hostages — In the mid 1980s, after the collapse of law and order, extremist Shi‘ite Muslims in Lebanon began taking Westerners prisoner in Beirut, including the Britons John McCarthy and Brian Keenan. As many as twenty six were at one time held hostage… … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture
Hostages — From the time of Alfred to that of Cnut and later, hostages were taken and given. They were intended to be a sign of good faith regarding a treaty; their death resulted from any breach. A hostage could be a child or a knight of some importance.… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Hostages Of Ayatollah — Gründung 1981 Auflösung 1989 Genre Hardcore Punk Website http://www.myspace.com/hostagesofayatollah Letzte Besetzung vor der Auflösung Gesang Jah … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hostages of the Ultralum — (Otages de l Ultralum) Publisher Dargaud Date 1996 Series … Wikipedia
Hostages of Ayatollah — H.O.A. live in Berlin 1985 … Deutsch Wikipedia
hostages to fortune — 1. The people or things one values most (from Bacon s essay Of Marriage and Single Life) 2. Hence, things of which the loss would be particularly painful 3. (in sing) a remark that might expose one to attack in the future • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
Hostages (video game) — Infobox VG title = Hostages developer = Infogrames publisher = Infogrames, Superior Software distributor = designer = engine = version = released = 1988 genre = modes = Single player ratings = platforms = Acorn Electron, Acorn Archimedes, Amiga,… … Wikipedia
Hostages Trial — NOTOC The Hostages Trial (or, officially, The United States of America vs. Wilhelm List, et al. ) was held from 8 July, 1947 until 19 February, 1948 and was the seventh of the twelve trials for war crimes the U.S. authorities held in their… … Wikipedia
Hostages of the Deep — Infobox Television episode Title = Hostages of the Deep Series = Stingray Season = 1 Episode= 37 Airdate= 13 June 1965 Production= 4 Writer = Alan Fennell Director= Desmond Saunders Episode List= List of Stingray episodes Prev = The Golden Sea… … Wikipedia
Hostages of Hate — infobox Book | name = Hostages of Hate title orig = translator = image caption = author = Franklin W. Dixon illustrator = cover artist = Morgan Kane country = United States language = English series = The Hardy Boys Casefiles genre = publisher =… … Wikipedia
