The eve of the first world war
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the origins of the first world war annika mombauer very good condition paperbackthe seminal event of the 20th century, the origins of the first world war have always been difficult to establish and have aroused deep controversy the book focuses on the controversy itself, rather than the specific events leading up to the warwere they really justified? see oxfam website for delivery information read moresimilarly, the argument has been fuelled by concerns over the sacrifices that were made and the casualities that were sufferedemotive and emotional from the very beginning of the conflict, the debate and the passions aroused in response to such issues as the 'war-guilt paragraph' of the treaty of versailles, are set in the context of the times in which they were proposedtext is unmarkedannika mombauer tracks the impassioned debates as they developed at critical points through the twentieth century there a sticky label on the backcover over the barcode that has been mostly removed
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Oxfam books & music marlborough in , in the middle of the first world war, two men secretly agreed to divide the middle east between themagainst 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 ruleusing 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 insee oxfam website for delivery information read morethrough a stellar cast of politicians, diplomats, spies and soldiers, including tthe 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 yearsin , 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 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 frontiersir mark sykes was a visionary politician; françois georges-picot a diplomat with a grudgeterritory north of that stark line would go to france; land south of it, to britainlawrence, 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 east
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Title: : the history of the first world warbinding: paperbackpublication dateauthor(s): stevenson, david
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A thorough comprehensive work on the battles of the first world war illustrated with maps read morewinston s churchill - the world crisis - odhams pres ltd - hardbacks - dated from preface - 21 cm x 15 cm vol pages vol pages continuous from volume 1 both books are in very good clean bright condition firm bindings clean bright contents no inscriptions one page has a sentence underlined otherwise finecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare 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 store
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham one hundred years since the outbreak of the first world war, the polish poet wioletta greg undertakes a literary journey through her own family history, exploring in both poetry and prose a century of life, death, love and tragedywith passion, tenderness and humour, she traces a path from the lives of her grandparents in early twentieth century poland, through two world wars, life under communism and the subsequent liberation, to her own experiences as a migrant living in britain on the isle of wightsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Vcs of the first world war: the western front by peter f batchelortitle: the western front series: vcs of the first world war format: hardback type: book publisher: sutton uk release date: language: english
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Stories of the first world war by dan snow (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 9 to 11 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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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 porterthe 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 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'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreisaacs also presents a special 'making of' feature
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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'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreisaacs also presents a special 'making of' feature
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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 more the slipcase is selotaped on the edges, otherwise all goodisaacs also presents a special 'making of' feature
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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 moreall blu-rays in excellent conditionisaacs also presents a special 'making of' feature
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Oxfam 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 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'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreisaacs also presents a special 'making of' feature
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A highly decorated american pilot who flew for the french in the first world war, halifax was shot down in , horribly wounded and banished to africa after trying to desertwhile flying for the french during the war between the foreign legion and arab tribesman, he learns of the orteig prize, offered to the first man to fly between paris and new yorkoxfam bookshop newport in a sleepy outpost in the moroccan desert, charlie halifax is living a quietly desperate lifesmall creases to front wraparoundtext block is clean and tightsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreglossy pictorial dustjacketgilt text to spinesuperficial scuffs and marksbeige paper-covered boards, with brown cloth covered spinewoven head and tail bands
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham no poetry has touched readers' hearts more deeply than the soldier poets of the first world warpublished to commemorate the centenary of , this stunning set of books, with specially commissioned covers by leading print makers, is an essential gathering of our most beloved war poets introduced by leading poets and biographers of our present daysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham a huge novel that follows five families through the world-shaking dramas of the first world war, the russian revolution, and the struggle for votes for womenthe coronation day of king george vin a plot of unfolding drama and intriguing complexity, fall of giants moves seamlessly from washington to st petersburg, from the dirt and danger of a coal mine to the glittering chandeliers of a palace, from the corridors of power to the bedrooms of the mightysee oxfam website for delivery information read moretheir destiny is entangled with that of an ambitious young aide to upresident woodrow wilson and to two orphaned russian brothers, whose plans to emigrate to america fall foul of war, conscription and revolutionlady maud fitzherbert falls in love with walter von ulrich, a spy at the german embassy in londonthe williams, a welsh coal-mining family, is linked by romance and enmity to the fitzherberts, aristocratic coal-mine owners
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His first reply comes from a beautiful young woman, who sends him to investigate what at first looks like blackmail but turns out to be far more complicated and dangerouswhen the formidable captain hugh 'bulldog' drummond places this newspaper advert, hungry for adventure after the end of the first world war, he embarks on a career as the invincible guardian of his countrythe rescue of a kidnapped millionaire, later found with his thumbs horribly mangled, leads drummond to uncover a political conspiracy of awesome scope and villainy, masterminded by the ruthless carl petersonsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham hugh 'bulldog' drummond is an english gentleman, looking for adventureoriginally published in , bulldog drummond set the standard: as ian fleming himself confessed, james bond was mickey spillane's mike hammer from the waist down, but bulldog drummond from the waist up
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It was first published in by andrew melroseoxfam bookshop sevenoaks this is a detailed account of the first world war service of the west kent (queen's own) yeomanry and the 10th (yeomanry) battalion, known as the buffs, by charles ponsonby, lately lieutenant-colonel in the battalionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe pages are extensively yellowed from the edges but are complete and soundthere is a previous owner name on the flyleaf and the front end paper has been neatly removedit includes 18 black and white plates reproducing photographs, drawings and cartoons, and four fold-out maps the volume is in good used condition, commensurate with agethe blue buckram binding is somewhat worn and faded on the spine
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This beautiful 1/2 oz silver coin is dedicated to the centenary of the first world war and depicts the red poppy, often used to commemorate fallen soldierscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe coin has an incredible poppy shape, has beautiful colours, is proof quality and comes in a themed box along with its certificate of authenticityare 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 storelimited mintage: pieces worldwide
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A small cup and beaker set commemorating celebrating the end of the first world wargreat condition
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the upheavals of the second world war reverberated in the peace that followed, and many found a return to the old life more difficult than they had anticipatedhis wife, ellen, begins to know better, realising how close to the brink their marriage had comecrafted with potent understatement and acute insight into the twists and turns of the heart, this is a formidable successor to melvyn bragg's widely praised and award-winning novel, the soldier's return see oxfam website for delivery information read morelike sam richardson, who was determined to break free of the constraints of his background and leave cumbria for the promised land of australiabetween them their young son joe strives to fulfil the conflicting expectations of childhood and adolescence and confronts his own demonsyet now, a few months on, he has settled for a job in wigton's paper factory, and believes he has put both his aspirations and his memories of fighting in burma behind him
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From aviso grille, hitlers war yacht when in hartlepool coal dock in when brought back to uk at the end of the second world war
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war books printed by odhams press london 6 books bound in wine leather printed probley in every page has black and white photos and priint telling the story of the second world war in mint condition and been in the family since new
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham longlisted for the booker prize after the upheavals of the second world war, the richardson family - sam, ellen and their young son joe - settle back to working-class life in the cumbrian town of wigtonyet for them, as for so many, life will never be the same againsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas the old order begins to be challenged and new vistas open, sam and ellen forge their future together with differing needs and desires - and conflicting expectations of joe, who grows up with his own demons to confront
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Oxfam shop worcester a true story of love and reconciliation in the aftermath of the second world warshe travels to england to marry jim, a british intelligence corps soldier in the allied armies that defeated the nazi regime in and occupied the devastated nationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreminny leaves germany on a bitterly cold morning in decemberhow will a german woman cope in austere post-war britain, where she is still regarded as the enemy? illustrated with almost 100 images and original documents, the bride's trunk describes the adventures of an unremarkable piece of luggage and three generations of its owners, whose journeys across europe are determined by the turbulent events of twentieth century historyminny has survived british and american bombs and witnessed the destruction of aachen, her ancient and beautiful city
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Oxfam shop colne road what is the difference between friendship and love? gustav grows up in a small town in switzerland, where the horrors of the second world war seem a distant echogustav's life is a lonely one until he meets anton'a perfect novel about life's imperfectiontremain is writing at the height of her inimitable powers' kate kellaway, observer'heartbreaking, unsentimental and beautifully written, and it reinforces my opinion that there are few writers out there with the dexterity or emotional intelligence to rival that of the great rose tremainbut gustav's father has mysteriously died, and his adored mother emilie is strangely cold and indifferent to him' john boyne, the irish times see oxfam website for delivery information read morean intense lifelong friendship develops but anton fails to understand how deeply and irrevocably his life and gustav's are entwined until it is almost too late
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Rare special card issued from the avallon philatelic exhibition in may , right before the start of the second world warcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableit was cancelled on 14 mayplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare 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 storeconsidering how rare it is, you won't find it in every collection! read morethis rare card was only printed to 600 copies, this one bearing the no
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Oxfam shop penzance book produced by the crafts council of australia on the occasion of the first world crafts exhibition, toronto, canada in paper cover is made with hand made paper - in good condition apart from a small piece torn from the bottom back cornerprevious owner's personal library label stuck on title page with their name and the datetext and many photographs - colour and black and whiteloose sheet with letter from the president of the crafts council of australia (printed) see oxfam website for delivery information read moreinternally clean and in very good condition
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Our soldier recounts the first two months of the first world war, from the moment france officially declares war and mobilisation is announced, until early septemberoxfam bookshop folkestone one winter morning, barroux was walking down a street in paris when he made an incredible discovery: the real diary of a soldier from the first world warthis is one man's personal account of war, silhouetted against the historical events of that formed and transformed the world we live in todayin this striking black and white graphic novel adaptation of a 100-year-old diary, the events of the first two months of wwi are vividly brought to lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis diary tells of the hope and the carnage; the long journeys and endless nights; the friendships, the horror and the hunger; the family he misses, the news he is anxious to receive; the sound of gunfire and the pain of swollen feet; the fear and the courage in the trenches; the sickness and the injuries; and a very narrow escape from deathbarroux rescued the diary from a rubbish heap and illustrated the soldier's wordswe just have his words, and in his own words and barroux's extraordinary pictures, this is his storywe don't know who the soldier is or what became of him
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