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First published in Great Britain by Collins in 1957.
Author : Alistair MacLean
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 36,90 MB
Release : 2012-10-15
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ISBN : 9780848833275
First published in Great Britain by Collins in 1957.
Author : Alistair MacLean
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 920 pages
File Size : 43,41 MB
Release : 2013-01-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0007438338
The Guns of Navarone and its three sequels, in which the same characters are sent on other wartime missions, together in one volume for the first time to mark the 50th anniversary of the original book .
Author : Sam Llewellyn
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,8 MB
Release : 1997-07
Category : Large type books
ISBN : 9780786210688
The surviving commandos of "force 10 from Navarone" are sent on operation storm force, a perilous mission through the Pyrenees to disable the greatest threat to the success of the d-day landings, the "werewolf" u-boats.
Author : Alistair MacLean
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 16,58 MB
Release : 2010-08-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0007402635
A magnificent tale of heart-stopping suspense from the highly acclaimed master of the genre.
Author : Brian Hannan
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 24,15 MB
Release : 2015-10-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1476619107
The story behind The Magnificent Seven could have been a movie in itself. It had everything--actors' strike, writers' strike, Mexican government interference and a row between the screenwriters that left one removing his name from the credits, all under the lingering gloom of post-McCarthy era Hollywood. A flop on release, it later became a box office hit. This book tells the behind-the-scenes story: how Yul Brynner became the biggest independent producer in Hollywood; why John Sturges was not the first choice after Brynner surrendered the director's chair; why Sturges quit; the truth about the Mirisch Company (producers); the details of the film's botched release and unlikely redemption; the creation of Elmer Bernstein's classic score; and how internecine fighting prevented the making of the television series in 1963. Myths about Steve McQueen, his feud with Brynner and the scene-stealing antics of the cast are debunked. A close examination of the various screenplay drafts and the writers' source material--Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai--shows who wrote what. Extensive analysis of Sturges' directorial work is provided.
Author : Bram Stoker
Publisher :
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 35,63 MB
Release : 2018-04-23
Category :
ISBN : 9781717252272
A true masterwork of storytelling, Dracula has transcended generation, language, and culture to become one of the most popular novels ever written. It is a quintessential tale of suspense and horror, boasting one of the most terrifying characters ever born in literature: Count Dracula, a tragic, night-dwelling specter who feeds upon the blood of the living, and whose diabolical passions prey upon the innocent, the helpless, and the beautiful. But Dracula also stands as a bleak allegorical saga of an eternally cursed being whose nocturnal atrocities reflect the dark underside of the supremely moralistic age in which it was originally written - and the corrupt desires that continue to plague the modern human condition. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience
Author : Steve Chibnall
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 24,67 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780719060120
Published on the 50th anniversary of his directorial debut, this is an examination of the work of a man once hailed as the finest film-maker to emerge from the British studio system after the World War II.
Author : Alistair MacLean
Publisher :
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 14,55 MB
Release : 1966
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Author : Matthew Moss
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 14,73 MB
Release : 2020-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1472838149
Designed in 1942, Britain's innovative Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank (PIAT) provided British and Commonwealth troops with a much-needed means of taking on Germany's formidable Panzers. Replacing the inadequate Boys anti-tank rifle, it was conceived in the top-secret World War II research and development organization known colloquially as 'Churchill's Toyshop', alongside other ingenious weapons such as the sticky bomb, the limpet mine and the time-pencil fuse. Unlike the more famous US bazooka, the PIAT had its roots in something simpler than rocket science. Operated from the shoulder, the PIAT was a spigot mortar which fired a heavy high-explosive bomb, with its main spring soaking up the recoil. The PIAT had a limited effective range. Troops required nerves of steel to get close enough to an enemy tank to ensure a direct hit, often approaching to within 50ft of the target, and no fewer than six Victoria Crosses were won during World War II by soldiers operating PIATs. A front-line weapon in every theatre of the conflict in which Commonwealth troops fought, from Europe to the Far East, the PIAT remained in service after 1945, seeing action during the Greek Civil War, the Arab–Israeli conflict and the Korean War. This illustrated study combines detailed research with expert analysis to reveal the full story of the design, development and deployment of this revolutionary weapon.
Author : Alistair MacLean
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 29,25 MB
Release : 2010-07-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0007289456
An undercover mission beyond the Iron Curtain to recover a defected scientist goes disastrously wrong – a classic early Cold War thriller from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.