Sentences with phrase «war series by»

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The «God of War» series before this reboot focused on Kratos getting revenge — revenge for being duped by the Greek god of war, Ares, into killing his own famiWar» series before this reboot focused on Kratos getting revenge — revenge for being duped by the Greek god of war, Ares, into killing his own famiwar, Ares, into killing his own family.

That's because in the world of Amazon's series, based on the novel by Philip K. Dick, the Axis powers won World War II and occupied America, where a scrappy resistance movement is taking shape.

Formally launched in December 2006 by former President Felipe Calderon and then continued under his successor, Enrique Pena Nieto, the drug war struck a series of high profile blows against Mexican cartels.

The lore of the «Halo» series is loved by a fraction of that overall fanbase, and it's games like «Halo Wars» that help keep that dedicated fanbase loyal.

Since then, the threat of an international trade war has roiled the markets over a series of tariffs proposed by the U.S. and China.

(and through a series of many wars and mandates and conversions by sword live where the culture is «Christian»)

It is a «series of events» by which a war breaks out that will cause the invasion of Israel by the Land of Magog — modern - day Russia — and Persia — modern - day Iran — that will lead up to the «Battle of Armageddon'the appearance of the «Anti-Christ.»

Now, faced by a huge debt from the recent French and Indian War, the British determined simultaneously to make a peaceful settlement with the Indians, to keep a large army intact in order to preserve peace, to pay off past debts, and to handle future expenses by a series of colonial taxes.

In context, it is clearly part of the series shield - sword - assault, all of which are broken by God's martial power, and there is nothing in the Hebrew to justify «itself,» nothing to warrant the notion that God in the midst of a battle poem is imagined putting an end to war.

The Civil War A film by Ken Burns Shown as a PBS television series; also available on nine VHS videocassettes (11 hours).

A series of co-ordinated missile strikes on the war - torn country were carried out in an early morning operation on Saturday by the US, UK and France, which targeted alleged chemical weapons sites.

When Ken Burns produced his much acclaimed series of public television shows on the Civil War, one of the most powerful moments for many listeners was the reading of a letter written by Major Sullivan Ballou of the Second Rhode Island regiment to his wife, Sarah.

In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and state.

I wanted to finish this series by ranking the best teams since World War II (i.e. 1945 to present).

In fact the popular view of Sir Henry is largely based on a totally scurrilous series of newspaper articles published after the second world war by Leslie Knighton who managed Arsenal very unsuccessfully from 1919 to 1925.

The education secretary said the popular series had sought to denigrate British patriotism and had been used by «left wing academics» to portray the first world war as a «shambles» led by an out of touch elite.

Clearly an advocate of the view that it is better to act now and ask for permission later, she responded to the government's refusal to protect the dissident Republicans involved in the Spanish Civil War from fascist reprisal by simply chartering a series of boats herself, saving many lives.

The group, pulled together by my agency, Public First, and the UCL - based Institute for Strategy, Security & Resilience, took part in a war game to consider how a series of events might play out across Europe.

Among them is a portrait by acclaimed war photographer Don McCullin of Private Johnson Beharry VC, whose series of brave actions included moving his column out of an ambush and carrying wounded comrades to safety in Iraq in 2004.

This seemingly concocted report is the latest in a series of orchestrated campaign of calumny against the Commission by shadowy forces that are obviously envious of the success of the EFCC, especially at a time, when the anti-graft agency enjoys the status of the shining light of the President Muhammadu Buhari - led administration's war against corruption.

The ship and her fliers and sailors have been the subject of the 10 - part History Channel series «Battle - 360» and the non-fiction book by Barrett Tillman published earlier this year titled Enterprise: America's Fightingest Ship and the Men Who Helped Win World War II.

The group in its first quarter report released in Abuja on the ongoing war against insurgency in Nigeria noted that after undertaking review of the ongoing war on terrorism by the Nigerian military, it observed that UNICEF and other international organizations have been frustrating the efforts of the army through series of blackmails.

A series of satellite - image studies completed by the AAAS Geospatial Technologies Project may suggest new methods for civilian researchers to spot early - warning signs of cross-border war.

Madhusree Mukerjee distinguished herself at Scientific American for the depth of her knowledge about string and related theory as well as the elegance of her news and feature writing.After she left, the trained physicist applied her writing prowess to a book on the Andaman Islanders and recently to Churchill's Secret War, a scathing investigation from a raft of primary sources that revealed how direct decision - making by Winston Churchill led to massive famine on the Indian subcontinent.Meet Madhusree in this recent interview in Harper's, in which she parries gracefully a series of sharp questions from interviewer Scott Horton.

Founded by Joseph H. Pilates in Germany during World War I, the exercise routine focuses on a series of movements zeroing in on core strength.

The Harry Potter series tops the charts as the books most people lie about having read, closely followed by Fifty Shades of Grey, the Bible, War and Peace, and the Great Gatsby.

Homeland is an American spy thriller television series developed by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa based on the Israeli series Prisoners of War (Original He's the matchmaker on If You Are The One, has noodle shops in Sydney and Melbourne and enough charm to be a star in his own right for a legion of fans

Created by director George Lucas, the film series has Star Wars Celebration is coming April 13 - 16, 2017, to the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL..

A think tank, policy institute, or research institute is an organisation that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy The Cromwell tank, officially Tank, Cruiser, Mk VIII, Cromwell (A27M), was one of the series of cruiser tanks fielded by Britain in the Second World War.

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, abbreviated as TotJ, is a comic book series covering eight story arcs, all published by Dark Horse Comics.

«First Offensive: The Marine Campaign for Guadalcanal» by Henry I. Shaw, Jr. (Marines in World War II Commemorative Series)

Based on the series of novels by James S.A.Corey, this space opera is set 200 years in a future where humanity has colonized the solar system, which is divided and on the brink of war.

Recounting the extraordinary life story of Louis Zamperini (played by Jack O'Connell, «Starred Up»)-- who ran for America in the 1936 Olympics, survived a plane crash during World War II, stayed afloat for 75 days on a life raft before forced internment in a series of Japanese POW camps — Jolie and company seem to be digging into the Spielberg playbook: The movie offers up sun - dappled nostalgia for Depression - era Southern California, harrowing wartime sequences, and even a shark attack, but it serves them all up with maximum efficiency.

If you think along the lines of the «Weequay» race that are seen in «Return of the Jedi» and then just add the CGI animated «Clone Wars» series characters lead by «Hondo» for an idea of lots of them in a gang.

His 1940s films included one military - produced documentary co-directed by Ford and cinematographer Gregg Toland, December 7th (1943), which creaks badly today (especially compared with Frank Capra's Why We Fight series); a major war film (They Were Expendable [1945]-RRB-; the historically - based drama My Darling Clementine (1946); and the «cavalry trilogy» of Fort Apache (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), and Rio Grande (1950), each of which starred John Wayne.

The boys, played by William Jennings, Bryce Gheisar («A Dog's Purpose»), and Paul - Mikél Williams («Westworld» TV series), are shown as prime candidates for discipline with pranks such as decorating a neighbor's house with toilet paper, swearing in gym class, and playing war in the woods with their beloved guns.

Disney «is planning a live - action Star Wars TV series to air on its entertainment streaming service that is expected to launch by the end of 2019.»

An adaptation of Mark Harris» book of the same name, the three - part series adds new vitality to the material by bring in contemporary filmmakers to discuss the five directors who most shaped the American propaganda effort in the Second World War.

Based on the novels by Joe Lansdale, the six - part series stars James as Hap Collins, a working class laborer who spent time in federal prison as a young man for refusing to serve in the Vietnam War — Watch the trailer below!

Written by Rififi co-screenwriter René Wheeler, the series follows the citizens of a small village during World War One.

This original film takes place prior to events of the Clancy's book series and is not based on any of the Cold War novel plots despite a young Ryan, who is stock broker working for a billionaire in Moscow, finding himself recruited by the CIA to foil his employer's terrorist plot to collapse the US economy.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening June 11, 2010 BIG BUDGET FILMS The A-Team (PG - 13 for profanity, smoking, and pervasive action violence) Screen adaptation of the pyrotechnics - driven TV series from the Eighties chronicling the exploits of a squad of former Special Service soldiers determined to clear their names after unfairly being branded war criminals.

Even the non-movie Star Wars Universe gets in on the act, with kyber crystals and Saw Gerrera — a character from Disney's various Star Wars cartoon series, now played by Forrest Whitaker — putting in appearances.

Not only is the series as entertaining, well - produced, and agreeably shrewd with its layered characters, but creator Vince Gilligan has given a daring, nutty jolt to themes long mastered by others shows i.e. the drug war (The Wire) and the rapport between money and mortality (The Sopranos).

Amazon has given a straight - to - series order for a period crime drama called Tong Wars to be written by Paul Attanasio (Bull, Homicide: Life on the Street) and directed by Wong Kar - wai (In the Mood for Love) that will apparently be based on the Chinese gang wars that occurred in the late 1800s in the Chinatown districts of San Francisco and other big U.S. citWars to be written by Paul Attanasio (Bull, Homicide: Life on the Street) and directed by Wong Kar - wai (In the Mood for Love) that will apparently be based on the Chinese gang wars that occurred in the late 1800s in the Chinatown districts of San Francisco and other big U.S. citwars that occurred in the late 1800s in the Chinatown districts of San Francisco and other big U.S. cities.

Fresh off his Golden Globe wins for his FX series Atlanta, Donald Glover is getting ready to step into the galaxy far, far away by portraying a younger version of Lando Calrissian — played by Billy Dee Williams in the original Star Wars trilogy — in the untitled Han Solo anthology film.

Captain America: Civil War has been buoyed by strong reviews, with a 94 % «fresh» rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes suggesting it could be the best - received Marvel film since 2008 series opener Iron Man.

Columbia Pictures War for the Planet of the Apes (July 14) Caesar and his apes battle a human army led by a brutal colonel in this third film in the latest series inspired by Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel.

The idea of a «natural» sound stage is almost at odds with a film in the Star Wars series, but the sound mix team here (led by the incomparable Gary Rydstrom) have created an electrically vibrant, totally involving mix that makes full use of the entire sound stage, with effects happily flying around the room in complete sympathy with what's happening on screen.

A small British township is affected by a gradual series of attacks when England declares war on Germany in World War war on Germany in World War War II.