In this action-packed account appearing for the first time in English Franz Kurowski straps readers into the harness with German paratroopers the elite Fallschirmjager as they jump into the inferno of combat in World War II. When the war erupted airborne troops joined nose-diving Stukas & thundering panzers as a crucial & fearsome part of the Nazi juggernaut that swept across Europe. In April 1940 the Fallschirmjager cascaded into Denmark & Norway where they seized important air bases. A month later in one of the wars most daring assaults paratroopers landed at Eben Emael & captured the Belgian fortress. The most famous German airborne offensive came in May 1941 with Operation Mercury the invasion of Crete. The Fallschirmjager encountered difficulties right after jumping but ultimately drove the British from the island though they suffered such high casualties that Hitler would not allow another large-scale drop. After Crete the paratroopers served mainly as motorized infantry for ground attacks. In this role they fought in North Africa; on Sicily; at Monte Cassino & elsewhere in Italy; in Normandy where they defended against the Allied invasion starting on D-Day in June 1944; & on the Eastern Front.A master of reconstructing small-unit actions Kurowski captures all the drama excitement & terror experienced by German paratroopers from the nervous anticipation inside a darkened airplane to do-or-die assaults under heavy fire & the deep comradeship that bound the Fallschirmjager for life.FRANZ KUROWSKI who served as a journalist with the German Army in World War II has written numerous books about the war. His other works include Panzer Aces Infantry Aces Luftwaffe Aces The Brandenburger Commandos Das Afrika Korps & Panzergrenadier Aces. ...

In an accessible easy-to-read style this text provides students with well-illustrated descriptions of all basic jazz steps & movements including valuable information on alignment improvisation injury prevention nutrition & fitness & history of jazz dance. Throughout the text Movement Tips" boxes help students with particularly challenging movements & " Precaution" boxes help students utilize correct techniques to avoid injury." ...

Etta Bancroft
- sweet kind still beautiful
- adores racing & harbours a crush on one of its stars the handsome high-handed owner-trainer

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Written in the 1990s by American author Steven Gould Jumper tells the story of Davy Rice as he escapes his tortured childhood to explore the world via teleportation & find his long lost mother. At seventeen the world is at your feet...especially if you can teleport. David Rice barely remembers his mother. She left his alcoholic father when Davy was very young. She left Davy too & since then all of William Rices abusive anger has been focused on his young teenage son. One evening as he is about to receive another brutal beating Davy shuts his eyes & wishes to be safe. When he opens them again he finds himself in his small towns library. Slowly he realises he is very special he can teleport. Armed with his new power Davy sets out with new purpose: he will leave his abusive home & find his long lost mother. Davys confidence grows as his skills do but they also draw unwanted attention & soon Davy finds that he too is hunted. ...

A hilarious & heart-warming story about football friendship & finding your way. Luke wants Danny but Danny's got a secret. Joe's happy in goal but Geoff wants a headline gig. Viv just wants to beat the lesbians to the league title. Game on. Produced by award-winning new writing company Paines Plough. ...

On a global tour that takes him from India to Greece to Africa David tries in vain to keep out of trouble; poaching in the Lake District heli-skiing in Canada taking on the pirates of Nigeria & disguising himself as a nurse in Durban. Gritty & raucous these true confessions of adventures on board a merchant ship
- in the bad old days before regulations made everything ship-shape & orderly
- are a riot from start to finish. A must-read for anyone whos ever dreamt of running away to sea Baboulenes stories will make you weep with laughter.

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This collection of simple-to-use fun multisensory games & creative lesson starters will jumpstart pupils enthusiasm for literacy learning. The games will help busy teachers save time using photocopiable spreads consolidate pupils previous learning & stimulate memory. The jumpstarts cover: Warming up the word spelling & word games Syntactic gymnastics creating sentences & written style Games to stimulate talk drama & writing Quickfire whiteboard starters to stimulate the imagination. ...

On New Years Eve Callum Ormond is chased down the street by a crazed man with a deadly warning: They killed your father. Theyll kill you. You must survive the next 365 days. Somebody wants Cal out of the way
- for good. Hes been living on the run for six months hunted by criminals & the police as he tries to solve a sinister family secret from the past. Hes been mauled by a lion attacked by sharks & used as target practice on a firing range but things are about to turn more dangerous yet. He has 205 days. Over half the year to go.. .
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Though he was a prolific writer & an original thinker of vast erudition Jung lacked a gift for clear exposition & his ideas are less widely appreciated than they deserve. In this concise introduction Anthony Stevens explains clearly the basic concepts of Jungian psychology: the collective unconscious complex archetype shadow persona anima animus & the individuation of the Self. He examines Jungs views on such disparate subjects as myth religion alchemy sychronicity & the psychology of gender differences & he devotes separate chapters to the stages of life Jungs theory of psychological types the interpretation of dreams the practice of Jungian analysis & to the unjust allegation that Jung was a Nazi sympathizer. Finally he argues that Jungs visionary powers & profound spirituality have helped many to find an alternative set of values to the arid materialism prevailing in Western society. ...

Juan Cabrillo faces a global deadly threat in Clive Cussler's The Jungle". Juan Cabrillo & the crew of the Oregon are up against their smartest foe yet
- but in their midst there is a traitor... After losing their contract with the US government because of a daring raid too far Cabrillo & his crew of mercenaries with a conscience are earning money the hard way: doing dirty dangerous little jobs in the world's trouble spots. Now they've accepted a mission deep to find a missing adventurer deep in the jungles of Myanmar. But it is not long before Cabrillo & his team realise that they have been set up. Cabrillo
- betrayed tortured & played for a fool
- is angry that he's been used as a pawn in someone's deadly scheme. But with the US nuclear launch codes up for grabs & a madman bent on using them to hold millions of lives to ransom he hasn't time to worry about revenge. He's got to save the world first... The number-one bestseller Clive Cussler author of the thrilling " Dirk Pitt" novels " Treasure of Khan" & " Trojan Odyssey" & co-author Jack Du Brul tell a gripping story of adventure treachery & betrayal in the eighth " Oregon Files" novel. " The Jungle" is preceded by " Corsair" & " The Silent Sea". Praise for Clive Cussler: " Frightening & full of suspense.. .unquestionably entertaining". (" Daily Express"). " All-action narrow escapes & the kind of unrelenting plot tension that has won Cussler hundreds of millions of fans worldwide". (" Observer"). Bestselling author Clive Cussler has kept readers on the edges of their seats for four decades with his thrilling action novels. As well as the " Oregon Files" series there are also the "NUMA Files" the " Dirk Pitt" stories (which started it all) the " Isaac Bell" adventures & the " Fargo" series. The other titles in the " Oregon Files" are: " Golden Buddha" " Sacred Stone" " Dark Watch" " Skeleton Coast" " The Plague Ship" " Corsair" & " The Silent Sea" & are all available in Penguin paperback."


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