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Set on the eve of the Sino-Japanese war, Fortress Besieged recounts the exuberant misadventures of the hapless hero Fang Hung-chien, who after aimlessly studying in Europe at his family''s expense returns to Shanghai armed with a bogus degree from a fake university. On the liner back, Fang''s life becomes deeply entangled with those of two Chinese beauties - while when he does finally make it home, he obtains a teaching post at a newly established university, encounters effete pseudo-intellectuals, and falls into a marriage of disastrous proportions. A glorious tale of love, marriage, war, calamity, disillusionment and hope, this is one of the greatest Chinese novels: combining Eastern philosophy, Western traditions, adventure, tragicomedy and satire to create a unique feast of delights.

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A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • The moving story of an undocumented child living in poverty in the richest country in the world—an incandescent debut from an astonishing new talent • A TODAY SHOW #READWITHJENNA PICK In Chinese, the word for America, Mei Guo, translates directly to “beautiful country.” Yet when seven-year-old Qian arrives in New York City in 1994 full of curiosity, she is overwhelmed by crushing fear and scarcity. In China, Qian’s parents were professors; in America, her family is “illegal” and it will require all the determination and small joys they can muster to survive.In Chinatown, Qian’s parents labor in sweatshops. Instead of laughing at her jokes, they fight constantly, taking out the stress of their new life on one another. Shunned by her classmates and teachers for her limited English, Qian takes refuge in the library and masters the language through books, coming to think of The Berenstain Bears as her first American friends. And where there is delight to be found, Qian relishes it: her first bite of gloriously greasy pizza, weekly “shopping days,” when Qian finds small treasures in the trash lining Brooklyn’s streets, and a magical Christmas visit to Rockefeller Center—confirmation that ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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''The following year Qin unified all under Heaven and the title of August Emperor was immediately adopted.''The short-lived Qin dynasty unified China in 221 BC and created an imperial legacy that lasted until 1911. The extraordinary story of the First Emperor, founder of the dynasty, is told in the Historical Records of Sima Qian, the Grand Historiographer and the most famous Chinese historian. He describes the Emperor''s birth and the assassination attempt on his life, as well as the political and often brutal events that led to the founding of the dynasty and its aftermath. Sima Qian recounts the building of the Great Wall, the ''burning of the books'', and the construction of the First Emperor''s magnificent tomb, a tomb now world famous since the discovery of the terracotta warriors in 1974. Sima Qian''s love of anecdote ensures that his history is never dull, and Raymond Dawson''s fluent translation captures his lively and vivid style. Chronicling recent archaeological developments and questioning Sima Qian''s biases, K. E. Brashier''s preface highlights the importance of the Grand Historiographer''s account and Dawson''s translation in the twenty-first century. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The First Emperor - K. E. and Humanities (Chinese), Reed College) Brashier, Sima Qian

LP vinyl - Astral Fortress je 19. studiové album norské black metalové skupiny Darkthrone z roku 2022. Astral Fortress je 19. studiové album norské black metalové skupiny Darkthrone z roku 2022. Barva LP : Šedá Rok vydání : 2022 (19.album) Seznam stop LP Caravan Of Broken Ghosts / Impeccable Caverns Of Satan / Stalagmite Necklace / The Sea Beneath The Seas Of The Sea / Kevorkian Times / Kolbotn, West Of The Vast Forests / Eon 2

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LP vinyl - Astral Fortress je 19. studiové album norské black metalové skupiny Darkthrone z roku 2022. Astral Fortress je 19. studiové album norské black metalové skupiny Darkthrone z roku 2022. Rok vydání : 2022 (19.album) Seznam stop LP Caravan Of Broken Ghosts / Impeccable Caverns Of Satan / Stalagmite Necklace / The Sea Beneath The Seas Of The Sea / Kevorkian Times / Kolbotn, West Of The Vast Forests / Eon 2

Objev podobné jako Darkthrone: Astral Fortress - LP (0801056895912)

Hudební CD - Astral Fortress je 19. studiové album norské black metalové skupiny Darkthrone z roku 2022. Astral Fortress je 19. studiové album norské black metalové skupiny Darkthrone z roku 2022. Rok vydání : 2022 (19.album) Seznam stop CD Caravan Of Broken Ghosts / Impeccable Caverns Of Satan / Stalagmite Necklace / The Sea Beneath The Seas Of The Sea / Kevorkian Times / Kolbotn, West Of The Vast Forests / Eon 2

Objev podobné jako Darkthrone: Astral Fortress - CD (0801056895929)

Lehký a stabilní rod pod se čtyřmi nastavitelnými nohami a výškovými tyčemi, který lze sestavit během pár vteřin a přizpůsobit jakémukoli místu u vody. Rod Pod System Bruce Fortress 3 lze sestavit během několika sekund. Je lehký a stabilní, má čtyři nastavitelné nohy a nastavitelné výškové tyče, které se hodí pro jakékoli místo k rybaření. Stačí už jen přidat indikátory záběru nebo podložky pod pruty a můžete rybařit. Lehký Nastavitelné nohy Nastavitelná výška Včetně přepravní tašky

Objev podobné jako Suretti Stojan Rod Pod SB Fortress 3 Rods,Suretti Stojan Rod Pod SB Fortress 3 Rods

Teleskopické vidličky s pevným hliníkovým tělem a šroubovacím hrotem pro snadné použití i v tvrdém nebo kamenitém terénu, dostupné v délkách 30, 60 a 90 cm. Tyče System Bruce Fortress byly navrženy pro rybáře, kteří se nechtějí omezovat typem břehu ani podkladu. Díky šroubovacímu hrotu a robustní konstrukci nabídnou jistotu a stabilitu i tam, kde běžné vidličky selhávají. Bez kompromisů v tvrdém terénuZávitový šroubovací hrot umožňuje snadné zavrtání do tvrdé, vyschlé nebo kamenité půdy, a to bez zbytečné námahy. Součástí balení je Tommy tyč, která výrazně usnadňuje manipulaci a zvyšuje páku při zavrtávání. Teleskopické provedení a variabilitaVidličky jsou teleskopické a umožňují přesné nastavení výšky podle aktuálních podmínek u vody. K dispozici jsou ve třech délkách 30 cm, 60 cm a 90 cm, takže si snadno vyberete ideální variantu pro krátké vycházky i delší výpravy. Pevná hliníková konstrukceCelá tyč je vyrobena z kvalitního hliníku, který zajišťuje vysokou pevnost, dlouhou životnost a odolnost vůči mechanickému namáhání i nepříznivému počasí. ✔️ Hlavní přednosti:• šroubovací závitový hrot pro tvrdý a kamenitý terén• včetně Tommy tyče pro snadné zavrtávání• teleskopická konstrukce s nastavitelnou výškou• pevné a odolné hliníkové provedení• dostupné délky 30 cm, 60 cm a 90 cm Ideální volba pro rybáře, kteří chtějí mít ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Suretti Teleskopická vidlička SB Fortress,Suretti Teleskopická vidlička SB Fortress

Teleskopické vidličky s pevným hliníkovým tělem a šroubovacím hrotem pro snadné použití i v tvrdém nebo kamenitém terénu, dostupné v délkách 30, 60 a 90 cm. Tyče System Bruce Fortress byly navrženy pro rybáře, kteří se nechtějí omezovat typem břehu ani podkladu. Díky šroubovacímu hrotu a robustní konstrukci nabídnou jistotu a stabilitu i tam, kde běžné vidličky selhávají. Bez kompromisů v tvrdém terénuZávitový šroubovací hrot umožňuje snadné zavrtání do tvrdé, vyschlé nebo kamenité půdy, a to bez zbytečné námahy. Součástí balení je Tommy tyč, která výrazně usnadňuje manipulaci a zvyšuje páku při zavrtávání. Teleskopické provedení a variabilitaVidličky jsou teleskopické a umožňují přesné nastavení výšky podle aktuálních podmínek u vody. K dispozici jsou ve třech délkách 30 cm, 60 cm a 90 cm, takže si snadno vyberete ideální variantu pro krátké vycházky i delší výpravy. Pevná hliníková konstrukceCelá tyč je vyrobena z kvalitního hliníku, který zajišťuje vysokou pevnost, dlouhou životnost a odolnost vůči mechanickému namáhání i nepříznivému počasí. ✔️ Hlavní přednosti:• šroubovací závitový hrot pro tvrdý a kamenitý terén• včetně Tommy tyče pro snadné zavrtávání• teleskopická konstrukce s nastavitelnou výškou• pevné a odolné hliníkové provedení• dostupné délky 30 cm, 60 cm a 90 cm Ideální volba pro rybáře, kteří chtějí mít ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Suretti Teleskopická vidlička SB Fortress - 30/50cm,Suretti Teleskopická vidlička SB Fortress - 30/50cm

Teleskopické vidličky s pevným hliníkovým tělem a šroubovacím hrotem pro snadné použití i v tvrdém nebo kamenitém terénu, dostupné v délkách 30, 60 a 90 cm. Tyče System Bruce Fortress byly navrženy pro rybáře, kteří se nechtějí omezovat typem břehu ani podkladu. Díky šroubovacímu hrotu a robustní konstrukci nabídnou jistotu a stabilitu i tam, kde běžné vidličky selhávají. Bez kompromisů v tvrdém terénuZávitový šroubovací hrot umožňuje snadné zavrtání do tvrdé, vyschlé nebo kamenité půdy, a to bez zbytečné námahy. Součástí balení je Tommy tyč, která výrazně usnadňuje manipulaci a zvyšuje páku při zavrtávání. Teleskopické provedení a variabilitaVidličky jsou teleskopické a umožňují přesné nastavení výšky podle aktuálních podmínek u vody. K dispozici jsou ve třech délkách 30 cm, 60 cm a 90 cm, takže si snadno vyberete ideální variantu pro krátké vycházky i delší výpravy. Pevná hliníková konstrukceCelá tyč je vyrobena z kvalitního hliníku, který zajišťuje vysokou pevnost, dlouhou životnost a odolnost vůči mechanickému namáhání i nepříznivému počasí. ✔️ Hlavní přednosti:• šroubovací závitový hrot pro tvrdý a kamenitý terén• včetně Tommy tyče pro snadné zavrtávání• teleskopická konstrukce s nastavitelnou výškou• pevné a odolné hliníkové provedení• dostupné délky 30 cm, 60 cm a 90 cm Ideální volba pro rybáře, kteří chtějí mít ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Suretti Teleskopická vidlička SB Fortress - 60/110cm,Suretti Teleskopická vidlička SB Fortress - 60/110cm

Teleskopické vidličky s pevným hliníkovým tělem a šroubovacím hrotem pro snadné použití i v tvrdém nebo kamenitém terénu, dostupné v délkách 30, 60 a 90 cm. Tyče System Bruce Fortress byly navrženy pro rybáře, kteří se nechtějí omezovat typem břehu ani podkladu. Díky šroubovacímu hrotu a robustní konstrukci nabídnou jistotu a stabilitu i tam, kde běžné vidličky selhávají. Bez kompromisů v tvrdém terénuZávitový šroubovací hrot umožňuje snadné zavrtání do tvrdé, vyschlé nebo kamenité půdy, a to bez zbytečné námahy. Součástí balení je Tommy tyč, která výrazně usnadňuje manipulaci a zvyšuje páku při zavrtávání. Teleskopické provedení a variabilitaVidličky jsou teleskopické a umožňují přesné nastavení výšky podle aktuálních podmínek u vody. K dispozici jsou ve třech délkách 30 cm, 60 cm a 90 cm, takže si snadno vyberete ideální variantu pro krátké vycházky i delší výpravy. Pevná hliníková konstrukceCelá tyč je vyrobena z kvalitního hliníku, který zajišťuje vysokou pevnost, dlouhou životnost a odolnost vůči mechanickému namáhání i nepříznivému počasí. ✔️ Hlavní přednosti:• šroubovací závitový hrot pro tvrdý a kamenitý terén• včetně Tommy tyče pro snadné zavrtávání• teleskopická konstrukce s nastavitelnou výškou• pevné a odolné hliníkové provedení• dostupné délky 30 cm, 60 cm a 90 cm Ideální volba pro rybáře, kteří chtějí mít ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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In the far future, after an alien threat destroyed Neptune, the Solar System has been engineered into a single, defensive fortress. People have found a way to live within that fortress, until something arrives from deep space, something they have never seen before...

Objev podobné jako Fortress Sol - Stephen Baxter

A vividly written and timely polemic tackling the burning injustices shaping British society today.‘Intelligently written and powerfully argued.’ Paul Mason‘Witty, scathing, and entertaining.’ Danny DorlingJournalist Sam Bright is a Northerner living in London. He is just one of the millions of people clinging on to the coattails of the capital, sucked in by the prospect of opportunities that the rest of the United Kingdom does not enjoy.Our capital is a vast melting pot of languages, cultures, and ideas, and rightly celebrated for it. For many, though, there is no other option. The only place to access the opportunities this country offers is London. Banking, law, politics, advertising, architecture, the arts and the media are all concentrated here. It is almost impossible to reach the heights of any profession without joining the grey hoards queuing for the next tube. As the economic, political, and cultural epicentre of the country, Fortress London acts more like a renaissance city-state like Florence or Venice than the capital of a modern nation-state. And the gluttony of London, compared to the malnourishment of our regions, dramatically affects life chances in Britain.Fortress London argues that to address Britain’s manifold problems, we need first to end the hegemony ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Fortress London - Sam Bright

Motherless Brooklyn is a compulsively readable riff on the classic noir detective novel. Brooklyn''s self-appointed Human Freakshow, Lionel Essrog is an orphan whose Tourettic impulses drive him to rip apart our language in startling and original ways. Together with three other veterans of the St. Vincent''s Home for Boys, he works for small-time mobster Frank Minna''s limo service cum detective agency. But when Frank is fatally stabbed, Lionel''s world is suddenly topsy-turvy, and he must untangle the threads of the case while trying to keep the words straight in his head.The Fortress of Solitude is the vividly told story of Dylan Ebdus growing up white and motherless in Brooklyn in the 1970s. In a neighbourhood where the entertainments include muggings and games of stoopball, Dylan has one friend, a black teenager, also motherless, named Mingus Rude. Through the knitting and unravelling of the boys'' friendship, Lethem creates an overwhelmingly rich and emotionally gripping canvas of race and class, superheroes, gentrification, funk, hip-hop, graffiti tagging, loyalty, and memory.From the prize-winning author of Motherless Brooklyn, The Fortress of Solitude is a daring, riotous, sweeping novel that spins the tale of two friends and their adventures in late 20th-century America.

Objev podobné jako Motherless Brooklyn; Fortress of Solitude - Jonathan Lethem

The latest novel in the New York Times-bestselling series begun with Off Armageddon Reef, By Schism Rent Asunder, and By Heresies Distressed. Young Cayleb Ahrmahk has accomplished things few people could even dream of. Not yet even thirty years old, he''s won the most crushing naval victories in human history. He''s smashed a hostile alliance of no less than five princedoms and won the hand of the beautiful young Queen Sharleyan of Chisholm. Cayleb and Sharleyan have created the Charisian Empire, the greatest naval power in the history of Safehold, and they''ve turned Charis into a place of refuge for all who treasure freedom.Their success may prove short-lived. The Church of God Awaiting, which controls most of Safehold, has decreed their destruction. Mother Church''s entire purpose is to prevent the very things to which Charis is committed. Since the first attempt to crush the heretics failed, the Church has no choice but to adopt some of the hated Charisian innovations for themselves. Soon a mighty fleet will sail against Cayleb, destroying everything in its path.But there are still matters about which the Church knows nothing, including Cayleb and Sharleyan''s adviser, friend, and guardian- the mystic warrior-monk named Merlin Athrawes. Merlin ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako A Mighty Fortress - David Weber

Discover the fate of the original black Magician, Pug, and his motley crew of agents who safeguard the world of Trigia, as prophecy becomes truth in the first book of the last ever Midkemian trilogy. THE KINGDOM BESIEGED The Darkness is coming... The Kingdom is plagued by rumour and instability.Kingdom spies in Kesh have been disappearing - either murdered, or turned to the enemy side. Information has become scant and unreliable; but one thing appears clear. Dark forces are on the move...Since Pug and the Conclave of Shadows enforced peace after the last Keshian invasion, the Empire has offered no threat. But now factions are rising and Jim Dasher reports mobilizations of large forces in the Keshian Confederacy. As the men of the West answer the King's call to muster, Martin conDoin - left as caretaker of Crydee Keep - will suddenly be confronted with the vanguard of an invading army.He reminds himself that he is a year older than his legendary ancestor, Prince Arutha, was when he stood firm against the Tsurani invasion, but Arutha had an army to command, and Martin is left with old men and young boys. Massive events are about to unfold, events which threaten ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako A Kingdom Besieged - Raymond Elias Feist

''One of the hidden geniuses of the twentieth century'' Colm Tóibín''She suddenly leaned toward the mirror and sought the love­liest way to see herself''Lucrécia Neves is vain, unreflective, insolently superficial, almost mute. She may have no inner life at all. As she morphs from small-town girl to worldly wife of a rich man, and her small home town surrenders to the forces of progress, Lucrécia seeks perfection: to be an object, serene, smooth, beyond the burden of words or even thought itself. A book that obsessed its author, The Besieged City is unlike any other work in Lispector''s canon: a story of transformation, of what it means to see and to be seen.

Objev podobné jako The Besieged City - Lispector Clarice

4K Blu-ray film Superman HD [2025]. Český dabing. České titulky. HDR. Dolby Digital. Steelbook sběratelské balení - motiv Fortress Door. Dolby Atmos. Strhující mix epické akce, humoru a emocí v novém DC světě. James Gunn se svým osobitým stylem ujme původního superhrdiny v nově přetvořeném univerzu DC a ve strhující směsici epické akce, humoru a emocí představí divákům Supermana plného soucitu a víry v dobro lidstva.Bonusy: Přes devadesát minut bonusů: • Dobrodružství při natáčení Supermana • Lex Luthor: V mysli mistra záporáka • Gang spravedlnosti • Od tlapek po pixely: Jak se zrodil Krypto • Animovaný Krypto kraťas

Objev podobné jako Superman (2025) (4K UHD + BLU-RAY) (2 BLU-RAY) - STEELBOOK - Fortress Door

Svářečská kožená blůza Fortress - 2XL od výrobce Ardon. Produkt je dostupný za 4 dny.

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Svářečská kožená blůza Fortress - L od výrobce Ardon. Produkt je dostupný za 4 dny.

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Svářečská kožená blůza Fortress - XL od výrobce Ardon. Produkt je dostupný za 4 dny.

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Šňůrka potápivá kaprařská návazcová šňůra s excelentní oděruvzdorností, to je fortress. je velmi pevná a optimální vlastnosti zajišťují skvělou prezentaci nástrahy. všechny tyto parametry jsou zajištěny hustým pletením jednotlivých vláken. je možné ji použít samostatně, nebo v kombinaci s tuhou šňůrkou či fluorokarbonem. její vlastnosti využijete při lovu na jezerech i řekách při vytváření moderních kaprových montáží.

Objev podobné jako Delphin Hookline Fortress 20m (R4686nad)

Terrifyingly fun! Max Brallier's The Last Kids on Earth delivers big thrills and even bigger laughs.' Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Wimpy Kid meets The Walking Dead in this hilarious series packed with monsters and zombies. The highly-anticipated eighth book in the #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling series, with over 10 million copies in print! Picking up after Quint and Dirk's Hero Quest, the Last Kids are happily reunited―but quickly faced with a monstrous new mission. Inside an other-dimensional fortress, the evil Thrull, alongside a vile new villain, is carrying out a sinister plan. Jack, Quint, June and Dirk must make their own plans to infiltrate the stronghold before Thrull gets any closer to completing the mysterious Tower, a structure that could ultimately spell doom for this dimension. The Last Kids on Earth series:The Last Kids on EarthThe Last Kids on Earth and the Zombie ParadeThe Last Kids on Earth and the Nightmare KingThe Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic BeyondThe Last Kids on Earth and the Midnight BladeThe Last Kids on Earth and the Skeleton Road And don’t miss the full-colour graphic novel:The Last Kids on Earth: Thrilling ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Last Kids on Earth and the Forbidden Fortress - Max Brallier

An irresistible series about chosen family, high stakes thievery, and what it really means to do good. Perfect for fans of M.G. Leonard and Anthony HorowitzAn irresistible series about chosen family, high stakes thievery, and what it really means to do good. Perfect for fans of M.G. Leonard and Anthony Horowitz.It's Gabriel's fourth year at Crookhaven School for Thieves, and it's the most challenging one yet. Along with mastering a new class - Lay of the Land - Upper Delinquents are supposed to start thinking about life after Crookhaven. Their schoolwork is beginning to have real world implications, and this year's Break-In challenge is set in an external location known to be impenetrable - the Impossible Fortress.But the world outside their school grounds can be a dark and dangerous place. And with the most powerful crew in the underworld, infamously known as the Nameless, out to get Gabriel and his friends, the stakes have never been higher. The crew need to put everything they've learned so far to the test outside of Crookhaven's gates.But there may be something lurking within those gates that the crew should be wary of too... The fourth book in the 'criminally good' Crookhaven series, the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Crookhaven: The Impossible Fortress - J. J. Arcanjo

Continuing the imperious rise of the Dark Lord! A Jedi makes a desperate deal. The Inquisitors'' mission evolves. And Darth Vader discovers a theft... And when the thief faces the consequences of their crime, Emperor Palpatine rewards Darth Vader with three gifts: A thing, a choice... and a voice. Seeking the path to his destiny, Vader returns to the place of his birth. There, echoes from the past reach out to him - both his own past, and the dark history of the Sith! Be here for a story that could only be called ''Fortress Vader''! Collecting: Darth Vader 19-25

Objev podobné jako Star Wars: Darth Vader - Dark Lord of the Sith Vol. 4: Fortress Vader - Charles Soule, Camuncoli Giuseppe

From the international bestselling creator of Claude comes a brand new hero: Mr Penguin. Indiana Jones meets Hercule Poirot in this new Alex T. Smith series. Follow Mr Penguin and Colin as they crash-land on a snowy mountain. Will they be able to solve the mystery of the missing pets? What are the strange noises coming from the abandoned fortress? And will Mr Penguin conquer his fear of flying?Find out in the second Mr Penguin book with plenty of slapstick humour, mystery and adventure. Highly illustrated throughout with a striking black and orange design.Praise for Mr Penguin and the Lost Treasure:''Addictive slapstick'' - Guardian''The perfect introduction to mystery stories.'' - ScotsmanClaude won the 5-9 young fiction Sainsbury''s Children''s Book Award, was selected for the Waterstone''s Children''s Book Prize, the Richard and Judy Book Club and is now a TV star on Disney Junior. Alex T. Smith was a World Book Day Illustrator. Follow Alex on Twitter @Alex_T_Smith

Objev podobné jako Mr Penguin and the Fortress of Secrets - Alex T. Smith

*SHARPE’S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now*India, December 1803The British army are closing in on enemy troops in western India and Ensign Richard Sharpe, freshly promoted yet unsure of his position, finds himself vulnerable: he’s unwelcome among the officers, yet finds hidden enemies within the ranks. With no-one he can trust, Sharpe is in serious danger when an old adversary arrives on his trail – and a terrible act of betrayal draws him into the eye of the storm.All roads lead to Gawilghur, a legendary, impregnable fortress in the sky. In the heart of enemy territory, the British carry out a near-impossible siege. And joining the front line, risking his honour and reputation in a battle that will test him as never before, is Sharpe . . .‘A master storyteller’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

Objev podobné jako Sharpe’s Fortress - Bernard Cornwell

The extraordinary drama of Malta''s WWII victory against impossible odds told through the eyes of the people who were there.In March and April 1942, more explosives were dropped on the tiny Mediterranean island of Malta - smaller than the Isle of Wight - than on the whole of Britain during the first year of the Blitz. Malta had become one of the most strategically important places in the world. From there, the Allies could attack Axis supply lines to North Africa; without it, Rommel would be able to march unchecked into Egypt, Suez and the Middle East. For the Allies this would have been catastrophic. As Churchill said, Malta had to be held ''at all costs''.FORTRESS MALTA follows the story through the eyes of those who were there: young men such as twenty-year-old fighter pilot Raoul Daddo-Langlois, anti-aircraft gunner Ken Griffiths, American Art Roscoe and submariner Tubby Crawford - who served on the most successful Allied submarine of the Second World War; cabaret dancer-turned RAF plotter Christina Ratcliffe, and her lover, the brilliant and irrepressible reconnaissance pilot, Adrian Warburton. Their stories and others provide extraordinary first-hand accounts of heroism, resilience, love, and loss, highlighting one of the most remarkable stories ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Fortress Malta - James Holland

''A master of the genre'' The TimesThe Romans have vanquished the rebel alliance; Calgus, Lord of the Northern Tribes, is the prisoner of the chieftains he once led. And the Roman leader has an audacious plan to capture Dinpaladyr, the barbarians'' fortress of spears. Marcus Aquila - burning for revenge on an enemy that has killed one of his best friends - rides north with the Petriana cavalry. He believes his disguise as Centurion Corvus of the 2nd Tungrians is still holding. But he is just a few days ahead of two of the emperor''s agents, sent from Rome to kill him. Pitiless assassins who know his real name, and too much about his friends.

Objev podobné jako Fortress of Spears: Empire III - Anthony Riches

Graphic account of the defence of the Belgian fortress line against the Germans in 1940.

Objev podobné jako Eben-Emael and the Defence of Fortress Belgium, 1940 - Clayton Donnell

It’s 1987. Ronald Reagan is in the White House. Prince and Madonna are on the radio. And Wheel of Fortune hostess Vanna White is on the cover of Playboy. Billy and his friends are desperate to get hold of a copy, but no shopkeeper is going to sell one to three fourteen-year-old gaming nerds. The only thing for it is a heist of the local shop. But as they set out on their mission to enter one impossible fortress, they have no idea what lies ahead . . .

Objev podobné jako The Impossible Fortress - Jason Rekulak

Drake has to stop an evil wizard in this action-packed, New York Times bestselling series!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic''s early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!An evil wizard named Astrid is plotting to become the most powerful wizard in the world. She is collecting ingredients for a dangerous spell, and it is up to the Dragon Masters to stop her from casting it. Drake and Mina travel to the Fortress of the Stone Dragon to warn the Stone Dragon''s Dragon Master, Caspar, that Astrid is on her way there. But will the evil wizard''s dark magic overpower the Dragon Masters?

Objev podobné jako Fortress of the Stone Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #17)

WINNER OF THE WOLFSON PRIZE 2013HERALD BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2014The extraordinary story of the Kremlin - from prize-winning author and historian Catherine MerridaleBoth beautiful and profoundly menacing, the Kremlin has dominated Moscow for many centuries. Behind its great red walls and towers many of the most startling events in Russia''s history have been acted out. It is both a real place and an imaginative idea; a shorthand for a certain kind of secretive power, but also the heart of a specific Russian authenticity. Catherine Merridale''s exceptional book revels in both the drama of the Kremlin and its sheer unexpectedness: an impregnable fortress which has repeatedly been devastated, a symbol of all that is Russian substantially created by Italians. The many inhabitants of the Kremlin have continually reshaped it to accord with shifting ideological needs, with buildings conjured up or demolished to conform with the current ruler''s social, spiritual, military or regal priorities. In the process, all have claimed to be the heirs of Russia''s great historic destiny.

Objev podobné jako Red Fortress - Catherine Merridaleová

The Priory Field excavation was a research, training and engagement project that investigated a large courtyard store-building in the legionary fortress of Isca at Caerleon. This was the first legionary store excavated to modern standards in the Roman Empire. The excavation exposed the building’s main entranceway and two small adjoining rooms, as well as four squarer storerooms. The coins and pottery provide an excellent chronological sequence for the store, which was constructed around AD 90-110 and remained in use until the end of the 3rd century, after which it fell into a derelict state before being partially demolished and levelled by around 350. Debris from the building’s collapse and demolition sealed the floors of two store rooms, one of which was littered with military finds, many of which survived in a very fragile condition. These included the highly fragmentary remains of a rare example of an elaborately decorated horse’s headpiece, at least one set of dismantled lorica segmentata body armour, as well as another set of unusual scale armour. Two new buildings were constructed among the ruins of the old and partially demolished legionary store, including one 3 room cottage-like building. Radiocarbon dates demonstrate this building was constructed and in ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Excavations in the Roman Legionary Fortress at Caerleon - Peter Guest, Prof. Andrew Gardner

The war to end all wars is coming. The Endlords are preparing themselves for invasion. Now should be the time when city men and clansmen come together to fight the dark forces of destruction, yet they feud amongst themselves, unaware of the danger facing them. Only the Sull are preparing for war against the Endlords. They are an ancient, dwindling race, and they fear this fight might be their last. Sull legend speaks of The One Who Bears Loss, the warrior who will slay the Endlords, and they believe this warrior will be one of their own. Ash March is their most valued and sacred warrior, and it is Mal Naysayer''s duty to bring her home to save her people. But thousands of leagues to the north, Raif Severance is learning that he alone can kill Endlords swiftly. An outcast and outlaw, Raif must betray his clan and forsake his beliefs, and raise the Fortress of Grey Ice.Look out for more information on this book and others on the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk

Objev podobné jako A Fortress Of Grey Ice - J V Jones.