At the beginning of 1918 the great aces seemed invincible. Flying above the battlefields of the Western Front they cut a deadly swathe through the ranks of their enemies as each side struggled to keep control of the air. Some were little more than boys when they started to fly yet they were respected & feared as some of the deadliest killers in the sky. But as the press of fighting increased with the great offensives of 1918 nervous stress & physical exhaustion finally began to take their toll
- & one by one the aces began to fall. This book charts the rise & fall of the WWI aces in the context of the vast battles that were taking place in 1918. It shows the vital importance of reconnaissance & how large formations of aircraft became the norm
- bringing an end to the era of the old heroic lone wolves. As the First World War came to a close very few of the aces survived. This epic history of the final year of the air war is both a chronicle of the ways in which 1918 changed aerial combat forever & a requiem for the pioneers of aerial combat who eventually became the victims of their own brilliant innovations.

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30 years after the world changed the victims of the gene-altering ' Wild Cards' virus face a new nightmare. The place is New York City home of Aces High
- the glamourous lounge for superheroes high atop the Empire State Building
- & Jokertown the squalid residence of the city's deformed underclass. The victims of the Wild Card Virus are no longer new & strange but neither are they accepted by a world that still fears them. But as a new decade dawns all eyes are drawn to the skies & the Wild Cards may be the planet's only hope. From the far reaches of space comes The Swarm a deadly menace that could very well destroy the planet. Aces & Jokers must form an uneasy alliance & prepare for a battle they must not lose. Edited by George R. R. Martin this volume features stories by Roger Zelazny Walter Jon Williams Pat Cadigan Lewis Shiner John J. Miller George R. R. Martin himself & more!

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Eleven thousand years ago a god was born. Cursed into the body of a human Acheron endured a lifetime of hatred. His human death unleashed an unspeakable horror that almost destroyed the earth. Brought back against his will he became the sole defender of mankind. Only it was never that simple... For centuries he has fought for our survival & hidden a past he never wants revealed. Now his survival & ours hinges on the very woman who threatens him. Old enemies are reawakening & uniting to kill them both. ...

Get the feel-better factor from Maeve Binchy as she teams up with artist Wendy Shea to bring us ACHES & PAINS. This gem of a book
Includes:: Five things you can say to annoy the patient in the next bed How to put on elastic stockings Six ways to make non-alcoholic drinks bearable How to be the perfect hospital visitor Unusual but essential things for your medicine cupboard Filled with fun warmth & wisdom for which Maeve Binchy is famous ACHES & PAINS is the perfect alternative to a Get Well card.
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Achieve IELTS" offers a unique approach to preparing students for the IELTS examination. It is a two-level student-centred course that not only prepares students for the test but also for academic life after IELTS. " Achieve IELTS" provides an understanding of international academic language & culture so that students will be able to cope confidently in their new academic environment." ...

Achieving Balance"
- A simple book that will change your life. I strongly recommend that you have this book on your bedside
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This focused & comprehensive text from Learning Matters is written specifically for TAQA trainee assessors & internal quality assurers. The content covers all six assessor & internal quality assurance units & all chapters are cross referenced to the standards. Easy-to-read & clearly structured the text is accessible &

Includes:: activities & examples throughout to help trainees link theory with practice. TAQA trainees will find this text both an invaluable resource for their course & a useful handbook to take into practice.

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This is a book about men & war. Not real conflict but war as it has filtered down to generations of boys & men through toys comics games & movies. Harry Pearson belongs to the great battalion of British men who grew up playing with toy soldiers
- refighting World War II
- & then stopped growing up. Inspired by the photos of the gallant pilot uncles that decorated the wall above his fathers model-making table by Sergeant Hurricane Action Man & Escape from Colditz dressed in Clarks commando shoes & with the Airfix Army in support he battled in the fields & on the beaches in his head & on the sitting-room floor & across his bedroom ceiling. & thirty years later he still is. ACHTUNG SCHWEINEHUND! is a celebration of those glory days a boys own story of the urge to play to conquer
- & to adopt very bad German accents shouting Donner und Blitzen at every opportunity. This is a tale of obsession glue & plastic kits. It is the story of one boys imaginary war & where it led him.


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Panzer attack was the secret of Hitlers early land successes. The man behind the strategy & in command of the tanks was Guderian. This is his manual of attack Based on Guderians own First World War experiences sharply told Still compulsory reading for tank commanders everywhere ...

2113. In Jenna Strongs world ACID
- the most brutal controlling police force in history
- rule supreme. No throwaway comment

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