The story of the decimation of the Royal Flying Corps over Arras in 1917 As the Allies embarked upon the Battle of Arras they desperately needed accurate aerial reconnaissance photographs But by this point the Royal Flying Club were flying obsolete planes The new German Albatros scouts massively outclassed them in every respect speed armament ability to withstand punishment & manoeuverability Many of the RFC's pilots were straight out of flying school
- as they took to the air they were sitting targets for the experienced German aces Over the course of ' Bloody April' the RFC suffered casualties of over a third The average life expectancy of a new subaltern on the front line dropped to just eleven days & yet they carried on flying day after day in the knowledge that in the eyes of their commanders at least their own lives meant nothing compared to the photographs they brought back which could save tens of thousands of soldiers on the ground In this book Peter Hart tells the story of the air war over Arras using the voices of the men who were actually there
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In April-May 1917 the sleepy hamlet of Bullecourt in Northern France became the focus of two battles involving British & Australian troops Given the unique place in Australia's military history that both battles occupy surprisingly little has been written on the AIF's achievements at Bullecourt Bloody Bullecourt seeks to remedy this gasping omission The First Battle of Bullecourt marked the Australians' introduction to the latest battlefield weapon
- the tank This much-lauded weapon failed dismally amid enormous casualties Despite this two infantry brigades from the 4th Australian Division captured parts of the formidable Hindenberg Line with minimal artillery & tank support repulsing German counter-attacks until forced to withdraw In the second battle launched with a preliminary artillery barrage more Australian divisions were forced into the Bullecourt 'meat-grinder' & casualties scored over 7000 Once more soldiers fought hard to capture parts of the enemy line & hold them against savage counter-attacks Bullecourt became a charnel-house for the AIF Many who had endured he nightmare of Pozi res considered Bullecourt far worse & for what? While Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig considered its capture 'among the great achievements of the war' the village that cost so many lives held no strategic value whatsoever
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Wounded Fury A scared megacorporation does not run & hide in the shadows Instead it lashes out swiping with sharp claws not caring who is hit by the blows Many of the megacorps are currently reeling hit by multiple harsh wallops Neo NET & Evo are dealing with the fallout of the CFD virus Ares has powerful forces eating it away from inside Horizon backed the losing side of the Aztlan-Amazonia war & the Japanacorps are rearing back to take on the world-and each other When the corps get aggressive shadowrunners get called & blood gets shed Bloody Business is a campaign book giving players the chance to earn piles of money from the megacorps as they reel through troubles & crises It&ll take a lot of good shadowrunning moves to earn that cash-and even better moves to survive long enough to collect it With short adventure outlines that can be played independently or linked into a longer campaign & NPC stats to suit a wide variety of situations Bloody Business plunges Shadowrun teams in the middle of corporate chaos Bloody Business is for use with Shadowrun Fifth Edition ...

Nao&s sacrifice has proven his loyalties once & for all & in the smoldering wake of his subordinate&s final effort Tsuzuki must regroup & reassess before the next Crusade begins The struggle to glean information from the prophecy books continues & what the angel learns next casts a dark shadow over his campaign Satsuki may not have been the worst of his enemies in the frayand with Tsukimiya brainwashed who will fight for Tsuzuki&s cause?! Meet the Author Shiwo Komeyama is the creator of Bloody Cross & also published the manga adaptation of the Star Ocean Blue Sphere video game under the name Aoi Mizuki ...

With spies working on both sides the Third Crusade between Angel & Fallen Angel reaches its conclusion Now that both parties are aware there is a mole in each of their camps identifying the traitors before the next set of God&s Relics appears is crucial Reports of disagreement between Satsuki & his allies in Arcana have already given Tsuzuki a chance to make his own negotiations with Arcana & further the distance between them & the Fallen Angel But if the discord was a ruse Tsuzuki & his inside man—not to mention the Crusade itself—may be in jeopardy! Meet the Author Shiwo Komeyama is the creator of Bloody Cross & also published the manga adaptation of the Star Ocean Blue Sphere video game under the name Aoi Mizuki ...

Tsuzuki & his team probe the past to uncover all they can about earlier Crusades & the implications of all the anomalies they have faced in the contest As the final Crusade gets underway one thing is certain Either one of the three candidates will ascend to godhood or the Order of the Holy Wars—and the world as they know it—will be completely undone! Meet the Author Shiwo Komeyama is the creator of Bloody Cross & also published the manga adaptation of the Star Ocean Blue Sphere video game under the name Aoi Mizuki ...

Half angel half demon Tsukimiya must drink pure demon blood to stave off the curse that will eventually claim her life When she meets an angel named Hinata he&s eager to team up with the half-blood to take down a vampire that has been attacking humans Tsukimiya is surprised to find that Hinata is a capable partner but when the vampire is slain it is Hinata who claims its demon blood leaving Tsukimiya to be taken by the curse In a last-ditch effort to save herself Tsukimiya tries to drink Hinata&s blood now mixed with the vampire&s pure demon blood But in taking the blood that will save her Tsukimiya has also transmitted the curse that will kill her Hinata & Tsukimiya now share the curseand they&re running out of time Meet the Author Shiwo Komeyama is the creator of Bloody Cross & also published the manga adaptation of the Star Ocean Blue Sphere video game under the name Aoi Mizuki ...

Tsukimiya & Hinata thought they had secured at last the divine power of God that will allow them to break their deadly curse but they & Tsuzuki are not the only ones after the power Even as Tsuzuki collects the power that will fuel his ascent to omnipotence there is one who would see him brought crashing back to Earth As both sides race toward the prize Tsuzuki calls on the half-bloods Tsukimiya & Hinata to join the hunt & prevent the power from falling into dark hands Meet the Author Shiwo Komeyama is the creator of Bloody Cross & also published the manga adaptation of the Star Ocean Blue Sphere video game under the name Aoi Mizuki ...

Tsukimiya has fallen into the hands of Arcana & Satsuki but her enemies seem more interested in the mark she bears than in the half-blood herself But what about Hinata? The intentions of Tsukimiya&s former albeit temporary ally seem to oscillate between sympathetic & self-serving as the would-be gods plot to use her as a living sacrifice! Betrayed bloodied & left for dead Tsukimiya resolves to seek the truth of the curse on her own terms--and by any means necessary Meet the Author Shiwo Komeyama is the creator of Bloody Cross & also published the manga adaptation of the Star Ocean Blue Sphere video game under the name Aoi Mizuki ...

The newly formed alliance between Tsuzuki & Arcana has Tsukimiya on edge She&s certain the organization has its own agenda for God&s Relics But more pressing matters have come to light Every location where God&s Relics have appeared has been destroyed by an organization that calls themselves the God Buriers—and its next target is the Arcana building itself! Tsukimiya has little trust to spare for Arcana but she&ll have to work with Arcana if either of them want to escape with their lives—and their relics! Meet the Author Shiwo Komeyama is the creator of Bloody Cross & also published the manga adaptation of the Star Ocean Blue Sphere video game under the name Aoi Mizuki ...