Epic war film, based on real events, set during & after the Chinese civil war. Gu Zidi (Hanyu Zang), Captain of the Ninth Company of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) leads his 46 men into one of the bloodiest battles of the Huaihai Campaign in 1948. His orders are to fight the Nationalist Army (KMT) until he hears the bugle call for retreat. After the ammunition runs out & his men are dropping like flies, the bugle has still not sounded. When his dying Lieutenant insists that he has heard the call, Gu is still not convinced & orders his remaining men to fight on. Eventually all are dead bar Gu. As doubt & guilt seep into his mind he marches straight into the enemy's trench where his life is spared. Waking in hospital a few days later he has lost his identity papers. With no other survivors from his company, the 46 men who gave up their lives are simply listed as missing. Determined to prove his men's bravery, the Captain embarks on a journey in search of the truth about the bugle call. ...

Epic war film, based on real events, set during & after the Chinese civil war. Gu Zidi (Hanyu Zang), Captain of the Ninth Company of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) leads his 46 men into one of the bloodiest battles of the Huaihai Campaign in 1948. His orders are to fight the Nationalist Army (KMT) until he hears the bugle call for retreat. After the ammunition runs out & his men are dropping like flies, the bugle has still not sounded. When his dying Lieutenant insists that he has heard the call, Gu is still not convinced & orders his remaining men to fight on. Eventually all are dead bar Gu. As doubt & guilt seep into his mind he marches straight into the enemy's trench where his life is spared. Waking in hospital a few days later he has lost his identity papers. With no other survivors from his company, the 46 men who gave up their lives are simply listed as missing. Determined to prove his men's bravery, the Captain embarks on a journey in search of the truth about the bugle call. ...

Assembly is the fundamental language bridging human ideas & the pure silicon hearts of computers. This title explains the basic ideas of programmable computing, the binary & hexadecimal number systems, the Intel x 86 computer architecture, & the process of software development under Linux. ...

Full of practical, step-by-step advice on how to boost your self confidence & deal with others assertively without appearing aggressive, Assert Yourself contains a self-assessment quiz, top tips, common mistakes & advice on how to avoid them, summaries of key points, plus lists of handy books & weblinks. ...

Assertion is a term frequently used in linguistics & philosophy but rarely defined. This in-depth study surveys & synthesizes a range of philosophical, linguistic & psychological literature on the topic, & then presents a detailed account of the cognitive processes involved in the interpretation of assertions. ...

Assertion is a fundamental feature of language. This volume will be the place to look for anyone interested in current work on the topic. Philosophers of language & epistemologists join forces to elucidate what kind of speech act assertion is, particularly in light of relativist views of truth, & how assertion is governed by epistemic norms. ...