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The first battle to associate the british army with the 'immortal salient' and, indeed, regarded as the end of the 'old army', the mythologizing of the british struggle has obscured the major role of the french and belgians in defending flandersideal for readers interested in the firt world warit marked the transition between war as it had been and war as it would becomethe battle for ypres in october and november represented the last opportunity for open, mobile warfare on the western front for the next four yearsoxfam shop york in the first study of first ypres for almost 40 years, ian beckett draws on a wide range of sources never previously used to reappraise the conduct of the battle, its significance and its legacysee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut it has also been mythologised from the german perspective, the so-called kindermord (slaughter of the innocents) proving a useable myth for the nazis through the participation of the young adolf hitler
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Only luce can break the curse, and it is her choice alone that will decide all of their as dark forces gather, great sacrifices will have to be made in this final, epic strugglein order to stop lucifer from erasing the past, they must find the place where the fall beganrapture: book 4 of the fallen series, paperback by kate, lauren, isbn , isbn-13 the sky is dark with wings
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham a story of struggle and hardship and one girl's battle for survival from the best-selling author of if you were the only girl and another man's childbut the dream of a better life is dashed as bad fortune dogs the familyangela mccluskey comes to birmingham from ireland with her family as a young girl to escape the terrible poverty in her homelandtragedy strikes and angela is left to rear her frail daughter on her own, though the worst is yet to come when angela suffers another terrible misfortunewhat destiny awaits angela and her unborn child? caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, will angela forever be punished for the choices that she makes? see oxfam website for delivery information read morewhen angela marries her childhood sweetheart, she has hopes of a brighter future, which are dashed when her husband is called up to fight in the great warpregnant and destitute and already with one mouth to feed that she can ill afford, there is nowhere left to turn
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In the city of rome, a titanic power struggle is about to shake the republic to its coreoxfam 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 seriessee oxfam website for delivery information read morecitizen will fight citizen in a bloody conflict - and julius caesar, cutting his teeth in battle, will be in the thick of the action
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From the ballrooms and bordellos of london to the hostile spanish mountains battles every bit as deadly as those faced by the nation's soldiers are fought and men die as the two empires struggle for dominancea gritty sometimes bawdy thriller, set in violent times with a new breed of hero caught up in one of the most turbulent times in historyultimately archie is faced with the ultimate choice, risk losing the most precious thing in his life with the life of king george himself at stakeserving with nelson in the mediterranean archie finds himself stranded in egypt where if he can survive he will play a vital role in the battle of the nile back in england, along with an oddball collection of friends archie risks everything to thwart the violent ambitions of napoleon's spymasterin the tradition of bernard cornwell and his hero sharpe, archie dexter is pitted against the might of napoleons designs on europe, not on the battlefields but in the dark shadowy world of espionageavailable in paperback or ebookan agent of the king is a thriller set in the early years of the napoleonic wars
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Together, father and son struggle through homelessness, jail time, tax seizure and the overall punishing despair in a quest that would make gardner a respected millionairedisc and case in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the face of this difficult life, chris has the desperate inspiration to try for a stockbroker internship where one in twenty has a chance of a lucrative full time careeroxfam bookshop carlisle drama starring will smithset in early '80s san francisco, the film charts the hard times and eventual comeback of chris gardner (smith), a suddenly single salesman who has custody of his son, but finds that providing for the two of them is a challenge in the increasingly unstable economic climate
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On the other side, a doomed german unit and their ragtag italian partners struggle to maintain morale and discipline amongst their beleaguered troops in the face of certain defeatoxfam bookshop carlisle war drama set in northern italy during the final weeks of the world war iion one side, a group of american supply soldiers deliver ammunition to the front line, a journey that becomes a descent into hellsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretorn between these are the divided loyalties of the italians, both fascist soldiers and communist partisans, who have turned brother against brother in a bloody civil wardisc and case in good condition
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Dealing in classic teenage themes such as alienation, gangs, girls, drugs and violence, the centre of the struggle is the urgent need of the boys to join the coolest of the cool: the ice-cold gang called the originalsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikislapping the mod movement into the face of the austin powers generation, this graphic novel certainly lives up to its name and is destined to become a classic! signed by dave gibbonscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedave gibbons is one of the most recognised and highly regarded comics creatorsthe story chronicles the struggles of two friends, lel and bok, in a strangely-familiar futurebest known for his artwork on the legendary "watchmen", he has now drawn on his love of mod culture to create an all-new, semi-autobiographical graphic novelour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Oxfam shop kendal based on norse legend, too human is the story of the ongoing struggle between gods, man, and machineshowever, this game is not about forgiveness, and baldur's weapons are not full of joybaldur must protect mankind against a powerful nation of machines who desire the end of human lifeplayers lead baldur through several environments and levels as he defeats enemies and earns points to upgrade both his powers and weaponrygamers use a combat system designed to seamlessly integrate both melee and ranged-weapon attacks to defeat their foesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe single-player campaign is also available for cooperative multiplayer action through xbox live or a system linkafter disappointments and failures to develop the game on the original playstation and gamecube, too human finally finds a home on the 360gamers take the role of baldur, the norse god of joy, goodness, and forgiveness
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Now is the time depicts the events of the peasants' revolt on both a grand and intimate scale, vividly portraying its central figures and telling an archetypal tale of an epic struggle between the powerful and the apparently powerlessand for three intense, violent days, it looked as if they would sweep all before themyet richard, bolstered by his powerful, admired mother, felt secure in his god-given right to reignat the end of may , the fourteen-year-old king of england had reason to be fearful: the plague had returned, the royal coffers were empty and a draconian poll tax was being widely evadedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham in this gripping novel, melvyn bragg brings an extraordinary episode in english history to fresh, urgent lifebut within two weeks, the unthinkable happened: a vast force of common people invaded london, led by a former soldier, walter tyler, and the radical preacher john ball, demanding freedom, equality and the complete uprooting of the church and state
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The wire began, in its first season, by chronicling the barksdale drug operation and the struggle of the police assigned to bring it down read morethis item is sealed and never been usedif you have never seen this then you will soon be looking for season 2 if you watch this! online reviews example - the wire isn't just better than breaking bad—it's better than 99% of all the shows in tv history
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From trying to stop a colleague with whom he had an affair from ruining his big day, to dealing with his pompous in-laws and his drunken best man, howard faces an uphill struggle to ensure that the day goes as plannedthe first series follows publisher howard steel (ben miller) through the week leading up to his wedding, in which he faces a series of disasters and catastrophes during what should be the happiest period of his lifeas in series 1, episodes are: 'monday'; 'tuesday'; 'wednesday'; 'thursday'; 'friday'; 'saturday'; and 'sunday'in series 2, howard and mel (sarah alexander) are now married with a baby on the way, but unsurprisingly things are going far from smoothly and howard is only managing to make the cook family hate him even more than everoxfam books & music winchester all 14 episodes from series 1 and 2 of the bbc comedyepisodes are: 'monday'; 'tuesday'; 'wednesday'; 'thursday'; 'friday'; 'saturday'; and 'sunday'see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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When police officer rick grimes (andrew lincoln) wakes from a coma to find the world in the grip of a zombie epidemic, he joins a small encampment on the outskirts of atlanta, where a band of human survivors struggle to withstand the terrifying advances of the walking deadoxfam shop newquay all six episodes from the first season of the us zombie adventure drama based on the comic books by robert kirkmanthe episodes are: 'days gone bye', 'guts', 'tell it to the frogs', 'vatos', 'wildfire' and 'ts-19'see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In this season, internal tensions are running at an all-time high as jax (charlie hunnam) and the club struggle to deal with donna's deathoxfam shop dalkeith all 13 episodes from the second season of the us biker drama seriesled by clay morrow (ron perlman), the outlaw motorcycle club sons of anarchy exerts a mafia-like hold over the small northern californian town of charmingmeanwhile a new enemy takes root in charming in the form of the league of american nationalists, a white separatist organisation headed by ethan zobelle (adam arkin)episodes are: 'albification', 'small tears', 'fix', 'eureka', 'smite', 'falx cerebri', 'gilead', 'potlatch', 'fa guan', 'balm', 'service', 'the culling' and 'na triobloidi'see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Lucian is joined by his secret lover, sonja (rhona mitra), in his battle against the death dealer army and his struggle for lycan freedomin the dark ages, young lycan lucian (sheen) emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against viktor (nighy), the cruel vampire king who has enslaved themsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop smithdown road michael sheen and bill nighy star in this vampire thriller prequel, the third outing for the 'underworld' fantasy franchisethe film tells the story of the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires known as death dealers and their onetime slaves, the lycans
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When police officer rick grimes (andrew lincoln) wakes from a coma to find the world in the grip of a zombie epidemic, he joins a small encampment on the outskirts of atlanta, where a band of human survivors struggle to withstand the terrifying advances of the walking deadin this season, the entire population of the prison is put in grave danger when a mystereious virus hits and the governor (david morrissey) plots his next move after losing woodburythe episodes are: '30 days without an accident', 'infected', 'isolation', 'indifference', 'internment', 'live bait', 'dead weight', 'too far gone', 'after', 'inmates', 'claimed', 'still', 'alone', 'the grove', 'us' and 'a'oxfam shop colne road all 16 episodes from the fourth season of the us zombie adventure drama based on the comic books by robert kirkmansee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Having to look death in the face daily, the soldiers of an elite ordnance disposal team struggle to accept their new sergeant, william james (jeremy renner), when he risks their lives with his reckless behavioroxfam shop wolverhampton tense and gritty war film from director kathryn bigelow, following the lives of an army bomb disposal squad in war-torn iraqsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreafter winning six awards at the baftas, the film went on to win another six at the oscars, including best film, best director and best original screenplaywith the men trying to come to terms with their new leader, their patrols become increasingly hazardous, as a sudden escalation in the violence leads them to confront the most dangerous assignment of their tour
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It reveals the struggles over land ownership in the county, and introduces the reader to little known historical characters including william de marisco, revealing his struggle with the templars, and claim to the throne of englandthe author has found compelling evidence to suggest the church was not only built on templar land, but had a connection with the grand master of the order himselfrichly illustrated and compiled using original research, this book is sure to appeal to everyone interested in medieval historythe final chapter explores the controversy surrounding a carved wooden man's head discovered in a somerset churchoxfam bookshop cheltenham this fascinating new book explores what life was like during the templars' stay in somerset during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuriessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham learning the basic laws of physics - mechanics, thermodynamics, relativity, quantum mechanics - can be a strugglebruce works out the apparent paradoxes of special relativity and quantum theory in visual and logical termswatson, professor challenger of lost world fame, and other favourite conan doyle characters to life to solve a baker street dozen baffling science mysteries: murder on a royal train - divers dead of heatstroke at the bottom of an icy sea - a mysterious lady whose brilliance is matched only by her evil - an epidemic of insanity among the world's top scientistssee oxfam website for delivery information read morecolin bruce brings holmes, drthe effect is extremely lucid, and very entertaining for the armchair scientist in all of usbut when that master of deduction, sherlock holmes, leads the way, those difficult concepts become crystal clear
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Arriving on a nearby space station, the doctor becomes involved in the planet's struggle to gain its independence from earth's colonial powersoxfam music shop byres road jo (katy manning) and the doctor (jon pertwee) have been sent on a mission by the time lords to deliver a package to a recipient on the planet solossee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut the current colonial leader, a man known only as the marshal, is not keen to give up control, and is planning to bomb the inhabitants out of existence
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When police officer rick grimes (andrew lincoln) wakes from a coma to find the world in the grip of a zombie epidemic, he joins a small encampment on the outskirts of atlanta, where a band of human survivors struggle to withstand the terrifying advances of the walking deadthe episodes are: '30 days without an accident', 'infected', 'isolation', 'indifference', 'internment', 'live bait', 'dead weight', 'too far gone', 'after', 'inmates', 'claimed', 'still', 'alone', 'the grove', 'us' and 'a'see oxfam website for delivery information read morein this season, the entire population of the prison is put in grave danger when a mysterious virus hits and the governor (david morrissey) plots his next move after losing woodburyoxfam books & music romsey all 16 episodes from the fourth season of the us zombie adventure drama based on the comic books by robert kirkman
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It covers the creation of the kingdom of jerusalem and the other crusader states and their struggle to surviveit looks at the successes and failures of the third crusade and at the legendary figures of richard the lionheart and saladinthe book provides essential information about one of the great unifying, and disunifying, forces of medieval christendomsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road this pocket essential traces the chronology of the crusades between and and highlights the most important figures on all sides of the conflict
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Five hundred years of conflict, from the first crusade in to the last confrontation in the 16th century, in the words of observers, commentators and the men and women who took part in this struggle between opposing faithsoxfam shop worcester chronicles of the crusades: eye-witness accounts of the wars between christiabity and islamsee oxfam website for delivery information read morelinking text and essays are written by a team of leading authorities and, with lavish illustrations, provide insights into the social, political and artistic background of one of the most enthralling and extraordinary eras in world history
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Willie lincoln finds himself trapped in a transitional realm - called, in tibetan tradition, the bardo - and as ghosts mingle, squabble, gripe and commiserate, and stony tendrils creep towards the boy, a monumental struggle erupts over young willie's soulsuperficial scuffs and dents from this seed of historical truth comes an unforgettable story of familial love and loss that breaks free of realism, entering a thrilling, supernatural domain both hilarious and terrifyingoxfam bookshop newport an extraordinary novel about abraham lincoln and the death of his eleven-year-old son, willie, at the dawn of the civil warnewspapers report that a grief-stricken lincoln returns to the crypt several times alone to hold his boy's bodytext block is clean and tightsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein a matter of days, willie dies and is laid to rest in a georgetown cemeteryglossy pictorial paper covers the american civil war rages while president lincoln's beloved eleven-year-old son lies gravely ill
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He examines all the key areas of marx's writings, including his early works, the communist manifesto, the german ideology and capital, explaining their wider historical and theoretical contextmaking clear such concepts as class struggle, ideology, humanism, progress, determinism, commodity fetishism and the state, balibar includes brief yet incisive biographical studies of key marxists such as althusser, gramsci, engels and leninthe philosophy of marx will become the standard guide to marx's thoughtsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music lichfield providing a lucid and accessible introduction to marx, complete with pedagogical boxes, a chronology and guides to further reading, etienne balibar makes the most difficult areas of his philosophy easy to understandone of the most influential french philosophers to have emerged from the s, balibar brings a lifetime of study and expertise to create a brilliantly concise portrait of marx that will initiate the student and intrigue the scholar
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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, rommelcontroversial and at times catastrophic, the battle of normandy was the last great set-piece battle in history and is long overdue for reassessmentsee oxfam website for delivery information read more(oral history forms a large part of the book
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Oxfam shop addlestone this book british game by brian vesey, it is a very collectable book, it does have a inscription on the inide cover,  but is still very readablesee photos see oxfam website for delivery information read more it does have colour plates pictures in itthe front cover is ok the side of the book the cover is slightly ripped and so is the base of the book
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While harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wantedit was always difficult being harry potter and it isn't much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the ministry of magic, a husband, and father of three school-age childrenoxfam shop crosby based on an original new story by jsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected placesthe play will receive its world premiere in london's west end on 30th julyrowling, john tiffany and jack thorne, a new play by jack thorne, harry potter and the cursed child is the eighth story in the harry potter series and the first official harry potter story to be presented on stage
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A bloody power struggle is underway'a new book in simon scarrow's series about the roman army is always a joy' the timesthe emperor claudius is deadto survive, cato must play a cunning game, and enlist the help of the one man in the empire he can trust: macroif you don't know simon scarrow, you don't know rome! see oxfam website for delivery information read moreclaudius is deadcan civil war be averted? the future of the empire is in cato's handssimon scarrow's day of the caesars is not to be missed by readers of conn iggulden and bernard cornwelland two brave heroes of the roman army face the challenge of their livesas the rebel force grows, legionaries and praetorian guards are moved like chess pieces by powerful and shadowy figuresa political game has created the ultimate military challengebut cato has caught the eye of rival factions determined to get him on their sideoxfam shop evesham the sunday times bestsellerad 54his half-brother britannicus has also laid claim to the throneall prefect cato and centurion macro want is a simple army life, fighting with their brave and loyal menrome is in turmoil
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Oxfam shop stevenage mage: the ascension core rulebook 3rd edition by white wolf (ww) - the heroes of mage: the ascension, revised in the tradition of vampire: the masquerade, have lost their war for reality but the struggle continues in this quintessential volumeall of the traditions are updated and elaborated, along with the history of mages in the world of darkness) see oxfam website for delivery information read moreexplore the revised rules of the spheres, resonance and paradoxsome slight wear on the fronty and back (as pictured
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