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The war in Syria has become a massive, life or death struggle between two Islamic foes, the Syrian Army and the rebels. Each tries to outdo the other, with bigger and better weapons. Until they cross the line and start production of the deadly CX9 nerve gas. The time for the West to watch is over. Now it's time for direct action.

Six rookie army officers lose their way during a training exercise inside Iraq and cross the border into Iran. They are pursued by a fanatic and vengeful squad of Iran’s notorious paramilitaries – Hezbollah. Rod Cooper’s small fireteam, returning from a successful mission to cripple Iran’s nuclear capacity, get the mission to locate them and get them home.

Russia - An almost lawless country ruled by the FSB, dread successor to the KGB, criminal gangs and Pamyat, fanatical Russian nationalists. Organizations who will commit any crime, murder any civilian, even commit genocide, to further their cause. When a package of sensitive information is stolen in a well-organized robbery in Manhattan, it is soon tracked to the despotic hellhole that no sane person would want to navigate.

Eddie Hawkins is part of a four-man crew, the cupola gunner on a Humvee in Afghanistan. His job, firing the .50 caliber Browning. His mission, to protect his buddies and kill the enemy. He’s also the newest and youngest member of the team. The guy they won’t listen to, even when he’s saying something important. Why listen to the kid who can’t shoot straight? At least that’s what they keep telling him. Until the day he sees something so vital he forces them to listen and they have to take notice. Eddie saves countless Coalition lives, and nothing will ever be the same again.

An ISIS terror group snatches the US ambassador in France, the latest high-level kidnap. After a failed Turkish rescue effort, the president demands they assign the best NATO unit to the task. That unit is Echo Six, led by Lieutenant Commander Abe Talley, and each man is a veteran of an elite NATO unit. Yet Echo Six is about to come up against an enemy force that is equally well-trained, well-equipped, and able to bring overwhelming numbers of fighters into battle.

This time it is the Fuhrer, Adolf Hitler who insists on the theft of a Christian relic, believed to have been touched by Jesus Christ himself. Hitler believes that the relic will aid him in his struggle against the atheist communists of Stalin's Russia. Roth's platoon is ordered back into action behind enemy lines. This time they leave the vicious struggle on the Leningrad front to infiltrate the Soviet capital, Moscow. Their target is a Russian Orthodox Cathedral where the relic is believed to be hidden.

After a blazing operation to destroy Syrian chemical weapons, it is time for Echo Six to take a well-earned furlough. Until Lieutenant-Commander Talley's girlfriend disappears in the war-torn city of Beirut. And Hezbollah kidnaps a senior member of the United Nations. NATO orders the elite Special Forces unit to locate and recover the diplomat. The trail leads to a Hezbollah refugee camp. Located on the Southern Lebanese border with Israel, it is home to some of the worst, most vicious fighters in the Middle East.

Chinese Islamists are poised to strike at the heart of Asia, as they unleash a plan to create a state in the heart of China. NATO has uncovered a plan to blackmail Beijing with the threat of a genocidal attack. Uighur terrorists have created a weapon of mass destruction, and threaten to unleash it on the capital city of the most populous nation on earth if their demands are not met. Yet the threat is not just confined to China.

The Navy SEALs are the world's most elite warriors, trained to face the impossible. When Bravo Platoon, SEAL Team 7, is sent deep into the heart of Afghanistan, their mission is clear: eliminate a high-value target. But what they uncover changes everything—a terrifying plot to unleash a nuclear weapon that could devastate thousands of lives on American soil. Leading the charge is Chief Petty Officer Kyle Nolan, a battle-hardened leader haunted by personal tragedy. Still reeling from his wife's murder, Nolan’s resilience is tested as doubts about his readiness simmer beneath the surface....

The Vietnam War never ended for some—it just got bloodier, dirtier, and a whole lot more dangerous. It’s 1985. The ‘liberated’ city of Saigon simmers under the fist of Communist rule, but some things never change: the air still stinks of fish sauce, secrets, and the sweat of desperate men. Benjamin Franklin Smith is former soldier, a survivor of the Mekong Delta’s most savage ambushes, now running a threadbare ‘missing persons’ agency. He’s haunted by ghosts, real and imagined, from a war that refuses to let him go. Owner of a crumbling building, a loaded pistol, and an ...

Abu Habibi left the Afghan National Army to make his fortune. His scheme: to pillage the nation’s museums of valuable artefacts, killing any who stand in his way. The plunder is put on sale to eager overseas buyers. Habibi’s murderous rampage has attracted the scum and villainy of the nation, eager to participate in the robberies for a share of the loot. In a nation where many of the Islamic warlords are little more than cutthroats and butchers, Habibi is known as a coming man.

Comment vit-on la vie d'expatrié en Chine? Et comment vivent les Chinois, comment leurs dirigeants conçoivent leurs décisions, comment réagissent-ils aux événements extérieurs? C'est ce que je raconte dans ce podcast, après 32 ans passés à Pékin comme correspondant de journaux et radios. Je n'ai qu'un seul préjugé : l'envie de vous faire connaître et apprécier cet univers immense en perpétuel mouvement, mais qui reste toujours proche de nous par la chaleur humaine qui en émane, son extraordinaire dynamisme. Si vous voulez vivre un peu de vrai dépaysement, rejoignez moi sur "...

Joe Tyler lost everything when his wife and son are killed in a mall shooting. A former SEAL, and contractor for the CIA’s Alpha Squad program in Afghanistan, he has vowed never to go back. That was until 9/11. His older brother is the only family he has left, a successful broker working in the World Trade Centre when it is hit. Tyler has nothing left to live for. Except a burning desire for revenge. With the image of the bearded Saudi psycho who ordered the attack in the forefront of his mind, he returns to Afghanistan.

Max Roth is imprisoned by the Germans for fighting in Spain as a soldier of the International Brigade. When World War II breaks out, he is allowed out of prison, only on condition that he joins the Sonderbattalion Kurz, cutthroat, brutal, SS partisan hunters. Sent to Russia, the slaughterhouse of the Eastern Front, Reichsfuhrer Himmler commands the Sonderbattalion Kurz to hunt down and steal an occult artefact made of pure gold. The order sends Roth's platoon behind enemy lines.

Following the hijacking of a cruise liner in the Mediterranean, SEAL Team Bravo are sent in to rescue the hostages. A perilous night jump onto the deck of a moving ship carries its own dangers. Yet the operation throws up something else, something unexpected. A whole new threat to the security of the Western World. And a name the world has grown to fear since the shopping mall massacre in Kenya. Al Shabaab. The men of Team Bravo, the elite Navy SEALs unit, are no strangers to behind-the-lines missions. But this time, the enemy has stamped their own, inimitable brand on a whole new level of ...

The Chinese have arrested a Buddhist monk on charges of espionage and sentenced him to death. Unknown to his captors, this is no ordinary monk. David Campbell is the stepson of the wealthy White House Chief of Staff. David turned his back on the trappings of Western civilization and adopted the lifestyle of a Tibetan Buddhist. The White House is adamant he must be brought home. However, they cannot involve American forces, in what would amount to an act of war on China. The solution? Echo Six.

The Revolutionary Guards, Iran’s army of powerful and vengeful fanatics, have bought a large consignment of uranium ore. The man behind the project, Colonel Ali Hatami, harbors an ambition to restart the country’s stalled nuclear program. His avowed intent, to turn the soil of his country’s enemies into flaming, smoking pyres. SEAL Petty Officer Rod Cooper’s fire team is handed a tough assignment, to assault the vessel carrying the uranium and destroy the shipment. Yet nothing goes to plan.

Noah Cage is a cybernetic supersoldier, a war hero and a man on his fifth and final life. He's a Lifer, an enhanced warrior. Repaired, rebuilt and improved after four lifetimes of soldiering. With each death comes further modification and enhancement, although at the loss of yet another piece of his dwindling humanity. Cage is thrust into the debacle of the Third Martian War. One that sees every man in his unit killed, including his best friend Rob Romero.

Last Stand: Battle Group SS is an account of an epic last stand at the end of WWII. The inhabitants of a small town attempt to fight the Russian hordes as they rampage toward them. They prepare to fight what every man knows will be a battle to the death. One that will go down in history as a shining example of bravery and sacrifice, and perhaps mitigate some of the worst excesses of the Nazi regime.

Eddie Hawkins, Browning M2 .50 caliber gunner, is good at his work. Some say the best in the business, although he still has plenty of demons to fight. Doubts about his ability still bug him, and things get worse with the arrival of a new platoon lieutenant determined to make his mark. No matter what the cost in men and morale.