The eighty years war
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The war was both a religious and a political one and it was this tangle of motives that made it impossible to stopoxfam bookshop shaftesbury winner of the society for military history distinguished book award the horrific series of conflicts known as the thirty years war () tore the heart out of europe, killing perhaps a quarter of all germans and laying waste to whole areas of central europe to such a degree that many towns and regions never recoveredpeter wilson's book is a major work, the first new history of the war in a generation, and a fascinating, brilliantly written attempt to explain a compelling series of eventsall the major european powers apart from russia were heavily involved and, while each country started out with rational war aims, the fighting rapidly spiralled out of control, with great battles giving way to marauding bands of starving soldiers spreading plague and murderwilson's great strength is in allowing the reader to understand the tragedy of mixed motives that allowed rulers to gamble their countries' future with such horrifying resultssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhether motivated by idealism or cynicism, everyone drawn into the conflict was destroyed by itat its end a recognizably modern europe had been created but at a terrible price book condition very good, covers and spine unmarked and all pages crisp and cleanthe principal actors in the drama (wallenstein, ferdinand ii, gustavus adolphus, richelieu) are all here, but so is the experience of the ordinary soldiers and civilians, desperately trying to stay alive under impossible circumstances
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Soldier kings - the seven years war worldwide (2nd printing) ex/nmsoldier kings re-creates the free-for-all that was the seven years’ warthe world is changing; the power that grabs the most now will dominate the modern age that is just dawningthrowing a twist into all of this is card play
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Oxfam shop st giles street a deadly continental struggle, the thirty years war devastated seventeenth-century europe, killing nearly a quarter of all germans and laying waste to towns and countryside alikesome scuff on the hard cover and edges of the pagespeter wilson offers the first new history in a generation of a horrifying conflict that transformed the map of the modern world see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Title: the hundred years war: english in france, (history and politics)dust jacket: falselist price (msrp)first edition: falsecondition: very good
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Bladestorm: the hundred years war (ps)condition is gooddispatched with royal mail 2nd class large letter
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From frans hogenberg's famous picture book from about the eighty years’ warthis print depicts a scene from the eighty years’ war set in the italian renaissance city of parmapaper has slightly yellowedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storea few small creases in the paper and a small spotin good conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteunder mat (the mat shows traces of dried moisture stains)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The eighty years' war was a battle in the netherlands that began in and ended in , with an intermediate peace (the twelve-year truce) from tofrom onwards, after 20 years, the character of the war changed to a more organised onethe first phase of the war can be characterised as an uprising, a civil war, and is known as the dutch uprising although this name is sometimes used to indicate the entire warthe war raged in one of the richest european territories, the habsburg or spanish netherlands and turned against a world power: the spanish empire under king philip ii, lord of the netherlands, and his successors philip iii and philip ivare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitwo tears which were fixed on the backour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewith centrefold as issued, adequate marginsverso: latin/dutch text#wikipedia (total of 8please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecondition: goodone page was mounted onto papercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepages contain some foxing
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The eighty years' war was a battle in the netherlands that began in and ended in , with an intermediate peace (the twelve-year truce) from tofrom onwards, after 20 years, the character of the war changed to a more organised onethe first phase of the war can be characterised as an uprising, a civil war, and is known as the dutch uprising although this name is sometimes used to indicate the entire warthe war raged in one of the richest european territories, the habsburg or spanish netherlands and turned against a world power: the spanish empire under king philip ii, lord of the netherlands, and his successors philip iii and philip ivare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikione page has a small tear which was reinforced on the backthe pages have some foxing / stainssufficient margins, zutpen as some tears and a piece was added onour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store#wikipedia (total of 6please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecondition: goodcentrefold is as issuedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The siege of geertuidenberg was a siege of the city of geertruidenberg during the eighty years’ war led by maurits of nassau, the later prince of orangeduring the siege, maurits used a circumvallation that continued onto the water by a chain of war vesselsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki#wikipedia read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeafter a battle of two months, the city conceded defeat on 24 june to the states armysufficient marginsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis victory would make maurits immensely famousthe page has some foxingcondition: goodverso: latin textcentrefold is as issuedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The feuilleton appeared in book form 2 years laterwhen sientje is accepted into a talent show and asks jacob to follow along, they travel by train from amsterdam through the middle ages, the eighty years’ war, a rocket trip to the achterhoek and other experiences to finally, without success, arrive back at the capitalafter wilmink's death in , the story reappeared in hardcover formare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifirst publication in newspaper de waarheidwillem vleeschouwer caricatures the absurd experiences of a pair of secret lovers - the travel-averse jacob maneschijn and his downstairs neighbour sientje zeesterwill be packaged with care and shipped by registered mailde bom voorheen de kindervriend and kinderen voor kinderenour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewilmink was an important authorin he became a full-time lyricist for herman van veen, boudewijn de groot and many morehe also wrote many songs for musicalsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteamong others, he wrote for television programmes such as de stratemakeropzeeshow, het klokhuis, de film van ome willem, sesamstraat, jcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe presence of father abraham is funny here, with a smurf on his shoulder who can’t stand the whining
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First dutch translation in folio of the famous book by famianus strada about the eighty years' warare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwith the leo belgicus, four sieges or battles and four engraved portraits of, among others, charles v and philip iithe text is complete, with a 54-page indexour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe typographic title page is missing, as in other editionson verso of the engraving with the lion is a text by catherina van aelstplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitelarge format battles / siegesthe engraved title page with the leo belgicus has been reattachedwith the battle of mookerheyde near nijmegen and mook, the campaign to zierikzee and schouwen-duiveland, the siege of bergen op zoom and the battle of gemblouxwith many beautiful initials and tail piecescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Rare book with interesting 19th century articles with ditto views about the eighty years' war, lightning distractions and automation in antiquityold water stains in the end of the bookare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki[johannes pieter van capelle], , professor in amsterdam, in dutchslight wear to the back abrasions, covers scuffed, mainly on the edgesder wetenschappen en letterenour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storevan cappelle was a mathematician and physicist; he was also professor of history invan lennep year: author: johannes pieter van cappelle () assistant: david jacob van lennep () publisher: haarlem: vincent loosjes printer: loosjes, vincent haarlem bibliographical referencesigns of wear and discolouration due to ageplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteop de hoogduitsche, daniël heinsius, bredero, all 17th century246 binding: contemporary binding, half leather over marbled covers number of pages: viii, 285 p dimensions: 24 cmnagelatene bijdragen tot natuurkunde en geschiedenis, zijnde deels gedrukte, doch verspreide, meerendeels nog onuitgegevene stukken / jvan cappelle; na den dood des schrijvers bijeenverzto the great disappointment of bilderdijktherein simon stevin, invloed der hollcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablewrote amongst other things contributions to the gesch
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During the eighty years' war, the siege of bergen op zoom () there was an intake of bergen op zoom on 13 september , commissioned by the states general under the execution of fréderic perrenot against colonel karl fuggerare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibecause the people of antwerp had turned around the occupation of wouw castle, the fear was very much alive during the occupation in bergen op zoomour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeverso: latin/dutch textafter a demand, they surrendered the city and its command on 13 november and then fled to breda#wikipedia (total of 4pages have some foxingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecondition: good, adequate marginscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Fernando álvarez de toledo or duke alva () was a spanish general and governor of the netherlands at the beginning of the eighty years' warare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiduc alva chairs the spanish blood councilengraved by an anonymous dutch engraver, who worked with jan luyken (), published in the netherlandsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedelivered in a museum passepartoutwith a watermarkin perfect conditionthe council had to judge about all the crimes after the great iconoclasm ofbecause of the many death sentences they were called the blood council by the peoplethe blood council was established in and dissolved inplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteprinted on thin laid paper with 1-2 cm marginscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The siege of the wesel was a very fast siege of the city by the states army on the 19th of august during the eighty years’ warare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipages are slightly tanned / stainedto remove the besiegers from the siege, the spanish army attacked the republic at its heart with the help of the imperial troops: the raid of the veluwethe siege happened during the great siege of ‘s-hertogenbosch and eventually contributed to the victory over the spaniards in ‘s-hertogenboschfolds as issuedadequate margins, merian is short at the topour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeverso: blank / dutch / latin textin addition, the army was dependent on food deliveries from wezelplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecondition: goodwhen wezel was suddenly besieged, the spanish-imperial army was forced to clear the veluwe and fell into the hands of the states army soon after in ‘s-hertogenboschcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The work of the general giustiniano is the only publication about the eighty years war from spanish perspective and is of great importance to military historyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitrognesius in antwerpour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecentrefold as publishedplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecondition: very goodwill be sent by insured mailcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Sun tzu's art of war, compiled more than two thousand years ago, is a study of the anatomy of organizations in conflictthe silver sparrow art of war: a version of sun tzu's art of war based on a manuscript of the classic text discovered at a chinese archeological site in china's shandong province in , which contains previously unknown fragmentsthe lost art of war: written more than one hundred years after sun tzu's text, by sun bin, a linear descendant of sun tzu, this classic of political and military strategy is faithful to the principles of the art of war, while developing their practical application much furthernow, this unique volume brings together the essential versions of sun tzu's text, along with illuminating commentaries and auxiliary texts written by distinguished strategistsit draws on episodes from chinese history to show in concrete terms the proper use of sun tzu's principlesit is perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read moremastering the art of war: consisting of essays by two prominent statesmen-generals of han dynasty china, zhuge liang and liu ji, this book develops the strategies of sun tzu's classic into a complete handbook of organization and leadershipthe translations, by the renowned translator thomas cleary, have all been published previously in book form, except for the silver sparrow art of war, which is available here for the first timethis comprehensive collection contains: the art of war: this edition of sun tzu's text includes the classic collection of commentaries by eleven interpreters
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The war is overoxfam shop inverness pungent tales of world war two converge with more distant memories of the thirty years war in this powerful, compelling debut novelset in the borderlands between germany and poland, this powerful first novel is reminiscent in mood, complexity and accomplishment of pat barker's world war one trilogy or sebastian faulks' birdsongmeanwhile, a colleague is much more concerned with unravelling uncannily similar events three hundred years old, events twisted by the centuries into their current, misshapen form, as the fairy-story of the pied piper of hamelinsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhat he finds there is deeply unsettling and harrowinga young british army doctor finds himself ordered to investigate a curious plague in a polish refugee camp
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham 'like a punch from a mailed fist, master of war gives a true taste of the hundred years waras he fights his way across northern france, blackstone learns the brutal lessons of war - from the terror and confusion of his first taste of combat, to the savage realities of siege warfareengland, : for thomas blackstone the choice is easy - dance on the end of a rope for a murder he did not commit, or take up his war bow and join the king's invasionvastly outnumbered, edward iii's army will finally confront the armoured might of the french nobility on the field of crécyit is a gripping chronicle of pitched battle, treachery and crueltyit is a battle that will change the history of warfare, a battle that will change the course of blackstone's life, a battle that will forge a legendsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe stench and harshness of medieval life is ever present' robert fabbri, bestselling author of the vespasian series
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Tick presents a comprehensive vision for healing the soul-level wounds of waredward tick reveals what's missing in our approach to bringing our veterans back from waroxfam bookshop tunbridge wells warrior's return, restoring the soul after war edward tick a paperback book in good conditionhere he offers proven strategies drawn from cross-cultural wisdom, mythical archetypes, and his 35 years of experience helping veterans, families, and caregivers cope with the life-changing effects of combatsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhat's the solution? with warrior's return, dryet in spite of billions spent on psychological care and reintegration programs, we face an epidemic of combat-related conditions like ptsdthere is pencil underlining on pages but other than this, this is a clean copywhile most trauma treatment programmes focus on symptom reduction or temporary relief, dreveryone agrees that our troops deserve a return to productive and creative lives after service
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Edmunds using newsreel footage this documentary follows all the major battles and incidents of the three years of civil war in spainthe conflict started when the military garrisons of seventeen spanish cities rose in rebellion to the communist government, and escalated when left wing sympathisers joined the war on the side of the communists while hitler aided the right wing government in waitingoxfam books & music bury stsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square , and the pall of war hangs over francein the name of the king is an epic swashbuckling pageturner that sweeps from the political intrigues of cardinal richelieu to the great battlefields of the thirty years warthe young chevalier de roland has scarcely set foot in the city before he crosses swords with a cruel nobleman to defend a young woman's honoursee oxfam website for delivery information read moreaccused of treason and forced to flee into hiding, andré must fight on alone, staking both his life and his honour in the battle to save francetoo late he learns he has stumbled on a conspiracy within the king's own household to seize power by secret alliance with spain
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The episodes included are: 'a new germany - '; 'distant war - '; 'france falls - may-june '; 'alone in britain - may -june '; 'barbarossa - june-december '; 'banzai - japan strikes - '; 'on our way - america enters the war - '; 'desert - the war in north africa - '; 'stalingrad - '; 'wolfpack - '; 'red star - the soviet union - '; 'whirlwind - bombing germany - september -april '; 'tough old gut - '; 'it's a lovely day tomorrow - '; 'home fires'; 'inside the reich - germany '; 'morning - june '; 'occupation - '; 'pincers - august '; 'genocide - '; 'nemesis - feb-may '; 'japan - '; 'pacific - feb -may the island to island war'; 'the bomb - feb-sept '; 'reckoning - april '; 'remember'; 'secretary to hitler'; 'who won world war ii?'; and 'warrior'; 'hitler's germany - '; 'hitler's germany - '; 'the two deaths of hitler'; 'the final solution - part 1'; and 'the final solution - part 2'oxfam shop regent street bristol a 30th anniversary version of jeremy isaacs' epic documentary series chronicling the events of the second world war, narrated by sir laurence olivier and eric porterisaacs also presents a special 'making of' featuresee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop hebden bridge sir laurence olivier and eric porter narrate jeremy isaacs' epic documentary series, chronicling the events of the second world warthe episodes included are: 'a new germany - '; 'distant war - '; 'france falls - may-june '; 'alone in britain - may -june '; 'barbarossa - june-december '; 'banzai - japan strikes - '; 'on our way - america enters the war - '; 'desert - the war in north africa - '; 'stalingrad - '; 'wolfpack - '; 'red star - the soviet union - '; 'whirlwind - bombing germany - september -april '; 'tough old gut - '; 'it's a lovely day tomorrow - '; 'home fires'; 'inside the reich - germany '; 'morning - june '; 'occupation - '; 'pincers - august '; 'genocide - '; 'nemesis - feb-may '; 'japan - '; 'pacific - feb -may the island to island war'; 'the bomb - feb-sept '; 'reckoning - april '; 'remember'; 'secretary to hitler'; 'who won world war ii?'; and 'warrior'; 'hitler's germany - '; 'hitler's germany - '; 'the two deaths of hitler'; 'the final solution - part 1'; and 'the final solution - part 2'isaacs also presents a special 'making of' featuresee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop ilkley sir laurence olivier and eric porter narrate jeremy isaacs' epic documentary series, chronicling the events of the second world warthe episodes included are: 'a new germany - '; 'distant war - '; 'france falls - may-june '; 'alone in britain - may -june '; 'barbarossa - june-december '; 'banzai - japan strikes - '; 'on our way - america enters the war - '; 'desert - the war in north africa - '; 'stalingrad - '; 'wolfpack - '; 'red star - the soviet union - '; 'whirlwind - bombing germany - september -april '; 'tough old gut - '; 'it's a lovely day tomorrow - '; 'home fires'; 'inside the reich - germany '; 'morning - june '; 'occupation - '; 'pincers - august '; 'genocide - '; 'nemesis - feb-may '; 'japan - '; 'pacific - feb -may the island to island war'; 'the bomb - feb-sept '; 'reckoning - april '; 'remember'; 'secretary to hitler'; 'who won world war ii?'; and 'warrior'; 'hitler's germany - '; 'hitler's germany - '; 'the two deaths of hitler'; 'the final solution - part 1'; and 'the final solution - part 2'isaacs also presents a special 'making of' featuresee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The art of war is a book which should be used to gain advantage of opponents in the boardroom and battlefield alikeoxfam bookshop cheltenham twenty-five hundred years ago, sun tzu wrote this classic book of military strategy based on chinese warfare and military thoughtsince that time, all levels of military have used the teaching on sun tzu to warfare and civilization have adapted these teachings for use in politics, business and everyday lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam books & music olney sir laurence olivier and eric porter narrate jeremy isaacs' epic documentary series, chronicling the events of the second world warthe episodes included are: 'a new germany - '; 'distant war - '; 'france falls - may-june '; 'alone in britain - may -june '; 'barbarossa - june-december '; 'banzai - japan strikes - '; 'on our way - america enters the war - '; 'desert - the war in north africa - '; 'stalingrad - '; 'wolfpack - '; 'red star - the soviet union - '; 'whirlwind - bombing germany - september -april '; 'tough old gut - '; 'it's a lovely day tomorrow - '; 'home fires'; 'inside the reich - germany '; 'morning - june '; 'occupation - '; 'pincers - august '; 'genocide - '; 'nemesis - feb-may '; 'japan - '; 'pacific - feb -may the island to island war'; 'the bomb - feb-sept '; 'reckoning - april '; 'remember'; 'secretary to hitler'; 'who won world war ii?'; and 'warrior'; 'hitler's germany - '; 'hitler's germany - '; 'the two deaths of hitler'; 'the final solution - part 1'; and 'the final solution - part 2'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreisaacs also presents a special 'making of' feature the slipcase is selotaped on the edges, otherwise all good
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Oxfam shop dumfries sir laurence olivier and eric porter narrate jeremy isaacs' epic documentary series, chronicling the events of the second world warthe episodes included are: 'a new germany - '; 'distant war - '; 'france falls - may-june '; 'alone in britain - may -june '; 'barbarossa - june-december '; 'banzai - japan strikes - '; 'on our way - america enters the war - '; 'desert - the war in north africa - '; 'stalingrad - '; 'wolfpack - '; 'red star - the soviet union - '; 'whirlwind - bombing germany - september -april '; 'tough old gut - '; 'it's a lovely day tomorrow - '; 'home fires'; 'inside the reich - germany '; 'morning - june '; 'occupation - '; 'pincers - august '; 'genocide - '; 'nemesis - feb-may '; 'japan - '; 'pacific - feb -may the island to island war'; 'the bomb - feb-sept '; 'reckoning - april '; 'remember'; 'secretary to hitler'; 'who won world war ii?'; and 'warrior'; 'hitler's germany - '; 'hitler's germany - '; 'the two deaths of hitler'; 'the final solution - part 1'; and 'the final solution - part 2'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreisaacs also presents a special 'making of' feature
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Oxfam books & music aberdeen sir laurence olivier and eric porter narrate jeremy isaacs' epic documentary series, chronicling the events of the second world warthe episodes included are: 'a new germany - '; 'distant war - '; 'france falls - may-june '; 'alone in britain - may -june '; 'barbarossa - june-december '; 'banzai - japan strikes - '; 'on our way - america enters the war - '; 'desert - the war in north africa - '; 'stalingrad - '; 'wolfpack - '; 'red star - the soviet union - '; 'whirlwind - bombing germany - september -april '; 'tough old gut - '; 'it's a lovely day tomorrow - '; 'home fires'; 'inside the reich - germany '; 'morning - june '; 'occupation - '; 'pincers - august '; 'genocide - '; 'nemesis - feb-may '; 'japan - '; 'pacific - feb -may the island to island war'; 'the bomb - feb-sept '; 'reckoning - april '; 'remember'; 'secretary to hitler'; 'who won world war ii?'; and 'warrior'; 'hitler's germany - '; 'hitler's germany - '; 'the two deaths of hitler'; 'the final solution - part 1'; and 'the final solution - part 2'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreisaacs also presents a special 'making of' featureall blu-rays in excellent condition
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The episodes included are: 'a new germany - '; 'distant war - '; 'france falls - may-june '; 'alone in britain - may -june '; 'barbarossa - june-december '; 'banzai - japan strikes - '; 'on our way - america enters the war - '; 'desert - the war in north africa - '; 'stalingrad - '; 'wolfpack - '; 'red star - the soviet union - '; 'whirlwind - bombing germany - september -april '; 'tough old gut - '; 'it's a lovely day tomorrow - '; 'home fires'; 'inside the reich - germany '; 'morning - june '; 'occupation - '; 'pincers - august '; 'genocide - '; 'nemesis - feb-may '; 'japan - '; 'pacific - feb -may the island to island war'; 'the bomb - feb-sept '; 'reckoning - april '; 'remember'; 'secretary to hitler'; 'who won world war ii?'; and 'warrior'; 'hitler's germany - '; 'hitler's germany - '; 'the two deaths of hitler'; 'the final solution - part 1'; and 'the final solution - part 2'isaacs also presents a special 'making of' featuresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop brighton a 30th anniversary version of jeremy isaacs' epic documentary series chronicling the events of the second world war, narrated by sir laurence olivier and eric porter
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