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Where joshua and lobsang once pioneered, now fleets of airships link the stepwise americas with trade and culture joshua, now a married man, is summoned by lobsang to deal with a gathering multiple crisis that threatens to plunge the long earth into a war unlike any mankind has waged beforemankind is shaping the long earth -- but in turn the long earth is shaping mankindbut the trolls are beginning to react to humanity's thoughtless exploitation1 bestselling novel, the long earthslight shelf damage see oxfam website for delivery information read more a new 'america', called valhalla, is emerging more than a million steps from datum earth, with core american values restated in the plentiful environment of the long earth -- and valhalla is growing restless under the control of the datum government a generation after the events of the long earth, mankind has spread across the new worlds opened up by steppingoxfam bookshop brigg the follow-up to the no meanwhile the long earth is suffused by the song of the trolls, graceful hive-mind humanoids
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History of the world kids book the americas and the pacific, new, very good condition, free postage
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Great cats of the americas collection of 8 plates all boxed by edwin mknowles china co () usa each with certificate of authenticity, information about the cat and the artist
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americas white table by margot theis raven (hardback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Map of americas etcher: jare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehomann technique: vintage colour etching period: origin: german (nuremberg) dimensions: 49 x 58 cm the print is in good condition, it shows one sign of restoration at the centre printed on laid paper with watermark read more"totius americae" beautiful map with excellent contemporary colouringplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Of northern european nations, the british had the greatest impact on the americasa fascinating story, engrossingly told, it fills a major gap in current historiographyoxfam shop ross-on-wye condition - good, lightly scuffed, pen mark inside covertheir history there embraces far more than the colonies that became the united states: england had been in the new world for a century before those colonies were established, and the british presence long outlived their lossthis integrated account of that involvement spans the entire arc of british territories from the caribbean to canada, and the entire period from the first appearance of the english to the disintegration of the british and other euro-american empiressee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The mightiest armies and the most brilliant commanders of ancient times clash in an epic war game only total war can createrome total war barbarian invasion - “you came, you saw, you conqueredoxfam books & music fareham three great rome total war games all in one! rome total war – “i came, i saw, i conqueredfor the committed rome: total war fan, alexander sets further challenges and a new gameplay experience that adds to the legendary reputation of the total war seriescommand the greatest forces of the ancient world, including the roman legions, carthage and gaul; lay siege to civilisations using powerful war engines; and decimate your enemies using special units like ferocious war dogs, armoured elephants or scythed chariots” caesar storm clouds gather over europe, asia and north africa as mighty armies march forward in rome: total warrome total war alexander – can you match or even beat the feats of history’s greatest military genius? an all new campaign map extends the rome: total war experience further eastward than ever before, taking you into macedonia and the persian empirein rome: total war the most epic, cinematic real-time 3d battles ever seen in a game come to life with awe-inspiring graphicsyou were there for rome's glorybe there for rome's fallbeyond the frontiers of the sundered empire new enemies are lurkingyou’re not finished yetsee oxfam website for delivery information read morevast armies are led by brilliant generals such as hannibal, leader of the carthaginians and julius caesar, rome's greatest general and leaderit is 363 ad and the last emperor of the unified rome is deada host of new content includes four new factions and 60 all new units such as alexander’s phalangistshis successors now rule a divided empiresix new historical battles offer you the chance to experience alexander’s key clashes and a redesigned campaign game forces you to press ever onward or risk failing to match alexander’s ferocious pace of conquestminor surface marks to case and discs but overall a very good used copy” a shadow falls across the roman worldthe barbarians are at the gates in this official expansion pack for rome: total war! features a brand new campaign game, 10 new playable factions - including the huns, franks, saxons, goths and both roman empires, 100+ new units with their own strengths, weapons and abilities, including schiltrom and shieldwall formations, swimming and axe-throwing and barbarian hordes - march your entire people in search of a new homeland
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Faces of war thrusts gamers into the decisive battles of world war ii in europe the game faces of war is devoted to the final period of world war ii in europe: the summer of - the spring offaces of war takes combat gaming to a new level by integrating a psychological elementthe german war machine was making every possible effort to defend the territory of third reich from the soviet and allied troopshowever, during 11 months the german resistance was crushed at all the front lines and the war ended where it had begun - in berlinget immersed in the heat of world war ii command american, english, soviet and german troops during world-renowned battles that include d-day, new winter missions and the storming of berlinthrough the eyes of allied, german and russian squad leaders, experience the most immersive world war ii time strategy game where each battle is played out and won differently based on your tactical choicesgem engine: the ultimate 3d rts engine with a shocking level of performance * complex team ai for new tactical opportunities: ai controlled soldiers don't simply execute any order given by a player, they think how to do it in the most efficient and safe way* co-op play with up to 4 players* camera angles and zooming effects for a complete immersionplayers command american, english, soviet and german troops while fighting famous conflicts such as the normandy invasion, the battle of the bulge or the battle of berlin in shocking detail disc in excellent conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethanks to complex artificial intelligence, soldiers don't simply execute any order given by a player, they think about how to do it in the most efficient and safe wayoxfam shop kendal case in very good conditionduring this period mighty battles were held in france, poland, belgium, the netherlands, hungary and germany* amazing level of details your role and decisions are of major importance * as squad leader and with complete freedom, combine real-time strategy with advanced tactics* 8 or more multiplayer modes, including free-for-all and team-based matches* improvised player tactics, advanced ai reactions and real time physics guarantee players that missions will never be fought the same waystrong multiplayer * up to 16 players via lan / internet* realistic physics: anything can be destroyed or manipulated and used to player's advantage
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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 economyfrom 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-statein the s the failure of détente and the west's economic crisis brought a new generation of dedicated anti-communists to prominenceusing 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 worldat 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 vietnamthe 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 leaderssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas 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 presidentswe also come to understand how the arms race caused new alignments and shifts in domestic power
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The silver sparrow art of war: a version of sun tzu's art of war based on a manuscript of the classic text discovered at a chinese archeological site in china's shandong province in , which contains previously unknown fragmentsmastering the art of war: consisting of essays by two prominent statesmen-generals of han dynasty china, zhuge liang and liu ji, this book develops the strategies of sun tzu's classic into a complete handbook of organization and leadershipthe translations, by the renowned translator thomas cleary, have all been published previously in book form, except for the silver sparrow art of war, which is available here for the first timesun tzu's art of war, compiled more than two thousand years ago, is a study of the anatomy of organizations in conflictnow, this unique volume brings together the essential versions of sun tzu's text, along with illuminating commentaries and auxiliary texts written by distinguished strategistssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world todayit draws on episodes from chinese history to show in concrete terms the proper use of sun tzu's principlesthe lost art of war: written more than one hundred years after sun tzu's text, by sun bin, a linear descendant of sun tzu, this classic of political and military strategy is faithful to the principles of the art of war, while developing their practical application much furtherthis comprehensive collection contains: the art of war: this edition of sun tzu's text includes the classic collection of commentaries by eleven interpreters
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Collects war of kings 1-6, war of kings darkhawk 1-2, war of kings ascension 1-4, war of kings warriors 1-2, war of kings who will rule?, war of kings savage world of sakaar en marvel spotlight war of kingswar of kings hardcover with wrap; near mint condition; first printing; marvelare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikirealm of kings, hardcover with wrap; near mint condition; first printing; marvelgiant marvel cosmic action, the stories that inspired the new avengers infinity moviecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecollects thanos imperative ignition, thanos imperative 1-6, thanos imperative devastationthanos imperative, hardcover with wrap; near mint condition; first printing; marvelour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethree separate hardcovers collects one giant story arccollects realm of kings one shot, realm of kings inhumans 1-5, realm of kings imperial guard 1-5, realm of kings son of hulkplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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There are alos reports on the gulf war including dramatic accounts from airmen flying f15s, f16s, f111s and stelath fightersthe book covers the cold war, the korean war and the vietnam war, also publishing a selection of biographies of us airmen still missing in vietnamit chronicles the pacific war against the japanese, , including the battle of the phillipine sea, nicknamed the marianas turkey shoot because of the high losses inflictedappendices 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 warthe 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 espionagethe 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 eastsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham this is a tribute to american air power
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Everything you need to build your own war games is included with the book, and by the time you've worked your way through it you'll have designed your very own working and playable war gameoxfam bookshop newport do you want to learn how to create computer war games, but don't know how to get started or don't have any experience with game programming? "going to war: creating computer war games" shows you how to use the drag-and-drop game engine, multimedia fusion 2, to make your very own computer war games to play and shareyou'll begin by making your game map, using a system of hexagon tiles to create the terrain and the different units you want to include in your game such as soldiers and tanksthe book even discusses how to track and find bugs in your games and how to create an editor that allows you to easily apply data you've already created to new gamesyou'll even find more advanced techniques such as how to implement officers, fortifications, and even a simple monetary system in your gamesafter an introduction to the multimedia fusion 2 interface and the basics of how to use it, you'll get started on the game that you'll create throughout the course of the booksee oxfam website for delivery information read morethen you'll learn how to set rules for player movement, different types of terrain, and combatgood condition, though crease on front cover, hence low price
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10 world war ii books in good condition - please see photos world war ii - a day by day history - sandcastle books the second world war in photographs - imperial war museum/richard holmes time life books battle of britain prelude to war blitzkrieg war in the desert artisans and guerrillas russia besieged the battle of the atlantic rising sun read more
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God of war - ps4 used god of war - ps4 used god of war - ps4 used god of war - ps4 used god of war - ps4 used god of war - ps4 used
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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 war" 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 profilesthe 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 "hotoxfam 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 pilotssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The episodes included are: 'a new germany - '; 'distant war - '; 'france falls - may-june '; 'alone in britain - may -june '; 'barbarossa - june-december '; 'banzai - japan strikes - '; 'on our way - america enters the war - '; 'desert - the war in north africa - '; 'stalingrad - '; 'wolfpack - '; 'red star - the soviet union - '; 'whirlwind - bombing germany - september -april '; 'tough old gut - '; 'it's a lovely day tomorrow - '; 'home fires'; 'inside the reich - germany '; 'morning - june '; 'occupation - '; 'pincers - august '; 'genocide - '; 'nemesis - feb-may '; 'japan - '; 'pacific - feb -may the island to island war'; 'the bomb - feb-sept '; 'reckoning - april '; 'remember'; 'secretary to hitler'; 'who won world war ii?'; and 'warrior'; 'hitler's germany - '; 'hitler's germany - '; 'the two deaths of hitler'; 'the final solution - part 1'; and 'the final solution - part 2'isaacs also presents a special 'making of' featureoxfam shop regent street bristol a 30th anniversary version of jeremy isaacs' epic documentary series chronicling the events of the second world war, narrated by sir laurence olivier and eric portersee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop hebden bridge sir laurence olivier and eric porter narrate jeremy isaacs' epic documentary series, chronicling the events of the second world warthe episodes included are: 'a new germany - '; 'distant war - '; 'france falls - may-june '; 'alone in britain - may -june '; 'barbarossa - june-december '; 'banzai - japan strikes - '; 'on our way - america enters the war - '; 'desert - the war in north africa - '; 'stalingrad - '; 'wolfpack - '; 'red star - the soviet union - '; 'whirlwind - bombing germany - september -april '; 'tough old gut - '; 'it's a lovely day tomorrow - '; 'home fires'; 'inside the reich - germany '; 'morning - june '; 'occupation - '; 'pincers - august '; 'genocide - '; 'nemesis - feb-may '; 'japan - '; 'pacific - feb -may the island to island war'; 'the bomb - feb-sept '; 'reckoning - april '; 'remember'; 'secretary to hitler'; 'who won world war ii?'; and 'warrior'; 'hitler's germany - '; 'hitler's germany - '; 'the two deaths of hitler'; 'the final solution - part 1'; and 'the final solution - part 2'isaacs also presents a special 'making of' featuresee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop ilkley sir laurence olivier and eric porter narrate jeremy isaacs' epic documentary series, chronicling the events of the second world warthe episodes included are: 'a new germany - '; 'distant war - '; 'france falls - may-june '; 'alone in britain - may -june '; 'barbarossa - june-december '; 'banzai - japan strikes - '; 'on our way - america enters the war - '; 'desert - the war in north africa - '; 'stalingrad - '; 'wolfpack - '; 'red star - the soviet union - '; 'whirlwind - bombing germany - september -april '; 'tough old gut - '; 'it's a lovely day tomorrow - '; 'home fires'; 'inside the reich - germany '; 'morning - june '; 'occupation - '; 'pincers - august '; 'genocide - '; 'nemesis - feb-may '; 'japan - '; 'pacific - feb -may the island to island war'; 'the bomb - feb-sept '; 'reckoning - april '; 'remember'; 'secretary to hitler'; 'who won world war ii?'; and 'warrior'; 'hitler's germany - '; 'hitler's germany - '; 'the two deaths of hitler'; 'the final solution - part 1'; and 'the final solution - part 2'isaacs also presents a special 'making of' featuresee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Glyn harperr - images of wara photographic record of new zealanders at war - harper collins publishers - auckland - ppthe maori pioneer battalion in the first world war - reed publishing - auckland - ppnew zealand, australia and emire in the first world war - orantia books - auckland - ppnew zealanders and military discipline in de first world war - hodder & stoughton - auckland - ppare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikichristopher pugsley - on the fringe of hellgray - from the uttermost ends of the earthchristopher pugsley - te hokowhitu a tuchristopher pugsley - the anzac experience24 x 17 cm - softcover - inscription on the flyleaf - good29 x 31 cm - softcover - a few notes - goodthe new zealand division on the western front5 cm - softcover - lovelya history and guide to its battlefields - willsonscot publishing - cristchurch - ppour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store26 x 19 cm - hardcover with dust jacket - wonderfulcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available5 cm - softcover - inscription on the flyleaf - greatsigned by christopher pugsleyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Oxfam books & music olney sir laurence olivier and eric porter narrate jeremy isaacs' epic documentary series, chronicling the events of the second world warthe episodes included are: 'a new germany - '; 'distant war - '; 'france falls - may-june '; 'alone in britain - may -june '; 'barbarossa - june-december '; 'banzai - japan strikes - '; 'on our way - america enters the war - '; 'desert - the war in north africa - '; 'stalingrad - '; 'wolfpack - '; 'red star - the soviet union - '; 'whirlwind - bombing germany - september -april '; 'tough old gut - '; 'it's a lovely day tomorrow - '; 'home fires'; 'inside the reich - germany '; 'morning - june '; 'occupation - '; 'pincers - august '; 'genocide - '; 'nemesis - feb-may '; 'japan - '; 'pacific - feb -may the island to island war'; 'the bomb - feb-sept '; 'reckoning - april '; 'remember'; 'secretary to hitler'; 'who won world war ii?'; and 'warrior'; 'hitler's germany - '; 'hitler's germany - '; 'the two deaths of hitler'; 'the final solution - part 1'; and 'the final solution - part 2'isaacs also presents a special 'making of' feature the slipcase is selotaped on the edges, otherwise all goodsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop dumfries sir laurence olivier and eric porter narrate jeremy isaacs' epic documentary series, chronicling the events of the second world warthe episodes included are: 'a new germany - '; 'distant war - '; 'france falls - may-june '; 'alone in britain - may -june '; 'barbarossa - june-december '; 'banzai - japan strikes - '; 'on our way - america enters the war - '; 'desert - the war in north africa - '; 'stalingrad - '; 'wolfpack - '; 'red star - the soviet union - '; 'whirlwind - bombing germany - september -april '; 'tough old gut - '; 'it's a lovely day tomorrow - '; 'home fires'; 'inside the reich - germany '; 'morning - june '; 'occupation - '; 'pincers - august '; 'genocide - '; 'nemesis - feb-may '; 'japan - '; 'pacific - feb -may the island to island war'; 'the bomb - feb-sept '; 'reckoning - april '; 'remember'; 'secretary to hitler'; 'who won world war ii?'; and 'warrior'; 'hitler's germany - '; 'hitler's germany - '; 'the two deaths of hitler'; 'the final solution - part 1'; and 'the final solution - part 2'isaacs also presents a special 'making of' featuresee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam books & music aberdeen sir laurence olivier and eric porter narrate jeremy isaacs' epic documentary series, chronicling the events of the second world warthe episodes included are: 'a new germany - '; 'distant war - '; 'france falls - may-june '; 'alone in britain - may -june '; 'barbarossa - june-december '; 'banzai - japan strikes - '; 'on our way - america enters the war - '; 'desert - the war in north africa - '; 'stalingrad - '; 'wolfpack - '; 'red star - the soviet union - '; 'whirlwind - bombing germany - september -april '; 'tough old gut - '; 'it's a lovely day tomorrow - '; 'home fires'; 'inside the reich - germany '; 'morning - june '; 'occupation - '; 'pincers - august '; 'genocide - '; 'nemesis - feb-may '; 'japan - '; 'pacific - feb -may the island to island war'; 'the bomb - feb-sept '; 'reckoning - april '; 'remember'; 'secretary to hitler'; 'who won world war ii?'; and 'warrior'; 'hitler's germany - '; 'hitler's germany - '; 'the two deaths of hitler'; 'the final solution - part 1'; and 'the final solution - part 2'isaacs also presents a special 'making of' featuresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreall blu-rays in excellent condition
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The episodes included are: 'a new germany - '; 'distant war - '; 'france falls - may-june '; 'alone in britain - may -june '; 'barbarossa - june-december '; 'banzai - japan strikes - '; 'on our way - america enters the war - '; 'desert - the war in north africa - '; 'stalingrad - '; 'wolfpack - '; 'red star - the soviet union - '; 'whirlwind - bombing germany - september -april '; 'tough old gut - '; 'it's a lovely day tomorrow - '; 'home fires'; 'inside the reich - germany '; 'morning - june '; 'occupation - '; 'pincers - august '; 'genocide - '; 'nemesis - feb-may '; 'japan - '; 'pacific - feb -may the island to island war'; 'the bomb - feb-sept '; 'reckoning - april '; 'remember'; 'secretary to hitler'; 'who won world war ii?'; and 'warrior'; 'hitler's germany - '; 'hitler's germany - '; 'the two deaths of hitler'; 'the final solution - part 1'; and 'the final solution - part 2'isaacs also presents a special 'making of' featureoxfam bookshop brighton a 30th anniversary version of jeremy isaacs' epic documentary series chronicling the events of the second world war, narrated by sir laurence olivier and eric portersee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The war of 33 is an intimate, personal and powerful telling of the story of the war in lebanonthe war of 33 is more than a document of a particular historical experienceshe tells the stories of her family and the people she lives the war with - the refugees, the wounded, and the everyday lebanese, struggling to maintain their sanity and their humanity during a time of wara series of letters written by hanady salman - a mother living through the war in beirut - carve a narrative arc through the intense and haunting images of conflictwhat emerges is a universal story - a complex picture of love, pain, resistance and survival in the face of uncertainty and violence
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Syria: from the great war to civil war by john mchugo (paperback / softback)title: syria: from the great war to civil war format: paperback / softback type: book publisher: saqi uk release date: language: english
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Marvel comics civil war ii ()by writer brian michael bendis and artists david marquez and justin ponsor grade: fine to near mint (average very fine) comics are in seal and hard cover - civil war ii 0, 1-8 main tie-ins (all complete): - amazing spiderman 1-4 - choosing sides 1-6 - the fallen 1 - gods of war 1-4 - kingpin 1-4 - civil war the oath 1 - ulysses 1-3 - x-men 1-4 other tie-ins (all complete): - captain marvel 6 – 10 - invincible iron man 7-14 - steve rogers captain american 4-6 - uncanny avengers (aftermath) - scarlet witch 9 - hellcat 8 - thunderbolts 5 - powerman & iron fist 7-9 - guardians of the galaxy - spider-man 6-10 read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Oxfam shop newquay box set containing five popular war movies'the young lions' () follows the fortunes of three soldiers, one german and two americans, from the time of their enlistment for world war two to the end of the warjames mason plays rommel and the film was one of the first to use original war footage before the opening creditsamidst the drama of war, romance rears its head, giving the soldiers more than they can handlethe us gunboat san pablo cruises the yangtze river on a peacekeeping mission and new crew member jake holman (steve mcqueen) causes friction when he insists upon looking after the san pablo's engines himself, rather than leaving the hard labour to the chinese helpers'the sand pebbles' () is set in china inchristian dietl (marlon brando) is a german who starts out as a dedicated soldier but gradually becomes appalled by the nazi movementfinally, 'the desert fox' () is a biopic of field marshal rommel, from his military defeat in africa to his implication in the plot to assassinate hitlerin 'von ryan's express' (), when us pilot colonel joseph ryan (frank sinatra) is shot down and placed in a german pow camp, he is more concerned with his own survival than escapemason also played rommel in the film 'the desert rats'all three characters finally meet in a confrontation outside a concentration camphowever, ryan eventually comes to lead them in a daring escape attempt, taking over from the commanding british officer (trevor howard) and the escapees face many hazards as they commandeer a train to make their way across italy, closely followed by the nazised pell, two pilots with different personalitiesthe american soldiers (montgomery clift and dean martin) meet as draftees, one a young jew and the other an entertainer, and together endure boot camp and the campaign to retake franceholman ruffles more feathers when he falls in love with an american missionary (candice bergen), and as the political climate becomes more and more volatile, he begins to question the validity of the american presence on the riverthe top-ranking officer in the camp, he is initially reviled by his fellow british and american prisoners, who nickname him 'von ryan'robert mitchum plays major cleve saville and robert wagner is ltsee oxfam website for delivery information read more'the hunters' () is based on the novel by james salterthe film was nominated for three oscars
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Players continue as marcus fenix, a reluctant war hero and leader of delta squad, six months after the events of "gears of wargears of war 2 is developed by epic games exclusively for the xbox 360 video game and entertainment systemgears of war 2 blends a best-in-class third-person shooter with unsurpassed high-definition visuals, all layered on top of an engaging story of survival, loss and retributionoxfam shop ulverston gears of war 2 is the highly anticipated sequel to the 5 million-selling blockbuster action game and one of the most popular xbox 360 games in history" the last cities on sera are sinking, swallowed by a new locust threat from belowa massive counterattack is humanity's last hope for survivalsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This is the first english-language account of finland's war children and their experiences, told through the survivors' own wordsoxfam bookshop hampstead to the bomb and back: finnish war children tell their world war ii stories by sue saffle between and , some finnish children were sent to sweden, denmark, and elsewhere, ostensibly to protect them from danger while their nation's soldiers fought superior soviet and german forcesthis was the largest of all of world war ii children's transports, and although acknowledged today as "a great social-historical mistake," it has received surprisingly little attentionsupported by an extensive introduction, a bibliography of secondary sources, and over two dozen photographs, this book testifies to the often-lifelong traumas endured by youthful survivors of warlight shelf wear on covers and spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read morevery good condition
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