Ian St. Martin Libri

The international intervention after the 2011 Libyan uprising against Muammar Gaddafi was initially considered a remarkable success: the UN Security Council's first application of the 'responsibility to protect' doctrine; an impending civilian massacre prevented; and an opportunity for democratic forces to lead Libya out of a forty-year dictatorship. But such optimism was soon dashed. Successive governments failed to establish authority over the ever-proliferating armed groups; divisions among regions and cities, Islamists and others, split the country into rival administrations and exploded into civil war; external intervention escalated. Ian Martin gives his first-hand view of the questions raised by the international engagement. Was it a justified response to the threat against civilians? What brought about the Security Council resolutions, including authorising military action? How did NATO act upon that authorisation? What role did Special Forces operations play in the rebels' victory? Was a peaceful political settlement ever possible? What post-conflict planning was undertaken, and should or could there have been a major peacekeeping or stabilisation mission during the transition? Was the first election held too soon?As Western interventions are reassessed and Libya continues to struggle for stability, this is a unique account of a critical period, by a senior international official who was close to the events.

Placed in command of a Legion, Angron gives an ultimatum to his children, one that will set them down a path from which they can't return.

Er ist Fulgrims Champion, der Seelendieb und Sohn von Chemos. Sein Name wird auf Tausenden Welten nur flüsternd ausgesprochen. Er ist ein Schwertmeister, der seinesgleichen sucht und für den selbst der Tod keinen Schrecken hält. Er ist Lucius der Ewige, gesegnet von Slaanesh, und der beste Schwertkämpfer aller gefallenen Legionen im Auge des Schreckens. Nachdem seine Armeen nach unendlichen Kriegen und verdorbenen Missetaten verbraucht sind, wendet sich Lucius an einen ehemaligen Bruder aus der Legion der Emperor's Children, um seine Streitkräfte neu aufzubauen. Doch dann wenden sich nicht nur seine vermeintlichen Verbündeten gegen ihn, sondern sogar sein eigener, von den Chaosgöttern veränderter Körper. Ist dies der Augenblick, in dem ein Wesen, das selbst den Tod nicht fürchtet, endlich vom Grauen der Angst gepackt wird?