Stanley macbean knight the history of the great european
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For sale complete set the history of the great european war 10 books in reasonable condition for age nice addition to any collection read more
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Set of 6volumes old war books the history of the great european war,author stanley macbean knight, in fair condition
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history of the great european war volumes 1-10 hardback books history of the great european war vol 1-10posted by colin in books, comics & magazines, books in old kilpatrick
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Title: history of the great western railway – volumes 1 & 2 author: eplease do not hesitate to contact memacdermot book types: hard back both books are in very good conditionif you require any further details, information, etci will consider selling separately
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames the beaten track is a major study of european tourism during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuriesit draws on a wide variety of sources from high literature and travel writing to periodicals and guidebooks to reveal an important current in the history of the modern concept of 'culture', in both popular and elite formssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreincluding bibliography and indexa couple of bumps at corners, contents in excellent clean condition throughout
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Edmunds this book describes relations of the great european powers when europe was still the centre of the worldthough primarily diplomatic history, it seeks to bring out the economic forces and political ideas which shaped day-to-day diplomacyoxfam books & music bury stsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The myth of the great war: a new military history of world war i by john mosiertitle: the myth of the great war: a new military history of world war i format: paperback / softback type: book publisher: profile books uk release date: language: english
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The projects covered include rocket-propelled aircraft, large military missiles such as the medium range ballistic missile blue streak, the test rocket black knight and the re-entry experiments it carried, and the satellite launcher black arrowoxfam books & music beeston this paperback book is in very good condition internally the margin on page 145 has two red inked symbols in the margin, bit otherwise the pages are in excellent condition - clean and tight, with little sign of usesee oxfam website for delivery information read morea vertical empire describes the work in rocketry and space research carried out in the uk in the s and sat one time, the programme was as sophisticated as those in the us and russiathe projects were cancelled one by one as britain's attempts to keep up militarily with the two superpowers weakened, as a consequence of treasury pressure and the belief that there was no economic future in space technologymuch of the material in this invaluable book has never been available before, due partly to the 30-year rule concerning government documents, and partly to the sensitive military nature of the workthere is also considerable political analysis of why these projects were eventually discontinuedin addition, proposed projects that could have been developed from these vehicles are covered in depth the cover is in very good condition, with just slight general wear
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Deprived of real political power by the east india company, zafar nevertheless succeeded in creating a court of great brilliance, and presided over one of the great cultural renaissances of indian historyas the british commissioner in charge insisted, no vestige should remain to distinguish where the last of the great moghuls reststhe last mughalis a portrait of the dazzling delhi zafar personified, the story of the last days of the great mughal capital and its final destruction in the catastrophe ofit is the first account to present the indian perspective on the siege, and has at its heart the stories of the forgotten individuals tragically caught up in one of the bloodiest upheavals in historythe last mughalis an extraordinary revisionist work with clear contemporary echoessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe siege of delhi was the rajs stalingrad: a fight to the death between two powers, neither of whom could retreatbut while zafars mughal ancestors had controlled most of india, the aged zafar was king in name onlythen in zafars flourishing capital became the centre of an uprising that reduced his beloved delhi to a battered, empty ruinwilliam dalrymples powerful retelling of this fateful course of events is shaped from groundbreaking material: previously untranslated urdu and persian manuscripts that include indian eyewitness accounts, and the records of the delhi courts, police, and administration during the siegebahadur shah zafar ii, the last mughal emperor, was a mystic, a talented poet, and a skilled calligrapheroxfam shop colne road at 4 pon a hazy november afternoon in rangoon, , a shrouded corpse was escorted by a small group of british soldiers to an anonymous grave in a prison enclosurewhen zafar gave his blessing to a rebellion among the companys own indian troops, it transformed an army mutiny into the largest uprising the british empire ever had to face
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'carol ann duffy is a poet of skill, talent and great heart' erica wagner 'duffy takes a cheeky, subversive, no-nonsense swipe with a dish clout at the famous men of history and mythoxfam shop ulverston that saying? behind every famous manif you have ever wondered, for example, how exactly darwin came up with his theory of evolution, or what, precisely, frau freud thought about her husband - then this is the book for you, as the wives of the great, the good, the not so good, and the legendary are given a voice in carol ann duffy's sparkling and inventive collectionwitty and thought-provoking, this is a tongue-in-cheek, no-holds-barred look at the real movers and shakers across history, myth and legend? from mrs midas to queen kong, from elvis's twin sister to pygmalion's bride, they're all here, in carol ann duffy's inspired and inspirational collection, the world's wifethey don't have a chance in hell of dodging her quick-witted wallop as she relays their stories from their spouse's points of view' the times 'poignant, thoughtful, funny, rich and accessible' ruth padel, guardian, books of the year see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham "tour de france: the complete history of the world's greatest cycle race" plots the evolution of this great event, covering every tour up to the milestone 100th running of the race incovering every aspect of the tour from its beginnings and early heroes to its incredible feats of endurance and fierce rivalries, this is the complete history of one of the world's greatest sporting eventssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit features legends such as jacques anquetil, eddie merckx, miguel indurain, seven-time winner lance armstrong and the new generation of riders such as alberto contador and british heroes bradley wiggins and mark cavendish
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Hammerton (editor) - a popular history of the great war: 6 volume set - the amalgamated press - hardback - undated (circa cm x 13 cmour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivolume 1 (the first phase) - 640 pages () volume 2 (extension of the struggle) - 640 pages - () volume 3 (the allies at bay) - 640 pages () volume 4 (a year of attrition) - 640 pages () volume 5 (the year of victory) - 640 pages () volume 6 (the armistice and after) - 640 pages this set is in good condition - clean bright contents - gilt titles to spines with tooled titles and decorations on front boards - each volume discusses various events that unfolded during the global conflict which spanned from to - a very nice collector's setplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Nine volumes of the history of the great war, edited by newman fowleredition specially prepared for subscribersand published by the waverley book company, london read more
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5 books " a popular history of the great war " they are in reasonable condition for their age with a lot of illustrations edited by sir j a hammertonpublished by the fleetway house london read more
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham history of the great western railway volume 3: wartime and the final years see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This is a great anthology of golden age sf published between and coupled with a informative and interesting history of the magazines of that decadethis is available for cash on collection or p&p £3
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About the author caroline courtauld is a writer-photographer and a film-maker specialising in burmese and chinese historytogether with may holdsworth, she wrote the hong kong story, covering the history of the former colony, and the forbidden cityin she was the managing editor and an author of the history of the foundation, friendship first - the first thirty yearsher publications have focused on asian travel, history and culture, including in search of burma, and guides to fujian, jiangsu and hong kongcourtauld has been a leading figure in the hospice care movement in hong kong (for which she was awarded an mbe) and now sits on a variety of ngo boardsa resident of hong kong and essex, england, courtauld is former chairman of the keswick foundation
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Under the tutelage of the great aristotle and with the friendship of ptolemy and hephaiston, he became the mightiest and most charismatic warrior, capable of subjugating the known world to his poweroxfam bookshop cheltenham who could have been born to conquer the world other than a god? a boy, born to be a great king - philip of macedon - and his sensuous queen, olympiassee oxfam website for delivery information read morea marvellous novel of one of history's greatest characters and his quest to conquer the civilised worldalexander became a young man of imense, unfathomable potential
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Francis bacon's penetration into human motives, his life-long experience of politics and government, and his remarkable literary skills, render this history of the reign of king henry vii a major work of english literature and an important document in the history of political thoughtoxfam bookshop cheltenham the text described as 'the first modern classic of english history'see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe edition also includes other relevant writings by bacon, generous editorial footnotes explaining the historical and political issues of the period, and a substantial glossary
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Oxfam shop dumfries collector's item, landmark in the history of the tour guide, snapshot of britain in the s - bradshaw's handbook deserves a place on the bookshelf of any traveller, railway enthusiast, historian or anglophilesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is an exact copy with a removable belly-bandproduced as the british railway network was reaching its zenith, and as tourism by rail became a serious pastime for the better off, it was the first national tourist guide specifically organized around railway journeys, and to this day offers a glimpse through the carriage window at a britain long pastthis is a facsimile of the actual book - often referred to as 'bradshaw's guide' - that inspired the 'great british railway journeys' television series, possibly the only surviving example of the edition
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The essays, a number of which were originally delivered as lectures in the university of cambridge and all of which are by specialists in the field, combine to provide a history of the german language in its social contextoxfam books & music beeston peter lang, , paperback very good condition the contributions to this volume explore eleven key developments in the external history of the german language, that is, the combination of social, political and cultural circumstances which influenced the language and its speakerssee oxfam website for delivery information read morean overarching theme is the role of deliberate intervention in the development of german, whether it took the form of education, prescriptivism, purism or political manipulationothers are studies of particular periods, places or groups which have not found their place in more narrative accounts: standardisation in the nineteenth century, the role of low german, the state of german at the stunde null insome of these 'landmarks' are individuals or groups of people who have exerted influence over the language: charlemagne, luther, the early modern grammarians and lexicographers
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These operations were fertile territory for sappers as the history relatesoxfam bookshop wallingford the twelfth volume of the history of the corps of royal engineers chronicles the final two decades of the second millennium adsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis period from to straddles the fall of the berlin wall and with it the end of the cold war; an end also to the relative certainty of the bipolar world that had dominated uk's security concerns sincethis was replaced by a less direct but much more complex array of challenges which saw the army committed to un and nato operations under the 'force for good' notion of human interventionwith shelfwear and bumping to edges and corners, otherwise a very good copy
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This book deals with the history of the austrian empire and austria-hungarythis is a military history book which deals with the inside story of the world's most feared soldiersprice is £1 for each book2 paperback books: - the habsburg monarchy by ajp taylor published by penguinthe gurkhas by john parker published by headlineboth books are in fair condition
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Kings and queens: the history of the british monarchy, paperback by ganeri, anita, isbn , isbn-13 offers factual and practical information for children on a range of popular subjects, including machines, history and the natural world
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This is reflected in the asking priceformat: hardback year printed: c language: english publisher: fleetway house binding: hardback place of publication: london isbn: does not apply postage price on an applicationplease see photographs for a better description6 hardback set of books in fair condition for their almost 100 year age, expected scuffing to the edges of the boards, some fading to the spine covering, some small dents to the edges of the boards, yellowing to some pages along with old age staining marks, some board fading, and marks
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Oxfam bookshop woodbridge this volume of the history of the times provides a fascinating lens through which to review the close of the twentieth century and the dawn of the twenty-firstreview copy with a note from the publishervery good condition with dust cover see oxfam website for delivery information read morefirst edition first impression
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Oxfam bookshop bloomsbury street the history of the fairchild family or the child's manual, by mrssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreembossed design on front and back coverintermediate small foxing throughout the pagesbumping at both bottom and top of spineslight splitting of the spine from covers at the topseveral previous owners have written their names into the end page and title page in pencil or inksignatures are splitting in some placestitle page is splitting from the binding (see photo)binding is slightly loose, but still intactcondition: dark green cloth over boardslight shelf wear on the bottom of the coversspine has gold embossed title
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Oxfam bookshop st albans forty maps, each with it's own detailed commentary shows the story of the great nomadic conquerors: huns, avars, mongols and turks, of europe's last pagans, the vikings, and their christian offspring, the normans, caliphs, crusaders, popes and emperors see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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great reference for the modeller or historiannote; distortion/greying seen on scanned pages, generally down the middle of the image, is not any problem with the book! book for sale is pictured
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Folio society the history of the decline and fall of the roman empire i have the full 8book collection here for sale all in very good condition presented in two 4 book hard protective covers the price is £115 if you require delivery this is at an additional cost to you collection is also welcome
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