Crowley County Combined Library

A story of a small country caught between Democracy and Communism. An ineffectual ambassador is just one of the handicaps facing the Americans as Southeast Asia is taken over by the communists.

When Vasily Petrov, a colonel in the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service posing as a diplomat with the Russian U.N. Mission, mysteriously disappears from a Russian oligarch's party in Southampton, it's up to Corey to track him down. What are the Russians up to and why? Is there a possible nuclear threat, a so-called radiant angel? Will Corey find Petrov and put a stop to whatever he has planned before it's too late?

Collects twenty-four articles in which various viewpoints about issues pertaining to the Middle East are presented, covering topics such as the promotion of democracy, peace between Israel and Palestine, the threat of a nuclear Iran, and the efforts of Middle Eastern countries to counter terrorism.

Examines from both the American and Japanese points of view the political and military events leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor.

"The Chinese dragon is flexing its muscles. As its military begins to prey on neighbors in the South China Sea, attacking fishing vessels and scheming to seize natural resources, the US goes on high alert. But a far more ominous danger lurks closer to home: a Chinese sleeper cell has planted a nuclear weapon in the harbor at Norfolk, Virginia, the biggest naval base on the planet. The target: a secret rendezvous of the Atlantic Fleet aircraft...

Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill are enjoying a sunny vacation down under when they get disturbing news: their friend and colleague Clifford Delmonty is in serious trouble. While working as a contractor at an Australian F-35 facility, the former Taskforce member—callsign Dunkin—saw something he shouldn’t have, and now he’s on the run from Chinese agents. Pike and Jennifer soon discover that Dunkin’s attackers are a dangerous link to a much...

Discusses the space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union and their growing nuclear missile strength. Includes discussions of key events including the Hungary uprising and the Cuban Missile Crisis.

"After a tumultuous period in American politics, a new administration has just been sworn in, and to everyone's surprise the president chooses a political enemy for the vital position of Secretary of State. There is no love lost between the President of the United States and Ellen Adams, his new Secretary of State. But it's a canny move on the part of the president. With this appointment, he silences one of his harshest critics, since taking the job...

Discusses the end of Soviet domination of Eastern Europe in the 1990's. Highlights several key events including the Polish Solidarity Movement, the fall of the Berlin Wall and perestroika in the Soviet Union.