Thunderbolts

Brand new Wilbur Smith series for readers of 11+ - starring fourteen-year-old Jack Courtney. Jack Courtney has lived in London his whole life. But this summer his parents are travelling to the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a gorilla conference, and they've promised to take Jack and his friends with them. When his parents go missing in the rainforest, abducted by mercenaries, nobody seems to have any answers. Jack is pretty sure that it's got something to do with the nearby tantalum mines, but he needs to prove it. Along with Amelia and Xander, Jack must brave the jungle to save his parents. Standing in his way is a member of his own family - Caleb Courtney. There are western gorillas, forest elephants and hippos. But there are also bandits, mercenaries and hostile tribes. The three friends will need their wits about them if they are not only to save Jack's parents, but their own lives too.

A radical reinterpretation of human history and the evolution of the solar system based on the witness of ancient catastrophe caused by major electrical activity between the planet gods. Includes DVD inside back cover.

Collects Thunderbolts (1997) #13-25 And #0, Captain America & Citizen V Annual 1998, And Avengers (1998) #12. Lightning strikes twice! Baron Zemo's plan has failed, and the Thunderbolts have been exposed as villains in disguise. Worse, they've been kidnapped to the realm of Kosmos. How far will Moonstone go to get them home? Back on Earth, the T-Bolts are pursued by S.H.I.E.L.D. - as well as by Zemo, who's out for blood! Have the Thunderbolts truly reformed? And who will give them a chance to prove it? One surprising figure from the Avengers' ranks just might: Hawkeye the Marksman! But his offer of redemption comes with a high price. Plus: Captain America faces the new Citizen V! Hercules targets Atlas for vengeance! The T-Bolts battle alongside the Avengers! And can the team triumph over the Crimson Cowl's massive new Masters of Evil?

The Volga River is the heart of the Russian People and the last line of defense against the German invasion. The Russian Army is fighting desperately to defend against the German onslaught and to hold the last bridgeheads on the west bank of the Volga. But, help is coming. American personnel, supplies and equipment are pouring into Russia and at the head of the flood are the B-17 Flying Fortresses and P-47 Thunderbolts. Together the heavy bombers and their fighter escorts strike at targets deep in the heart of German-occupied Russia. As the great air battles take place, the Luftwaffe pilots realize that their days of air superiority and easy victories are over and they now face a fight just to survive. Meanwhile, as Russians and Americans fight side by side, what began as an uneasy alliance matures into a firm friendship.

A Royal Air Force pilot shares a riveting account of flying into combat against the Japanese in this WWII memoir supported by additional research. Though ill health initially kept Angus Findon from joining the Royal Air Force, he never gave up his dream. In 1945 he joined 34 Squadron and was soon flying Republic P-47 Thunderbolts in the last battles of the Second World War. He and his fellow Thunderbolt pilots often operating alongside RAF Spitfires, played a vital part in the Battle of the Sittang Bend. Allied intelligence knew of a planned Japanese break-out at Pegu. When the attack came, the Allies forces were ready. The RAF response was swift, destructive, and devastating for the Japanese. The Battle of Sittang Bend effectively brought the war in Burma to an end. In his remarkable memoir, Angus Findon details his journey from initial training to Allied victory. Supported by additional research by aviation historian Mark Hillier, Thunderbolts Over Burma graphically recounts what it was like to fly the Thunderbolt and operate in the harsh conditions of the Burmese airfields during the final months of the Second World War.

In the flames of war, there are two factions that have desecrated the once beautiful world called Earth. In these flames, stirred by high-powered and high-skilled humans and an alien war race that has conquered entire filaments of the universe, stands the Thunderbolts. The Thunderbolts are the elite fighting force for the Onyx, and they are on the losing side. Against the legion, the Thunderbolts are either dead, captured, or spread across the lifeless winds. The Thunderbolts were once seen as the only ones who can stop the legion and save the Earth, but now they are seen as fools who are fighting a lost cause. The question remains: will they live, or will they die?

The 50th Anniversary Volume provides the clearest view yet of the 11th. This volume includes a history of each individual unit of the Thunderbolts, all-new photos and biographies, plus unit insignias.

Justice...like lightning! When the Avengers and Fantastic Four fall, new heroes emerge to protect the Marvel Universe: Citizen V, Meteorite, Songbird, Atlas, Techno and Mach-1! But in one of the greatest shocks in comic book history, these Thunderbolts are really the Masters of Evil in disguise! With Baron Zemo leading them into battle, what is the scheming villain's endgame? How long can they keep their secret hidden? And when the truth is finally revealed, will the Thunderbolts return to type - or have their brief lives as heroes inspired them to change? Collecting writer Kurt Busiek's complete, fan-favorite run! Thunderbolts (1997) 0-33, Thunderbolts Annual 1997, Thunderbolts: Distant Rumblings (1997) -1, Incredible Hulk (1968) 449, Spider-Man Team-Up (1995) 7, Heroes For Hire (1997) 7, Captain America & Citizen V Annual 1998, Avengers (1998) 12, material from Tales of the Marvel Universe (1997) 1