The War Doctor & Cardinal Ollistra are stranded far from their Time Lord forces with Daleks closing in destroying all that stands between them They must call on the help of new friends & old to fight their way back to the front lines From the outer reaches of the galaxy to the heart of Gallifrey itself the Doctor finds casualties in every place the Time War has touched Among them a fighter a travelling companion of the distant past who remembers him quite differently A warrior woman named Leela 41 Pretty Lies by Guy Adams Trapped & desperate light years from their armies at the heart of the Time War the War Doctor & Cardinal Ollistra discover that wherever they go destruction follows A war reporter named Schandel may provide the key to their escape but it is often said that the first casualty of war is the truth When the choice between grim reality & a hero's story means life or death will the Doctor allow Schandel to print the legend? 42 The Lady of Obsidian by Andrew Smith As a Dalek Strike Fleet heads to destroy another defenceless world the Doctor seeks help from a shadowy guerrilla force The Time War leaves many casualties in its wake & inside the Obsidian Nebula the monstrous Unlived are held at bay only by the ' Lady' & her dwindling band of fighters The War Doctor soon finds himself at the Lady's mercy & two old friends face new revelations 43 The Enigma Dimension by Nicholas Briggs The Dalek Time Strategist has a new plan to ensure final victory in the Time War As its forces gather for a huge assault on the enemy ahead of the fleet something hovers above the planet of the Time Lords & on Gallifrey itself shadows move among the Cloisters The Time Lords face a threat alien to their entire universe To save their world the War Doctor & his allies must enter the Enigma Dimension Big Finish present John Hurt as The War Doctor a character created for & central to Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary Special The Day of the Doctor shown on TV & in cinemas in 2013 This release brings the New Series character of the War Doctor face-to-face with Leela one of Tom Baker's companions from the 1970s golden era of Doctor Who
- with actress Louise Jameson returning to the role Casualties of War was directed by Nicholas Briggs
- voice-artist for the Daleks & other terrifying monsters from the televised version of Doctor Who!CAST John Hurt (The War Doctor) Louise Jameson (Leela) Jacqueline Pearce (Cardinal Ollistra) Joseph Kloska (Schandel) Julia Hills (Sera Spokesperson) Mark Elstob (Editor Old Man) Lizzie Roper (Rosata Laxter High Minister) Chris Porter (Skaul Freel) Alan David (Castellan Kanteer) Jane Slavin (Panopticon Guard Lintok) & Nicholas Briggs (Dalek Time Strategist Daleks Assault Team Leader)

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The War Ends the World Raises the World Vol 1 (light novel) (War Ends the World Raises the World (Light Novel)) ...

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Are you ready for the truth about World War Two? The Second World War is the most cataclysmic & violent sequence of events in recent times But for the past seven decades our understanding of it has relied upon conventional wisdom propaganda & an interpretation skewed by the information available James Holland has spent over twelve years conducting new research interviewing survivors visiting battlefields & archives that have never before been so accessible & challenging too-long-held assumptions about the war that shaped our world In Germany Ascendant the first part of this ground-breaking new history James Holland introduces the war beginning with the lead-up to its outbreak in 1939 & taking us up to mid-1941 as the Nazis prepared to unleash Operation Barbarossa the invasion of Russia To tell the real story he weaves together the experiences of dozens of individuals from civilians & soldiers to sailors pilots leading military strategists industrialists & heads of state & uncovers the strategy tactics & events that informed not only the military aspects of the war but also the economic political & social aspects too The War in the West is a truly monumental history of the war on land in the air & at sea In it James Holland has created a captivating & epic narrative which redefines & enhances our understanding of one of the most significant conflicts in history ...

' Ranks as a towering work of historical research & writing'
- Nigel Jones BBC History Magazine In the second volume of his acclaimed
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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 Stationed in England during World War II Buzz Rickson (Mc Queen) is the bravest Air Force pilot in his squadron & the most reckless His maniacal quest for thrills takes him to the brink of destruction during the B-17 bombing raids on Germany But while Buzz&s daredevil heroics win the grudging respect of his crew his rebellious attitude alienates everyone except his co-pilot Ed Bolland (Robert Wagner) ...

A spellbinding children's story from from War Horse author & former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo
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The dwarves have gone to battle & they have been victorious But outside the realm dark forces are working A secret army of Orcs made immortal by the hidden powers of the Black Water now marches towards Girdlegard set to unleash its fury upon the kingdom Sooner than they realise Tungdil & his comrades will need to summon all their courage to do battle against this bloodthirsty horde The Orcs are not the only threat An unspeakable new power is growing & threatens the very existence of the dwarves But both enemies have forgotten one very important truth a dwarf is never more dangerous than when total obliteration seems inevitable ...

The second of two companion volumes which documents the later writing of The Silmarillion Tolkien's epic tale of war In The War of the Jewels Christopher Tolkien takes up his account of the later history of The Silmarillion from the point where it was left in Morgoth's Ring The story now returns to Middle-earth & the ruinous conflict of the High Elves & the Men who were their allies with the power fothe Dark Lord With the publication in this book of all JRR Tolkien's later narrative writing concerned with the last centuries of the First Age the long history of The Silmarillion from its beginning in The Book of Lost Tales is completed; & the enigmatic state of the work at his death can be understood This book contains the full text of the Grey Annals the primary record of The War of the Jewels & a major story of Middle-earth now published for the first time the tale of the disaster that overtook the forest people of Brethil when Hurin the Steadfast came among them after his release from long years of captivity in Angband the fortress of Morgoth ...

' The story of the first all-out struggle in Asia between Communism & the West vividly told in an exciting & engrossing book' Sunday Express Only three short years after the end of the Japanese occupation war came again to Malaya The Chinese-backed guerrillas called it the War of the Running Dogs
- their contemptuous term for those in Malaya who remained loyal to the British The British Government referred to this bloody & costly struggle as the ' Malayan Emergency' Yet it was a war that lasted twelve years & cost thousands of lives By the time it was over Malaya had obtained its independence
- but on British not on Chinese or Communist terms Here is the war as it was Here are the planters & their wives on their remote rubber estates the policemen the generals & the soldiers the Malays Chinese & Indians of a polyglot country all fighting an astute ruthless & well organized enemy

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