A unique anthology of Kipling's war stories & poems from the frontier wars of empire to the Boer War & the First World War ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more ...

For the first time in a decade the original War Stories are back in print! Fully re-mastered these stunning works have never ...

Garth Ennis’ visionary series reaches deep into the recesses of history & finds the most spine chilling tales of conflict & war throughout the modern era This new volume delivers powerful stories that illustrate the horror & humanity within the violence & misery In this vital tome are two stories written by Ennis & illustrated by Thomas Aria including Our Wild Geese Go "T&was England bade our wild geese go that small nations would be free" In the Second World War any Irishman wanting to fight the Nazis had to join the British army- the Republic of Ireland having declared neutrality when the war began Now a small unit of Irish soldiers join the advance into Germany- where the going is rough & the enemy nowhere near surrender & old tensions remain from Ireland&s own struggle for independence as well as the bloody civil war that followed The Tokyo Club How do you join The Tokyo Club? Simple You climb into your single seat single engine fighter- loaded with fuel & ammunition- & fly 700 miles across the open Pacific until you reach the mainland of Japan There you fight off any enemy aircraft attempting to hit the American bombers you&re escorting to their targets Still alive? Now comes the fun part You fly another 700 miles back home to your airstrip on Iwo Jima fuel running lower & lower nothing but ocean for miles around Any battle damage you&ve suffered will reduce your chances even further Make it back & you&re in the club & more good news you get to do it all again tomorrow This volume collects War Stories 10
- 15 of the ongoing comic book series
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The War Stories expansion contains 6 modules that are completely independent from each other They can be added individually or as a whole to the base game They consist of War Stories little scenarios that are written on a card randomly drawn or chosen at the beginning of the game These scenarios use tokens to add various effects to the game like artillery fire or to set specific objectives for the players like trying to find dead officers on the beach Some even simulate the rising tide or give the player added bonuses if they perform certain actions Legendary Units Now every player plays a historical unit that fought in the Normandy landings Legendary Units come with their respective Legendary Specialists & Legendary Items which are always available but only to their respective Legendary Unit Also each Unit comes with its own set of RWB bonuses adding a lot of replay value & variety to the game Poland A 5th player color (black) with a full set of Specialists & dice (and its own set of RWB bonuses) This will give players either a new color to choose from or the option to add a 5th player to the fray Servicemen The Servicemen cards represent individual infantrymen that join your Unit for a while Each comes with resources on every Serviceman card 2 or 3 dice results are shown You can discard the Serviceman whenever you want to add his results to your Final Tally (this might help you obtain some RWB bonuses) Last Man Standing This module introduces a new way to play the game Think of it as &8220;reverse D-Day Dice” You will be given a full Unit of soldiers at the start of the game & then you will roll each turn to see how many you lose Will there be enough men standing in the end to storm the Bunker?

Includes:: a new Specialist (the Crackshot) & player aids with new RWB tables Campaign Mode This giant scenario allows for massive games taking place

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For fans of THE HUNGER GAMES & DIVERGENT
- the highly anticipated fourth & final book in the international bestselling RED QUEEN
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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 Passchendaele During fighting Sergeant Michael Dunne of the Canadian Fighting Tenth' battalion is wounded in action & returned home to Calgary Diagnosed as neurasthenic he is honourably discharged & put to work in recruiting troops for the front When David the foolish asthmatic younger brother of Michael's beloved nurse Sarah tries to enlist Michael sends him away However David is persistent Grey Wolf The Escape of Adolf Hitler A fictionalised account of a theory supposes that Adolf Hitler did not commit suicide in Germany but fled to Argentina instead City of Life & Death City of Life & Death is a 2009 Chinese drama film written & directed by Lu Chuan marking his third feature film The film deals with the Battle of Nanjing & the following massacre committed by the Japanese army during the Second Sino-Japanese War The film is also known as Nanking! Nanking! or Nanjing! Format PALRegion Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) 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 Two cinematic legends John Wayne & Kirk Douglas team up to seize a small fortune in gold in this action-packed western classic Wayne plays Taw Jackson a range-hardened rancher who&s hell-bent on capturing the infamous War Wagon an ironclad stagecoach protected by a small army of men & owned by a thieving cattle baron who robbed Taw of his gold & good name years before To get even Jackson recruits Lomax (Douglas) a brash gunslinger & a raucous crew of mis ts & readies them to pull off one of the most impossible heists of all time Actors John Wayne Kirk Douglas Howard Keel Robert Walker Jr Keenan Wynn Bruce Cabot & Bruce Dern Director Burt Kennedy Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1967 Screen Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic Languages English Subtitles Arabic ; Greek ; French ; Russian ; Danish ; Hebrew ; Turkish ; German ; Spanish ; Norwegian ; Dutch ; Italian ; Portuguese ; Swedish ; Finnish Duration 1 hour & 36 minutes (approx) ...

' You fail to read this book at your peril'
- Admiral James G Stavridis US Navy former Supreme Allied Commander Europe Closely
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A massive collection of stories by some of Black Library's most popular authors The Emperor's vision of mankind ascendant lies in tatters But with Horus's rebellion spreading to every corner of the Imperium & war engulfing new worlds & systems almost daily there are some who now ask were the signs there to be seen all along? In these dark times only one thing is certain
- the galaxy will never know peace again not in this lifetime or a thousand others This Horus Heresy anthology contains twenty-one short stories by the cream of Black Library's authors including David Annandale Aaron Dembski-Bowden John French Guy Haley Nick Kyme Graham Mc Neill Rob Sanders Andy Smillie James Swallow Gav Thorpe & Chris Wraight
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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 For 15 year old Tom the war zone is at the heart of his seemingly happy middle-class family When his family move from London to Devon Tom finds his new family life lonely & boring But nothing can prepare him for the terrible secret that binds his father & his eighteen-year old sister Jessie Isolated confused & consumed by adolescent anger Tom is determined to reveal the truth Actors Ray Winstone Lara Belmont Freddie Cunliffe & Tilda Swinton Director Tim Roth Certificate 18 years & over Year 1999 Screen 169 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English For The Hearing Impaired Duration 1 Hour & 35 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players

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