Spirou & Fantasio have won a million dollars & a trip to New York City How lucky! Well maybe not that lucky since it's all a plot by Don Cortizone to change his own fortune in his struggle against The Mandarin A-by enlisting the help of truly lucky people Before long the two reporters find themselves in the middle of a shooting war between Italian Mafia & Chinese Triad-and they'll have to make their own luck ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE HESSELL-TILTMAN HISTORY PRIZE 2017AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016 Religious strife civil conflict waves of immigration the rise & fall of industry great prosperity & grinding poverty
- the handful of streets that constitute modern Spitalfields have witnessed all this & much more In Spitalfields one of Britain's best-loved historians tells the stories of the streets he has lived in for four decades Starting in Roman times & continuing right up to the present day Cruickshank explains how Spitalfields' streets evolved what people have lived there & what lives they have led En route he discovers the tales of the Huguenot weavers who made Spitalfields their own after the Great Fire of London He recounts the experiences of the first Jewish immigrants He evokes the slum-ridden courts & alleys of Jack the Ripper's Spitalfields & he describes the transformation of the Spitalfields he first encountered in the 1970s from a war-damaged collection of semi-derelict houses to the vibrant community it is today This is a fascinating evocation of one of London's most distinctive districts At the same time it is a history of England in miniature
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Available as part of Nemesis Now's extensive giftware collection this cat looks thoroughly unimpressed! His fur is scruffy as he sits hunched over contemplating life Being a witches familiar is a rough job & Spite certainly shows it! Cast in the finest resin before being carefully h&-painted this piece would make the perfect gift for any Witch in need of a companion! ...

The Spitfire turns 80 on 5 March 2016 & the passion for the RAF's best-loved fighter is running at an all-time high There are more than 50 Spitfires flying in the world today & John Dibbs has shot virtually all of them 'on the wing' in his breathtaking style This eye-catching book combines a unique collection of stunning photos with poignant first-hand accounts of flying the aeroplane in combat from some of the most famous aces to ever pilot the Spitfire & from some of the pilots forgotten by history Chronicling the history of the most iconic of British aircraft this is a 'must have' purchase for aviation enthusiasts ...

Collect & build a brand new range of six flying legends from Airfix This Quick Build Spitfire is an easy to make push fit construction model kit It comes pre-coloured so no paint or glue is required The model is provided with a stand for displaying & decorative stickers The height of the model when placed on the stand is 116 mm Contents - 34 parts plus 3 additional parts for the stand Flying Hours 1 Skill 1 Dimensions 213 mm x 264 mm x 61 mm Suitable for ages 5 years & over Quick & simple to make No paint or glue required Warning Not suitable for children under 36 months contains small parts which can present a choking hazard ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region Free DVD Player in order to play SPITFIRE is a cinematic epic sweeping tale of determination vision & courage It is the story of an aeroplane that was forged in competition shaped as the war clouds gathered & refined in the white heat of combat going on to become the most famous fighter plane ever made<br > <br > Credited with changing the course of world history this is the story of the Spitfire told personally in the words of the last-surviving combat veterans <br > <br > With breath-taking aerial footage from the world&s top aviation photographer John Dibbs & rare digitally re-mastered archive footage from the tumultuous days of the 1940&s when her power in the skies was unrivalled; all combined with an incredible soundscape of the famous Merlin engine pierced with gunfire makes this a striking & poignant film Language English Subtitles English Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Number of discs 1 ...

How to fly the legendary fighter plane in combat using the manuals & instructions supplied by the RAF during the Second World War 288 pages 40 Illustrations unspecified Sarkar Dilip ...

A model reproduction of the Spitfire Mk Vb with enhanced armament- Detailed cockpit- Auxiliary fuel tanks- Rotatable propeller- Under-carriage- Decal set for a RAF version ...

After the fall of France in 1940 the two great air arms of the day Great Britain's RAF & Germany's Luftwaffe faced each other in large numbers for the first time The spearhead of the Luftwaffe was the Messerschmitt Bf 109E A formidable fighting machine it had proved itself to be world class throughout its previous campaigns Over southern England in the summer of 1940 it faced a new set of challenges The most serious for the German pilots being the widespread use of the RAF's finest fighter the Supermarine Spitfre More manoeuvrable than the 109E the Spitfire was the finest fighter of its day This set contains two aircraft flown by aces Helmut Wick & John Dundas Neither survived their fateful engagement on 28th November 1940 Paint Schemes
- Supermarine Spitfire 1A 609 Squadron FLt Dundas October 1940 & Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4 JG2 Helmut Wick October 1940 Contents 8x Acrylic Paints 2 x Brushes Poly Cement Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia L127mm x W155mm
- Pieces 36 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4 L120mm x W137mm
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Model construction kit of the famous British Battle of Britain fighter aircraft Features of the model- Detailed cockpit- Detailed landing gear- Rotating propeller Authentic decal set for following version- Supermarine Spitfire Mk I Ia No 71 Eagle Squadron Royal Air Force North Weald England August 1941 ...