Capturing Victory

Capturing Victory
Author: Nikita Slater
Publisher: Nikita Slater Writing Services Ltd.
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2018-09-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:
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A captive dark romance novel by International Bestselling Author Nikita Slater. Trapped, taken and caged by a cruel captor. Her solitary existence as a world class hacker changes in the blink of an eye when she's kidnapped by an international arms dealer. Everything she knows, everything she understands has shifted. Ivan Vogel insists that she is now his slave. He plays terrible mind games while torturing her senses. He keeps her locked up, away from all her toys. But once she is free, once she can fly again, she will reign hatred down on her enemy. She will use everything she knows against him, everything she has been taught until she is victorious. She will rip out the heart he insists beats only for her. His obsession will be his downfall. His caged bird will make sure of it. Capturing Victory is the third book in the Driven Hearts dark mafia romance suspense series. This book is standalone. Guaranteed HEA, NO cheating, NO cliffhanger. Sizzling dark mafia romance. Read at your own risk! Keywords: possessive alpha male, dark romance, jealous possessive, gothic romance, seductive romance, alpha hero, antihero, antihero romance, hacker heroine, obsessive hero, abduction to love, international arms dealer, passionate lovers, cult, abused heroine, hurt heroine, sexually romantic books, interracial romance, romantic suspense, capture fantasy, standalone, thriller, crime, mafia romance, kidnap, happily ever after, love books, love stories, contemporary mafia romance, enemies to lovers, mobster, guaranteed HEA, no cliffhangers, dark mafia romance, billionaire romance, possessive alpha romance, bad boy, age gap, no cheating, kidnapping, revenge, stalker, steamy, dominance submission, caged, captive romance, mob boss, brutal hero, Indian heroine

Capturing Hill 70

Capturing Hill 70
Author: Douglas E. Delaney
Publisher: UBC Press
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2016-11-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 0774833629
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In August 1917, the Canadian Corps captured Hill 70, a vital piece of ground just north of the French industrial town of Lens. The Canadians suffered some 5,400 casualties and defeated three days of determined German counter attacks. This spectacularly successful but shockingly costly battle was as innovative as Vimy, yet only a handful of Canadians have heard of it or of subsequent attempts to capture Lens, which resulted in nearly 3,300 more casualties. In Capturing Hill 70, leading military historians mark the centenary of this triumph by dissecting different facets of the battle, from planning and the conduct of operations to long-term repercussions and commemoration. This richly illustrated and thought-provoking book reinstates Hill 70 to its rightful place among the pantheon of battles that helped forge the reputation of the famed Canadian Corps during the First World War, and it sheds new light on the key role played by Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Currie, who fought his first major action as commander of the Canadian Corps.

Disordered Actions

Disordered Actions
Author: John Skalko
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2021-12-01
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 3868382186
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The first two decades of the twenty-first century witnessed a rapid change in Western societal acceptance of homosexual activity. This change, however, remains fundamentally unstable unless founded upon an adequate moral theory. Today many within the Western world assume that any argument against homosexual activity must be founded upon religious premises. This book questions that narrative; for the history of philosophical thought manifests a strong non-religious consensus against such practices. This book bridges the gap within current philosophical scholarship by painstakingly examining the non-religious argument as found within the great philosopher Thomas Aquinas. In the process the author advances a novel claim: the traditional account against homosexual activity also applies to untruthful assertive speech acts. Lying and homosexual activity are both wrong for mutually illuminating reasons.

The Counterinsurgent's Constitution

The Counterinsurgent's Constitution
Author: Ganesh Sitaraman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2013
Genre: History
ISBN: 0199930317
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Since the "surge" in Iraq in 2006, counterinsurgency effectively became America's dominant approach for fighting wars. Yet many of the major controversies and debates surrounding counterinsurgency have turned not on military questions but on legal ones: Who can the military attack with drones? Is the occupation of Iraq legitimate? What tradeoffs should the military make between self-protection and civilian casualties? What is the right framework for negotiating with the Taliban? How can we build the rule of law in Afghanistan? The Counterinsurgent's Constitution tackles this wide range of legal issues from the vantage point of counterinsurgency strategy. Ganesh Sitaraman explains why law matters in counterinsurgency: how it operates on the ground and how law and counterinsurgency strategy can be better integrated. Counterinsurgency, Sitaraman notes, focuses on winning over the population, providing essential services, building political and legal institutions, and fostering economic development. So, unlike in conventional war, where law places humanitarian restraints on combat, law and counterinsurgency are well aligned and reinforce one another. Indeed, following the law and building the rule of law is not just the right thing to do, it is strategically beneficial. Moreover, reconciliation with enemies can both help to end the conflict and preserve the possibility of justice for war crimes. Following the rule of law is an important element of success. The first book on law and counterinsurgency strategy, The Counterinsurgent's Constitution seamlessly integrates law and military strategy to illuminate some of the most pressing issues in warfare and the transition from war to peace. Its lessons also apply to conflicts in Libya and other hot-spots in the Middle East.

Ethan Allen & the Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

Ethan Allen & the Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Author: Richard B. Smith
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2010-04-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1614231087
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The author of Vermont Firsts and Other Claims to Fame examines the pivotal American Revolutionary War skirmish and the men behind it. In April 1775, a small band of men set out from Hartford and traveled swiftly north toward the shore of Lake Champlain, recruiting men to their expedition along the way. Within only a few days, this loyal group of volunteers arrived in Vermont and, joining forces with Ethan Allen and his legendary Green Mountain Boys, launched a daring attack to capture more than one hundred cannons stored at Fort Ticonderoga. In this comprehensive look at “America's First Victory,” Richard Smith traces the Patriots’ route from Connecticut, through the towns of western Massachusetts and the Berkshire hills and north to Bennington, Vermont, and Lake Champlain. He chronicles the rival expedition led by Benedict Arnold, his confrontation with Allen, and the surprise attack that changed the course of the American Revolution.

The Princess and Her Mercenary

The Princess and Her Mercenary
Author: Nikita Slater
Publisher: Nikita Slater Writing Services Ltd.
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2020-03-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:
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A sweet and sizzling mafia romance novella by International Bestselling Author Nikita Slater. They have nothing in common. She’s a Princess. She loves clothes, jewels and causing mischief. Her life has been mapped out for her. She doesn’t have time for a kidnapping. Unless her kidnapper happens to be a giant red-headed mercenary. They have nothing in common. He’s a beaten-up ex-mercenary. He loves weaponry, security and killing. Yet the day he let her go was the worst day of his life. He learned his lesson. Now, he’s going to collect his Princess and never let her go. Together they discover how powerful opposites can be. They travel the world, dodge palace guards and reunite with old friends. Will the Princess and her mercenary find happiness or heartbreak ever after? The Princess and Her Mercenary is part of the Driven Hearts mafia romance suspense series.This is a sweet and sizzling Nikita romance novella. This book follows the romance of secondary characters from Capturing Victory. Though this book can be read as standalone, for the best reader experience, it is recommended to read Capturing Victory first. Keywords: possessive alpha male, steamy romance, jealous possessive, seductive romance, alpha hero, antihero, antihero romance, obsessive hero, abduction to love, passionate lovers, sexually romantic books, romantic suspense, forbidden romance, capture fantasy, standalone, crime, mafia romance, mercenary, kidnap, happily ever after, love books, love stories, contemporary mafia romance, enemies to lovers, guaranteed HEA, no cliffhangers, royalty, crown jewels, possessive alpha romance, fighter romance, bad boy, age gap, no cheating, kidnapping, protective, marriage, captive romance

Victory's Shadow

Victory's Shadow
Author: Thomas W. Barton
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2019-06-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1501736183
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At the beginning of the eleventh century, Catalonia was a patchwork of counties, viscounties, and lordships that bordered Islamic al-Andalus to the south. Over the next two centuries, the region underwent a dramatic transformation. The counts of Barcelona secured title to the neighboring kingdom of Aragon through marriage and this newly constituted Crown of Aragon, after numerous failed attempts, finally conquered the Islamic states positioned along its southern frontier in the mid-twelfth century. Successful conquest, however, necessitated considerable organizational challenges that threatened to destabilize, politically and economically, this triumphant regime. The Aragonese monarchy's efforts to overcome these adversities, consolidate its authority, and capitalize on its military victories would impose lasting changes on its governmental framework and exert considerable influence over future expansionist projects. In Victory's Shadow, Thomas W. Barton offers a sweeping new account of the capture and long-term integration of Muslim-ruled territories by an ascendant Christian regime and a detailed analysis of the influence of this process on the governmental, economic, and broader societal development of both Catalonia and the greater Crown of Aragon. Based on over a decade of extensive archival research, Victory's Shadow deftly reconstructs and evaluates the decisions, outcomes, and costs involved in this experience of territorial integration and considers its implications for ongoing debates regarding the dynamics of expansionism across the diverse boundary zones of medieval Europe.

The Boardgamer Volume 1

The Boardgamer Volume 1
Author: Bruce A. Monnin
Publisher: Past Into Print Publishing
Total Pages: 152
Release:
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN:
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The Boardgamer magazine was a quarterly magazine devoted primarily, but not exclusively, to the coverage of Avalon Hill / Victory Games titles and to other aspects of the boardgaming hobby. Initially, The Boardgamer’s publication ran concurrently with Avalon Hill’s house magazine, The General, but instead of focusing on new releases, it devoted coverage to those classic, Avalon Hill games which no longer graced the pages of The General. Following the cessation of The General in June 1998, The Boardgamer was the primary periodical dedicated to the titles from AH/VG, until its final issue in 2004. In these issues, the articles include: De-Randomizing The Circus - CIRCUS MAXIMUS Setup Revisions The Winning Candidate - A Brief Overview and Strategy Tips For CANDIDATE AREA News - Welcome Home! Admirals Raeder and Doenitz Would’ve Been Proud - Axis Play In WAR AT SEA Random Play In 1830 - A Quick Variation With Random Events by Brad Martin Quick Reference Cards For UP FRONT Rules Clarifications For WAR AT SEA Coverage of Avaloncon 1995 Let’s Talk About Assassin - Tips For Better Play Nailbiters - One Gamers Opinion AREA News - What Happened? Panzer Leader Avaloncon Scenarios - From The 1994 and 1995 Tournaments Avaloncon 1995 - A First Timer’s Experience History Of The World Series Replay - One Player’s View of a GEnie PBEM Game History Of The World Series Replay - The Red Point of View History Of The World Series Replay - The Black Point of View AREA News - For The Minority ASL AREA News - Excerpts From The ASL News, Electronic Edition Revised Rules - Combining Panzerblitz and Panzer Leader Revised Panzerblitz and Panzer Leader Rules - Questions and Answers The British Dilemma - A 1776 Scenario Race To Bastogne - A Battle of the Bulge ‘81 Tournament Scenario Winning At Auction - General Tips On Strategy 1996 Midwest Open - Victory In The Pacific Tournament The Champion’s Perspective - The Victory In The Pacific Midwest Open Underwater Strategy - Use of U-Boats In War At Sea How To Win Multiplayer Play By E-Mail Games - Machiavelli As An Example My First Multiplayer Play By E-Mail Game - My Experience With Machiavelli A New Starship Troopers - A Preview ASL AREA News - Chits And Bits AREA News - AREA - One Year Later Fortress Europa Series Replay - Part 1 Fortress Europa Series Replay - Part 2 Play-By-Electronic-Mail - PBM The Quick And Modern Way Incidents On The Yukhnov Road - A Panzerblitz Narrative Commander’s Notebook - For Attack Sub ASL AREA News - The Electronic Edition, July 1996 Avaloncon Rules Verifications - March Madness, Gettysburg ‘88, Kremlin, History of the World Avaloncon Statistics - 1991 to 1995 Avaloncon 1996 - Early Reports AREA News - Success

Victory Over Japan

Victory Over Japan
Author: Ellen Gilchrist
Publisher: Diversion Books
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2014-01-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1940941148
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Originally published in 1984, this collection of 14 short stories set in Arkansas and Mississippi went on to win that year’s National Book Award for fiction, confirming Ellen Gilchrist’s place as one of the preeminent literary talents of her generation. Victory Over Japan takes us into the lives of an unforgettable group of Southern women — beautiful, complicated, enchanting, and sometimes dangerous — in and out of bars, marriages, divorces, lovers' arms, and even earthquakes, in an attempt to find happiness, or at least some satisfaction. Throughout these stories, one hears echoes of Flannery O'Connor and Eudora Welty, but Ms. Gilchrist has her own unique literary voice, and it is outrageously funny, moving, tragic, and always appealing. PRAISE: “To say that Ellen Gilchrist can write is to say that Placido Domingo can sing. All you need to do is listen.” —Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post “She is what they call a natural, writing with passion, authority and a noticeable lack of the self-consciousness that weighs down much of contemporary fiction.” —San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle “Ellen Gilchrist’s achievement is to create lives which refuse to be bound on the page by words and sentences . . . the writing is full of understanding that doesn’t advertise itself as perception or insight.” —London Daily Telegraph

Every Man's Battle

Every Man's Battle
Author: Stephen Arterburn
Publisher: WaterBrook
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2009
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0307457974
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Updated for a new generation, a resource for overcoming sexual temptation shares the stories of men who have escaped sexual immorality and offers a practical plan for achieving sexual integrity.