{"title":"Heroic Stand Series","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-alamo-final-assault-dvg-game","title":"The Alamo Final Assault DVG Game","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the new Heroic Stand Series of Solitaire games from DVG!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan you defend the Alamo against the overwhelming Mexican forces? Use your Crockett cards wisely to defeat the attackers! Hold the Alamo and become a hero of the Mexican war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBackground\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(February 23 – March 6, 1836) The Battle of the Alamo. This was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna started a 13-day siege, reclaiming the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar (modern-day San Antonio, Texas, United States), Santa Anna's refusal to take prisoners during the battle, killing most of the occupants inside, inspired many Texians and Tejanos to join the Texian Army. Motivated by their written desire to preserve a border open to immigration, and a desire for revenge, the Texians defeated the Mexican Army at the Battle of San Jacinto, on April 21, 1836, ending the rebellion in favor of the newly formed Republic of Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DVG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60019273367886,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0414\/7022\/files\/the-alamo-final-assault_T_2_D_66985_I_6517_G_0_V_2.jpg?v=1783611148"},{"product_id":"rorkes-drift-men-of-harlech-dvg-game","title":"Rorkes Drift Men of Harlech DVG Game","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the new Heroic Stand Series of Solitaire games from DVG!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most famous battles of the Zulu war, a small band of British defended against thousands of Zulu warriors. Watch for Zulu Snipers! Fall Back to gain strategic advantages! Hold the position to earn medals and respect in England. It is all here in this amazing, simple to learn game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBackground\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(1879) The Battle of Rorke's Drift, was an engagement in the Anglo-Zulu War. The successful British defense of the mission station of Rorke's Drift, began when a large contingent of Zulu warriors broke off from their main force at the day-long Battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879, diverting 6 miles (9.7 km) to attack the British, under the command of Lieutenants John Chard of the Royal Engineers and Gonville Bromhead, 24th Regiment of Foot at Rorke's Drift later that day and continuing into the following day. The massive but piecemeal attacks by the Zulu on Rorke's Drift came very close to defeating the much smaller garrison, but were consistently repelled. Just over 150 British and colonial troops defended the station against attacks by 3,000 to 4,000 Zulu warriors. 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Stand and become the object of legends!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBackground\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(480 BC) The Battle of Thermopylae was fought between the Achaemenid Persian Empire under Xerxes I and an alliance of Greek city-states led by Sparta under Leonidas I.The engagement at Thermopylae occurred simultaneously with the Battle of Artemisium: between July and September 480 BC.  Lasting over the course of three days, it was one of the most prominent battles of both the second Persian invasion of Greece which, under Xerxes I was a delayed response to the failure of the first Persian invasion which had been initiated by Darius I and ended in 490 BC by an Athenian-led Greek victory at the Battle of Marathon.  Xerxes had amassed a massive land and naval force, and set out to conquer all of Greece. 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