In his 1945 report to the Combined Chiefs-of-Staff on the success of Operation Overlord' the Supreme Commander General Eisenhower wrote that on the morning of June 9 I was able to announce that for the first time since 1940 Allied air forces were operating from France & that within three weeks of D-Day 31 Allied squadrons were operating from the beach-head bases' In their forecasts for the first three months following D-Day the planners plotted the number of the advanced landing grounds that would be required in Normandy to support the Allied air forces up to September 1944 Using maps andaerial photographs individual sites were surveyed & plans drawn up so that when each location was captured either US Aviation Engineers the Royal Engineers or RAF Airfield Construction Wings could move in without delay to begin work to build them This book tells the story of every airfield that became operational by D90 explaining the methods used to construct them & the units that flew from them The vast majority of the temporary airstrips have now been returned to the farmland from which they came but by using engineers' plans from the period & modern aerial photographs we have portrayed the sites in true After the Battle fashion as they were then & as they are today ...

Do not trust anyone Do not show emotion Do not fall asleep The country is threatened by a mysterious epidemic that alters human behavior When Carol (Nicole Kidman) a Washington DC psychiatrist unearths that the origins of the plague are extraterrestrial she attempts to warn others of her discovery With the help of her colleague & friend Ben (Daniel Craig) Carol examines further mysterious details of the conspiracy She soon comes to the realization that her own son might hold the key to stopping an alien invasion & must fight to protect him Special Features We&ve been snatched before invasion in media histiry 3 featurettes the invasion a new story the invasion the set & the invasion snatched Actors Nicole Kidman Daniel Craig Jeremy Northam Jeffrey Wright Veronica Cartwright Jackson Bond Malin Akerman Q-Tip & Alexis Raben Director Oliver Hirschbiegel Certificate 15 years & over Year 2007 Screen Widescreen 1851 Languages English
- Dolby Surround (51) Additional Languages Spanish ; French Subtitles English ; Dutch ; French
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One of the most epic DC crossover events ever! Resilient Overpowering Unstoppable By their very nature our planet’s superheroes have become a threat to the rest of the universe Now an alliance has formed between the fiercest most calculating alien races to pursue a single goal the elimination of Earth’s guardians As war erupts all over the world Superman leads the charge against these would-be alien conquerors Can our planet’s greatest champions repel an army of invaders each with the strength to rival the Man of Steel? One thing is certain surrender is not an option! Commanding the troops are writers Keith Giffen (JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL THE NEW 52 FUTURES END) & Bill Mantlo (The Incredible Hulk) with art by comics superstar Todd Mc Farlane (Spider-Man Spawn) & Bart Sears (WARLORD) Collects INVASION! 1-3 Meet the Author Keith Giffen has provided plotting scripting artwork or any combination thereof for titles such as ALL-STAR COMICS LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES RAGMAN CREEPER LOBO SUICIDE SQUAD THE DEFENDERS HERO SQUARED! & um AMBUSH BUG He&s worked on the weekly series 52 & COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS as well as 52 AFTERMATH THE FOUR HORSEMEN & MIDNIGHTER plus a gazillion other things He also was the illustrator of the new 52 series OMAC ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play WATCH OUT! THEY GET YOU WHILE YOU&RE SLEEPING! When health official Elizabeth Driscoll (Brooke Adams) notices that her lover has become strangely distant this sets in train a series of shocking discoveries that sees both her & colleague Matthew Bennell (Donald Sutherland) fleeing for their lives to the sound of ear-piercing alien screams Remakes of great films are usually on a hiding to nothing but Philip Kaufman&s brilliant update of the 1956 classic is a rare & memorable exception Transposing the action to the heart of San Francisco allows Kaufman to retain all the suspense of Jack Finney&s original story while adding caustic social commentary about the selfishness of the 1970s "me generation" that remains all too relevant today But it&s a paranoid thriller first & foremost based on one of the most psychologically terrifying of all premises
- what happens when you can no longer trust not just the authorities but even your nearest & dearest? Actors Donald Sutherland Brooke Adams Jeff Goldblum Veronica Cartwright Leonard Nimoy Art Hindle Lelia Goldoni Kevin Mc Carthy Don Siegel Tom Luddy Stan Ritchie David Fisher Tom Dahlgren Garry Goodrow & Jerry Walter Director Philip Kaufman Certificate 15 years & over Year 1978 Languages English
- DTS-HD Master Audio (51) Subtitles English for the hard of hearing Duration 1 hour & 55 minutes (approx)

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Chilling remake of Don Siegel&s 1956 sci-fi classic in which deadly alien &pods& arrive on Earth & start taking over the bodies of humans ...

At the height of World War II while the Germans were setting their sights on Moscow Free French British & Australian forces launched an assault on the Vichy French army in the Middle East on 8th June 1941 This joint initiative of Churchill & de Gaulle
- codename " Operation Exporter"
- led to one of the most shocking conflicts of World War II Was this an attempt by the Allied forces to cause mass desertions from the Vichy forces to the Free French? Or were Churchill & de Gaulle motivated to reassert their respective control of the Middle East? The fight caused the loss of 10000 lives numerous ships & an estimated 200 aircraft The Australian forces under the command of Lieutenant General John Lavarack carried out the bulk of the fighting & suffered the most casualties The Vichy Army was overcome but even during the bitter campaign the Free French airmen refused to fire on their Vichy compatriots Henri de Wailly here presents the story of this extraordinary campaign by the British Australian & Free French forces against Vichy French forces in Syria & Lebanon the true extent of which has largely been forgotten

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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 A Soviet super agent named Rostov leads an invasion of guerrilla squads who after landing in Florida spread throughout the US The war-mongering mercenaries cause chaos by inciting race riots impersonating the police attacking ethnic events & planting bombs in churches & even on school buses Soon martial law descends as the country sinks into crisis Only American agent Matt Hunter (Norris) can stem the rising tide of violence & take on Rostov Actors Chuck Norris Richard Lynch Melissa Prophet Alexander Zale Billy Drago & Jaime Sanchez Director Joseph Zito Certificate 18 years & over Year 1985 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English ; Spanish
- Dolby Digital Surround Additional Languages Dolby Digital (20) Stereo Polish ; Dolby Digital (10) Mono French & German Subtitles Danish ; Dutch ; English for the hearing impaired ; Finnish ; French ; German for the hearing impaired ; Greek ; Norwegian ; Spanish ; Swedish Duration 1 hour & 43 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 Three-episode crossover event featuring DC superheroes from ' Arrow' ' The Flash' ' Supergirl' & 'DC's Legends of Tomorrow' When Barry Allen aka The Flash (Grant Gustin) investigates a meteor that's crashed outside Central City he discovers a race of aliens called the Dominators whose spaceship has crash-landed on Earth To combat the threat of the alien race Barry & his team at STAR Labs join forces with Team Arrow Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) & the Legends of Tomorrow to save the planet from the extraterrestrial threat Actors Grant Gustin Candice Patton Danielle Panabaker Carlos Valdes Keiynan Lonsdale Writers Greg Berlanti Andrew Kreisberg Aaron Helbing Marc Guggenheim Wendy Mericle Format PALSubtitles English Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Aspect Ratio 169
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The world had become used to the metahumans
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Belt up & blast into the rhythmic regions of unexplored space in AVICII Invector Created in collaboration with the late superstar DJ AVICII Invector is a pulse-pounding frenetic rhythm-action experience Soar through vocal melodies sweep each fade & attack every beat in 25 of AVICIIs biggest hits including global chart toppers Without You Wake Me Up & Lay Me Down Fly solo or recreate the party feeling of an AVICII concert with heart-thumping competitive gameplay Each track is built to perfectly match the on-screen visuals taking you through a musical odyssey of serene exploration Find your rhythm feel the beat & keep the musical journey flowing Features -Master 25 hit anthems from the phenomenal talent of late superstar AVICII Flow through SIX mesmerising worlds wrapped in a magnificent musical experience Turn up the volume & set yourself a challenge across THREE complexity levels Play solo or with up to 4 friends in split-screen multiplayer action Lay down your high score & rise up the Global Leaderboards Explore a pure-hearted narrative journey set against the globally celebrated works of AVICII Support The Tim Bergling Foundation with a percentage of sales going to support mental health awareness ...