The Austrian Army is a Coalition expansion for Commands & Colors Napoleonics Prior to the Napoleon wars the Austrian Empire stretched from Italy to the Netherlands & from Poland to the Balkans Its position in the center of Europe however made it the perfect target for revolutionary France & in April 1792 France declared war on Austria The first war lasted for 5 years Austria renewed the war against France in 1799 & again in 1805 but in both cases was swiftly defeated In April 1809 judging that Napoleon&s army was bogged down with the fighting in Spain Austria invaded Bavaria but Napoleon recovered quickly & Austria&s defeat at Wagram led to another humiliating peace treaty In 1812 Austria was forced to provide troops for Napoleon&s disastrous Russian campaign but in 1813 Austria again joined the coalition against him Even though the Austrian army was the third largest in the world the Austrians lost many more battles than they won At the time of the Napoleonic Wars the Austrian army was a large multi-national army made up of Austrians Swedes Hungarians Englishmen Scots Irishmen Walloons Poles Russians Ukrainians Germans Croats Serbs & even French royalists The infantry regiments were large & somewhat reliable but the tactical formations & drill were still entrenched in the past The cavalry although well mounted still applied the practice of scattering their formations in small bodies which greatly reduced their combat effectiveness In general the Austrian army did enjoy many successes on a regimental level but at the brigade & divisional levels its commanders were not tactically proficient In this expansion you will find 18 historical scenarios that focus on the Austrian Army battles from 1805 to 1814 against Napoleon plus all the new units you&ll need to field for these engagements ...

The Russian Army is a Coalition expansion for Commands & Colors Napoleonics In this expansion you will find 20 historical scenarios that focus on the Russian Army battles from 1806 to 1814 against Napoleon plus all the new units you&ll need to field for these engagements ...

We are Sparta? More than a line from a movie The Spartan Army is the sixth expansion for the Commands & Colours Ancients game system The Spartan Army expansion features over 20 scenarios which focus on a period of time from 669 BC to 338 BC In the early battles of Sparta against Argive we see the development of Hoplite armies We then move onto the war with the Persian Empire & take a closer look at the battle of Thermopylae 480 BC During the Peloponnesian Wars Sparta takes a leader position among the Peloponnesian states which would last for almost two centuries Finally there is a shift in power away from Sparta during the battles of the Theban Era & the rise of Macedon The Spartan Army expansion also provides all the blocks & stickers needed to field a Spartan Army & its allies to oppose the armies from Commands & Colours Ancients
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- Greek vs Eastern Kingdoms As well as one sheet of 15 new double sided Terrain Tiles Rules-wise if you are familiar with Commands & Colours Ancients you&ll have no trouble at all learning the special rules for Hoplite infantry for the basic game mechanics remain unchanged Battle dice still resolve combat quickly & the Command cards provide an element of luck that creates a fog of war & presents players with both challenges & opportunities for victory As with all Commands & Colours Ancients expansions to date the tactics you will need to execute with thees Hoplite armies will conform remarkably well to the advantages & limitations inherent to these historical units their weapons the terrain & history A special thanks goes out to Pat Kurivial Miguel Marques Dan Fournie & all at GMT for their efforts & enthusiasm to bring forth another outstanding expansion for Commands & Colours Ancients Welcome once again to the fun? Enjoy! Age range 12 & up Number of players 2 to 8 Play time 60

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Friends Romans & countrymen lend me your ears Imperial Rome & The Barbarians is the second expansion to Commands & Colors Ancients In this second expansion you will find historical battles that focus on Rome & the early Gallic invasion invasion of the Northmen the Servile War (Spartacus) Caesar&s conquest of Gaul the Roman Civil Wars & much more Showcased in the second expansion are over 20 scenarios that range from 390 BC (Allia River) to 9 AD (Teutoburger Wald) & all the blocks & labels you need to field the Roman & Barbarian forces to fight out these battles By now you know we can do this because Commands & Colors Ancients by design is a unique historical game system that allows players to effectively portray stylized Ancient battles that play to a conclusion in less than an hour The third expansion to Commands & Colors Ancients is Roman Civil War Rome endured more than one civil war though by far the most famous was the civil war fought between Julius Caesar conqueror of Gaul & Pompey his former partner in the Triumvirate The third expansion means that you can replay the battles where the formidable Roman army divides & fights itself Containing over 20 Battle Scenarios this expansion also has new rules for fighting epic ancient battles on two connected battle map boards A combined reprint of Commands & Colors Ancients Expansion Pack 2 (Rome & the Barbarians) & Expansion Pack 3 (The Roman Civil Wars) with all of the individual components (separate scenario books etc) of those products but without the boards originally included with them In order to play this expansion you will need a copy of the basic Command & Colors Ancients game ...

The fifth expansion for the Commands & Colors Napoleonics game system Generals Marshals & Tacticians introduces 18 historical battles with scenarios focusing on the engagements of the French army of 1813 against the Russian Austrian & Prussian armies around Leipzig Players will also discover new units including Russian Lt Lancer & Militia Lancer Cavalry plus British Rocket Battery & French Guard Horse Artillery ...

There has been an enormous revival of interest in Commedia dell'arte & it remians a central part of many drama school courses In Commedia dell'arte in the Twentieth Century John Rublin first examines the orgins of this vital theatrical form & charts its recent revival through the work of companies like Tag Theatre de Complicite & the influential methods of Jacques Lecoq The second part of the book provides a unique practical guide for would-be practitioners demonstrating how to approach the roles of Zanni Arlecchion Brighella Pantalone Dottore & the Lovers in terms of movement mask-work & voice As well as offering a range of lazzi or comic business improvisation exercises sample monologuesand dialogues No other book so clearly outlines the specific culture of Commedia or provides such a practical guide to its techniques This immensely timely & useful handbook will be an essential purchase for all actors students & teachers ...

Barry Grantham's first book Playing Commedia offered a brilliantly practical introduction to the characters history & techniques of Commedia dell' Arte In his new book Commedia Plays Grantham
- himself a well-known Commedia performerdeviser
- offers a collection of eight short plays illustrating the different periods & styles of this famous dramatic genre Each of the eight plays carries its own detailed introduction & each play is presented both in outline form & in full text allowing performers to improvise around the theme or to mount a fully-fledged staging The second half of the book consists of a unique compilation of the Lazzi that form the basis of Commedia
- we might call them bits of comic business
- ranging from the Aside & the Chase to whole scenes such as ' The Proposal' & ' Caught in the Act' As well as being suitable for performance on stage the plays can be used as the basis for classroom & workshop study & the bits of comic business from the Lazzi can be inserted into the written text or explored & improvised in the drama studio



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Commercial Cars Limited was the name of a new company set up in 1906 in south London to build a motor lorry using what was then known as the Linley gearbox which had degree of pre-selection in its use The design was successful enough to require a relocation of the company to Luton & larger premises Commer Car was the chosen name for the vehicle & a range of lorries & buses were developed at Luton Over the following decades Commer produced a wide range of vehicles including lorries buses trolleybuses & light vans The name passed hands on a number of occasions & enjoyed a long & successful period as part of the Rootes group eventually being dropped in favour of the Dodge name in the 1970s To the truck enthusiast the history of Commer has always been of great interest with the Linley gearbox the development of the two-stroke engine & the machinations of ownership being a constant cause of fascination over the years This lavishly illustrated volume explores this history with a wealth of rare & unpublished images ...

Based on the designs from the best-selling artist of Batman Greg Capullo comes wave 3 in the hit Designer Series from DC Collectibles ...

Brand new edition of David King's lauded visual history A unique & brilliant study into the doctoring & propogandising of Soviet photographs by Stalin's regime From the creator of the award-winning Red Star Over Russia 232 pages 336 photographs & illustrations King David ...