The Battle of Goose Green was the first & longest land conflict of the Falklands War which was fought between British & Argentine forces in 1982. The British forces attacking over featureless wind-swept & boggy ground were heavily outnumbered & lacked fire support but brilliantly defeated the Argentine garrison in a fourteen-hour struggle. If you want to understand what happened & why
- read Battle Story. Detailed profiles examine the personalities of the British & Argentine commanders including that of Victoria Cross winner Lt Col H Jones First-hand accounts offer an insight into this remarkable fourteen-hour struggle against the odds Detailed maps explore the area of Darwin Hill & Goose Green & the advance of the British forces Photographs place you at the centre of this pivotal battle Orders of battle show the composition of the opposing forces armies Packed with fact boxes this short introduction is the perfect way to explore this crucial battle.
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Operation Zitadelle
- the attempt to eliminate the Kursk salient
- was the last German offensive on the Eastern Front & the

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By the end of January 1968 the American people thought their armed forces were winning in South Vietnam after three years of escalating confl ict. Then the North Vietnamese Army & Viet Cong struck back hitting military & political targets across the country. While the NVA & Viet Cong suffered a military defeat they dealt a huge blow to US support for the war. If you want to understand what happened & why
- read Battle Story. Detailed profi les examine the background of the opposing commanders as well as the contrasting tactics & equipment of their fighting forces Contemporary accounts reveal the true story of this pivotal battle & its consequences for the Vietnam War Specially commissioned maps analyse the key developments during the battle Excellent photographs place the reader at the centre of the fighting Orders of battle show the composition of the opposing forces armies
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El Alamein 1942 heralded a great victory for the Allied forces in the Second World War & marked a major turning point in the Western Desert campaign. If you truly want to understand what happened & why
- read Battle Story. Key profiles explore the tactics & personalities pitted against each other: Montgomery & Rommel Diary extracts "es offer a real insight into what it was like to fight in this unforgiving desert Maps highlight the adversities of terrain & minefields that dominated the fighting Photographs place you on the frontline of the unfolding action Orders of Battle detail the composition of the opposing forces armies Packed with fact boxes this short introduction is the perfect way to start exploring this important battle
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' Fire as she bears. Rake her lads.' Winter 1793. Newly promoted Master & Commander Charles Hayden's orders are to deliver the frigate HMS Themis to Lord Admiral Hood whose fleet is sheltering in the Mediterranean. Only hours out of port however & the Themis is engaging with the French navy. Hayden's destination is Toulon a French port under Lord Hood's protection. But there Hayden's captaincy & seamanship are stretched to their limits. For Toulon holds a deadly surprise for the unwary.. .A Battle Won" is the brilliant second instalment in the epic maritime adventures of Charles Hayden. This is a masterpiece in the tradition of Bernard Cornwell & Patrick O' Brian." ...

The stories in Battleborn all unfold in Watkinss home state of Nevada from down south in Nye County & Las Vegas to Reno Lake Tahoe Virginia City & the Black Rock Desert the site of Burning Man. We are introduced to a very specific small-town America to those homes & lives off the highway
- the ones travellers & writers usually bypass on their way to somewhere else. While the locations are ordinary the characters & Watkinss telling of their lives is anything but. There is the man who finds a cache of letters pills & a photograph abandoned by the side of the road & as he writes to the man he imagines left them behind reveals moving truths about himself (The Last Thing We Need); the man in late middle age who finds a troubled pregnant teen dying in the desert & through her begins to dream of regaining the family he lost (Man-O-War); the brothers caught in the early days of the gold rush (The Diggings); & the sisters unable to comfort each other following their mothers suicide (Graceland). & there is the first story (Ghosts Cowboys) a semi-autobiographical account of a troubled
- & infamous
- family history. These are stories to take the reader right to the heart of a truly American experience
- face pressed up against a window peeking past the unwashed panes to watch lives unfold. In their very specificity these are stories that are also universal.



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The Battlecruiser
- in their time this class of ships was considered one of the great triumphs of the Royal Navy as swift as a
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Spetsnaz used to be a name to strike fear into the hearts of Russia's enemies. But now that the country has gone to the dogs Dima Mayakovsky
- once a revered figure inside the elite Special Forces unit
- wants no part of it any more. But when a dangerous fugitive surfaces in Tehran Dima is the man Kremlin wants to bring him in. There is no option: the ex-Spetsnaz legend must lead his team of battle-hardened operatives into combat not something you can hide from the US recce satellites circling above. This means that Dima & his men become Marine Sergeant Henry ' Black' Blackburn's problem. As Iran descends into chaos Dima & Black are forced to question everything they believed in & to fight to survive for their comrades their honour & the lives of millions. They're on their own. & the clock is ticking?

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' Our actions are a direct result of our thoughts. If we have a negative mind we will have a negative life. If on the other hand we renew our mind according to God's Word we will prove out the good & acceptable & perfect will of God" for our lives.' Worry doubt confusion depression anger & feelings of condemnation
- all these are attacks on the mind. But take heart! Joyce Meyer has helped millions to change their lives by changing the way they think. Joyce Meyer's all-time bestselling book: ? Shows you how to control the thousands of thoughts you have every day ? Helps you to recognise damaging thoughts that can influence your life ? Identifies the ' Wilderness Mentalities' that hold us back ? Demonstrates how to focus your mind to think the way Jesus thought Joyce shares the trials tragedies & ultimate victories from her own marriage family & ministry that have led her to amazing life-transforming truth & reveals her thoughts & feelings every step of the way."
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Jack Hinson never planned to become a deadly sniper. A prosperous & influential Kentucky plantation owner in the 1850s Hinson was devoted to raising his growing family & working his l&. Yet by 1865 Hinson had likely killed more than one hundred men & had single-handedly taken down an armed Union transport in his one-man war against Grants army & navy. By the end of the Civil War the Union had committed infantry & cavalry from nine regiments & a specially equipped amphibious task force of marines to capture Hinson who was by that time nearly sixty years old. They never caught him. Since then the story of Jack Hinson has evaded astute historians & until now he has remained invisible in the history of sniper warfare. John S. Old Jack Hinson watched the start of the Civil War with impartial disinterest. A friend of Ulysses S. Grant & Confederate officers alike" ...