Understanding World War I is crucial to understanding the history of the 20th century, to the present day. This book and DVD set provides a detailed explanation of why war broke out and how technology and tactics developed throughout the conflict, and determined which battles were won and lost and how these were crucial to its outcome. The book contains more than 100 images and maps of the Western Front. The discs include more than five hours of rare and unseen footage for the first time on DVD, including WWI 1914-1918, Battle of La Marne, The Battle of The Somme, and The Battle of Verdun. These DVDs are in PAL format.

On the Western Front: The Great War 1914-1918

History

Lepine, Michael

Military

Danann Books

This is the true story of the many faceted diamond, legend and music Icon David Bowie. This fully illustrated hardback book follows him through his many incarnations as we talk to the people who knew him best. The book also features candid interviews with Angie Bowie who reveals her part in her ex-husbands rise to fame, and the terrible pressure it placed them both under. Trevor Bolder and Woody Woodmansey from Bowie s Spiders from Mars band also give frank insights into the music and the madness behind the scenes. The book also includes a track by track analysis of Bowie s music. The DVD s provide a retrospective of the Bowie s iconic album and a classical tribute of some of his best known works including Space Oddity, Ashes to Ashes and Starman.

David Bowie on Reflection

Biographies & Memoirs

O'Neill, Michael

Arts & Literature

 A limited edition hardcover book and two audio CDs of war letters from the Jewish people who fought for Germany and Austria, read by the authorIn the mud and bloody filth of the trenches, and in the bullet-saturated air above the Eastern and Western fronts, Jewish soldiers and airmen went to fight for their country. They did so pushing against a wave of discrimination from the country they were born into, and whose cause they were absolutely convinced was just. 120,000 of them would die on the front lines for their country. Available in English for the first time, we read the heart-warming, moving, and intensely personal letters that the young soldiers wrote home from the battlefield. The uniquely Jewish viewpoint they express, and the strong traditional elements in their religion, bring the conflict between the inhumane war and religious belief into sharp contrast. The young mens’ attempts to adhere to their faith and rituals during the violent horror of trench warfare are touching, and often tinged with self-deprecating humor. The immense pain, the keenly-felt loss of comrades, and a yearning for home and loved ones shine through the soldiers’ words One great leitmotif runs through the letters: the hope for equality. It radiates from the words as strongly as the desire for peace, and an absolute belief in a German victory. The letters also highlight the firm conviction amongst the Jewish men that a new world was being forged by the war, and that Jews would be treated as equals within a new society. The war letters are a unique insight into life, battle and death on the enemy front lines, and the extraordinary Jewish experience in particular.

The Great War Letters of German and Austrian Jews

O'Neill, Michael A.

Leaders & Notable People

Mike Lepine creates an extraordinary, panoramic view of all sides of the war. His narrative begins well before American forces set foot in Vietnam, delving into French colonialism's contribution to the 1945 Vietnamese revolution, and revealing how the Cold War concerns of the 1950s led the United States to back the French. The heart of the book covers the "American war," ranging from the overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem and the impact of the Tet Offensive to Nixon's expansion of the war into Cambodia and Laos and the peace agreement of 1973 which resulted in the ending of the conflict in 1975. This illustrated book and three DVD set provides an extensive examination of the brutal conflict that was the Vietnam War. The DVDs feature Billy Brown, a young American recruit who is the guiding thread of these powerful and unusual films put together from American archive material left forgotten or subject to censorship until now.

Vietnam: A History

Asia

A limited edition hardcover book along with two DVDs packed with rare archival footage and interviews with 18 survivors It was a crucial moment of World War II. 1940. The Royal Air Force, virtually alone, defended the skies of Britain against massed formations of German bombers. They put up such a ferocious defense that Hitler gave up ideas of invading Britain and turned his attention to an assault on the Soviet Union. Of those pilots who courageously flew their Spitfires and Hurricanes against the Luftwaffe barely a handful remain. The authors have interviewed 18 survivors and it is their memories and anecdotes that make this book unique. Highly illustrated throughout with rarely seen images, this book is packed with great stories of aerial combat and being shot down, of the classic fighters that they flew and fought in and against, of making and losing friends and colleagues, of a strained social life in the midst of battle, and, most of all, of standing steadfast in the face of overwhelming odds. It is coupled with an authoritative and lively narrative.

Voices of the Battle of Britain

Vigar, Bruce

Higgs, Colin

Europe

This is the incredible story of the darkest days of World War II when Churchill and his Generals – Montgomery, Alexander, Wavell and Brooke were facing catastrophe on every front. They suffered defeat at Dunkirk and survived the Battle of Britain. With enormous amounts of courage and skill they fought off the Luftwaffe and managed to hold on until the Allied invasion of Europe. He appointed key men to command the forces upon which the free world’s survival depended. Men like Montgomery, Slim, Auchinleck, Alan Brooke and Alexander were given the highest command to wage war against Hitler. This is the story of his relationships with these remarkable men and the American Generals who followed them including Dwight Eisenhower and George Marshall. The story of an erratic impossible English genius pitted against the superb skills of his Generals in a battle which influenced the destiny of mankind.

Churchill and the Generals

Lepine, Mike

Historical

112 Page Hard cover coffee table book and 4 DVD set (over 4 hours). An independent guide to Led Zeppelin, following the origins of the band and features a track-by-track analysis of every Studio recording in the groups catalog. NO MUSIC / strictly a doc!

Led Zeppelin: You Shook Me

McIver, Joel

Rosen, Steven

Furniss, Matters

120 page hard cover coffee table book and 4 DVD set. Features a track by track analysis of every studio album the Beatles recorded - Includes interviews with the band with insights and the views from journalists and insiders who followed the band from the very beginning. NO MUSIC / strictly a doc!

The Beatles: Uncut the Long and Winding Road

Presents the story of the British rock group Pink Floyd from its formation in 1965, including a track-by-track analysis of Pink Floyd's studio albums. Accompanying DVDs include a collection of archive interviews with the band, with journalists and with music insiders.

Pink Floyd: 50 Years on the Dark Side

This Illustrated Limited Edition hardback book together with four DVDs provides an insight into the unique journey of one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century Elvis Presley Follow the authoritative text charting the career of the man they call the King of Rock and Roll . We follow Presley from his carefree beginnings at Sun records to global superstardom. In addition the book features rare interviews with the legendry Elvis guitarist Scotty Moore, Drummer DJ Fontana and Elvis loyal backing singers the Jordanaires. The four DVD films help discover the truth about the man behind the mythology from revealing interviews with his friends and contemporaries.

Elvis Presley Music & Memories

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