British irish war poetry
List british irish war poetry
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Oxfam books & music beaconsfield the dust cover is not torn but shows some minor shelf wear as do the top and bottom edges of the spine of the board cover otherwise this is an excellent clean copysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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british & irish lions issued . we use size 34
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Francis edward ledwidge () was an irish war poet and soldier from county meathoxfam books & music islington francis ledwidge was ireland's major war poet, sometimes called "the poet of the blackbirds"his poetry shows his deep love of nature and wild-life, and he perhaps foreshadows the modern titan, seamus heaneysometimes known as the "poet of the blackbirds", he was killed in action at the battle of passchendaele during world war ia keen trade unionist with connections to sinn fein, he joined the irish army in lord dunsany's regiment, saw action in italy and serbia, was sent to the front, and was killed near ypres, aged just 30see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book itself, bound in black cloth, is in good condition, the exterior showing only pale patches at the tops of the covers and some minor bumping of corners with no frank damageb/w frontispiece portrait of the poethowever, his passion was poetry, and he self-educated in the hope of eventually achieving a white-collar job which might allow him to write with greater freedomtitle etc in rather faded gilt lettering on the spineour book is in good general condition and, unusually, retains its dust jacket (unclipped)born to a poverty-stricken family, his education was minimal, and once old enough, he began to work at whatever job might be availableinside, the endpapers are very lightly browned, but clean; binding firm with no loose pages; pages clean and brightedward john moreton drax plunkett, 18th baron of dunsany (), was an anglo-irish writer and dramatist; his work, mostly in the fantasy genre, was published under the name lord dunsanythe jacket is rather age-worn, with rubbing of angles and folds, some chips and tears to edges, and general grubbiness, but is intactduring the s he was considered one of the greatest living writers of the english-speaking world
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british forces take mount longdon, two sisters and mount harriettroop seize 400 prisoners british forces take argentine positions on mountains overlooking port stanleylarge set of daily telegraph newspapers covering the falklands war of 35 years agogeneral mario menendez surrenders to major general jeremy moore as british forces march into port stanleyno paper sgt ian mckay, 3 para wins vc no paper british forces take argentine positions on mountains overlooking port stanleydaily mail daily telegraph paper's headline events s georgia falls to argentina task force set sail carrington resigns troops must go, us told british subs close in haig in race for peace haig's peace hopes fade war zone warning to junta junta's ships set sail we stay says galtieri haig is told 'no' by no pym in mission to us sas land on south georgia pym gives warning on force fleet alert for battle no paper south georgia retaken by royal marines marines capture south georgia talk or we fight' warning by thatcher go to un' plea by foot deadline at dawn junta 'no' to peace plan task force arrives in 200 mile exclusion zone no paper first vulcan attack on port stanley no paper sinking of belgrano junta cruiser 'has sunk' hms sheffield hit and abandoned british warship sunk by missle heroic fight for ship junta rejects peace plan soften up' raid by navy hms sheffield finally sinks navy in action again the pope may cancel visit navy downs skyhawks anxiety on peace terms raids to be stepped up one more try for peace thatcher set for battle sas helicopter crash killing 22 soldiers troops go on red alert into battle' order given landings at san carlosdestroyer is 'badly hit' troops are poised to attack troops begin the attack battle of goose green 2 para no paper battle of goose green 2 para fighting near port stanley troops seize vital peak eight miles left to go britain seeks surrender gurkhas join british toops in falklands britain say 'surrender' rfa sir galahad and rfa sir tristram hit off fitzroy ships hit in landing holocaust heroes save wounded galahad toll warning by thatcher hms glamorgan hitplease see full list below of papers by date and the events of the day before publicationincludes 51 daily telegraph; 2 daily mail (heavy parcel) the papers are in very good condition, have been kept folded and some edges are slightly chipped and all have that age yellowing of newspapers - see photosargentine forces surrender surrender brings prisoners disaster for prisoners argentine president leopoldo galtieri resigns as leader of the country's military junta junta oust galtieri island base retaken the bravest of the brave salute to the heroes in london ÂŁ parcel delivery read moresix argentine planes shot down hms antelope abandoned junta planes mauled again hms coventry sunkmerchant navy vessel atlantic conveyor hitduring this period the daily telegraph was hit by several strikes so not all days were publishedhms ardent sunk
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Contains multiple poetry examples and subsequent analysis this is poetry of resistance, of suffering and ultimately of freedom - but a freedom tainted by the betrayals of vichy regime, and the everyday compromises of occupationoxfam shop bishop's stortford an interesting selection of wwii french poets, brought together and analysed in a comprehensive and intriguing manner see oxfam website for delivery information read more  softback copy in good condition
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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 creditsthe top-ranking officer in the camp, he is initially reviled by his fellow british and american prisoners, who nickname him 'von ryan'however, 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 nazisin '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 escapethe film was nominated for three oscarschristian dietl (marlon brando) is a german who starts out as a dedicated soldier but gradually becomes appalled by the nazi movementthe 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 franceall three characters finally meet in a confrontation outside a concentration camp'the sand pebbles' () is set in china ined pell, two pilots with different personalitiesholman 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 river'the hunters' () is based on the novel by james salterrobert mitchum plays major cleve saville and robert wagner is ltamidst the drama of war, romance rears its head, giving the soldiers more than they can handlefinally, 'the desert fox' () is a biopic of field marshal rommel, from his military defeat in africa to his implication in the plot to assassinate hitlerthe 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 helperssee oxfam website for delivery information read moremason also played rommel in the film 'the desert rats'
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It is the autobiography of the british soldierthis is the story of britain at war from the perspective of that manwinner of impossible victories, cannon fodder for the western front, thin khaki line against hitler - wherever and whenever, the british soldier has done his duty - and morein a comprehensive series of first-hand accounts, this anthology offers a huge variety of views on the experience of war: from a letter written by oliver cromwell to the speaker of parliament, to a first world war's soldier's last letter home to his son, and a powerful description of what it was like to be on the sir galahad when it was hit by a missile in the falklands conflict of the 80s, right up to life as a soldier on the ground in basrathis is his storysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham from agincourt to waterloo, from dunkirk to the gulf war, and everywhere in between, one man has served in all these battles
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It does not seek to glorify war and is non-politicalhe is best known as the lead screenwriter for the landmark s bbc-tv documentary the great war, about the first world war, and for his defense of british general douglas haig who commanded the british expeditionary force on the western front from late until the end of the war against charges that he was "the butcher of the somme"the western front association was formed in to maintain interest in the period , to perpetuate the memory, courage and comradeship of those on all sides who served their countries in france and flanders and their own countries during the great waroxfam bookshop skipton "john alfred terraine (15 january december ) was an english military historian, and a tv screenwriterno inscriptions see oxfam website for delivery information read moreillustrated with black and white photographs"Â edited by ann clayton, introduction by corelli barnett
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Oxfam shop arnold in wealthy scottish socialite dorothy brooke followed her new husband to cairo, where she discovered thousands of suffering former british war horses leading lives of toil and miserybrought to the middle east by british forces during the great war, these ex-cavalry horses had been left behind at the war's end, abandoned as used equipment too costly to send homethe legacy of the old war horse memorial hospital and its founder endures today in the dozens of international brooke animal-welfare facilities dedicated to improving the lives of working horses, donkeys and mules across africa, asia and latin america grant hayter-menzies chronicles not only the lives and eventual rescue of these noble creatures, who after years of deprivation and suffering found respite in the old war horse memorial hospital established by dorothy, but also the story of the challenges of founding and maintaining an animal-rescue institution on this scalesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The irish civil war law, execution and atrocity by sean enright (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 8 to 10 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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war veterans who were young, ambitious, and they wanted their country backthe irish brotherhood describes what it was like to be inside the kennedy inner circleoxfam bookshop skipton the irish brotherhood is the history of jack kennedy's original political inner circleclean and crisp pagesjack recognized he needed kenny's blue collar, political genius and kenny recognized something special in jackdust jacket in pristine conditionhe enjoyed the rough and tumble and despite his personal issues, or perhaps because of them, he became determined to succeed beyond anybody's expectationsled by bobby kennedy, kenny o'donnell, larry o'brien, and dave powers they were tough minded, irish-catholic guys who were joined together by a common ambition to see jack kennedy through to the white housewith joe, as kenny and larry prove to him that their outsider approach was going to work after jack's crushing victory in '58, which sets the stage for the presidential campaign to comeit is intriguing an indelible portrait of the son, brother, friend, congressman, senator and presidentto win the white house would be a victory not only for jack kennedy, but for the downtroddenno matter that he was irish, catholic, and his "old man" had made as many enemies as friends - jack had ambition, brains, a special charismakennedy and further fills out the picture of the man revealing that jack kennedy was at heart a politicianhardback with unclipped dust jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey collectively decided that if the political powers would not let them in willingly then they would kick the door downthis book is a missing piece of the story of the improbable rise to power of john fat the center of the story is kenny o'donnell, jack kennedy's tough talking, no-bullshit, top political aidewith bobby, who was determined to make his own mark apart from his famous family, his life-long struggle, never won, never lostjack kennedy was their man, their leader
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Historical and biographical background material, extracts from diaries, personal letters and autobiographies illuminate the poetryit includes such enduringly popular poems of the war as brooke's sonnets and mccrae's "in flanders fields"oxfam shop colne road concentrating on the classic poems by the greatest poets of world war one, this collection contains 250 poems by 80 poetslawrence, john galsworthy, edmund blunden, thomas hardy, rudyard kipling, walter de la mare, john masefield, lawrence binyon, john mccrae, ivor gurney, john oxenham, arthur graeme west and rupert brookethere are also examples of the once hugely popular poems which were written as propagandasee oxfam website for delivery information read morepoets featured include wilfred owen, siegfried sassoon, edward thomas, charles sorley, isaac rosenberg, herbert read, robert graves, vera brittain, rose macauley, eleanor farjeon, d
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham no poetry has touched readers' hearts more deeply than the soldier poets of the first world warpublished to commemorate the centenary of , this stunning set of books, with specially commissioned covers by leading print makers, is an essential gathering of our most beloved war poets introduced by leading poets and biographers of our present daysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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World war 1 british srd rum jar used to transport the army rum ration to soldiers in the front line on the western front and elsewhere 'srd' stands for supply reserve depot, although soldiers translated it as 'seldom reaches destination' amongst other things this one was found on the somme battlefield and has the makers mark of pearsons of chesterfield stamped onto the base see my other ads for many more ww1 items overall a quite pleasant looking object to have and mark the centenary of the end of the great war and as an aid to teaching the young about the war and to contribute to the many school projects that will come in september unfortunately as the jar weighs 4kg i have to charge for delivery, which will be tracked and signed for
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World war 1 british srd rum jar used to transport the army rum ration to soldiers in the front line on the western front and elsewhere 'srd' stands for supply reserve depot, although soldiers translated it as 'seldom reaches destination' amongst other things this one was found on the somme battlefield and has the makers mark of pearsons of chesterfield stamped onto the base if you think the price is to high don't hesitate to make and offer see my other ads for many more ww1 items overall a quite pleasant looking object to have and mark the centenary of the end of the great war and as an aid to teaching the young about the war and to contribute to the many school projects that will come in september unfortunately as the jar weighs 4kg i have to charge for delivery, which will be tracked and signed for
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World war 1 british srd rum jar used to transport the army rum ration to soldiers in the front line on the western front and elsewhere 'srd' stands for supply reserve depot, although soldiers translated it as 'seldom reaches destination' amongst other things this one was found on the somme battlefield and has the makers mark of doulton lambeth stamped into the base if you think the price is to high don't hesitate to make and offer see my other ads for many more ww1 items overall a quite pleasant looking object to have and mark the centenary of the end of the great war and as an aid to teaching the young about the war and to contribute to the many school projects that will come in september unfortunately as the jar weighs 4kg i have to charge for delivery, which will be tracked and signed for
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Oxfam shop cottingham a collection of african poetrythey capture the tension between city and wilderness, old and new, war and peace, oppression and the struggle for freedom" very good condition - light use only"for nelson mandelablack/white photographs with textthe first photograph used is a stock picturethere are our history and new beginning in africasee oxfam website for delivery information read more in celebration of his 77th birthday, july 18th " "these poems are a gift to nelson mandela on his birthday and celebrate his unfolding dream which is south africa
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poetry matters has something for everyone to enjoythese young poets have used metaphor, alliteration and rhyme to fearlessly say exactly what's on their mindthroughout this anthology you'll come across powerful persuasions about climate change and war, the complete complexities of love and hate, and absolute adoration for loved ones and the world we live infierce opinions and heartfelt passions come across in a new way as they master a variety of poetic styles - from free verse and kennings to the acrostic and the cinquaingiven free reign to write about what really matters to them, they've truly opened up and spilled their teenage tenacity and passion onto papersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop wallingford inside these pages are the moving and inspiring words of today's youth
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Collection of second world war public information films produced by the british government to sustain morale on the home frontblack and whiterunning time 12 hours approxsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop aylesbury 5 disc setthe programmes included are: 'the home guard and britain's citizen army', 'london can take it', 'women and children at war' and 'words for battle, writers at war'
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This work captures the range of thomas' achievement, not least by combining poetry with proseoxfam bookshop victoria when edward thomas died in the first world war, very few of his poems had been published, but he was recognised as one of the finest and most influential poetshardback in as new condition with light shelf wear - bumping to jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit also includes an introduction, and four critical essays
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The british government's approach to policy-making in the field of islamic governance from the first world war through to the early cold war is the case study for this book, both because of the extensive documentation that exists on the period and because of its relevance to the current geo-political worldwhile the book is not a critique of current british foreign policy, it does seek to furnish policy-makers and commentators with a framework within which such increasingly necessary policy-making can be created see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop victoria the caliphate question combines the disciplines of theology, history, and international relations in order to approach the complex and sensitive issue of how western governments in this case the british have historically engaged with foreign policy issues that have centered around questions of theology or faith
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4 week old british bulldog pups for sale ready to go at end of march 3 females out of a litter of 6 - 3 sold ikc registered, vaccinated, mirco-chipped and wormed really chunky pups sire to pups is irish champion sweeney todd mum from champion blood lines and can be seendeposit will securemust be 5* homes
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This richly rewarding collection makes invaluable reading for poetry lovers all over the worldhere are poets rescued from oblivion, such as the suffragette who wrote a compelling poem about her mistreatment in holloway prison in or the medical offer who went into belsen with the british troops producing an eye-witness poem of lasting powerby organizing the poems in chronological order, readers will see poets in a new lightoxfam shop inverness this ground-breaking anthology presents in chronological order over 400 poems written in the twentieth centurythe authors, both published poets themselves, give an overview of each period of history, while notes to the poems place each one in its historical context and trace the century's poetic development see oxfam website for delivery information read moreconcise biographies for each poet complete the anthologybook is in good conditionall the major events of the twentieth century are reflected in the choice of poems within these pagessome discolouration on edges from dust and storage wear otherwise sharp copyeliot, showing that traditional forms can hold their own against the modernist orthodoxyhouseman, for example, rubs shoulders with t
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Turtle shell with a difference ! british army cold war turtle mk iv helmetif you buy the other 3 british helmets on my ads site at advertised cost, this helmet comes freebuyer collects or paypal plus p and pshell, no linerad id: delivery service consumer credit
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French, british, german, american infantry world war 1 and british horse artillery figures world war scaleall new still in boxes never used perfect conditionÂŁ20 for all or ÂŁ5 each read more
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French, british, german, american infantry world war 1 and british horse artillery figures world war scaleÂŁ15 for all or ÂŁ4 each read moreall new still in boxes never used perfect condition
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World war one british royal horse artillery quick firing 13 pounder high explosive shell fragmentit is completely inert as it exploded over a hundred years ago overall a useful object to have and mark the centenary of the end of the great war and as an aid to teaching the young about the war and to contribute to the many school projects that will come in september if you think the price is to high don't hesitate to make and offer see my other ads for many more ww1 items
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british aircraft of world war ii with colour photographs by john frayn turneralso section on british aircraft in actionbrief biography of each of forty nine types of aircraft with specificationsthis edition published insuit aviation enthusiast
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle a unique work of reference, this book is the first serious attempt to describe and illustrate the military badges of all the forces of the british empire involved in the great warthe description of each unit also includes mention of the theatres of war in which it was engagedpages are in good condition, boards are in good condition dust jacket is in good condition with some wear and tear see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe author has not simply identified each military formation by the title it held during the great war, but has shown when it originated and, when not disbanded, the manner in which it has been preparedthere are accounts of the badges worn by each unit of every country - australia, britain, canada, the colonies, india, new zealand and south africa - and a total of around badges are illustrated full size by first class photographs and line drawingsthis book is an invaluable aid to the serious collector and an essential work of reference for every dealer in militariait is, however, much more than a catalogue of military badgesthe illustrations include hundreds of badges not previously listedthe result is a body of information that the military historian, too, will find of enormous value
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