War Short Stories

Los seis relatos reunidos en este volumen son una nueva muestra de la capacidad inagotable de Andrea Camilleri para ahondar, con su fino ingenio y su imaginación desbordante, en los recovecos más absurdos del alma humana. Concebidas a partir de evocaciones literarias y vestigios del pasado del autor, estas historias perfectas y muy logradas suponen una magnífica oportunidad para saborear la estrambótica realidad de la Italia de ayer y de hoy a través del pequeño mundo de Vigàta.

In Brisance, you never know when your childhood will end. With unusual raiders on his father's estate, Liem, only son of an Altolnan Baron and Baroness, discovers through a harrowing and violent experience just how quickly his life can change. With the whole of Brisance on the brink of war, it is often recognition of the smallest acts that effect change and create hope where there was little.

A Cinnabar Moth Publishing anthology, A Cold Christmas and the Darkest of Winters is a collection of short stories with themes that range from sad to dark to horrifying. Each story is set during Christmas or in Winter. Many talented authors worked to create these short stories, and we are proud to present them to you in this anthology.

Humans are fighting a war against alien invaders that spans thousands of millennia. Many generations have been preparing for such an epic conquest, though there are times when the stories of old have been lost, forgotten, or ignored. Those that come into the power to defend the planet, whether they have the prior knowledge of their role or not, all have one thing in common: The ability to infiltrate the enemy’s ranks and crush them from the inside. With powers that they may or may not know that they have, humans will have to fight for their right not to be a luxury food item....

Disaster has struck the first Moon landing to be attempted in years. Commander Jason Strong and his fellow lunar explorer Greg Johnson have become stranded with no way home. In desperation, they set off in their lunar rover to check out an anomaly they discovered on their descent. What they find will shake their beliefs and what they know of human history. It is the beginning of an adventure that will take them far out into the Solar System and to a discovery that is beyond belief.

Provocations of the spirit world leave us no alternative but to welcome the modern Western prose of David Randall Shorey, and his story about the legendary anti-hero known as Mojave Miles. This tale tells us that the only war worth fighting is for the protection of wayward ladies and no-good horses! Never officially ordained as a vigilante, his vengeance on the Amargosa was accepted as having been handed down by sage angels.

US Marshal Matthew Gabriel is hunting down Kyle McGregor, a ruthless killer who took the lives of both his parents before his very eyes. After McGregor escapes from a prison facility in California, Marshal Gabriel has a showdown with the convicted felon that leaves him nearly half dead in the woods of Lake Arrowhead in the San Bernardino mountains. Before passing out, the Marshal vows to bring McGregor to justice for his crimes.

A long-forgotten pulp hero makes his glorious return to action and adventure in this special volume featuring Lance Star and his team of rough-and-ready Sky Rangers. Four brand-new, action-packed tales of highflying thrills await you.

Mr. Cave, a shop owner, finds a strange crystal egg that serves as a window into a Martian landscape. The War of the Worlds was probably H.G. Wells' best-known work, but this brief tale indicates that he had more than a passing interest in Mars.

Korsu, jossa makoilee kaksikymmentä miestä lavereillaan, on oiva paikka alkaa tarinoimaan. Tarinat saattavat olla tosia tai sitten eivät... Voiko hevonen todella oppia maastoutumaan konekiväärin äänestä? Voiko auton rekisterinumeron perusteella huomata vakoojan? Kannattaako herkullisesta ruuasta haaveilevien sotilaiden lähteä tutkimaan lähistön perunakuoppia? "Kollaan korsutarinoita" on eläväinen tarinakokoelma, joka kuvaa toisen maailmansodan aikoja.

Children fighting on the front lines? Maybe in some other country. But things have gone from bad to worse in the U.S. as the South American war drags on. Now the government has hatched a scheme to attract teens and even preteens into the army: they are offering kids a chance to be the star of The Johnny America Show, a reality show set on the battlefront. In a country wracked by shortages and draft sweeps and despair, maybe picking up a gun isn't such a bad idea after all.

It wasn't about revenge; it was about love, and justice. When I heard about what Mariya Oktyabrskaya did, I realized what was required of me. I was only 23, but my destiny was clear. I had never met Oktyabrskaya, but I knew all about her. She was a heroine, a zavodila, and her mission was tattooed on my heart.

Андрей Платонович Платонов (настоящая фамилия Климентов; 1899-1951) - выдающийся русский советский писатель: прозаик и публицист, драматург и поэт. В годы Великой Отечественной войны в звании капитана служил военкором газеты "Красная звезда".

Erika Manns Prosazyklus beschreibt alltägliche Begebenheiten aus Deutschland zur Zeit des Nationalsozialismus kurz vor Kriegsbeginn: Die 1940 im amerikanischen Exil in New York verfassten Geschichten sind eine geschickte Mischung aus Fiktion und Tatsachenbericht und erzählen von Schicksalen, Leid und Resignation, aber auch von Menschlichkeit und der Hoffnung auf eine Zeit, in der die Schrecknisse des Dritten Reiches vorbei sind. 65 Jahre später liest die Schauspielerin Lena Stolze die Texte nun auch auf Deutsch.

Napoli, estate del '43, il cielo non appartiene più alla città, ma ai bombardieri alleati. A luglio il fascismo collassa; in agosto le truppe alleate si avvicinano e a Napoli s'incattivisce l'occupazione tedesca; a settembre la resa dell'esercito italiano, rastrellamenti e deportazioni di uomini: la città sta nella tenaglia di due eserciti, uno dentro e uno fuori. Qui si svolge la vita di nove persone in quell'estate. Età, mestieri e storie differenti, compresse in un assedio, rompono le distanze tra loro e vanno insieme, prima al passo, poi fino al galoppo.

"Wellen" - gelesen von Jana Reiss. Sophie Scholl kehrt in das München von heute zurück und besucht die Orte, an denen sie gelebt und gewirkt hat. "Wie ein Schwan sei Deine Seele" - gelesen von Kevin Dickmann. Ein Freund von Hans Scholl wurde von ihm zum Widerstand aufgefordert. Er betrachtet alles aus einer Perspektive der Liebe. "Der NSDAPedell" - gelesen von Martin Birnbaum. Geschildert werden die Verhaftung der Geschwister Scholl und die Verhandlung vor dem Volksgerichtshof aus der Sicht des Pedells der Universität in München, der die beiden verhaftet hat.

Chip's luck has run out. He's been on the dole for most of his life and now the government wants to ship him off to fight in the never-ending war in Mexico. But he has two things going for him: a cocky attitude and his thinkmate, an all-knowing personal digital assistant named Mr. Jimmy. Maybe the way to escape is to get in line to step through the mysterious door down the alley. Hundreds of people have passed through, but no one has come out.

Pubblicata per la prima volta nel 1919, "Berecche e la guerra" verrà poi inserita da Pirandello in "Novelle per un anno". Pirandello ci presenta la storia del Prof. Berecche, studioso e cultore della Germania, che dovrà confrontarsi con il dramma e l'insensatezza della Prima Guerra Mondiale.

A través de sus ojos, el lector experimenta las emociones y desafíos de la guerra, así como la camaradería y valentía de los soldados. Enrico se convierte en un tamborcillo, un músico que toca el tambor para guiar a las tropas en la batalla. A medida que avanza la historia, Enrico se enfrenta a situaciones difíciles que ponen a prueba su coraje y determinación.

His pulse hammers as guards tighten their grip on East Berlin’s crumbling borders. Doubt creeps in like cold air, but he’s come too far to be captured now. Each step toward freedom weighs heavier than the last. Betrayal shattered her world. The man she once loved stands at the center of a devastating truth. Her heart aches with disbelief, but denial can no longer shield her from what’s real. A new life in America should bring peace, but shadows of the past refuse to fade. With each revelation, her hope dims, and nightmares creep into the daylight.