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AUTHENTIC SCALE REPLICA W/ OUTSTANDING DETAILS - Diecast Masters 1:50 Scale Caterpillar D11R Track-Type Tractor includes accurate Caterpillar Red Line Era paint, decals, and trade dress. It’s one of Caterpillar’s largest Bulldozers used for mining and quarry applications. Features a large front dozing blade with wear plate detailing on bottom and sides, and a large single-shank rear ripper which can be raised/lowered, angled forward, or back. The blade also raises/lowers and angles side-to-side. TOP QUALITY MATERIALS - Made from both die-cast metal and plastic components, our authentic Caterpillar truck and construction equipment replicas look like real machines complete with functional movement and high-quality detail pieces. Details include rolling and linked metal tracks with bolt detailing on each segment, lights, twin exhaust stacks and air cleaners, hydraulic lines, filer cab and lids, detailed cab including an operator figure with authentic high-visibility clothing installed etc CORE CLASSICS SERIES - This model is part of the Diecast Masters Core Classics Series of classic collectible scale model replica trucks and machines. The 1:50 scale models can be displayed in several working poses and, additionally, some can fit on a lowboy trailer. 1:25 scale is ideal for larger collections and displays. All of our adult collectible die-cast models would be ideal for Caterpillar model collections, dioramas and displays and make great gifts for any commemorative occasion. WINDOW BOX PACKAGING - This Caterpillar model comes presented in a Diecast Masters cardboard window box-style packaging reminiscent of the box style that real Caterpillar parts come in from the Caterpillar Dealer. It’s printed with machine photos, specs, and information on the model and includes a Diecast Masters mini-catalog showing all current Diecast Masters Caterpillar products, pictures, & item numbers. DIECAST MASTERS - Diecast Masters makes the coolest looking and best-made collectible trucks, trailers, and construction machinery around. Our accurate-to-scale replica trucks and construction vehicles for adult collectors are each officially licensed with careful attention to detail.

AUTHENTIC SCALE REPLICA W/ OUTSTANDING DETAILS - Diecast Masters Caterpillar D11 Track-Type Tractor Bulldozer in 1:87 HO Scale TKN design includes accurate Caterpillar “Modern Hex” Next Generation paint, decals, and trade dress and an HO scale operator figure inside cab. The large U-blade dozer blade at the front of the tractor has visibility perforations on top of spill guard and moves up and down, angles forward and back. A functional three shank ripper is mounted at the rear of the tractor. TOP QUALITY MATERIALS - Made from both die-cast metal and plastic components, our authentic Caterpillar truck and construction equipment replicas look like real machines complete with functional movement and high-quality detail pieces. Details include movable rubber tracks, access stairs that fold up and down, fire suppression tanks and equipment, simulated working lights on top of cab, exhaust stacks and air cleaner, handrails, safety decals, and work lights. HO SCALE SERIES - This model is part of the Diecast Masters HO Series of classic collectible, scale model replica trucks and construction equipment. It can be displayed in several working poses and some models can fold up completely as a transport load on a lowboy. This adult collectible die-cast model would be Ideal for HO Scale Model Railroads or 1:87 scale construction dioramas. COLLECTOR’S DISPLAY PACKAGING - This Caterpillar model comes presented in a Diecast Masters Collectible Metal Tin with high-quality photos and information on both the scale model and its real-life counterpart. Technical information about the actual machine’s dimensions, operational specs, and engine details are printed on the back. Inside, black foam inserts protect the model during shipping. Includes Diecast Masters Mini-Catalog. DIECAST MASTERS - Diecast Masters makes the coolest looking and best-made collectible trucks, trailers, and construction machinery around. Our accurate-to-scale replica trucks and construction vehicles for adult collectors are each officially licensed with careful attention to detail.

How could an island on the edge of Europe give rise to the power that, through kings, Parliament, empire and industrialisation, shaped the world for centuries? Anyone wishing to understand Great Britain, its political upheavals and its global influence, will find in this audiobook far more than a mere chronicle. 'The History of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK)' is a fact-rich, clearly structured and compelling account of a nation whose rise, crises and transformations continue to resonate to the present day. From the Celtic origins of Britain, the Roman conquest in AD 43 and the nearly four-hundred-year rule of the Romans, there emerged a historical landscape that had to be reorganised after their withdrawal in the fifth century. Angles, Saxons and Jutes struggled for supremacy until the Norman Conquest of 1066 under William the Conqueror marked a turning point that permanently changed England. The audiobook is equally compelling in its portrayal of the Middle Ages as a period of political consolidation. Magna Carta of 1215 appears as an early limitation of royal power and as the foundation of the development from which the modern parliamentary system emerged. Under the Tudors, especially Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, the country experienced religious conflict, the Reformation and at the same time a cultural flourishing that still echoes today as the Elizabethan Age. The seventeenth century brought severe upheavals. The English Civil War from 1642 to 1651 curtailed the power of the monarch and prepared the way for constitutional monarchy. With the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and the Bill of Rights, Parliament was further strengthened, allowing the political tradition that was to shape Great Britain enduringly to take form. In the eighteenth century, Great Britain grew into one of the world's leading colonial powers. The British Empire gained influence, while the Industrial Revolution fundamentally transformed economy and society. In the nineteenth century, this development reached its height under Queen Victoria. The Empire extended across a quarter of the earth's land surface, while the abolition of slavery in 1833 and the introduction of universal suffrage in 1884 marked important stages on the road to modernity. With great clarity, the book guides the reader through the twentieth century. The First World War marked the beginning of the decline of imperialism, while the Second World War brought Great Britain to the brink of defeat before it reasserted itself with the help of the Allies. In this struggle, Winston Churchill became a symbolic figure of resistance to Hitler. After 1945, decolonisation, the Commonwealth of Nations and social upheavals transformed the country profoundly. Into the twenty-first century, Great Britain remains an important political and cultural actor. Brexit and withdrawal from the European Union in 2020 mark a new turning point, the consequences of which are still felt today. Bert Alexander Petzold combines historical precision with a vivid and highly readable style that organises connections and makes turning points easy to understand. The audiobook is ideally suited to preparing for examinations leading to higher education entrance qualifications and for study at university. Anyone wishing to understand the history of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland not merely through catchwords but in its full depth will find in this volume an informed introduction. Secure your copy of 'The History of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK)' now and discover a work of non-fiction that brings together political intrigue, military conflict, cultural achievements and consequences of world-historical significance.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Funny, sharp explications of what these sometimes not-very-nice women were up to, and how they sometimes made idiots of . . . but read on!”—Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale The national bestselling author of A Thousand Ships returns with a fascinating, eye-opening take on the remarkable women at the heart of classical stories Greek mythology from Helen of Troy to Pandora and the Amazons to Medea. In the world of ancient Greece, the tellers of myths—historically men—have routinely sidelined the female characters. When they do take a larger role, women are often portrayed as monstrous, vengeful or just plain evil—like Pandora, the woman of eternal scorn and damnation whose curiosity is tasked with causing all the world’s suffering and wickedness when she opened that forbidden box. But, as Natalie Haynes reveals, in ancient Greek myths there was no box. It was a jar . . . which is far more likely to tip over. In Pandora’s Jar, the broadcaster, writer, stand-up comedian, and passionate classicist turns the tables on classical mythology, putting the women of the Greek myths on an equal footing with the men. With wit, humor, and savvy, Haynes revolutionizes our understanding of epic poems, stories, and plays in this engaging feminist retelling, resurrecting them from a woman’s perspective and tracing the origins of their mythic female characters. She looks at women such as Jocasta, Oedipus’ mother-turned-lover-and-wife (turned Freudian sticking point), at once the cleverest person in the story and yet often unnoticed. She considers Helen of Troy, whose marriage to Paris “caused” the Trojan war—a somewhat uneven response to her decision to leave her husband for another man. She demonstrates how the vilified Medea was like an ancient Beyonce—getting her revenge on the man who hurt and betrayed her, if by extreme measures. And she turns her eye to Medusa, the original monstered woman, whose stare turned men to stone, but who wasn’t always a monster, and had her hair turned to snakes as punishment for being raped. Pandora’s Jar brings nuance and care to the millennia-old myths and legends and asks the question: Why are we so quick to villainize these women of Greek myth in the first place—and so eager to accept the stories we’ve been told? Mythology Retold: Discover why Pandora didn’t have a box but a jar (far more likely to tip over), and how that simple mistranslation changed our view of the world’s first woman. Feminist History: Explore how the stories of powerful figures were reshaped by the men who told them, turning characters like the monstrous Medusa into victims punished for being assaulted. Unique Angles on Classic Tales: See the women of myth in a new light, from the vilified Medea—reimagined as an ancient Beyoncé getting revenge—to Helen of Troy, whose choice of husband resulted in a somewhat uneven response. Accessible Classical Studies: Join a passionate classicist and comedian as she reveals the cleverness of Jocasta, the nuance of Clytemnestra, and the truth behind the formidable women we thought we knew.