' Out of the hideously scarred soil of Flanders rose black splintered trunks of trees' In one of the greatest war memoirs ever written an ordinary German soldier recalls the horror & bloodlust of combat on the Western Front with brutal unflinching candour & stark simplicity Ten new titles in the colourful small-format portable new Pocket Penguins series ...

Presenting the desperate conflict of the First World War through the eyes of an ordinary German soldier Ernst Junger's Storm of Steel is translated by Michael Hofmann in Penguin Modern Classics' As though walking through a deep dream I saw steel helmets approaching through the craters They seemed to sprout from the fire-harrowed soil like some iron harvest'A memoir of astonishing power savagery & ashen lyricism Storm of Steel depicts Ernst Junger's experience of combat on the front line
- leading raiding parties defending trenches against murderous British incursions & simply enduring as shells tore his comrades apart One of the greatest books to emerge from the catastrophe of the First World War it illuminates like no other book not only the horrors but also the fascination of a war that made men keep fighting for four long years Ernst Junger (1895-1998) the son of a wealthy chemist ran away from home to join the Foreign Legion His father dragged him back but he returned to military service when he joined the German army on the outbreak of the First World War Storm of Steel (Stahlgewittern) was Junger's first book published in 1920 Greatly admired by the Nazis Junger remained at a distance from the regime with books such as his allegorical work On the Marble Cliffs (1939) functioning as a covert criticism of Nazi ideology & methods If you enjoyed Storm of Steel you might like Edward Blunden's Undertones of War also available in Penguin Modern Classics' To read this extraordinary book is to gain a unique insight into the compelling nature of organized industrialized violence' Niall Ferguson author of War of the World' Hofmann's interpretation is superb' The Times' Unique in the literature of this or any other war is its brilliantly vivid conjuration of the immediacy & intensity of battle' Telegraph' Storm of Steel is what so many books claim to be but are not a classic account of war' Evening Standard
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GI Joe has been a part of the toy scene since back in 1964 when the original 12 soldier figures emerged It&s come a long way since then going through a relaunch in 1982 which generated many of the characters we are familiar with today It also generated the earliest animation episodes which have gone through many story lines since then & are a staple of TV today The each GI Joe POP! vinyl figure stands around 9cm tall Packed in an illustrated window box ...

A centaur a selkie a fairy & a phoenix -- Helen has unusual friends & in this incredible quest they face some even stranger opponents from mermaids to angry killer whales Helen must help Rona the selkie to win the most important contest of the ocean world & stop the deep sea powers from going to war But who is trying to sabotage the competition & why? Can Helen & the fabled beasts find the real villain & prevent the most devastating storm the world has ever seen? The third thrilling instalment of the bestselling Fabled Beast Chronicles an exciting four-book adventure series starring creatures from myth & legend introduces new fabled beasts from the wild north of Scotland ...

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Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free blu-ray player in order to play THE STORM WARRIORS is highly anticipated sequel to the martial arts film THE STORM RIDERS starring Ekin Cheng & Aaron Kwok; based on the best-selling long-running comic book series FUNG WAN--WIND & CLOUD by artist Ma Wing-Shing This installment features incredible special effects & epic fight scenes as the two legendary warriors struggle to maintain a balance throughout the empire in the face of both outside evil & the evil lurking in themselves Certificate 15 years & over Year 2009 Screen Widescreen 2351 Languages Cantonese
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English Duration 3 hours & 6 minutes (approx)
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' Bleak was the day & the wind whipped down when I & my sisters walked to town' So begins the story of three sisters & their wild & magical encounter with a whale stranded on a beach With illustrations full of light & movement a powerful text that reads like a ballad children & adults alike will be transported to beachside holidays of long ago feel the wind in their hair & taste the salt spray as the girls battle against huge odds to save something precious & vulnerable The artwork moves from black & white to full colour & is expansive & nostalgic Both author & illustrator are passionate about the natural world & environmental issues & see the book as a way to encourage others to care ...

A stunning set featuring the bestselling award-winning The Storm Whale by Benji Davies & a beautiful 6-block puzzle with images ...