In early 1864 Union Gen Nathaniel Banks led a small army up Louisiana&s Red River His objective in conjunction with an overland campaign through Arkansas was the Confederate Trans-Mississippi capital at Shreveport Poor coordination of the two columns enabled the Confederates to concentrate their slender resources against each in turn Banks was first & on 8 April his spearhead was hit near the crossroads of Mansfield Historically the Union forces strung out on the march were routed piecemeal but the battle could have gone the other way Mansfield uses the simplified Quick Play version of the Musket & Saber system of warfare during the muzzle-loading era Combat is based on unit quality rather than raw numbers & rewards use of historical tactics All units are susceptible to rout when weakened so players must maintain reserves Leaders enhance unit capabilities Winning the battle depends on deployment thoughtful maneuver to concentrate at the key points the proper coordination of arms careful use of leaders & special units & an understanding of the strengths & weaknesses of each army ...

Taken from the poverty of her parents' home in Portsmouth Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park acutely aware of her humble rank & with her cousin Edmund as her sole ally During her uncle's absence in Antigua the Crawford's arrive in the neighbourhood bringing with them the glamour of London life & a reckless taste for flirtation Mansfield Park is considered Jane Austen's first mature work & with its quiet heroine & subtle examination of social position & moral integrity one of her most profound ...

Harper Collins is proud to present its range of best-loved essential classics I pay very little regardto what any young person says on the subject of marriage If they profess a disinclination for it I only set it down that they have not yet seen the right person' Humble & lowly a young Fanny Price goes to live with her wealthy Aunt & Uncle at their grand house Mansfield Park Growing up with her privileged & spoilt cousins the Bertrams she lives in the shadows of their glamorous lives but manages to find an ally in her cousin Edmund When Henry & Mary Crawford come to visit the house is thrown into disarray as romance flourishes between the young people leading Fanny to finally confront the extent of her true feelings for Edmund ...

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY AMANDA VICKERYThe Vintage Classics Austen series is designed by the writer & illustrator Leanne Shapton & introduced by some of our finest contemporary writers & Austen fans Alexander Mc Call Smith Lynne Truss Amanda Vickery Francesca Segal PD James & Andrew Motion ' The most perfect artist among women the writer whose books are immortal' Virginia Woolf Fanny Price's rich relatives offer her a place in their home so that she can be properly brought up However Fanny's childhood is a lonely one as she is never allowed to forget her position Her only ally is her cousin Edmund When her cousins befriend two glamorous new young people who have arrived in the area Henry & Mary Crawford Edmund starts to grow close to Mary & Fanny finds herself dealing with feelings she has never experienced before ...

Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith these delectable & collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design Taken from the poverty of her parents' home in Portsmouth Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park acutely aware of her humble rank & with her cousin Edmund as her sole ally During her uncle's absence in Antigua the Crawford's arrive in the neighbourhood bringing with them the glamour of London life & a reckless taste for flirtation Mansfield Park is considered Jane Austen's first mature work & with its quiet heroine & subtle examination of social position & moral integrity one of her most profound ...

The Penguin English Library Edition of Mansfield Park by Jane Austen' We have all been more or less to blame every one of us excepting Fanny' Taken from the poverty of her parents' home in Portsmouth Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park acutely aware of her humble rank & with her cousin Edmund as her sole ally During her uncle's absence in Antigua the Crawford's arrive in the neighbourhood bringing with them the glamour of London life & a reckless taste for flirtation Mansfield Park is considered Jane Austen's first mature work & with its quiet heroine & subtle examination of social position & moral integrity one of her most profound The Penguin English Library
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play At 10 Fanny Price goes to live at Mansfield Park the estate of her aunt&s husband Sir Thomas Clever studious & a writer with an ironic imagination & fine moral compass she becomes especially close to her cousin Edmund Thomas&s younger son Fanny is soon possessed of beauty as well as a keen mind & comes to the attention of a neighbor Henry Crawford Thomas promotes this match but to his displeasure Fanny has a mind of her own asking Henry to prove himself worthy As Edmund courts Henry&s sister & as light shines on the link between Thomas&s fortunes & New World slavery Fanny must assess Henry&s character & assert her heart as well as her wit ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play “ There are certainly not so many men of large fortune in the world as there are pretty women to deserve them” Mansfield Park is the magnificent country residence of Sir Thomas Bertram & his family It is here that their poor relation Fanny Price is brought up Never allowed to forget her good fortune Fanny is ignored by her cousins with the exception of Edmund who alone treats her with care & affection But will she ever be able to win a valued place in the household & the heart of the man of her dreams? True virtue trumphs over superficiality in the most faithful adaptation of Austen’s most profound novel ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Mansfield Park is the magnificent country residence of Sir Thomas Bertram & his family It is here that their poor relation Fanny Price is brought up Never allowed to forget her good fortune Fanny is ignored by her cousins with the exception of Edmund who alone treats her with care & affection But will she ever be able to win a valued place in the household & the heart of the man of her dreams? ...

Witty compelling andshrewd Mansfield's Book of Manly Men is about resurrecting your inborntimeless essential masculine self The Western world is in a crisis of discarded honor dubiousintegrity & faux manliness It is time to recover what we have lost Stephen Mansfield shows us the way Working with timeless maximsand stirring examples of manhood from ages past Mansfield issues atrumpet call of manliness fit for our times My goal in this book is simple he says Iwant to identify what a genuine man does-the virtues the habits thedisciplines the duties the actions of true manhood-and then call men todo it ...