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Alexander the Great: Tactician or Eagle?    by John J. Donnangelo
Price: Free! 10380 words. Published on April 25, 2011. .

Was Alexander the Great a Tactician or an Eagle? In addition to being skilled in the tactics of planning and coordinating military forces in battle, he also possessed the keen vision of an eagle by “seeing” what his adversaries might be planning and then to counterattack. Was he a military genius or a lucky adolescent? Let us delve deeper into his life and examine the factors.
Goldstruck    by Gary Kuyper
Price: $0.99 USD. 10190 words. Published on August 18, 2011. .

Alchemy is the procedure whereby base metals such as lead or brass are turned into gold. Horror and Fantasy meet head on in this intriguing story about the terrible power that gold can wield over mortal man. It is only inevitable that greed, deception and murder will follow in the wake of successful alchemy.
20th Century Spy in the Sky Satellites: Secrets of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Volume 7 - ELINT Grab and Poppy, Missile Warning MIDAS, Polar Orbiting Meteorological Satellites    by Progressive Management
Price: $7.99 USD. 31050 words. Published on October 30, 2011. .

Part of our comprehensive series on the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and its "spy satellite" network, this volume covers three aspects of military satellite programs: the Grab and Poppy ELINT satellites used for electronic intelligence; the MIDAS missile defense space-based infrared early warning satellites, and a history of the military polar orbiting meteorological satellite program.