Remarkable story of war
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Tony mangold and john penycate vietnam war book about the tunnels278 pages read more
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A remarkable story of survival, perseverance and unquenchable spiritual passionhe's survived war zones, firing squads and beatings,blazing deserts and deadly junglesyou will laugh and cry at the inspiring story of the man who set out on a life-long mission to carry a symbol all too often associated with judgment and hatred and reinterpret it to the world with a smile and a message of peace, love and hopein fact, he is the only individual to ever literally walk the face of the earthyet perhaps even more amazing than the miles he's tread is the completely unquantifiable number of people that have been the focus of his journey along the wayarthur blessitt is one of the most unique individuals to walk the face of the earthhe's dined with presidents and peasants,been greeted by hundreds of thousands in jammed packed squares and walked deserted highways all for one grand purposeoxfam bookshop newport how do you live a life of purpose and destiny? it begins atvariety see oxfam website for delivery information read moreinducted into the guinness book of world records for the "world's longest walk," arthur has spent the last 40years traversing all seven continents, 315 countries, island groups and territories
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First published 100 years after her birth, this remarkable story has been reconstructed from her diaries and her uncompleted memoirsher courage during the second world war was recognised when she was awarded the mbe and the lloyds medal for bravery at sea for single handedly keeping her ship's engines going during an attack by a german bombershe was the first british woman to serve as chief engineerthere are some annotations and underlinings in pencil in the text and places where the page corners have been turned down by a previous readerthis paperback second edition is in a reasonable, used condition overallin the ensuing 40 years she sailed on 49 voyagesthe cover has some signs of shelf-wear: there are creases and some marks on the back coverthere are two sections of black & white platessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hexham victoria drummond, a goddaughter of queen victoria, went to sea in the s at the start of a career which at the time was not considered suitable for a ladyafter completing her apprenticeship at the caledon shipyard, she joined the ss anchises in as tenth engineer
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The story of a new name is the second book in this seriesin these neapolitan novels, elena ferrante, the acclaimed author of the days of abandonment, gives readers a poignant and universal story about friendship and belongingshe writes vividly about a specific neighborhood of naples from the late-s through to the current day and about two remarkable young women who are very much the products of that place and timein the story of a new name, lila has recently married and made her entrée into the family business; elena, meanwhile, continues her studies and her exploration of the world beyond the neighbourhood that she so often finds stiflinglove, jealousy, family, freedom, commitment, and above all friendship: these are signs under which both women live out this phase in their storieswith these books, which the new yorker's james wood described as "large, captivating, amiably peopleda beautiful and delicate tale of confluence and reversal," ferrante proves herself to be one of italy's most accomplished storytellersyet the two young women share a complex and evolving bond that is central to their emotional lives and is a source of strength in the face of life's challengessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop ealing in , elena ferrante's my brilliant friend introduced readers to the unforgettable elena and lila, whose lifelong friendship provides the backbone for the neapolitan novelsyet in doing so she has created a world in which readers will recognize themselves and has drawn a marvellously nuanced portrait of friendshipmarriage appears to have imprisoned lila, and the pressure to excel is at times too much for elena
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This original publication provides a fascinating insight into how war came to the land this book is the story of britain's battlefield - the land, and how farms were armed and equipped so that the rich soil of britain could be won back to fertility and help feed and sustain a nation at war no weapon ever invented is more deadly than hunger the finest armies in the world, courageous enough in the face of the enemy, can be reduced to helplessness without sustenancethis book details the struggles and the triumphs of working the land remember that this was produced in so was published in wartime, so there is a lot of patriotic rhetoric, but this adds to the authenticity of the book
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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 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 retributiongears of war 2 is developed by epic games exclusively for the xbox 360 video game and entertainment systemoxfam 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 belowsee oxfam website for delivery information read morea massive counterattack is humanity's last hope for survival
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I was there-the human story of the great war of , by sir john hammerton,volumes 1-4 feel free to get in touch if interestedpick up from keston (se london) only
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Images of war, the real story of world war ii this is a complete collectors set published by marshall cavendish in and in association with the imperial war museumthis set is in excellent condition and i collected them inthere are a total of 52 magazines which each came with a newspaper and mapthere are four binders from the series together with 2 binders for the newspapers and mapsall 52 are present and complete with outer covers which many would have removed and disposed of
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The wonderful story of henry sugar and six more is a collection of seven short stories written by roald dahltwo of the stories are autobiographical in nature; one describes how he first became a writer while the other describes some of dahl's experiences as a fighter pilot in the second world war"the wonderful story of henry sugar and six more" by roald dahl jonathan cape, london - first uk edition first printing - 246p, 18cmx15cm - condition: good condition in first issue price clipped dust jacket with minor wear housed in mylar coverare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikianother piece in the collection is a non-fiction account of a british farmer finding a legendary haul of ancient roman treasurethe book was first published in london in by jonathan capethey are generally regarded as being aimed at a slightly older audience than many of his other children's booksplease 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 storethe stories were written at varying times throughout his lifecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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A superb re-imagining of joan of arc by master storyteller and author of war horsesparrow: the story of joan of arc, paperback by morpurgo, michael, isbn , isbn-13 eloise has always loved joan of arcnoble, honest and brave, she was everything eloise wishes to beand on a bright sunny day in orleans, eloise has a very special daydream
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the ultimate rome storyfrom the spectacle of gladiatorial combat to the intrigue of the senate, from the foreign wars that secure the power of the empire to the betrayals that threaten to tear it apart, this is the remarkable story of the man who would become the greatest roman of them all: julius caesarthe first instalment in the bestselling emperor seriesin the city of rome, a titanic power struggle is about to shake the republic to its corecitizen will fight citizen in a bloody conflict - and julius caesar, cutting his teeth in battle, will be in the thick of the actionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop fulwood road fatima - the 13th day - a story of hope in a world torn apart by persecution, war and oppression, three children were chosen to offer a message of hopebased on the memoirs of sister lucia dos santos and independent eyewitness accountssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Chris barber frgs, the author of eighteen previous books has written this richly illustrated portrait of torfaen to provide a detailed record of the industrial heritage of the area and also as a tribute to the wide assortment of people who have played such an important part in shaping the course of history in this remarkable part of south walessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The real story of world war 2 in 50 volumes,magazines,newspapers,maps in mint condition all in separate protective sleeves presented in 2 purpose ring filesa great collection for the enthusiast
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A story of war and friendship, the anguish of a ruined country and of one man's will to survive00 postage via paypal
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A story of war and friendship, the anguish of a ruined country and of one man's will to survivecollection free or please pay by postage £3
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A story of war and friendship, the anguish of a ruined country and of one man's will to survivecollection free
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A heroic, yet, dreadful action is about to take place over cologne, involving the bravest of the brave - the pathfinder forcein the log book of one of that force, flight sergeant george owen, are the details of his 29 operationsthis work is set on 23rd december
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The remarkable story of the visionaries, the men and their machines and how they boldly challenged the formidable arctic winter to build one of the world's most unique transportation links - the tibbitt to contwoyto winter road - 600 kilometres of ice, rock and tundra to the silver, gold and diamond mines of canada's arcticpublished in lavishly illustrated with many colour photographs in very good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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 fragmentsthis comprehensive collection contains: the art of war: this edition of sun tzu's text includes the classic collection of commentaries by eleven interpretersthe 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 furtherit draws on episodes from chinese history to show in concrete terms the proper use of sun tzu's principlesit is perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world todaythe 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 timenow, 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 moresun tzu's art of war, compiled more than two thousand years ago, is a study of the anatomy of organizations in conflictmastering 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 leadership
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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 choices* camera angles and zooming effects for a complete immersion* 8 or more multiplayer modes, including free-for-all and team-based matches* 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 tacticsoxfam shop kendal case in very good conditiongem 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 wayduring this period mighty battles were held in france, poland, belgium, the netherlands, hungary and germanythanks 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 way* improvised player tactics, advanced ai reactions and real time physics guarantee players that missions will never be fought the same way disc in excellent condition* realistic physics: anything can be destroyed or manipulated and used to player's advantage* co-op play with up to 4 playersplayers 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 detailstrong multiplayer * up to 16 players via lan / internetsee oxfam website for delivery information 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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Oxfam bookshop clifton after bath or (if you prefer) the remarkable case of the flying hat by vaughan wilkins antique/collectable no markings inside book sun damage to cover and yellowing of pages see oxfam website for delivery information read moreillustrated by audrey pilkington(first edition, jonathan cape, ) first edition of this rare and surreal classic of children's literature
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Gears of war 4 (microsoft xbox one, )opened but unused disk is in mint condition only damage is a little bit of the film has come loose at the back of the case codes for gears of war,gears of war 2,gears of war 3 and gears of war judgment unclaimedfeel free to return within 30 days if there are any problems
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From alzheimer's with love a remarkable journey of healing through the grace of jesus by marc swift (paperback, ) 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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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham 'like a punch from a mailed fist, master of war gives a true taste of the hundred years waras he fights his way across northern france, blackstone learns the brutal lessons of war - from the terror and confusion of his first taste of combat, to the savage realities of siege warfareengland, : for thomas blackstone the choice is easy - dance on the end of a rope for a murder he did not commit, or take up his war bow and join the king's invasionvastly outnumbered, edward iii's army will finally confront the armoured might of the french nobility on the field of crécyit is a gripping chronicle of pitched battle, treachery and crueltythe stench and harshness of medieval life is ever present' robert fabbri, bestselling author of the vespasian seriessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is a battle that will change the history of warfare, a battle that will change the course of blackstone's life, a battle that will forge a legend
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I have a variety of figures from gears of war and gears of war 2gears of war marcus fenix £25 augustus cole £25 damon baird £15 locust drone £20 locust sniper £20 dominic santiago £20 gears of war 2 grenadier elite £30 grenadier flame thrower £50 ticker (motorized action) £25 dominic santiago (theron disguise) £30 marcus fenix (theron disguise) £25 i have photos of each individual item for interested buyersall are absolutely pristine and sealedhappy to discuss discounts for multiple items, or whole lot! collection from new mills, derbyshire or can post (extra cost) read morei list below the figures i have and price for each
25 €
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Includes 4 bonus games: gears of war, gears of war 2, gears of war 3, gears of war: judgement
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