned home, I found the word ‘dog’ smeared in lentil broth on my gate, dripping down in great gobbets. This is it, I thought, panic rising. They’ve come ...
( Category: Historical February 15,2016 )
The Khan Series by Conn Iggulden
epub |eng | 2012-04-23 | Author:Conn Iggulden [Iggulden, Conn]

“The men you seek are in there,” Abbud said. Tsubodai snapped orders and the warriors moved instantly, kicking open the door and vanishing inside. Abbud waited, sweating, listening to strange ...
( Category: Military February 6,2016 )
War of Roses - Stormbird by Conn Iggulden
mobi |eng | 2013-10-09 | Author:Conn Iggulden

18 The city of Rouen lay around a hundred miles south and west of Calais. In normal times, William would have counted it a stronghold. As the capital of English ...
( Category: Military February 6,2016 )
The High Mountains of Portugal by Martel Yann
mobi, epub, azw3 |eng | 2016-02-01 | Author:Martel, Yann [Martel, Yann]

Outdoors, other organisms besides bacteria play a role in uglifying the body. Any number of birds will peck at dead flesh, gashing the way in for hosts of smaller invaders, ...
( Category: Historical February 4,2016 )

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