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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Erwin J.E. Rommel	Earle Rice	Describes the life and career of Erwin Rommel, field marshal under Hitler during World War II, who is particularly remembered for his role in the campaign in northern Africa.	OL15080519W
Vauban and the French military under Louis XIV	Jean-Denis Lepage	"Vauban built a formidable ring of fortresses to protect France's national frontiers and was also a gifted economist, author, and political strategist. Covers his exceptional career (within the backg…	OL15499936W
Marrying the marshal	Laura Marie Altom	U.S. Marshal Caleb Logue walks into Judge Allie Hayworth's office to find the woman who wouldn't marry him—and the son he didn't know he had. Protecting them is his latest assignment, but Allie soon …	OL16034845W
The caudillo of the Andes	Natalia Sobrevilla Perea	"Born in La Paz in 1792, Andrés de Santa Cruz lived through the turbulent times that led to independence across Latin America. He fought to shape the newly established republics, and between 1836 and…	OL16296481W
The widowed bride	Elizabeth Lane	"Ruby Denby Rumford endured her monstrous husband's abuse until death--by self-defense--did them part. Now she and her daughters seek a new beginning in Dutchman's Creek, Colorado, but will her dark …	OL16566052W
The Marshal's Prize	Rebecca Winters	Abandoned as a baby, federal marshal Mitchell Garret doesn't know his family history, or even his given name. But he's made an impressive identity for himself: hero, protector, Marine, and most recen…	OL17526807W
Redemption	James Reasoner	When a violent scuffle between buffalo hunters and a party of Indians puts Redemption in the middle of a range war, Marshal Bill Harvey must find a way to keep the town and its residents safe.	OL17792472W
Guarding the witness	Margaret Daley	"After two months of protective custody, bodyguard Arianna Jackson is days away from testifying at a murder trial when the unthinkable happens. Her Alaska safe house is attacked, and Arianna is force…	OL17796015W
The Baby Rescue	Margaret Daley	To rescue an abducted infant from a baby-smuggling ring, U.S. marshal Colton Phillips has to work with FBI agent Lisette Sutton. But their tactics couldn't be more different. The too-pretty agent goe…	OL17826955W
Trouble at Brodie Creek	Ben Coady	Sam Hanley, marshal of Brodie Creek, has resigned to marry and become a rancher. However, trouble hits town when the Thad Cross gang - all killers - arrive. To avert disaster the townsfolk want Hanle…	OL17924718W
Guns on the prairie	David Robbins	"Alonzo Pratt, alias Robert Grant, has always survived by his wits, working his way up from petty pickpocket to polished con artist. Saddlebags bulging with disguises, he is a master impersonator, wh…	OL20009187W
Hardcase	Michael R. Linaker	Daily violence, decaying cities, mutant-ridden Chemlands and treacherous Outlands - tomorrow's America ... U.S. Marshal T.J. Cade and his cyborg partner, Janek, investigate a series of murders and di…	OL20858231W
Guns of Warbonnet	D. B. Newton	Ed Martin is returning to his old home in Warbonnet. Years ago he was wrongly accused of a crime & driven out. But now he's coming back as a U.S. Marshal to find out what is going on in a community p…	OL21202142W
Napoleon's marshals	David Chandler	Few military careers have rivalled the drama of those 26 officers who became Napoleon's marshals. First published in 1987, and written by a team of military historians, this text records these indivi…	OL24159559W
The marshal's daughter	Harriet Cade	Marshal Jeremiah Hammond's young daughter goes off the rails and takes part in a robbery, and he knows it is his duty is to bring her to justice. But the puritanical, God-fearing marshal soon finds t…	OL24284792W
No coward	Lee Clinton	When a physician hands young cowboy Olford Tate a death sentence, his dangerous state of mind results in a cold, calculated killing before witnesses. But an aging US marshal, with a hard-nosed approa…	OL24288875W
Road to Rimrock	Chuck Tyrell	The town of Rimrock lay dying, and its local drunk lay in the gutter, passed out again. As usual, Marshal Matt Stryker puts Stan Ruggart in the hoosegow to sleep off the whiskey like a regular lowlif…	OL24295890W
Viva gringo!	Steve Hayes	U.S. Marshal Ezra Macahan picks the wrong time to visit his cavalry soldier brother, Joshua, at Camp Furlong, New Mexico. That night Pancho Villa and his revolutionary forces raid the town of Columbu…	OL24306756W
Jim Early's law	Logan Winters	"When Jim Early rode into the ramshackle desert town of Zanzibar he had his long-legged fancy woman, a pocket full of money, and his freedom. Twenty-four hours later and he has been robbed of $20,000…	OL27062809W
Rommel	Kenneth John Macksey	Includes a chapter on World War 1.	OL38933W