Bøger af David Lyons

2nd Lieutenant John Clark of 1/7 Middlesex Regiment landed on Juno Beach on D+5. At 20 years old, he was second in charge of a 4.2 inch mortar platoon supporting the 51st Highland Division. John was a great diary keeper and his war diary details his actions in the field as well as in off-duty moments. Like most soldiers away from home he wrote letters whenever time was available. But possibly unusually, every letter was kept to this day in perfect condition.The editor has merged the diary with excerpts from the letters and given historical context by adding a narrative revealing the big picture - much of which John would not have been aware of.Being in a support role, John wasn't as exposed as the rifle and armoured companies. However he was always in danger from counter-battery fire and several of his company were killed or wounded. John himself was wounded by a mine shortly before the end of the war. He was later awarded the Military Cross.This account will appeal to a diverse readership: Those with an interest in military history will find it illuminating while it is also a great insight into the world away from the war. It is a record of its time. But mostly it is a tale of a young, cultured, intelligent and conscientious officer who was highly popular with his troops and did his utmost in a very dangerous job.

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Louisiana Federal District Judge Jock Boucher returns in the second installment of this intriguing new thriller series by David Lyons.LOUISIANA FEDERAL DISTRICT JUDGE JOCK BOUCHER RETURNS IN THE SECOND INSTA LLMENT OF THIS HIGH-OCTANE THRILLER SERIES BY DAVID LYONS. Having killed two men with his bare hands, federal judge Jock Boucher feels he’s unfit for his post on the bench. But when the president sends a fighter jet to whisk the renegade Cajun from a Mexican vacation to the White House to convince him otherwise, Boucher agrees to stay on. Trouble follows him, though, and on the night of his return to his home in the French Quarter, he is accosted by an armed street thug. Boucher defends himself. His attacker ends up dead. With the body count rising around him—despite all his best efforts—Boucher and his friend Detective Fitch of the New Orleans Police Department discover that the would-be bandit has put them on the trail of an illegal arms ring. Weapons are being trafficked to foreign criminal insurgents whose violent rampage across northern Mexico is blocking the development of one of the world’s largest energy fields, and powerful U.S. interests are determined to dislodge them by any means possible. Faced with the daunting possibility of hostilities with our neighbor to the south, Boucher must find a way to avert armed conflict on a scale he never imagined possible . . . while placing himself in mortal danger.

A judge from the Louisiana bayou goes up against a company on the verge of causing an ecological disaster. Cajun-born Jock Boucher has overcome modest beginnings to assume the prestigious position of U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana. One of his first cases on the bench involves a scientist who has been hiding in mortal fear for more than twenty years. The fugitive claims that another judge accepted bribes and helped a relentless global energy company steal his intellectual property: a way to recover energy from below the subsea bed that could end America's dependence on foreign oil. Boucher takes on the company and its powerful founder, risking not only his judicial career but his life. He follows a trail of cryptic clues to the bottom of the ocean, and soon finds himself the target of killers--and too far from the law to ever return.

An introduction to the philosophy of law, offering a modern and critical appraisal of all the main issues and problems.

This volume comprises essays written over a period of twenty years in which Professor Lyons outlines his fundamental views about the nature of law and its relation to morality and justice. The underlying theme of the book is that a system of law has only a tenuous connection with morality and justice.

Forms and Limits of Utilitarianism