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1) First strike
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"The violent terrorist group ISIS has launched a major military campaign to take over Syria. But as they commit more and more public atrocities, their sources for ammunition are drying up. However, their charismatic and tyrannical leader, Tristan Nazir, has a major card left to play, which will get a new secret shipment of arms underway. Dewey Andreas is sent into the field to meet Mallory, the Milan CIA station chief who has explosive proof about...
2) First Strike
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Epidemiologist Giselle Quick is a happy woman. After being lured away from the CDC to work in the private sector, she now has it all: fulfilling work, a great paycheck, and time to spend with her sons. And seriously, who wouldn't like getting paid to play diabolical games all day? That those games save lives makes it perfect.
Inside the BG Group's laboratories, Giselle and her team game out all the possibilities of biological warfare and natural...
3) First Strike
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BLADE...
Named for the razor-sharp bowies that never left his side, he was unmatched in size and strength. In post-nuclear America, he was the last hope of what was left of the civilized world.
THE FREEDOM FORCE...
Six men trained in the art of killing; each was a perfect instrument of death. In a ravaged world crawling with mutants and savages, their talents were much in demand.
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Mushroom Cloud, a fact-based historical novel, is the first book of The First Strike Trilogy: USA and the Soviet Union are building nuclear arms for a face off in a potential nuclear war in the late 1950's and early 1960's.
"This novel is so important for everyone who cares about nuclear disarmament because as philosopher George Santayana wrote "Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it."
~ Melissa Burch, Bestselling & Award...
6) Armageddon
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Armageddon, a fact-based historical novel, is the third book of The First Strike Trilogy: A high-stakes race against time and politics unfolds in this gripping historical account of SIOP-62, revisit the tension of a pending nuclear attack, at a time when the safety of the entire world is in peril.
"As the Cold War tensions escalated and President Kennedy grappled with the Berlin crisis, Dr. Young became entangled in the web of political intrigue,...
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September 11, 2001 did not represent the first aerial assault against the American mainland. The first came on July 17, 1996, with the downing of TWA Flight 800. This book looks in detail at what people saw and heard on this fateful night. First Strike explains how a determined corps of ordinary citizens worked to reveal the compromise and corruption that tainted the federal investigation. With an impressive array of facts, Jack Cashill and James...
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The First Strike Force, a band of brothers and sisters that fight evil, protect Zekion and her people. But evil does not rest and the unthinkable happens. An agent has been missing for forty-eight hours. Rex and Angel are tasked with finding the missing agent. While on the hunt for answers, questions are asked, secrets are revealed, and an ancient evil comes to light. Will the good guys prevail, or will darkness reign supreme?
9) First strike
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Rich and Jade volume 4
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G. P. Putnam's Sons/Penguin
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
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British twins Rich and Jade are once again thrown into danger as they try to help their spy father, John Chance, save the President of the United States from a radical group holding the White House hostage and attempting to steal the nation's nuclear launch codes.
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Halo series. Standalone novels volume 3
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IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 17
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It finally happened… and the aliens were out for conquest.
Amid a worldwide invasion, a secluded part of the world holds its own against the unwelcome intruders.
Flight Lieutenant Nathan Harvey, a helicopter pilot from the Royal New Zealand Air Force is recruited into the CAVDEV, an experimental powered armor unit.
He quickly finds himself leading the fight on the front lines against an overwhelming alien force.
Can Harvey and his clandestine...
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Masters of War!
Three hundred years. An age of chivalry and brutality. Of star empires.
Princes and generals. Soldiers and spies. An age where heroes rally to hold back the darkness. And even the most unlikeliest of hands may determine the fate of millions. An age of duty, loyalty, and terrible choices.
An age...of war.
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Five aid workers have been kidnapped by ISIS.
What awaits them is a brutal execution live on YouTube, unless someone can rescue them.
The UN is powerless, NATO can't get involved, and one with the Russians operating in Syria one slip could see a major escalation, possibly even a major war that no one wants!
Tasked with a reconnaissance of the situation, Scorpion One realise the Swedes are going to be left to die at the hands of the brutal extremists.
Scorpion...
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Storming the Gap First Strike reveals the explosive origins of the Third World War and delves into the opening salvos of the conflict between NATO and the Warsaw Pact in a world where the Cold War turns hot in 1985.
This epic story is, told from a range of viewpoints, through the eyes of the decision-makers in Washington, as well as the tankers and infantry fighting through hills and towns of southern Germany.
Based partly on the scenarios from...
17) First strike
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New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
c1997
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English
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Martial arts master Jackie Chan tries to recover nuclear missles from the Russian Mafia.
19) First-person action esports: the competitive gaming world of Overwatch, Counter-strike, and more!
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IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
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"Explores the history, format, training, and controversies involved in modern first-person action esport tournaments"--
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Married at First Sight volume 1
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Married at First Sight returns for the biggest season EVER in Washington, DC, kicking off with an in-depth exploration of the matchmaking process