The defence of britain
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This george vi shilling piece (crown) was brought back from the festival of britain by father and has been looked at occasionally over the yearsthe shadow on the photographs tend to hide the condition a bitthe commemorative storage box is also in good conditionthe only other george vi crown was the silver issue coronation crownadd £2 for postage and packing to the advertised price read moreit is in very good condition
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The last few - portraits & exploits of aircrew from the battle of britain hardback book - approximately 96 pages author - james eckersley published in uk by douglas house very good clean condition some age related marks to outside cover please note inscription to previous owner added owned from new in same family please see photos for condition £8 ono from a smoke & pet free home social distancing observed can post out at buyers cost if required read more
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Here we have a very nice pair of commemorative items to mark the 50th anniversary of the battle of britainsigned issues too in absolute excellent conditionthey measure about 12cms/5 inches in diameter, pin dish is about 4cms/1postage is possible for extra cost read moremade by coalport
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High quality piece jigsaw puzzlegibsons have been proudly entertaining generations sincegibsons jigsaws, the beautifully illustrated pieces are made from the highestthat is credited with turning the tide in the battle of britain, the facts are
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From the birds of britain series by e donovan(") depicting the little egret2 large portmerion collectors serving plates approx 320 mmplates dated , susan williams ellis read more
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Scarce air ministry petrol can with nice date on it,august height of the battle of britaingood condition for its age
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Four kits from the battle of britainall still sealed in original plastic bagsincluded is a set of paints, paint brush & glue
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Brand new quality sealed piece jigsaw, the battle of britain, make ideal gift read more
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This is the story of britain at war from the perspective of that manwinner of impossible victories, cannon fodder for the western front, thin khaki line against hitler - wherever and whenever, the british soldier has done his duty - and morein a comprehensive series of first-hand accounts, this anthology offers a huge variety of views on the experience of war: from a letter written by oliver cromwell to the speaker of parliament, to a first world war's soldier's last letter home to his son, and a powerful description of what it was like to be on the sir galahad when it was hit by a missile in the falklands conflict of the 80s, right up to life as a soldier on the ground in basraoxfam bookshop cheltenham from agincourt to waterloo, from dunkirk to the gulf war, and everywhere in between, one man has served in all these battlesthis is his storysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is the autobiography of the british soldier
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Edited by gleeson whitexx, 41 pages text, 41 illustrations staples showing at the rear of vol ii at the final illustration stapled bindingsvol iii: pub ; xvi, 41 pages text, 41 illustrationsvol iv: pub , xii, 50 pages text (includes biographical appendix and index for the 4 volumes), 41 illustrationssome grubbiness and scuffing to boards, particularly at the rearincipient crack to the rear hinge of vol i and front hinge of vol ivoxfam bookshop exeter four volumeseach volume showing signs of wear externally: bumps to corners of boards, tips of spines otherwise the books are clean internally with tight bindingssee oxfam website for delivery information read more each has heavy foxing to the frontispiece tanning and light foxing to edges of text blocksxvi, 41 pages, 41 illustrationseach shows heavy tanning to the pastedowns and free endpapers, front and backused hardbacks in fair conditonall have bowed boards
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The episodes are: 'the face of power', 'faces of the people' and 'the face of fame'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road historian simon schama presents this three-part bbc series in which he turns his focus to the history of british portraiturethroughout the series, schama examines renowned images from the world of british art and looks at how they were used as statements of power, declarations of love and promotions of fame
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Oxfam shop ulverston soloists elizabeth harwood and owen brannigan with the hendon grammar school choir (directed by charles western) and the pro arte orchestra (conducted by charles mackerras) sing/perform 'the songs of britain' 17 tracks, including the bay of biscay, early one morning, a-hunting we will go, and john peel see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Author: pascoe, wdescribing the history of an important undertaking in west cornwall throughout the years of britain's industrian revolutionvery good condition in a very good dustwrapper
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham this guide to advertising from the s to the present day includes special features on cartoons, world war ii advertising, guinness advertising campaigns, including the toucan and pure genius, and the festival of britainsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Albert remained with this unit for all his war-time service, later going to the shetland islands when the 7th kosb were part of osdef (orkney and shetlands defence force)initially conscripted into the royal army ordnance corps and trained as a vehicle mechanic, he was then posted in march to a pre-war territorial unit - the 7th kings own scottish borderers, then a home defence unit based near londonplease contact me for further detailssadly albert died in but his diary survived and his daughter maggie clifton has edited a unique account of the fighting at arnhem from the frontline soldier's perspectivenew signed paperback copy of wwii diary of a red devil - by glider to arnhem with the 7th kings own scottish borderers - author: albert blockwell, edited by maggie clifton - unique personal account of the formation of britain's airborne forces and their epic actions during operation market gardenthe diary continues with a down to earth account of the highs and lows of the next few monthshis diary is a most interesting account of a young vehicle mechanic who also had to learn to be a infantry soldierthen in september albert flew to holland on operation market-garden and his account (written in pow camp) describes the savage nine days fighting at arnhem from the slit trench levelswapping their glengarries for red berets albert and his comrades had to adapt to their new way of getting to war by glideri also have a signed hardback version of this book, along with another account of the battle of arnhem for sale, a bridge too far by cornelius ryanthe battle of arnhemthe copy is personally signed by the authors daughter, editor maggie clifton many books have been written about the second world war and the majority of them either concentrate on a particular battle, campaign or unitthis book relates to the war time experiences of a young man, albert blockwell from the north-east of england, who in february was called up for service with the armytaken prisoner on the last day his account then describes the spartan life in pow camp without pulling any punchesindividual accounts are certainly in a minority and those from the lower ranks are even more scarcethen in late much to their surprise the unit was posted to lincolnshire to become the third infantry unit in the 1st airlanding brigade then in the process of returning from italy with the rest of the 1st airborne divisionfeatures a large number of rare photographs and documents - this version is now out of print
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It commemorates the decisive role played by the dover patrol and all the other squadrons of the royal air force in the defence of britain during the crucial days ofbuyer to collect please but could postthis coalport fine bone china eleven-inch collectors plate is number in a limited edition of , was purchased new in and in excellent conditionspifires from number iii squadron royal air force are depicted patrolling the kent coastline in the summer ofthe mark 5 spitfire in the foreground was flown by squadron leader h
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The royal observer corps and the defence of britainpublishdby carmichael and sweet nd editionoxfam books & music fareham attack warning redin very good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read morehardback with dust jacket
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Ambitious and controversial, the immaterial self is the most powerful and effective defence of cartesian dualism since descartes' ownit holds that there exists two very different realms, one mental and the other physical john foster's new book exposes the inadequacies of the dominant materialist and reductionist accounts of the mindin doing so he is in radical conflict with the current philosophical establishmentboth are fundamental and one cannot be reduced to the other - there are minds and there is a physical worldthis book examines and defends the most famous dualist account of the mind, the cartesian, which attributes the immaterial contents of the mind to an immaterial selfsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop preston dualism argues that the mind is more than just the brain
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Oxfam shop richmond alan titchmarsh makes an epic journey through eight natural habitats of britain to explore the islands amazing diversity of wildlifespanning the length and breadth of the british isles from east anglia to snowdon, and from jersey to shetland, the series focuses on eight distinct habitats island, farmland, urban, freshwater, coastal, woodland, wilderness and secret britain featuring such amazing scenes as a bloody battle between two-tonne grey seals; seven million starlings filling a somerset sky and the extraordinary acrobatics of leaping bottlenose dolphinsseries producer: stephen mossproduced by: chris cole (island britain); simon bell (freshwater britain); stephen moss, susie painter (urban britain, secret britain); simon bell (farmland britain); chris cole, sally cryer (coastal britain); bridget appleby, michael bright (woodland britain, wilderness britain)in an inspirational, visually stunning and definitive guide to british wildlife, familiar creatures are shown in a new light and superb footage captures rare behaviour and animals often for the first time, including boxing hares, killer whales hunting seals off shetland, the underwater courtship of the pike; the hunting strategy of the minke whale and otters swimming right in the centre of newcastlealan titchmarsh turns wildlife detective, as he takes us on a journey of discovery through eight different british natural habitats surveying their unique flora and fauna and piecing together the jigsaw that makes up our homelandsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith so much stunning footage of both scenery and wildlife, this constantly surprising series represents an amazing celebration of the uniqueness of british naturea bbc tv production in association with the open universitypresented by alan titchmarshexecutive producer: vyv simson
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Genius of britain intertwines the personal reflections of three of today's greatest british scientists with robert uhlig's compelling narrativegenius of britain is the story of the flashes of inspiration experienced by generations of british scientists as they realised they were about to change the worldgenius of britain accompanies 5 primetime, 1-hour programmes on channel 4 due to be screened at the end of may , presented by stephen hawking, richard dawkins and james dysonsome had vast fortunes, whilst others overcame poverty and a lack of education to become towering figures in the history of scienceevery one of the characters that make up this rich tradition has a unique and very human storythe impact of this small cast of characters is remarkablethe relationships between them range from lifelong collaboration to bitter rivalryover the last 500 years, the way we live has been steadily transformed by the inventions of british scientists, and their landmark discoveries have revealed the astonishing beauty of the universethe electric motor, the telephone and the personal computer created the technological age, and the theories of the big bang, evolution and gravity have shed light on some of the deepest mysteries of our existencesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham the extraordinary history of british science, with commentary from britain's greatest living scientists: stephen hawking, richard dawkins and james dysonwe may only be a small island, but we are far from small-mindedthe result is a journey of scientific inspiration that does justice to britain's exceptional contribution to sciencevaccination, inoculation and the discovery of penicillin saved the lives of millions
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defence of our skies sovereign set comprising of a whole, half and quarter sovereign with certificate of authenticity read more
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defence of our skies gold first colour £5 sovereign only 299 made, with certificate of authenticity read more
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defence of our skies colour sovereign set comprising of a whole, half and quarter sovereign with certificate of authenticity read more
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defence of our skies colour gold double sovereign another rare coin with certificate of authenticity read more
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Territory north of that stark line would go to france; land south of it, to britainagainst the odds their pact survived the war to form the basis for the post-war division of the region into five new countries britain and france would rulelawrence, winston churchill and charles de gaulle, a line in the sand vividly tells the story of the short but crucial era when britain and france ruled the middle eastin , after many years of intrigue and espionage, britain finally succeeded in ousting france from lebanon and syria, and hoped that, having done so, it would be able to cling on to palestinethe creation of britain's 'mandates' of palestine, transjordan and iraq, and france's in lebanon and syria, made the two powers uneasy neighbours for the following thirty yearsoxfam books & music marlborough in , in the middle of the first world war, two men secretly agreed to divide the middle east between themsir mark sykes was a visionary politician; françois georges-picot a diplomat with a grudgesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethrough a stellar cast of politicians, diplomats, spies and soldiers, including tthe deal they struck, which was designed to relieve tensions that threatened to engulf the entente cordiale, drew a line in the sand from the mediterranean to the persian frontierusing newly declassified papers from the british and french archives, james barr brings this overlooked clandestine struggle back to life, and reveals, for the first time, the stunning way in which the french finally got their revengeit explains exactly how the old antagonism between these two powers inflamed the more familiar modern rivalry between the arabs and the jews, and ultimately led to war between the british and the french in and between the arabs and the jews in
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defence of our skies £5 sovereign only 299 made read more
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defence of our skies colour double sovereign 22 carrot gold 16 grams limited to just 399 coins diameter 320mm boxed with coa read more
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A history of the english-speaking peoples is a four-volume history of britain and its former colonies and possessions throughout the world, written by winston churchill, covering the period from caesar's invasions of britain (55 bc) to the beginning of the first world war ()churchill's mother was american, and he excelled in history as a child which underpinned his firm belief in a so-called special relationship between the people of britain with the commonwealth of nations united under the crown (new zealand, canada, australia, south africa etccomplete in four volumesvolume i is on the birth of britain, volume ii is on the new world, volume iii is on the age of revolution and volume iv is on the great democraciesit was started in and finally published , delayed several times by war and work on other textsoxfam shop balham  london - cassell and company ltdpages are bright and cleanwith numerous black and white maps throughout all volumesthis work dealt with the resulting two divisions of the english-speaking peoplesit was a bestseller, reviewed favourably on both sides of the atlanticsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecondition: good condition: in red cloth bindings with unclipped dustwrappers, edges are worn at edges and covers are aged) and the people of the united states who had broken with the crown and gone their own waya collection of first editions of this historical works by former prime minister winston churchill
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