A haunting novel juxtaposing a man's coming-of-age in Sweden with his life in Zambia, from the internationally bestselling author.

The extraordinary four-month battle on the mountain of Monte Cassino was one of the bloodiest and most controversial of the Second World War. In 1944, Allied troops faced a tough German defensive line there that barred the route to Rome. Hitler's orders were clear: he wanted the line held at all cost, as he thought a successful defence might make the Allies think twice about D-Day. Some of the Allies disagreed about the whole point of the campaign in Italy, were confused and divided, and at times badly mishandled the battle. At the core of the fight was a modern-day siege played out over an ancient castle on the slopes of the mountain. It was a bitter five-day fight that saw the men of both sides suffer terrible losses, but they eventually strove to help each other, in a welcome truce. This remarkable film tells the story of the battle of Cassino through the eyes of the men who fought on both sides. Originally shown as part of Channel 4's Battle for Italy season.

Austin explores the rugged landscapes of Ethiopia in search of a close-up encounter with the notoriously deadly spotted hyena. His first stop is the walled city of Harer where, for centuries, the locals have lived side by side with hyenas. A fragile truce founded on an ancient ritual. To satisfy the hyena's hunger and protect themselves, the villagers must feed the animals by hand.With his appetite whetted, Austin sets out to find a pack of truly wild hyenas. He navigates the inhospitable wilderness of the Rift Valley to meet a remote tribe of Afar people. Using their local knowledge he tracks down an active hyena den and attempts to lure the hyenas outside in broad daylight. When that doesn't work, Austin has to muster the courage to rig his camera and head into the den himself.Also in this episode, Austin witnesses a brawling band of baboons, encounters a venomous puff adder, and wrestles a small but ferocious sand boa.

After the Enterprise is diverted to the Romulan planet of Romulus, supposedly because they want to negotiate a truce, the Federation soon find out the Romulans are planning an attack on Earth.

The Julian Bream Collection My Favourite Albums is a personal selection of the ten most popular LP albums by the British guitarist and lutenist, Julian Bream. Ranging from his very first recording for RCA, “The Art of Julian Bream” (1959), and his sensational recording of Lute Suites by Johann Sebastian Bach, it also features the popular album “Romantic Guitar,” released in 1970, his famous recording of the Concierto de Aranjuez from 1963 and the two legendary albums “20th Century Guitar” and “Julian Bream & John Williams live.”
The edition is a unique collection of facsimile LPs with original cover artwork and labels in a specially priced limited-edition 10-CD box set. The colored booklet accompanying this set includes comprehensive discographical notes.

King Leonidas and a tiny contingent of Spartan soldiers—the famed "300"—hold the pass of Thermopylae against a powerful and enormous Persian force. It's one those historicial events where truth rivals the epic proportions of myth.

Genjiand his victorious G.P.S. alliance find themselves facing down a newchallenge by the students of Hosen Academy, feared by everyone as TheArmy of Killers. The two schools, in fact, have a history of bad bloodbetween them. And the simmering embers of hatred are about to flare upagain, burning away any last reminutesants of the truce they had sorigorously observed until now.

Controversy has steadily shadowed the 1968 sinking of the U.S. nuclear submarine Scorpion. The navys official version of accidental sinking on a routine mission was challenged by allegations that the Scorpion was in fact torpedoed while shadowing a Soviet task force. Further rumors indict the spy John Walker for providing confidential codes to the Soviets, enabling them to track the submarine. Yet another account purports that the Soviets destroyed the Scorpion in retaliation for the sinking of one of their own subs.

After the Enterprise is diverted to the Romulan planet of Romulus, supposedly because they want to negotiate a truce, the Federation soon find out the Romulans are planning an attack on Earth.

Afterthe Enterprise is diverted to the Romulan planet of Romulus, supposedlybecause they want to negotiate a truce, the Federation soon find outthe Romulans are planning an attack on Earth.

After the Enterprise is diverted to the Romulan planet of Romulus, supposedly because they want to negotiate a truce, the Federation soon find out the Romulans are planning an attack on Earth.

Set in modern day Moscow, Night Watch is a world as elaborate and imaginative as Tolkien or the best Asimov. Living among us are the “Others”, an ancient race of humans with supernatural powers who swear allegiance to either the Dark or the Light. A thousand-year treaty has maintained the balance of power, and the two sides coexist in an uneasy truce. But an ancient prophecy decrees that one supreme “Other” will rise up and tip the balance, plunging the world into a catastrophic war between the Dark and the Light.