In 1982, conflict erupts between Great Britain and Argentina, putting important forces into play. Argentina decides to seize the Falkland Islands, which had been occupied by the United Kingdom since the beginning of the 19th century. On April 2, an island landing of Argentine forces succeeds, taking the government of Margaret Thatcher by surprise. Argentina asserts its sovereignty over the Islands. While hoping for a diplomatic solution, No. 10 Downing Street prepares a large-scale operation to regain control of the Falkland Islands. Along with the use of traditional combat techniques, these operations also provide an extraordinary test of modern electronic weaponry.

In 1982, conflict erupts between Great Britain and Argentina, putting important forces into play. Argentina decides to seize the Falkland Islands, which have been occupied by the United Kingdom since the beginning of the 19th century. On April 2, an island landing of Argentine forces succeeds, taking Margaret Thatcher's government by surprise - and 10 Downing Street prepares a large-scale operation to regain control.

Rio was Doug Wildey's masterpiece, a Western hero unlike any ever seen before in comics. Collected in its entirety in a single volume, this book presents all of Wildey's published Rio stories, as well as two new graphic novellas.

1941. Almost all of Europe is under the Nazi heel. Great Britain still holds out, but the situation worsens with every passing day. And in North Africa, gateway to the Middle East and its immense oil reserves, Rommel now threatens Egypt, keystone of British defences. In those desperate times, three men (David Stirling, Blair Mayne and ‘Jock’ Lewes), three unconventional officers, band together to create a small, elite unit that will become a military legend: the SAS.

Mark and Kim are sent to Betelgeuse to look for survivors of the spacecraft crash that killed 3,000 people seven years earlier. They do find survivors, among them Tazio Menegaz and Colonel Logan, who tell them the colonisers had been divided over whether the Lums (indigenous creatures) are as intelligent as humans. If they are, the humans would have been forced to abandon their colonising enterprise according to UN laws. Kim decides to investigate for herself.

Beginning the complete library of the greatest science fiction hero of all time. Volume One will spotlight the work of Alex Raymond, legendary for some of the finest storytelling of the 20th century. Raymond illustrated the Sunday strips until 1944; with his clear and much-imitated style forming the original aesthetic of the most popular and easily recognised science fiction hero for decades to come. Introducing Flash Gordon, Dale Arden, Dr. Hans Zarkov, and Ming the Merciless, this volume will catapult readers to the deadly planet Mongo. These are the strips that influenced George Lucas to create Star Wars, and which illustrator Al Williamson said were "the reason I became an artist."

Presents a graphic novel account of the Wright brothers' invention of the modern airplane in 1903, documenting their early lives, their drive to create a flying machine, and their success at inventing controls to make fixed-wing flight possible.

In the South of France village of Paillar, everyone is rugby-obsessed and even the roundabouts are oval! The Paillar team is afraid of one thing only: that some Englishmen will turn the local pub into a tea salon! When the All Blacks look for sparring partners to train for the World Cup, the Paillar star players - Light Bulb, Fat Neck, the Anaesthetist, Trumpeteer and Romeo - can't resist the call of the southern hemisphere. Cauliflower ears, broken noses and black eyes aplenty!

In 1982, conflict erupts between Great Britain and Argentina, and Argentina decides to invade The Falklands. Number 10 Dowing Street prepares a large-scale operation to regain control of the islands. Along with the use of traditional combat techniques, these operations provide an extraordinary test of modern electronic weaponry. Biggles Recounts is a collection of real history books.