Author: Michael J. Sullivan
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 3426441810
Size: 71.77 MB
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Category : Fiction
Languages : de
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Bestseller-Autor Michael J. Sullivan kehrt mit dem dritten Band der packenden High-Fantasy-Saga "Zeit der Legenden" zurück in die Welt der falschen Götter: mythisch, magisch, mitreißend! Die Zeit der Rache ist gekommen: Ausgestattet mit den mächtigen Waffen vom Volk der Dherg und angeführt von ihrem Helden, dem Göttertöter Raithe, gehen die Clans der Menschen zum Angriff über. Tatsächlich gelingt ihnen ein überraschender Sieg gegen ihre falschen Götter, die Fhrey – bis diese mit all ihrer magischen Macht zum vernichtenden Gegenschlag ausholen. In der Stunde der größten Not werden alte Abmachungen infrage gestellt und neue Bündnisse geschmiedet, und die Seherin Suri greift zu einer verzweifelten Maßnahme. Denn wenn alle Hoffnung verloren ist, werden neue Helden geboren. Doch zu welch furchtbarem Preis? Magie und Mythen, Abenteuer, große Kämpfe, Verrat und Liebe – meisterhafte epische Fantasy eines großen Geschichtenerzählers! In der High-Fantasy-Saga "Zeit der Legenden" von Michael J. Sullivan bereits erschienen: Band 1: "Rebellion" Band 2: "Zeitenfeuer"

Author: Michael J. Sullivan
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 1101965401
Size: 23.39 MB
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 448
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The epic battle between humankind and their godlike rulers finally ignites in the masterful follow-up to Age of Myth and Age of Swords. The alliance of humans and renegade Fhrey is fragile—and about to be tested as never before. Persephone keeps the human clans from turning on one another through her iron will and a compassionate heart. The arrogant Fhrey are barely held in check by their leader, Nyphron, who seeks to advance his own nefarious agenda through a loveless marriage that will result in the betrayal of the person Persephone loves most: Raithe, the God Killer. As the Fhrey overlords marshal their army and sorcerers to crush the rebellion, old loyalties will be challenged while fresh conspiracies will threaten to undo all that Persephone has accomplished. In the darkest hour, when hope is all but lost, new heroes will rise . . . but at what terrible cost? Magic, fantasy, and mythology collide in Michael J. Sullivan’s Legends of the First Empire series: AGE OF MYTH • AGE OF SWORDS • AGE OF WAR

Author: Geoffrey Jensen
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814742513
Size: 13.56 MB
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 397
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Technology of one kind or another has always been a central ingredient in war. The Spartan king Archidamus, for instance, reacted with alarm when first witnessing a weapon that could shoot darts through the air. And yet during the past two centuries technology has played an unprecedented role in military affairs and thinking, and in the overall conduct of war. In addition, the impact of new technology on warfare has brought major social and cultural changes. This volume explores the relationship between war, technology, and modern society over the course of the last several centuries. The two world wars, total conflicts in which industrial technology took a terrible human toll, brought great changes to the practice of organized violence among nations; even so many aspect of military life and values remained largely unaffected. In the latter half of the twentieth century, technology in the form of nuclear deterrence appears to have prevented the global conflagration of world war while complicating and fueling ferocious regional contests. A stimulating fusion of military and social history, extending back to the eighteenth century, and with contributions from such leading historians as Brian Bond, Paddy Griffith, and Neil McMillen, War in the Age of Technology will interest lay readers and specialists alike.

Author: Patrick Cockburn
Publisher: Verso
ISBN: 1839760400
Size: 57.73 MB
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 311
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In this urgent and timely book, Patrick Cockburn writes the first draft of the history of the current crisis in the Middle East. Here he charts the period from the recapture of Mosul in 2017 to Turkey's attack on Kurdish territory in November 2019, and recounts the new phase in the wars of disintegration that have plagued the region, leading to the assassination of Iranian General Sulemani. Cockburn offers panoramic on-the-ground analysis as well as a lifetime's study of the region. As author of The Rise of Islamic State, and the Age of Jihad, he has proved to be leading, critical commentator of US intervention and the chaos it has wrecked/ And here he shows how, since Trump entered the White House promising an end to the Forever War, peace appears a distant possibility with the continuation of conflict in Syria, Saudi Arabia's violent intervention in the Yemen, the fall of the Kurds, riots in Baghdad, and the continued aggression towards Iran. While ISIS has been defeated, it is not clear whether it has disappeared from the region. Trump's policies has appeared to pour petrol on the flames, emboldening the other superpowers involved in the proxy wars. Following the collapse of the deal with Iran, and the threat of war crimes, is a new balance of power possible?

Author: Ilkka Syvänne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Size: 76.14 MB
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 535
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Author: Jeremy Black
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9781442207004
Size: 63.71 MB
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 202
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Originally published: Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2006.

Author: Cyril Falls
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258162535
Size: 37.73 MB
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 250
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Author: Armstrong Starkey
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780275972400
Size: 56.68 MB
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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War in the 18th century war was a complex operation, including popular as well as conventional conflict, between Europeans and with non-Europeans. These conflicts influenced European intellectuals and contributed to the complexity of Enlightenment thought. While Enlightenment writers regarded war as the greatest evil confronting mankind, they had little hope that it could be eliminated; thus, peace proposals of the day were joined by more realistic discussion of the means by which war might be limited or rendered more humane. In this book, the author considers the influence of ideas and values on the actions of Enlightenment military personnel and how the rational spirit of the time influenced military thought, producing a military enlightenment that applied rational analysis to military tactics and to the composition of armies. In the late Enlightenment, military writers explored the psychological foundations of war as a means of stimulating a new military spirit among the troops. The Enlightenment was, however, not the only cultural influence upon war during this century. Religion, the traditional values of the ancien regime, and local values all contributed to the culture of force. When Europeans engaged in military encounters with peoples in other parts of the globe, cultural interchange inevitably occurred as well. Further, there is a revolutionary element that one must consider when defining the military culture. The result of all these factors was a creative tension in 18th century warfare and an extraordinarily complex military culture.

Author: Michael J. Sullivan
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 3426441802
Size: 66.17 MB
Format: PDF
Category : Fiction
Languages : de
Pages : 624
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Einigkeit oder Untergang – die Rebellion gegen die falschen Götter wird zur Zerreißprobe Immer auswegloser erscheint der Aufstand der Menschen gegen ihre falschen Götter, die Fhrey. Die Magie des Feindes ist zu mächtig, die Clans der Menschen zu zerstritten. Da fasst Stammesführerin Persephone einen verzweifelten Plan: Sie will die Hilfe eines Volkes erbitten, das wie kein zweites die Kunst des Waffenschmiedens beherrscht. Doch die Dherg, vor langer Zeit unter die Erde vertrieben, knüpfen ihre Hilfe an eine unmögliche Bedingung. Persephone soll den Dämon vertreiben, der in den Tiefen der verlassenen Stadt lauert, älter und grauenhafter als die Zeit selbst ... „The First Empire“ geht in die zweite Runde: mit „Zeitenfeuer“ kehren die Leser in die Welt der falschen Götter von Bestseller-Autor Michael J. Sullivan zurück. "Epische Fantasy aus der Feder eines meisterhaften Geschichtenerzählers" - The Library Journal Bereits erschienen: Band 1: "Rebellion" Band 2: "Zeitenfeuer"

Author: Michael J. Sullivan
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 3426441799
Size: 55.95 MB
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Category : Fiction
Languages : de
Pages : 512
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"Rebellion" ist der furiose Auftakt zur neuen großen High-Fantasy-Saga des amerikanischen Bestseller-Autors Michael J. Sullivan. Seit Anbeginn der Zeit leben die Menschen im Schatten ihrer Götter, der Fhrey: Während diese in kunstvoll angelegten Städten wohnen, über Magie verfügen und niemals altern, hausen die Menschen in armseligen Dörfern, geplagt von Hunger und Krankheiten. Als der junge Raithe von einem Fhrey angegriffen wird, tut er das Undenkbare: Er wehrt sich. Niemand könnte überraschter sein als Raithe, als der unsterbliche Gott plötzlich tot zu seinen Füßen liegt. Von da ab eilt sein Ruf ihm voraus - und ehe er es sich versieht, wird Raithe zum Anführer eines Aufstands, der die Welt für immer verändern soll. Bereits erschienen: Band 1: "Rebellion" Band 2: "Zeitenfeuer"