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Come And Take It The worst-case scenario has come to pass: a nuclear strike has crippled America. Gangs, looters, and vandals have seized the streets. The decent few can only pray for a leader to protect them. Luckily, one of the survivors is Ben Raines. Rebel mercenary, retired soldier, and tireless patriot, Raines is searching for his missing family in the aftermath of this devastating war. His relentless pursuit through the ruined cities of the west unites him with the civilians of the Resistance forces. They become his recruits for a revolutionary army dedicated to rebuilding America. Then comes the final outrage: an armed attack by government forces. With the fate of America's New Patriots hanging in the balance, Raines vows--government be damned--to survive, find his family, and lead this once great nation out of the ashes.
While the United States recovers from the war of 1988, Ben Raines, a former mercenary, leads a rebel group in guerrilla warfare against a fascist American government. Reissue.
In the aftermath of germ and nuclear warfare, of plague and pillage and bloody anarchy, the fate of a divided world hangs by a slender thread. Ben Raines and his SUSA Rebels are on one side. . .the enemies of freedom are on the other. There's only a slim chance America will make it, but it's a chance that wasn't there before. And Ben Raines has sworn to make the dream of government by the people a reality. Until ruthless mercenary Sam Hartline puts together a mammoth army of invading Russians that could not only decimate Raines' Rebel forces but crush the dream that was--and is--America. Once and for all. . .
After the nuclear devastation of World War III, Ben Raines and a small group of survivors search for a haven free of radiation, but an insidious group known as The Ninth Order is plotting their demise
Ben Raines is fighting to rebuild a nation from the bitter chaos and smoldering ashes of nuclear war and anarchy. But in this hellish new order, there are devils leading armed gangs of marauders, who bring destruction wherever they go. When Raines is cut off from his SUSA Rebel forces, he becomes their prey. Somehow, Raines must stay one step ahead of death--until he decides it's time to turn and fight. Then, all hell breaks loose! .
In post-World War III America, legendary soldier and freedom fighter Ben Raines orders his rebels to make one last desperate assault against the Russian invaders and the mercenary turncoat San Hartline. But until fresh troops arrive, Raines wages a one-man guerrilla war against the enemy! Reissue.
"I'd like to think I can make a change. Even if I have to back it up with gunpowder."--BEN RAINES Hell On Earth The devastating nuclear nightmare of the Great War brings civilization to the brink of destruction. Only Ben Raines and his tireless Rebels share the dream of rebuilding society out of the smoldering remains of America. . . The power-mad Middle Eastern terrorist, Khamasin, has already begun his bloodthirsty assault on America's southern tier. But an even deadlier threat lurks in the plague-ridden ruins of the country's once-great cities, where crazed, flesh-eating packs of starved mutants hunt fresh, human kill. Raines and his Rebels are in for the battle of their lives. But the do-or-die freedom fighters are willing to face Hell on Earth to strike a blow for America's survival.
When the Ku Klux Klan reawakens and starts spreading hatred and bigotry throughout the war-ravaged lands and threatening the existence of humankind, Ben Raines and his band of rebels must annihilate the enemy. Reprint.
A decade has passed since the nuclear nightmare of the Great War that brought America to the brink of destruction. Determined to build a new society, Ben Raines and his rebel army begin an expedition to New York City--the armed citadel of the cannibalistic mutants known as the Night People. For Raines and his rebels, it is a perilous search-and-destroy mission that will decide the fate of freedom's cause.
"History might show us to be the only force standing between total collapse and anarchy. . .Whatever comes our way, we'll handle it. We always have, we always will." --Ben Raines Stand And Deliver Trapped in the smoking rubble of what was once New York City, Ben Raines and his ragged band of followers are up against their biggest challenge. The terrorist Khasmin is marching north to join the cannibalistic Night People, with the final annihilation of Ben's hold-out army as their goal. Defeat seems a certainty. But Ben Raines has made some hard decisions in the face of overwhelming odds before. Now, he must gather what forces he has to strike one hard, crushing blow. . .or American will die--and with it the nation's last hope of freedom.
"I'm sure that future generations will curse me for destroying the cities. After they do, they can settle down and rebuild. But for now, the cities contain the scum--they must go." --Ben Raines A Call To Arms The war against the Night People continues as Ben Raines and his rebel army set forth on a scorched-earth policy, systematically destroying the favorite living places of the cannibalistic mutants--the once great cities of America--and forcing the half-human, half-hellborn monsters into the open. As the rebel mop-up team pushes through the smoking rubble that once was Dallas, Ben Raines comes within a hair's breadth of being shot and killed. The death squad is dispatched by none other than Matt Callahan, a warlord headquartered near Custer's battlefield in Montana. Like Ben, Matt was a writer before the Great War, but unlike Ben, Matt has turned to outlawing. Now Ben must go north, and the two old friends will face each other in hand-to-hand combat--and one more bloody last stand will be fought on the banks of the Little Big Horn to decide the fate of freedom's cause.
"We have to shift our base of operations and secure the rest of the world, country by country. We cannot permit our ideals and goals to die." --Ben Raines Hell On Three Sides Ben Raines and his freedom-fighting guerrillas are camped along the banks of what was once the Mississippi River, plotting strategy and readying weapons. A massive pack of heavily armed troops looms on the horizon, marching straight for the Rebels. They are the insidious mercenaries of Kenny Par and Lan Viller, and by midday only the Mississippi separates Raines from the ten thousand blood-hungry warriors all sworn to turn the Rebels' dream into a hellish nightmare. Just as Ben formulates a brilliant battle plan, a Rebel scout reports that the fanatical assassins of Sister Volenta's Ninth Order are approaching from Ben's back. The Rebels will soon be surrounded by freedom's deadliest foes, and a defeat for Raines would mean the end of the Rebel dream. But victory, if he can pull it off, could be the beginning of a new America.
"We're the last known barrier against total, worldwide anarchy. If we fall, the whole damn world falls with us." --Ben Raines Yes We Can To the few who survived the Great War, their reward was a cruel joke. The politicians had told them that all the major cities of the world had been destroyed, and it was only years later that Ben Raines and his legion of dedicated warriors learned the truth. The vast metropolises of America's West Coast had become bastions of mutant Night People and thousands of well-trained, well-armed punk street gangs eager to fight all those who threatened their empires of lust and murder. It's a great big dirty mess, but Ben Raines and his army is willing to make any sacrifice necessary to mop up California from San Francisco to Los Angeles and strike a final blow for freedom's cause. . .
Ben Raines and his band of rebels must pursue the warlords, thugs, and punks that have survived the purge to the wilds of Alaska, but when Ben's chest gets pierced by a bullet, his army must prepare for battle to save their leader and America. Reprint.
"I usually give the enemy one chance to surrender. After that, I don't take prisoners." --Ben Raines D-DAY 2.0 Having reclaimed American soil from the savage armies of terrorists, lawless street gangs, and mutant Night People, Ben Raines and his Rebel army have a new mission: to free the British Isles from a tyranny of evil oppression. After Rebel forces establish a beachhead at the Irish seaport of Galway, Raines orders a massive armored assault to drive out the mercenary army of the insidious warlord Jack Hunt. The Rebels' search-and-destroy mission crushes enemy resistance. . .but reinforcements for Hunt's crumbling army bring with them the most hideous foe Ben Raines has yet faced. Raines and his Rebels must choose between saving themselves or sacrificing their cause to save the lives of innocent civilians trapped in a beleaguered land.
"We're bringing law and order back in this nation." --Ben Raines Scourge Upon The Land While ending the rule of slavers, thugs, and the cannibalistic Night People on the Hawaiian Islands, Ben Raines and his rebel army learn of a new threat to America. A grim specter from the past--an army of Nazis led by the maniacal Jesus Dieguez Mendoza Hoffman--is marching through South America toward the vulnerable heartland of America. Not content enough to crush America, Hoffman has singled out Ben Raines for a hideous fate. Now, with the famed warrior a prisoner, his life hanging in the balance, only the outnumbered but undefeated Rebels stand in the way of the terrorist-trained Death's Head battalions bent on destroying the once proud land of liberty and freedom!
In the aftermath of the Great War's nuclear devastation, Ben Raines, a rugged soldier dedicated to rebuilding America, must help stop an army of 200,000 neo-Nazis marching up from South America. By the author of Mountain Man. Original.
"Anybody who wants to take our freedoms must face our weapons first." --Ben Raines Rise And Fight Social decay buckled America and the Great War brought her to her knees. Out of the ashes, two would-be nation states rise. One is built on values of hard work and justice, under the leadership of the outlaw general, Ben Raines. The other would return all power to the federal government and to the very politicians who plunged the USA into destruction once before. . . Now, the federals have lined up their forces north of the border for a sweep down into the lower forty-eight. Against three powerful divisions, Raines has thrown up nine battalions of outgunned Rebel fighters. But when the shooting begins, a new battle erupts. This time, Raines faces an enemy from behind his own lines as legions of Rebels
General Ben Raines and his indomitable followers set out to rescue a planet in chaos by bringing their own brand of peace to a warring world. Original.
In a post-apocalyptic world where scavengers and cannibals rule the streets, Ben Raines and the SUSA Rebels become the only force that can stop Neo-Nazi monster Bruno Bottger and his efforts to bring about the New Reich. Original.
Building the crime-free Tri-State on the rubble of post-apocalypse America, Ben Raines and his Rebel team are threatened by anarchists and malcontents who threaten the new America with civil war. Original.
"From this moment on, we're all freedom fighters. Male or female, white, brown or black, we don't have much patience for anyone who won't pull his or her own weight or learn how to defend themselves. You can't hold on to liberty without working at it." --Ben Raines Change Will Come After the apocalypse destroyed what was left of America, Rebel leader Ben Raines helped create the Tri-States. But no system is perfect: criminal gangs still roam the land, spreading havoc and violence. The punks, thugs and creeps have had a free hand for too long--especially in untamed Northern Maine, where a secret sect of underground cannibals threatens the new nation's freedom. It's time for them all to meet judge, jury. . .and executioner.
To millions of men and women, Simon Border is a saint who has the inside track to God. But to Ben Raines, Border is a dangerous hypocrite with an army of true believers who'll do anything they're ordered to do - like go on a holy war against Raines and the SUSA Rebels
Rising from the ashes of the apocalypse, Ben Raines and his band of fearless rebels must stop Bruno Bottger's diabolical plot to take over Southern Africa by eliminating his armies and freeing the terrified citizens from Bruno's reign of terror. Original.
When Bruno Bottger unleashes a powerful chemical weapon that changes African citizens into vengeful killers with no remorse, Ben Raines and his band of rebels must race against time to destroy the enemy and save America. Original.
Ben Raines and his gang of renegades must confront the ultimate enemy when the diabolical President of America demands that Ben be destroyed for treason unless he surrenders to her way of thinking, disbands his troops, and buries his hope for freedom. Original.
Ben Raines and his gang of rebels face their toughest adversary when Claire Osterman, the diabolical new president of the United States of America, decides to destroy the South in a bloody civil war and offers a one million dollar reward to the person who kills Ben. Original.
Seeking revenge on Ben Raines for their defeat at the hands of the Southern United States of America, the socialist dictators launch a wave of deadly missiles against the free state, and as the North American continent erupts into a horrific battlefield, Raines and his rebels venture behind enemy lines to find the longlost Constitution of the United States of America. Original.
Ben Raines and his army of patriots match wits with former USA leader Claire Osterman, a ruthless leader with a plan for revenge that could plunge the entire North American continent into a bloody civil war and that involves a dangerous alliance with a former Sandinista rebel out to seize control of Central America. Original.
Ben Raines and his forces are faced with war on two fronts as they struggle to protect their Southwestern stronghold from the forces of U.S. president Claire Osterman, the New World Order, Bruno Bottger's mercenary army, and the troops of former Sandinista Perro Loco. Original.
Ben Raines and his army must embark on a mission of war when Abdullah El Farrar wreaks havoc on the northern United States, which causes thousands of northern citizens to join forces with the evil warlord. Original.
When the oil reserves are threatened by El Farrar, a diabolical warlord of the Near East who is in league with the President of Northern USA, Ben Raines and his army, backed by the still-free Southern USA, set out to unleash mass destruction on El Farrar and his country. Original.
Ben Raines, the leader of the rebellion, must employ his keen skills of survival when his plane crashes in Canada's Northwest Territory and he loses his memory, rendering him vulnerable to a lethal terrorist organization and forcing him to distinguish enemies from allies. Original.