NORWAY, OCTOBER 1940Norway, a country invaded by the Nazis. Finn Gunnersen and best friend, Loki Larson, are determined to fight back. Joining the Resistance, they risk arrest, torture and execution. They also don't know who to trust.When vital secrets fall into their hands and the enemy is in hot pursuit, they must escape. But to succeed they face their greatest deadly challenge - how to steal an enemy plane and fly it to freedom. Can two boys take on the ...

When a Predator drone is hijacked byTaliban forces and used to kill US marines,Major Nathan Connor and his Delta Force unitare deployed to destroy it.The only problem is Connor must also keep a promise --to find and protect his dead friend's son, Hassan.Delta Force burst into action to track down thePredator drone and Hassan before it's too late,and before more innocent blood is spilt...Explosive action and a thrilling, high...

The Taliban launch a deadly attack in the first step of their new offensive.Delta Force are assigned to strike back!The team must HALO drop into the mountains, hook up with their contact,find Mullah Khan - the Taliban leader - then take him out.But when one of the team is killed, it looks like Delta Force has walkedstraight into a trap! Major Connor must salvage the mission,kill Mullah Khan and get his men home.This title is published by Fr...

FRANCE, JANUARY 1941The Second World War is raging and Britain is staring at defeat. Intelligence indicates that the Nazis have built a deadly weapon on the French coast. Could a Death Ray really exist? There's only one way to find out - to steal it. Finn, Loki and Freya are fully trained agents with Special Ops. Officially, they don't exist - they're perfect for this secret and dangerous mission.A story inspired by one of the most amazing raids of WWII...

When Dr Kate Shawcross is kidnapped by a Taliban leader -Masud - he plans to hold her hostage. Kate is the daughter ofa US senator and Masud demands $1 million for her release.No money will be paid, so Major Nathan Connor and hisDelta Force team are assigned to rescue her.But with Connor still looking for Hassan, the son of hisdead friend, will he be able to hold all the pieces togetherwithout getting himself, or his team, killed?E...

It's D-Day, 6th June 1944. Ten minutes after midnight. A small British force is flying over Occupied France on what is virtually a suicide mission - they must capture a bridge before German forces guarding it can blow it up. There's no room for error. They must cast fear aside in this race against time, told from both a British and German perspective.This title is published by Franklin Watts EDGE, which produces a range of books to get children reading with confidence. EDGE - for b...

Wise (1806-76) was extremely active on the Virginia and national political scene from the early 1830s to the mid-1860s, drawing popular support because of his projection of hopefulness and energy. Regarded as eccentric, Wise is given, in this study, an interpretation that finds consistency in his life-long controversial and impulsive behavior. Simpson stresses Wise’s ambivalent attitude toward slaves and slave-holding, authority and authority figures, and Virginia and the United States.

Television Is Where You Find It is a revelatory journey into the overlooked world of feature filmmakers who brought their cinematic vision to the small screen between 1955 and 1990—long before directing for television became trendy in the age of “Prestige TV.” With ten compelling case studies—from legends like Alfred Hitchcock, David Lynch, and Orson Welles to trailblazers like Ida Lupino, Melvin Van Peebles, and Martin Scorsese—author Craig S. Simpson uncovers how these directors...

In the spring of 1861, Virginians confronted destiny—their own and their nation’s. Pivotal decisions awaited about secession, the consequences of which would unfold for a hundred years and more. But few Virginians wanted to decide at all. Instead, they talked, almost interminably. The remarkable record of the Virginia State Convention, edited in a fine modern version in 1965, runs to almost 3,000 pages, some 1.3 million words. Through the diligent efforts of William W. Freehling and Craig ...

The amazing true story about a remarkable camel called Tiki from two CBCA award-winning creators, the author of How to Move a Zoo and the illustrator of The Wobbly Bike.Tiki was a desert-born camel and still more than half wild when he met his rider, Jill.Jill was an accomplished horse rider who had never ridden a camel.Tiki and Jill had entered the Great Australian Camel Race a three-month trek from the red centre of Australia all...

SUPERSTAR CREATORS PRESENT UNFORGETTABLE ALL-NEW G.I. JOE SILENT MISSIONS The face of comic books changed forever when G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO #21 introduced fans to the "Silent Interlude," an action-packed story with NO DIALOGUE. Now, experience five ALL-NEW silent issues featuring the most popular G.I. Joe characters, including Duke, Roadblock, Jinx, Spirit, Beach Head, and more from the most acclaimed voices in comics! Collects G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO #21, G.I. JOE: A REAL...

Household War restores the centrality of households to the American Civil War. The essays in the volume complicate the standard distinctions between battlefront and homefront, soldier and civilian, and men and women. From this vantage point, they look at the interplay of family and politics, studying the ways in which the Civil War shaped and was shaped by the American household. They explore how households influenced Confederate and Union military strategy, the motivations of sol...