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| russian gunship: Russian Gunship Helicopters Yefim Gordon, Dmitriy Komissarov, 2013-11-04 Features;* Profiles of iconic types such as the Mil MI-24 'Hind', the Mil-28 and the Kamov Ka-52 'Alligator'.* Summary of design histories and careers* Colour reference for paint schemes * Critical review of available kits* Over 180 colour and black and white illustrations, including 20 full colour side-views and a range of various 3-view line-drawings. With profiles of a host of exciting designs, accompanied by a descriptive narrative history of the various types, this volume combines practical information with reflective historical analysis, making for a visually rich volume providing modellers with all they need to know about the most exciting Russian Gunship helicopter designs and associated model kits.This edition deals primarily with the three principal attack helicopter types of the present-day Russian Army;The Mil MI-24 'Hind' otherwise known as 'the Flying Crocodile' has been produced in large numbers with many versions and variants produced. It has been supplied to a host of countries and seen considerable combat action in conflicts both in the Soviet Union and abroad. It still forms the backbone of army aviation in Russia and remains at the forefront of national exposure.The Mil-28 is a more contemporary type and is broadly the equivalent of the McDonnell Douglas AH-64 Apache. The Kamov Ka-52 'Alligator' NATO name 'Hokum-B' also features. This helicopter is in service with the Army and is entering service also with the Russian Navy. Well-illustrated histories and structural analyses are supplemented with detailed descriptions of the various plastic scale model kits which have been released, along with commentary concerning their accuracy and available modifications and decals. This level of detail and insight is sure to prove invaluable to a wide community of model-makers, both at home and overseas. |
| russian gunship: Mil Mi-24 Hind Gunship Alexander Mladenov, 2012-07-20 With its distinctive double-cockpit design, the Mi-24 'Hind' is arguably the most recognizable war machine of the Cold War, and has achieved near-legendary status in the annals of military history. The first Soviet helicopter to function as both a gunship and an assault transport, it served extensively in Afghanistan, and is now employed by militaries across the world. Written by an expert on the 'Hind', an drawing on manufacturing and military sources, this book presents the Mi-24 in all of its brutal glory, from design and development to deployment and combat. Also included are a number of color plates showing the distinct paint schemes employed by various nations in a range of theaters/ theatres and for different armies. |
| russian gunship: Russian Amerika Stoney Compton, Alaska, 1987. In a world where Alaska is still a Russian possession, charter captain Grigoriy Grigorievich has a stained past—as a major in the Czar’s Troika Guard he was cashiered for disobeying a direct order. Now, ten years later, Grisha charters out to a Cossack and discovers his past has not only caught up with him, but is about to violently change his future, and the future of all nine of the nations of North America as well. Revolution against an oppressor, continent-wide alliances, and an epic struggle of a people to be free–spanning Alaska from the Southeastern Inside Passage to the frozen Yukon river, this is an epic tale of one man’s journey of redemption and courage to face old fears, new challenges, and help birth a new nation. |
| russian gunship: The Russian Ronald B B Hall, 2015-11-12 The book pits President of Russia, Ivan Ivanovitch, and his reckless grab for power, against the CIA's best operative, Sam Mountain, whose mission is to prevent World War III. The melting of ice along Russia's northern borders and a rapidly developing new Northern Sea Route from China to the West presents an opportunity to solidify the president's power, secure Russia's future energy needs, and make Russia the preeminent world power. Ivan Ivanovitch proposes the Plan and entices China and four o |
| russian gunship: Leviathans Blaine Lee Pardoe, William H. Keith, Jr., S. M. Stirling, Steven Mohan, Jr., Harry Turtledove, Michael J. Ciaravella, Tyler Whitley, Bryn Bills, 2021-02-28 IT IS THE DAWN OF A NEW AGE… At the beginning of the 20th century, the world was forever changed by the discovery of electroid, a strange liquid that allowed for lighter-than-air travel. Militaries around the world rushed to develop new vessels based on this amazing invention, resulting in a class of flying ships unlike anything ever seen before…the leviathan. Now, the skies are filled with massive armored warships that soar through the air, armed with devastating cannons that can lay waste to an enemy vessel in moments. The nations of the world have entered into a dangerous new arms race, and all it will take is the right spark to set off a war that will ensnare the nations on and around the European continent…and may engulf the world… Featuring stories by: William H. Keith Michael J. Ciaravella Steven Mohan, Jr. Bryn Bills Blaine Lee Pardoe S.M. Stirling Harry Turtledove Tyler Whitney |
| russian gunship: The Russian-Ukrainian War, 2023 John S Harrel, 2025-01-30 Details the second year of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, focusing on drone warfare, strategic battles, and global impacts. This book describes, in great detail, the second year of Putin’s 'Special Operation' to obliterate Ukraine. General (Ret) Harrel’s previous book, entitled The Russian Invasion of Ukraine, February - December 2022, described the initial invasion, identifying the units and weapons on the battlefield with military precision. Now he continues the story of Ukrainian resistance in the face of overwhelming odds. The author knowledgeably reports on twenty-first century mechanized warfare, and how drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have evolved to dominate the tactical, operational, and strategic levels of war. The year 2023 saw the dawn of drone warfare as combatants on both sides of the conflict at first tinkered with the use of civilian hobby-type machines but then, having had great success, rushed forward to design, purchase (often with crowd funding) and deploy drones through all domains of the battlefield. Drones performed reconnaissance, targeting for artillery and direct attacks, seeking, identifying, and striking targets not only on the battlefield but in the Black Sea and deep inside Mother Russia. As the fighting raged, Russia successfully continued its worldwide cyber campaign to influence elections, divide allies and undercut support for Ukraine. The Pyrrhic Russian victories at Bakhmut and Avdviika were offset by Ukrainian victories in the Black Sea, after its failed counteroffensive in the Summer of 2023. Finland and Sweden joined NATO, while US support was stymied and delayed by internal politics. NATO clearly assumed its place as the bastion of Western freedom as the war continued into 2024. |
| russian gunship: AEROPLANE RELATED POEMS BY NICK ARMBRISTER Nick Armbrister, 2009-11-06 This is Nick Armbrister's complete aviation based poetry collection bringing together poetry and prose from his previous books. His aircraft poems are on many types ranging from old biplanes to helicopters and fast modern jet fighters, flying and used in combat. The joy of flight is covered too in several dreamy lighthearted poems. Nick has been interested in all things that fly since he was a child and this continues today with his poetry and tattoos related to modern aircraft. His poetry covers many moods ranging from happy to questioning the futility of armed conflict in which many warplanes and weapons are used in anger. From Spitfire to Mirage, Nick captured them in words giving famous planes new life. Enjoy his new book and check out his other fiction covering all matters aviation based. |
| russian gunship: The Elite Response Force Omnibus P R Adams, 2024-07-09 The Metacorporate War is over. Now comes the hard part. After the death of the Elite Response Force's popular leader, Lonny Meyers assumes command of the United Nation's most powerful military force. So many threats to peace and stability remain that there's no time to search for a new commander. It's sink or swim, with the lives of his soldiers always at risk. Whether hunting for the most dangerous man in human space, fighting illegal armies, or battling a post-singularity AI, there's never a moment's rest for the ERF. If you like small-unit operations in space and on alien worlds, artificial intelligence and robots, and diabolical human traitors, this series is for you. For high-octane military science fiction, grab your copy of the Elite Response Force series. This omnibus collects all five of the ERF novels: Turning Point, Valley of Death, Jungle Dark, Chariot Bright, and Dawn Fire. |
| russian gunship: Chariot Bright P R Adams, 2018-05-16 The war for survival has begun. In the struggle against the AI that intends to wipe out all human life, Colonel Lonny Meyers must must work with a military coalition led by generals who seem to be more concerned about prestige than the mission. The target: a starship production facility deep in uncharted space. The payload: a devastating nuclear bomb. But something about the mission is wrong from the start, and if Meyers can't figure out what, the human race is doomed. For another exciting chapter in the Elite Response Force saga, pick up Chariot Bright today! |
| russian gunship: HER NAME IS HOPE – LIFE FORCE Nick Armbrister, 2013-12-08 This is Nick Armbrister's third collection of poems and his fourth book. It has poems that didn't make his first two collections due to a variety of reasons. He didn't think some of his early poems were up to standard; these he edited and rewrote; some poetry was too personal in nature, like relationship ones. Also, poetry that repeated the same subject matter never made the first two books. In later years, after re-reading his poetry, Nick decided to bring all of his remaining unpublished work together in this new volume - poems written during the years 1996-2008. The work changes in depth, quality and subject matter and most of the poems have never been published before. Nick continues his passionate, multi-emotional and often left-of-centre work in these poems. Nick has always been drawn to the weird and wonderful. While his poems are often simple and brittle, they make a graphic and powerful impact that cuts like broken glass. |
| russian gunship: Neuromancer William Gibson, 2000-07-01 Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Philip K. Dick Awards, Neuromancer is a science fiction masterpiece—a classic that ranks as one of the twentieth century’s most potent visions of the future. Case was the sharpest data-thief in the matrix—until he crossed the wrong people and they crippled his nervous system, banishing him from cyberspace. Now a mysterious new employer has recruited him for a last-chance run at an unthinkably powerful artificial intelligence. With a dead man riding shotgun and Molly, a mirror-eyed street-samurai, to watch his back, Case is ready for the adventure that upped the ante on an entire genre of fiction. Neuromancer was the first fully-realized glimpse of humankind’s digital future—a shocking vision that has challenged our assumptions about technology and ourselves, reinvented the way we speak and think, and forever altered the landscape of our imaginations. |
| russian gunship: Rogue War Bill Kellan, 2009-09-01 With stealth aircraft and ultra high-tech fighting vehicles, the Strikemasters go after the agents of genocide in Africa—without the backing of the U.S. government. When a group of terrorists threaten to attack, the government offers to pardon them in exchange for tracking the criminals down. But the terrorists’ trail may lead the Strikemasters right back home... |
| russian gunship: Lonely Is the Soldier Jeffry Hepple, 2010-05-02 Follow the career of 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta officer R.A. Lincoln from Delta selection through the start of the War on Terror. This is the stand-alone prequel to The Treasure of La Malinche. |
| russian gunship: Floating Coast: An Environmental History of the Bering Strait Bathsheba Demuth, 2019-08-20 Winner of the 2021 AHA John H. Dunning Prize Longlisted for the 2020 Cundill History Prize Named a Best Book of the Year by Nature, NPR, Library Journal, and Kirkus Reviews A monument to a people and their land… an allegory of the world we have created. —Sven Beckert, author of Pulitzer Prize finalist Empire of Cotton: A Global History Floating Coast is the first-ever comprehensive history of Beringia, the Arctic land and waters stretching from Russia to Canada. The unforgiving territories along the Bering Strait had long been home to humans—the Inupiat and Yupik in Alaska, and the Yupik and Chukchi in Russia—before American and European colonization. Rapidly, these frigid lands and waters became the site of an ongoing experiment: How, under conditions of extreme scarcity, would modern ideologies of capitalism and communism control and manage the resources they craved? Drawing on her own experience living with and interviewing indigenous people in the region, Bathsheba Demuth presents a profound tale of the dynamic changes and unforeseen consequences that human ambition has brought (and will continue to bring) to a finite planet. |
| russian gunship: The Way We War and Sundance and the Kid Jonathon Olsen-Tennant, 2005-06 It was early December, 2019. It hardly seemed possible that six months had elapsed since the start of World War Three... Anyone who enjoys military or wartime stories will be enthralled by the adventures of Warrant Officer Hal Hunter, who, thanks to his heroism and daring, rises quickly through the ranks. In the first book the military action, set in a futuristic Germany, unfolds with startling realism, while the second book follows our inimitable hero's post-war skirmishes in dramatic settings, in Germany, the English Channel and the Moray Firth in Scotland. |
| russian gunship: Battleground U. S. A. Mark Haeuser, 2000-03-24 In the year 2015, Russian, Cuban, and Mexican troops invade America in a joint effort to overcome the United States. The U.S. government was caught unaware and by the time the fighting was stabilized, the Federal troops maintained control of the Carolina's, Florida, Virginia, Washington DC, Louisiana, and Kentucky. The rest was enemy controlled territory. Out of this chaos many different people would arise to fight back and regain the America they once knew. In the midwestern state of Wisconsin, one group would rise to legendary status overcoming all obstacles as they battled the invading armies......This is their story. |
| russian gunship: Las Vegas Mark Haeuser, 2001-03-18 2017: What remains of the United States government struggles to get back on its feet. To continue the rebuilding process while replenishing their army the Joint Chiefs of Staff realize they need the hidden gold supply stockpiled in Las Vegas. With their Special Forces teams severely crippled they need a force able to infiltrate the enemy controlled desert and retrieve the gold. General Harrison Grant knows there is only one team capable of the job. He puts in a call to the West Central Wisconsin Commandos. When those wild-eyed country boys hit the remains of the big city they find it crawling with predators wreaking havoc on the innocent citizens. Soon the hunters become the hunted as the fighters from Wisconsin deal justice while restoring peace to the war torn city. Battling roving gangs, enemy Spetnaz and mafia gangsters Mark and the boys retrieve the gold and steal a few hearts along the way. Strap in for the second exciting book in the Battleground USA series! |
| russian gunship: Tom Clancy Line of Demarcation M.P. Woodward, 2025-05-20 The discovery of an oil field off the coast of Guyana plunges Jack Ryan, Jr into a cauldron of lies in the latest entry in this New York Times bestselling series. It starts with the destruction of a US Coast Guard cutter and the loss of her entire crew. But the USCG Claiborne was on an innocuous mission to open a sea lane between an oil field off the coast of South America and the refineries of southern Louisiana. The destruction of the ship, tragic as it is, won't stop that mission from continuing. So who would sacrifice twenty-two men and women just to slow down the plan? That's the question plaguing Jack Ryan Jr. He's in Guyana to work a deal to get his company, Hendley Associates, in on the ground floor of this new discovery, but Russia’s Wagner Group and a pack of Venezuelan narco-terrorists have other ideas—and will risk war with the United States to see them through. It's up to Jack to identify the killers before they draw a bead on him, but how can he do that when the line of demarcation between friend and foe is constantly shifting? |
| russian gunship: DEFCON One Joe Weber, 2012-07-01 From the acclaimed thriller writer, Joe Weber, comes a chilling novel of the Cold War. The United States and Soviet Union are at the brink of war. Fearful of U.S. plans for an anti-missile defense system that could defeat a USSR first strike, the Soviet General Secretary, the conservative successor to Gorbachev, conceives a plan to act first. Russian Bear bombers violate U.S. airspace, leading to a response by American F-15s. A U.S. Navy battle group is attacked in the North Atlantic. And in orbit, a Soviet hunter killer satellite attacks an American space shuttle. As the world careens towards a nuclear conflict, only a lone CIA operative stands between peace and utter destruction. But can he act in time? Vividly portraying the real world of military hardware and combining it with page-turning action, DEFCON One is the definition of a classic thriller. |
| russian gunship: Meat Pies & Russian Spies: The Third Tibu & Tovaira Novel Andy Fletcher, 2020-03-02 This book is the third Tibu & Tovaira Novel, and is set in South Australia, and Papua New Guinea. It begins in the early sixties semi-rural Belair South Australia where some of the neighborhood boys overhear a Russian message on a crystal radio set. This triggers a series of events which has the boys hiding two Russian Defectors from the KGB. Ramale Sorcerer Tomarum has a vision of one of the Australian boys being shot by the Russians, so sends Tibu & Tovaira travelling through time from 1942 War torn Rabaul to the Coorong in South Australia. The book draws once again on the wonderful Tolai Culture of East New Britain. Sorcery and a secret Men's Society. The book also sees Tibu & Tovaira heading off to Tol to investigate reports of a massacre by the invading Japanese in 1942. |
| russian gunship: The Russian Invasion of Ukraine, February - December 2022 John S Harrel, 2024-01-30 For the Military Enthusiast- an intriguing view of the war through the eyes of a contemporary Western Military Officer. — ARGunners.com On 24 February 2022, Russian forces invaded Ukraine, intending to overthrow the Zelensky government and bring the former Soviet republic back into the Russian sphere of control. Vladimir Putin clearly expected a quick victory and many in the West also predicted that Kiev would fall in a few days. But they hadn’t counted on the skilled, courageous and determined resistance of the Ukrainian armed forces, nor the degree to which Russian military might had been overestimated. The initial Russian dash for Kiev was thrown back and their advances in the east and south also slowed by a combination of fierce resistance and their own unpreparedness, inadequate logistical planning and incompetent command. While the Russians ground their way forward in the east and south of the country, devastating towns and cities, they paid a heavy price in casualties and equipment losses. A carefully planned Ukrainian counteroffensive in the summer forced the invaders into a series of humiliating retreats. As winter approached, the Russians still held considerable territory but the initiative and strategic momentum had clearly swung to the defenders. The illusion of Russian invincibility was shattered forever. US Major General (retired) John S Harrel, a graduate of the US Army War College, trained with the Ukrainian army in the 1990s and in 2006, and commanded Ukrainian troops as part of the NATO force in Kosovo in 2005. His military expertise and detailed knowledge of the combatants informs this clear narrative and analysis of the course of the first 10 months of the war. He gives the reasons for the failure of the Russian invasion and, conversely, explains how the Ukrainian defense exceeded expectations, while acknowledging that strategic mistakes were made on both sides. |
| russian gunship: The Soldier who Said No Chris Marnewick, 2011-05-13 New Zealand was supposed to be where Pierre de Villiers would escape his past. A misadventure in Angola had cost him his faith in the military, and almost his life and sanity. Another event cost him his family. But no. After a bizarre attempt on the NZ Prime Minister’s life De Villiers recognises the arrow used: it is of Bushman origin. And suddenly he, now a policeman in Auckland, is a suspect. He must go back to South Africa for answers, and to face his demons. Can he unscramble his memory? Will he find the men who devastated his life? And will the illness mounting in his groin be cured? The Soldier Who Said No is about a man cast adrift in a sea of impossible choices. It is a gripping thriller set in a complex world of racism in unexpected places, and old injustices festering on both sides of a vast ocean. |
| russian gunship: The Steve Wickham Boxed Set Joe Weber, 2016-09-15 |
| russian gunship: Dale Brown's Dreamland: Satan's Tail Dale Brown, Jim DeFelice, 2009-10-13 New York Times–Bestselling Authors: When terrorists take to the sea, America attacks from the air . . . In the Nevada desert, the high-tech future of warfare is being built at a top-secret military facility called Dreamland . . . As extremist Islamic pirates, armed and supported by a powerful Saudi terrorist, prey on civilian vessels in the Gulf of Aden, America aggressively answers with serious muscle—a next-generation littoral warship with a full range of automated weapons systems that the enemy has dubbed “Satan's Tail.” But unforeseen technological problems—combined with the suicidal tendencies of a fanatical foe—mean support is needed from above, and a pair of Dreamland’s awesome Megafortresses and their Flighthawk escorts are dispatched to the war zone. However, bitter professional rivalries threaten to damage, perhaps even destroy, the mission, as a vengeful opponent takes advantage of the disruption to strengthen his outlaw navy and set its sights horrifically high—raising the stakes in a battle the U.S. and the world simply cannot afford to lose. Acclaim for Dale Brown “When a former pilot turns his hand to writing thrillers you can take their authenticity for granted. His writing is exceptional and the dialogue, plots and characters are first-class.” —Sunday Mirror “Few novelists can craft an aerial battle scene more strategically.” —Publishers Weekly “Brown puts us into the cockpits of wonderful machines and gives us quite a ride . . . authentic and gripping.” —The New York Times |
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| russian gunship: The Man Who Tried to Save the World Scott Anderson, 2000-05-16 A swashbuckling Texan, a teller of tall tales, a womanizer, and a renegade, Fred Cuny spent his life in countries rent by war, famine, and natural disasters, saving many thousands of lives through his innovative and sometimes controversial methods of relief work. Cuny earned his nickname Master of Disaster for his exploits in Kurdistan, Somalia, and Bosnia. But when he arrived in the rogue Russian republic of Chechnya in the spring of 1995, raring to go and eager to put his ample funds from George Soros to good use, he found himself in the midst of an unimaginably savage war of independence, unlike any he had ever before encountered. Shortly thereafter, he disappeared in the war-rocked highlands, never to be seen again. Who was Cuny really working for? Was he a CIA spy? Who killed him, and why? In search of the answers, Scott Anderson traveled to Chechnya on a hazardous journey that started as as a magazine assignment and ended as a personal mission. The result is a galvanizing adventure story, a chilling picture of the new world order, and a tour de force of literary journalism. |
| russian gunship: Air Defence Artillery in Combat, 1972 to the Present Mandeep Singh, 2020-11-23 “It covers, chapter by chapter the anti-air battle in wars from Yom Kippur (1973) onwards . . . a readable, well researched and well-presented book.” —Army Rumour Service (ARRSE) Anti-aircraft artillery truly came into prominence during the Second World War, shooting down more aircraft than any other weapon and seriously affecting the conduct of air operations. Development continued into the Cold War, resulting in the extensive introduction of surface-to-air missiles, or SAMs. Though the first combat success of such weapons was during the Vietnam War, when a Soviet-designed S-75 Dvina missile shot down a USAF F-4C Phantom on 24 July 1965, it was the Yom Kippur War of 1973 which brought surface-to-air missiles to the center stage. During this short but bitter conflict, Egyptian and Syrian air defenses shot down nearly fifty Israeli aircraft in the first three days alone—almost a fourth of Israel’s entire combat aircraft fleet. In all, Israel lost 104 aircraft during the war and, for the first time, more aircraft were lost to SAMs than any other cause. The age of surface-to-air missiles had dawned. In this unique examination, the author details the development of not just surface-to-air missiles, but all anti-aircraft artillery, since 1972. The part that such equipment played in all of the major conflicts since then is explored, including the Soviet Afghan War, the Falklands War, in which Rapier was deployed, the conflict in Lebanon, Kosovo and Bosnia, the Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm in 1991, and Operation Iraqi Freedom in 1993. The investigation is brought right up to date by a study of the weapons, tactics and engagements seen in the conflicts in Syria and Yemen. |
| russian gunship: Shell-Shock Adelbert Scholtz, 2022-07-29 A German-speaking South African sportsman who competes in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, remains in Germany after the Games to join the Luftwaffe, the German Air Force. He falls in love with his instructor’s sister and marries her. During the Second World War, he serves as a pilot in bomber units and survives various near brushes, until he and his wife escape with his aircraft in July 1944 to neutral Turkey, due to his wife’s indirect involvement with the assassination attempt on Hitler. |
| russian gunship: THE COMPLETE NICK ARMBRISTER POETRY COLLECTION Volume 1 1996 - 2013 Nick Armbrister, 2013-12-08 THE COMPLETE NICK ARMBRISTER POETRY COLLECTION Volume 1 covers it all, Nick Armbrister's work from early 1996 right through to late 2013. An epic career of poems on many topics and views. Much of his work has been published in the 'small press' poetry scene over the years and in his previous books. Also included here is new unpublished work. This book will appeal to anyone who wants to read Nick Armbrister's multi emotional work and to new readers who want to read something different and unique. |
| russian gunship: Winter Hawk Craig Thomas, 2023-02-14 New York Times Bestseller: “A thrill ride . . . The technical details and intricate depiction of Soviet life fascinate.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) American pilot Mitchell Gant barely escaped the USSR alive after stealing its cutting-edge stealth fighter. Nevertheless, he’s going back again—this time, to rescue an American agent with evidence of a looming threat. A group of highly placed, power-hungry Soviets, who want to undermine any hope of a treaty between the superpowers, has plans to put a laser battle station into orbit and destroy America’s space shuttle. To stop them, Gant will first have to maneuver across a thousand miles of airspace—in a helicopter. Once he arrives, he will find himself teaming up with an unexpected ally . . . “With this third Mitchell Gant adventure Thomas firmly establishes himself in the forefront of today’s adventure/thriller writers.” —Publishers Weekly |
| russian gunship: Hunter's Escape J. C. Hager, 2012-06-15 Cruising in the motor yacht, Reefer, toward a Mexican honeymoon, Matt and Tanya discover and rescue a wounded Cuban. The refugee is bloody and dehydrated, clinging to life and the broken mast of a shot-up catamaran. The voyage becomes ever more complex and treacherous as the newlyweds take the escaping Cuban to a doctor on Isla Mujeres. The Mexican island offers clandestine medical help for the Cuban and superb diving for the honeymooners, but is also the lair of a deadly Mexican gangster who clouds the sunny climate with danger and intrigue. Helping the Cuban in his quest for freedom catapults all into increasing dangers as they fight their way through: * Complex graft-riddled Caribbean port laws * Pitched battles against high-seas pirates * Rough seas, engine failure, Cuban gunboats * Degradation, cruelty and foulness of a Cuban prison. Can Matt Hunter prevail and save himself, his new bride and the brave Cuban refugee? |
| russian gunship: Missions Bobby Tyler, 2022-04-26 Garland gets on the radio and calls it in. He hears, This is Seahorse 2-1. How can I help you? Monique says, A submarine can't help us. Garland says into the radio, Seahorse 2-1, what are you? Just look over your heads. Monique said, That's a small plane. He couldn't even kill us in that. What do you think he can do? He can bring fire and brimstone down on you if he wants to. Garland said. Seahorse 2-1, we have enemy soldiers in the valley. Can you take care of them? This is Seahorse 2-1; I have a ship that needs a mission. How soon can your men clear the area? Garland said, About five mikes (minutes). This is Seahorse 2-1; it will take about five mikes for the ship to punch in a shooting solution. The ordinance on this ship is new. They might be a little wild. They are about a mile off the coast and I need salt and pepper. Monique asks, Why does he need salt and pepper? We don't have any salt and pepper. He couldn't land and get it from us even if we had some. I looked at Monique and said, Salt and pepper are the panels we put out for friendly troop positions. Monique said, We don't have any panels. Garland removes two flags from his pack. Seahorse 2-1 said, I see your panels. I am switching over to the ship's frequency and giving them six-digit coordinates. The valley has been wiped out. It looks like some of the fighters are climbing up the mountains. I asked, Seahorse 2-1, what is your name and your outfit? I hear This is Seahorse 2-1; my outfit is the 183rd Aviation Company. My name is Cpt. Donald Tyler. Do you need any more assistance? I said, Seahorse 2-1, thanks for your help. |
| russian gunship: the bear cave michael micchelli, 2010-01-01 An adventure of ordinary people coming to grips with the realities engulfing them. A story forged in the blast furnace heat of the canyons of post soviet Afghanistan. The tale begins at its explosive center. Set in a small southern New Jersey town, it spins among the murky depths of a military ordinance dump site, cruises through the posh neighborhoods of Washington DC then slams into the concrete realities within the tenements of the Bronx. Afghan Warlords hunt down soldiers of fortune hoarding stolen tribal gold. Corrupt CIA and KGB agents plot to topple governments as they trade in soviet era nuclear weapons. A burned out detective is baffled when his town becomes the center of murder and international intrigue. FBI agents fend off their corrupt bosses. The Bear Cave takes you to the jump point - don't miss it. |
| russian gunship: Code Red Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, 2023-09-12 The #1 New York Times bestselling series continues as Mitch Rapp faces off with Russia in this high-octane installment that is “ripped straight from next week’s headlines” (The Real Book Spy). Mitch Rapp hates owing anyone a favor—especially when it’s the world’s most powerful crime lord. But when Damian Losa calls, Mitch is honor bound to answer. The Syrian government has created a highly addictive new narcotic that it plans to distribute throughout Europe. It’s a major threat to Losa’s business and he’s determined to stop it by any means necessary. Rapp is the perfect choice for the mission. Not only does he have extensive experience operating in the Middle East, but he’s also entirely expendable. As he crosses into war-torn Syria, Rapp quickly discovers a shocking truth. The new drug isn’t being produced by Damascus to prop up the government’s collapsing finances. Instead, it was created by Russia’s asymmetrical warfare unit as a weapon against the West. With far more than Damian Losa’s interests at stake, Rapp devises a desperate plan that forces him and his team onto a battlefield where the United States is virtually powerless, and allegiances shift almost hourly. Further, if Russia uncovers their plot, it will set off a confrontation between the two countries that could change the course of history in this “bullet train to high adventure” (Townhall). |
| russian gunship: Journalists under Fire Anthony Feinstein, 2006-09-08 Outstanding Academic Title for 2007, Choice Magazine As journalists in Iraq and other hot spots around the world continue to face harrowing dangers and personal threats, neuropsychiatrist Anthony Feinstein offers a timely and important exploration into the psychological damage of those who, armed only with pen, tape recorder, or camera, bear witness to horror. Based on a series of recent studies investigating the emotional impact of war on the profession, Journalists under Fire breaks new ground in the study of trauma-related disorders. Feinstein opens with an overview of the life-threatening hazards war reporters face—abductions, mock executions, the deaths of close colleagues—and discusses their psychological consequences: post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, deterioration of personal relationships, and substance abuse. In recounting the experiences of reporters who encounter trauma on the job, Feinstein observes that few adequate support systems are in place for them. He tells the stories of media veterans who have seen it all, only to find themselves and their employers blindsided by psychological aftershocks. The book explores the biological and psychological factors that motivate journalists to take extraordinary risks. Feinstein looks into the psyches of freelancers who wade into war zones with little or no financial backing; he examines the different stresses encountered by women working in a historically male-dominated profession; and he probes the effects of the September 11 attacks on reporters who thought they had sworn off conflict reporting. His interviews with many of this generation's greatest reporters, photographers, and videographers often reveal extraordinary resilience in the face of adversity. Journalists under Fire is a look behind the public persona of war journalists at a time when the profession faces unprecedented risk. Plucking common threads from disparate stories, Feinstein weaves a narrative that is as fascinating to read as it is sobering to contemplate. What emerges are unique insights into lives lived dangerously. |
| russian gunship: Mugabe's War Machine Paul Moorcraft, 2012-02-17 Mugabe's War Machine is the first full account of one man's military ambitions. It contains shocking stories of massacre and murder at home and powerful accounts of neighbouring wars and international intelligence intrigues. This revealing book tracks the rise of Robert Mugabe and decodes his psychology in the context of Zimbabwe's military history. His leadership of a guerrilla army against white rule explains how Mugabe continued to rule Zimbabwe as though he were still running an insurgency. Mugabe used military power - the armed forces, militias, police and the dreaded Central Intelligence Organization - to enforce his will against a series of perceived enemies. Along with inflicting massacres in Matabeleland in the early 1980s, Mugabe's forces also fought a covert war against apartheid South Africa. A large army was sent to intervene in the civil war in Mozambique. After 1998 Zimbabwean troops engaged in the massive conflict in the Congo, dubbed Africa's First World War. Domestically, Mugabe crushed all his alleged opponents from the Ndebele to white farmers, and then the media, judiciary, civic groups, churches, unions and homosexuals. The book recounts South African attempts to keep the current government of national unity alive, despite the growing oppression. It also considers how Zimbabwe can be saved from its own self-destruction. Professor Paul Moorcraft is a prolific author and war correspondent who has served in the Rhodesian/Zimbabwean Police and worked closely with the British Armed Forces. His book, The Rhodesian War (Pen and Sword 2008) has been a huge success. |
| russian gunship: Explodobook John Rain, 2021-10-21 'The ultimate guide to every apocalypse movie ever made' - David Quantick The 1980s. A time of fear: fear of the unknown, fear of your neighbours, fear of drugs, fear of sex, fear of strangers, fear of videos, and the very real fear that the world would end at any moment in an awful, and very sudden, nuclear attack. However, in those times of turmoil and worry, there was a comfort that soothed the mind, and acted as a quiet balm: action movies. Video shops were bursting at the seams with rampant gunfire, sex, drugs, rock, roll, cars on fire, people on fire, guns, bombs, and people dressed in army fatigues (and that was just the staff). Heroes were born shrouded in fire and violent revenge, they were not only armed with guns, but also red-hot quips, that served as a muscly arm around the shoulder, and a wink that everything was going to be okay. So thank you Arnold, Sylvester, Sigourney, Bruce, Eddie, Charles, Patrick, Mel, Chuck and everyone else that made it happen. You saved the world, in your own inimitable way. Join John Rain, the author of the critically-acclaimed Thunderbook: The World of Bond According to Smersh Pod, as he examines a choice selection of the greatest action movies from the decade when the explosion was king. |
| russian gunship: The Break Line James Brabazon, 2019-06-25 British intelligence operative and hardened assassin Max McLean battles a nightmarish enemy in this stunning debut thriller from an award-winning war correspondent. When it comes to killing terrorists, British intelligence has always had one man they could rely on: Max McLean. As an assassin, he has never missed, but Max has made one miscalculation and now he has to pay the price. His handlers send him to Sierra Leone on a seemingly one-way mission. What he finds is a horror from beyond his nightmares. Rebel forces are loose in the jungle, and someone or something is slaughtering innocent villagers. It's his job to root out the monster behind these abominations, but he soon discovers that London may consider him the most disposable piece in this operation. |
| russian gunship: Without Sanction Don Bentley, 2021-02-09 After surviving a clandestine operation that went tragically wrong, Matt Drake escaped Syria with his life, but little else. Now, to save the life of another, he must return to Syria and confront his biggest failure in a stunning thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Tom Clancy Target Acquired and Hostile Intent. Defense Intelligence Agency operative Matt Drake broke a promise. A promise that cost three people their lives and crippled his best friend. Three months later, he's paralyzed by survivor's guilt and haunted by the memories of the fallen. Matt may have left Syria, but Syria hasn't left him. In the midst of his self-imposed exile, Matt is dragged back into the world of espionage and assets that he tried to forget. A Pakistani scientist working for an ISIS splinter cell has created a terrifying weapon of mass destruction. The scientist offers to defect with the weapon, but he trusts just one man to bring him out of Syria alive—Matt Drake. It’s a suicide mission—one man against an army of terrorists. Still, with stakes this high, Matt has no choice but to try. He’s going in on high alert, but he’s blind to his greatest vulnerability. His most dangerous enemy is closer to home—not on the battlefield, but in the Oval Office. |
| russian gunship: The Glitter Dome Joseph Wambaugh, 2011-11-29 A New York Times–bestselling police thriller by the author of Harbor Nocturne: Two LAPD detectives look into the murder of a Hollywood studio boss. It’s the wildest bar in Chinatown, run by a proprietor named Wing who will steal your bar change every chance he gets. On payday the groupies mingle there with off-duty LAPD cops, including homicide detectives Martin Welborn and Al Mackey, who get assigned the case of a murdered Hollywood studio boss who may have been involved in some very strange and dangerous filmmaking. Hilarious at times, heartbreaking at others, this book was likened by theNew York Daily News to a “one-two combination that leaves the reader reeling.” |
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