In present day California, computer hacker Stanley Jobson (Hugh Jackman) is visited by the mysterious Ginger (Halle Berry), who asks him to help out with a complex plan organized by rogue government agent Gabriel Shear (John Travolta). Jobson has already been convicted once, & a second offence could land him in jail, However, when Ginger reveals the kind of reward he will receive if he comes aboard, he finds it difficult to resist. The plan is to hack into a bank computer system & redirect billions of dollars in order to fund Gabriel's counter-terrorist activities, but Ginger reveals herself to be an undercover agent for the DEA, & when his own daughter is kidnapped & used as insurance by the ruthless Gabriel, Stanley doesn't know which way to turn. ...

From knives & daggers to bayonets & axes, this title offers a guide to over 300 of the most important edged weapons from the last 5, 000 years. It discusses revealing features on twenty 'iconic' swords from the short gladius of the Roman Legionary to the North American Bowie knife. ...

Offers an accessible army list for The Crusades, covering conflicts such as Saladin's devastating victory at Hattin, the siege of Jerusalem & Richard the Lionheart's Third Crusade. This work

Includes:: an army listing, with historical overviews of each army, supporting maps & Osprey artwork.

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Features the final book in the trilogy on Holy Grail adventures in North America from 1398 to 1571. This work examines the origins of man & the concept of the Holy Grail, offering a different perspective of the Western religious history that has shaped world's history. ...