A history of Prime Minister Churchill's relationships with British and American Allied military generals during World War II.This book vividly brings alive the dramatic situation facing Europe and the Allies after the loss of Dunkirk. Churchill and his generals—Alexander, Brooke, Wavell and Montgomery – were faced with many disasters that required courageous decisions in order to pursue their aim of victory. This is the inside story of the situations they faced, the...

Jun's life has become a chaotic whirlwind ever since the living doll Shinku came to live with him. Shinku and her sisters are facing off against each other in a mysterious ritual known as the Alice Game, but only one of them can win.Jun has decided to try attending school again. He's even made a friend named Toriumi Kaito, a schoolmate who is obsessed with the Rozen Maidens. But just when it seems like Jun might be getting his life back on track, a mysterious transfer student takes an inte...

After enduring cruelty from his classmates, Sakurada Jun shuts himself away, preferring to live in solitude. Just when he thought he'd found peace in seclusion, a mysterious box disrupts his world, revealing the enigmatic Shinku--a living doll from the legendary Rozen Maiden collection. Shinku is beautiful yet demanding, and instantly declares that Jun shall be her new servant. Before he can wrap his head around the unusual events, they're attacked! With no other options for survival, Jun ...

As the Joker of the Seiyo Elementary School Guardians, it's up to Amu to hunt down X eggs and deal with them appropriately. This mission puts her at odds with the mysterious organization Easter, whose members will stop at nothing to claim the Embryo-a wish-granting egg. Between the aloof Ikuto and singing sensation Utau, Amu already has her hands full with Easter nemeses when an even more surprising antagonist enters the picture. How can Amu stand up to this threat with her Guardian Charac...

When the deadly spectre of the Spanish Flu epidemic returns to their thriving Melbourne grocery, English immigrants Ida and George have to make a life-changing choice between business and family, wealth and health, hopes and fears.‘Spanish Flu’ was probably the greatest natural disaster of modern times, killing up to one hundred million people at the end of the First World War. Like the rest of the world, they thought it had gone, never to return.Its 1926, the colourful loc...

Learn everything you need to master the AdonisJs framework, including topics such as interacting with a database, rendering templates, writing asynchronous code, and hosting sites with SSL. Along the way, you’ll see how to build a commerce application, which lists products and allows shoppers to register and purchase those products. The site will feature a product catalog, a shopping cart, user registration and login, and profile management.The Definitive Guide to AdonisJs...

Jun was a teenage recluse, content to seal himself away in his room, but fate had other plans for him! When he orders an actually magical doll named Shinku, he gets swept up in a supernatural adventure beyond his wildest dreams!Shinku, captured by Kirakishou, flees to a temporary body in an alternate world where Jun chose not to awaken Shinku. In this world, she lives with a university student version of Jun. Faced with a harsh reality, Jun begins to create his own doll, only for an unexpe...

We are increasingly seeing computer systems which are expected to function without operator intervention. This is perhaps acceptable for running computer networks or traffic lights; however, we are now seeing computer systems deployed to qualitatively influence human judgments such as rulings on legal disputes or fitness for work to evaluate disability benefits. In keeping with the precautionary principle, it is important that those who are developing this capability — technologists and sc...

Iris Langley is forced to take charge when her mother, Grace, has a stroke. This is no easy task: Iris suffers from the lingering effects of a near-fatal fall as a child. The accident turned her mind into a place where a dragon lives: one that roars in her ears and fills her head with smoke.As her mother retreats into dementia, Iris realises that Grace is hiding something – a secret about that fateful day in the mountains that could threaten everything she believes about herself an...

This classic text describes the discovery of the great national park, Yellowstone, and includes letters and correspondence from those who were instrumental in the establishment of Yellowstone as America’s greatest natural treasure.

Vigilante Days and Ways, The Pioneers of the Rockies The Makers and Making of Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming Volume 1 covers the early history of the west and many gold discoveries.

In "Conscience & Fanaticism," George Henry Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers deftly navigates the intricate interplay between moral conviction and extreme belief, employing a rich literary style that deftly combines philosophical inquiry with sociocultural analysis. The text is rooted in the intellectual milieu of the late 19th century, a time of burgeoning scientific rationalism that challenged established dogmas. Pitt-Rivers utilizes a methodical approach, weaving together historical examples with co...