Representing two decades of storytelling, the largest and most comprehensive official guide to theHalouniverse ever to be created—the newHalo Encyclopedia—has finally been released into the wild. In this massive tome, Dark Horse and 343 Industries have partnered together to deliver a vast directory...
"This is a world inspired by dreams of treasure hunting! Caves full of riches, pirate ships... That’s what awaits you in this swashbuckling stage!" (Pirate Dream) "This is a world inspired by walking along the sea floor! Enjoy yourself as you stroll alongside fish and coral in this ...
This flag would be changed once more after the 1994 reforms, with red replacing the green and the Zulu-inspired Transvaal Lion instead of the star. SANDF in the Cold War: Border wars (1966-89) This era saw a growing international isolation of South Africa due to its apartheid policies, ...
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1960s) Movie Prop Tank – 3 To 4 Tanks Modified For The Role Movies that represented the fight against the Axis powers during the Second World War were very popular in the communist parts of Europe, such as Yugoslavia. The Germans, not surprisingly, ...
Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger took the movie concept even more literally, and pioneered what became an era of 'Full Motion Video' game production. The game's film shoot included Star Wars' Mark Hamill as Colonel Christopher Blair and Malcolm McDowell as Admiral Geoffrey Tolwyn. The...
The Polyus military test bed was put together on a crash basis as an answer to America's Star Wars program. Missile defence technology satellite, Russia. Launched 1987. Status: Operational 1987. First Launch: 1987-05-15. Last Launch: 1987-05-15. Number: 1 . Gross mass: 80,000 kg (...
which emblemized authority and served also as the "gun of direction" in the few concerted movements then attempted. No representations of Egyptian or Assyrian naval standards have been found, but the sails of ships were embroidered and ornamented with devices, another custom which survived into the...
Central Asia was known as Serindia, while from Burma to the Strait of Malacca became Indochina and the islands of the Strait of Malacca became Indonesia. Around 4000-3000 BCE, is when exploration in the Indian Ocean had began, and the international regions to communicate with one another ...
(3) the Mawson expedition 1912 with clasp " Antarctic 1912 "; (4) Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial trans-Antarctic expedition of 1914-6 with clasp " Antarctic 1914-1916." The medal in bronze was granted to the crews of various relief ships at different dates, and is a separate decoration...
The first Venetian document, so far as known, in which Jews are mentioned is a decree of the Senate, dated 945, prohibiting captains of ships sailing in Oriental waters from taking on board Jews or other merchants—a protectionist measure which was hardly ever enforced. According to a census...