What life was like for ordinary French and English people, embroiled in a devastating century-long conflict that changed their world.The Hundred Years War (1337–1453) dominated life in England and France for well over a century. It became the defining feature of existence for generations. This sweeping book is the first to tell the human story of the longest military conflict in history. Historian David Green focuses on the ways the war affected different groups, a...

The author, a young conscript, fought with The Glorious Glosters at the legendary Imjin River battle. Heavily outnumbered by the Chinese and subjected to 'human-wave' infantry attacks, he and his colleagues suffered the trauma of being overrun and the vast majority of those who were not killed became POWs. This serious reverse of fortunes shocked postwar Britain but the bravery of the Battalion caught the public's imagination. The inhuman treatment suffered at their captors' hands by the s...

Every hero deserves a safe place to fall apart.Tanwin never wanted to be an Adventurer. After surviving a disastrous campaign that left her scarred in ways no potion could heal, she abandons Lanriel’s glory-seeking Adventurers' Guild and opens an apothecary instead.Soon Tanwin spends her days helping battle-scarred heroes confront the emotional wounds no one else will treat, one steaming cup of tea at a time.Until Lanriel’s most fearsome warrior arr...

A BRAND NEW sapphic cosy fantasy with romance from David Green, perfect for fans of T.J. Klune, Rebecca Thorne, Sydney J. Shields and Travis Baltree.

Al abrir este libro prepárate para adentrarte en un abismo que te confrontará con tu propia insignificancia. Los ecos del infinito resuenan en estas páginas, invitándote a explorar los límites de la cordura, a mirar cara a cara a lo inefable y aceptar que, quizás, hay secretos que es mejor no desvelar. Este es el espíritu de “Grimorio cósmico: Ecos del infinito”: un viaje por lo desconocido que, aunque aterrador, resulta imposible de resistir.El terror cósmico, popularizado por H.P...

Will you join the fight?Calebra, the Gleaming Jewel of the Nine Seas, is dying. Rot creeps into the roots of the once noble kingdom. The usurper rules from the queen's throne, and the true heir is nowhere to be found. But there are those willing to stand up against the corruption. In a time of hopelessness, the heir of Calebra will return and call upon the ancient swords.Join these nine authors in an epic tale of love, revenge, and finding yourself in a wor...

There is a particular kind of evening that arrives when the temperatures drop and the light fades early, when the wind presses against the windows and the floors turn cold under bare feet, and the idea of a bright, fussy salad loses all appeal. What you want instead is something warm in your hands, something that smells like home, and something that did not ask you to stand at the stove for an hour after a long day. That is the feeling this book is built around, and these 75 recipes are me...

"Cor, look at the tentacles on that!"Two golden ages collide in this celebration of cosmic horror and classic British comedy.Before the Karma Sutra there was The Nookienomicon, a book so insidious that it brought more than mere titillation... it brought terror!Follow the path of madness wrought by this dreadful tome from the Hyborian Age to the present day as it spreads its influence, and its tentacles, throughout history. Join Kolon the Barbarian, Annie Mater, the ...

A Book About YOU offers a powerful approach for anyone seeking to discover their true self.Within A Book About YOU, David Green describes how different personality types interact with each other and the world around them. His methods help readers to understand their strengths and weaknesses, as well as how to become more understanding of others.With resources to guide readers as they make difficult life decisions, A Book About YOU explains which career path matches an indiv...

A Book About YOU offers a powerful approach for anyone seeking to discover their true self.Within A Book About YOU, David Green describes how different personality types interact with each other and the world around them. His methods help readers to understand their strengths and weaknesses, as well as how to become more understanding of others.With resources to guide readers as they make difficult life decisions, A Book About YOU...

While there have been quite a few attempts to get JavaScript working as a server-side language, Node.js (frequently just called Node) has been the first environment that's gained any traction. It's now used by companies such as Netflix, Uber and Paypal to power their web apps. Node allows for blazingly fast performance; thanks to its event loop model, common tasks like network connection and database I/O can be executed very quickly indeed.From a beginner's point of view, one of No...

The victory at Poitiers by an English force outnumbered two-to-one, led by Edward the Black Prince on 19th September 1356 was one of the most significant of the Hundred Years War. The consequences of the battle resonated throughout the remainder of the century and influenced the war to its end in 1453. David Green has researched the battle and the raids that preceded it exhaustively and details the strategy, tactics, arms and armour used by both sides. He reconstructs the battle using an a...