From the mind of Paolo Parente comes the world of Dust Another Earth A different 1947 The Second World War has raged for nearly a decade & its grip has spread to every continent on the planet War has advanced swiftly & strangely in the Dust universe through the application of Alien VK technology — a limitless source of energy in its simplest form & an unthinkable weapon in the wrong hands Tanks have evolved into powerful combat walkers & rocket troops take to the skies The latest laser cannons phasers & Tesla weapons rule the battlefield ...

High fantasy contemporary & urban fantasy fantasy action & adventure all setin a military vein by top authors including Jonathan Maberry Tobias Buckell Elizabeth Moon Tanya Huff Glen Cook Simon R Green Seanan Mc Guire & Linda Nagata In the realms of fantasy the battlefield is where heroism comes alive magic is unleashed & legends are made & unmade From the War of the Ring Tolkien s epic battle of good versus evil to The Battle of the Blackwater George RR Martin s grim portrait of the horror & futility of war these fantastical conflicts reflect our highest hopes & darkest fears bringing us mesmerizing visions of silver spears shining in the sun & vast hordes of savage beasts who threaten to destroy all that we hold dear Now acclaimed editor John Joseph Adams is sounding the battle cry & sixteen of today s top authors are reporting for duty spinning never-before-published spellbinding tales of military fantasy including a Black Company story from Glen Cook a Paksenarrion story from Elizabeth Moon & a Shadow Ops story by Myke Cole Within these pages you ll also find World War I trenches cloaked in poison gas & sorcery modern day elite special forces battling hosts of the damned & steampunk soldiers fighting for their lives in a world torn apart by powers that defy imagination Featuring both grizzled veterans & fresh young recruits alike including Tanya Huff Simon R Green Carrie Vaughn Jonathan Maberry & Seanan Mc Guire Operation Arcana is a must for any military buff or fantasy fan You ll never look at war the same way again ...

From Tolkien&s Battle of Helm&s Deep to George RR Martin&s Blackwater to Elizabeth Moon&s Civil War of Fintha it is in the battles of epic fantasy sword & sorcery & contemporary fantasy where heroism comes alive magic is unleashed & legends are made & unmade Here are stories on the military side of both high fantasy contemporary fantasy & urban fantasy These tales feature beautifully crafted worlds of a past & present filled with magic & mayhem
- all served up by a range of top authors including Jonathan Maberry Tobias Buckell Elizabeth Moon Tanya Huff Glen Cook Simon R Green Seanan Mc Guire & Linda Nagata
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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 This is a rare look at one of the worst horror stories in the long infamous history of warfare This series features captured German & Russian film footage much of which has never been seen before For decades the Cold War prevented us from looking closely at what really happened between the Russians & the Germans on the Eastern Front during World War II More than a struggle between nations it pitted maniacal tyrant against maniacal tyrant evil ideology against evil ideology The lives of tens of millions of human beings were consumed by its raging hatreds & appalling indignities One in every ten Russians died One in every four Poles died Whole divisions of Italians Romanians Hungarians disappeared with barely a trace An average of 17800 people died on every single day & this the war on the Russian German Front lasted for 1400 days The series is narrated with chilling precision by actor Douglas Rain The script by producer Jerry Lawton is dark & powerful The music by composer Rick Hyslop captures every nuance of tragedy with discordant clarity The series features captured German & Russian film footage much of which has never been seen in the United States ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play & Fall in for laughs& is the order for the day in this colourful wartime-set comedy feature
- a box-office hit in 1959 for Girls at Sea director Gilbert Gunn & boasting a top-flight cast that

Includes:: Donald Sinden Dora Bryan & Barbara Murray with a notable role for 1956 Olympic gold-medallist Judy Grinham Presented in a br&-new digital transfer Operation Bullshine charts the misadventures of a group of Auxiliary Territorial Service girls stationed at an anti-aircraft post on a remote stretch of the English coast
- along with the handsome lieutenant in charge of the battery & his wife a fellow-ATS girl who&s none too happy about her husband&s latest posting particularly when regulations force them to conceal the fact that they are married! Actors Donald Sinden Barbara Murray Carole Lesley Ronald Shiner Naunton Wayne Dora Bryan & Fabia Drake Director Gilbert Gunn Certificate PGYear 1959 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 21 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 June 25 1950 North Korea invades the South with the support of the Soviet Union UN Command s Supreme Commander General Mac Arthur (Liam Neeson Taken Batman Begins) plans a covert landing operation at harbor city Incheon code named Operation Chromite which has a success chance of 50001 An epic action-war film based on a real-life operation which along with Normandy is regarded as one of history s greatest landing operations OPERATION CHROMITE captures this crucial historical episode & tells the untold story of men who sacrificed their lives for South Korea&s freedom Actors Liam Neeson Jung-jae Lee Beom-su Lee Directors John H Lee Language English Korean Subtitles English Number of discs 1 ...

Your patient Cavity Sam is feeling a bit under the weather Can you "operate" & make him better or will you get the buzzer? Grab the tweezers & try with all of your might to take out all of his funny ailments Can you help him with his pulled muscle or the frog in his throat? Operate with your steadiest hand but don&t forget to steer clear of the sides & avoid lighting the light! Operation & all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro Classic Operation game challenges you to remove parts without setting off the buzzer 13 plastic Ailments parts Nose lights up when you touch the sides Remove the most parts to win Kids can play alone or with others ...

Jackie Chan is the world's greatest secret agent code name CONDOR who has been sent to track down stolen Nazi gold buried beneath the Sahara He is pursued by a band of terrorists trying to beat him to the hidden bounty Along the way he must protect a pair of beautiful yet klutzy women A high-spirited action-comedy with plenty of good-natured slapstick fun for everyone ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Jackie Chan appears as Condor an adventurer hired to track down a lost hoard of gold buried in the North African desert during the Second World War Our hero is joined by three women in a race to get to the gold & outwit their evil pursuers Actors Jackie Chan Carol & Do Do& Cheng Eva Cobo Shôko Ikeda Aldo Sambrell & Ken Goodman Director Jackie Chan Certificate PGYear 1991 Duration 1 hour & 42 minutes (approx) ...

Operation Dauntless The Battles for Fontenay & Rauray France June 1944 is a wargame that covers the actions of the British 49th Infantry Division (aka " The Polar Bears") near Caen during Operation Martlet (called Operation Dauntless by the British at the time of the battle) Opposing these lads are elements of the 12th SS Panzer Division " Hitlerjugend" (Hitler Youth) & Panzer Lehr—elite panzergrenadier units The goal of the British division is to seize the town of Fontenay then press onward to secure the high ground near Rauray in time for the impending Operation Epsom to be launched the next morning The game by designer Mark Mokszycki uses the same system as Red Winter his game on the Battle of Tolvajärvi from the Russo-Finnish Winter War of 1939 Scale is grand tactical 90 minutes per game turn 425 yards per hex & mostly company sized infantry units with platoon sized armor units Gone are the Winter War specific rules such as ski movement & night raids & in their place we have a more detailed armoranti-tank subsystem There are lots of tanks on both sides in this one! Rules for Operation Dauntless include the 12th SS Fanatical Defense Table British sabot ammo tank destroyers self-propelled infantry guns & artillery combat engineers troop transport British air strikes German nuisance raids (night bombings) infantry anti-tank weapons German ammo shortage & abstracted effects of the immense British opening barrage by 650 guns Terrain is a mixture of corn & wheat fields orchards woods heavy & light bocage & small stone farm houses & villages The Germans begin the game dug in & they may place a limited number of fortifications during setup The game

Includes:: a multi-day campaign as well as several shorter scenarios The Germans are on the defensive overall but they are armed to the teeth with many powerful panzer formations—including Panzer IVs Panthers & Tigers—and will find themselves able to counterattack frequently & effectively Some of the shorter scenarios feature the Germans on the offensive to recapture lost ground The game was designed for two players but works very well solitaire Game Scale Turn 90 minutes Map 425 yards per hex Unit Platoon to Company Game Contents Three counter sheets of 528 58" counters (roughly 2 sheets of unit counters & 1 sheet of markers) One 22 x 34" map One 36 page Rule Book One 28 page Play Book (
Includes: full-color illustrated examples of play Comparisons to Red Winter Tips & Strategies & counter manifest) One 56 page Scenario Book (
Includes: 11 tutorials 15 scenarios & optional rules) One 48 page Reference Book (
Includes: designer&s notes & complete Order of Battle) Two Identical Player Aid Cards (foldout 4 sided) One Player Air Card 2 (Optional rules) (1 sided) One British Reinforcement Card (85 x 11" 1 sided) One German Reinforcement Card (11 x 17" 1 sided) One Flowchart card (double-sided with LOS & Armor Reaction Cycle aids) One Campaign Game Setup & Vehicle Identification Card (2 sided) One Turn Track Card (Turn Track A June 16-18 on front Turn Track B June 25-27 on back) One Information & Turn Phase Track Card (1 sided) One Tutorial Getting Started 1 Infantry Card (2 sided) One Tutorial Getting Started 2 Armor Card (2 sided) Three 6-sided dice Three 10-sided dice Complexity Medium (similar to Red Winter or a tad more complex) Solitaire Suitability High Players 2 Playing time 120 minutes Suggested ages 14




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