Already the best-selling English-language guide to the area universally known as 'THE BIBLE' this is the sixth completely revised up-to-date much expanded edition of the DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE D-DAY NORMANDY LANDING BEACHESWritten to the same highly acclaimed formula as all of the other books in this important series of Battlefield Guides (Somme Ypres Gallipoli Market-Garden Western Front
- North Western Front
- South) Once again the cold facts are interlaced with anecdotes of bravery humour sadness & humanity This new edition now containsrnrn All the landing Beaches JUNO SWORD GOLD OMAHA UTAH All the Airborne Operations British & American Two Approach Routes; Six timed & measured Itineraries 21 in-text Itinerary maps Battle maps & Diagrams Approx 400 recommended sites within the D-Day planned area of advancernall with photos each with Latitude & Longitude references (New for this Edition) Over 400 coloured pictures 352 pages Memorials Museums Batteries Bunkers Landing fields Allied & German War Cemeteries Historical background to the landings The Plans & what actually happened Information about Allied & German War Graves Associations Veterans' & other commemorative associations Normandy tourist information Where to stay where to eat Cameos about personalities
- VCs MOHs Poets Photographers etc


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This international bestseller explains everything you need to know about body language how to read it & how to put your best self forwards What people say is often very different to what they think or feel Now with THE DEFINITIVE BOOK OF BODY LANGUAGE you can learn to read others people's thoughts by their gestures It sounds implausible but body language is easy to pick up & fun to use Find out How to tell if someone is lying How to make yourself likeable How to get co-operation from other people How to interview & negotiate successfully How to choose a partner Learn the secrets of body language with Allan & Barbara Pease bestselling authors of WHY MEN DON'T LISTEN & WOMEN CAN'T READ MAPS ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Scott of the Antarctic Robert Falcon Scott (John Mills) is a determined explorer whose ambition is to be the first man to reach the South Pole He starts off well with three modes of transportation -- dogs ponies & snow tractors -- but the extremely cold weather as well as the conspiracy against him by a rival team of Norwegian explorers proves to be too much for the man & his expedition The film is based on the true story & inspired by footage shot on the actual journey The Ladykillers Mrs Wilberforce (Katie Johnson) likes to report suspicious behavior to the police Unaware of her reputation the dapper thief Professor Marcus (Alec Guinness) rents rooms in the elderly widow's home for himself & his band of cohorts Posing as a string quintet the thieves pull off a bank robbery but slip up in front of the old woman as they try to escape Agreed that they need to murder her the bumbling crooks wind up double-crossing each other & slowly killing themselves off The Magnet Young Johnny Brent (William Fox) tricks another boy at his school into giving him a powerful magnet When the magnet gets Johnny into trouble he decides to give it away He meets a medical inventor (Meredith Edwards) who is holding auctions for the hospital & decides to give the man the magnet anonymously As Johnny continues to feel guilty for taking the boy's magnet he runs away to Liverpool where the magnet comes back to him in an unexpected way The Man in the White Suit Chemist Sidney Stratton (Alec Guinness) is at a crossroads in his career He's been trying to invent a long-lasting clothing fiber but his unreasonable demands for high-end equipment have gotten him fired from job after job Finally Sidney creates a white suit that is impervious to the elements -- it cannot stain or wrinkle At first he is celebrated as a hero but soon enough the clothing manufacturers realize that the perfect suit is actually very bad for business Actors Joan Greenwood Michael Gough Ernest Thesiger Kay Walsh John Mills Directors Alexander Mac Kendrick Charles Frend Writers Roger Mac Dougall William Rose Alexander Mac Kendrick TEB Clarke John Dighton Producers Michael Balcon Sidney Cole Format Box set PALRegion Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 4 ...

The Definitive Guide to Betting on Football is a distillation of " Racing Post" expert Kevin Pullein's extensive knowledge on how to make money when betting on football His weekly column in the " Post" is hugely popular with sports betting fans In this masterwork Pullein explains how you can work out what is likely to happen during a football match & how you might be able to exploit this knowledge profitably by betting In each chapter there will be both theory & practice in separate but complementary sections The theory will always be simply explained & illustrated & will satisfy both the more-specialist & the less-experienced reader alike each of whom will be able to get out of it want they want most
- as well as a lot of other things beside Topics include first & second half betting corners first goalscorer final result bookings spread betting betting exchanges & ante post
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Published for the first time in the UK Syd Field acclaimed writer & director tells you step-by-step how to identify & fix common screenwriting problems providing the professional secrets that make films brilliant
- secrets that can make your screenplay a success He provides easily understood guidelines for writing a screenplay from concept to finished product The art of film-writing is made accessible to novices & helps practiced writers improve their scripts as the author pinpoints stylistic & structural elements such as characterisation & plot Tips & techniques on what to do after your screenplay has been completed & much more are all here There are also practical examples from films which Syd Field has collaborated on such as Lord of the Rings American Beauty & The Pianist Written for all levels of screenwriters this is an indispensable reference book for anyone who wants to make money as a great screenwriter
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Quantum & Woody are the world&s worst superhero team Archer & Armstrong are a mismatched pair of conspiracy-busting adventurers When a mysterious force collides these ill-suited & irresponsible "heroes" for a cross-country race through the darkest corners of American mythology all hell is bound to break loose Can two busted pairs become four of a kind in time to defeat the Hobo King save the day & make it back home in time for happy hour? Let&s hope so &cause these guys make a really really bad team (And you don&t even want to know about the goat) It&s an all-new superhero joyride from fan-favorite writers James Asmus (Quantum & Woody) & Fred Van Lente (Archer & Armstrong) & heat-seeking artist Kano (Quantum & Woody Immortal Iron Fist) colliding Quantum & Woody & Archer & Armstrong for the world&s most disastrous team-up adventure! Collecting The Delinquents 1-4 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A 707 aircraft jetliner on its way from Athens to Rome & then to New York City is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists The terrorists demand that the pilot take them to Beirut What the terrorists don&t realize is that an elite team of commandoes led by Major Mc Coy (Norris) & by Colonel Alexander (Marvin) as been called into service to eliminate all terrorists on the jetliner & who&s involved in the hijacking & try to retake the plane before the terrorists kill all the hostages Actors Chuck Norris Lee Marvin Martin Balsam Joey Bishop Robert Forster Directors Menahem Golan Writers Menahem Golan James Bruner Producers Menahem Golan Roni Ya&ackov Yoram Globus Format Anamorphic PALLanguage English French Spanish Subtitles English Spanish German French Italian Portuguese Swedish Danish Polish Dutch Finnish Dubbed French Spanish ...

WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES PRIZE FOR HISTORY FINANCIAL TIMES & NEW STATESMAN BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2014 On the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War Deluge is a powerful explanation of why the war's legacy continues to shape our world
- from Adam Tooze the Wolfson Prize-winning author of The Wages of Destruction In the depths of the Great War with millions of dead & no imaginable end to the conflict societies around the world began to buckle As the cataclysmic battles continued a new global order was being born Adam Tooze's panoramic new book tells a radical new story of the struggle for global mastery from the battles of the Western Front in 1916 to the Great Depression of the 1930s The war shook the foundations of political & economic order across Eurasia Empires that had lasted since the Middle Ages collapsed into ruins New nations sprang up Strikes street-fighting & revolution convulsed much of the world & beneath the surface turmoil the war set in motion a deeper & more lasting shift a transformation that continues to shape the present day 1916 was the year when world affairs began to revolve around the United States America was both a uniquely powerful global force a force that was forward-looking the focus of hope money & ideas & at the same time elusive unpredictable & in fundamental respects unwilling to confront these unwished for responsibilities Tooze shows how the fate of effectively the whole of civilization
- the British Empire the future of peace in Europe the survival of the Weimar Republic both the Russian & Chinese revolutions & stability in the Pacific
- now came to revolve around this new power's fraught relationship with a shockingly changed world The Deluge is both a brilliantly illuminating exploration of the past & an essential history for the present


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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 Sarah Butler (I Spit On Your Grave) Kayla Ewell (The Vampire Diaries) Richard Kohnke (The Carrie Diaries) & Michael Welch (The Twilight Saga) star in a different breed of zombie shocker Six college friends head out for a weekend getaway at a Louisiana bayou estate But when rogue terrorists launch a missile attack on the Gulf Coast a new kind of horror is unleashed Now a biological weapon has infected the entire region with a rabies-like virus that turns the local townspeople into fast-moving rage-crazed flesh-chomping hordes The area is quarantined The madness is spreading The carnage is out of control & for six friends trapped in a nightmare of insane violence how far will they be forced to go to survive? ...

In this action-packed collection runaway demigods Luke & Thalia face untold dangers on their way to Camp Half-Blood Percy Jackson & Annabeth must rescue stolen goods from a fire-breathing giant who doesn't take kindly to intruders & Leo Piper & Jason have to dodge a band of party-loving Maenads & stave off an explosion
- in one hour or less Discover three never-before-seen short stories starring the Heroes of Olympus & Percy Jackson PLUS original art character interviews puzzles & much more
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