The cold war
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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 economyas 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 presidentsfrom 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-statethe 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 morewe also come to understand how the arms race caused new alignments and shifts in domestic powerusing 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 leadersat 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 prominence
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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 wardust jacket: falsecondition: goodauthors: stone, normanproduct category: books
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Powerful frequencies radio, state power, and the cold war in angola, by marissa jinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for detailsmoorman (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 9 to 11 working days
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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 warthe 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 "hot" this book uncovers soviet combat experiences during the korean war from detailed unit histories and rare first-hand accountswith 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 profilessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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
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The title is origins of the cold warthe item format is a book paperbackthe sleeve condition is newfor example: idzbelow is a more detailed summary of this specific item for sale
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Oxfam shop pershore the cold war is at its most chillsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut for leamas, the opportunity to revenge himself on those who, one by one, took out his people, is irresistiblehis informants are either exposed or dead; his operational usefulness is overalec leamas, a spent spymaster, leaves west berlin for londonit is daring, highly speculative and very, very dangerouscontrol, however, believes leamas has one last job in him
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Artist: cold war kidstitle: cold war kids - robbers & cowards new cdwe cannot be held responsible for delays if you do not use this referenceyou are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure
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The book covers the cold war, the korean war and the vietnam war, also publishing a selection of biographies of us airmen still missing in vietnamthere are alos reports on the gulf war including dramatic accounts from airmen flying f15s, f16s, f111s and stelath fightersit chronicles the pacific war against the japanese, , including the battle of the phillipine sea, nicknamed the marianas turkey shoot because of the high losses inflictedappendices provide complete lists of us airmen in the battle of britain, medal of honour recipients, us aces in ww2 and korea, plus us losses and victories in the gulf warthe book spans the period from the lend-lease act which made american funds available for allied aircraft contracts during world war ii, right through to the present day and america's contribution to relief work throughout the worldthe author lifts the veil on reconnaissance work over the soviet bloc, such as covert operations by u2 aircraft, the so-called black lady of espionagesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham this is a tribute to american air powerthe book details the crucial role played by the us strategic air force in wwii - the 8th and 9th air force in britain, the 12th and 15th in the mediterranean, and the 20th in the far east
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The diplomatic crisis leading up to the war shook both french and american perceptions of each other and revealed cracks in the transatlantic relationship that had been building since the end of the cold warthe franco-american narrative offers a unique prism through which the american road to war can be better understoodthe war was launched without a united nations mandate and was based on the erroneous claim that iraq had retained weapons of mass destructionfrance, under president jacques chirac and foreign minister dominique de villepin, spectacularly opposed the united states and british invasion, leading a global coalition against the war that also included germany and russiait shows how and why the iraq crisis led to a confrontation between two longtime allies unprecedented since the time of charles de gaulle, and it exposes the deep and ongoing divisions within europe, the atlantic alliance, and the international community as a wholebased on exclusive french archival sources and numerous interviews with former officials in both france and the united states, a history of the iraq crisis retraces the international exchange that culminated in the iraq conflictsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop glossop road scuffing to dust cover, otherwise good condition in march , the united states and great britain invaded iraq to put an end to the regime of saddam hussein
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cold war gone hot - world war iii nmproduct line: force on force ospreywe begin bombing in five minutes– ronald reaganosprey force on force osprey enduring freedom - afghanistan nmmanufacturer: osprey
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The 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 war 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 borderoxfam 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
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Oxfam shop evesham perfect for fans of john le carré - the most explosive secret of the cold war could be exposed: but the bigger the lie, the more ruthlessly it will be protectedwhen his source is found dead, gaddis is alone on the trail of the cold war's deadliest secret: the undiscovered sixth member of the infamous cambridge spy ringsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut the bigger the lie, the more ruthlessly the truth is kept buriedto get his life back, he must chase shadows through europe's corridors of powerhard-up russia expert dr sam gaddis finally has a lead for the book that could solve all his career problemssuddenly threatened at every step and caught between two beautiful women, both with access to crucial evidence, sam cannot trust anyonebut the story of a lifetime becomes an obsession that could kill him
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It is the height of the cold waroxfam bookshop royal exchange square a powerful and atmospheric thriller set during the cold war, from the internationally acclaimed author of 'the bridge of sighswhen a defector mysteriously returns to the eastern european village of his birth, it's a chance for disgraced detective brano sev to redeem himselfor is it? exiled suddenly to vienna, treacherous city of spies, sev finds himself caught up in a cat-and-mouse game where survival is the only prizeto be wrongly accused of murder once is a misfortunesee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut in a world where no good deed goes unpunished, loyalty can be the biggest crime of allbeing framed for a murder should just be part of his cover storytwice - and it's a conspiracy
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Title: the new cold war: putin's threat to russia and the westauthor(s): lucas, edward
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Instead, the 20th century proved to be overwhelmingly the most violent, frightening and brutalized in history with fanatical, often genocidal warfare engulfing most societies between the outbreak of the first world war and the end of the cold warwhat went wrong? how did we do this to ourselves? the war of the world comes up with compelling, fascinating answerssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is niall ferguson's masterpieceoxfam shop crosby the world at the beginning of the 20th century seemed for most of its inhabitants stable and relatively benignglobalizing, booming economies married to technological breakthroughs seemed to promise a better world for most people
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Great genuine cold war era british home front arp civil defence corps welfare section armbandvery nice condition, given that it's nearly 70 years old! price includes 2nd class royal mail postage, at buyer's riskembroidered king's crown and lettering on yellow cotton backgroundprice includes p&phappy to take paypal and non-online payment methods, buyer covers fees if using the formerposted tracked and insured the total will be £5
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The target cold war era espionage spy spying cia kgb thriller game sealed new
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Playstation 5: call of duty: black ops cold war disk is in good condition, there’s a very light scratch that looks to be caused inside the consoleonly played a handful of times but has sat in the console for a while, plays perfectly fine
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Turtle shell with a difference ! british army cold war turtle mk iv helmetbuyer collects or paypal plus p and pshell, no linerif you buy the other 3 british helmets on my ads site at advertised cost, this helmet comes freead id: delivery service consumer credit
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12 x 40 cold war era soviet binoculars, with original case, same owner since cgreat for astronomy, but their origin is the main selling point and attraction, price includes postage, cheque or postal order only
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Happy bidding! call of duty black ops cold war (playstation )no marks on the game disci’ll post first class next daygreat game in perfect condition
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I am selling one copy of call of duty: black ops cold war for the ps5if you have any questions please let me know
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cold war era soviet camera with long range lens,also used by east german stasi secret police and border guards for surveillancecomplete with all accessories,lenses,tools,filters etc and manuals in original carrying casei have never used it myself but as everything seems to function as it should,no reason why it shouldnt work
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A cold war era russian army hand grenade in good condition for age this is completely inert and safe
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F-4 e phantom ii (usaf cold war markings) # hasegawadispatched with royal mail 2nd classcondition is new
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Call of duty: black ops cold war (ps4) brand new
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Sony playstation console extra controller cod cold war
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Call of duty: black ops cold war (ps) like new barely played only a handful of times
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Call of duty black ops cold war game brand new unopened (sealed) 40ono read more
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