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37 days: the countdown to world war 1 (bbc) [blu-ray]
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Oxfam bookshop st albans published on behalf of maldon district council in to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of world war iisee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The art of world of warcraft the burning crusade hardcover book
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A full collection of images of war magazines a full and comprensive history of world war two in four volumes and a partial set of hitlers third reich a cracking present for anybody interested in the history of the second world war read more
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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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Both sets of purnells history of world war one and world war twocomplete and bound and in excellent conditionbuyer collects please
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Marlborough also bequeathed the world another great british military strategist and diplomat - his descendant, winston s" from the preface to volume onejohn churchill, the duke of marlborough (), was one of the greatest military commanders and statesmen in the history of englandone million words long and ten years in the making, churchill's marlborough stands as both a literary and historical masterpiece, giving us unique insights into the churchill of world war ii, for just as churchill's literary skill helps us understand the complexities of marlborough's life, so too did his writing of marlborough help churchill master the arts of military strategy and diplomacyalthough he helped james ii crush the rebellion of the duke of monmouth, marlborough later supported william of orange against james ii in the glorious revolution of and brilliantly managed england's diplomatic triumphs during the war of the spanish successionthis two-volume edition includes the entire text and almost all the original mapssee oxfam website for delivery information read morechurchill, who wrote this book to redeem marlborough's reputation from macaulay's smearsoxfam bookshop knutsford "it is my hope to recall this great shade from the past, and not only invest him with his panoply, but make him living and intimate to modern eyesvictorious in the battles of blenheim (), ramillies (), and countless other campaigns, marlborough, whose political intrigues were almost as legendary as his military skill, never fought a battle he didn't win
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history of the second world war from orbis publishingvolumes 1-10 describe wwii, volume 11 uniforms etc, volume 12 post war conflicts and general indexcomplete 170 issue part work seriescurrently single issues can retail £499 upwards on internet12 volumes housed in bespoke red coversplease note that the front cover for each individual issue removed to ensure continuous narrative within folderrunning to pages
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Complete six volume set of winston churchills history of the second world warpublished by cassellsbuyer collects pleasein good condition
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Oxfam shop poole at the end of world war ii, the cabinet office commissioned an eminent academic, professor william mackenzie, to undertake a comprehensive secret history of special operations executivenever before have soe's operations across the world been described in such detail and with total authoritymackenzie's document explores numerous controversies and reveals dozens of previously undisclosed episodes from britain's secret war against the axisgiven access to both personnel and the surviving wartime files, mackenzie's report was a reference document to be used by intelligence agencies in a future conflict, its audience the very elite of whitehall insidersnow, this highly classified account has been made availablethe book is in very good condition with no marks or foxing see oxfam website for delivery information read morewho were the agents parachuted in germany? what became of schemes designed to protect gibraltar from a spanish invasion? why did so many circuits suffer enemy penetration? when did soe decide to collaborate with the nkvd and infiltrate soviet spies into eastern europe? these and other wartime mysteries are packed into one of the most controversial documents of our time
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In the brief golden years before the outbreak of world war i, rosie mccosh and her three very different sisters are growing up in an eccentric household in kent, with their neighbours the pitt boys on one side and the pendennis boys on the otheroxfam bookshop cheltenham a return to the epic romance, heroism, history and warm and eccentric cast of characters that made captain corelli's mandolin such an extraordinary hit (2when the boys end up scattered along the western front, rosie is left confused by her love for two young men - one an infantry soldier and one a flying acebut their days of childhood adventure are shadowed by the approach of the conflict that will engulf them on the cusp of adulthoodcan she, and her sisters, build new lives out of the opportunities and devastations that follow the great war? see oxfam website for delivery information read more5 million copies sold)
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Oxfam bookshop hexham blazing angels is an arcade-style flight sim set in world war ii, and enables players to jump right into air combat action, and work their way up from being a rookie through to an ace squadron leaderfrom the battle for england, the attack on pearl harbor, to the bombing of berlin, your pilot skills will create wwii historywhether it's the invasion of the philippines, the fierce fighting for the deserts of north africa, or the battle of britain, the player and his squadron are tasked with turning the tide of warthe pilot's heroism and leadership skills also grow during the course of the campaign as players fly with their squadron and try to evolve together into an ace fighting forcefrom the wing rivets to the nose art and the detailed cockpits, these planes are just like the real thingthe game enables players to experience the most gripping and famous battles of wwii through the eyes of a squadron commander and ace fighter pilotplus, as the pilot's skills improve, so will the skills of his squadronthe game features innovative squadron-based gameplay, with ai-controlled wingmen obeying the player's commandssee oxfam website for delivery information read morepilots can choose from a range of 40 authentic wwii aircraft including the famous p-51 mustang, the p-38 lightning, the b-17 flying fortress, the luftwaffe's messerschmitt, the supermarine spitfire and the japanese zerothe game's authentic wwii atmosphere allows players to get in close to germany's industrial terrain for a bombing raid, strafe the islands of the pacific, or emerge from the cloud cover over london and engage the enemythe learning curve of the game is also very easy - this is a pick up and play arcade-style flight sim, not one which needs a phone book-sized manual and a month to learnplayers guide their squadrons through 20 heart-stopping missions, beginning as untrained recruits and evolving through battle experience into ace combat pilotsplayers can also experience blazing angels on xbox live with up to 19 other players online, engaging in either head-to-head dogfights or in cooperative team playthe player's objective is to conquer the skies of western europe, north africa, and the pacific and bring his squadron back alive
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By the author of world war i in cartoons and world war ii in cartoonsmore than 300 drawings from both sides of each conflict, in colour and black and white, have been skilfully blended to produce a unique visual history of the wars of the british empiresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreeach chapter is prefaced with a concise historical introduction that provides a context for the cartoons and caricatures of that periodoxfam furniture shop southampton wars of empire is divided into chapters covering the main conflicts of the second half of the 19th century and the opening years of the reign of edward vii
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This is the story of these devastating three decades of war, through the eyes of the men who were shaped by the battles of world war i and came to command a world on the brink of disaster decades lateroxfam books & music romsey 3 disc box set featuring roosevelt, churchill, stalin and hilter disc 1 - the rising tide, the storm explodes, disc 2 - trial by fire, the price of glory, disc 3 never surrender, peace at last with just over 20 years separating the two most cataclysmic conflicts of the twentieth century wwi and wwii many historians argue that they were not separate wars, but one bloody continuum that first gripped the people of europe but eventually spread across the entire globedouglas macarthurbefore they were giants, they were infantrymen and privates in the 'war to end all wars'and so it happens that the most iconic figures of wwii, the household names that we associate with either battlefield glory or murderous fascism, were themselves caught up in both conflictscharles de gaullebenito mussolininumber of discs: 5 region 0 language: english 300 minutes running time see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop kingston upon thames this pioneering book studies the rise, heyday and demise of regionalism from the belle aepoque until the eve of the second world warthis book offers new perspectives to specialists of regionalism and nationalism, but will also be of interest to students of the cultural history of france, germany and spain and to specialists from the fields of politics, ethnology, art history, cultural studies and architectural historyartists, architects and international exhibitions played a highly influential role in this processlater on regionalism was used at international exhibitions by widely differing regimes, such as the primo de rivera dictatorship in spain, the popular front government in france, and the hitler-regime in germanystorm further illuminates how during the first decades of the twentieth century the culture of regionalism slowly lost the battle against its main rival: the avant-gardeby using a novel comparative perspective it gives a fresh view of the relationship between cultural regionalism, political regionalism and nationalismduring the s painters began to apply the regionalist ideology by producing images of a presumably harmonious and authentic rural societyshortly afterwards they were followed by architects, who constructed villas and garden cities inspired by vernacular cottagesregional identities, like national identities, were created and sometimes even invented; and this was equally the case in france, germany and spainsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey all appropriated, and in some cases perverted, the regionalist message showing that strong regional identities would ultimately reinforce national unity
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Faces of war thrusts gamers into the decisive battles of world war ii in europe the game faces of war is devoted to the final period of world war ii in europe: the summer of - the spring offaces of war takes combat gaming to a new level by integrating a psychological elementget immersed in the heat of world war ii command american, english, soviet and german troops during world-renowned battles that include d-day, new winter missions and the storming of berlinthrough the eyes of allied, german and russian squad leaders, experience the most immersive world war ii time strategy game where each battle is played out and won differently based on your tactical choicesthe german war machine was making every possible effort to defend the territory of third reich from the soviet and allied troopshowever, during 11 months the german resistance was crushed at all the front lines and the war ended where it had begun - in berlin* camera angles and zooming effects for a complete immersion* 8 or more multiplayer modes, including free-for-all and team-based matches* amazing level of details your role and decisions are of major importance * as squad leader and with complete freedom, combine real-time strategy with advanced tacticsoxfam shop kendal case in very good conditiongem engine: the ultimate 3d rts engine with a shocking level of performance * complex team ai for new tactical opportunities: ai controlled soldiers don't simply execute any order given by a player, they think how to do it in the most efficient and safe wayduring this period mighty battles were held in france, poland, belgium, the netherlands, hungary and germanythanks to complex artificial intelligence, soldiers don't simply execute any order given by a player, they think about how to do it in the most efficient and safe way* improvised player tactics, advanced ai reactions and real time physics guarantee players that missions will never be fought the same way disc in excellent condition* realistic physics: anything can be destroyed or manipulated and used to player's advantage* co-op play with up to 4 playersplayers command american, english, soviet and german troops while fighting famous conflicts such as the normandy invasion, the battle of the bulge or the battle of berlin in shocking detailstrong multiplayer * up to 16 players via lan / internetsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop st albans this book provides an illustrated history of man's progress in flight and includes sections on the wright brothers, planes of world war i and world war ii, jets and helicopters see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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' birdsongwhat he finds there is deeply unsettling and harrowingmeanwhile, 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 hamelina young british army doctor finds himself ordered to investigate a curious plague in a polish refugee campsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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£50 for a piece of historyselling this piece of world war 1 era trench art shell casingit makes a very pertinent and sincere displaysome amount of carving on the shellfor sale due to downsizingbeen here for years full of fresh poppies and it looked great
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford the persecution and suffering of the armenian people, a religious and cultural minority in the ottoman empire, reached a peak in the era of world war i at the hands of the turkspart of a generation who were admonished as children to ""remember the starving armenians,"" peterson went to armenia in as a peace corps volunteer and became fascinated by the country's troubled historythe book also addresses the armenian aspirations for an independent republic under american auspices; these hopes went unfulfilled in the peacemaking after the war and ended altogether when armenia was absorbed into the soviet unionas the new york times carried stories about the ""slow massacre of a race,"" public outrage over this tragedy led to an unprecedented philanthropic crusade spearheaded by near east relief, an organization rooted in protestant missionary endeavors in the near east and dedicated to saving the survivors of the first genocide of the twentieth centuryfirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read more"" the west gradually began to take noticein ""starving armenians,"" merrill peterson explores the american response to these atrocities, beginning with the initial reports to president wilson from his ambassador to the ottoman empire, henry morgenthau, who described turkey as ""a place of horrorbetween and as many as 15 million armenian men, women, and children died in ottoman turkey, victims of execution, starvation, and death marches to the syrian desertthe extensive research he embarked upon afterwards revealed not only the scope of the people's hardship and amazing resilience; it located in the american effort to help the armenians a unique perspective on our own nation's experience of the twentieth century""starving armenians"" is an eloquent narrative of an all but forgotten part of that experience
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10 volumes of magazines in hard back binders of history of world war 2 in total approximately 120 magazines
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An interesting read for those interested in aviation history it begins by looking at the first attempts made by balloon and airship at the start of the 20th century, and then the first attempts by plane in the aftermath of world war one, including that by harry hawker at the end of the book is an appendix that lists successful and unsuccessful atlantic crossings from to , and black and white photos are dotted throughout the book  this book was presented as a prize in at ryhope secondary school, as shown by the sticker on the second page and the gilded crest on the front coverr hinchliffe in , the crossing by amelia earhart in and the italian seaplane crossings in and further on it looks at the crossings of the south atlantic, the first crossings via greenland, the first solo crossing by charles lindbergh in , the disappearance of a flight by captain woxfam bookshop lincoln this book looks at the development of transatlantic flight and the numerous attempts made since the invention of flight the illustrations are all clear it then looks at the first non-stop crossing by john alcock and arthur brown in and the first airship crossings internally there are a number of partially loose pages (plate between ) but none that are completely loosesee oxfam website for delivery information read more the pages are generally clean and the binding, while not strong, is secure the book is in a fair condition, there is notable wear on the exterior cover especially at the edges and spine, where the gilded lettering has also faded
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'for marie-laure, blind since the age of six, the world is full of mazesthe microscopic layers within the invaluable diamond that her father guards in the museum of natural historyoxfam bookshop cheltenham winner of the pulitzer prize for fictionnational book award finalistnew york times bestsellerwinner of the carnegie medal for fictiona beautiful, stunningly ambitious novel about a blind french girl and a german boy whose paths collide in occupied france as both try to survive the devastation of world war ii'open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close foreverthe walled city by the sea, where father and daughter take refuge when the nazis invade parisand a future which draws her ever closer to werner, a german orphan, destined to labour in the mines until a broken radio fills his life with possibility and brings him to the notice of the hitler youthsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe miniature of a paris neighbourhood, made by her father to teach her the way homein this magnificent, deeply moving novel, the stories ofmarie-laure and werner illuminate the ways, against all odds, people try to be good to one another
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Oxfam books & music perth in , just after the outbreak of world war i, the greatest liner of its day, the white star liner oceanic, struck a remote reef off shetland and sankafter the war salvage attempts were abortive and written off as impossible until simon martin and alec crawford took a lucky trip to foula inthis 'queen of the seas' was even more magnificently luxurious than the titanic and unlike her, a remarkable salvage operation was achieved some sixty years later by two young and relatively inexperienced diverstoday he stands at the peak of his profession having successfully carried out a salvage operation which no-one else in the world could even have attempted - working with his own patented systems he located the wreck persia in almost 2 miles depth of water and lifted millions of gold, silver, diamonds and jewelsfor simon martin the dive was the greatest achievement of his life, but for alec crawford it was a stepping stone to greatnessthe story was first told in and is reproduced now just as it was originally written, although an introduction and postscript have been addedthe story is a combination of treasure hunting and remarkable diving operations, the excitement of pin-pointing the wreck, diving and discovering the massive wreckagethey were soon making plans to locate the "undivable wreck" and salve its extremely valuable non-ferrous metalsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein all they salvaged nearly 250 tons of valuable metalin this book one of these divers tells the story of the disaster and the remarkable salvage work that he and his partner alec crawford undertook
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Series of leather bound books on world war one and world war twopublished by purnell
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This person was in the intelligence section of the civil defence throughout the war and in the subsequent years until the civil defence was disbandedthe reverse bears the royal crown resting on an oak tree, flanked by two lions above the words 'the defence medal', with the date top left and top righti understand the defence medal was awarded to non-military personnelthe return address on the back of the box the medal shows the uncrowned head of king george via boxed original defence medal ( to ) with ribbon and certificate awarded to mr a c d penny of hastingsthe ribbon is orange coloured in the centre flanked by stripes of green to symbolise enemy attacks on britain's green and pleasant land, with narrow black stripes to represent the black-outpresented in original franked box and with ribbon and a note from the home secretary, central index, home office, whitehall, swi
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The story of raf bomber command during world war iia ss panzers march across france in world war ii(1) the battle for the falklands, the war between the united kingdom & argentina00 i will accept paypal read morethese are a bargain and will make a great christmas present, for extra security for a fee of £1(3) bomber commandthe pictures are of my own opened set, the ones for sale are still wrapped & sealed, they are from the pan military classics series & written by max hastingsthe pack is still sealed and shows the price, these were £, but they can be yours for £ including signed for postage
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Oxfam shop new street documentary about the bombers distributed in world war two by the allied and axis forcesthe footage looks at a number of aircraft including the lancaster, wellington, blenheim, liberator, flying fortress, heinkel he 111, stuka, mitchell, superfortress and the heinkel he 177 greifsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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It was assembled from pre-existing parts, drawing together some of the best minds the non-soviet world had to offernasa's history is a familiar story, one that typically peaks with neil armstrong taking his small step on the moon inas the war came to its chaotic conclusion, von braun escaped from the ruins of nazi germany, and was taken to america where he began developing missiles for the us armybut america's space agency wasn't created in a vacuumin the s, rockets were all the rage in germany, the focus both of scientists hoping to fly into space and of the german armed forces, looking to circumvent the restrictions of the treaty of versaillesoxfam bookshop swanage the incredible story of spaceflight before the establishment of nasabreaking the chains of gravity tells the story of america's nascent space program, its scientific advances, its personalities and the rivalries it caused between the various arms of the us militaryone of the key figures in this period was wernher von braun, an engineer who designed the rockets that became the devastating v-2meanwhile, the us air force was looking ahead to a time when men would fly in space, and test pilots like neil armstrong were flying cutting-edge, rocket-powered aircraft in the thin upper atmospheresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreat this point getting a man in space became a national imperative, leading to the creation of the national aeronautics and space administration, otherwise known as nasa
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A collection of 36 laminated cards depicting many aspects of life during the second world wargreat for use in reminiscence groups
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