In the months after Fort Sumter fell Missouri was riven by a civil war within a civil war Rebels organized as the Missouri State Guard under Sterling Price had been joined by a Confederate force under Ben Mc Culloch to threaten Nathaniel Lyon&s small but well-drilled Union army in the southwestern part of the state Lyon hoping to catch the Rebels off guard attacked their scattered camps along Wilson&s Creek The initial Union assault went well before the battle devolved into a grueling firefight Confederate numbers eventually prevailed but Lyon&s attack might have succeeded Wilson&s Creek uses the simplified Quick Play version of the Musket & Saber system of warfare during the muzzle-loading era Combat is based on unit quality rather than raw numbers & rewards use of historical tactics All units are susceptible to rout when weakened so players must maintain reserves Leaders enhance unit capabilities Winning the battle depends on deployment thoughtful manuever to concentrate at the key points the proper coordination of arms careful use of leaders & special units & an understanding of the strengths & weaknesses of each army ...

Henry Wilt tied to a daft job & a domineering wife has just been passed over for promotion yet again Ahead of him at the Polytechnic stretch years of trying to thump literature into the heads of plasterers joiners butchers & the like & things are no better at home where his massive wife Eva is given to boundless & unpredictable fits of enthusiasm
- for transcendental meditation yoga or the trampoline But if Wilt can do nothing about his job he realises he can do something about his wife
- & as each day passes his fantasies grow more murderous & more real

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Five of iconic film director Wim Wenders& key documentaries collected together in " Wenders Classics" box set packaging with new bonus features & an exclusive limited edition collector&s booklet A must-have for Wenders fans Nick&s Film Lightning Over Water In 1979 award-winning German filmmaker Wim Wenders travelled to New York City to make a movie with legendary American auteur Nicholas Ray as he lay dying of terminal cancer Surrounded by family & friends the director of such Hollywood classics as Rebel Without a Cause Johnny Guitar & They Live By Night reflects on a career of triumphs & compromises as he faces his final days with hope humour & the fierce independent spirit that defined his greatest works Together Ray & Wenders create a film that is more than a documentary telling an extraordinarily moving story about collaboration that goes beyond friendship & ultimately a life in cinema that transcends death itself Room 666 The year is 1982 Filmmakers across the globe converge on the south of France for the Cannes Film Festival the industry&s most prestigious annual event One by one they are led in to the cramped confines of Room 666 at the Hotel Martinez & forced to answer a difficult & engaging question " What is the future of cinema?" The directors become the subject when some of the film&s greatest visionaries bare their souls & wax romantic about the fate of moviemaking Steven Spielberg Michelangelo Antonioni Werner Herzog & Jean-Luc Godard headline an all-star cast of auteurs in this eclectic documentary by acclaimed director Wim Wenders Tokyo-Ga Oscar-nominated director Wim Wenders turns his camera toward the Far East in this captivating love letter to the world&s most bustling metropolis Using the films of director Yasujiro Ozu as a window into the Tokyo landscape Wenders examines the sociology of Tokyo in both the past & present in an effort to understand the evolution of Japan&s national identity Highlighted by an interview with fellow filmmaker Werner Herzog Tokyo-Ga is a fascinating amalgam of personal experience & global introspection that aims to question the meaning of nostalgia in a city that thrives on change Notebook On Cities & Clothes In 1989 the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris asked director Wim Wenders to create a film about the world of fashion Initially resistant to the idea Wenders soon became fascinated by the craft & philosophy of Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto as he prepared his new season&s collection From the streets & studios of Tokyo to the boulevards & catwalks of Paris Wenders uncovers the essence of Yamamoto&s work while exploring the enigma of style the language of images & the very nature of human identity The result is an extraordinary examination of both fashion & cinema as a way of life carried along only by unique vision & vivid curiosity A Trick Of The Light Long fascinated with the ever-changing culture of world cinema exploratory director Wim Wenders pays a visit to his alma mater in an effort to recreate the magic & wonder of film in its most infantile state Commentary with Wim Wenders " Nicholas Ray Especially For Pierre" documentary Deleted Scenes Yamamoto 12 Years Later documentary Actors Nicholas Ray Wim Wenders Ronee Blakley Jean-Luc Godard Werner Herzog Steven Spielberg Michelangelo Antonioni R W Fassbinder Chishu Ryu Yuharu Atsuta Yohji Yamamoto Udo Kier Nadine Buttner Christoph Merg & Otto Kuhnle Director Wim Wenders Certificate 15 years & over Year 1980 ; 1982 ; 1985 ; 1989 ; 1996 Languages Various
- Dolby Digital (20) Stereo Subtitles English
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Wimbledon 2018 The Official Story of The Championships is the comprehensive entertaining & beautifully illustrated re-telling of a spell-binding fortnight of tennis at the All England Club 192 pages Newman Paul ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Richard Loncraine&s & Wimbledon& is a lighthearted romantic comedy set in the high-pressure world of professional tennis Peter Colt (Paul Bettany) is a 31-year-old Englishman who was once ranked 11th in the world but has now dropped to a pathetic 119th Realising that his days are numbered Peter intends to retire from the game after playing in one final Wimbledon But when he accidentally walks into the hotel room of rising American star Lizzie Bradbury (Kirsten Dunst) sparks begin to fly & Peter begins to find his touch on the court once again Unfortunately for Peter Lizzie&s overbearing father Dennis (Sam Neill) is well aware that Lizzie&s game suffers when she is distracted by love & he bans the two from seeing each other This doesn&t bode well for Peter who is about to play in the final against cocky American superstar Jake Hammond (Austin Nichols) Not to mention the fact that Peter has the hopes of an entire nation riding on his shoulders Loncraine&s breezy comedy is fuelled by the chemistry between Bettany & Dunst & also features several memorable supporting characters including Peter&s bickering parents (Bernard Hill & Eleanor Bron) his goofy brother (James Mc Avory) his practice partner (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) & his cell phone-wielding agent (Jon Favreau) ...