The regiment had fought countless battles across the European continent War had been waged in Bavaria against the Prussians Catalonia against the Spaniards under the great pyramids against the relentless Turk & even at New Orleans against those upstart Americans Now new challengers have arisen & a completely foreign army is arrayed across the battlefield The Tri-Color fluttered in the breeze as rocket shells burst in the air A new type of warfare was about to be unleashed Manoeuvre Distant Lands is an expansion for Manoeuvre Four new armies are included to allow you to bring the fight from the frozen north to the sub-continent & the mythic east Included in this set are counters & cards for Sweden the splintered Kingdoms of India the Chinese 8-Banner Army & the crumbling remains of the Japanese Shogunate Also included is a set of 8 new land tiles that will force veteran players to learn new tactics among the swamps & fields of the Orient as well as the forests of Scandanavia Sweden The Swedes are reminiscent of the more traditional European powers & fit nicely into the current game hierarchy to allow for more balanced tournament play The Swedish army fits the mold of both the Prussians & Russians but falls into line just below them in overall strength Indians The Kingdoms of the Marathas Mughals Mysore & Sikhs from the Punjab have banded together to overthrow the colonial powers of the day Their problem is overcoming the lack of a true leader that makes it difficult to set aside their rivalries & squabbling They have speed rivaling the Ottomans but far less of a capacity to use it well They are a true guerilla force adept at denying their opponents resources or freedom to maneuver Tokugawa Shogunate The Shogunate is crumbling The army seeks to modernize against the will of the Shogun & in a few years Japan will step into the Industrial age However at the turn of the 19th Century insular clans still dominated the military Every Daimyo leads his own army into battle with their own guns cavalry samurai & teppo Only the Shogun can be called on to make any Clan work with another Beware the deadly fury of the Banzai charge & even cornered units will fight to the bitter end & the last man China The Chinese 8-Banner army boasts a core of elite units including three cavalry units that can stand their ground against any European foe Unfortunately the Han conscripts & the peasants that form the Tuan Lian are ill-suited & under-equipped in relation to their Manchu & Mongol horsemen Will rockets & witchcraft bring disruption to the orderly European battlefield Components 32 Unit counters (8 for each nationality) 240 Cards (60 for each nationality) 8 Terrain tiles Rules for the new abilities & some advanced Manoeuvre additions 3 Advance-to-Contact Counters ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The equally extraordinary highly successful & award-winning sequel to Jean De Florette based on the classic novel by Marcel Pagnol The timeless story continues with the late Jean de Florette&s daughter Manon (Emmanuelle Beart) now grown up into a beautiful & free-spirited young shepherdess on her father&s Provence farm But when she finally learns the tragic truth behind her father&s death Manon plots her revenge on the dim-witted Ugolin (Daniel Auteuil) & the scheming Le Papet (Yves Montand) A visual feast containing masterly performances leading to a heart-stopping & totally unexpected conclusion Manon Des Sources
- together with Jean De Florette
- are universally acclaimed as the best French films of the past three decades Actors Yves Montand Emmanuelle Beart Daniel Auteuil Hippolyte Girardot Margarita Lozano Yvonne Gamy & Ticky Holgado Director Claude Berri Certificate PGYear 1987 Screen 2351 Anamorphic Widescreen Languages French
- Dolby (20) Subtitles English Duration 1 hour & 49 minutes (approx)


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Leo “the Doc” Jeffries is down on his luck with his run down Dynamic Dino Display until he unearths a box of bonafide dinosaur eggs! The eggs hatch four talking dinosaurs who rapidly adapt & grow into their new environment…the twenty first century! Now Tri Rex Ptor & Pterry must navigate life after extinction & defend their new family from forces of the dreaded Armaggedon who would like to make sure these powerful reptiles stay extinct About the Author STEFAN PETRUCHA is the author of such YA series as Timetripper Split & The Rule of Won as well as NANCY DREW DIARIES POWER RANGERS PAPERCUTZ SLICES & many other series from Papercutz He has written X-Files comics for Topps Disney comics for Egmont & he was nominated for a Stoker Award for his graphic novel Kolchak The Devil in the Details ...

Leo “the Doc” Jeffries is down on his luck with his run down Dynamic Dino Display until he unearths a box of bonafide dinosaur eggs! The eggs hatch four talking dinosaurs who rapidly adapt & grow into their new environment…the twenty first century! Now Tri Rex Ptor & Pterry must navigate life after extinction & defend their new family from forces of the dreaded Armaggedon who would like to make sure these powerful reptiles stay extinct About the Author STEFAN PETRUCHA is the author of such YA series as Timetripper Split & The Rule of Won as well as NANCY DREW DIARIES POWER RANGERS PAPERCUTZ SLICES & many other series from Papercutz He has written X-Files comics for Topps Disney comics for Egmont & he was nominated for a Stoker Award for his graphic novel Kolchak The Devil in the Details ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play On July 6th & 7th of 2007 25000 true metal fans gathered in Bad Arolsen Germany to watch Manowar & a legion of other heavy metal warriors perform on the largest stage in the country An incredible spectacle to behold at 40 meters wide 16 meters deep weighing 70 tons & requiring over 250000 Watts of power to run the PA systems & 442000 Watts of intense lighting Earlier that same summer on June 30th 2007 Manowar & Holy Hell performed at the Kaliakra Rock Fest in Kavarna Bulgaria to another 25000 true metal fans Those who witnessed these festivities firsthand will never forget what they saw & heard during these two incredible weekends Now metal fans everywhere can relive both unique experiences with the Magic Circle Festival 2007 double-DVD set Actors Manowar Certificate 15 years & over Year 2007 Screen Widescreen Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51)
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In early 1864 Union Gen Nathaniel Banks led a small army up Louisiana&s Red River His objective in conjunction with an overland campaign through Arkansas was the Confederate Trans-Mississippi capital at Shreveport Poor coordination of the two columns enabled the Confederates to concentrate their slender resources against each in turn Banks was first & on 8 April his spearhead was hit near the crossroads of Mansfield Historically the Union forces strung out on the march were routed piecemeal but the battle could have gone the other way Mansfield uses the simplified Quick Play version of the Musket & Saber system of warfare during the muzzle-loading era Combat is based on unit quality rather than raw numbers & rewards use of historical tactics All units are susceptible to rout when weakened so players must maintain reserves Leaders enhance unit capabilities Winning the battle depends on deployment thoughtful maneuver to concentrate at the key points the proper coordination of arms careful use of leaders & special units & an understanding of the strengths & weaknesses of each army ...

Taken from the poverty of her parents' home in Portsmouth Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park acutely aware of her humble rank & with her cousin Edmund as her sole ally During her uncle's absence in Antigua the Crawford's arrive in the neighbourhood bringing with them the glamour of London life & a reckless taste for flirtation Mansfield Park is considered Jane Austen's first mature work & with its quiet heroine & subtle examination of social position & moral integrity one of her most profound ...

Harper Collins is proud to present its range of best-loved essential classics I pay very little regardto what any young person says on the subject of marriage If they profess a disinclination for it I only set it down that they have not yet seen the right person' Humble & lowly a young Fanny Price goes to live with her wealthy Aunt & Uncle at their grand house Mansfield Park Growing up with her privileged & spoilt cousins the Bertrams she lives in the shadows of their glamorous lives but manages to find an ally in her cousin Edmund When Henry & Mary Crawford come to visit the house is thrown into disarray as romance flourishes between the young people leading Fanny to finally confront the extent of her true feelings for Edmund ...

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY AMANDA VICKERYThe Vintage Classics Austen series is designed by the writer & illustrator Leanne Shapton & introduced by some of our finest contemporary writers & Austen fans Alexander Mc Call Smith Lynne Truss Amanda Vickery Francesca Segal PD James & Andrew Motion ' The most perfect artist among women the writer whose books are immortal' Virginia Woolf Fanny Price's rich relatives offer her a place in their home so that she can be properly brought up However Fanny's childhood is a lonely one as she is never allowed to forget her position Her only ally is her cousin Edmund When her cousins befriend two glamorous new young people who have arrived in the area Henry & Mary Crawford Edmund starts to grow close to Mary & Fanny finds herself dealing with feelings she has never experienced before ...

Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith these delectable & collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design Taken from the poverty of her parents' home in Portsmouth Fanny Price is brought up with her rich cousins at Mansfield Park acutely aware of her humble rank & with her cousin Edmund as her sole ally During her uncle's absence in Antigua the Crawford's arrive in the neighbourhood bringing with them the glamour of London life & a reckless taste for flirtation Mansfield Park is considered Jane Austen's first mature work & with its quiet heroine & subtle examination of social position & moral integrity one of her most profound ...