An omnibus edition of three of Ruth Rendells Wexford mysteries. They feature the discovery of sinister undercurrents when an apparently respectable woman is murdered evil letters that make unspoken imaginings a brutal reality & the killing of a girl in a gloomy London cemetery. ...

When a hurricane-chasing plane is downed on a Caribbean island TV meteorologist Perry Stuart barely escapes with his life. But he cant escape what he saw on the isl&--and if the people whove tracked him back to England have their way Stuart will have a zero percent chance of survival. ...

It's Alison's wedding day her gorgeous husband Luca is by her side & everything is just perfect. Perfect that is until Luca's first wife gatecrashes the reception & makes it clear that she's going to remain very much part of his life.. .A stunned Alison soon finds an ally in Fiona a founding member of The Second Wives Club & similarly plagued by her husband's ex. There she's introduced to Julia whose husband has stayed best friends with his first wife
- to Julia's intense irritation
- & to long suffering Susan whose entire life is surrounded by reminders of her partner's saintly former wife. For the women The Second Wives Club is a refuge & a lifesaver: somewhere to bitch & to gossip & to share horror stories about the exes' latest excess. But maybe if they all have the same problem they can work together on a solution? For enough is enough: it's way past time for the Second Wives to stop settling for second best.. .

...

This is a brilliant new historical addition to the See Inside" series looking closely at the vehicles & major events that defined the Second World War as one of the most destructive wars in history. Lifting the flaps reveals the insides of some of the military vehicles used during campaigns including tanks fighter planes & aircraft carriers while others look in depth at life during the Blitz & the action on the beaches during the invasion of Normandy." ...

The Second World War began in August 1939 on the edge of Manchuria & ended there exactly six years later with the Soviet invasion of northern China. The war in Europe appeared completely divorced from the war in the Pacific & China & yet events on opposite sides of the world had profound effects. Using the most up-to-date scholarship & research & writing with clarity & compassion Beevor assembles the whole picture in a gripping narrative that extends from the North Atlantic to the South Pacific from the snowbound steppe to the North African Desert to the Burmese jungle SS Einsatzgruppen in the borderlands Gulag prisoners drafted into punishment battalions & to the unspeakable cruelties of the Sino-Japanese War. Moral choice forms the basis of all human drama & no other period in history has presented greater dilemmas both for leaders & ordinary people nor offered such examples of individual & mass tragedy the corruption of power politics ideological hypocrisy the egomania of commanders betrayal perversity self-sacrifice unbelievable sadism & unpredictable kindness. Although filling the broadest canvas on a heroic scale Beevor's THE SECOND WORLD WAR never loses sight of the fate of the ordinary soldiers & civilians whose lives were crushed by the titanic forces unleashed in this the most terrible war in history. A beautifully produced hardback edition with embossed jacket 53 black & white photographs & 25 maps. ...

In this comprehensive history John Keegan explores both the technical & the human impact of the greatest war of all time. He focuses on five crucial battles & offers new insights into the distinctive methods & motivations of modern warfare. In knowledgable perceptive analysis of the airborne battle of Crete the carrier battle of Midway the tank battle of Falaise the city battle of Berlin & the amphibious battle of Okinawa Keegan illuminates the strategic dilemmas faced by the leaders & the consequences of their decisions on the fighting men & the course of the war as a whole. ...

The Second World War: The Complete Illustrated History" covers the whole six-year global conflagration that shattered & then re-shaped the world. From the German blitzkrieg against Poland in September 1939 to the surrender of Japan following the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki almost exactly six years later. Written by the leading Second World War historian Richard Overy each spread introduces another fascinating aspect of this world-encompassing conflict. We are taken to all corners of the globe from the Battle of the River Plate in the South Atlantic Ocean to the bloody battles fought over the Solomon Islands & New Guinea just off the northern tip of Australia to the German occupation of Norway in the North & the Allied invasion of Madagascar in the south Indian Ocean. 2009 marks the 70th anniversary of the start of the Second World War & the outstanding text & photographic documentation of this title will appeal to all sectors of the military history market: from youngsters drawn to the subject for the first time to aficionados." ...

This is an engrossing sticker book to keep children busy for hours. It is packed with characters to dress in historically accurate uniforms & costumes from U-boat commanders snipers & paratroopers to resistance fighters & air raid wardens. The simple text contains fascinating facts about fighting & life during the Second World War written in consultation with a historian. It also contains over 200 stickers. ...

The Second World War was a seminal event in world history. The story of its battles & key events is a familiar one but The Second World War in 100 Objects" offers a unique perspective on this global phenomenon by tracing its history through its objects such as iconic items like the British Spitfire the George Cross & Adolf Hitlers personal revolver to personal objects which tell the poignant stories of individuals & official documents maps & orders. Fully illustrated each entry will be accompanied by Approx. 500 words of text which will put the item in context & highlight its significance." ...

Written in conjunction with the Imperial War Museum this title helps children learn about the Second World War by matching the stickers of important artefacts to their frames on each page. Each frame is accompanied by a fact box with fascinating historical facts. Each illustrated double spread is based upon a theme such as tanks planes weapons vehicles posters portraits ships & submarines. This title contains over 100 stickers. ...