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Tell Me How This Ends: General David Petraeus and the Search for a Way Out of Iraq
by Linda RobinsonAfter a series of disastrous missteps in its conduct of the war, the White House in 2006 appointed General David Petraeus as the Commanding General of the coalition forces. Tell Me How This Ends is an inside account of his attempt to turn around a failing war. Linda Robinson conducted extensive interviews with Petraeus and his subordinate commanders and spent weeks with key U. S. and Iraqi divisions. The result is the only book that ties together military operations in Iraq and the internecine political drama that is at the heart of the civil war. Replete with dramatic battles, behind-doors confrontations, and astute analysis, the book tells the full story of the Iraq War’s endgame, and lays out the options that will be facing the next president when he or she takes office in January 2009.
Tell Me What You Crave: Knights Of Texas Book Two (Knights of Texas #2)
by Susan SheeheyDorian breaks all the rules of a Knight. Life's too short to be bound by stupid rules, anyway. Marines, tattoos, and dark charm steal the limelight in the next installment of the Knights of Texas luxury male escort series! Dorian's humorous edge and off-the-cuff charisma will have you grinning and blushing like a romance reader virgin! If you want a super steamy romance and melt into the arms of a muscular, tattooed Marine, click now! Knights of Texas novella series Book Two - Dorian He thrives on temptation. Dorian West is the living embodiment of dark suave and charm, a role he relishes with the Knights of Texas—a luxury male escort agency. He’s determined to make every client feel her value, and enjoy life through seduction and vibrance. But despite his life of pleasure and showing women a good time, his true fascination is his neighbor, the captivating woman in 9C, Grace Evans. Grace’s sole focus is her job, and she avoids romantic connections at all costs. Her distaste for Don Juans and Casanovas makes her distrust all flirtatious men, despite Dorian’s persistence and enticing, muscular physique. Through chance and misunderstanding, she begrudgingly agrees to pretend to date Dorian to avoid the acidic limelight from her celebrity friend. But things go from chaos to catastrophe in the flash of a camera, and Dorian’s charm and talents are tested beyond its limits. Knights of Texas novella series Now accepting clients. Noble protectors of pleasure bring their expertise to showing a woman her true worth. Revealing a woman’s value is their devoted mission. These southern charmers can all but guarantee kindling a woman’s heart. Each book in the series can be read as a standalone, they do not have to be read in order
Tell Me What You Feel: Knights Of Texas Book Four (Knights of Texas #4)
by Susan SheeheyNothing is more fun than breaking the rules. Ready to fall in love with another Knight? A super steamy romance perfect for a summer night. Just sit back, relax, and let Riggs do all the work. One-click now! Knights of Texas, novella series Book Four - Riggs Garrison Riggs loves horses, comedy clubs, and throwing the rules out the window. What's the point in life without any fun? Which makes him the perfect fit for the Knights of Texas luxury male escort agency. The resident southern charmer ensures his clients always have fun, including the naughty kind. But the Marine learns just how much hidden baggage he brought back from the desert, Afghan battlefields. Which threatens to burst at the seams when he least expects it. Skylar Lucas has spent years with her nose in the books, studying to be a nurse, foregoing any fun. Now, she's desperate to live an independent life in a career she loves. But nightmares from a family tragedy hold her back. When her sister hires Riggs, Skylar never counted on the education she'd learn from him that no school could ever teach. The devoted Knight shows her what life can be like when you burn the rule book. And along the way, lights her skin-and soul-on fire. Because for a woman like Skylar, the only way to live is with no boundaries. Knights of Texas Now accepting clients. Noble protectors of pleasure bring their expertise to showing a woman her true worth. Revealing a woman’s value is their devoted mission. These southern charmers can all but guarantee kindling a woman’s heart. Each book in the series can be read as a standalone, they do not have to be read in order.
Tell Me What You Need: Knights Of Texas Book Three (Knights of Texas #3)
by Susan SheeheyHe thrives on stealing hearts, until he meets the ultimate thief. Knights of Texas, novella series Book Three - Vaughn Vaughn Ayers' stellar dance skills and a carefree attitude steal women's hearts. His dashing smile demands the spotlight, an ideal fit in the Knights of Texas-- a luxury male escort agency. Until an old high school acquaintance hires him for a job. She was a nerdy misfit back then, but not anymore. The lustrous Latina lures him to a formal event, and steals much more than his heart. Cora Castillo's career exists in gray areas, with only her lock pick and crusader mentality in her toolbox. When she hires an escort to pose as a diversion, the last person she expects to walk in the door is her former high school crush in a tux. With her cover blown, and a high-stakes target minutes away, she'll have to sacrifice more than her date to succeed. Games and cons dance these heart-stealers in circles, until they spin themselves into a seductive web from which neither can escape. Knights of Texas Now accepting clients. Noble protectors of pleasure bring their expertise to showing a woman her true worth. Revealing a woman’s value is their devoted mission. These southern charmers can all but guarantee kindling a woman’s heart.
Tell Me What You Want: Knights Of Texas Book One (Knights of Texas #1)
by Susan SheeheyThe Cardinal rule for Knights is never fall for a client. But in a business were rules are meant to be broken, how can he resist... This emotionally gripping, steamy romance starts the Knights of Texas series with the introduction of the real purpose behind these exceptionally gifted men. If you're looking for heat, tear-jerking romance, and take-your-breath-away love, click now! Book One - Renner Showing a woman her worth is his specialty. Renner Shaw’s priority as a Knight—a luxury escort with Knights of Texas—is making clients feel safe and secure. Intimacy is a perk, and one of his fortes. A position he was surprised to be well suited for with his charm and unrivaled focus. But he never expected the likes of Cassie Summer to come calling. Cassie never expected to call an escort for the sole purpose of helping her sleep after a sudden tragedy. She certainly never anticipated the sizzling Renner Shaw would be the light that helps guide her out of grief. Only, it may be too late to salvage her splintered heart. Making his client feel safe and secure is harder than Renner ever imagined, but he’s determined to fulfill his role to perfection. To change her gray and dreary world into one of colorful pleasure. Knights of Texas novella series Now accepting clients. Noble pleasure seekers bring their expertise to showing a woman her true worth. Revealing a woman’s value is their devoted mission. These southern charmers can all but guarantee kindling a woman’s heart. Each book in the series can be read as a standalone, they do not have to be read in order
Tell My Sons: A Father's Last Letters
by Mark Weber Robin Robin WilliamsAt the pinnacle of a soaring career in the U. S. Army, Lt. Col. Mark M. Weber was tapped to serve in a high-profile job within the Afghan Parliament as a military advisor. Weeks later, a routine physical revealed stage IV intestinal cancer in the thirty-eight-year-old father of three. Over the next two years he would fight a desperate battle he wasn't trained for, with his wife and boys as his reluctant but willing fighting force. When Weber realized that he was not going to survive this final tour of combat, he began to write a letter to his boys, so that as they grew up without him, they would know what his life-and-death story had taught him--about courage and fear, challenge and comfort, words and actions, pride and humility, seriousness and humor, and viewing life as a never-ending search for new ideas and inspiration. This book is that letter. And it's not just for his sons. It's for everyone who can use the best advice a dying hero has to offer. Weber's stories illustrate that in the end you become what you are through the causes to which you attach yourself--and that you've made your own along the way. Through his example, he teaches how to live an ordinary life in an extraordinary way.
Tell The West
by Jerzy G. GliksmanBorn 1902 in Warsaw and a law student in Warsaw and Paris, author Jerzy Gliksman became active in the Bund's youth organization and in its political party in 1917, eventually becoming a member of the Bund's Central Committee. He was voted in as one of the Bund's councilmen in Warsaw during the elections for city council. His brother Viktor, also a Bundist, was arrested and executed by the Soviet authorities and, in 1939 and 1940, Gliksman was also arrested and imprisoned by the Soviet authorities. In 1943, following the Warsaw ghetto uprising and the suicide of Shmuel Arthur Zygelbojm, Gliksman initiated a large demonstration on behalf of the millions of Jews who had already been murdered. He emigrated to the United States in 1946, where he died in 1958.This fascinating book, one of the first of its kind, tells of the awful, inhuman Gulag system in the USSR which was widely unknown beyond the "Iron Curtain".
Tell Them We Remember: The Story of the Holocaust
by Susan D. BachrachDraws on the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's collections of artifacts, photographs, maps, and taped oral and video histories to teach young people about this period of history.
Telling West Indian Lives: Life Narrative and the Reform of Plantation Slavery Cultures 1804–1834 (New Caribbean Studies)
by S. ThomasTelling West Indian Lives: Life Narrative and the Reform of Plantation Slavery Cultures 1804-1834 draws historical and literary attention to life story and narration in the late plantation slavery period. Drawing on new archival research, it highlights the ways written narrative shaped evangelical, philanthropic, and antislavery reform projects.
Temperance's Trial, a Novella: Virtues and Valor #1
by Hallee BridgemanMARIE GILBERT flees France after the Gestapo arrest her father. In London, Marie is recruited into an experimental all female cohort dubbed the Virtues, a collection of seven extraordinary women with highly specialized skills. Known only by her code name, TEMPERANCE, she is trained to operate a wireless radio and returns to her beloved France. As the H-hour to execute a daring mission draws near, Marie plays a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with the unrelenting and merciless young Nazi forces that surround her.
Tempest At Ox Hill: The Battle Of Chantilly
by David A. WelkerEvery Civil War buff has heard of the Battle of Chantilly, the bloody 1862 engagement fought in a driving rainstorm only twenty miles from Washington that claimed the lives of two of the Union's most promising generals. Yet few have known the full story of courage and human drama because no one has ever produced a lively and historically accurate account of the battle-until now. Tempest at Ox Hill compellingly evokes this pivotal battle of the war, in which the Union army faced annihilation after Robert E. Lee's overwhelming victory at Second Bull Run. At Chantilly, Virginia, on September 1, 1862, a small Union rearguard faced down some of Lee's best generals. The retreating main Union army, and Washington, were saved, but at a frightening human cost, including the deaths of two Union generals-the promising Isaac Stevens and the dashing Philip Kearny, a Mexican War veteran who had also served with Napoleon III's imperial guard. And around these two Union generals lay nearly twelve hundred American soldiers, both blue and gray, dead fighting for their chosen cause. Tempest at Ox Hill captures the moment, the courage, and the carnage unforgettably.
Tempest Down
by Jeff Rovin"Tempest Down is a story that follows the finest naval traditions. Two submarines are caught in a tragic accident at the bottom of the world. One is an American experimental test bed for an advanced propulsion system; the other a Chinese warship sent to learn its secrets. "Two crews battle the relentless sea and failing technology. They must choose between common humanity and duty-a choice to work together or die separately. A special U.S. military team code-named L.A.S.E.R. (Land Air Sea Emergency Rescue) attempts a daring rescue to save both crews.
Tempest: The Royal Navy and the Age of Revolutions
by James DaveyA major new history of the Royal Navy during the tumultuous age of revolution The French Revolutionary Wars catapulted Britain into a conflict against a new enemy: Republican France. Britain relied on the Royal Navy to protect its shores and empire, but as radical ideas about rights and liberty spread across the globe, it could not prevent the spirit of revolution from reaching its ships. In this insightful history, James Davey tells the story of Britain&’s Royal Navy across the turbulent 1790s. As resistance and rebellion swept through the fleets, the navy itself became a political battleground. This was a conflict fought for principles as well as power. Sailors organized riots, strikes, petitions, and mutinies to achieve their goals. These shocking events dominated public discussion, prompting cynical—and sometimes brutal—responses from the government.Tempest uncovers the voices of ordinary sailors to shed new light on Britain&’s war with France, as the age of revolution played out at every level of society.
Templar Knight vs Mamluk Warrior - 1218-50
by David CampbellStep into the violent world of the 13th century, where the European states of the Levant battled with Muslim powers for control of Jerusalem. At the cutting edge of the conflict were the elite fighting men of the Crusader and Egyptian armies - the Knights Templar and Mamluk warriors, respectively. The Knights Templar were the most famous and formidable of all the Western Christian military orders, whilst the Mamluks were a slave caste whose fighting prowess had elevated them to the point of holding real political clout, threatening their Ayyubid masters who relied on them so desperately for military success. This book, drawing on the latest research, a gripping narrative and full-colour illustrations, tells the story of three key clashes from the Fifth Crusade to the Seventh Crusade. It reveals the extraordinary ferocity with which these holy wars were fought, and how the combats between Knights Templar and Mamluk warriors came to shape the political future of the region.
Templars: The Knights Who Made Britain
by Steve TibbleA gripping account of the Knights Templar, challenging received wisdom to show how these devout medieval knights played a profound role in making modern Britain The Knights Templar have an enduring reputation—but not one they would recognize. Originally established in the twelfth century to protect pilgrims, the Order is remembered today for heresy, fanaticism, and even satanism. In this bold new interpretation, Steve Tibble sets out to correct the record. The Templars, famous for their battles on Christendom&’s eastern front, were in fact dedicated peace-mongers at home. They influenced royal strategy and policy, created financial structures, and brokered international peace treaties—primarily to ensure that men, money, and material could be transferred more readily to the east. Charting the rise of the Order under Henry I through to its violent suppression following the fall of Acre, Tibble argues that these medieval knights were essential to the emergence of an early English state. Revealing the true legacy of the British Templars, he shows how a small group helped shape medieval Britain while simultaneously fighting in the name of the Christian Middle East.
Temporary Crusaders [Illustrated Edition]
by Captain Norman Cecil Sommers DownIncludes World War One In The Desert Illustration Pack- 92 photos/illustrations and 19 maps spanning the Desert campaigns 1914-1918"This book, published in 1919, was compiled from the edited diary entries kept by Down while serving in Palestine with the 14th Black Watch (74th Dismounted Yeomanry Division)."In November 1917 Down took a draft of soldiers from France to Palestine and himself joined the 14th Black Watch Battalion, part of the forces advancing through Palestine against the Turks."Jerusalem had been captured but the fighting continued through difficult and mountainous countryside and in often very poor weather conditions. The battalion was predominantly involved in road making (pp. 61; 79) and support duties until the spring of 1918 when they went into the front line where Down was wounded in April. His entries continue in the bright witty style of the letters - though perhaps with a little less sparkle - and he describes entertainingly the soldiers view of the Holy Land. He is much impressed by the beauty of the countryside but has little complimentary to say of the people (p. 52) or of the Turkish soldiers they encounter (p. 83)"He concludes this volume with a description of Cairo and Alexandria where he was sent for treatment and convalescence and finally with his return to the BEF in France in June 1918."-IWM
Temporary Heroes [Illustrated Edition]
by Captain Norman Cecil Sommers DownIncludes The First World War On The Somme Illustration Pack - 110 photos and illustrations and 31 maps.“This book, published in 1917, was compiled from letters written to his fiancée while serving in France and Belgium February 1915 to July 1916 with the 1/4th Gordon Highlanders. Down was commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders, a Territorial Battalion, in September 1914 and they formed part of the 8th Brigade, 3rd Division in Belgium in 1915.“The Battalion served mainly in the Ypres Salient throughout 1915 and Down’s letters contain vivid accounts of the actions in which they took part (pp. 52-60); (pp. 75-80). For prolonged periods they were in the front line and, despite the humour of Down’s letters, the appalling conditions and experiences come through clearly. His style of writing is lively and very easy to read and his accounts of life in the trenches and particularly in rest camp are witty and entertaining. He particularly brings irreverent wit to bear on the "brass hats" (pp. 98; 104) - comments which were almost always censored in the published version.“The battalion greatly appreciated a spell in front line trenches, opposite a Saxon battalion where a semi truce had been unofficially (p. 84) declared but on the whole the battalion suffered, particularly from the weather.”Down spent several months as bombing officer to the 8th Brigade, becoming one of the "brass hats" (p. 117), and he remained with 8th Brigade after the Gordon Highlanders transferred to form part of the 51st Highland Division.“In April 1916 the 51st moved to the Somme and Down rejoined his own battalion there briefly before being posted to a month’s course at the Infantry School from which he witnessed the progress of the "Big Push" (p. 231). Down was wounded in late July during the Offensive and returned to hospital in England.”-IWM
Temporary Heroes: Lieutenant Norman Cecil Down
by Richard van EmdenThis is a short book based on the letters written between 1915 and 1916 by an officer serving with the 1/4th Gordon Highlanders. Second Lieutenant Down wrote regularly to his girlfriend/fiance throughout his time in France, letters which were published in 1917 after he was wounded and discharged from the army. Cecil Down is a superb writer, but more than that he has a natural wit that translates easily to the page, making this one of the most enjoyable books I have read on the war.I have chosen this book because it is so different from anything else I have read. He captures life in France with great accuracy while remaining steadfastly upbeat and humorous. Nevertheless, there are moments when he is serious, and that makes his words poignant and attention-grabbing.Norman went to France in February 1915, serving continuously until July 1916. He died on 14 March 1984 aged 91
Tempt the Night
by Dixie Lee BrownDixie Lee Brown concludes her thrilling Trust No One series with the fast-paced tale of a damaged hero and the sexy fugitive he can't help falling for.Samantha "Mac" McCallister barely believes her own tale of dirty cops and murder that landed her in the hands of the sexy Jim Brady. One minute she was enjoying a ride-along in her best friend's cruiser, the next he's dead and she's wanted for his murder. Mac never expected to be hiding out from the law, but with Jim by her side, maybe she can survive long enough to clear her name. The question is, can she survive the way Jim makes her feel?Former Navy Seal Jim Brady works best under pressure. At least he used to. Now, fighting flashbacks from his time in Iraq, he has given up everything he knows in order to protect the innocent ... from himself. So working with a woman on the run from the law? Not in his plans for this lifetime. Still, something about the blue-eyed beauty tells him she's not the source of the danger--she's running from it. Deep down he knows he'll protect her no matter what. But his heart? That's another story.
Tempted by the Soldier
by Patricia PotterForgetting the past, facing the future Stephanie Phillips is sick of charm. And Clint Morgan, the newest resident of Covenant Falls, has it in spades. Stephanie knows she should run the other way because the former Blackhawk pilot is too good-looking, too charismatic...and much too sexy. As the town veterinarian, Stephanie has truly found her home here. Clint, on the other hand, is staying for only a short time while he recovers from an injury. But when he starts to fit seamlessly into the close-knit community, the irresistible risk-taker makes his way into her heart.
Tempted: Sizzling Summer Nights Tempted A Cowboy In Paradise Her Holiday Fling
by Kimberly Van Meter Kimberly Van MeterOne woman’s plans for her singles cruise getaway change when she lays eyes on the sexy Air Force veteran in the cabin next door in this steamy romance.Her greatest temptation . . . As far as Harper Riley is concerned, attraction can’t be trusted. Money, on the other hand, lasts forever. Which is why Harper’s on a singles cruise for her latest: a wealthy widower who might just need a new wife. So why can’t she keep her eyes—or her dirty thoughts—off the ruggedly hot guy in the room next to hers?Of course, the charming ones are always broke, and Teagan Carmichael is both ridiculously charming and inexcusably broke. Worse still, there’s some serious heat sizzling between them. But Harper has too much riding on this trip to have her head turned by Mr. Deliciously-Sexy-But-Poor. She already knows that giving in to a little temptation can turn into a whole lot of trouble . . .
Tempting Fate (A Nugget Romance #10)
by Stacy FinzShe wants to leave Nugget behind, he’s just made it his home. Sometimes love is worth throwing plans—and caution—to the wind . . . <P><P>Raylene Rosser is Nugget’s most infamous prodigal daughter. The townspeople aren’t exactly holding a welcome home parade when she returns, but that’s okay with Raylene—she’s only here to make amends for selfish mistakes, sell her property, and get out of town asap after her half-brother Logan’s wedding. Picturesque Nugget is her past, and Raylene is determined to build a future . . . <P><P>All of which would be easier if Logan hadn’t asked his business partner to keep an eye on her. A security specialist, Gabe Moretti certainly knows how to shadow a girl—and how to boss said girl around. It would be infuriating, if only Raylene could keep her eyes off Gabe’s broad chest, rugged profile, and sexy smile. Falling in love might not be the safe choice, but sometimes everyone needs to tempt fate . . .
Tempting Fate: Why Nonnuclear States Confront Nuclear Opponents (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs)
by Paul C. AveyWhy would countries without nuclear weapons even think about fighting nuclear-armed opponents? A simple answer is that no one believes nuclear weapons will be used. But that answer fails to consider why nonnuclear state leaders would believe that in the first place. In this superb unpacking of the dynamics of conflict under conditions of nuclear monopoly, Paul C. Avey argues that the costs and benefits of using nuclear weapons create openings that weak nonnuclear actors can exploit.Tempting Fate uses four case studies to show the key strategies available to nonnuclear states: Iraqi decision-making under Saddam Hussein in confrontations with the United States; Egyptian leaders' thinking about the Israeli nuclear arsenal during wars in 1969–70 and 1973; Chinese confrontations with the United States in 1950, 1954, and 1958; and a dispute that never escalated to war, the Soviet-United States tensions between 1946 and 1948 that culminated in the Berlin Blockade. Those strategies include limiting the scope of the conflict, holding chemical and biological weapons in reserve, seeking outside support, and leveraging international non-use norms. Counterintuitively, conventionally weak nonnuclear states are better positioned to pursue these strategies than strong ones, so that wars are unlikely when the nonnuclear state is powerful relative to its nuclear opponent. Avey demonstrates clearly that nuclear weapons cast a definite but limited shadow, and while the world continues to face various nuclear challenges, understanding conflict in nuclear monopoly will remain a pressing concern for analysts and policymakers.Thanks to generous funding from Virginia Tech and its participation in TOME (Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem), the ebook editions of this book are available as Open Access (OA) volumes, available from Cornell Open (cornellopen.org) and other Open Access repositories.
Tempting the Fates: A Memoir of Service in the Second World War
by Major General Dare WilsonGeneral Dare Wilson saw action in France 1940 (Dunkirk), Italy and North West Europe (where he won his MC) with the Northumberland Fusiliers and later the Recce Regiment. He then served in Palestine and Korea which he rates as the most vicious war he fought in. He was picked to command 22 SAS and was responsible for basing them at Hereford. His account of the world record-breaking free fall jump free falling from 34,000 feet makes thrilling reading one member died. He went on to fight the Mau Mau in Kenya and was in the last party to leave Aden when we withdrew in 1968. Dare then learnt to fly helicopters and commanded the fledgling Army/Air Corps. We believe that this is one of the most enthralling of the many superb memoirs we have published. Certainly it is the widest in its scope and makes for thrilling reading.
Ten Bells Street (The Spitalfields Sagas #1)
by Mary CollinsThe East End of London, 1930. Work is scarce, food is in short supply and there is political unrest on the streets. But in the face of all this hardship, there's always friendship.Becky, Bernie and Rose - three best friends from very different backgrounds - are working hard to establish themselves in pre-war Spitalfields. Becky, the daughter of a Jewish tailor, wants to become a nurse, but her father has more traditional plans for her. Aching to leave the East End and travel the world, Bernie feels trapped by her vast family of poor Irish dock workers. And then there is Rose. Tiny and thin, she lives with her drunken mother and a revolving selection of surrogate fathers who exploit and brutalise them both.But at least the girls have each other and, as Europe begins to drift towards another war, their friendships become ever more crucial as each one of them fights for their place in an ever-changing, frightening, new world. One way or another, love will pull them through . . .