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Captain Tom Caine knows he should be out with the throngs of revellers, celebrating Victory in Europe. But instead of elation he only feels anger. He cannot forget the horrors of the past six years and the friends he was unable to save. And what about Celia Blaney, field security officer and the object of his affections, reported MIA? Then Caine receives an offer to become part of a war crimes investigation team, tasked with uncovering the fate of service men and women who went missing in France. But his team quickly finds that Allied forces and the Military Police, the very people who should be supporting their endeavour, are inexplicably obstructing their progress. Is there something they don't want them to know? Something connected to the missing SAS men? ... and Blaney?

Writings by the conceptual artist Michael Asher-including notes, proposals, exhibition statements, and letters to curators and critics-most published here for the first time.

Hrdinou thrilleru Michaela koryty Kdo chce moji smrt je třináctiletý chlapec, který se stal nepohodlným svědkem vraždy a stojí před nutností ukrývání pod novou identitou.¨ Projekt manželka Graema Simsiona je humoristický román o svérázném profesorovi genetiky, který má problémy s navazováním vztahů se ženami a proto si vymyslí dotazník, na jehož základě by si vybral životní partnerku. Ve válečném románu Smrt nebo slávu vypravuje Michael Asher příběh seržanta britské armády za 2 světové války, který na africké frontě plní náročnou záchrannou misi. Poklidnější atmosféru nabízí Sarah Addison Allenová ve Ztraceném jezeru, jehož životem zklamaná hrdinka hledá útočiště v idylické přírodní scenerii svého mládí.

More Death or Glory adventure as Tom Caine is captured by Nazis. Italy, 1943 - SAS Captain Tom Caine is being held captive by Nazis forces. While imprisoned he befriends another member of the SAS - one who has heard a rumour. The operative knows the location of an ancient codex. A codex he claims will lead them to the location of the original texts of Tacitus's Germania. Caine is deployed by the Nazis to find the codex and retrieve the texts on a mission that will most certainly bring about his death, and refusal is not an option. Caine has little choice but to begin his most deadly campaign yet. The Death or Glory series is perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Andy McNab - Michael Asher combines seamless historical accuracy with the pace and action of a modern SAS thriller. Praise for the Death or Glory series: 'Breathtaking bravery, astonishing feats of endurance, raids and battles described with terrific immediacy and pace. Compelling and definitive . . . will surely not be bettered' Sunday Telegraph 'Detailed, scathingly honest. Asher has brought the critical eye of the knowledgeable insider to his in-depth study of SAS operations and personalities' Herald Michael Asher has served in the Parachute Regiment and the SAS. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and has won the Ness Award of the Royal Geographical Society and the Mungo Park Medal of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society for Exploration.

Libya, 1942 - Rommel's Africa Korps is sweeping across the desert. Ragged Allied forces are being torn apart in brutal fire-fights on the scorched sands. A desperate message to the Prime Minister is entrusted to First Officer Madeleine Rose, WRNS. Her codename: Runefish.

October 1942: Egypt. The battle for North Africa rages fiercely along the length of the Egyptian coast ... Punching their way deep behind enemy lines, the newly formed SAS under the enigmatic Lt Col David Stirling carries out daring raids against the Germans

The harrowing tale of a disastrous 1880 French expedition to survey a railway to Timbuktu unfolds as explorer Michael Asher delves into the misadventures of a hundred men ill-prepared for the hostile Saharan environment. Ambushed and left without resources, they faced relentless threats from the Tuareg and starvation, ultimately resorting to cannibalism for survival. Only a dozen men emerged alive after a grueling 1,000-mile journey, making this account a gripping narrative of human resilience against overwhelming odds.

SAS has been playing a discreet role almost everywhere Britain had fought since World War II, and had been the prototype of all modern special forces units throughout the world. This book examines the evolution of the special forces idea and investigates the real story behind the military legend of the late twentieth century.

Jak se často stává, skutečné příběhy jsou mnohdy fantastičtější, než by byl kterýkoli vypravěč schopen vymyslet. V dobách vrcholícího parcelování Afriky, v roce 1880, se francouzská vláda rozhodla spojit Paříž s Timbuktu železnicí překračující saharskou poušť a tak významně posílit své pozice ve střední Africe. Francouzi, poněkud naivně, neočekávali žádný významný odpor domorodých kmenů. Skutečnost se ovšem ukázala být odlišnou, průzkumná výprava, ačkoli vyzbrojena nejmodernějšími zbraněmi, byla Tuaregy, "pány pouště", vlákána do léčky a zdecimována. Až po čtyřech měsících hrstka přeživších účastníků výpravy po nesmírných útrapách doklopýtala do stanice na okraji pouště. Vítězství Tuaregů bylo ovšem jejich posledním, francouzské armádě vzdorovat již nedokázali.