Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free blu-ray player in order to play Celebrate the landmark 100th movie of Jackie Chan&s outstanding career in film & re-live the violent & heartbreaking events of The Xinhai Revolution a bloody uprising that brought the despotic Qing Dynasty crashing to its knees ending nearly 3000 years of feudal oppression Action legend Jackie Chan commands the screen as Huang Xing the fearless resistance leader & military genius who opposed a 20000-strong Imperial Army during the 1908 Guang Xi Uprising with only 200 men! Now as military commander to legendary revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen he will lead an impoverished & vastly outnumbered rebel army against the Emperor&s elite Royal Forces in a battle that will change the course of history! Experience iconic filmmaking on an epic scale with this "physically imposing vision (Variety)" from The King of Action Cinema Actors Jackie Chan Bingbing Li Winston Chao Joan Chen & Jaycee Chan Director Jackie Chan & Li Zhang Certificate 15 years & over Year 2011 Languages Mandarin
- DTS HD Master Audio (51) Additional Languages English Subtitles English Duration 1 hour & 39 minutes (approx)
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Jackie Chan stars in this historical film about the revolt of the nationalists against the Qing dynasty ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A village cricket team plays its last match before most of its players go off to fight in World War I confident that "it will all be over by Christmas" Actors David Hargreaves Stephen Hancock & Colin Douglas Director David Green Certificate 12 years & over Year 1987 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play 1914 tells the story of the 21st Battalion as they prepare for the battle of Courcellette in World War I Taking place in real time the film follows Sgt Reid as he must get his men ready for the impending battle Not only must he prepare his battalion Sgt Reid must also deal with the day to day difficulties of Life in the trenches including terrible injuries to his men exhaustive supply issues & an underage recruit who has joined the army in search of adventure Entirely representative of the generation of young men pitched into the slaughter of World War I Here they will encounter the bloody carnage of the Western Front The war to end all wars this is the story of the human cost of war on a scale the World had never seen before; this is an intimate & powerful depiction of World War I ...

1914 Glory&s End a Charles S Roberts Award nominee covers the first three months of the war on the Western Front as Imperial Germany gambled its future on a decisive victory over the armies of France Belgium & Great Britain The resulting stalemate doomed all of Europe to over 4 years of blood & destruction 1914 Glory&s End manages to cover all the important characteristics of the campaign with rules for Prepared & March Combat trenches forts cavalry command & control breakdowns supply strategic rail movement Allied sea movement German forced marching Plan XVII & more
- all while remaining easy to play The campaign game runs a full 30 turns but the game

Includes:: both a mini-scenario on the Battle of the Marne & a short ten turn campaign scenario covering the decisive opening weeks of the war In addition the campaign games can be played in historical or free set-up versions When Eagles Fight This revised & enhanced edition of the Charles S Roberts Award winner for best pre-WWII game recreates the titanic struggle of the Eastern Front on the Great War from the initial clashes at Tannenberg to the revolution that brought down Tsar Nicholas II When Eagles Fight has a set of low complexity rules which don&t sacrifice the historical feel of these massive campaigns Rules cover German Heavy Artillery the Ober Ost & Stavka Headquarters Russian ammunition shortages fortifications the Brusilov Offensive the slow pace of Russian mobilization & Austrian Lock-Step Planning in the opening days of the war A Random Events table covers the effects of the war&s other fronts & a short " What if?" scenario is included assuming an initial German concentration in the east in August 1914


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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Each Irish Rebellion has generated its own collection of songs At noon on the 24th of April 1916 the Easter Rising began a defining moment in Irish history This commemorative DVD pays a special tribute to all Patriots who put their nation's freedom first Language English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1 ...

An account of the events personalities & repercussions of the Irish rebellion The Easter Rising began at 12 noon 24 April 1916 & lasted for six short but bloody days resulting in the deaths of innocent civilians the destruction of many parts of Dublin & the true beginning of Irish independence The 1916 Rising was born out of the Conservative & Unionist parties' illegal defiance of the democratically expressed wish of the Irish electorate for Home Rule; & of confusion mishap & disorganisation compounded by a split within the Volunteer leadership Tim Pat Coogan introduces the major players themes & outcomes of a drama that would profoundly affect twentieth-century Irish history Not only is this the story of a turning point in Ireland's struggle for freedom but also a testament to the men & women of courage & conviction who were prepared to give their lives for what they believed was right ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play This three part landmark documentary series examines the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin & the subsequent events that led to the establishment of an independent Irish State & indirectly to the breakup of the British Empire Narrated by Liam Neeson the series places the Irish Rising in its European & global contexts as anti-colonialism found its voice in the wake of the First World War The documentary explores the crucial role of the United States & of Irish America in both the lead up to & the aftermath of the events This seminal part of Irish history & its ramifications were felt as far as India & other far flung parts of what was then the British Empire With the centenary of the Rising it is time to take a fresh look at both at the events themselves & their significance in world history 1916 brings new understanding to the complicated interconnections between Britain Ireland & the United States that have continued to have significance up to & including the Irish peace process Actors Liam Neeson Format PALLanguage English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1 ...

Ladies embrace the roaring twenties with the Flapper Instant Kit! This female twenties dress-up kit

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1920s Jazz Age Fashion celebrates haute couture ready-to-wear & mass market fashion in America Britain & France from 1919 to 1929 with an in-depth focus on women&s clothing Illustrated with specially commissioned photography the book brings together leading experts to examine the social political & cultural influences of the period setting into context the role fashion played in it This book accompanies the exhibition 1920s Jazz Age Fashion & Photo at the Fashion & Textile Museum London 23 September 2016-15 January 2017 Characterised by exuberance & optimism the jazz age was a symptom of the end of the First World War & the birth of America as a new world power It was a period of unprecedented social change for women who were for the first time in history given the vote on a par with men (1920 USA 1928 Britain) The birth of Modernity in the 1920s established women&s lives as active& & fashion reflected & celebrated these new social roles A new boyish& silhouette la garconne became the look for women of the twenties with a gradual acceptance of trousers as fashionable dress The passive sun bathing became the active swimming & companies such as Jantzen recognised these changes creating the speed suit& for women The 1920s saw technology & innovative textiles with the introduction of the artificial silk Rayon & the zip contributing to an easier approach to fashionable dress ...