* A look at all the participants in this politically charged battle from the commanders to the brave soldier fighting for their own band of brothers Battle for Cassinga is written as a first-hand account by an ordinary South African paratrooper who was at the 1978 assault on the Angolan headquarters of PLAN the armed wing of SWAPO (South West Africa People's Organization). The book relates why the South African government took the political risk in attacking the fortress in an external operation & examines the SWAPO claims that Cassinga was a refugee camp guarded by a few PLAN soldiers. It also explains why Sam Nujoma the SWAPO leader had no option but to perpetuate this falsehood. The battle although a resounding success suffered some setbacks which could have been disastrous to the South African paratroopers had they not maintained the initiative. The improvisations made by the commander Col Jan Breytenbach ensured that a flawed jump & poor intelligence did not adversely affect the outcome. The unforeseen Soviet-made anti-aircraft guns used against both aircraft & ground troops threatened to derail the attack. An appearance of a large column of armour manned by Cubans from the nearby town of Techamutete when half the South African force had already left the battleground placed the remaining lightly armed paratroopers in mortal danger. The landmines laid by the South Africans together with the brave actions of the South African Air Force pilots saved the day allowing the remaining forces to withdraw safely. Battle for Cassinga looks at all the players in a critical light. SWAPO & PLAN the SADF & the commanders from both sides Dimo Amaambo of PLAN & Jan Breytenbach of the SADF as well as the brave soldiers from both sides who fought for their political ideologies but perhaps more importantly for their own band of brothers. ...

When Ellie puts on her new pyjamas strange things start to happen. She & her little brother Max are whisked off to the Christmas Shop where a battle is raging between a valiant troop of toys & the scaaaarry Christmas Tree Fairy & her army of angels. Can Ellie & Max save Christmas for the world
- or will they be arrested for being mince spies? This is the first book in the Cosmic Pyjamas" series. Theyre magical & theyre dangerous. You have been warned."
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This is the inside story into one of sports greatest rivalries...how Manchester City once Manchester Uniteds poor relation in the English Premier League reinvented itself as a football powerhouse & toppled the Manchester United dynasty built by Sir Alex Ferguson. With a rivalry stretching back more than a hundred years The Battle for Manchester" brings the history of the " The Blues" & " The Red Devils" up to the present date. You can learn what divides & unites the City of Manchester... The love of a team the love of a sport & the many clashes that have contributed to this intense inner-city rivalry. With many anecdotes from past champions " The Battle for Manchester" takes the reader through the decades right up to Sergio Agueros Premier League winning goal in the 2011/2012 league season." ...

This is the second book in a series of two covering the events at sea during the German invasion of Norway in 1940 the first modern campaign in which sea air & ground forces interacted decisively. Part one covers the events at sea off southern & western Norway where Norwegian & British forces attempted to halt the German advance out of the invasion ports as well as the stream of supplies & reinforcements across the Skagerrak. The second part focuses on the British landings in Central Norway where the Royal Navy for the first time had its mastery challenged by air superiority from l&-based aircraft. Part three covers the events in & around Narvik where Norwegian British French & Polish naval air & land forces were engaged in the first combined amphibious landings of WW II. Part four sums up the events during the evacuation in June in which the first carrier task force operations of the war including the loss of the carrier Glorious figure prominently. As in the first volume the narration shifts continuously between the strategic & operational issues & the experiences of the officers & ratings living through the events. Extensive research & use of primary sources reveals the many sides of this war some of which remain controversial to this day. ...

The civil war that tore Spain apart between 1936 & 1939 & attracted liberals & socialists from across the world to support the cause against Franco was one of the most hard-fought & bitterest conflicts of the 20th century: a war of atrocities & political genocide & a military testing ground before WWII for the Russians Italians & Germans whose Condor Legion so notoriously destroyed Guernica. Antony Beevor's account narrates the origins of the Civil War & its violent & dramatic course from the coup d'etat in July 1936 through the savage fighting of the next three years which ended in catastrophic defeat for the Republicans in 1939. & he succeeds especially well in unravelling the complex political & regional forces that played such an important part in the origins & history of the war. ...

The Falklands War was one of the strangest in British history -- 28 000 men sent to fight for a tiny relic of empire 8 000 miles from home. At the time many Britons saw it as a tragic absurdity but the British victory confirmed the quality of British arms & boosted the political fortunes of the Conservative government. But it left a chequered aftermath; it was of no wider significance for British interests & taught no lessons. It has since been overshadowed by the two Gulf Wars however its political ramifications cannot be overestimated. Max Hastings & Simon Jenkins account of the conflict is a modern classic of war reportage & the definitive book on the war. Republished as part of the Pan Military Classics series The Battle for the Falklands is a vivid chronicle of a call to arms & a thoughtful & informed analysis of an astonishing chapter in the history of our times. Skilfully woven with Simon Jenkins sharp political passages are Max Hastings wonderful dispatches Sunday Times ...

Updated with a new postscript by Amy Chua & a letter from her eldest daughter Sophia Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother is a story about a mother two daughters & two dogs. It was supposed to be a story of how Chinese parents are better at raising kids than Western ones. But instead it's about a bitter clash of cultures a fleeting taste of glory & how you can be humbled by a thirteen-year-old. Witty entertaining & provocative this is a unique & important book that will transform your perspective of parenting forever. ...

The casualties of war arent only on the battlefield... Coming back from war is never easy as Sergeant Dave Henleys platoon discovers all too quickly when they return from fighting in Afghanistan. Life at home is very different than on the battlefield
- for everyone. When they are summoned back to Helmand to protect the US team assigned to destroy the opium crop it is almost a relief to the soldiers if not to their wives girlfriends & families who are turned inside out once more by their mens sudden departure. For all concerned danger lurks around every corner
- for Daves team who must learn new skills to survive & their loved ones in England whose lives can be destroyed by equally deadly weapons
- a harsh look a misunderstanding an ugly rumour. Like War Torn" " Battle Lines" is at once a gritty close-to-the-action thriller & an involving story of the stresses & strains which families & relationships suffer when separated by thousands of miles & a wealth of experience. This is everyday life made brilliantly real by Andy Mc Nab whose continued involvement with the men & women of the British Army gives this extraordinary novel its authenticity its toughness & its heart. This is real life brought brilliantly alive by Andy Mc Nab whose continued involvement with the men & women of the British Army gives this extraordinary novel its authenticity its toughness & its heart."


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The casualties of war aren't only on the battlefield... Coming back from war is never easy as Sergeant Dave Henley's platoon discovers all too quickly when they return from Afghanistan. Home can be an equally searing battlefield. When they are summoned back to Helmand to protect the US team destroying the opium crop it is almost a relief to the soldiers if not to their wives girlfriends & families who are turned inside out once more by their men's sudden departure. & now danger lurks around every corner
- for Dave's team who must learn new skills to survive & their loved ones in England whose lives be ripped apart by equally deadly weapons
- blind prejudice acid jealousy ugly rumour.

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Coming back from war is never easy as Sergeant Dave Henley's platoon discovers all too quickly when they return from fighting in Afghanistan. Life at home is very different than on the battlefield
- for everyone. When they are summoned back to Helmand to protect the US team assigned to destroy the opium crop it is almost a relief to the soldiers if not to their wives girlfriends & families who are turned inside out once more by their men's sudden departure. For all concerned danger lurks around every corner
- for Dave's team who must learn new skills to survive & their loved ones in England whose lives can be destroyed by equally deadly weapons
- a harsh look a misunderstanding an ugly rumour. Like War Torn" " Battle Lines" is at once a gritty close-to-the-action thriller & an involving story of the stresses & strains which families & relationships suffer when separated by thousands of miles & a wealth of experience. This is everyday life made brilliantly real by Andy Mc Nab whose continued involvement with the men & women of the British Army gives this extraordinary novel its authenticity its toughness & its heart."


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