One of the greatest military feats during the Second World War was the transformation of the German force's activities in the weeks following the battles in Holland & the German border where the Allies had finally inflicted the greatest catastrophes of modern war on them. Somehow the Germans found the strength to halt the Allied advance in its tracks & to prolong the war to 1945. This book is the epic story of those last eight months of the war in northern Europe. ' As a military historian Max Hastings has few equals' Times Literary Supplement ' Max Hastings now stands in the first rank of writers on modern war' Financial Times ...

Fifty years from now our world is unrecognisable. Pollution & warfare have poisoned the skies the water & the soil. Pockets of society still exist living in highly fortified strongholds while those outside the walls roam the landscape
- either predator or prey. But even these isolated compounds are not safe; armies of demons & once-men assault their defences & inevitably one by one they succumb. Civilisation has fallen & anarchy is the only law. Logan Tom & Angel Perez are the last two Knights to stand against the forces of chaos. These two extraordinary people have the ability to resist the dark tide & to them will fall twin tasks: to find & protect a very old & a very new magic. They are humanity's last hope. Although the odds are stacked against them Logan & Angel have the power to halt the destruction of the Old World. It will be up to others to usher in the New.. .
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Air bags cause accidents because well-protected drivers take more risks. This well-documented truth comes as a surprise to most people but not to economists who have learned to take seriously the proposition that people respond to incentives. In The Armchair Economist Steven E. Landsburg shows how the laws of economics reveal themselves in everyday experience & illuminate the entire range of human behavior. Why does popcorn cost so much at the cinema? The obvious answer is that the owner has a monopoly but if that were the whole story there would also be a monopoly price to use the toilet. When a sudden frost destroys much of the Florida orange crop & prices skyrocket journalists point to the obvious exercise of monopoly power. Economists see just the opposite: If growers had monopoly power theyd have raised prices before the frost. Why dont concert promoters raise ticket prices even when they are sure they will sell out months in advance? Why are some goods sold at auction & others at pre-announced prices? Why do boxes at the football sell out before the standard seats do? Why are bank buildings fancier than supermarkets? Why do corporations confer huge pensions on failed executives? Why dont firms require workers to buy their jobs? Landsburg explains why the obvious answers are wrong reveals better answers & illuminates the fundamental laws of human behavior along the way. This is a book of surprises: a guided tour of the familiar filtered through a decidedly unfamiliar lens. This is economics for the sheer intellectual joy of it. ...

There are only three rules on the Goldsworth Estate 1. Dont let your guard down: Shaniqua Curtis is murdered by a gang after a night out
- only minutes from her front door. 2. Dont trust anybody: Her sister Aurora is left devastated by the murder but she is unaware that even the people closest to her are keeping terrible secrets about that night. 3. Dont snitch: Troy Banks is the killer. Determined to get into a gang & prove himself to his brothers he will stop at nothing to get what he wants...however the wall of silence on the estate is breaking. Shaniquas murder will tear apart friendships test relationships & change lives forever. Davie J. Toothill is an exciting new voice in crime fiction. Armed is a novel with great cross-over appeal from young adult upwards.
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A timely work of major historical importance examining the whole spectrum of events from the 1916 Easter Rising to the current & ongoing peace process fully updated with a new afterword for the paperback edition. ' An essential book.. .closely-reasoned formidably intelligent & utterly compelling.. .required reading across the political spectrum.. .important & riveting' Roy Foster The Times ' An outstanding new book on the IRA.. .a calm rational but in the end devastating deconstruction of the IRA' Henry Mc Donald Observer ' Superb.. .the first full history of the IRA & the best overall account of the organization. English writes to the highest scholarly standards.. . Moreover he writes with the common reader in mind: he has crafted a fine balance of detail & analysis & his prose is clear fresh & jargon-free.. .sets a new standard for debate on republicanism' Peter Hart Irish Times ' The one book I recommend for anyone trying to understand the craziness & complexity of the Northern Ireland tragedy.' Frank Mc Court author of Angela's Ashes ...

With this latest supplement for Bolt Action" players can now build an army for Great Britain & the Commonwealth. From early campaigns in Europe to the deserts of North Africa & the jungles of the Far East British forces faced the Axis threat. The army lists presented here have all the information needed to field such elite units as the Paras Commandos Chindits & SAS alongside the steadfast ' Tommy'." ...

In a follow-up to his popular Championship Sambo: Submission Holds & Groundfighting" Steve Scott teaches you 85 essential armlocks for jujitsu judo sambo & mixed martial arts. The armlocks taught in this Encyclopedia apply to gi & no-gi combat sports allowing you to use them in a wide variety of situations including self-defence & street applications. Steve Scott makes it easy to learn the most effective & popular armlocks of modern grappling sports by organising them into four broad categories: the cross-body armlock the bent armlock the straight armlock & the armpit lock. In addition to teaching how to set-up & apply each of the locks he shows you how to defend against common armlocks fight from both the mount & guard lever your opponents arm free for an attack & vary your grip for maximum power. For those new to grappling you will also learn the core skills of applying armlocks controlling position & training smart plus a glossary of grappling terms & a Rules of the Room guide to common sense rules on the mat." ...

Superb volume covering numerous American tanks & armoured vehicles Stackpole present this beautifully illustrated volume of more than 1 000 photos of American tanks & armoured vehicles. From Shermans to Hellcats all varieties of American armour are covered in extensive detail. This volume completes Zalogas two-volume photo history of American armour in Europe covering the Battle of the Bulge the Rhine crossings & the final battles inside Germany. Included are numerous photographs of German tanks. Printed on high-quality glossy stock Armored Victory 1945 is perfect for modellers & World War II enthusiasts. ...

German American & British tanks come to mind first whenever the military vehicles of the Second World War are considered
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The Second World War campaigns in North Africa on the Eastern Front & in northwest Europe were dominated by armoured warfare but the battles in Italy were not. The mountainous topography of the Italian peninsula ensured that it was foremost an infantry war so it could be said that tanks played a supporting role. Yet as Anthony Tucker-Jones demonstrates in the battles fought from the Allied landings in Sicily in 1943 to the German surrender after the crossing of the Po in 1945 tanks self-propelled guns & armoured cars were essential elements in the operations of both sides. His selection of rare wartime photographs shows armour in battle at Salerno Anzio & Monte Cassino during the struggle for the Gustav Line the advance on Rome & the liberation of northern Italy. & they reveal the full array of Axis & Allied armoured vehicles that was deployed
- most famous among them were the German Mk IVs Panthers & Tigers & Allied Stuarts Chafees Shermans & Churchills. This volume in Anthony Tucker-Joness series of books on armoured warfare in the Second World War gives readers a vivid impression of the Italian landscapes over which the campaign was fought the wide range of military vehicles that were used & the gruelling conditions endured by the men who fought in them.
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