Títulos em Guerra e Militar

A stolen US army drone. A shrinking oasis in the Sahara Desert. A secret stash of deadly chemicals. Each is a threat to the stability of the world but individually are problems that can be overcome. In the diplomatic arena though, everyone will have a different way of dealing with such a threat. And when those in charge disagree and refuse to back down, it will kick off an international chain reaction with potentially catastrophic consequences: a world edging closer to war....

Kenneth Branagh stars in BBC Radio 4's ambitious eight-hour dramatisation of Life and Fate, Vasily Grossman's epic masterpiece set during the Battle of Stalingrad. This powerful work, completed in 1960, charts the fate of both a nation and a family in the turmoil of war. Its comparison of Stalinism with Nazism was considered by Soviet authorities to be so dangerous that the KGB placed the manuscript under arrest and Grossman was informed his book would not be published for at least 200 years.

Thomas of Hookton, a veteran of Crecy and many other battles, is the leader of a mercenary company of bowmen and men-at-arms who ravage the countryside east of Gascony. Edward, Prince of Wales, later to be known as the Black Prince, is assembling an army to fight the French once more, but before Thomas can join, he must fulfil an urgent task.

In a clash of heroes,the kingdom is born.A t the end of the ninth century, King Alfred of Wessex is in ill health; his heir, an untested youth. His enemy, the Danes, having failed to conquer Wessex, now see their chance for victory. Led by the sword of savage warrior Harald Bloodhair, the Viking hordes attack. But Uhtred, Alfred’s reluctant warlord, proves his worth, outwitting Harald and handing the Vikings one of their greatest defeats. For Uhtred, the sweetness of victory is soon overshadowed by tragedy.

Clara Button is no ordinary librarian. While war ravages the city above her, Clara has risked everything she holds dear to turn the Bethnal Green tube station into the country’s only underground library. Down here, a secret community thrives with thousands of bunk beds, a nursery, a café, and a theater—offering shelter, solace, and escape from the bombs that fall upon their city. Along with her glamorous best friend and assistant Ruby Munroe, Clara ensures the library is the beating heart of life underground. As the war drags on, the women's determination is tested to the limits.

En La Fiesta del Chivo (2000) asistimos a un doble retorno. Mientras Urania visita a su padre en Santo Domingo, volvemos a 1961, cuando la capital dominicana aún se llamaba Ciudad Trujillo. Allí un hombre que no suda tiraniza a tres millones de personas sin saber que se gesta una maquiavélica transición a la democracia.

La guerra civil se recrudece en Mozambique en los años ochenta y la población huye de sus casas. El anciano Tuahir y Muidinga, un niño que fue rescatado de la fosa donde iba a ser enterrado, buscan refugio en un autobús calcinado. Entre los efectos personales de uno de los pasajeros muertos, encuentran unos cuadernos que narran su vida. A medida que Muidinga los lee, esa historia y la suya propia parecen desarrollarse de manera paralela y discurrir entre la realidad y el sueño.

Francia, 1939. En el tranquilo pueblo de Carriveau, Vianne Mauriac se despide de su marido, Antoine, que debe marchar al frente. Ella no cree que los nazis vayan a invadir Francia, pero lo hacen, con batallones de soldados marchando por las calles, con caravanas de camiones y tanques, con aviones que llenan los cielos y lanzan bombas sobre los inocentes. Cuando un capitán alemán requisa la casa de Vianne, ella y su hija deben convivir con el enemigo o arriesgarse a perderlo todo.

Several years after a bitter retirement from the Air Force, former fighter pilot Colin Pearce has found a second career: flying Gulfstream and Falcon business jets as a daily contractor. Between the constant travel and his extensive single-malt Scotch whiskey collection, he manages to keep the demons of his past where they belong. It’s a lucrative, solitary existence and that’s the way he likes it. But then he takes a phone call while making a connection in the Atlanta airport and his life changes forever.

When friends join ex-soldier Jonah on a European vacation, they discover that the beautiful German town where he was once stationed is completely vacant. The strangeness doesn’t end there. One of their group falls into a coma, another sees a strange creature, and large mounds of dirt appear everywhere. Before they can determine what is happening, Jonah realizes something deadly is watching from the shadows, waiting to hunt. But what they stumble across in the depths of an abandoned military base threatens not only their lives, but all of mankind.

When the President's motorcade is ambushed by a rogue drone strike, Secret Service Agent Jake Mercer is thrust into a lethal game of cat and mouse. With the nation's leader in his charge, will Mercer’s wit be enough to save the leader of the free world?

After elite Navy Seal Troy Stark is forced into retirement for his dubious respect for authority, his work in stopping a major terrorist threat to New York is noticed. Invited to join a secretive new international terrorist-fighting organization, Troy must hunt down all threats to the U.S. that originate from overseas—and pre-empt them by any means possible.

On his way across the devastated remains of Texas, Marine Corps veteran and survivor Eric Marten rescues a young woman from a vicious attack by men who have turned into savages. As Dani slowly learns to trust him, they try to stay alive in the deathlands that America has become, using all their wits to survive a post-apocalyptic nightmare.

Feral: Having escaped from domestication and become wild. Our nation which was once domesticated, is no more. The free fall from civilized society has come to the conclusion of a failed state. The refractory few left are the hardened survivors that would not yield or bend to the will of the foreign forces that wish to see our nation and its people on their knees. The Parkers and their tribe, however, continue to resist the Global Alliance for Governance and refuse to bend to the will of their would-be masters. This obstinance comes at a cost.

Carl Butler has returned to his home planet from the moon Taug and is looking forward to some rest and relaxation. But following two mysterious deaths connected with the Taug mission, he realizes that the intruders that recently set off his home’s security system might be looking to add him to the death toll. Having been Butler’s muscle on numerous missions, Mac is no stranger to getting involved with mysteries that should be none of his business. So when the daughter of one of his gym members goes missing, he offers to help.

The Man Who Was by Rudyard Kipling is a haunting short story of identity, honor, and the psychological scars of war. Set in British colonial India, the narrative follows a mysterious and disfigured man whose appearance at a military mess sparks curiosity and unease. As the truth of his identity slowly unravels, the story reveals a powerful meditation on the cost of duty and the resilience of the human spirit.

When the past haunts the present, there's no place to hide. Sam sails away from the dock, devastation in his wake. Even with Isla at his side, he can't shake off what he's left behind. When the call eventually comes, he's an ocean away during a global shutdown.

C'est la guerre et c'est l'hiver. Deux hommes et une femme sont terrés dans un appartement. Combien de jours leur reste-t-il à vivre ? En attendant, il n'est plus interdit de révéler ses vraies passions. L'amour, le désir, l'intelligence résistent-ils au froid ? A-t-on le droit de consumer ses dernières forces à lire de la mauvaise littérature ? Enfin, à l'heure du choix ultime, quel livre est assez important pour ne pas être mis à l'épreuve du feu ?

Nathan hatte gehofft, sich ein ruhiges Leben zu ermöglichen und ein altes Häuschen im Süden Frankreichs zu renovieren, aber ein friedlicher Ruhestand scheint einfach nicht infrage zu kommen. Stattdessen ist er gezwungen, den brutalen Mord an seinem alten Freund zu rächen und herauszufinden, was das alles, wenn überhaupt, mit ihrer alten Einheit, dem 75. Ranger-Regiment, 3. Bataillon, zu tun hat.

Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey were not the only ancient tales of the Trojan War—there were others, now vanished but for echoes and fragments, in what is known as the Epic Cycle. In Son of Nobody, Yann Martel imagines one such tale, the Psoad, an epic that follows a goatherd’s son, Psoas of Midea, who leaves his wife and family to fight at Troy. Psoas meets his doom, and the poem of his life is lost—until a Canadian academic studying at Oxford, Harlow Donne, discovers its relics thirty centuries later.