In the 5th century B.C., King Leonidas of Sparta has only his 300 bodyguards to stand with him against an invasion by the 60,000 men of the Persian army. Their heroic stand against the invasion gives the other Greek city-states time to organize a large fighting force and ultimately defeat the Persians.

After King Solomon takes the throne, his relationship with his brother is strained when Solomon is seduced by the Queen of Sheba.

Details the professional and personal travails of a troubled, alcoholic research scientist and military bomb-disposal expert who, while struggling through a relationship with his girlfriend, is hired by the government to advise on a German weapon.

A group of Anglican nuns runs into trouble when they try to start a hospital and a school in the Himalayas.

They met in the dark: Discharged for treason, a former Navy commander sets out to expose the espionage ring that destroyed his career. The October man: After a traumatic brain injury, a young engineer tries to repair his life. But his recovery is thwarted when a woman is found strangled and he becomes the prime suspect. Snowbound: A British Army vet exposes a plot by ex-Nazis to reclaim a stash of gold bullion hidden at a ski resort. The golden...