Cassino
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Monte cassino tells the extraordinary story of ordinary soldiers tested to the limits under conditions reminiscent of the bloodbaths of world war oneoxfam bookshop coventry the six-month battle for monte cassino was britain's bitterest and bloodiest encounter with the german army on any front in world war twotowering over the entrance to the valley was the medieval monastery of monte cassino, a seemingly impenetrable fortress high up in the 'bleak and sinister' mountainsrunning time approximately 6 hoursat the beginning of italy was the western allies' only active front against nazi-controlled europe, and their only route to the capital was through the liri valleyread by tim pigott-smith and gareth armstrongsmall crack to front of casesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is a story of incompetence, hubris and politics redeemed at dreadful cost by the heroism of the soldiersthis was where the german commander, kesselring, made his standthe cassettes in good conditionin a battle that became increasingly political, symbolic and personal as it progressed, more and more men were asked to throw themselves at the virtually impregnable german defences
5 €
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With patience and time this horse has a great future ahead of him (cassino x arizona moonlight x cassino i) read morevery nice and straight on the flat with lots of scope to back it upwith a complete clean record ready for someone to take him forwardhe started his education late so is a little green and hasn’t jumped muchwith all the attributes to make a great competition horse
6750 €
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(cassino x arizona moonlight x cassino i) read morea complete clean record ready for someone to take him forwardwith patience and time this horse has a great future ahead of himready to further his education 167 cm gelding 5yo with all the attributes to make a great competition horsehe started his education late so is a little green and hasn't jumped muchsold from the field
6750 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe order he creates in space expresses the concept of control and power, like a deus ex machina of elementshe already participated in several solo and group exhibitions in milan, florence, mantua, cremona, venice, turin, rome, cassino, germany and england, where he is arousing much interestin the future he will be engaged in important eventsthrough a surface, lines, geometric or winding shapes, he creates a small world where everything becomes real and complexity becomes artthe style of his works is simple and perfect at the same timethe use of studs, and later of other items, seems to give life to his canvassesduring his artistic production, alex meli devotes himself to art through countless creative and innovative forms that place him in the contemporary art scene as one of the most original artistssignature and archive number on the backin october he was present at arteparma and in london, in january at the baf of bergamo, in february he exhibited in new yorkplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetechnique: acrylics on canvas with application of studs and rgb ledequipped with a remote to shift colourshis works are truly innovativethe viewer is invited to investigate the matter movement in spacethe studs emerging from the canvas construction seem to represent the essence emerging from inside out and breaking the two-dimensional art we all are used tocatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe work is beautiful when seen in person! authentication on photo
188 €
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But a friendship developed and each managed to leave germany and found their way to britain as the nazis rose to powershanti joined the army and lost his right arm at the battle of monte cassino, while henny (whose family were to die in the camps) made a life for herself in her adopted countryoxfam bookshop cheltenham two lives tells the remarkable story of seth's great uncle and auntduring his own adolescence in england, vikram seth lived with shanti and henny and came to know and love them deeplyafter the war they married and lived the emigre life in north london where shanti, despite the loss of his arm, became a much-loved dentistsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis great uncle shanti left india for medical school in berlin in the s and lodged with a german jewish familyin the household was a daughter, henny, who urged her mother 'not to take the blackie'this is also a book about history, encompassing as it does many of the most significant themes and events in the 20th century, whose currents are reflected in the lives of shanti, henny and their family: from the raj and the indian freedom movement to the third reich, the holocaust and british postwar societyhis is the third life in this story of two lives
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