The little-known campaign to save Latvian and Estonian independence: "Anyone interested in naval operations is likely to find some useful food for thought." — StrategyPageFor most participants, the First World War ended on November 11, 1918. But Britain's Royal Navy found itself, after four years of slaughter and war weariness, fighting a fierce and brutal battle in the Baltic Sea against Bolshevik Russia in an attempt to protect the fragile independence of...

The major contribution made by Coastal Forces to the Allied war effort has had surprisingly little coverage in the literature of the Second World War. Motor torpedo boats, PT boats, motor gunboats, launches and submarine chasers served with distinction throughout the War, and in every theatre. They performed invaluable service as patrol boats, convoy escorts, minelayers and minesweepers, harbour defence vessels, light landing craft, RAF rescue boats and transports for agents and clandestin...

The Crooked Roof is a reflective exploration of imperfection, adaptation, and resilience-examined through the lens of design, work, and everyday decision-making.Using the metaphor of a crooked roof, the book challenges the assumption that progress must be linear or flawless. Instead, it highlights how constraints, revisions, and unconventional paths often lead to stronger, more meaningful outcomes. Through thoughtful observation and concise storytelling, the author...

The major contribution made by Coastal Forces to the Allied war effort has had surprisingly little coverage in the literature of the Second World War. Motor torpedo boats, PT boats, motor gunboats, launches and submarine chasers served with distinction throughout the War, and in every theatre. They performed invaluable service as patrol boats, convoy escorts, minelayers and minesweepers, harbour defence vessels, light landing craft, RAF rescue boats and transports for agents and clandestin...

Take your understanding of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling to a whole new level, anywhere you go: on a plane, on a mountain, in a canoe, under a tree. Or grab a flashlight and read Shmoop under the covers.Shmoop's award-winning learning guides are now available on your favorite eBook reader. Shmoop eBooks are like a trusted, fun, chatty, expert literature-tour-guide always by your side, no matter where you are (or how late it is at night). You'll find thought-provokin...

Relive all the magic of Harry's world.The Essential Film Companion for HARRY POTTER that's perfect for the youngest fans! This hardcover guidebook features your favorite scenes and quotes from all eight Harry Potter movies!The experience of this eBook will be best if viewed on a tablet.

The Essential Film Companion for HERMIONE GRANGER that's perfect for the youngest fans! Hermione Granger hardly ever breaks the rules; unless, of course, she needs to in order to rescue her friends and fight the Dark Lord, Voldemort. Throughout all eight HARRY POTTER films, Hermione shows her wisdom and daring on her adventures with best friends Harry and Ron, secretly brewing Polyjuice Potion, rescuing Sirius Black with a Time-Turner, and creating Dumbledore's Army. Revisit these moments ...

"The Harry Potter series may be named after the Boy Who Lived, but if you want to know the story, keep your eyes fixed on Severus Snape. This hook-nosed, greasy-haired, grumpy character is one of J.K. Rowling’s enduring gifts to English literature. He’s the archetypal ill-tempered teacher: acerbic, yet horribly, deliciously funny. When he’s in a scene, you can’t take your eyes off him. Snape is always the story." (from the Introduction) In this examination of J.K. Rowling's most e...

How much do you know about the world of Harry Potter? Do you know every creature, spell, and Hogwarts professor? Who played each character in the films? And what about the many uses for dragon blood?This amazing quiz book features 400 questions to test your knowledge of everything Potter. Moving from easy questions that a muggle could answer through to trivia that the Wizengamot would consider beyond them, this book will be fun for the whole family.Test your Harry Potter knowledge and see ...

In your hands you hold the Spell Book of Harry Potter, containing all of the spells that Harry Potter and other great wizards and witches of the Wizarding World have used in the Harry Potter series. This book contains all the spells, what the spells do, and how they are pronounced as well as special essays on magic. With this book you can learn great spells yourself and become a great wizard or witch like Harry Potter!The Harry Potter Spellbook Unofficial Guide is the original conv...

The Essential Film Companion for ALBUS DUMBLEDORE that's perfect for the youngest fans! This hardcover guidebook features your favorite scenes and quotes from all eight Harry Potter movies!The experience of this eBook will be best if viewed on a tablet.

DEATH LURKS OUT OF SIGHT One evening, Yuki returns home to find an arrestingly beautiful girl standing outside her apartment building—Tamamo, whom she falsely promised to accept as her apprentice during Halloween Night. Now obligated to take the girl under her wing, Yuki reluctantly begins the process of training Tamamo and fifinds herself growing attached. While this is happening, Yuki reaches out to Rinrin, a retired player who had a successful career in death games despite being blind. ...