In a place soon to be known as & The Valley of Death& in a small clearing called landing zone X-Ray Lt Colonel Hal Moore (Mel Gibson) & 400 young troops all from an elite American combat division were surrounded by 2000 North Vietnamese soldiers The ensuing battle was one of the most savage in US history ...

In November 1965 450 men of the 1st Battalion 7th Cavalry under the command of Lt Col Hal Moore were dropped by helicopter into a small clearing in the Ia Drang Valley They were immediately surrounded by 2000 North Vietnamese soldiers Three days later only two & a half miles away a sister battalion was chopped to pieces Together these actions at the landing zones X-Ray & Albany constituted one of the most savage & significant battles of the Vietnam War How these men persevered
- sacrificed themselves for their comrades & never gave up
- makes a vivid portrait of war at its most inspiring & devastating General Moore & Joseph Galloway the only journalist on the ground throughout the fighting have interviewed hundreds of men who fought there including the North Vietnamese commanders This devastating account rises above the specific ordeal it chronicles to present a picture of men facing the ultimate challenge dealing with it in ways they would have found unimaginable only a few hours earlier It reveals to us as rarely before man's most heroic & horrendous endeavour

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The Kurc family shouldn't have survived the Holocaust In the spring of 1939 three generations are living relatively normal lives in Poland despite the hardships Jews face When war breaks out & the family is cast to the wind the five Kurc siblings do everything they can to find their way through a devastated continent to freedom Addy a musician charms his way into possession of a Brazilian visa & into the first class piano lounge on a ship full of refugees bound for Rio; Jakob marries the love of his life in an abandoned house to a soundtrack of air sirens; Mila hides her daughter in a Catholic convent outside of Warsaw only to return weeks later to find the convent in ruins; Genek endures a brutal winter in a Siberian gulag before embarking with his wife & newborn son on a year-long exodus through Persia to fight for the Allies; & Halina attempts to flee over the Austrian Alps on foot
- while pregnant All this across continents & often in ignorance as to the fate of the rest of their family while the wheels of war turn We Were the Lucky Ones is a profoundly moving & memorable novel based on the author's family experiences
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' An adrenalin-fuelled gritty story of heroism on the frontline in Afghanistan' Andy Mc Nab The rounds were single shot from the same two enemy positions trying to pick me off They were kicking up the dirt around me Then all hell broke loose as the gunship's Gatling vomited ammo right over my head The sound was deafening It was now or never I got up & ran A captain in 29 Commando Johnny Mercer served in the army for twelve years On his third tour of Afghanistan he was a Joint Fires Controller with the pressurized job of bringing down artillery & air strikes in close proximity to his own troops Based in an area of northern Helmand that was riddled with Taliban leaders he walked into danger with every patrol determined to protect them Then one morning in brutal close quarter combat everything changed In We Were Warriors Johnny takes us from his commando training to the heat blood & chaos of battle With brutal honesty he describes what it is like to risk your life every day pushing through the fear that follows watching your friends die He took the fight back to the enemy with a relentless efficiency that came at a high personal cost Back in the UK seeing the inadequate care available for veterans & their families he was inspired to run for Parliament in the hope he could improve their plight Unflinching action-packed & laced with wry humour We Were Warriors is a compelling read ...

' Wars are not won by evacuations'' We can take it!'' Westward look the land is bright' This collection of speeches from one of the great modern orators

Includes:: Churchill's famous words on the declaration of war with Germany as well as his rousing call to the British in June 1940 after Dunkirk & his immortal tribute to the young men fighting in the Battle of Britain GREAT IDEAS Throughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves
- & each other They have inspired debate dissent war & revolution They have enlightened outraged provoked & comforted They have enriched lives
- & destroyed them Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers pioneers radicals & visionaries whose ideas shook civilization & helped make us who we are



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' Vividly reconstructs the dramatic story of these men whose fortitude kept alive the principle of conscientious objection we now take for granted' Spectator 'A fascinating story thoroughly researched & clearly told' Craig Brown Mail on Sunday Book of the Week In June 1916 as his brother Philip was on the way to the Somme Bert Brocklesby was in prison under sentence of death He had refused to fight in the First World War In this thoughtful compelling & poignant book Will Ellsworth-Jones tells the remarkable & little-known story of courageous men like Bert Brocklesby who defied both brutal incomprehension from the military & white feathers waved at them in the street to leave a lasting legacy the freedom to voice unpopular beliefs & to challenge those who decide to take us to war 'A fascinating & frightening story of an army very nearly out of control of its political masters' Francis Beckett Guardian 'A moving & grippingly readable book' Sunday Telegraph ...

We wish for a furry monster A big hairy scary monster Our own stomping chomping monster for Christmas this year! Dear Santa please bring us a MONSTER for Christmas! This hilarious parody of the traditional carol stars two siblings who want something just a little more special than the usual toys for their Christmas gift Mom & Dad refuse--so they appeal to a higher power Santa & since they've been good all year he delivers But having a monster in the house may not be all it's cracked up to be as the kids discover when he turns their playroom to rubble & causes tons of trouble Now what will they do? Delighted readers will sing along with the merry song ...

Television drama set in a Suffolk town during the Second World War Two thousand brash young USAF officers arrive in this rural corner of England ...

A beautiful glass Alice Bauble that makes for a treasured keepsake all year round This bauble features the popular characters from the curious Disney film Alice in Wonderland This item would make a lovely unique gift for a friend or a self-purchase to brighten up the home Presented in a branded window box ...

Tracklist The Muppet Show Theme (From The Muppets) Movin' Right Along (From The Muppet Movie) Mah Na Mah Na (From The Muppets) Happy Feet (From The Muppet Show) Macarena (From Muppets Most Wanted Bayside Boys Remix) Moves Like Jagger (From Muppets Most Wanted) Rainbow Connection (From The Muppets) Can You Picture That? (From The Muppet Movie) Man Or Muppet (From The Muppets) America (From The Muppet Movie) Smells Like Teen Spirit (From The Muppets) Popcorn What Now My Love? (From The Muppet Show) (It Not Easy) Bein' Green (From The Muppet Show) Tenderly (From The Muppet Show) Halfway Down The Stairs (From The Muppet Show) Rainbow Connection (From The Muppets Moopets Version) Life's A Happy Song Finale (From The Muppets) ...