The desert war
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Oxfam bookshop aberystwyth on june 11th , the desert war beganit lasted 3 years and secured for the allies the vital middle east oil supplies, without which they may have lost the warsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop cardiff the war in the desert told through the secret diaries of colonel alfred chevalier parker, nephew of lord kitchener, governor of sinai, and military intelligence chief in the arab revoltsee attached images of this copy see oxfam website for delivery information read morehardback book in as new condition in a price-clipped dust jacketno marks or inscriptions
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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 prominencethe west continued to be alarmed by the prospect of defeat right up to the soviet empire's last breathwe also come to understand how the arms race caused new alignments and shifts in domestic power"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 leadersusing 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 worldas 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 presidentssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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S troops in operation desert stormwinning in the desert 1 and 2 - the official army manual for u00 or you can collect
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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 war" 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 profilesthe 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 "hotoxfam 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 pilotssee 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
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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
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Moebius, "40 days in the desert b", reissue of november , with a new coverno reserve pricethis copy was signed (full page) by moebius at the beginning of december at stardom cultural publishingsending neat, bubble wrap, raja cardboard packaging, etcsee the many photosgroup purchases, the shipping is free!delivery in colissimo recommended with ar or recommended colissimo international with ar
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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
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There are interviews with war veterans and extracts from diaries, letters and reports from the wardisks in excellent conditionoxfam shop kendal sleeve and box in good condition, showing some shelf wearsmall tear on bottom of spine of one of the inner sleevessee 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 worldwidethe complete s bbc documentary series on the great war, with all 26 episodes
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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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The adventures of priscilla, queen of the desertactual item cover, artwork and / or edition may varyimages are for illustrative purposes onlynumber of discs 5 –alicia bridges i love the nightlife (disco 'round) (original version) 3:25
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Royal copenhagen porcelain plate, osterland in the desert, in pristine condition no damage or scratches, diameter of plate 182mm, read more
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Disney thomas kinkade jasmine dancing in the desert sunset 750 piece puzzle nib
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Lego minecraft the desert outpost in brand new and in minted condition for sale, i am also open for offers and postage if needed read more
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Copper plate stan laurel oliver hardy, sons of the desert not sure of where this came from but it's old it's 240mm diameter and 10mm deep and weighs 317 grams i'm downsizing and having a clearout so please view my other items for more antiques and unusual items collection from ireby in cumbria, ca7, 12 miles north of keswick, 4 miles south of mealsgate or postage is £6 fully insured read more
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The faces of world war i: the great war in words & picturesbook binding:n/abook condition:likenewauthor:arthur, maxworld 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 warthis box set still contains the original viewing notes see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop hull the complete s bbc documentary series on the great war, with all 26 episodesnarrated by sir michael redgrave, this series features the best archive footage from one million feet of film and photographs collected from 37 individual sources worldwide
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There are interviews with war veterans and extracts from diaries, letters and reports from the warsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop brighton the complete s bbc documentary series on the great war, with all 26 episodesnarrated by sir michael redgrave, this series features the best archive footage from one million feet of film and photographs collected from 37 individual sources worldwide
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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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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 centuryit is illustrated with black and white photosmax 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 damagesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book is clean and bright and tightly bound
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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
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Title: the iran-iraq wardust jacket: falseauthors: elliott, nicholas,razoux, pierrebinding: hardcoverproduct category: bookscondition: very goodlist price (msrp)
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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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