Following a chance encounter with a psychic Angus Bell sets off on an 8 000-mile Skoda-powered road trip across Eastern Europe in search of a cricket match. Its a gloriously batty adventure which brings Bell face-to-face with fingerless fielders in the Czech Republic Serbian MI6 agents & the realisation that Englands most eccentric game is being played with passion in the strangest corners of the continent. ...

This is a new edition of this incredible look at over 5 000 years of battles & conflict in a compact format. From the first chariot clashes of the ancient world to the bloody conflicts of todays Middle East & the modern era of nuclear weapons it explores 5 000 years of armed battles & brutal combat. You can get up close to an incredible array of artefacts paintings maps battle plans & photographs which bring the history of conflict vividly to life. You can meet the generals & see key weapons used in blood-thirsty battles from the cannon to the tank. It comes with a foreword by Dan Snow co-presenter of the BBCs Battlefield Britain". You can prepare yourself for this remarkable but brutal story of mankinds most incredible conflicts." ...

At Waterloo some 70 000 men under Napoleon & an equal number under Wellington faced one another in a titanic battle. Alessandro Barberos majestic new account stands apart from previous British & French histories by giving voice to all the nationalities involved. The Battle is a masterpiece of military history & the definitive account of a battle that in the words of John Keegan reversed the tide of European history. ...

Thsi is a new compact edition of this visual journey through 3 000 years of naval warfare. From the clash of galleys in Ancient Greece to deadly encounters between nuclear-powered submarines in the 20th century explore every aspect of the story of naval warfare on under & above the sea. You can visit every major naval conflict in time through detailed vital statistics of the combatants & outcomes. You can examine the changing face of life aboard a vessel from punishment & discipline to food & recreation. You can take a look at crews & their roles through the ages exploring hierarchies & organisation. Packed with photographs maps 3D battle plans & eyewitness accounts this is the ultimate guide to the evolution of naval conflict. ...

Join TV's Dan Snow as the fully illustrated ' Battle Castles' brings to thrilling life a cavalcade of medieval fortifications & the clashes that turned empires to dust & mortals into legends. Castles & their ruins still dominate the landscape & are a constant reminder to us of a time when violence or the threat of it was the norm. Dan Snow explores the world's greatest medieval castles: from Dover Castle to Chateau Gaillard Richard I's fortress in Normandy & Castillo de Gibalfaro the last vanguard of Moorish rule in Spain to Krak des Chevaliers in Syria
- an astounding feat of engineering by the Crusaders. Each castle's story is dramatically recounted: the building techniques the weapons used & daily life within the walls. Spanning the globe & using the latest CGI reconstructions Dan Snow gets to the very heart of the bloodshed & battles of the greatest fortresses of the Middle Ages.
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Third volume in the Starbuck Chronicles. The battle for control of Richmond the Confederate capital continues through the hot summer of 1862. Captain Nate Starbuck yankee fighting for the Southern cause has to survive & win with his ragged Company in the bitter struggle not only against the formidable Northern army but equally in opposition to his own superiors who would like nothing better than to see Nate Starbuck dead & dishonoured. Starbucks courage is tested to the limit in his desperate manoeuvres to retrieve his own & the Legions honour in this the thrid narrative of Bernard Cornwells sweeping epic of the American Civil War. ...

Sam escapes death in Australia when the truth about his false conviction is finally revealed. But on the journey back to England he faces pirates & a terrible storm before making the longed-for trip back up the River Thames. Finally reunited with his family in Norfolk Sam realises how much life at sea has become part of him. So when he hears that Napoleon plans to attack England he is tempted to join the Navy once more & finds himself midshipman on none other than the victory preparing for one of the most epic battles in history: Trafalgar. ...

In 1963 Ian Fleming the creator of the 20th centurys greatest fictional character was in court accused of plagiarism. The screen version of James Bond was not Flemings creation. It was the creation of Jack Whittingham who was employed by maverick producer Kevin Mc Clory to adapt the character to the big screen. Had this screen character never been developed James Bond might have been just another minor fictional spy character. The Battle for Bond" is a tale of bitter recriminations betrayal multi-million dollar lawsuits & even death. It is the fabled story of Kevin Mc Clorys 40 year legal battle over the rights to the screen version of James Bond which he & Whittingham had created. The first edition of this book was banned by the Ian Fleming Will Trust. But the truth never dies! This second edition features a new foreword by Len Deighton." ...

* A look at all the participants in this politically charged battle from the commanders to the brave soldier fighting for their own band of brothers Battle for Cassinga is written as a first-hand account by an ordinary South African paratrooper who was at the 1978 assault on the Angolan headquarters of PLAN the armed wing of SWAPO (South West Africa People's Organization). The book relates why the South African government took the political risk in attacking the fortress in an external operation & examines the SWAPO claims that Cassinga was a refugee camp guarded by a few PLAN soldiers. It also explains why Sam Nujoma the SWAPO leader had no option but to perpetuate this falsehood. The battle although a resounding success suffered some setbacks which could have been disastrous to the South African paratroopers had they not maintained the initiative. The improvisations made by the commander Col Jan Breytenbach ensured that a flawed jump & poor intelligence did not adversely affect the outcome. The unforeseen Soviet-made anti-aircraft guns used against both aircraft & ground troops threatened to derail the attack. An appearance of a large column of armour manned by Cubans from the nearby town of Techamutete when half the South African force had already left the battleground placed the remaining lightly armed paratroopers in mortal danger. The landmines laid by the South Africans together with the brave actions of the South African Air Force pilots saved the day allowing the remaining forces to withdraw safely. Battle for Cassinga looks at all the players in a critical light. SWAPO & PLAN the SADF & the commanders from both sides Dimo Amaambo of PLAN & Jan Breytenbach of the SADF as well as the brave soldiers from both sides who fought for their political ideologies but perhaps more importantly for their own band of brothers. ...

When Ellie puts on her new pyjamas strange things start to happen. She & her little brother Max are whisked off to the Christmas Shop where a battle is raging between a valiant troop of toys & the scaaaarry Christmas Tree Fairy & her army of angels. Can Ellie & Max save Christmas for the world
- or will they be arrested for being mince spies? This is the first book in the Cosmic Pyjamas" series. Theyre magical & theyre dangerous. You have been warned."
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