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Series
Language
English
Description
"Uhtred of Bebbanburg has won back his ancestral home but, threatened from all sides by enemies both old and new, he doesn't have long to enjoy the victory. In Mercia, rebellion is in the air as King Edward tries to seize control. In Wessex, rival parties scramble to settle on the identity of the next king. And across the country invading Norsemen continue their relentless incursion, ever hungry for land. Uhtred finds himself once again torn between...
Author
Series
Night frights ; 4
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The last thing Dillon Ford should have done was to throw a tennis ball at the squirrel. . . . But now the squirrels are after him. They have the house surrounded. They're on the roof, at every window, and coming down the chimney and through the mail slot. Dillon is a boy under siege and one thing is for sure--the squirrels are pretty nutty!"--
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Introduces the high adventure of medieval England through the letters of a knight's squire who participates in an exciting tournament before witnessing the preparations and battle engagements of a castle under siege." --
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A man's home is his castle, or so the saying goes, but could it withstand an attack by Attila and the Huns, Ragnar and the Vikings, Alexander and the Greeks, Genghis Khan and the Mongols, or Tamerlane and the Tartars? Backyard Ballistics author William Gurstelle poses this fascinating question to modern-day garage warriors and shows them how to build an arsenal of ancient artillery and fortifications aimed at withstanding these invading hordes. Each...
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The castle has long had a pivotal place in English life, associated with lordship, landholding, and military might, and today it remains a powerful symbol of history. But castles have never been merely impressive fortresses - they were hubs of life, activity, and imagination. John Goodall weaves together the history of the English castle across the span of a millennium, from the eleventh to the twenty-first century, through the voices of those who...
14) Day of the siege
Publisher
Phase 4 Films
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The year is 1683, and three hundred thousand battle hardened warriors of the Ottoman Empire lay siege to the vital fortified city of Vienna, gateway to the west. The heroic few of the war weary cavalry are all that stand between the bloodthirsty invaders and the destruction of western civilization. On September 11th, after two months of gallant resistance, the city walls are breached by cannonballs and an epic battle begins to decide the fate of the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Annie Leonhart has been training hard for one purpose, one mission: During the 57th Expedition Outside the Walls, she must seize Eren Yaeger. The expedition commences tomorrow, but for now she has the day off...or so she thinks. Before Annie can make her own plans, her roommate Hitch sends her on a search for a missing girl. But the case is far more sinister than Annie could ever imagine, and before long, she is perilously caught in the chaos."--Page...
Author
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Thanks to Rod Reiss, Eren finally knows the terrible truth behind how he acquired his Titan powers, and the depth of his father's crimes. The king orders his daughter Historia to kill Eren and restore the power of the Titans to its rightful place, but she chooses her own selfish path: survival. As the cavern crumbles around the Survey Corps, Eren must make another last-minute decision, with the lives of all his friends in the balance" --
