Throughout most of the classical period Persia was one of the great superpowers placing a limit on the expansion of Western powers It was the most formidable rival to the Roman empire for centuries until Persia by then under the Sassanians was overwhelmed by the Islamic conquests in the seventh century AD Yet the armies of ancient Persia have received relatively little detailed attention certainly in comparison to those of Rome This work is the first of three volumes that will form the most comprehensive study of ancient Persian armies available The Sassanians the native Iranian dynasty that ousted their Parthian overlords in AD 226 developed a highly sophisticated army that was able for centuries to hold off all comers They continued the Parthians' famous winning combination of swift horse archers with heavily-armoured cataphract cavalry also making much use of war elephants but Kaveh Farrokh interestingly demonstrates that their oft-maligned infantry has been much underestimated The author born in Athens Greece & expert in ancient Persian languages & military history has been researching the military history & technology of Persia for a quarter of a century He draws on the latest research & new archaeological evidence focussing on the organization equipment & tactics of the armies that dominated the ancient Middle East for so long ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play NEWS PRESENTER Terry you ve been a friend some would say a confidant of Alexander Armstrong & Ben Miller for a number of years can you give us an insight into what we can expect from this DVD box set? TERRY DEVLIN Oh yes Peter Well from the very moment you convey this box set from your preferred retailer be it high street shop a superstore a supermarket or even an online some might say virtual supplier to your home NEWS PRESENTER (Urging him on) But what of the actual content? The programmes contained on the discs? TERRY DEVLIN I have been reliably informed Peter by the very individuals closest to Ben & Alexander that the box set could conceivably contain three whole series of comedy NEWS PRESENTER Comedy? TERRY DEVLIN Oh yes Peter BAFTA award-winning comedy Or action adventure romance science fiction melodrama perhaps even a murder mystery or one of the many many branches of entertainment that are featured on a DVD release such as this NEWS PRESENTER Right Well more on the precise nature of this DVD box set later But first a look at the extras ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Ben Miller & Alexander Armstrong star in the hit BBC comedy sketch programme the armstrong & miller show The line-up of characters

Includes:: Brabbins & Fyffe the filthy alter-egos of Flanders & Swann; the Inappropriate Dentist who regales his captive audience with tales of swinger parties & the state of his pet dog’s prostate; Tony & Dimitri a hapless football manager & his Russian oligarch boss; & wartime fighter pilots talking in modern-day street lingo Wince at the near-the-knuckle instructions of a politically incorrect sat nav & marvel at the very existence of Pru & Miranda two fat ladies with the difference that they can neither cook nor run Dandy Lion’s their brain-meltingly inefficient vegetarian restaurant in Hampstead And that’s just a taster – there are nearly 100 other characters in the series all with a hint of Armstrong & Miller’s exquisite nose for the absurd

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Alexander Armstrong & Ben Miller are back for The Armstrong & Miller Show
- Series 2 with their crack team of comedy writers & ‘script guru’ Jeremy Dyson A whole host of favourite characters return including Frank Dad the Striding Man & the street-talking Second World War Pilots plus a raft of brand spanking new creations Among them are The White Devil a self-important ex-pat in Africa
- roaming the back roads saving lives & fixing his hair in the wing mirror of his 4x 4; Jilted Jim dumped at the altar but still on his honeymoon turning the lives of other newly weds into a living hell; Dennis Lincoln-Park an accident-prone culture buff searching for the most valuable art works in the history of civilization; & Terry Devlin a flamboyant high society hanger-on who masquerades as a BBC News Royal Correspondent

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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 Beginning in 2009 Academy Award winning documentarian Alex Gibney followed Armstrong for four years chronicling his return to cycling after retirement as he tried to win his eighth title Unexpectedly Gibney was also there in 2012 when Armstrong admitted to doping following a federal criminal investigation public accusations of doping by his ex-teammates & an investigation by the US Anti-Doping Agency that led USADA&s CEO Travis Tygart to conclude that Armstrong&s team had run &the most sophisticated professionalized & successful doping program that sport has ever seen’ ...

322 pages 5 Line drawings black & white; 3 Tables black & white; 5 Illustrations black & w Melvin Jess ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play DVD Extras Exclusive interview with Robert Guediguian Army of crime at Cannes 2009 trailer ...

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 poet Missak Manouchian leads a mixed bag of youngsters & immigrants in a clandestine battle against the Nazi occupation Twenty-two men & one woman fighting for an ideal & for freedom News of their daring attacks including the assassination of an SS general eventually reaches Berlin Actors Virginie Ledoyen Simon Abkarian Robinson Stevenin Jean-Pierre Darroussin Lola Naymark Directors Robert Guediguian Writers Serge Le Peron Gilles Taurand Producers Dominique Barneaud Language French Subtitles English Number of discs 1 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Their personal motives are steeped in tragedy Their objective is to fight tyranny in the name of freedom Their methods are deadly & explosive This is the untold story of one of the most notorious & feared sects of the French resistance during WWII A tense uncompromising portrayal of how a disparate group of outsiders from varying nationalities joined forces to create an unstoppable underground army This is also the story of Missak Manouchian an Armenian poet & self-proclaimed pacifist who is suddenly thrown into a world where violence & conflict are the only means of survival Directed by accomplished filmmaker Robert Guediguian (The Last Mitterand The Town Is Quiet) The Army Of Crime is a myth-destroying compelling & highly original piece of modern cinema A gripping depiction of wartime Europe The Army Of Crime successfully binds human drama historical fact & incredibly tense action sequences into a thrilling unforgettable experience ...

On an unchartered island in the South Pacific Nazis have uncovered the secret of transforming animals into a human-like army of killers A team of British & American operatives is sent on a search-&-destroy mission The team quickly finds themselves in a nightmarish war with savage animals that think they are men! ...