By the author of Grounded The Case for Abolishing the United States Air Force From the moment when the launching of HMS Dreadnought made every capital ship in the world obsolete overnight we have been fascinated with these powerful surface combatants Here Robert M Farley looks at the history & folklore that makes these ships enduring symbols of national power
- & sometimes national futility From Arizona to Yamato here are more than sixty lavishly illustrated accounts of battleships from the most well-known to the most unusual including at least one ship from every nation that ever owned a modern battleship Separate essays & sidebars look at events & lore that greatly affected battleships
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Even as the First World War was ending the victorious great powers were already embarked on a potentially ruinous new naval race competing to incorporate the wartime lessons & technology into ever-larger & costlier capital ships still seen as the ultimate arbiters of sea power This competition was curtailed by the Washington naval treaty of 1922 which effectively banned the construction of such ships for years to come & mandated the scrapping of those under construction This holiday was to have profound effects on design when battleship building was renewed in the 1930s as later international agreements continued to restrict size & firepower This book investigates the implications of these treaties on technical developments contrasting the post-war generation of ships that were never completed or never even ordered with the new designs of the 1930s revealing just how much progress had been made in areas like fire control & armour despite the hiatus An analysis of how well these modern ships stood the test of war concludes this intriguing & original contribution to the literature a book that is certain to fascinate anyone interested in the final era of the big-gun at sea ...

Plea&115;e note thi&115; i&115; a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Korean hi&115;torical drama directed by &83;eung-wan Ryoo & &115;tarring Jung-min Hwang & &83;u-an Kim In the clo&115;ing month&115; of the &83;econd World War Korean pri&115;oner & former bandleader Kang-ok (Hwang) & hi&115; young daughter &83;ohee (Kim) are captive&115; in the Japane&115;e internment camp on Ha&115;hima I&115;land known a&115; Battle&115;hip I&115;land There women of all age&115; are pro&115;tituted for their over&115;eer&115; & men are worked to exhau&115;tion mining coal Kang-ok &83;ohee & their fellow pri&115;oner&115; will do whatever they can to &115;urvive but their ultimate goal i&115; to e&115;cape & a political pri&115;oner interned at the camp become&115; a figurehead for the pri&115;oner&115; & their plot Actor&115; Jung-min Hwang &83;u-an Kim Jung-hyun Lee Ji-&115;eob &83;o Joong-ki &83;ong Director&115; &83;eung-wan Ryoo Writer&115; &83;eung-wan Ryoo Producer&115; Hye-jeong Kang Language Korean Japane&115;e&83;ubtitle&115; Engli&115;h Dubbed Japane&115;e Number of di&115;c&115; 1 ...

The art of Franz & Ferdinand Bauer was praised by the poet & botanist Johann Goethe as the perfect expression of the aims of botanical illustration The book examines the contrasting lives of Franz (1758-1840) for 50 years the resident artist at Kew Gardens & Ferdinand (1760-1826) who led a life of travel & adventure as a natural history artist including participating in the historic voyage to Australia of HMS Investigator in the early nineteenth century It is illustrated with images from the superb archive of Bauer drawings at the Natural History Museum Library many of which have never been published before These include beautiful & finely detailed watercolours of flowering plants collected from across the world pioneering microscopical drawings of plant anatomy & pictures of the newly discovered animals from the coasts of Australia The book is published to tie-in with a new art exhibition opening at the Natural History Museum in November 2015 ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Chesapeake Bay is a seaside town that relies on water & the dockside tourism it brings to the community When two biological researchers find a staggering level of toxicity in the water they attempt to alert the mayor before the situation gets out of control However the mayor refuses to raise the alarm in fear of creating a panic among the citizens of the docile town As a result a deadly plague is unleashed turning the people of Chesapeake Bay into hosts for a mutant breed of parasites Taking control of their minds & eventually their bodies the parasites soon cause the town to descend in absolute terror as they quickly realise the harrowing reality they are faced with Actors Kristen Connolly Jane Mc Neill Christopher Denham Kether Donohue Michael Beasley Andy Stahl Anthony Reynolds Lauren Cohn David Andalman Dave Hager Jody Thompson Mellie Boozer Stephen Kunken John Harrington Bland & Stacy Rabon Director Barry Levinson Certificate 15 years & over Year 2012 Screen 1851 Languages English Subtitles English ; English for the hearing impaired Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour & 24 minutes (approx) ...

The vivid scenes on the Bayeux Tapestry depict the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings in 1066 It is one of Europe&s greatest treasures & its own story is full of drama & surprise Who commissioned the tapestry? Was it Bishop Odo William&s ruthless half-brother? Or Harold&s dynamic sister Edith juggling for a place in the new court? Hicks shows us this world & the miracle of the tapestry&s making the stitches dyes & strange details in the margins For centuries it lay ignored in Bayeux cathedral until its &discovery& in the eighteenth century It became a symbol of power as well as art townsfolk saved it during the French Revolution; Napoleon displayed it to promote his own conquest; the Nazis strove to make it their own; & its influence endures today This marvellous book packed with thrilling stories shows how we remake history in every age & how a great work of art has a life of its own ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play When the ruthless Oodie brothers the sweatiest outlaws south of the Mason-Dixon line get a visit from Celeste (Eva Longoria) they are offered a job that sounds too easy to be true
- to rescue Celeste&s godson from her mafioso ex-husband Carlos (Billy Bob Thornton) The crazy trio take the case not knowing that Carlos has a few tricks up his sleeve
- tricks such as crooked cops a ferocious gang of Tomahawk-wielding bikers a team of strippers-turned-assassins & a truckload of apocalyptic road pirates Welcome to the world of The Baytown Outlaws
- the biggest redneck kick-ass bonanza of the year! Actors Billy Bob Thornton Eva Longoria Paul Wesley Zoe Bell Natalie Martinez Daniel Cudmore Thomas Brodie-Sangster Andre Braugher & Michael Rapaport Director Barry Battles Certificate 15 years & over Year 2012 Screen 2401 Languages English Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; French ; German ; Italian Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour & 39 minutes (approx)


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Please note this is a Region B Blu-ray & will require either a Region B or Multi-Region Blu-ray player Four landmark movies from the world famous Australian director Australia Nicole Kidman & Hugh Jackman join forces with visionary director Baz Luhrmann in Australia an epic & romantic action adventure set on the brink of World War II When an English aristocrat (Nicole Kidman) travels to this faraway continent she meets rough-hewn cattle driver (Hugh Jackman) & an enchanting Aboriginal child (Brandon Walters) This unlikely trio joins forces & embarks on a transforming journey driving a herd of cattle across hundreds of miles of the world’s most beautiful yet unforgiving terrain When their world is torn apart by powerful enemies they must try to find each other amidst the bombing of the city of Darwin by the Japanese forces that attached Pearl Harbour Moulin Rouge! Oscar winner Nicole Kidman Ewan Mc Gregor Jim Broadbent & John Leguizamo head an internationally renowned cast in this musical extravaganza Baz Luhrmann’s sensual reinvention of the movie musical was nominated for eight Academy Awards including Best Picture Set in a Paris nightclub that caters to society’s decadent elite the exhilarating Moulin Rouge! follows the story of the ill-fated love affair between a stunning courtesan (Kidman) & a struggling young writer (Mc Gregor) William Shakespeare&s Romeo Juliet Baz Luhrmann’s modern classic unfolds with its heart on its sleeve & guns ablaze In this dazzling adaption of Shakespeare’s classic love story Oscar nominee Leonardo Di Caprio stars opposite Claire Danes They light up the screen as the original star-crossed lovers against a thumping soundtrack & boldly imagined modern-day setting Strictly Ballroom From Baz Luhrmann--the director of the award-winning hits William Shakespeare&s Romeo Juliet & Moulin Rouge!--comes Strictly Ballroom the hilariously funny romantic comedy that&s sure to leave you laughing cheering & feeling great It&s the magical story of a championship ballroom dancer who&s breaking all the rules & his ugly duckling dancing partner Together they make their dreams come true ...

The short story OBITS won the 2016 Edgar for best short story The No 1 bestselling author delivers an 'outstanding' (USA Today) collection of thrilling stories introducing each one with a fascinating piece on when where or how he came to write it There is a treasure here for every reader a man who keeps reliving exactly the same life repeating his mistakes over & over again; a columnist who kills people by writing their obituaries; a poignant tale about the end of the human race & a firework competition between neighbours which reaches an explosive climax & exclusive to this paperback edition (and the e Book from 6 September) a brand new story ' Cookie Jar''I made them especially for you' says King ' Feel free to examine them but please be careful The best of them have teeth'TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE BAZAAR OF BAD DREAMSIntroduction Mile 81 Premium Harmony Batman & Robin Have an Altercation The Dune Bad Little Kid A Death The Bone Church Morality Afterlife Ur Herman Wouk Is Still Alive Under the Weather Blockade Billy Mister Yummy Tommy The Little Green God of Agony Cookie Jar That Bus Is Another World Obits Drunken Fireworks Summer Thunder ...

The BBC is one of the most important institutions in Britain; it is also one of the most misunderstood Despite its claim to be independent & impartial & the constant accusations of a liberal bias the BBC has always sided with the elite As Tom Mills demonstrates we are only getting the news that the Establishment wants aired in public Throughout its existence the BBC has been in thrall to those in power This was true in 1926 when it stood against the workers during the General Strike & since then the Corporation has continued to mute the voices of those who oppose the status quo miners in 1984; anti-war protesters in 2003; those who offer alternatives to austerity economics since 2008 From the outset much of its activity has been scrutinised by the secret services at the invitation of those in charge Since the 1990s the BBC has been integrated into the market while its independence from government & big business has been steadily eroded The BBC is an important & timely examination of a crucial public institution that is constantly under threat ...