<div><B>A Campiello Award&ndash;winning novel &ldquo;Di Grado&rsquo;s black comedy, pungent metaphors and controlled ambiguity announce the arrival of a considerable talent&rdquo; (<I>The Times Literary Supplement</I>).</B><BR />  <BR /> Camelia is a young Italian woman who lives with her mother in Leeds, a city where it is always December and winter has been underway for such a long time that nobody is old enough to have seen what came before. She&rsquo;s dropped out of university and translates instruction manuals for an Italian washing machine manufacturer. Her mother, Livia Mega, once a renowned flautist, spends her days inside taking photographs of holes she finds in the house. Camelia and her mother communicate in a language of their own invention, in which words play no part. The lives of these two women have been undone by a calamity in their recent past, and there seems little or no possibility of ever finding their way back to a normal life.<BR />  <BR /> But one day Camelia meets Wen, a local shop owner. To win Camelia&rsquo;s affections, Wen begins teaching her Chinese ideograms. Through this new language of signs and subtle variations, Camelia learns to see the world anew and, in it, a chance for renewal.<BR />  <BR /><I>&ldquo;70% Acrylic 30% Wool</I> is incredibly sculpted and tight, with carefully woven images and language that repeat in chiseled arcs, creating a rhythmic narrative that radiates with Di Grado&rsquo;s mastery of craft.&rdquo; &mdash;<I>Music &amp; Literature Magazine</I><BR />  <BR /> &ldquo;This offbeat novel is rather more sophisticated than it first appears . . . a subtle meditation on language and its failures.&rdquo; &mdash;<I>Financial Times</I><BR />  <BR /> &ldquo;Written in lavish language and with beautiful metaphors.&rdquo; &mdash;<I>The Star Tribune</I></div>

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<div>After the Allies broke out from Normandy in July 1944, they drove quickly through the rest of France and were threatening the German border by the autumn. To halt the Allies, Hitlers last throw of the dice was the massive gamble of a counter-attack in the Ardennes.Sensing the Allies were fatigued, with stretched supply lines after their rapid advance, Hitler presented to his commanders an ambitious plan to force two Panzer armies through the Allied forces, to take the vital port of Antwerp. He intended to exploit the differences between the British and American commands and separate their forces, driving the British to another Dunkirk and buying him time to launch a full-scale assault on Britain with his 'miracle weapons' and undermine the Allies Western alliance.The massive German attack launched on 16 December 1944 achieved complete surprise but heavy fighting in the American sectors, halted their advance after two days. Known as the Battle of the Bulge because of the bulge in the German lines at this point, a battle of attrition followed in the bitter winter weather but Allied air power and limited fuel supplies on the German side gradually turned the battle in the Allies favour and by mid-January German forces were in retreat. This had been the largest battle fought by the Americans in World War 2 and at the end of it Germany was facing its final defeat.This new paperback edition of Voices of Battle of the Bulge tells the story of this pivotal battle of World War 2 through contemporary witnesses. Drawing on interviews, letters, diaries and eye-witness accounts from the military commanders and generals, ordinary front-line soldiers and civilians who experienced the Battle of the Bulge at first hand, it vividly brings to life and commemorates one of the key battles of World War 2.</div>

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<div>Growing up during the Second World War, Mike Reynolds became so interested in soldiering that he decided to make the Army his life. Joining as a National Serviceman, to see if he would really like being a soldier, he made the decision to become a professional and was commissioned into The Queens Royal Regiment. He saw action and was wounded severely in the Korean War but recovered and eventually rose to command an infantry battalion. In between, he had his first taste of Northern Ireland in 1969 and later returned as a Commanding Officer. He commanded 12 Mechanized Brigade in Germany and was later appointed to command the multi-national Allied Mobile Force (Land), during which time he was a target for a number of terrorist groups. On retiring from the Army, Mike Reynolds became a well-known military historian and author.</div>

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<div><B>The dramatic story of Nazi field commander Jochen Peiper&rsquo;s military career, war crimes trial, and 1976 murder.</B><BR />  <BR /> Jochen Peiper would likely never have been heard of outside Germany if not for the infamous massacre of US Army POWs near Malmedy, Belgium, during World War II, with which his name has been forever associated.<BR />  <BR /> Shunned and despised in the years following Germany&rsquo;s surrender, Peiper is nevertheless praised by many for his military acumen. This meticulously researched book explores Peiper&rsquo;s youth, his career with the SS, the now famous trial of the officers and soldiers of the Leibstandarte, who were accused of war crimes, and Peiper&rsquo;s murder in France over thirty years later.<BR />  <BR /> &ldquo;One of WWII&rsquo;s most interesting combat leaders . . . a fascinating story.&rdquo; &mdash;<I>Armor</I><BR />  <BR /><I>Includes maps and illustrations</I></div>

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