The air war
List the air war
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This book is all about the air war in the war with many illustrations h/b 190pp
2 €
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China's involvement in the korean war in late october inevitably drew soviet pilots into the wara total of 52 soviet pilots scored five or more victories in the korean warwith access to extensive russian archives, the authors offer an enthralling insight into an air war that has been largely covered up and neglected, illustrated with previously unpublished photographs and detailed full-color profilesoxfam bookshop truro the soviet union began assisting the people's republic of china in its establishment of a modern air force in , when soviet air force regiments were sent to train local pilots" this book uncovers soviet combat experiences during the korean war from detailed unit histories and rare first-hand accountsthe history of these covert actions has been a long-buried secret and this book will be the first english publication to detail the only instance when the cold war between russia and the us became "hotsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
9 €
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Degelow started the war in the trenches, but after being wounded he tranfered to the air service in maythe book contains many exciting accounts of degelow's air combat experiances and would make a great read for any aviation or military history enthusiastafter flying two-seaters for a time he became a fighter pilot and by the end of the war was a squadron commander and had shot down 30 enemy aircraftoxfam shop ruislip the memoirs of major carl degelow translated and edited by peter kilduff this is the autobiography of carl degelow,the last recipient of imperial germany's highest award for bravery,the pour le meritesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book also contains many excellent photosthe fact that degelow is one of the many aces who never get much attention from historians makes the info in this book even more interesting
25 €
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64 pages of history, description, photos and analysis explores the fascinating development of early air power during the first world warpurnell's 'history of the world wars' special - the first war planespublished by bpc inno notes, underlinings etcsuperb colour images by john batchelorvery good condition - some edge wear but no tears/rips
5 €
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Though not fought with the very latest aviation hardware, the frenetic air battles that took place were a telling commentary on high speed air warfare fought with high performance aircraft and as such are worthy subjects for the expert analysis given to them in this thorough highly illustrated accountdust jacket has some wear on the edges other than that it is overall in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop carlisle for a short period of tine in the sub-continent was thrown into turmoil with the armed forces of india and pakistan ranged against each other
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Oxfam bookshop west bridgford the air mails of the british isles (the story of their development from the venture of the great western railway in to the outbreak of the war with germany), by hthe cover has no signs of damage, aside from a bit of wear in the cornersthis cloth-bound hardback book is in good conditionprivately printed in by the university press, aberdeenthe binding is still strong and intactthe first couple of pages appear to have small amounts of water damage, but it is only very slight and the ink on the pages has not run, with the other pages in the book unaffectedthe pages on the inside are clean and free from any annotationsstanley redgrovethe edges of the pages do exhibit some discolouration, although it is only minimal, and the front and back end pages are slightly yellowed with age alsothe pages themselves are an assortment of thick, high-quality paper for the written content, and glossy paper for the accompanying pictures  see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe spine has some wear along the top and bottom, but this is minimal
50 €
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham "the history of the cold war has been the history of the world sincefor more than forty years, as this detailed analysis makes clear, the outcome of the cold war was in doubt" so begins this wide-ranging narrative by award-winning political commentator martin walker, which is the first major study of the cold warthe 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 destructionnow 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 economyfrom 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 vietnamin the s the failure of détente and the west's economic crisis brought a new generation of dedicated anti-communists to prominencewe also come to understand how the arms race caused new alignments and shifts in domestic poweras 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 presidentsusing 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 world"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 leadersthe west continued to be alarmed by the prospect of defeat right up to the soviet empire's last breathsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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It will be an essential reference for students of world war 2oxfam bookshop cheltenham the war in italy was characterized by a host of special forces actionson the night of april , the last operational jump of world war 2 took placeae"operation herringthe action did presage the end of the italian campaign and the war in italy, but until now little has been written about this, and other secret operations, on the italian frontthe fact that the italians had formed two governments, one backing the allies and one a puppet german government, meant that the secret war was vital to the allies conventional forces and partisans, the sas, soe, the us oss (precursor to the cia) all played important rolesoperation herring lasted over 72 hours instead of the 36 initially foreseen, but it turned out to be a successsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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 miserythe 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 scalebrought 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 homesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Syria: from the great war to civil war by john mchugo (paperback / softback)title: syria: from the great war to civil war format: paperback / softback type: book publisher: saqi uk release date: language: english
99 €
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Based on extensive use of newly available chinese sources, however, this study argues that china's entry into the korean war was brought about by concerns much more complex than simply safeguarding the chinese-korean borderthe author places the making of the sino-american collision in korea in the broader context of both the continuous development of the chinese communist revolution after its nationwide victory and the emerging cold waroxfam bookshop knutsford why did china enter the korean war? what made mao zedong, only one year after the establishment of the people's republic of china, decide to assist north korea in fighting a coalition of nearly all of the western industrial powers?;many scholars have traditionally regarded beijing's decision to enter the war as a reaction to washington's mistake in crossing the 38th parallel and marching towards the yaluhe provides a fresh analytical framework within which to understand the foreign policy and security strategy of the people's republic of chinafirst edition book, annotated in green highlighted pen, examples of which shown in photographs see oxfam website for delivery information read more
19 €
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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
99 €
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There are interviews with war veterans and extracts from diaries, letters and reports from the waroxfam shop kendal sleeve and box in good condition, showing some shelf weardisks in excellent conditionsmall tear on bottom of spine of one of the inner sleevesnarrated by sir michael redgrave, this series features the best archive footage from one million feet of film and photographs collected from 37 individual sources worldwidesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe complete s bbc documentary series on the great war, with all 26 episodes
15 €
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The book is part of the imperial war museum's oral archiveoxfam shop dumfries forgotten voices of the great war is a collection of interviews with people who lived through the first world warin , the imperial war museum began a momentous and important task see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The book is part of the imperial war museum's oral archiveoxfam bookshop victoria forgotten voices of the great war is a collection of interviews with people who lived through the first world warin , the imperial war museum began a momentous and important task see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Vhs videos - the great war, the world at war and reader's digest world war ii videos 23 vides in all i think i am selling these to raise funds for girlguiding
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Binding: hardcoverthe picture may not reflect the books condition or specific editionused book conditionauthors: sarkar, dilipcondition: used; goodwe take pride in serving you
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The faces of world war i: the great war in words & picturesauthor:arthur, maxbook condition:likenewbook binding:n/aworld of books ltd was founded in , recycling books sold to us through charities either directly or indirectly
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There are interviews with war veterans and extracts from diaries, letters and reports from the war see oxfam website for delivery information read morenarrated by sir michael redgrave, this series features the best archive footage from one million feet of film and photographs collected from 37 individual sources worldwideoxfam shop hull the complete s bbc documentary series on the great war, with all 26 episodesthis box set still contains the original viewing notes
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There are interviews with war veterans and extracts from diaries, letters and reports from the warnarrated by sir michael redgrave, this series features the best archive footage from one million feet of film and photographs collected from 37 individual sources worldwidesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop brighton the complete s bbc documentary series on the great war, with all 26 episodes
45 €
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Title: the atlantic and its enemies: a history of the cold wartitle: the atlantic and its enemies: a history of the cold warauthors: stone, normancondition: gooddust jacket: falseproduct category: books
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It remains the only war involving the superpowers, china and usa, have faced each otheroxfam books & music bedford 'the korean war' is an account of this important conflict of the 20th centurythe book is clean and bright and tightly boundmax hastings is one the best writers of military history and this book is one of his earlier works this is a hardback version of this book, it has its dustjacket, which is in very good condition, with no damageit is illustrated with black and white photossee oxfam website for delivery information read more
7 €
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Though the war has spilled into many other planescape products, the full story of the roaring conflict has never been detailed - until nowcreated for both players and dungeon masters, hellbound: the blood war is a comprehensive resource on the infernal clash that has torn the planes apart for millenniaproduct line: planescape
295 €
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Title: the iran-iraq warbinding: hardcoverauthors: elliott, nicholas,razoux, pierrelist price (msrp)condition: very gooddust jacket: falseproduct category: books
23 €
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Includes 25 names the war was known by, personal quirks of robert eoxfam bookshop cheltenham wonderfully entertaining look at some intriguing oddities, unusual incidents, and colorful personalities connected with the civil warsee oxfam website for delivery information read morelee and stonewall jackson, and more
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Oxfam shop ross-on-wye this book is an impressive collection of essays from some of the most prominent american historians discussing the various reasons the civil war came about, and also addressing whether or not the war was inevitablesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop tavistock including a civil war tour of chester this very rare book charts the history of the civil war of to and chester's role in it see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is in very good condition, with clean, bright pages and cover
60 €
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The peace war is quintessential hard-science adventurethe peace authority conquered the world with a weapon that never should have been a weapon--the
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First book in the forever war seriesfree collectioncan be delivered at additional costthe forever war, by joe haldeman
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