This is the story of two of the greatest warlords in history. When the Second World War begins, both are commanders in their respective armies. They are destined to meet in the blistering heat of the North African desert in one of the most crucial battles of the war. The outcome will change the course of history &8211; but victory will only go to one man&8230; Outspoken & in favour of aggressive fighting tactics, Montgomery is put in charge of the Allied Eighth Army by Winston Churchill. He is determined to face Rommel&8217;s German troops head on. Meanwhile, known by the Allied forces as &8216; The Desert Fox&8217;, Rommel is a favourite of Hitler, who appoints him in charge of an elite German tank division. His mission: to destroy the Allied armies in North Africa&8230; One great conflict. Two great stories. ...

The race is on to discover the truth about the dinosaurs&8230; Gideon Mantell is a hard-working doctor of humble birth, who devotes his life to unearthing fossils near his home town of Lewes. His most famous find is a skeleton which he names Iguanodon. Facing bankruptcy & the debtors&8217; prison, he is forced to sell his fossil collection. After an accident leaves him in severe pain, he dies of an opium overdose, not credited in his lifetime for his achievements. Richard Owen is an anatomist with ambition. He climbs to the top of the scientific establishment by claiming the work of Mantell as his own. He names the dinosaurs in a fossil report based on Mantell&8217;s findings, & provides models for the Natural History Museum, which are still there. He links his findings to the Biblical story of evolution, but is discredited following publication of Darwin&8217;s Origin of the Species. Two scientists, two sides &8211; one explosive story. ...

Mary Tudor & Elizabeth Tudor race for the English Crown. Bloodshed & betrayal is on the way&8230; Two princesses are born seventeen years apart to the same father &8211; but different mothers. Their father, King Henry VIII, swears that no woman shall ever wear the English crown. But when their brother, Edward, dies naming another woman as his successor, the two women take action &8211; in opposing ways. Forced by her father & brother to publicly renounce her beloved religion, Mary Tudor has a heavy cross to bear. Determined to restore England to the true Church, she decides to take matters into her own hands. Bright, beautiful & beloved at court, Elizabeth decides to lie low when Lady Jane Grey is declared Queen. But must she lie even lower if Mary gets her way? One great conflict. Two great stories. ...

Robert Scott & Roald Amundsen race to the South Pole. Two men. Sworn rivals who have never met. Both have vowed to be first to reach the South Pole &8211; but can they survive the extreme conditions of the wind-blasted Antarctic? Robert Scott. An officer in the British Navy, Scott has already led an expedition to Antarctica. This time he plans to reach the South Pole, but will his men have the strength to haul the heavy supply sledges? Roald Amundsen has been beaten in his quest to be the first to the North Pole. Now Norwegian Amundsen is determined to conquer the South Pole before Scott, using a crack team of cross-country skiers, dog-drivers & huskies. Each will face the challenge in a different way, but the final glory will only go to one man&8230;. There are always two sides to every story. ...

William & Harold wage war for the English throne. In the infamous Battle of Hastings of 1066, two of the greatest warriors of the age face one another. Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex, & William, Duke of Normandy. Like his Viking ancestors, William shows a rare talent for violence & warfare. When Harold takes the crown for himself, William decides to amass a Norman army to stake his own claim. Six feet tall & powerfully built, Harold is as much a man-of-action as William. He is crowned King of Engl&, but he knows he will soon be forced to fight for his throne. One great conflict. Two great stories. ...

Howard Carter & Lord Carnarvon. Two men who share an ambition to discover a tomb that nobody else believes in &8211; the burial place of a forgotten boy king. Their search begins in a remote Egyptian valley, where fabulous treasures await them. But neither man is prepared for the consequences of opening Tutankhamun&8217;s tomb&8230; Two great adventurers. One unforgettable story. ...

This is the story of a suffragette who will endure the horror of the hunger strike for the cause she believes in. It is also the story of a ruthless politician &8211; a man whose aim is to ensure that women will never vote. Only extreme action on both sides will bring the struggle to an end&8230; Henry Asquith, Prime Minister. Faced with the suffragette&8217;s demands, Asquith decides to ignore them. But when the women resort to violence, he sees no alternative but to weaken them with his cruel &8216; Cat & Mouse&8217; Act. Sylvia Pankhurst, suffragette. When her mother forms a women&8217;s union, Sylvia&8217;s life changes forever. She is thrust into a rough world of protest & confrontation, where women are regularly ridiculed, arrested & imprisoned. She will risk her life to fight for their right to vote. Two sides. One conflict. But who will win? ...

Join sprightly Frog & his frolicking friends down by the cool of the pool &8211; flipping & flopping, sploshing & splashing & leapfrogging in the delicious blue water! A splishy-splashy summer rhyme to refresh young readers & build up confidence with words. ...

Bouncy illustrations, innovative die cutting & popular rhymes make Books with Holes a must for every child. Available in three formats, suitable for babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers & the nursery or classroom. Complete with Audio CD. ...

A colourful peekaboo version of a favourite nursery rhyme, with cutaway holes for little ones to peep through. Chuff chuff chuff! Join the puffer trains down by the station as they set off to do their early-morning jobs. Rhyme the verses out loud, spot details in the bright pictures, & peek through the holes to see what’s going to happen next. Here’s a tip: there are lots of vehicles to find in this book – not just trains! Do you think you can spot them all? A lively nursery rhyme with cutaway holes to peep through Full of exciting vehicles to spot by peeping through the holes Helps children name & identify different kinds of vehicles Plenty of rhyme & repetition to build early reading skills Supplied as a pack of 30 copies. page-turners-nursery piecorbettpageturners pm 19-offer ...