Michael Kramer
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English
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Michael Lampman lied about his age when he joined the Australian army in 1967. He was 20 years old but he needed the written permission of his parents in order to join the army as he was under the age of 21. That permission was not forthcoming, so he altered the year of birth shown on the back of his Australian Naturalisation Certificate by changing 1947 to 1946. He now found that he was in the army and on his way to the Officer Cadet School at Portsea...
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English
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A historical fiction novel which is heavily based upon fact. Adalhard, the ghost of a Germanic warrior writes the text and takes you through history including, the geographical limits of Germania at the times of Augusts and Julius Caesar, the first meetings of Germanic tribes and Romans, How Rome tried to conquer the Germanic tribes, the battle of the Teutoburg Forest in which Rome lost three (3) legions, numbering 20,000 soldiers. That resulted in...
4) The Gambler
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English
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First published in Russian in 1866, "The Gambler", by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, is a gripping narrative of the dangers of gambling. As was common with Dostoyevsky's other writings, he draws upon his own life in a semi-autobiographical way. Dostoyevksy himself suffered from a compulsion to gambling and had to complete "The Gambler" under a strict deadline to pay off his own debts. These first-hand experiences bring a depth of realism to the novel and to...
5) Wolf hound
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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Featuring action sequences using vintage aircraft, this thrilling WWII epic shows how one man's courage can change the world. On a recon mission over Germany, pilot David Holden is shot down along with a B-17 bomber. He lands near an airfield, where he learns the Germans are loading the U.S.-marked aircraft with a city-destroying superbomb that could help the Axis win the war. Now, Holden must evade search patrols and a vengeful Nazi soldier to rescue...