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The Penguin English Library Edition of Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy 'I cannot allow any man to - to criticise my private conduct!' she exclaimed. 'Nor will I for a minute' Hardy's powerful novel of swift sexual passion and slow-burning loyalty centres on Bathsheba Everdene, a proud working woman whose life is complicated by three different men - respectable farmer Boldwood, seductive Sergeant Troy and devoted Gabriel - making her the object of scandal and betrayal. Vividly portraying the superstitions and traditions of a small rural community, Far from the Madding Crowd shows the precarious position of a woman in a man's world. The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.

Osprey's examination of the highly devastating battle of the Seven Years' War (1756-1763). In May of 1757 Frederick the Great invaded Bohemia, smashed an Austrian army outside Prague and bottled it up in the city. The Empress Maria Theresa despatched Marshal Daun with 60,000 men to save the Empire's second city. Frederick had won a string of victories over the Austrians and was convinced his men would always triumph. Although outnumbered he attacked, but the Austrians were waiting. His army was defeated and forced to withdraw. As his veterans commented, 'they were not the same old Austrians at all'. Simon Millar shows how Frederick's overconfidence proved his undoing at Kolin.

The common German infantryman played a crucial role in the events that led to the outbreak of World War II (1939-1945), and the burden of duty lay on his shoulders during the opening moves of the conflict, in the invasion of Poland, the conquest of Norway and Denmark, the Low Countries and France. The Wehrmacht was unstoppable in this period, as it defeated almost every country that took the field against it. This volume examines the recruitment, training, weapons and equipment of the German infantryman in the eventful years building up to and including Blitzkrieg. Weaponry, team roles, tactics, training and personal equipment are all covered.

After the Second Crusade in 1148 the Crusader States embarked on a period of caution and consolidation and, in an increasingly hostile environment, began strengthening existing fortifications and building new castles.

V květnu 1757 vpadl pruský král Fridrich II. do Čech, porazil Rakušany u Prahy a město sevřel v obležení. Marie Terezie vyslala maršála Dauna v čele 60 000mužů, aby druhé nejdůležitější město její říše zachránil. Fridrich II. dosáhl nad Rakušany již řady vítězství a byl přesvědčen, že jeho vojsko bude vítězit i nadále. Zaútočil bez ohledu na početní převahu protivníka, avšak Rakušané byli připraveni. Byl poražen a donucen ustoupit. Jak řekl jeden z jeho veteránů: "To už vůbec nebyli ti staří Rakušané." Simon Millar velice názorně ukazuje, že to byla právě Fridrichova přílišná sebedůvěra, co u Kolína přivodilo pruskou porážku.

Zákeřný útok japonských bombardovacích letounů na tichomořskou základnu námořnictva USA znamenal vstup Spojených států amerických do 2. světové války. Japonci probudili spícího obra a brzy se měli dočkat odplaty…