The SBS was first into battle a month before the SAS in the Falklands War & again in the Gulf War yet hitherto it is the SAS that has had by far the higher profile. The SBS draws its manpower solely from the Marine Commando Units & the Royal Marines are the oldest & most battle-honoured regiment in the world. FIRST INTO ACTION is the first Special Boat Services memoir written from the inside. It tells how Duncan Falconer trained with the Royal Marines in Deal before being recruited into the SBS at Poole in Dorset. The regimen of ruthless training is graphically described & the book also

Includes:: revelatory accounts of SBS operations in Ulster Bosnia & the Gulf War & of the intense rivalry between the SASs individualist mentality & the more team-based marine ethos of the SBS. Duncan Falconers grippingly detailed memoir is sure to command the attention of anyone interested in the Special Forces & how they operate.

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After the terrible misuse of magic during the First War of the Races the Druids at Paranor devoted themselves to the study of the old sciences. But dark forces were on the move from the Northlands & it was left to Bremen & those few who supported him in his work with the arcane arts to stand against the enemys seemingly-invincible Troll army. For at the heart of the evil tide was an archmage & former Druid named Brona... Using the special skills he had acquired through his own study of Magic Bremen was able to penetrate the huge camp of the Troll army & learn many of its secrets. & he immediately understood that if the peoples of the Four Lands were to escape eternal subjugation they would need to unite. But even when united they would need a weapon something so powerful that the evil magic of Brona the Warlock Lord would fail before its might... ...

He tangled loving fingers in her beautiful hair & fixed her eyes with his most penetrating gaze. Amelia Ashton is a woman with ambition. A singer-songwriter determined to make it to the top of the music business she finds her plans going awry as one record producer after another falls for her long red hair rather than her sweet music. When an invitation to her mother's fifth wedding in Las Vegas arrives Amelia decides to take a break while she does her daughterly duty but a chance meeting with an old friend makes for a surprisingly exciting trip. & when Amelia returns to London she is more than ready to sort out her affairs both musical & otherwise.. . Readers of Fifty Shades of Grey will consume this intensely romantic & sensual story of true love. Previously published as Musical Affairs. ...

By the time Eunice Gayson played James Bonds girlfriend Sylvia Trench in Dr No" & " From Russia With Love" she had already become one of the first reality TV stars. Her leading men included Sean Connery & Roger Moore & at the height of her fame she co-starred in a record-breaking run of " The Sound of Music." But when her second marriage fell apart & the roles dried up she was arrested for shoplifting. This is the inside story on some of the best-loved films ever made & how the original Bond girl came back from the depths of despair." ...

How do you hold on to a love that is slowly slipping away from you? Can you let go of the past when you know what is in the future? & how do you cope when you know that every kiss is a countdown to goodbye? This is the story of a love affair of Ryan & Molly & how they fell in love & were torn apart. The first time Molly kissed Ryan she knew they'd be together forever. Six years & thousands of kisses later she's married to the man she loves. But today when Ryan kisses her Molly realises how many of them she wasted because the future holds something which neither of them could have ever predicted... ...

A fantastic new title with wipe-clean pages & a special pen loaded with special activities to help children learn their first ABCs. This title

Includes:: each activity that is specially designed to help children learn to read & write either by themselves or with the help of a parent or carer. Activities include tracing the letters to help improve handwriting & doodling to complete the simple letter-themed scenes. It

Includes:: each brightly-illustrated page that is wipe-clean so that children can write on them with the special pen over & over again.



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Two months before the outbreak of the Second World War seventeen-year-old Geoffrey Wellum becomes a fighter pilot with the RAF. Desperate to get in the air he makes it through basic training to become the youngest Spitfire pilot in the prestigious 92 Squadron. Thrust into combat almost immediately Wellum finds himself flying several sorties a day caught up in terrifying dogfights with German Me 109s. Over the coming months he & his fellow pilots play a crucial role in the Battle of Britain. But of the friends that take to the air alongside Wellum many never return. ...

Drawing on decades of experience Joe Cornish one of Britain's most distinguished landscape photographers has distilled the key elements of his craft into a collection of thought-provoking essays accompanied by a stunning selection of his photographs. From his beloved North Yorkshire to the rocky canyons of the Colorado Plateau the photos in First Light have been chosen to reflect the breadth of Joe's work & to illustrate how he puts his working philosophy into practice. Each picture is accompanied by text describing the conditions that must be taken into consideration before taking a photo; the composition of the image including viewpoint selection of film & filters; & post production treatments. First Light is replete with supporting technical data & Joe's own explanations of the thought processes that lay behind the creation of each of these wonderful photographs. These fluent & very personal accounts are full of practical advice on subjects ranging from anticipating changes in the weather or lighting conditions to the relative advantages of using colour filters. For all photographers whether amateur or professional First Light is a source of on-going inspiration & advice. With a foreword from renowned landscape photographer Charlie Waite it will also appeal to anyone who appreciates natural beauty & loves landscape for its own sake. ...

This is a powerful story of two sisters & the love that changed their lives. It wasnt a privileged childhood but it was a happy one. Sybil & Lizzie Cream brought up in a fishermans cottage on the edge of the cold North Sea were content to leave privilege where it belonged: with their friends the Wintertons. Christina Winterton was the same age as Sybil & the two girls were inseparable but it was Lizzie whom Ralph Winterton three years older found irresistible. Then war came to East Anglia & so did Manchester-born Fenn Kitzmann now of the American Army Air Force. At their first meeting he is attracted by Sybils subtle charm but before he sees her again her own personal tragedy has struck & he finds her changed almost out of recognition... ...

This collection brings together six of Turgenevs best-known long short stories in which he turns his skills of psychological observation & black comedy to subjects as diverse as the tyranny of serfdom love & revenge on the Russian steppes. These stories all display the elegance & clarity of Turgenevs finest writing. Richard Freeborn was until recently Professor of Russian at the School of Slavonic & East European Studies London. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more. ...