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reviews | 39 BOOK MY BROTHER'S A SPY By: Alex Roysh Format: Kindle Edition ISBN: 978-1466403581 Price: $1.16 (€0.86) THE STORY about a wily Kremlin plot to ship a boatload of high-tech Russian and German arms to Argentina, and, in this way, spark the second Falkland War. MI6s tardy attempts to derail the deal are wrecked by German intelligence. While the British military are at their wits' end, two honest and uncompromising brothers, Englishmen from Holland, take the lead. After a series of dramatic, funny, seemingly impossible events, the arms ship finally deviates from its course and beaches on a rugged shore – little more than eight thousand miles away from its goal. Alex Roysh's first novel really delivers, from the great book cover to the comedy, suspense, adventure middle to the comical and entertaining ending, this book has it all. It is based in Europe, including Ireland, UK, US, Canada, Holland and France. "Such a book is, so to say, naturally aimed at rough, adventurous guys who join military, police or commando forces!" The novel is based on an insiders' knowledge and on the author's own experience. It's not a typical suspense pulp novel, pipe-dreamed by a person who's never been on a secret mission himself. It's not a typical 'former spy memoir', either. It's something else, more unique than the former, more colourful than the latter, and more amusing than both taken together. Alex Roysh (pen name), a descendant of a famous Cossack (cavalry) military family, was born in 1966 in the country that was, and still is, a headache for the CIA, British MI5, Israel's Mossad and German BND: Alex Roysh is currently living in Europe, with his wife and two children. Alex served a period of compulsory service in the Soviet Army and more... Printed version due out shortly, but you don't need a kindle to enjoy this read you can download a Kindle app for free at www.amazon.com/gp/kindle/ kcp, available for most devices. IN BATTLEFIELD 3, players step into the role of the elite US Marines. They will experience heart-pounding single player missions and competitive multiplayer action ranging across diverse locations from around the globe, including Paris, Tehran and New York. Battlefield 3 takes First Person Shooters to a whole new level. Winner of over 50 awards including Gamescom Best of Show - Battlefield 3 leaps ahead of its time with the power of the innovative technology of Frostbite 2, the next instalment of DICE's cutting-edge game engine. This state-of-the-art technology is the foundation on which Battlefield 3 is built, delivering enhanced visual quality, a grand sense of scale, massive destruction, dynamic audio and incredibly lifelike character animations. As bullets whiz by, walls crumble, and explosions throw you to the ground, the battlefield feels more alive and interactive than ever before. Genre: Shoot 'Em Up Platform: PS3, XBox 360 & PC Price: €43.97 PEGI: 16 Released: 28 Oct 2011 © 2011 Electronic Arts Inc. Trademarks belong to their respective owners. All rights reserved. THE DEFENCE FORCES MAGAZINE DVD THE GUARD Director: John Michael McDonagh Genre: Comedy/Thriller Cinema Release Date: 19 Aug 2011 Rental Release Date: 18 Nov 2011 Certification: Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Liam Cunningham, David Wilmot, Rory Keenan, Mark Strong, Fionnula Flanagan, Dominique McElligott, Sarah Greene, Katarina Cas, Pat Shortt, Darren Healy THE GUARD is a comedy-thriller set on the west coast of Ireland. Sergeant Gerry Boyle (Gleeson) is a salty village cop with a subversive sense of humour and an uncanny knack for keeping people at arm's length. When a straitlaced FBI agent (Cheadle) chasing an international drug-smuggling ring hits town, Boyle has no intention of letting the arrival disrupt his routine of hookers and wisecracks. Initially, he relishes offending and ridiculing the agent, but a murder and a series of peculiar events draw the reluctant sergeant into the investigation. He realises that he needs to take matters into his own hands, and the only person he can trust is Everett. And so the scene is set for an explosive finale. www.theguard.ie GAME BATTLEFIELD 3

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