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Following the end of the Second World War, a secret organisation established in Germany continues the work begun by the Nazis towards the domination of all of Europe and beyond. Gone are the bombs, blitzkriegs and mass slaughter, as control of the European Union will fulfill the destiny of the Fourth Reich through a powerful force: money. The vast unregulated wealth generated by the EU secretly supports the cause. Money buys power through personal greed and corruption, allowing the manipulation to proceed unchallenged.Dan Pierce, a former French Foreign Legion sniper and now a "e;facilitator"e;, is hired by the Excalibur Foundation to gather evidence of the secret activities in the Castle Stoltz. However, Dan is soon drawn into the powerful and dirty world of politics, where people sell their souls for money and power.
Gives an insight into specialist kit and vehicles presently used and equipment that is being developed and trialed throughout the world. Covering a variety of kit, from Dry Deck Shelters to mini submarines and swimmer delivery vehicles (SDVs), former Royal Marine Commando Michael Welham draws on his own extensive diving experience to reveal exactly how this equipment is used by Special Forces dive teams
A Time for WarWhen a President and a Prime Minister want to go to war to remove a dictator and gain control of his country’s vast reserves of oil, they must gain public support. A threat from the dictator President to use chemical and biological weapons gives them their reason. But the weapons inspectors just can’t find the evidence that the country has such weapons. To counter this, a political dossier is created claiming the existence of weapons of mass destruction. A Time to DieDr John Finch, the world-renowned British specialist in chemical and biological weapons, is a member of a UN inspection team. He discovers that no such weapons exist, that the dossier is misleading and refuses ...
Crime Pays are the reflections of a Justice of the Peace who, having spent 16 years on the front line of criminal justice, is not slow in courting controversy. Mike Welham’s views are critical and damning of government failures. As a magistrate he believes that the Human Rights Act, a necessary law drawn up to deal with abuses by despot dictators, has been highjacked to become a criminals’ charter. The outcome is that crime has evolved to an extent that there is virtually no compassion or support for victims. Crime Pays provides a flavour, sometimes humorous, other times frustrating, of cases which Mike has sat on and demonstrates the impact that crime has on us all. He shows how the wel...
This story about two great men combines fact and fiction. Lionel Crabb, a Second World War hero who, through his exploits as a frogman, was awarded the OBE and the George Medal, and Maitland Pendock, an obscure businessman with a love of the arts who moved in the shadows and served in the wartime Ministry of Information was their link to the Secret Intelligence ServiceM16. These two very distinctive personalities, from very different backgrounds, became firm friends. From Shanghai in the 1930s to the Cold War in the 1950s, they moved in the world of espionage. Crabbs fiance, Pat Rose, worked for the security service; he himself was their target. When Crabb disappeared in 1956 while diving un...
The Adequate Commoner for the Pathfinder RPG is meant for distribution channels and presents a new perspective on what is probably the most overlooked character in any game: the Commoner NPC class. Now commoners can be more than just faces in a crowd and cannon fodder. They can be the player characters! Includes the Gear Commoner or Mythic Commoner, as well as commoner jobs, New Commoner Feats and Traits, equipment, weapons, improvised traps, and more! Rounding out such goodies are tactics and suggestions for running a commoner character game, as well as Cooks' Day Out, a beginning adventure for commoner characters just hoping to survive the day. ... and there's more yet! So, if you're bored with the exceptional and fed-up with the extraordinary, how about giving the mundane a try? We promise, your commoners will never seem common again.
A TIME OF CORRUPTIONZenacon-Global Inc, a US Corporation, is one of the largest multinational global conglomerates in the world. Both the corporation and the main board members are under investigation for serious fraud, and other irregular activities by the IRS, the Security Exchange Commission and the CIA. Building seven is where the investigation into Zenacon-Global Inc is being carried out. It is where all of the incriminating evidence is being held. The building and its contents have to be destroyed and Worldwide Executive Management mercenaries are hired to do the job.A TIME FOR DESTRUCTIONDr Casey Hart, an explosives expert who specialises in demolishing high-rise buildings in built-up...
Oliver was born in the aftermath of the First World War; he grew up on a large estate learning the skills of poachers, fieldcraft, shooting and an instinct for navigation. From an idyllic life he was sucked into the Second World War; he joined the army where he was given a commission. He had no idea that his future was to involve high adventure, combined with a bevy of female admirers who were to affect his life.Formal soldiering did not sit well with him so the army focused his destiny. He trained as a commando. Posted to Egypt, the Long Range Desert Group sought his military and linguistic skills; he soon found himself deep behind the enemy lines gathering intelligence. Then he was transferred to the Special Air Service, where he took part in behind-the-lines raids against enemy targets in North Africa. As the war in the desert drew to a close, he returned to England to prepare for the invasion of Europe. He led a four-man SAS team who were dropped into occupied France. Their mission was to blow up railway lines and trains at the market town of Le Dorat in south-west France, so as to delay the German army's hasty move north to counter the D-Day landings.
The Adequate Commoner for the Pathfinder RPG is meant for distribution channels and presents a new perspective on what is probably the most overlooked character in any game: the Commoner NPC class. Now commoners can be more than just faces in a crowd and cannon fodder. They can be the player characters! Includes the Gear Commoner or Mythic Commoner, as well as commoner jobs, New Commoner Feats and Traits, equipment, weapons, improvised traps, and more! Rounding out such goodies are tactics and suggestions for running a commoner character game, as well as Cooks' Day Out, a beginning adventure for commoner characters just hoping to survive the day. ... and there's more yet! So, if you're bored with the exceptional and fed-up with the extraordinary, how about giving the mundane a try? We promise, your commoners will never seem common again.