The material for the volume was gathered in 1913, nearly fifty years after the war ended. Some of the narrators were small children in the Civil War days, but whatever their age had been the... More > incidents of that chaotic time were indelibly impressed on their memories. They told of what they had seen with convincing vividness, and fortunately, also, with much of humor and picturesqueness.< Less
This is the true story of the first fifteen years of a boy's life, growing up in the coal mining communities of Scotland and England in the 1950s and 60s, and how he survives the adversities of that... More > battleground.
The book is written on two levels; on the first level it is a compulsive, easy to read, true story. The protagonist's narration compels the reader's empathy as, from his earliest memories, he is beaten by a father who - subjected to the harsh existence of a coal miner, and frustrated by the betrayals of an unfaithful wife - vents his anger on him. After suffering a nervous breakdown in his earliest childhood, Thomas endeavours to escape his father's tyranny and his mother's complacency, but in his search for a nourishing love he falls foul of situations he is ill equipped to deal with; often taking him into forbidden and dangerous areas.< Less
Seems like every great battle has a good guy, a bad guy, and perhaps an even uglier monster of a thing to contend with. If you’ve ever opened a new server box, and hours later found yourself at... More > wits’ end searching through manuals trying to figure out why the heck the thing won’t boot properly, you’ve faced ugly head-on. This article discusses the forces at play in the rise of Platform-as-a-Service offerings.< Less
Joe C. Westbrooks recalls growing up in rural South Carolina around the Cowpens Battlefield area of Cherokee County during the 1930s. Stories and photos of the families and culture around Thicketty... More > Mountain are a delight for all ages.< Less
Battleground politics have laid waste to our public discourse. In place of rational discussions of our most pressing problems we have the political circus of media-driven election campaigns in which... More > ideologues battle for supremacy while citizens remain on the sidelines.
2012 and Beyond: The State of Ohio: A Window into American Battleground Politics and a Playbook for Active Citizenship shows how the battleground can become common ground through the renewal of the habits of self-rule and by cultivating decency of speech in public discourse. With captivating illustrations, real-world examples, and historical insight, this book shows how the stark contrasts of our polarized political landscape can be bridged by the power of friendship developed in the shared tendence of our local affairs.< Less
John Blackard is a graduate of the University of North Carolina with advanced degrees in English Studies and Library Information Studies. He has two books of poems in print and a book about the... More > golden age of paperback publishing. He has received Fulbright and National Endowment for the Humanities fellowships. He lives in Portland with his wife, the poet Valentina Gnup, and recently served as associate editor of Poetry Northwest. For more information, go to www.johnablackard.com.< Less
This book contains 14 scenarios suitable for use with any set of WWII skirmish rules. The scenarios are presented for use with Soldat II, but we have included a conversion chart for the following... More > rules: Arc of Fire, BAPS, Battlefront, Battleground, Disposable Heroes, Final Combat, Nuts, and Rules of Engagement.
Operation Dynamo 1940 (British)
Operation Archery 1941 (British)
Operation Jubilee 1942 (Canadian)
Operation Perch 1944 (British)
Operation Martlet 1944 (British)
Operation Epsom 1944 (British)
Operation Windsor 1944 (Canadian)
Operation Charnwood 1944 (Canadian)
Operation Spring 1944 (Canadian)
Operation Bluecoat 1944 (British)
Operation Totalize 1944 (Canadian)
Operation Tractable 1944 (Canadian)
Operation Dragoon 1944 (British)
Operation Varsity 1945 (British)< Less
WWII Eastern Front Skirmish Scenarios is a new collection of 12 miniature skirmish scenarios. These scenarios are presented in a format that makes them easily playable with any set of rules that you... More > may wish to use. Playtests were made using both 20mm and 28mm figures, and rules used were Soldat, Final Combat, Arc of Fire, Face of Combat, Rules of Engagement, Battleground, Nuts, Seven Brothers, and various sets of house rules.
The scenarios included are:
Battle of the Bzura 1939 Poland
Operation Winter Storm 1942 Russia
Fall Blau 1942 Russian Caucuses
Pavlov's House 1942 Stalingrad
Stalingrad Sniper Hunt 1942 Stalingrad (The only non historical scenario)
Kharkov Must be Held 1943 Ukraine
Defending Etligen 1943 Crimea
The Battle of Krasny Bor 1943 Russia
Tempelhof Bahn Station 1945 Berlin
Lake Balaton 1945 Hungary
Breakout at Baruth 1945 Germany
Fall of Konigsberg 1945 Germany< Less
WWII Eastern Front Skirmish Scenarios is a new collection of 12 miniature skirmish scenarios. These scenarios are presented in a format that makes them easily playable with any set of rules that you... More > may wish to use. Playtests were made using both 20mm and 28mm figures, and rules used were Soldat, Final Combat, Arc of Fire, Face of Combat, Rules of Engagement, Battleground, Nuts, Seven Brothers, and various sets of house rules.
The scenarios included are:
Battle of the Bzura 1939 Poland
Operation Winter Storm 1942 Russia
Fall Blau 1942 Russian Caucuses
Pavlov's House 1942 Stalingrad
Stalingrad Sniper Hunt 1942 Stalingrad (The only non historical scenario)
Kharkov Must be Held 1943 Ukraine
Defending Etligen 1943 Crimea
The Battle of Krasny Bor 1943 Russia
Tempelhof Bahn Station 1945 Berlin
Lake Balaton 1945 Hungary
Breakout at Baruth 1945 Germany
Fall of Konigsberg 1945 Germany
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