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Title: distant victory: the battle of jutland and the allied triumph in the first world war (praeger security international)title: distant victory: the battle of jutland and the allied triumph in the first world war (praeger security international)
25 €
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Volume 1 focuses on the prelude to and early phases of the german invasion and allied responseit is hoped that niall cherry's new two-volume work covering the allied intervention in norway will fill this significant gapthe author provides a detailed account of the german invasion and the allied reaction, including the land, sea and air battlesindeed, the invasion on april 9th saw the first use of airborne troops in the war and was also one of the very few amphibious operations undertaken by the germans during the second world warsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebooks on the events of the early months of are dominated by the desperate fighting undertaken by the british expeditionary force in northern france and belgium following the german invasion of may 10th and it is often overlooked that prior to this another british expeditionary force was involved in fierce fighting in norwayas in niall's previous books, detailed research has been carried out using official reports, war diaries and veterans' accounts, supported by photographs and colour mapsoxfam bookshop raeburn place condition as newthis includes such actions as the sinking of hms glowworm and hms glorious, the gladiators on the frozen lakes and maurice force, the sacrifice of the territorial battalions at tretten and the independent companies, to name but a few
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12 €
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triumph badge on the left arm and written in relief across the back yokeoxfam shop shrewsbury triumph heritage biker jacket with cream and claret stripes down the sleeves two zipped front pocketssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
150 €
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allied military currencyissued by the allied military in italy during ww2thanks for your interest in this adverta rare collectible souvenir from world war twovery collectible, i’ve never seen one beforein excellent condition, unmarked, has a fold creasea 100 lira banknotebuyer to collect
10 €
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Oxfam books & music durham what happened to the allied armies in normandy in the months after d-day, ? why, after the initial success of the landings, did their advance stall a few miles inland from the beaches? why did the british take so long to capture caen? why did the us infantry struggle so much in the bocage south of omaha beach? who was right about the conduct of the land campaign - eisenhower or montgomery? how did the germans, deprived of air support, manage to hold off such a massive allied force for more than two months? and if enigma was allowing the allies to read german battleplans, why did things go wrong as often as they did?the battle of normandy re-examines the demands and difficulties of the campaign and sheds new light on both with the aid of accounts from veterans on both sides) it also analyses in detail the plans and performance of the commanders involved: eisenhower, bradley, patton, montgomery, crerar and, of course, rommelsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecontroversial and at times catastrophic, the battle of normandy was the last great set-piece battle in history and is long overdue for reassessment(oral history forms a large part of the book
10 €
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Meanwhile, the allied forces try to prepare themselves for an anticipated german attack, unaware that they have the requisite resources for such an assaultmartin hessler (shaw), plan an attack with their secret panzer division in belgium's ardennes forest, but they are desperately short of fuel and their immediate objective is to capture a big allied fuel deposit, without the allies knowingoxfam shop inverness henry fonda and robert shaw star in this historical account of germany's last major european offensive of the second world war in decemberin excellent conditiongermany, under the command of colthe cast also includes robert ryan, charles bronson, james macarthur, dana andrews and george montgomery see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Lots with 30 postal items from the allied occupation from different zonesa lot of postal used, also with better frankingpartially mixed condition, see scans of the front and backour 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 availableincludes registered, cash on delivery, air mail, express courier, censored mail, one first flight letter frankfurt to new york and a registered letter from with rare mixed franking and provisional r label varel to belgradeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
65 €
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Very nice lot with 50 different covers from the allied occupied territoriespair with censuremany with multiple and/or rare postagebesatzung zone, with a very high catalogue valuetwo blocks with 4 x black soviet overprintwiederaufbauspende weimar block national theatre 7,50 rmour 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 availablevarying quality! please see photos for your own assessment! read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
79 €
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The allied precision water wiggler 4ww attracts birds - not mosquitoes! water wiggler's unique agitator action creates continuous ripples in water, preventing mosquitoes from laying eggs in bird baths
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It follows the momentous events of the war from d-day, 6 june , through to the final days when the allied soldiers pushed the german troops out of france, chased them across germany, and, on 7 may , destroyed the nazi regimedrawing from his extensive research for his previous bestselling books on the conflict, ambrose creates one of the most exciting single-volume histories of the second world war ever writtensee oxfam website for delivery information read moreat the centre of this epic drama are the citizen soldiers, the boys who became men as they fought, proving eventually unbeatablethe victors is a compelling celebration of military genius and heroism, and of camaraderie and courageoxfam books & music durham the victors is a breathtaking new work from bestselling historian stephen e
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In this enthralling sequel, he follows the fortunes of the escape academy right up until the arrival of the allied forces in apriloxfam bookshop newport in the colditz story, pat reid told the story of the escape academy that sprang up inside the most impregnable german pow camp of the second world war, ending appropriately with his own incredible escape from colditzvery good condition for agesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreunclipped d/j clean/intact and protected by transparent wrapperno highlighting or other notesthese tales of fantastic bravery and stunning ingenuity are every bit as mesmerising as the originalbut reid's own break-out was by no means the lasta true classic, latter days at colditz is the bestselling conclusion of the story of the infamous german pow campthis is the scarce first edition, published
19 €
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Oxfam shop new street documentary about the bombers distributed in world war two by the allied and axis forcessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe footage looks at a number of aircraft including the lancaster, wellington, blenheim, liberator, flying fortress, heinkel he 111, stuka, mitchell, superfortress and the heinkel he 177 greif
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She travels to england to marry jim, a british intelligence corps soldier in the allied armies that defeated the nazi regime in and occupied the devastated nationminny leaves germany on a bitterly cold morning in decembersee oxfam website for delivery information read morehow will a german woman cope in austere post-war britain, where she is still regarded as the enemy? illustrated with almost 100 images and original documents, the bride's trunk describes the adventures of an unremarkable piece of luggage and three generations of its owners, whose journeys across europe are determined by the turbulent events of twentieth century historyoxfam shop worcester a true story of love and reconciliation in the aftermath of the second world warminny has survived british and american bombs and witnessed the destruction of aachen, her ancient and beautiful city
5 €
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He was a very popular artist, and also worked hard on camouflage whilst in the armythe cover shows some marks, but generally the book is in vgcsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop brigg this is a scrapbook of pictures by edward seago during his time with the armed forces in the second world war
5 €
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With the men finally in shape, they're sent to libya as part of the force to help in the relief of the allied occupied city of tobrukafter their initial training, privates pospichal (jan meduna) and lieberman (petr vanek) are assigned to an army unit in egypt under the command of sergeant borny (martin nahalka)but on their arrival, the realities of war soon begin to sink in, and, as the german barrage of the british lines intensifies, the lack of supplies begins to affect the men's strength and moralesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road tense, unsentimental wwii drama in which two czech recruits find themselves in north africa helping out the allies
4 €
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Oxfam shop dorchester operation overlord, the story of the allied invasion of normandy, d-day, june published by the news, portsmouth, uk40 pages of war stories and photos from ww2, some in color!includes a copy of "area "d", overlord general information map, 1 may, published in , portsmouth, england see oxfam website for delivery information read more
9 €
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Oxfam bookshop newport the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude, and the unlikely triumph of an english geniusthousands of lives, and the increasing fortunes of nations, hung on a resolutionlacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of landtext block cleanthe scientific establishment throughout europe - from galileo to sir isaac newton - had mapped the heavens in both hemispheres in its certain pursuit of a celestial answerdust jacket unmarkedthe quest for a solution had occupied scientists and their patrons for the better part of two centuries when, in , parliament upped the ante by offering a king's ransom (gbp) to anyone whose method or device proved successfulanyone alive in the 18th century would have known that 'the longitude problem' was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day - and had been for centuriesin stark contrast, one man, john harrison, dared to imagine a mechanical solutionno highlighting or other notesfull of heroism and chicanery, brilliance and the absurd, longitude is also a fascinating brief history of astronomy, navigation and clockmaking see oxfam website for delivery information read moreexcellent condition for its age, with little signs of use
5 €
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The outcome is invariably the same: triumph or disaster, life or deathit is ; spain teeters on the brink of revolutionwhen jaime takes her on as a pupil he finds himself embroiled in dark political intrigues against which his old-fashioned values are no protectionthen adela de otero, violet-eyed and enigmatic, appears at his doorsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham fencing is not a game but a sciencejaime astarloa is a master-fencer of the old school, priding himself on the precision, dignity and honour of his ancient art; his friends spend their days in cafes discussing plots at court, but jaime's obsession is to perfect the irresistible sword thrust
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He is closely involved in improving safety at the circuits and in developing rapid response medical rescuethis book offers the memoirs of grand prix's on-track doctor, professor sid watkinsin good condition - i have thoroughly enjoyed reading but need to create space! key features author(s) sid watkins publisher pan macmillan date of publication language(s) english format hardback £3if there is a crash, it is watkins who gets there first
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Perhaps not the first place that springs to mind when considering the top-secret photographic interpretation that helped secure an allied victory in the second world war, but this was the headquarters of the allied central interpretation unitit was here that air photography from all over enemy-occupied europe was pored over by photographic interpreters, who sought out intricate details of enemy activity which then influenced virtually every allied operation of the waroxfam bookshop brigg an ornate victorian manor sat in picturesque surroundings overlooking the river thames at medmenham, buckinghamshirethese quick-minded men and women were the ones to find out where the infamous german v-weapons were being constructed, were the first to see the results of the dambusters' raid and were sworn to utmost secrecy on everything they viewedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewomen made up half of this work force and were, unusually, treated as equals with their male counterparts: the best person for the job, regardless of genderhere the women of medmenham, the 'women of intelligence' from churchill's daughter to girls escaping home for the first time, tell the story of their wartime life and work - in their own words
6 €
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Vintage triumph ua- stereo system/turntable this is a turntable that was commissioned by triumph motorcycles back in the s for there fans of triumphplease take a look at my other items on salethey have a special starting system of lifting the stylus arm over to the right of the rest arm then the table starts to spingreat starter turntable and you don’t need an ampplease look at the pictures as they form part of the descriptioni will also put a first time user instruction note with itwhen the record ends the table stops spinning and you lift the arm and place it back in the rest arm or repeat the start arm over to the right condition is very good (few scratches here & there) this is refurbished, internally cleaned, & fully workingthey are rare and simple to use
50 €
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The allied invasion of normandy was a watershed moment in the warif the german lines broke, the full weight of allied power would be loosed to drive deep into francemonths of careful planning proceeded while the entire uncommitted strength of the american, british, canadians, and other allied armies massed in englandacross the channel the germans strove mightily to create hardened defenses on the beach and back them with a slew of new and veteran divisionsthe clash came in the early hours of 6 june : d-dayif the allies failed to grab a large enough beachhead the invasion would be contained and eventually crushedthe d-day quad uses the fire & movement system, designed to highlight the ability of motorized units to mass quickly for breakthrough and exploitation
74 €
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Bereavement sale of tricity triumph fridge, with the usual salad drawer and door shelvesbeing a tricity triumph, perhaps it would make a good beer fridge for a biker with a triumph motorcycle? priced to sell, collection from lydiate, north merseyside read moreit does have an ice box in the top of the fridge (which will be thoroughly defrosted for sale) and it is in good working orderwe also have an upright freezer for sale, which again has been used as a backupthis has been used as an additional (backup) fridge (mainly a beer fridge) in the garage
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Bereavement sale of tricity triumph fridge, with the usual salad drawer and door shelvesbeing a tricity triumph, perhaps it would make a good beer fridge for a biker with a triumph motorcycle? priced to sell at just £20, collection from lydiate, north merseysidethis has been used as an additional (backup) fridge (mainly a beer fridge) in the garagewe also have an upright freezer for sale, which again has been used as a backupit does have an ice box in the top of the fridge and it is in good working order
20 €
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Perfectly suited for marking up your allied tanks, afv and support vehicles for the wargaming tableplastic soldier 1/72 decalssheet 3: 20 white stars - 7mm point to pointnot to be missed
7 €
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triumph clean version 5:38the title is triumphcd's are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, demonstration demo, not for sale, promotional promo, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versions
11 €
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135 triumph in the original blue/white paint with a red interior in 100% top conditiona dinky toys no 135 triumph comprising blue/white body with a red interior original mint conditionhoused in the original yellow and red all card crisp and clean picture boxincluding the matching suitcase setincluded 2 pieces luggageour 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 availablea dinky toys nowith the original yellow and red box, fresh and clean with all 6 flapsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
56 €
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Airfix - 1:32 starter set - triumph herald - athe triumph herald, introduced in , was looked upon as being quite a radical designairfix starter sets are ideal for beginnersits tilt forward bonnet and unusual styling, along with all-round independent suspension were a breakaway from the traditional design theories of the era
19 €
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This lovely jacket by triumph sports is in good clean conditionthe chest measures approximately 46" and is roughly 28" long it has a front zip fastening with 2 zipped pockets, triumph sports embroidered on the front and an emblem on the back
10 €
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Here i am selling a beautiful genuine triumph raven motorcycle jacket purchased at triumph birmingham for £250this jacket is in excellent condition as it’s spent it’s time sitting in the wardrobeit is a size largeit is dark brown in colour with 3 stripes down the left front
160 €