A new enemy, Colonel Shona Morven, a cybernetic veteran of the war leads an elite force of rebel Black Shields commandos to Thanax. They travel with a small fleet of transports and a single battle carrier filled with fighter craft and dropships. In a stunning attack they sweep behind Union lines and overrun a mining colony and threaten to seize control of the remaining vital Mining stations in the Thanax Maelstrom. It is a vicious region of space, where dozens of mining colonies and refine...

The 82nd Airborne Division is still fighting its way through the Ardennes forest.Every yard of ground takes them closer to Germany. And every yard is bitterly contested by the Germans, who have amassed infantry and armor to block their advance.The American commanders have prepared a counter-attack to sweep the enemy out of the forest and pushed them back across the border. Sent out on reconnaissance, Ray Cassidy and his buddy Harry Byrd stumble upon the main concentration o...

Eddie Hawkins, Browning M2 .50 caliber gunner, is good at his work. Some say the best in the business, although he still has plenty of demons to fight. Doubts about his ability still bug him, and things get worse with the arrival of a new platoon lieutenant determined to make his mark. No matter what the cost in men and morale.The loss of their Humvee in a surprise ambush results in his crew being stood down. The word is things have gone quiet, and they relax.Yet he is conv...

Pfc Eddie Hawkins has two passions in life. First-person shooters and his job as a cupola gunner in a Humvee in Afghanistan. His weapon is a Browning .50 calibre, and Eddie has acquired a reputation for his deadly skills with the heavy machine gun. It wasn't always that way, but after a shaky start, he has learned how to handle the gun like an expert. There is no looking back.But Hawkins is about to face his biggest challenge yet. On patrol near the Afghan city of Ghazni, they run ...

Allied armies sweep across France in a rollercoaster of military might. The campaign that began on D-Day is heading closer to Germany and the generals have a plan to get there quicker. To take and hold a number of bridges and clear the path to the German Reich. They launch Market Garden, an operation that will utilize vast fleets of aircraft and gliders to carry crack paratroops into Holland. If it succeeds, it will shorten the war. But if it fails…First Platoon, Company B, drops i...

Takashi Hiraku may have survived the battle of Harmine, but he did not escape unscathed. Badly wounded he is offered the chance to join the elite unit of Robot Commandos. This special force makes use of high-tech combat armour known as Dragoon MK II Battle Armour. Four meters tall, heavily armoured, fitted with shoulder mounter phased cannons, and a back mounted missile array with Lightning Strike missiles. But best of all, the Dragoon battle armour can jump and fly for short distances. So...

Hostages have been taken on the massive space liner Odyssey. This fifteen-kilometre-long vessel is being taken to Rebel space and is escorted by a small fleet of deadly rebel gunships. With time running out for the hostages, a crack force is mobilised to bring them home.A small force of Union ships is sent on the rescue mission, and the Dragoons will be providing the heavy firepower for the mission. They must use a combination of stealth, guile and combat skill to overcome the fero...

The 82nd has pushed the enemy back through the Ardennes forest, yet they continue to fight hard, contesting every foot of ground with increasing savagery. Approaching the town of Thier-du-Mont, 1st Platoon is about to face its toughest test.Survivors of the 2nd SS Panzer Division 'Das Reich' are holed up inside the town, their escape cut off by the American encirclement. Yet they refuse to surrender, and the bloody battle goes on. Until the SS commander approaches the platoon lieut...

America is shrouded in ice. The outside temperature has dropped below Arctic levels, and people have no choice but to tunnel into the ice to create living spaces. In one of these communities, former Army Ranger Brad Jensen battles to keep his wife and young son alive. Attacks from predatory groups are a constant danger, and life in the tunnels means always keeping one eye open for attacks, and one hand holding the butt of a gun. Struggling to cling to life, and nothing could be worse. Unti...

Eddie Hawkins is part of a four-man crew, the cupola gunner on a Humvee in Afghanistan. His job, firing the .50 caliber Browning. His mission, to protect his buddies and kill the enemy. He's also the newest and youngest member of the team. The guy they won't listen to, even when he's saying something important. Why listen to the kid who can't shoot straight? At least that's what they keep telling him. Until the day he sees something so vital he forces them to listen and they have to take n...

Eddie Hawkins is part of a four-man crew, the cupola gunner on a Humvee in Afghanistan. His job, firing the .50 caliber Browning. His mission, to protect his buddies and kill the enemy.He's also the newest and youngest member of the team. Just a kid with a passion for gaming, where he uses a different set of shooting skills. The dismiss him as a newbie, a rookie. A guy they won't listen to, even when he's saying something important.Yet in this thrilling box set, a series of ...

History is being made, the vast landings on the beaches of Normandy, and Allied troops are pushing back the Germans on every front. In the lead are the men of the 82nd Airborne, and they are about to face their greatest test. Bocage. The impenetrable walls able to hide countless enemy troops. As strong as castle walls, and behind those walls the Germans are waiting to fall on them like rabid wolves.First platoon, Company B, 82nd Airborne, struggles to get past the formidable defens...