Deauvenoy, another grand slam in the WW2 series!
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I really enjoyed reading Deauvenoy. I found the book to be another great addition to the author's WW2 series. The attention to detail and historic facts are amazing! I am hooked on this series and I can't wait to read more. I would really like to see a film based on Mr. Westwood's WW2 Series. Keep'em coming!!!
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This very thrilling and suspenseful book is the 2nd volume of the "Tom Wilde series" from the wonderful great author Rory Clements.
It's another exciting spy thriller, and very entertaining and spellbound, so much so that it keeps the reader gripped from start to finish.
Story-telling is as ever of a top-notch quality, for the author certainly has the ability as in this series, as well he did in the John Shakespeare series, to keep you captivated with his story, and this time it's the dark and gloomy world of WW II with all its horrors, dangers and death.
All the characters once again, whether they are real, like Frank Foley and Bertha Bracey in Berlin, or fictional, come splendidly to life within this story of espionage and human sacrifice, while the story also presents the atmosphere of the 1930s in a very bright and clear fashion against this very dark and gloomy background.
This book sets off in the year 1939, in the month of April and will end in June, with Europe and Britain on the verge of WW II with all the destruction and horrors that it will bring, and with our main character Professor Thomas Wilde of Cambridge University just having arrived home after visiting his mum in America.
In the meantime the Nazis have invaded Czechoslovakia and Jews are persecuted in Germany, while the IRA are on a bombing campaign around Britain, when suddenly there comes news that Otto Hahn has made the atomic bomb possible, and now the German High Command turns its attention towards Cambridge's Cavendish Laboratory.
So when one of the Cavendish's finest brains is murdered, with the like of Dr. Birbach, Professor Tom Wilde is called into action to investigate this death, and this death will unveil a conspiracy from German sympathizers who will do anything, even murder and torture, to obtain the secrets from this Cavendish Laboratory.
Tom Wilde also finds out that the kidnap of the boy Albert, Dr. Eva Haas's 8-year old son, is of the uppermost importance, so if he wants to stop this conspiracy with all the gravely dangers that it will bring, he knows that he needs to find and rescue this boy, and by doing so to secure the fate of the world for now.
Highly recommended, for this is a very enjoyable Tom Wilde, and not to forget Lydia Morris, adventure, and so for me this is for certain: "A Most Formidable Spy Thriller"!
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Once again Rich you have written a great story! Takes me back to the beginning of the Ember War. Character development both old and new has the depth one needs to identify with them. I love the fact you answer some of those outlying small questions from previous novels. Keep it up, great job!
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I just got this game earlier this year and am loving it! I'll discuss different parts of the game in their respective sections below.

CAMPAIGN:

The campaign of this game, in my opinion, is probably the best part of it. It's pretty long, and will entertain you for a while. No, we're not storming Normanddy AGAIN. This time, we'll be in the Pacific Theater and Eastern Front. You switch back and forth between Pvt. Miller from the Marines and Pvt. Petrenko from the Red Army. The story is very good, and they did a good job of making it exciting. It starts at the Makin Island Raid in 1942 for Miller, and the Battle of Stalingrad in 1943. The graphics are very good, and we get to use some classic WWII weapons, such as the M2 Flamethrower (one of my favorites), PPSH, and M1 Garand. There are cool cutscenes in-between levels that sometimes show actual historical footage. There are 2 special levels, one where you drive a T-34 Russian tank, and one where you're a gunner on a PBY Catalina US plane. The campaign isn't too difficult, but it's BRUTAL on Veteran difficulty. You die in only a few shots, and the enemy throw tons of grenades at you. They throw so many, it's probably the hardest part of the game. I've played through almost all of the campaign on Veteran, except the notorious "Heart of the Reich" level, which few people have completed. If you're having trouble with a level, I strongly suggest that you look up a walkthrough on YouTube. A side note: this game is very graphic and the characters swear a lot, so if you want, you can change the graphic content to Restricted in the main menu. This is the first COD game where you can play campaign co-op, but I personally haven't yet because none of my friends have this. Something that's very stupid in my opinion is that you only get the achievements for completing the game on veteran if you play by yourself, so it doesn't really matter if you complete a mission on Veteran with a friend. Also, "Death Cards" have been added to the game, which are a lot like skulls in Halo 3. If you're not familiar, Death Cards are special collectibles that you can find in the campaign which unlock cheats for co-op matches, such as enemies not dropping their weapon at death, shooting explosive ammo, and paintball bullets.

MULTIPLAYER:

Of course, since this game is old now and lots of new CODs have come out, not too many people play the multiplayer anymore. It's pretty fun and I've played a few matches, but now there are lots of modders which pretty much ruin the game. If you don't know what I'm talking about, modders are people who hack the game so that they get a huge advantage over the other players (i.e. invincibility, flying, extra damage) so that they always win a game. Multiplayer is filled with them, and sometimes you just can't find a match without one. As I said before, since not a lot of people play multiplayer now, it isn't really worth buying this for the multiplayer.

ZOMBIES:

This is an awesome new gametype for this game. Unlocked after campaign completion, zombies allows up to four players to try to fight off an endless horde of zombies, which come in rounds. For each zombie killed, you get some points. Those points can be used to open doors on the map to get around or buying new weapons (you start off with a pistol). Each round, the zombies get harder and come in larger numbers. They come through barriers, which can be rebuilt for extra points. Only one zombies map comes with the game, but three more can be unlocked by buying the map packs for the game. This mode is extremely addictive, and is fun solo or with friends.

OVERVIEW:

This is a great game and is avaliable at a great price. Campaign and Zombies are your main modes to play in this game since multiplayer is not very populated. Thanks!
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Thanx Jake. Thanx for making me late for work because I stayed up WAY too late trying to consume the awesomeness that is the final book in the Apex Trilogy.

This book picks up right where the other two leave off, and never stops. Even when there is specific battle going on, the story moves at such a fast pace there is no good place to stop.

And he is right, I don't like some of the thing he does to the poor characters. Some are JUST PLAIN WRONG!

It's got 50 ton battle mechs, steamy bits, cannibals, zombies, enhanced zombies, techno-zombies, wacky cult leaders & psycho gung-ho military types. What's not to enjoy.

It's a great read. I highly recommend it!
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I admit I was a skeptic when this game was first announced. After the success of "Modern Warfare", why make yet another WWII game? To World at War's credit, they take on the largely overshadowed Pacific theater of World War II, as well as the final battles on the Eastern Front...and they do a great job at them both. You really get a sense of the suicidal determination of Japanese soldiers when they ambush you and charge at you with fixed bayonets even when you're wielding a flamethrower, and as a Russian you will listen to your allies arguing over whether or not the brutality of the Nazis justifies being just as brutal to them in turn. The campaign is as emotionally charged and action-packed as Call of Duty 4, aided by the voice talents of Kiefer Sutherland and Gary Oldman as soldiers fighting alongside you. Even if you are sick of World War II titles, World at War's solid (though once again short) singleplayer campaign is gripping in a way that few games are.

Unique to World at War is co-op. You can take on the campaign mentioned above with three friends, or you can take on the addictive Nazi zombies mode. In this mode, you fight endless waves of zombies and earn money for weapons, ammo, and doors to new areas to improve your chances. You only start with one map, but can download three others (at a price) off Xbox Live.

Multiplayer has changed little from Call of Duty 4 - but really, Call of Duty 4 was so great, why should it? The killstreaks have a historical twist - instead of a UAV, you get a recon plane and an artillery strike instead of an airstrike - but the replacement of the helicopter (that most players can hide from) with a pack of attack dogs (that chase down the enemy and maul them if they don't get shot first) is a great twist. The favorite perks from COD 4 return (like stopping power and juggernaut) which means you'll largely ignore the new ones (Shades? Seriously?) The game is slightly slower-paced considering your guns have smaller clips and a slower rate of fire than today's weapons. The maps are generally well-designed, with some better geared towards sniping and others meant for close-quarters combat.

World at War sounds great, and the graphics help convey the darker side of war. Call of Duty online has always received more attention and World at War offers more than CoD 4, but the singleplayer shouldn't be left untouched. Even if you're sick of WWII games, this deserves a chance.
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Well, another stupendous game after a very good predecessor, the MOH Underground.
PsOne had huge hits in its predecessor(MOH Underground) and its(PsOne`s) successor, the Playstation2 is looking to  make the new one(Frontline) as a even BIGGER hit than ever before..
Need For Speed HP2 has done it in Ps2 after doing in PsOne as NFS High Stakes and GT3 has done it in Ps2 after doing in PsOne as GT2 and now MOH Frontline has done it too giving full grace of hope that Playstation2 will survive with its Superb array of games.
What this game only lacks is GOD MODE............hahah.........
Everything in this game, graphics wise, is inch to inch better, yeah BETTER than MOH Allied Assault for the PC , except for the Sea at Omaha beach, but everything else is much more polished than its PC counterpart.
The sounds, way better than MOHAA, yes its fully Dolby Digital , giving out tru-to-life Digital Surround 5.1 technology into a techy game.
The gameplay can be dettered for its less responsive AI and difficulty at aiming,.....MOUSE and KEYBOARD still rule......
But apart from that , the gameplay is like playing or rather acting, or rather even fighting REALLY.............the Vibrational effects you get from your lovely controller gets you glued to the chair and let you acutally feeeeeeel the war...
The PC version was not actually based on fancy things like explosions, slow motions, particle effects, pure sound technology, it only  kept bias towards gameplay, which was actually widely appreciated.
Overall, the GAME is a huge hit like its predecessor. It still rules in WWII gaming arena..
5 out of 5, no compromise....
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IDW's brilliant reprinting of Larry Hama's "Special Missions" series continues!  This volume includes:

#8 "Ambush"
Flint, Low-Light, Footloose, Beach-Head, Leatherneck, Wet-Suit and Tunnel-Rat parachute into south-east Asia to capture a traitor.

#9 "Plausible Denial"
Falcon, Psych-Out and Slipstream play mind games with three Russian prisoners, getting them to rescue an American CIA agent being held prisoner in Iran!

#10 "Turnabout"
Roadblock and Chuckles are on escort duty, protecting a prince from assassins!

#11 "Sheep's Clothing"
Scarlett, Lady-Jaye and Jinx held hostage by terrorists!

#12 "Airshow!"
Maverick's jet, the Vector, is stolen by Firefly!

#13 "Washout"
Dusty and Outback lead two Joes-in-training on a mission to blow up a secret weapons cache hidden in the desert in Trucial Abysmia.  But things take a turn for the worse right off the bat...

#14 "In From the Cold"
Snake-Eyes, Scarlett, Chuckles and Iceberg travel to the legendary "Valley of Eternal Mist" in the Himalayas to capture a rogue CIA agent! (This story continues in #15 which is collected in Special Missions volume 3.)

#12 is a little weak, but everything else is stellar - some of Larry Hama's sharpest Joe writing ever!  #8, #13 and #14, especially, are some of my absolute favorites!
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4 and 1/2 stars. In this book we examine the issue of WWI-era dead - and more! Ruth is called in on a buried plane from WWII. In it, is a dead man - shot in the forehead. When the DNA comes back it is discovered that he is related to a local family who lives in Blackstock Hall.

What follows is a remarkably good who-done-it complete with bodies, old and new and confusing family relationships. It is quite a romp. All of your old favorites are here: Ruth, Kate, Nelson, Cathbad, Judy, Clough and the newcomer, Tim.

Very well written, paced and plotted, this is one of Elly Griffiths' best!!
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If your looking for an intense WW2 combat game that is still realistic this is a great game. The game boasts smart AI, realistic graphics, and also the ability to make the player grow attached to his AI squad of paratroopers. However, the game has a few glitches. For Example, in the game you can not jump over a wall or through hedges. Also, the german riflemen rarely hit you, while if you stick your head up for not even a second in front of a machinegun 50 yards away you automatically die. Overall, I'd say this game is a must have!
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Another "pair of eyes" and more on WW II.  It is easy to forget the price paid by every civilian in the chaos of war.  Could hardly put the book down.
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I've been a big fan of Aaron's for years.  Thrilled to see his work on Amazon.  His interviews with The Greatest Generation soldiers give us a very real glimpse of WW II through their eyes.  If you are a WW II buff, do yourself a favor and try one of his apparently lightly edited audiobooks.  He is doing history a great service here.  We're losing these vets all too fast now - here's a chance to hear their stories, in their own voices.  What a treasure.
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This book can be described thusly:

World War II:  Rambo Boogaloo

Where the hero routinely pops 1 to 2 Km head shots and apparently any scope is mountable to any rifle, whether it is german or russian... and a soldier can carry 3+ weapons including heavy anti tank and machine guns and sufficient ammo to almost single handidly wipe out 30 machine gun nests, snipers and officers in every major engagement of WW2?  I think someone has been playing too many video games.
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Sidebottom is once again at the top of his game as he leads off a new series based on a character who is drafted due to valor into the Praetorian Guard during the start of the rule of Comodus. Unlike some of his earlier work, this latest effort has a less scholarly tone making it more approachable for those who are looking for good old fashioned, well written action, adventure and intrigue with a solid historic basis. While less scholarly in tone, the authenticity of the writing is borne smoothly and knowledgeably, a truly enjoyable read and immersive in the time. My one disappointment was that the historical accuracy was such that in a fit of "what happens to these characters', Wikipedia gave away some salient plot resolution points :-) Make no mistake though, this is great historical fiction!

Can't wait for the next in the series!!
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Sensational and what a cad? This is a really good read about a character that we have little information on, in English anyhow. His Fiume experiment was pretty stunning and he was the first facist! Even Mussonini was inpired by him. His plane should have been shot down over Trieste in 1918; bloody poor shots those Austro-Hungarians! Any history buff will love it and tantilising in its detail and observations of this popular Italian character of the early part of the 20th century both side of WW1 and shwo what a fiasco the Versailles Treaty was. Cheers Greenfingers
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The Dead Alone is probably the most ambitious book in the series so far as this alternate Second World War chugs into full swing. There's a handful of easily forgiven spelling errors scattered throughout, but it seems that the author is actively working to fix them as fast as possible. Looking forward to reading more as the series continues.
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Stephen Templin has done it again; this latest installment of his SpecOps series, "Patriot Dream" is, by far, the best yet! Our favorite characters are back in action and forced to fight for their lives after a counter-sniper mission leads to retribution on an epic scale. There's great character development, plenty of action, you you definitely don't want to miss this wild ride of a book! You'll be glued to it in no time flat!