Africa's Armies traces the military history of sub-Saharan Africa from the pre-colonial era to the present. Robert Edgerton begins this sweeping chronicle by describing the role of African armies in pre-colonial times, when armed forces or militias were essential to the maintenance and prosperity of their societies. During the colonial era, African soldiers fought with death-defying courage, earning such respect as warriors that they were often recruited into the colonial armies not simply to enforce colonial rule in Africa, but to fight for the European homelands as well. After independence...

The dramatic and compelling rescue of the Danish Jews from the hands of the Nazis, told through firsthand accounts and personal stories. The people of Denmark managed to save almost their countrys entire Jewish population from extinction in a spontaneous act of humanity one of the most compelling stories of moral courage in the history of World War II. Drawing on many personal accounts, Emmy Werner tells the story of the rescue of the Danish Jews from the vantage-point of living eyewitnesses- the last survivors of an extraordinary conspiracy of decency that triumphed in the midst of the...

An Airline Pilot, Paul Christian flying to Hawaii travels into an unusual storm that changes him and his life forever. The physically and mentally enhanced Paul Christian builds AIMI, the Artificial Intelligence Matrix Interface, as well as a unique aerospace vehicle, the Alpha. The Alpha is built from a composite/titanium blend and is powered by gravity modulated on a quantum level. From Earth, to the International Space Station Freedom, to the Planet Mars, traveling faster than the speed of light and to the limits of the human imagination Captain Christian tears down scientific barriers and...