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Over twenty two centuries ago, the Greek general Pyrrhus questioned the real gains of military victory. Today we might reflect on the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in much the same way. War is not only cruel but capricious; its outcomes are often bitter and frustrating, even for the winning side. Strategy: Key Thinkers expertly introduces the ideas of major strategic thinkers whose work explores the complex challenges associated with the use of military force. Early chapters deal with the foundational work of Sun Tzu (Sunzi), Thucydides, Vegetius, Machiavelli and Carl von Clausewitz and their relevance to problems facing Western militaries today. The book then considers broader issues, such as the distinctive importance of air and maritime operations, the difficulty of waging offensive land warfare in the face of modern firepower, the implications of nuclear weapons, and the potential of irregular warfare. It concludes by highlighting key themes which connect - and distinguish - the works under consideration, noting how these similarities and differences can inform the strategic debates of the early twenty-first century.

Over twenty two centuries ago, the Greek general Pyrrhus questioned the real gains of military victory. Today we might reflect on the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in much the same way. War is not only cruel but capricious; its outcomes are often bitter and frustrating, even for the winning side. Strategy: Key Thinkers expertly introduces the ideas of major strategic thinkers whose work explores the complex challenges associated with the use of military force. Early chapters deal with the foundational work of Sun Tzu (Sunzi), Thucydides, Vegetius, Machiavelli and Carl von Clausewitz and their relevance to problems facing Western militaries today. The book then considers broader issues, such as the distinctive importance of air and maritime operations, the difficulty of waging offensive land warfare in the face of modern firepower, the implications of nuclear weapons, and the potential of irregular warfare. It concludes by highlighting key themes which connect - and distinguish - the works under consideration, noting how these similarities and differences can inform the strategic debates of the early twenty-first century.

Over twenty two centuries ago, the Greek general Pyrrhus questioned the real gains of military victory. Today we might reflect on the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in much the same way. War is not only cruel but capricious; its outcomes are often bitter and frustrating, even for the winning side. Strategy: Key Thinkers expertly introduces the ideas of major strategic thinkers whose work explores the complex challenges associated with the use of military force. Early chapters deal with the foundational work of Sun Tzu (Sunzi), Thucydides, Vegetius, Machiavelli and Carl von Clausewitz and their relevance to problems facing Western militaries today. The book then considers broader issues, such as the distinctive importance of air and maritime operations, the difficulty of waging offensive land warfare in the face of modern firepower, the implications of nuclear weapons, and the potential of irregular warfare. It concludes by highlighting key themes which connect - and distinguish - the works under consideration, noting how these similarities and differences can inform the strategic debates of the early twenty-first century.

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Before the war began, danger had already found her. Europe stands on the edge of war. Jessie Fordham, recently graduated from Cambridge and carrying more questions than certainty, travels into a continent already shifting beneath her feet. The newspapers speak of diplomacy and hope, yet on the streets and people's front parlours a different mood stirs, uneasy and sharp.Jessie has been taught how to observe and how to listen. What she has not been taught is how to place her trust. Companions become strangers. Strangers become threats. Every conversation seems to hide another meaning. Every journey feels watched.She must learn quickly. The world she knew is fading, and the one taking its place will demand more of her than she ever believed herself able to give.Midnight's Shadow is a novella prequel to The Midnight Series , introducing us to Jessie Fordham at the very beginning of her journey, before the war shapes her into the SOE agent she will become.

A shattered réseau. A ruthless enemy. An SOE agent caught between survival and sacrifice.Winter 1942. The German grip on Vichy France tightens as the secret war intensifies. Jessie Fordham, an SOE agent with a growing reputation for impossible missions, is sent to the south of France to rebuild a broken resistance network. Marseille, Montélimar and the back roads between them become a deadly game of cat and mouse.But the city is riddled with betrayal. The Vichy police are hunting shadows, the Gestapo move freely through the streets, and the wrong word at a checkpoint can end everything. When Jessie is arrested and her cover begins to fray, she must rely on courage, cunning and the few friends she has left.As the crisis deepens, Jessie faces a harrowing choice: save the mission, or save herself.Meticulously researched and rich with tension, Midnight's Crisis is the fourth novel in Tom Kane's acclaimed Midnight Series, a story of resilience, trust and the cost of fighting for freedom in occupied Europe.

In the summer of 1940, Jessie Fordham is no ordinary young woman. Scarred by her escape from France and driven by a fierce need to rescue her uncle from the Gestapo, she steps into the shadows of Britain's newly formed Special Operations Executive.Her codename is Midnight.Sent north for gruelling training at Barngate Hall, Jessie must prove she has the strength, cunning and resolve to become one of Churchill's secret warriors. But the SOE wants more than bravery. They demand silence, deception, and a willingness to walk into danger alone.As Europe falls under Nazi control, Jessie is drawn into a clandestine world of sabotage, coded messages and shifting loyalties. Haunted by family secrets and the memory of a lost love at Dunkirk, she learns that the fight ahead will test not only her skills, but her very sense of who she is.From the harsh beauty of the Lake District to the darkening skies over occupied France, Midnight's Child follows the making of Britain's most determined young agent and sets the stage for a war she can neither escape nor ignore.

World War II has hardly begun and Britain is tearing at the seams. Fascists are marching in the streets, the IRA is bombing the heart of England, and German agents slip through the cracks of a nation unprepared for the shadows gathering within. And Jessie Fordham is about to walk straight into the chaos.Fresh from her escape across Europe, Jessie returns home expecting rest. Instead, she finds London fractured by political betrayal and espionage rivalries. MI5, MI6, Special Branch, and the SIS are at each other's throats, and Jessie is caught between them. Her closest allies are being lied to. Her enemies are multiplying. And someone inside the British government is helping the Nazis.When a deadly explosion rocks the Midlands, evidence points to an IRA cell funded with German equipment, and connected to Frank Fordham, Jessie's treacherous cousin. While Whitehall covers its tracks, Jessie learns the truth: Britain's war is no longer only on the continent. It has already arrived at home.Meanwhile Rose Sinclair, scarred by her torture in Paris, struggles to navigate a London that feels almost as dangerous as occupied France. Her nightmares stalk her waking hours, and someone wants her silenced before she can speak too freely.From Westminster conspiracies to Belfast back alleys, from MI5 interrogation rooms to the quiet countryside of Worcestershire where a mysterious inheritance awaits her, Jessie must confront forces far larger than herself. Spring Dawn, a hidden fascist movement inside Britain, is rising. And the Gestapo's most dangerous officer has just landed on British soil.As the noose tightens, Jessie must unravel a conspiracy that reaches from Parliament to Berlin… before the next strike plunges Britain into darkness.Espionage. Treason. Secrets buried at the heart of a nation. Jessie Fordham faces her most perilous battle yet — one fought not in enemy territory, but on British soil.

"e;It's an enigma, wrapped in a blanket of secrecy, bound with a web of deceit."e; This 2nd edition includes Midnight's Shadow, the prequel novella, and Walking Away from Midnight, the first novel in the Midnight Series.A courier is murdered. A secret falls into the wrong hands.On the eve of war, Jessie Fordham is drawn from the quiet halls of Cambridge into a world of espionage, hidden alliances, and deadly secrets. What begins as a simple errand for her father becomes a perilous journey across Europe, where every step draws her deeper into a conflict she barely understands.From London to Paris and beyond, Jessie is forced to navigate a shifting landscape of deception and danger, where allies cannot be trusted, enemies remain unseen, and survival depends on the choices she makes under pressure.As nations manoeuvre in the shadows, Jessie must decide who she is willing to become in a world where truth is fragile and loyalty comes at a cost.In the summer of 1939, Jessie Fordham graduates from Cambridge University with a mind buzzing with academic achievements but a heart burdened by family strife. Jessie is travelling to her parents' summer house, le lac de minuit, the midnight lake, nestled in the tranquil French Ardennes. Yet, Jessie dreads the impending months, haunted by memories of a fractured childhood spent evading confrontations with her father, Albert, and stepmother, Armel. Suspicions of their clandestine affair during her mother's illness linger, casting a shadow over family bonds.As tensions simmer beneath the idyllic facade of midnight lake, the Fordham family reunites against the backdrop of looming war. With the spectre of conflict hanging heavy in the air, Jessie's world is upended when Germany's invasion of France in May 1940 thrusts her father, Albert, into the heart of diplomatic turmoil as Britain's Military Attaché to France.Summoned to the British Embassy in Paris, Albert entrusts Jessie with a perilous mission: safeguarding a crucial secret and delivering it to British intelligence in London. Charged with the safety of her siblings and household staff, Jessie finds herself entangled in a desperate gambit to navigate the treacherous landscape of wartime Europe.With Dunkirk as their beacon of hope amidst the chaos, Jessie must summon every ounce of wit and courage to protect her charges and safeguard her father's clandestine mission. From the dense foliage of the Ardennes Forest to the battered streets of Dunkirk, Jessie's journey is a testament to resilience in the face of adversity, where loyalty, sacrifice, and the bonds of family are tested to the limit, amidst the tumult of war.

In the 25th century, humans have colonised the solar system, only to discover war awaits their tentative steps towards the stars. Humanity is locked in a desperate battle against the xenophobic and ruthless Draxtyr, alien warlords bent on the annihilation of any race opposing them. As civilisation teeters on the edge of collapse, Earth's last hope is Gideon Prime, a powerful android soldier, created to be the ultimate warrior.But destiny has other plans.

He killed the man five years ago.Now the man is killing again.When identical ritual murders occur on opposite sides of the world — at the same time — FBI agent Jason Blackwood is pulled into an impossible case.Same killer. Same method. Same DNA.Then his partner is murdered.Now it's personal.Because this isn't just a hunt for a killer…It's a war against something that refuses to stay dead.