From the Battle of Britain to the Dresden bombings, some of the most intense combat of World War II occurred in the airspaces over Europe. This multi-volume box set offers a comprehensive account of the aircraft that helped bring the Allies to victory, including the B-17 Flying Fortress, the B-24 Liberator, the P-51 Mustang, and many more.
In the year 2200 AD, the two major powers in the Earth's orbit, "Xuan Yue" and "Su Yue," ended their more than 50-year Cold War and were about to sign the "Dual Moon Peace Agreement." However, a series of terrorist attacks suddenly occurred in Xuan Yue's circular colonial city called "New Moon City," indicating that fragile human civilization is once again facing a great crisis.
Taken directly from the diaries of soldiers fighting in WWII, this series chronicals the experiences, losses, and victories felt on the battlefieds of the second world war.
The figures are stark and almost impossible to comprehend: military deaths estimated between 21-25 million, civilian deaths between 50-55 million. The greatest manmade event in history was also the most lethal, taking far more lives away from the battlefield than on it. “Hell on Earth” tells the story of The Second World War” from a perspective that recognises these overwhelming facts: war as a human experience.
Breakfast with Frost was a BBC current affairs television programme hosted by Sir David Frost on Sunday mornings. The programme covered the main political news of the day while analysing the coverage of the week's news events.
For the F-16 pilot TEO, the war in Libya was the first hot mission. A new batch of students is starting at the defence flight school. Only very few will go all the way. In Arizona, the test pilot MON starts the biggest generational change in the Danish air force with the transition from the F-16 to the F-35.
The year is 2164 and politics has become unrecognizable. Democrats have become conservative, Republicans have become liberal, and an upstart party called the Empathy Party blames all the world's ills on sociopaths. An assassination leaves the Empathy Party's candidacy wide open and a clown car of candidates vies for the nomination. One, hotel heir and failed comedian Jim Liu, stands out from the others when he chooses a genetically modified, super-intelligent, opium-addicted parrot as his running mate. This book follows his quest to become the Empathy Party's nominee for the 2164 presidential election. His campaign takes him through an America where most days are public holidays, psychedelic drug use is widespread, and the last uncontacted people on Earth are the unknowing subjects of a reality show whose fans have tuned it into a new religion.
The proposal of the Conexão Repórter program is the quest for truth through great reporting. Its characteristic is modernity and its scenery is futuristic. Several topics are covered with unprecedented revelations, investigative reporting and the courage to delve deeper into the issues. Roberto Cabrini, as well as editor-in-chief, also makes the great reports, trying to take the exclusive information that no one has been able to get. The news, today, travels through increasingly fast connections. This was the name of the program, in addition to the word "reporter", which was used to highlight the format and mood of the presenter. The team consists primarily of producer-reporters who actively participate in the daring project, and the opportunity to be part of such a bold program.
This collection brings to life forgotten stories of the Civil War from both sides of the conflict. How did Union generals capture General Robert E. Lee's battle plans just before Antietam? Which Confederate victories delayed the Emancipation Proclamation? What factors turned the tides of the battle of Gettysburg? These and other secrets of the Civil War are examined in this dramatic and comprehensive collection featuring sweeping battle reenactments and historical experts.