It s an entirely new way to look at warfare. From
ferocious battles waged by USS Enterprise, the most
decorated aircraft carrier of World War II, to
death-defying dogfights involving hero pilots and lethal
planes, this 14-disc set from HISTORYTM
uses cutting-edge CGI to plunge you into the actual
missions, reproduced with historical accuracy and
startling realism.
In this thought-provoking masterpiece, H.G. Wells predicts the
inventions that will inadvertently lead to mass destruction, forcing the
world to "start over." You will see many similarities between H.G.
Wells' new world and today's world due to the recent technological
revolution. This stimulating novel will leave you wondering if and when
the remaining predictions will come to pass!
WWII: In Color contains five remarkable color
documentary films selected by specialists at the
National Archives. Released in 1942, The Battle of
Midway by director John Ford won an Academy Award for
Best Documentary. Thunderbolts by William Wyler covers
the activities of the 12th Army Air Forces in Europe in
1944 and 45, and The Memphis Belle, also by Wyler,
follows the final mission of the famous B-17 bomber and
her crew
Like the men whose epic stories Jon Krakauer has
told in his previous bestsellers, Pat Tillman was an
irrepressible individualist and iconoclast. In May 2002,
Tillman walked away from his $3.6 million NFL contract
to enlist in the United States Army. He was deeply
troubled by 9/11, and he felt a strong moral obligation
to join the fight against al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Two
years later, he died on a desolate hillside in
southeastern Afghanistan.
The Art Of War is almost certainly the most
famous study of strategy ever written and has had an
extraordinary influence on the history of warfare. The
principles Sun Tzu expounded were utilized brilliantly
by such great Asian war leaders as Mao Tse-tung, Giap,
and Yamamoto. First translated two hundred years ago by
a French missionary, Sun Tzu s Art of War has
been credited with influencing Napoleon, the German
General Staff, and even the planning for Desert Storm.
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is almost certainly the most
famous study of strategy ever written and has had an
extraordinary influence on the history of warfare. The
principles Sun Tzu expounded were utilized brilliantly
by such great Asian war leaders as Mao Tse-tung, Giap,
and Yamamoto. First translated two hundred years ago by
a French missionary, Sun Tzu s Art of War has
been credited with influencing Napoleon, the German
General Staff, and even the planning for Desert Storm.
