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'Captivating, a John le Carre-esque yarn' Telegraph 'A thoroughly good read' Michael Portillo, author of Portillo's Hidden History of Britain and presenter of Great British Railway Journeys 'A compelling story of courage, determination and skill' Terry Waite CBE, author of Taken on Trust The true story of a retired British army officer's private Somali-hostage rescue mission During the peak of the Somali piracy crisis, three ships - from Malaysia, Thailand and Taiwan - were hijacked and then abandoned to their fate by their employers, who lacked the money to pay ransoms. All would still be there, were it not for Colonel John Steed, a retired British military attaché, who launched his own pr...
Somalia is a brutal, lawless country. It's a place where human life is cheap and tribal warlords are locked in a power struggle with Islamist guerillas and bands of surreal 21st-century pirates. Into this mix blunders Freeman, hoping to interview the pirates. This book tells how he was taken hostage by the pirates.
Colin was a cart horse, Hay his favourite treat, It was ever so soft and incredibly sweet, But the day he branched out and broadened his diet... Why, who could have guessed it would trigger a riot? Gavin Puckett, Welsh comic extraordinaire, brings us another wonderful tale of rhyming fun and nonsense, in the very best tradition of Edward Lear and Hilaire Belloc.
“Better and more comprehensive than any prior account. . . . Those of us who lived through those days will find the book cathartic; those rising generations who were too young to remember 9/11, or who weren’t yet born, will find it revelatory.” — John Farmer, senior counsel to the 9/11 Commission and author of The Ground Truth “With his rigorous research and moral clarity, Mitchell Zuckoff has provided us with an invaluable service. He has deepened our understanding of what happened on 9/11 and recorded the voices of the victims and the survivors. What’s more, he has ensured that we never forget.” —David Grann, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moo...
A fast moving story, very funny, set in today’s Western Australia. From a young man David was troubled by the injustices in his life and lack of communication with God. As his troubled mind became host to another David, a hard, self-centered David, the story becomes increasingly funny. His obsession with money added to the complexity of his wild imaginings. David’s relationship with Melissa adds further sinister complications. His involvement with his adopted Aboriginal relatives is something that could only happen to David. Superstition, sex, viagra and schizophrenia will enthrall the reader as the story races to its hilarious ending.
Since before the time of Alexander the Great trained soldiers have sold their expertise on battlefield around the World, fighting and dying in other peoples wars for money, glory or the lust for violence and combat. In this book Harry McCallion explores the development of modern mercenary forces from the British SAS led deniable operation in Yemen in late 1960s, during which the Israelis were persuaded to arm the SAS led Yemeni tribesmen, through the bush wars in Africa, Britains ill fated intervention in the war in Afghanistan right up to todays War in Ukraine. Many of the modern day British mercenaries were known to the author personally. including such notably figures as the legen...
Ideal for a course on international management for undergraduate business administration and MBA programs, this textbook deals with the management of international business operations in the global market and discusses the basic managerial functions in an international enterprise.
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Directory of foreign diplomatic officers in Washington.
Engine Testing is a unique, well-organized and comprehensive collection of the different aspects of engine and vehicle testing equipment and infrastructure for anyone involved in facility design and management, physical testing and the maintenance, upgrading and trouble shooting of testing equipment. Designed so that its chapters can all stand alone to be read in sequence or out of order as needed, Engine Testing is also an ideal resource for automotive engineers required to perform testing functions whose jobs do not involve engine testing on a regular basis. This recognized standard reference for the subject is now enhanced with new chapters on hybrid testing, OBD (on-board diagnostics) an...