Would you quest to where dragons go to die? War looms on the horizon. Aisha is scouting the borderlands wary of a secret invasion when she is ambushed by a crazed old shaman who is sure that she was trying to learn his secrets. She isn't interested in the legends of a dragon graveyard but after burning the secret map, Aisha is the only one who knows where it is and every gold hungry rogue crawls out of hiding to try and force her to take them there.... The quest will take them across a cursed landscape brimming with foul sorceries and terrible monsters, but the promise of both treasure and revenge is irresistible. But can she survive surrounded by enemies? Sowing Dragon Teeth is an action-packed heroic fantasy in the vein of classic pulp fiction and thrilling treasure hunts. If you like epic battles, larger-than-life characters, and witty humor, then you'll love James Alderdice's gritty tale. Buy Sowing Dragon Teeth to get lost in a bloody sword and sorcery adventure today!

Each year an estimated twenty-six thousand people are killed or maimed by land mines-more than 100 million of them sown like the mythical dragon's teeth in over seventy countries. These weapons are designed to maim soldiers, but most victims are civilians, especially the rural poor. Winslow writes about these people and the Campaign to Ban Landmines (which was awarded The Nobel Peace Prize in 1997). He tells about the efforts to pull the dragon's teeth from the earth so that it can be restored to those who live on it.

The military achievements of the emperors Nikephoros Phokas, John Tzimiskes, and Basil II brought the Byzantine Empire to the height of power by the early 11th century. This book presents new editions and translations of the Praecepta militaria of Nikephoros Phokas and the revised version included in the Taktika of Nikephoros Ouranos.

"Gentlemen, The Regiment..." The men of the Cotswolds were heirs to a proud tradition. Whether aristocrat or foundling, veteran or recruit, countryman or cockney, scholar, bully, thief, philanderer, martinet, cynic or coward, their lives were the Regiment's to lay down for Queen and country. Soon scarlet and gold give way to bloody khaki as they pursue the Boer Commandos across the pitiless veld.