[PDF] Running Guns eBook

Author : Lora Lumpe
Publisher : Zed Books
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 42,77 MB
Release : 2000-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN :

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This volume is about the guns that fuel the huge toll of deaths in the world's most bloody conflicts at the turn of the century. Whether it is Africa, Sri Lanka or even Chechnya and Afghanistan, it is not heavy weaponry or hi-tech devices that kill the most people, but the flood of cheap, easy to get, small arms that has swept over so many countries in the 80s and 90s. Crime rates involving guns within countries have also soared, as South Africa and Kenya, for example, have experienced. Yet a lot of this cross-border arms trade is illegal. So much so that several governments, including the United States, Canada and Mexico, are now pressing for rapid negotiation of a new global treaty on illegal trafficking in small arms.

Author : Chanty Jong
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 27,81 MB
Release : 2020-12-23
Category : History
ISBN : 1476682534

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Running Toward the Guns is an autobiographical story and an accounting of Chanty Jong's personal inner self-healing journey that led to a successfully unexpected discovery. Jong survived the Cambodian genocide during the Khmer Rouge regime of 1975-1979, witnessing the horrors of the killing fields, torture, starvation and much more. Her vivid narrative recounts the suffering under the Khmer Rouge, her perseverance to survive physically and emotionally and her perilous escape to America. Her memoir relives the traumatic memories of her experiences and traces her arduous personal transformation toward a life of inner peace through intensive meditation.

Author : Nicholas Moore
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 18,38 MB
Release : 2018-11-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1472827074

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As part of an elite special operations unit at the fighting edge of the Global War on Terrorism, Nicholas Moore spent over a decade with the US Army's 75th Ranger Regiment on the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq. In this compelling biography, a detailed narrative of gruelling life on the ground combines with accounts of some of the most dramatic search and rescue operations of the period to tell the true story of life on the line in the War on Terror. Charting his rise from private to senior non-commissioned officer, this title follows Moore as he embarks on a series of dangerous deployments, engaging in brutal street combat and traversing inhospitable terrain in pursuit of Taliban fighters and Iraq's Most Wanted. Including revelatory first-hand accounts of high-profile special operations missions including the tense rescue of Private First Class Jessica Lynch and the search and rescue mission for US Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell, Moore recounts, in vivid detail, the realities of life on the front line.

Author : Douglas E. Winter
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 11,18 MB
Release : 2012-03-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0375411623

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The buyers find us. Establish their bona fides. Then, and only then, we run. Burdon Lane is a businessman living out the American Dream in a shiny suburb of Washington, D.C. His business card lists him as Executive VP of UniArms, Inc., a legitimate arms dealer that's a front for a gunrunning empire. His girlfriend thinks he's a salesman. His best friend thinks he's a role model. His boss thinks he's a good soldier. This weekend's run should be business as usual -- guns for money, money for guns -- moving the product north on the Iron Highway from Dirty City to Manhattan. But this weekend is going to teach Burdon something he doesn't yet know about who he is . . . and isn't. When the meet in Manhattan turns into a five-alarm fire and an all-out war on the tenth floor of a New York hotel, there is only one way out: an uneasy alliance with a hard case named Jinx and the street gang known as the U Street Crew. And once the heat is on, with a cadre of killers and every police officer and Federal agent on the eastern seaboard on their tail, Burdon gets the chilling sensation that, one way or another, this so-called milk run may be his last. This is the story of the last run, the run where no one -- criminal, cop, or civilian -- is who or what they seem. Douglas E. Winter's debut novel blasts into the dark heart of America's culture of guns and violence with breathtaking velocity. Run is a streamlined tour de force of full-throttle action and high-tech weaponry, a brilliantly controlled ride through America's most brutal terrain, with a surprising moral message -- fantastically harrowing, relentlessly cinematic, impossible to look away from.

Author : Joseph A. Altsheler
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 47,43 MB
Release : 2023-09-17
Category : History
ISBN :

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Joseph A. Altsheler's 'The Guns of Bull Run' is a gripping historical novel that immerses readers in the midst of the American Civil War. Altsheler's precise attention to detail and vivid descriptions bring the battles of Bull Run to life, making readers feel as though they are right there on the battlefield. The novel is filled with intense action sequences and well-researched historical events that provide insight into the strategies and tactics used during this pivotal conflict. Altsheler's use of dialogue and character development adds depth to the narrative, allowing readers to connect with the soldiers and civilians caught up in the chaos of war. Joseph A. Altsheler, a prolific writer of historical fiction, drew on his own deep knowledge of American history to create 'The Guns of Bull Run'. His passion for the subject matter is evident in the meticulous research and attention to detail present throughout the novel. Altsheler's expertise in military history shines through in the accurate portrayal of Civil War battles and the experiences of those who lived through them. I highly recommend 'The Guns of Bull Run' to history enthusiasts, Civil War buffs, and anyone interested in well-crafted historical fiction. Altsheler's masterful storytelling and immersive narrative make this novel a must-read for those seeking a deeper understanding of the American Civil War.

Author : Joseph A. Altsheler
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 48,94 MB
Release : 2023-02-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 336862346X

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