The fighting around the town of Demyansk was one of the longest encirclement battles on the Eastern Front during World War II stretching from February 1942 to February 1943. Originally the German 16. Armee occupied Demyansk in the autumn of 1941 because it was key terrain that would be used as a springboard for an eventual offensive into the Valdai Hills. Instead the Soviet winter counter offensive in February 1942 encircled the German II Armeekorps & other units inside the Demyansk Pocket. Yet despite severe pounding from five Soviet armies the embattled German troops held the pocket & the Luftwaffe organized a major aerial resupply effort to sustain the defenders. For the first time in military history an army was supplied entirely by air. In February 1943 Marshal Timoshenko was ordered to launch an offensive to cut off the base of the salient & annihilate the 12 divisions. At the same time Hitler finally came to his senses after the Stalingrad debacle & authorized the 16. Armee to withdraw from the pocket. This volume will conclude with the drama of a German Army-sized withdrawal under fire in winter under attack from three sides. ...

Following the award-winning The Diamond of Drury Lane" our hardy heroine Cat Royal finds herself on the streets of Revolutionary Paris in Den of Thieves. When Cat Royal finds herself homeless she travels to Paris & becomes an underground reporter
- all the while being disguised as a prissy ballerina! She nearly gets hung for being a traitor to the revolution & is baffled by attention from numerous suitors. As the French Royal family flee Cat discovers the power of the people. Vive La Revolution!"
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Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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Two men who hate each other are committed to working together on a job far more dangerous than they knew when they signed up. These men are surveillance experts lying in a mosquito-infested Iranian marsh for days part of a huge international operation designed to kill a celebrated maker of the roadside bombs which kill so many British soldiers. And if things to wrong as far as Her Majestys Government is concerned their part in the plot is totally deniable. Gerald Seymour expertly explores the moral compromises of the secret world upon which we rely for our everyday security
- & the amazing reserves of courage which ordinary people can find in extraordinary circumstances.
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The Girl Talk presenters are out of work & out for revenge on the man who publicly humiliated them & destroyed their careers. So when James Almond the ruthless controller of Channel 6 is murdered suspicion falls on all five women. Was it icy Julia Hill recovering from the car crash that almost killed her & blaming James for her crippling injuries? Naughty diva Lesley Gold who is famed for holding a grudge? Sweet Karen King who has finally learned to stand up for herself? Ambitious Cheryl or weak Faye? As the girls battle to get back on television sort out their tangled love lives & avoid arrest the body count starts to rise. Who is the killer & will they be able to stop her
- or him
- in time? Full of glamour scandal & intrigue Denial" is a funny & fabulous read."

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Marco Polo Atlases feature unique spiral binding with a wrap-around spine. The high quality cartography with distance indicators & scale converters aid route planning. A fold-out overview map is ideal for route planning & 7 self-adhesive Marco Polo mark-it stickers can be used to pin-point a destination or route for future reference. Scenic routes & places of interest are highlighted
- ideal for touring holidays. They also contain a comprehensive index & inset street plans of major cities. The scale is 1:200 000.
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Marco Polo maps feature completely up-to-date digitally generated mapping. The high quality cartography with distance indicators & scale converters aid route planning. The extensive coverage of the maps enables travellers to cross country boundaries with the same map. Contains a comprehensive index & a city map of Copenhagen. A fold-out overview map is ideal for route planning & 7 self-adhesive Marco Polo mark-it stickers can be used to pin-point a destination or route for future reference. Scenic routes & places of interest are highlighted
- ideal for touring holidays. The map scale is 1: 300 000.
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The Dennis Dominator was Dennis's first rear-engined double-decker bus chassis. It was launched in 1977. Dennis had been absent from the bus manufacturing market since the last Lolines were produced in 1967. The Dominator was described as bespoke with numerous options. To some extent it was considered a successor to the Daimler/ Leyland Fleetline. By the time that production ceased in 1996 a total of 1007 of the model had been produced. The single largest customer for the type in the UK was South Yorkshire PTE which acquired more than 320 (including one configured as a trolleybus for trials in connection with the test installation of a short trolleybus line at Doncaster racecourse) with other major customers including Leicester City Transport & Central SMT. Another significant market for the type was Hong Kong where from 1979 onwards several batches were delivered. In 1982 a three-axle version
- known as the Dennis Dragon
- was produced specifically for the Hong Kong market; a number of these have been subsequently imported back to the UK & can now be found in use on sightseeing duties in London & elsewhere. This volume details the development of the Dominator from its origins in the early 1970s through to the final years of operation. It also

Includes:: sections on associated models Domino & Falcon & its successor the Arrow.



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An entertaining & eventful book" London Review of Books A true American rebel Dennis Hoppers amazing life was a roller-coaster series of triumphs & failures. Hopper acted in more than 115 movies directed seven himself & passionately pursued an artists life as a photographer creator & art collector. This book explores Hoppers life from his lonely childhood in Kansas to his drug-fuelled days & nights in Hollywood & his spiritual home in Taos New Mexico. From Hoppers early days in Hollywood where he had an affair with 16-year-old Natalie Wood & took acting lessons from James Dean his 60s head trips & the making of Easy Rider his lost years in Taos to his recovery & political right-turn in the 80s this book unsparingly documents his journey from self-destructive bad boy to iconic survivor of the counterculture. It also delves into Hoppers tumultuous personal life including his dramatic attempt to divorce his last wife while he battled terminal cancer. This is the first book to cover the entire life & career of the man who hung out with James Dean Elvis Presley & Jack Nicholson co-starred in & directed Easy Rider & returned to form in Blue Velvet overcoming years of alcoholism & drug addiction. This is a musthave for Hoppers fans film buffs & readers hooked on celebrity scandals." ...

The long-awaited autobiography of Manchester City & Sunderland legend Dennis Tueart the outspoken former striker who spent 33 years at the club in two spells as a player & a Director. In his book Tueart eloquently recounts his days as a City player when the club won the League Cup thanks to his spectacular overhead kick (recently voted the greatest moment in the competitions history) & writes forthrightly about his time as a club Director when he was heavily involved in the appointment of Joe Royle & Kevin Keegan. Tueart also talks in depth about being a member of Sunderlands incredible 1973 FA Cup win when as a second division team they beat the then-mighty Leeds & tells the inside story of his signing for the New York Cosmos when he discovered he was being signed to replace none other than Pele! An eloquent & intelligent book by one of the games most intriguing characters. ...