Bøker av James Howell

This charming collection of letters captures the wit, style, and social customs of 17th century England. Written by the famous writer and diplomat James Howell, they are a fascinating glimpse into a bygone era and a delightful source of entertainment for modern readers.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Second World War was reaching a deciding point in late 1944 when the United States formed teams of scientists and specialized military units in the hope of stopping Germany from developing a "super weapon." These teams were responsible for capturing supplies of uranium and thorium raw materials and laboratory equipment used to produce the "super bomb." Many of the assets that the Germans possessed were vital to help the United States and the Manhattan Project build the first atomic bomb. The teams of scientists and specialized military personnel were called into service as the "Alsos missions" sent to find and confine many of the prominent physicists and their research work. It was believed that the Germans were close to developing the bomb and would ensure Nazi world dominance. Several of the captured physicists were to become part of the Manhattan Project while others were returned to Germany after the war to rebuild the sciences.

Sara Angleton is an alien whose name was originally Collector 284. She is not from another country. She is from a Heradon-Class Science Space Ship originating from a Consortium of Planets who came to Earth one hundred years ago. She was medically camouflaged to be a human female in order to conduct peaceful scientific studies of the life forms on Earth. A large portion of her mission was to be unobtrusive and unknown to the indigenous population. Susan Angleton is an android. Her original name was Othethan 1930. She was the main computer interface and primary controller of the Heradon-Class space ship that had brought them to this solar system. Because their ship sustained heavy damage in a military altercation and subsequent malfunctions, she was forced to abandon the ship. The Continuum protocols called for her to be camouflaged as an indigenous being in order to hide with Sara Angleton. This is their story.

MESSAGE: ROGUE ACTIVE DUTY DOD ELEMENTS ARE ATTEMPTING UNAUTHORIZED RESCUE OF POW/MIA WITHIN SOUTHEAST ASIA AREA OF OPERATIONS. US Army personnel identified as: WO1 Michael J. Smith Staff Sergeant Thaddeus R. Jones Sergeant Jonathan T. Kincaid Sergeant Zachariah A. Morgan These personnel are to be arrested on sight without Warrant. Use of Deadly and Unnecessary Force is authorized. Any US entity that assists these personnel are to be treated in the same manner. If US POW/MIA personnel are recovered, instructions as per DOD Special Message 1X-OPJ-822939 is in effect. Those recovered personnel are to be surrendered to US Department of Defense for processing. All US Agencies/Entities CONUS/OCONUS are required to execute, and assist execution of, these orders as written without question, alteration or substitution. OCONUS status does not require Constitutional constraints.

I am Supreme Lord Falgon of the Vandernan. I preside over the Vandernan Supreme Council. We, the assembled Higher Lords, are the guardians of this Galaxy. The Rule of Law is overseen by the Court of Allowances. It is the first and last Court of Law in the known Universe. There is no appeal and all verdicts are final. It is the fate of one of the oldest and most feared race of beings ever to exist in the known Universe that will now be decided. We the Vandernan are the policemen that the Court depends on for enforcement of the laws and the execution of their decrees. They are the MicLanden. 10,000 years ago these deadly beings were decimated during a genocidal war from a population of over Two Trillion beings down to just 1,183. Those survivors were imprisoned on a world where they could never disrupt other races or wage war in the Universe again. They were not any kind of threat to the universe; until today.