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  Frankforce and the Defence of...

  Jerry Murland

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  There is no other city in France that has the same associations in time of conflict that the British have with Arras. Since the campaigns of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, in the early 18th century, British soldiers have fought in and around Arras, occasionally as an enemy but, more often, as defenders of French and Allied democracy. Battlefield visitors to the area will immediately recognize the names of towns and villages that were as significant to the men of Marlboroughs army as they were to those who fought in the First and Second World Wars.This book serves both as guide to the Second World War battlefields that surround the city and its environs as well as detailing the actions of the British armored attack of 21 May 1940. The book looks at the strategic situation that led up to the famous Arras counterstroke and, using material that has not been published before, examines the British and German actions between 20 and 23 May. The only Victoria Cross action that took place during this time is looked at in detail; as is the fighting that took place in Arras and during the breakout.Despite its shortcomings, the counterstroke achieved the essential element of surprise and caused widespread alarm amongst the German command and hit Rommels 7th Panzer Division at precisely the moment when his armored units were ahead of the infantry and gunners. The British infantry fought well and both the Durham battalions were fortunate that their commanding officers and senior NCOs were men who had already fought in one conflict and possessed the determination to rally their less experienced junior ranks and fight on regardless. Such was the case with the two tank battalions, although sadly they lost both their commanding officers and over half the tanks that went into the engagement. The attack did enable the British to tighten their hold on Arras  albeit temporarily  and, as is often cited, built doubts in the minds of German High Command as to the speed of their advance and contributed to the subsequent Hitler halt order of 24-27 May.The author has gone to some lengths to track down accounts from those individuals who served in the area during May 1940 and fought the enveloping tide of the German advanceThe book is supported by three car tours, one of which takes the visitor along the tragic path taken by the Tyneside Scottish on 20 May and two walking routes, which concentrate on Arras.137 black and white photographs (integrated) and a number of maps derived from regimental histories; and six tour maps provide the battlefield visitor with illustrations of the battlefields as they were in 1940 and as they are today.

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  Sunny Jim - The Life of...

  Jimmy Breslin

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  An evocative portrait of the Triple Crown–winning racehorse trainer: “sportswriting as good as it could ever possibly be” (New York Daily News).   At seventy-seven, James “Sunny Jim” Fitzsimmons should have been considering retirement. His six-decade career stretched back to 1885, when, as an eleven year-old, he began working as a stable boy. After failing as a jockey, Fitzsimmons—or Mr. Fitz to those in the know—started training horses, eventually winning three Kentucky Derbys, two Triple Crowns, and more than two thousand races. But by 1951, glory seemed to be behind him. His wife’s sudden death took the light from his eyes, and retirement loomed. And then he met Nashua. She was the kind of horse trainers dream of. Big, powerful, with a windpipe that could suck down enough air to keep her running for weeks. Mr. Fitz knew he had a winner. It was only a matter of time before he realized that he had also just met the most remarkable horse of his long, storied career. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Jimmy Breslin including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.

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  This Is Your Captain Speaking -...

  Doug Morris

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  For everyone from frequent fliers to aviation geeks, travel buffs to nervous travelers, Captain Doug Morris tells you everything you want (and need!) to know about flightCaptain Doug Morris has been writing for his airline's in-flight magazine for twenty-four years and has answered a gamut of questions. This Is Your Captain Speaking will draw from his extensive experience and explain everything you ever wanted to know about airline travel: whether airliners have keys, why the bumps, what aircrew get up to on layovers, what's the deal with "mile-high memberships," and how to become a pilot. It also provides entertaining anecdotes from air travel's unsung heroes—flight attendants. It's the A to Z of airline travel with a twist of humor. The flight deck door will always be closed, but Doug exposes the unique inner world of aviation to the public.

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  Self Esteem Brain Hack

  Amy Applebaum

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  A guided meditation designed to help you become your most confident self. The secret to confidence doesn’t come from listening to daily affirmations or telling yourself you’re “awesome.” The key to confidence is a MIND game.Want access to self-esteem? You’ll need to shift your mindset.Nasty beliefs, fears, and perfectionism all lead to self-loathing. And that must stop.And it will.This guided meditation has been carefully designed to help you move past the fears and nasty beliefs that have held you back. You’ll quickly begin regaining your confidence, choosing to like yourself physically, mentally and spiritually so that you can take action in your life and go after your dreams.Self Esteem Brain Hack comes with two valuable ‘extras’:1.	2 different endings. Besides the actual guided meditation itself, you will receive a choice of a ‘sleep’ or ‘wake’ ending depending on whether you are listening in the morning or evening.2.	A deep sleep music track. If you choose a sleep ending, this track will help deepen your sleep after you have completed your meditation session. Hi:) I’m Amy Applebaum. And I’m really glad you are here!As a business owner who has made millions and a Life Success coach who has coached dozens of ambitious women (and some men), I believe very strongly that success is just as much about ‘how you think’ as it is ‘what you do’.Success is first and foremost an Inside Job.I have seen it in my own life.I’ve seen it with the entrepreneurs and industry leaders I have worked with whose lives have been wildly transformed just by changing their thoughts and then taking actions on those new beliefs.Let’s face it. We have a lot on our plate. And those of us who are running our own businesses even more so.We are giving so much to the world around us.But things won’t shift until we get those birds on our shoulders to stop the negative chitchat.And the best fastest way to cut the self-doubt in its tracks is through meditation.And I make doing meditation dead easy.My MOVE collections are guided meditations.You don’t have to learn the ‘ins and outs ’of meditation. All you need to do is throw those earbuds in and drift off to sleep!Downloaded over 500,000 times on places like iTunes and Audible, my MOVE meditations don’t just ‘relax’ and distress, they are specifically designed to help you get MOVING and unstuck.So that you can finally live the life you have always wanted!“Just listened to this last night and it was exactly what I needed to hear. It really spoke to my specific issues. I feel confident that I can finally start moving on with my life. Thank you Amy” ~ Jill FineIsn’t it time? Isn’t it time to set aside the nasty mindset that is keeping you from being the most confident possible version of you?And it’s so easy.Just put the earbuds in and listen.Nothing simpler.All you need to do to open the door to confident living the EASY wayis waiting for you here

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  Traffic Hacks - Learn About Link...

  Shawn Louka

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  Traffic Hacks: Learn About Link Exchanges and How it Can Help Increase Traffic To Your Site to Boost Sales Developing just a website on the web does not make much sense these days. With the increasing number of websites worldwide, individual websites all suffer from decreasing visitors if they get any at all. Webmasters try different techniques to attract visitors to their websites and gradually these techniques have emerged into strategies that people use in order to generate traffic on a regular basis. In this audiobook, you will learn about link exchanges and how they can help generate traffic to your website. You will learn all the major traffic generating strategies. There are a lot of different strategies so it is important to figure out which strategy would work best for your business. This audiobook will discuss the following:- Methods to Generate Website Traffic- What is Link Exchange?- Link Exchange Principles- Differentiating Link Exchange Spam- Search Engine Ranking and Link Exchange- Link Exchange Web Promotion Strategy- Finding Good Link Exchange Partners- Choosing Good Link Exchange Partners- The Reciprocal Link Exchange- Managing the Link Exchange Requests- Three Way Link Exchange Concept- Pros and Cons of Link Exchange- And many more!If you want to learn more, scroll up and click “add to cart” now!

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  Agile Product Management -...

  Alex Campbell

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  Everything you need to know about Agile product management. 
  Have you always wondered what you can do to improve the team you work with? 
  Do you wonder if there is a way to ensure the product is updated periodically to ensure the final product has all the features the stakeholder wants? 
  If you answered yes, then this is the book for you. 
  Most project managers and organizations throw the word Agile around a lot when working on software development. Little do they know that this project management methodology can be used to develop almost any product and used by any team with a deliverable. 
  In this book, you will: 
  ●      Understand what project management is 
  ●      Learn everything about Agile 
  ●      Understand the benefits of the Agile project management methodology 
  ●      Gain insight to the different frameworks used to implement Agile, including Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming, and Lean 
  ●      How to determine if Agile is right for your team 
  ●      Know what mistakes to avoid and more! 
  You will also learn what you can do to overcome any issues you may come across when you implement this methodology. 
  So, what are you waiting for? Grab a copy of this book and learn everything you can about Agile.

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