The cold war medal
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham "the history of the cold war has been the history of the world sincefor more than forty years, as this detailed analysis makes clear, the outcome of the cold war was in doubt" so begins this wide-ranging narrative by award-winning political commentator martin walker, which is the first major study of the cold warthe cold war was more of a global conflict than was either of this century's two major wars; far more than a confrontation between states or even empires, it was, as martin walker puts it, "a total war between economic and social systems, an industrial test to destructionnow that it is over, it is crucial to our future to understand how the cold war has shaped us and, especially, to recognize it as the economic and political dynamic that determined the structure of today's global economyas the united states became the national security state, california, which had a population of five million at the start of the cold war, grew to thirty million and, by the s provided one in every ten members of congress and two presidentsfrom the origins of the marshall plan, which revived europe after world war ii, and the strategic decision to rebuild a defeated japan into a bulwark against china to the collapse of the berlin wall, this authoritative work reveals how the west was built into an economic alliance that overpowered the soviet economy while also unleashing global economic forces that today challenge the traditional nation-statesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe west continued to be alarmed by the prospect of defeat right up to the soviet empire's last breath"walker reminds us how easy it is to forget that there were many occasions for the late s on when victory seemed far from assured, and that lent a particular urgency to the efforts of postwar western leadersat the end of the s the fear was generated by communist expansion into eastern europe and china; in the s by the prospect of defeat in vietnamin the s the failure of détente and the west's economic crisis brought a new generation of dedicated anti-communists to prominencewe also come to understand how the arms race caused new alignments and shifts in domestic powerusing newly opened kremlin archives and his own experiences in the field, martin walker has written a brilliant analysis of the conflict that has shaped the contemporary world
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Title: the atlantic and its enemies: a history of the cold wartitle: the atlantic and its enemies: a history of the cold warproduct category: booksdust jacket: falseauthors: stone, normancondition: good
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Powerful frequencies radio, state power, and the cold war in angola, by marissa jmoorman (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 9 to 11 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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China's involvement in the korean war in late october inevitably drew soviet pilots into the wara total of 52 soviet pilots scored five or more victories in the korean warthe history of these covert actions has been a long-buried secret and this book will be the first english publication to detail the only instance when the cold war between russia and the us became "hot" this book uncovers soviet combat experiences during the korean war from detailed unit histories and rare first-hand accountswith access to extensive russian archives, the authors offer an enthralling insight into an air war that has been largely covered up and neglected, illustrated with previously unpublished photographs and detailed full-color profilessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop truro the soviet union began assisting the people's republic of china in its establishment of a modern air force in , when soviet air force regiments were sent to train local pilots
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The title is origins of the cold warthe item format is a book paperbackbelow is a more detailed summary of this specific item for salefor example: idzthe sleeve condition is new
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Oxfam shop pershore the cold war is at its most chillsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut for leamas, the opportunity to revenge himself on those who, one by one, took out his people, is irresistibleit is daring, highly speculative and very, very dangerousalec leamas, a spent spymaster, leaves west berlin for londonhis informants are either exposed or dead; his operational usefulness is overcontrol, however, believes leamas has one last job in him
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The book covers the cold war, the korean war and the vietnam war, also publishing a selection of biographies of us airmen still missing in vietnamappendices provide complete lists of us airmen in the battle of britain, medal of honour recipients, us aces in ww2 and korea, plus us losses and victories in the gulf warthere are alos reports on the gulf war including dramatic accounts from airmen flying f15s, f16s, f111s and stelath fightersit chronicles the pacific war against the japanese, , including the battle of the phillipine sea, nicknamed the marianas turkey shoot because of the high losses inflictedthe book spans the period from the lend-lease act which made american funds available for allied aircraft contracts during world war ii, right through to the present day and america's contribution to relief work throughout the worldthe author lifts the veil on reconnaissance work over the soviet bloc, such as covert operations by u2 aircraft, the so-called black lady of espionagesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book details the crucial role played by the us strategic air force in wwii - the 8th and 9th air force in britain, the 12th and 15th in the mediterranean, and the 20th in the far eastoxfam bookshop cheltenham this is a tribute to american air power
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Northern ireland campaign medal with miniature, un medal with miniature, the cold war medal with miniature, and british forces germany medal with miniatureall in excellent condition
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Lovely condition example of the ww1 victory medal (also called the inter-allied victory medal) with original ribbonthe dates of the war were in every case to , except that of the british empire, which gave the dates as illustrated ( to )a particular form of this historic greek monument was chosen by each nation, except the nations in the far east who issued the medal but with a different designthe design and ribbon was also adopted by belgium, brazil, cuba, czechoslovakia, france, greece, italy, japan, portugal, romania, siam, union of south africa and the usa in accordance with the decision of the inter-allied peace conference at versailles (a 'winged victory)r (the south lancashire regiment)thanks for looking - please check out my other coins & medals for salethis fine looking example was awarded to: pte
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The war medal with out the ribbon - i dont know the history of this medal - would be willing to post to the buyer
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Oxfam shop malvern war medal campaign medal miniature  radius 17mm approx  see oxfam website for delivery information read more  westair reproduction in very good condition
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Selling my great grandads war medal would like it to goto someone who collects war medals and someone who appreciates the value of it more than myself as i never knew my great grandfather would very much welcome very near offers for it also comes with 2 ribbons many thanks
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French inter-allied war medal reasonable condition for ageribbon damaged reduction of medal collection forces sale of several itemscan post in uk at buyers cost read more
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French croix du combattant war medal in good conditionreduction of medal collection forces sale of several itemscan post at buyers cost read more
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French grande guerre commemorative war medal, diameter 33mm good conditionsee photos reduction of medal collection forces sale read more
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Artist: cold war kidstitle: cold war kids - robbers & cowards new cdyou are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failurewe cannot be held responsible for delays if you do not use this reference
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Ww2 medals for sale, star war medal, and burma star, framed very good medal's in a nice frame a fantastic group
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The great war for civilization medal, excellent condition, this is not a replicaother medals available
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Im selling this spanish civil war medal as a copy because im not sure if orginal or not
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The diplomatic crisis leading up to the war shook both french and american perceptions of each other and revealed cracks in the transatlantic relationship that had been building since the end of the cold warthe franco-american narrative offers a unique prism through which the american road to war can be better understoodthe war was launched without a united nations mandate and was based on the erroneous claim that iraq had retained weapons of mass destructionfrance, under president jacques chirac and foreign minister dominique de villepin, spectacularly opposed the united states and british invasion, leading a global coalition against the war that also included germany and russiasee oxfam website for delivery information read morebased on exclusive french archival sources and numerous interviews with former officials in both france and the united states, a history of the iraq crisis retraces the international exchange that culminated in the iraq conflictit shows how and why the iraq crisis led to a confrontation between two longtime allies unprecedented since the time of charles de gaulle, and it exposes the deep and ongoing divisions within europe, the atlantic alliance, and the international community as a wholeoxfam bookshop glossop road scuffing to dust cover, otherwise good condition in march , the united states and great britain invaded iraq to put an end to the regime of saddam hussein
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cold war gone hot - world war iii nmproduct line: force on force osprey– ronald reaganwe begin bombing in five minutesosprey force on force osprey enduring freedom - afghanistan nmmanufacturer: osprey
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The author places the making of the sino-american collision in korea in the broader context of both the continuous development of the chinese communist revolution after its nationwide victory and the emerging cold war based on extensive use of newly available chinese sources, however, this study argues that china's entry into the korean war was brought about by concerns much more complex than simply safeguarding the chinese-korean borderoxfam bookshop knutsford why did china enter the korean war? what made mao zedong, only one year after the establishment of the people's republic of china, decide to assist north korea in fighting a coalition of nearly all of the western industrial powers?;many scholars have traditionally regarded beijing's decision to enter the war as a reaction to washington's mistake in crossing the 38th parallel and marching towards the yaluhe provides a fresh analytical framework within which to understand the foreign policy and security strategy of the people's republic of chinafirst edition book, annotated in green highlighted pen, examples of which shown in photographs see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop evesham perfect for fans of john le carré - the most explosive secret of the cold war could be exposed: but the bigger the lie, the more ruthlessly it will be protectedwhen his source is found dead, gaddis is alone on the trail of the cold war's deadliest secret: the undiscovered sixth member of the infamous cambridge spy ringbut the story of a lifetime becomes an obsession that could kill himsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresuddenly threatened at every step and caught between two beautiful women, both with access to crucial evidence, sam cannot trust anyonehard-up russia expert dr sam gaddis finally has a lead for the book that could solve all his career problemsbut the bigger the lie, the more ruthlessly the truth is kept buriedto get his life back, he must chase shadows through europe's corridors of power
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Title: the new cold war: putin's threat to russia and the westauthor(s): lucas, edward
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It is the height of the cold waroxfam bookshop royal exchange square a powerful and atmospheric thriller set during the cold war, from the internationally acclaimed author of 'the bridge of sighswhen a defector mysteriously returns to the eastern european village of his birth, it's a chance for disgraced detective brano sev to redeem himselfsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut in a world where no good deed goes unpunished, loyalty can be the biggest crime of allto be wrongly accused of murder once is a misfortunebeing framed for a murder should just be part of his cover storyor is it? exiled suddenly to vienna, treacherous city of spies, sev finds himself caught up in a cat-and-mouse game where survival is the only prizetwice - and it's a conspiracy
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Great genuine cold war era british home front arp civil defence corps welfare section armbandembroidered king's crown and lettering on yellow cotton backgroundposted tracked and insured the total will be £5price includes p&phappy to take paypal and non-online payment methods, buyer covers fees if using the formervery nice condition, given that it's nearly 70 years old! price includes 2nd class royal mail postage, at buyer's risk
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Instead, the 20th century proved to be overwhelmingly the most violent, frightening and brutalized in history with fanatical, often genocidal warfare engulfing most societies between the outbreak of the first world war and the end of the cold warwhat went wrong? how did we do this to ourselves? the war of the world comes up with compelling, fascinating answersoxfam shop crosby the world at the beginning of the 20th century seemed for most of its inhabitants stable and relatively benignit is niall ferguson's masterpiecesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreglobalizing, booming economies married to technological breakthroughs seemed to promise a better world for most people
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The target cold war era espionage spy spying cia kgb thriller game sealed new
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