British cruisers two world wars
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Title: british cruisers - two world wars and afterauthor(s): friedman, normanbinding: hardcover
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In djuna barnes's nightwood: 'the world' and the politics of peace, bonnie roos reads barnes's novel against the backdrop of herbert bayard swope's popular new york newspaper the world to demonstrate the ways in which the novel wrestles with such contemporaneous issues as the great depression and its political fallout, the failures of the league of nations and the collapse of peace between the two world warsroos argues that nightwood allegorizes the role of liberal newspapers - epitomised by the sensationalism of the world - in driving a us policy that hastened the arrival of warno marks and good bindingeliot, this is a comprehensive exploration of the historical contexts of djuna barnes's masterpiece, nightwoodsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebloosbury paperback in "as new"Â conditionoxfam books & music totnes ranging over depression-era politics, the failures of the league of nations, popular journalism and the modernist culture exemplified by such writers as james joyce and t
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british aircraft of world war ii with colour photographs by john frayn turneralso section on british aircraft in actionthis edition published insuit aviation enthusiastbrief biography of each of forty nine types of aircraft with specifications
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british airways club world plate ecthis is 1 box which has 6 units in itcondition is new, i e still in original box, but the boxes were not sealedif you have any questions, please ask
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two star wars bags,one ruck sack one satchel bag,new/unused —reduced read more
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Delcor british handcrafted two seater sofa in pale yellow/gold heavy cotton fabric - excellent condition - extremely comfortable and supportive, deep seats and high back cushions including arm rest coversmahogany style bun feetmodern and durable fabricmust be seen to be appreciate quality item
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The years between the two world wars were the golden days and saw luxury yacht-building at its pinnaclealtogether, over 300 express cruisers were built by about 70 buildersoxfam books & music olney express cruisers first became popular in the s when businessmen like jsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe dust jacket has slight shelf wearthis volume features details of 50 of the original vessels which have survived, providing information about all aspects of their construction and historymorgan began using steam yachts to travel from their country homes to the wall street areathis copy is in very good condition
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Spanning six distinct periods of english, welsh, scottish, and irish history, this book is the best way to find out how britain transformed with the norman rule, fought two world wars in the 20th century, and finally came to terms with a new status in a fast-changing economyoxfam bookshop cheltenham "discover the pivotal political, military, and cultural events that shaped british and irish history, from stone age britain to the present day, in this fully revised and updated bookcombining over 700 photographs, maps, and illustrations with accessible text, the history of britain and ireland is an invaluable resource for families, students, and anyone seeking to learn more about the fascinating story of the british isles" see oxfam website for delivery information read moredk's visual guide places key figures - from alfred the great to winston churchill - and major events - from caesar's invasion to the battle of the somme - in their wider context, making it easier than ever before to learn how they influenced britain and ireland's development through the age of the world's greatest empire into the modern era
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The series also covers the norman conquest, king edward i, the plague, king henry viii, queen elizabeth i, the civil wars that wracked the country in the s, the appearance of oliver cromwell, the union with scotland, the rise and fall of the british empire, and britain's role in the 20th century's two world warsoxfam shop hebden bridge simon schama's epic, fifteen-part history of britain begins around bc, looking at what life would have been like in the stone age village of skara brae, and draws to a close in the year ad, considering the nation's attempts to find a sense of its futuresee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This is the story of these devastating three decades of war, through the eyes of the men who were shaped by the battles of world war i and came to command a world on the brink of disaster decades lateroxfam books & music romsey 3 disc box set featuring roosevelt, churchill, stalin and hilter disc 1 - the rising tide, the storm explodes, disc 2 - trial by fire, the price of glory, disc 3 never surrender, peace at last with just over 20 years separating the two most cataclysmic conflicts of the twentieth century wwi and wwii many historians argue that they were not separate wars, but one bloody continuum that first gripped the people of europe but eventually spread across the entire globebefore they were giants, they were infantrymen and privates in the 'war to end all wars'number of discs: 5 region 0 language: english 300 minutes running time see oxfam website for delivery information read morecharles de gaulledouglas macarthurbenito mussoliniand so it happens that the most iconic figures of wwii, the household names that we associate with either battlefield glory or murderous fascism, were themselves caught up in both conflicts
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The mechanization of british regular and household cavalry between the two world wars - roger ewolverhampton military studies no ultra-glossy paper grade with the reassuring aroma of newnesscomplimentary review copy of title circulated by casemate ukhelion & company limitedheavily referenced chapters and sixty pages of appendices etcsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreglossy paper covered card with no dust jacket near fine copy of title; just a couple of nicks to the bottom edge of uppersuperb research for the ultimate coffee table book on war vehiclesoxfam bookshop market harborough everything worked like clockwork
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham "the history of the cold war has been the history of the world sinceusing 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 worldas 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 presidentsthe 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 destructionfrom 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-stateat 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" so begins this wide-ranging narrative by award-winning political commentator martin walker, which is the first major study of the cold warin the s the failure of détente and the west's economic crisis brought a new generation of dedicated anti-communists to prominencesee oxfam website for delivery information read morenow 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 economywe also come to understand how the arms race caused new alignments and shifts in domestic power"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 leadersfor more than forty years, as this detailed analysis makes clear, the outcome of the cold war was in doubt
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During the 's they led the world in the volume and creativity of their designsduring the early twentieth century swedish glass companies benefited commercially and industrially by their neutrality during the two world wars, and their glassworks evolved beautiful harmonious designs in the s and 50s at a time when little was happening in the glassworks of europesigned on the undersidein flygsfors appointed wilhelm de moor as the company's glass designer, and in paul kedelv became a designer for flygsforsmeasures approxflygsfors was a glassworks established in sweden in , initially to make window glassa thick glass construction, the 'fronds' terminate and float above the clear glass basefor many years they also produced cut glass tableware, for which sweden was famous during the nineteenth centurythis was discontinued around due to cheap imports of foreign glassin his studio at flygsfors in the 's he produced his coquille series of sculptured vessels like the one i'm selling hereformerly a student of edvin ohrstrom, kedelv had worked at orrefors in his 20s13'' height (33cms)he joined flygsfors at the age of 32, and although he stayed only about seven years, his designs continued to be produced for many years by flygsforsa free form, modern yet timeless designfor a time later they operated as a glass studio but were finally closed intheir designs, especially those by paul kedelv, have become highly collectiblecondition: great condition, no chips or cracks, some scratches to underside, very light scuffs or surface markslarge paul kedelv coquille art glass vase for flygsfors, purple, green, white and clear art glass bowl / vase, from the mid 20th centuryflygsfors glassworks was taken over by orrefors in and closed when orrefors folded in
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Oxfam bookshop newark despite its position at the heart of europe and its quintessentially european nature, switzerland's history is often overlooked within the english-speaking worldthe authors focus on the initial confederacy of the middle ages; the religious divisions which threatened it after and its surprising survival amongst europe's monarchies; the turmoil following the french revolution and conquest, which continued until the federal constitution of ; the testing of the swiss nation through the late nineteenth century and then two world wars and the depression of the s; and the unparalleled economic and social growth and political success of the post-war erasee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book concludes with a discussion of the contemporary challenges, often shared with neighbours, that shape the country todaythis comprehensive and engaging history of switzerland traces the historical and cultural development of this fascinating but neglected european country from the end of the dark ages up to the present
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Wolk is a big new talent - the timesannabelle has lived in wolf hollow all her life: a quiet place, still scarred by two world warsbut when cruel, manipulative betty arrives in town, annabelle's calm world is shattered, along with everything she's ever known about right and wrongwhen betty disappears, suspicion falls on strange, gentle loner tobysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road harper lee has a worthy successoras wolf hollow turns against him, and tensions quickly mount, annabelle must do everything in her power to protect toby - and to find betty, before it is too latepowerful, poignant and lyrical, wolf hollow is an unforgettable story
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With passion, tenderness and humour, she traces a path from the lives of her grandparents in early twentieth century poland, through two world wars, life under communism and the subsequent liberation, to her own experiences as a migrant living in britain on the isle of wightoxfam bookshop cheltenham one hundred years since the outbreak of the first world war, the polish poet wioletta greg undertakes a literary journey through her own family history, exploring in both poetry and prose a century of life, death, love and tragedysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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170mm high 150mm dia, any pre fragile cut glass that has survived two world wars, all those house moves and hands it has been through unblemished is increasablea family treasurecollection only from stockport sk2 read morebeautiful victorian or edwardian stunning table centre piecelarge lead crystal stemmed bon bon chalice dish [compote] etched fern design
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british olympic associationpublished by world sportsoxfam books & music troon olympic games , official reportsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreedited by cecil bearmelbourne november 22 - decemberclassic adverts of products of their timegreat piece of sporting history
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Published by world sportsoxfam books & music troon olympic games official report, british olympic associationgreat piece of sporting history of the time, contains full listings of medals and eventssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreedited by cecil bearhelsinki, july 19 - augustsome classic adverts of the time
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Oxfam bookshop hertford a haunting historical novel set in france between the two world wars about love and desirefrom the author of the international bestseller birdsongmid-s, northern franceshe is seeking a job and a new life, far removed from the injustices of her pasta mysterious young girl named anne louvet arrives at the seedy hotel du lion d'or in the small french town of janvilliersat the hotel, anne meets the cultured, rich and married hartmann and begins anaffair with the married great war veteran, revealing her secrets, fears and hopes to himfrom award-winning author sebastian faulks, girl at the lion d'or is a powerful story of love and conscience, will and desire'beautifully written and extraordinarily moving' the sunday times----also available by sebastian faulks as part of the french trilogy series: birdsong charlotte gray see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Between two world wars, he became the laureate of cricket by doing the same with wordsas much sublime writing comes from his keyboard as from cardus's penthis is writing every bit the equal of cardus himselfhowever, behind the rhapsody in blue skies, green grass and colourful characters, this richly evocative biography finds that cardus' mother was a prostitute, he never knew his father and he received negligible educationinfatuations with younger women ran parallel to a decidedly unromantic marriageduncan hamilton is already a multiple award-winning sports writer, but it is hard to imagine he will write a better book than this superb, elegiac portrait of the sociable, feted, but ultimately unknowable, man who virtually invented modern sports writingdaily mail 'hamilton is a worthy biographerand, astonishingly, the supreme stylist's aversion to factual accuracy led to his reporting on matches he never attendedamong those who venerated cardus were pg wodehouse, john arlott, harold pinter, jb priestley and don bradmansee oxfam website for delivery information read moreyet cardus also belied his impoverished origins to prosper in a second class-conscious profession, becoming a music critic of international renown' the times'with its verve, insight and generosity of sympathy, this is by some way the best full-length life of a cricket writer, perhaps even of any sports writerwhile popularising cricket - while appealing, in cardus' words to people who 'didn't know a leg-break from the pavilion cat at lord's'- he became a star in his own right with exquisite phrase-making, disdain for statistics and a penchant for literary and musical allusionsthe great romantic uncovers the dark enigma within a golden agein the great romantic, award-winning author duncan hamilton demonstrates how cardus changed sports journalism for ever' guardian neville cardus described how one majestic stroke-maker 'made music' and 'spread beauty' with his bat
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Dominated from the sixteenth century by the habsburgs, while ruling its own national minorities, hungary was deprived of two-thirds of its lands and peoples through successive treaties which followed the two world wars, after which it fell under soviet domination for nearly fifty yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop dumfries this book offers a comprehensive thousand-year history of the land, people, society, culture and economy of hungary, from its nebulous origins in the ural mountains to the elections offree and independent since , hungary continues to seek its rightful position in europethe hungarian people preserved nevertheless a continuous individuality through its ural-born language and a specifically hungaro-european cultureit tells above all the thrilling story of a people which became a great power in the region and then fought against - and was invaded by - ottomans, germans and soviets
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A fascinating book looking back at the history of silverdale holiday camp from its inception in , through two world wars and right up to its centenary in"Â silverdale holiday camp closed its doors for the last time in"silverdale is not just a place on the mapsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreto the thousands of children who have spent happy days there during the years, its a name they will never forgetoxfam shop kendal ex-library but vgcan abundance of old interesting photographs and 63 pages packed full of information
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Oxfam shop dumfries set in a small, remote community in rural tennessee in the years between the two world wars, the orchard keeper is an early classic from one of america's finest and most celebrated authors'the feeling for the land and seasons is so intense as to be part of the story and there are scenes one will never forgeta complicated and evocative exposition of the transience of life' harper's 'a true american original' newsweek see oxfam website for delivery information read morecormac mccarthy's debut novel is a magnificent evocation of an american landscape, and of a lost american timeit tells of john wesley rattner, a young boy, and marion sylder, an outlaw and bootlegger who, unbeknownst to either of them, has killed the boy's father
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The interbellum is the period between the two world wars and one can recognize a transition from the art deco style to the retro stylecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablematerial: 18k white gold (touchstone tested) diamond(s): one rose cut diamond, tested and guaranteed natural diamondare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibirth and month stones: diamond is the birthstone (or month stone) for aprilart deco moved away from the soft pastels and organic forms of its style predecessor, art nouveau, and embraced influences from many different styles and movements of the early 20th century, including neoclassical, constructivism, cubism, modernism, and futurismoutside eu import duties etcour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewhen we receive your mail after we shipped your ring the free resizing offer is expiredwe do not have the weight of this diamond which is normal in our trade when it comes to rose cutswe have all diamonds in all our vintage and antique jewellery tested by the ijgc - lab whether they are natural diamonds or lab-grown diamondscomes with professional report of authenticitywhen diamonds in our jewellery turn out to be lab-grown we don't offer themtherefore we guarantee that all diamonds in this jewel are 100% naturalits popularity peaked in europe during the roaring twenties and continued strongly in the united states through the splease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetype of jewel: art deco diamond engagement ring with rose cut diamond condition: very good style: vintage 's art deco/interbellum style characteristics: this is something between art deco and the interbellumcheck our feedback here to see how happy our customers areabstract motives and geometrical forms are quite typical for the art deco periodshipping insured and registered (or pick it up)adin reference nº: - the jewelry on our pictures is not photoshoppedcom/lotsfrom/adin read moresee more of our products, visit: https:// auctionin case of resizing, mail us directly at with the required ring size when you pay this ringhallmarks: "" indicating 18k gold dimensions: width of top of ring 0,84 cm (0,33 inch) - see picture with a ruler in cm and inches weight: 2,60 gram (1,67 dwt) ring size: eu-¼, usa-8, uk-p½ free resizing* *) resizing: *only for extreme changes we will charge somethingalthough many design movements have political or philosophical roots or intentions, art deco was purely decorative
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The queen mother has lived through the years of the most rapid progress in mankind's history and two world wars yet retains the charm, elegance and dignity that epitomised the edwardian ladypre owned in new conditionwill arrange delivery at cost a biography of the queen mother which also provides an account of the twentieth century
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Service provides a panoramic perspective on a country whose soviet past encompassed revolution, civil war, mass terror, and two world warsthis new edition takes the story from through the presidency of vladimir putin to the election of dmitri medvedevhistory of modern russia: from tsarism to the twenty-first century, paperback by service, robert, isbn , isbn-13 , like new used, free shipping in the us russia had an extraordinary 20th century, undergoing upheaval and transformation
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Between the two world wars, several military navy launched programs dedicated to develop fast crafts able to perform patrol and attack dutiesthe german kriegsmarine developed the famous fast attack craft s-class during the 's
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british standard two bathroom sink taps hot and cold read morebritish standard two bathroom sink taps hot and cold solid brass in-line stop valvesolid brass in-line stop valve
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