From the bestselling author of Stalingrad Berlin & D-Day Antony Beevor's Ardennes 1944 Hitler's Last Gamble tells the story of the German's ill-fated final stand On 16 December 1944 Hitler launched his 'last gamble' in the snow-covered forests & gorges of the Ardennes He believed he could split the Allies by driving all the way to Antwerp then force the Canadians & the British out of the war Although his generals were doubtful of success younger officers & NCOs were desperate to believe that their homes & families could be saved from the vengeful Red Army approaching from the east Many were exultant at the prospect of striking back The Ardennes offensive with more than a million men involved became the greatest battle of the war in western Europe American troops taken by surprise found themselves fighting two panzer armies Belgian civilians fled justifiably afraid of German revenge Panic spread even to Paris While many American soldiers fled or surrendered others held on heroically creating breakwaters which slowed the German advance The harsh winter conditions & the savagery of the battle became comparable to the eastern front & after massacres by the Waffen-SS even American generals approved when their men shot down surrendering Germans The Ardennes was the battle which finally broke the back of the Wehrmacht ...

Ardennes &44 covers the Battle of the Bulge from December 16th to December 26th The scale is regimental & battalion units 16 miles to the hex 12 hours per turn The maps cover the entire Ardennes from the Our scenario included that covers 16am to 19pm that December scenario has been added using both Special Rules include Night turns Determined Corps level artillery Engineer Teams Delay Points Bridge Demolition & Construction parachute battalion & Skorzeny&s 150 Panzer River to the Meuse There is a short uses only one map & a new 19-26 maps Defense Attack Options Armor ratings & Roadblocks Traffic Jams Variable Disengagement Von Der Heydte&s Brigade ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play As the Battle of the Bulge rages on an American tank unit gets trapped behind Nazi lines With just hours before the bombs of Operation Ardennes Fury fall the tank&s commander makes the risky decision to rescue an orphanage ...

The story of an ancient Scottish estate 224 pages Illustrations color; Maps; Illustrations black & white Noble Christina ...

OS Explorer is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer
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Includes:: a digital version of the paper map accessed through the OS smartphone app OS Maps


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Add environmental sensors to your MKR board at a glance The MKR ENV Shield allows a MKR board to acquire environmental data collected by an array of sensors These sensors are of the latest generation & measure Atmospheric pressure Temperature & humidity Ultraviolet UVA intensity Ultraviolet UVB intensity UV Index (calculated) Light intensity (in LUX) To help you build projects & store the data collected locally this shield has a slot for a micro SD card (not provided) There is a ready to use library with examples & methods to read values from the different sensors that provides an easy & smooth integration path Sensors used ST LPS22HB atmospheric pressure ST HTS221 temperature & humidity VISHAY TEMT6000 Lux of the ambient VISHAY VEML6075 Ultraviolet wavelengths A B ...

Discover all the amazing things you can do with Arduino Arduino is a programmable circuit board that is being used by everyone from scientists programmers & hardware hackers to artists designers hobbyists & engineers in order to add interactivity to objects & projects & experiment with programming & electronics This easy-to-understand book is an ideal place to start if you are interested in learning more about Arduino's vast capabilities Featuring an array of cool projects this Arduino beginner guide walks you through every step of each of the featured projects so that you can acquire a clear understanding of the different aspects of the Arduino board Introduces Arduino basics to provide you with a solid foundation of understanding before you tackle your first project Features a variety of fun projects that show you how to do everything from automating your garden's watering system to constructing a keypad entry system installing a tweeting cat flap building a robot car & much more Provides an easy hands-on approach to learning more about electronics programming & interaction design for Makers of all ages Arduino Projects For Dummies is your guide to turning everyday electronics & plain old projects into incredible innovations Get Connected! To find out more about Brock Craft & his recent Arduino creations visit wwwfacebookcom Arduino Projects For Dummies ...

What separates your mind from the mind of an animal? Maybe you think it's your ability to design tools your sense of self or your grasp of past & future
- all traits that have helped us define ourselves as the pre-eminent species on Earth But in recent decades claims of human superiority have been eroded by a revolution in the study of animal cognition Take the way octopuses use coconut shells as tools or how elephants can classify humans by age gender & language Take Ayumu the young male chimpanzee at Kyoto University who demonstrates his species' exceptional photographic memory Based on research on a range of animals including crows dolphins parrots sheep wasps bats whales & of course chimpanzees & bonobos Frans de Waal explores the scope & depth of animal intelligence revealing how we have grossly underestimated non-human brains He overturns the view of animals as stimulus-response beings & opens our eyes to their complex & intricate minds With astonishing stories of animal cognition Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? challenges everything you thought you knew about animal
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The car trip to Grandma's house is taking forever explores the amazing possibilities of imagination on a long boring car journey as time slows down so much that it starts going backwards Featuring dinosaurs Ancient Egyptians knights & pirates this is one amazing journey through the imagination 40 pages Santat Dan ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play 350 miles 24 hours His girlfriend&s kids What could possibly go wrongsmooth operator Nick (Ice Cube) is interested in young attractive divorcee Suzanne (Nia Long) mother of a 7-year-old-boy & an 11-year-old-girl Trying to get together with Suzanne Nick volunteers to bring her children to meet her out of town Missing the plane they must make the long journey by car What Nick doesn&t know is that Suzanne&s children think that no man is good enough for their mom & will do everything they can to make the trip a nightmare for him Fasten your seat belts it&s going to be a bumpy ride! ...