Clifford's War

Clifford's War
Author: J. Denison Reed
Publisher: J. Denison Reed
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2021-05-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1737164019

In this page-turning suspense action novel, private investigator and military veteran Clifford Dee finds himself in deep trouble. After accepting jobs from an unrelenting local Mafia boss, Clifford is promoted from PI to hitman...without the option to refuse. His envious arch-rival will do anything to take Clifford down a peg and earn back the favor of the mob...even if it means paying the ultimate price. To find a way out of the Mafia's clutches, Clifford must make friendships and alliances in the most unlikely of places... and hopefully escape with his life intact. Winner: Onlinebookclub C/T/H/M book of the year for 2021 Editorial Reviews: "...Crime thriller fans...will find this a winning choice!" -Booklife "Lots of dark humor among the cast of unique characters make Clifford's War a treat." - Independent Book Review "...an edge-of-your-seat thrill ride!" - Indies Today "...an immersive story that will keep you turning page after page!" - Reedsy Discovery "...a fast-paced thriller!" -OnlineBookclub "...powered by thrills!" - Booklife "...much like an action movie." - Independent Book Review "...so graphic and realistic, you'll smell the tang of blood and flinch at the crack of gunshots!" - Indies Today "...this is one of the better books that I have reviewed on Reedsy!" - Reedsy Discovery "...a suspenseful and engaging novel that is difficult to put down!" -OnlineBookclub "...fast-paced, hard-edged thriller!" -Booklife "...the supporting cast seems real and each character is memorable." - Independent Book Review "...wonderfully violent book!" - Indies Today "...an excellent book that has a great storyline and detailed descriptions that put you in the middle of the action!" - Reedsy Discovery "...unexpected twists that kept me guessing until the end!" -OnlineBookclub

Clifford's War: Without End

Clifford's War: Without End
Author: J. Denison Reed
Publisher: J. Denison Reed
Total Pages: 137
Release: 2022-08-20
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1737164035

In this action-packed, twisty, and fast-paced continuation of the PI Clifford Dee thriller series, private investigator Clifford Dee is back with his team, this time in Northern Virginia, working with his former Army Rangers commander, Doyle Hamilton, in Washington D.C. After a U.S. Senator was murdered, Doyle was chosen to run in a special election to fill his office. To qualify, he must step down from his army command and decides to hand the division over to a former military rival of Clifford's, Kevin Burr, who shuts Clifford out from work out of spite. While his teammate, Bailey, takes on a minor copyright case involving a budding rap star, they uncover connections between a government department that Burr used to run and another famous rap artist, Dark Fenix, who was about to tour overseas as a cover to smuggle weapons into Africa for Burr. Things worsen when he also finds a connection between Burr and a ring of assassins for hire. Clifford discloses this information to Doyle, which makes things worse and Clifford's team is targeted. He must now work with Special Agent Sims of the FBI to continue investigating the weapons dealing, find who is running the assassins, and dig up evidence to incriminate Burr...all without getting killed. Clifford's team gets Dark Fenix's Africa tour canceled and Burr is in the hot-seat because he cannot deliver the weapons to the African warlords as promised. Stretched too thin, Burr finds himself in a deadly bind. Clifford and Sims take on the assassins, resulting in one of them ending up in the hospital and an office fire being set to cover up evidence. More assassins are sent to finish the job, which turns into an all-out brawl, but they manage to escape. The assassins' leader gets the drop on the team and plans to force Clifford to watch his team die, one by one. This time there doesn't seem to be any escape... Fans of action thrillers and crime suspense like the TV series Burn Notice are sure to enjoy this mile-a-minute story of government conspiracy, car chases, lethal encounters, and humorous situations.

War Cruel and Sharp

War Cruel and Sharp
Author: Clifford J. Rogers
Publisher: Warfare in History
Total Pages: 458
Release: 2014
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781843839293

A close study of the military and political strategies of Edward III and the Black Prince, whose great victories had by 1360 made England the foremost martial nation of Europe.

Clifford's Blues

Clifford's Blues
Author: John A. Williams
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2016-02-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1504033051

A black musician arrested by Nazis in 1930s Germany endures the horrors of the Dachau death camp in this harrowing novel based on historical fact A self-proclaimed “gay negro” from New Orleans, Clifford Pepperidge made his name in the smoky nightclubs of Harlem in the 1920s, playing piano alongside Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington, and other jazz greats. A decade later, he thrills crowds nightly in the cabarets of Weimar Berlin. But dark days are on the horizon as the Nazi Party rises to power. Arrested by Hitler’s Gestapo during a roundup of homosexuals, Clifford finds himself placed in “protective custody” and transported to a concentration camp. Stripped of his dignity and his identity, and plunged into a nightmare of forced labor, starvation, and abuse, he seeks escape in his music. When a camp SS officer and jazz aficionado recognizes Clifford, the gentle musician learns just how far a desperate man will go in order to survive. Shining a light on a little-known aspect of the Holocaust, Clifford’s Blues is a disturbing portrait of a dark era in world history and a poignant celebration of the resilience of the human spirit and the power of music.

An American on the Western Front

An American on the Western Front
Author: Patrick Gregory
Publisher: The History Press
Total Pages: 379
Release: 2016-07-07
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 0750969105

This is the remarkable story of the American First World War serviceman Arthur Clifford Kimber. When his country entered the Great War in 1917, Kimber left Stanford University to carry the first official American flag to the Western Front. Fired by idealism for the French cause, the young student initially acted as a volunteer ambulance driver, before training as a pilot and taking part in dogfights against ‘the Boche’. His letters home give a vivid picture of what Kimber witnessed on his journey from Palo Alto, California to the front in France: keen-eyed descriptions of New York as it prepared for the forthcoming conflict, the privations of wartime Britain and France, and encounters with former president Theodore Roosevelt and Hollywood actress Lillian Gish. Kimber details his exhilaration, his everyday concerns and his horror as he adapts to an active wartime role. Arthur Clifford Kimber was one of the first Americans on the front line after the entry of the US into the war and, tragically, also one of the last to be buried there – killed in action just a few weeks before the end of the war. Here, his frank letters to his mother and brothers, compiled, edited and put in context by Patrick Gregory and Elizabeth Nurser, are published for the first time.

Drummer Boy of Company C

Drummer Boy of Company C
Author: Mary Louise Clifford
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Drummers (Musicians)
ISBN: 9780963641281

In 1861, too young and too small to enlist, Alman Beneway left home and followed Indiana infantry regiments for almost a year before he found a company that would enlist him as a drummer boy. This history, based on his memoirs and other primary sources, follows Al and his regiment through the south to Chickamauga, where he is captured while helping wounded soldiers, and his 14 months as a prisoner of war, until he rejoins his regiment in 1865.

The Thief of Forthe and Other Stories

The Thief of Forthe and Other Stories
Author: Clifford Ball
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2018-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9780990990048

After the death of Robert E. Howard, Clifford Ball was the first writer to follow in his footsteps and pen sword and sorcery stories for Weird Tales. For the first time ever, all of Ball's stories are collected into one volume. A must-have for pulp historians and fans of fantasy, horror, and weird fiction!

Fighting for Spain

Fighting for Spain
Author: Alexander Clifford
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2020-08-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1526774399

In the English-speaking world, the Spanish Civil War is perhaps best remembered through the exploits of thousands of foreign volunteers from across the globe who joined the International Brigades – a force of communists, socialists and others who took their opposition to fascism to extraordinary lengths. Their passionate political commitment to Spain’s cause and determination in battle placed them among the crack troops of the Republic’s People’s Army. Yet while much has been written about the political, social and cultural significance of the brigades and their experience in Spain, less has been said about their performance as front-line troops. It is this military history that Alexander Clifford focuses on in vivid detail in this highly illustrated new study. His account tells the story of the brigades as combat units, tracing the course of each major battle in which they fought and showing the drastic changes they underwent as the war progressed – from an untrained militia in 1936, to the tried and tested shock troops of 1937, to a shadow of their former selves by 1938 after repeated maulings and the introduction of Spanish conscripts to fill their ranks.