Air, L&, & Sea weapons systems are explained in an easy to follow format. From high above the clouds aboard a supersonic jet to the silent ocean depths patrolled by nuclear submarines, Firepower explains the complexities of military & aerospace technology in simple, layman's terms, blending stunning visual effects & exciting action footage with narration & interviews with leading international experts. ...

It is 1927. In rural Bohemia a son is born to Josef, leader of a company of Coppersmith Gypsies, & his wife Anna. For the benefit of his people he is named Emil, but his real name, known only to his mother is Yenko. Yenko is the prince of his tribe, treasured & protected from the growing hardships & restrictions imposed on his people. But his childhood world is soon overwhelmed by the Great Depression of the 1930s, the rise of Nazism & the calamity of the Second World War. Interned in a camp, Yenko faces the hardest decision of his life: to escape alone, or stay & risk perishing with his family. ...

Josh & Miriam Retallick & their grandson Ben seem almost part of the wild & rugged Cornish landscape of 1913. Yet a revolutionary spirit of change is sweeping across the country
- & the whole of Europe
- with terrifying haste. Even before the outbreak of the Great War, with strike action compromising his position in the community & threatening the future of the China clay industry, Ben is unsettled by the presence of his cousin Emma Cotton. Inspired by the blossoming suffragette movement, it is a cause which takes her to London & a meeting with ardent campaigner Tessa Wren. As Emma & Tessa are plunged into the turmoil of driving ambulances to the front line in France, Ben's wife, Lily, resigned to dying in a Swiss clinic, pushes her husband towards this courageous new woman. Bringing the past powerfully to life against a turbulent historical background, Fires of Evening follows the West Country dynasty as the struggle to find the strength to survive devastating years of war & social unrest.

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In this fifth book of The Wheel of Time, legend fades to myth, & even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again. The Chosen are free & already planning the Great Day of Return, when the Dark One will walk the Earth again. ...

When her journalist husband (Jimmy Smits) is imprisoned in Cuba for his political beliefs, Isabel (Greta Scacchi) flees the country with her daughter. Saved off the shores of Miami by a fisherman (D' Onofrio), she soon falls deeply in love with her rescuer. But just as she's on the verge of building a life with him, Nestor unexpectedly appears, released from he Cuban prison & determined to win his wife & daughter back. Torn between the passion of her present & the love of her past, Isabel must now choose which man will be her future. ...

Assembles a cast of distinguished scholars, including Sebastian Cox, Nicola Lambourne, Soenke Neitzel, Richard Overy & Hew Strachan, to review the origins, conduct, & consequences of the raids. This book demonstrates the reasons why Dresden has come to symbolise the military & ethical questions involved in the waging of total war. ...

Rogue Weather Warden Joanne Baldwin is racing to New York to warn her former colleagues of the impending apocalypse. An ancient agreement between the Djinn & the Wardens has been broken, & the furious Djinn, slaves to the Wardens for millennia, are now free of mortal control. With more than half the Wardens unaccounted for in the wake of the Djinn uprising, Joanne realises that the natural disasters they've combated for so long were merely symptoms of restless Mother Nature fidgeting in her sleep. Now she's waking up & she's angry... ...

Tough, resourceful & ruthless, ex-SAS trooper Nick Stone is now working for British Intelligence on deniable operations. & is desperately in need of cash. When he is offered a lucrative, freelance job, Stone thinks his problems are over. All he needs to do is kidnap a Russian mafia warlord. & so Stone is thrust into the grim underworld of Estonia, with unknown aggressors stalking the Arctic landscape. Russia has launched a cyber-espionage attack, hacking into the West's most sensitive military secrets. Stone must stop them. But the mafia are waiting in the wings with their own chillingly brutal solution... ...

What Lila wants to be more than anything else in the world is.. .a Firework-Maker! But firework-making is not just about being able to make Crackle-Dragons & Golden Sneezes. There is also one special secret: every Firework-Maker must make a perilous journey to face the terrifying Fire-Fiend. ...

We'd all love to have the body of Brad Pitt or Kiera Knightley, but unfortunately the only six-pack that most of us own is sitting in the fridge. We assume that truly toning our tummies is an enormous task requiring huge commitment. However this is not the case, & " Firm Abs, Flat Tummy" can prove it. This essential guide contains workouts for men & women of all fitness levels, showing you the fastest & the most effective & fun ways to shed weight & get a lean, defined stomach. It also

Includes:: pre & post-natal exercises, with expert advice on regaining your waistline after pregnancy & improving your pelvic floor muscles. The easy-to-follow routines fit into even the busiest lifestyle, & with top tips on healthy eating for even more impressive results, everyone can achieve their perfect figure in just 30 days!

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