The faces of world war i the great war
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The faces of world war i: the great war in words & picturesworld of books ltd was founded in , recycling books sold to us through charities either directly or indirectlybook condition:likenewbook binding:n/aauthor:arthur, max
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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 intoday 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 jewelsin this book one of these divers tells the story of the disaster and the remarkable salvage work that he and his partner alec crawford undertookfor 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 addedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey were soon making plans to locate the "undivable wreck" and salve its extremely valuable non-ferrous metalthis '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 diversthe story is a combination of treasure hunting and remarkable diving operations, the excitement of pin-pointing the wreck, diving and discovering the massive wreckagein all they salvaged nearly 250 tons of valuable metal
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There are interviews with war veterans and extracts from diaries, letters and reports from the warthe complete s bbc documentary series on the great war, with all 26 episodesdisks in excellent conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresmall tear on bottom of spine of one of the inner sleevesnarrated by sir michael redgrave, this series features the best archive footage from one million feet of film and photographs collected from 37 individual sources worldwideoxfam shop kendal sleeve and box in good condition, showing some shelf wear
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So far her legal career has not set the world alightliving at home with her mother, aunt, and grandmother, evelyn is still haunted by the death of her younger brother james in the first world waroxfam bookshop cheltenham evelyn is struggling to come to terms with the loss of her brother in the great war, and to make her own way in the world - when a woman arrives with her brother's illegitimate childso when the doorbell rings late one night and a woman appears, claiming to have mothered james's child, her world is turned upside downwith the wheeler case coming to a head, and her heart in limbo, evelyn takes matters into her own handsit is clear that wheeler is innocent but he won't talkshe is also determined to make a career for herself as one of the first female lawyerssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe second, stephen wheeler, has been charged with murdering his own wifeevelyn distrusts meredith at first, but also finds that this new arrival challenges her work-obsessed lifestylethe first concerns a woman called leah marchant whose children have been taken away from her simply because she is poorin the meantime, meredith makes an earth-shattering accusation about james - and evelyn falls in love with a man engaged to be marriedbut then two cases arise that make evelyn realise perhaps she can make a difference
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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 othercan 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 moreoxfam 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 (2but their days of childhood adventure are shadowed by the approach of the conflict that will engulf them on the cusp of adulthood5 million copies sold)when 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 ace
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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 turksthe 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 unionbetween and as many as 1"" the west gradually began to take noticepart 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 historyin ""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 horror""starving armenians"" is an eloquent narrative of an all but forgotten part of that experiencefirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreas 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 century5 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
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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 axisnow, 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 timegiven 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 insiders
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Edmunds mags has never forgotten the friendship she forged with flora and ella, two fellow nurses she served with at the beginning of world war ifinding the strength the war had taken from her, she fights back, not realizing the consequences and devastating outcome awaiting herhaunted by what she experienced during that time, she fears a reunion with her friends would bring back the horror she's tried so desperately to suppressbut the sudden loss of her mother and the constant doubt she harbours surrounding her fiancé, harold, are marring her happinesssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music bury stnow, with her wedding on the horizon, this should be a joyful time for magsmags throws herself into running the family mill, but she's dealt another aching blow by a betrayal that leaves her reelingcan she pick up the pieces of her life and begin anew? condition: covers and spine very good, pages clean and tight
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The story begins when the newly married couple arrive in romania at the start of world war twothe story then follows their adventures and life throughout the war and their subsequent flights from the countries around the balkans and the eastern mediterranian to escape the nazissee oxfam website for delivery information read morelong-term collaborators kenneth brannagh and emma thompson star in this epic wartime drama (which cost the bbc an estimated 7 million pounds)moderate wear to slipcaseno damage to discsoxfam books & music wells good condition
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This second in a two-part study covers raf, wraf and rafns uniforms from the unification of the service in april ; and the whole span of flying clothing during the great warthe outbreak of world war i found the british army's royal flying corps with just over 200 fragile, unarmed reconnaissance aircraft, and a uniformed strength of just over all ranks; the royal naval air service had some 50 seaplanesby the armistice of the unified royal air force was the largest in the world, with about aeroplanes - including a strategic bomber force - and men operating from some 700 bases
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Ex-sergeant jack ford (bolam) returns home to gallowshields on tyneside after the end of world war oneit is a time of economic depression and jack finds his home town gripped by decline and unemployment but after falling in with the seaton family he becomes determined to make his mark on the worldseries 2 episodes are: 'ask for twopence, take a penny', 'tram ride to the bluebell', 'a pillowful of buttercups', 'roubles for the promised land', 'some bulbs to keep the garden bright', 'god & love & wellesley street', 'whatever made you think the war was over?', 'ladies, women, sweethearts & wives', 'after the bonfire', 'a wreath with our names on', 'the way it was in murmansk', 'in the front line you get shot at' and 'the simple pleasures of the rich'say tirra', 'fish in woolly jumpers', 'swords and pick handles', 'coal comfort', 'empire day on the slag heap', 'a first time for everything', 'paddy boyle's discharge', 'angel on horseback', 'king for a day', 'happy new year, some say', 'heads you win, tails i lose' and 'kind hearted rat with a lifebelt'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreseries 4 episodes are: 'back to dear old blighty', 'a gift from heaven', 'a medal for the argentine', 'flies and spiders', 'oh, my charming billy boy', 'friends, romans, countrymen', 'the bright young things', 'action!', 'comrade in arms' and 'roll of honour'series 3 episodes are: 'a house divided', 'a tiger, a lamb and a basket of fruit', 'my bonnie lass, goodbye', 'a ticket to care for the wounded', 'travel light, travel far', 'requiem for a loser', 'debts owed, debts paid', 'the empire builders', 'look up and see the sky', 'letters from afar', 'the father of lies', 'diamond cut diamond', 'a marriage and a massacre', 'high life and hunger' and 'please say goodbye before you go'oxfam shop hull every episode from the popular drama series starring james bolamseries 1 episodes are: 'a land fit for heroes and idiots', 'say hello
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Oxfam original liverpool this book is a comprehensive record of the air services of the warring nations during the first world warthe extensive biographies are enhanced by photographsit deals with a vast selection of air aces and outstanding airment of the major power blocks of the timesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Women heroes of world war i by kathryn jinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for detailsatwood (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working days
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Oxfam bookshop newport war stories can only be told so many times, right? when you come to recounting the history of world war ii a sixteenth time, chances are you're going to be telling the exact same talesabotage and stealth are your weapons here as you fight enemies in the soviet union, vietnam and many other warzones that were present during the time of the cold warbut what about the soldiers that are never mentioned? the operatives that, officially, don't exist - their actions never documented and their accomplishments never commended? treyarch is telling the story of the cold war in call of duty: black ops, but from a very different point of viewyou get to play as an elite soldier - the best of the best - as you tackle these questionable and top-secret missionsleaping from one soldier's personal experience to another, crossing time periods and countries along the way, allows for a branching storyline that intertwines with all of these soldier's livessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreand just like many call of duty games before it, black ops will feature an extensive multiplayer mode, offering intense warfare with friends and strangers alike over the internetdisc, box and manual all in good conditionas a member of an elite force, inspired by the real-life studies and observations group, your word on the battlefield is finalwhether it's in the snowy peaks of russia or in the burning landscape of hue city, your actions help drive fellow units to victory
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle war stories can only be told so many times, right? when you come to recounting the history of world war ii a sixteenth time, chances are you're going to be telling the exact same talesabotage and stealth are your weapons here as you fight enemies in the soviet union, vietnam and many other warzones that were present during the time of the cold warbut what about the soldiers that are never mentioned? the operatives that, officially, don't exist - their actions never documented and their accomplishments never commended? treyarch is telling the story of the cold war in call of duty: black ops, but from a very different point of viewyou get to play as an elite soldier - the best of the best - as you tackle these questionable and top-secret missionsdisc: ex case: ex see oxfam website for delivery information read moreleaping from one soldier's personal experience to another, crossing time periods and countries along the way, allows for a branching storyline that intertwines with all of these soldier's livesand just like many call of duty games before it, black ops will feature an extensive multiplayer mode, offering intense warfare with friends and strangers alike over the internetas a member of an elite force, inspired by the real-life studies and observations group, your word on the battlefield is finalwhether it's in the snowy peaks of russia or in the burning landscape of hue city, your actions help drive fellow units to victory
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Vii in the last months of the warv was a fighter aircraft used by the luftstreitkr�fte (imperial german air service) during world war iva version was widely used by the luftstreitkr�fte, and piloted by german aces as udet and jacobs, until it was replaced by the fokker d
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The moment she walked into his mother's grocery store in baltimore, he was smitten, and in the heat of world war ii fervour, they marry in hasteover a million anne tyler books sold'she's changed my perception on life' anna chancellor 'one of my favourite authors ' liane moriarty'she spins gold' elizabeth buchan 'anne tyler has no peer' anita shreve'my favourite writer, and the best line-and-length novelist in the world' nick hornby 'a masterly author' sebastian faulks 'tyler is not merely good, she is wickedly good' john updike'i love anne tyler' anita brookner 'her fiction has strength of vision, originality, freshness, unconquerable humour' eudora welty see oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom the sound of the cash register in the old grocery to the counter-culture jargon of the sixties, from the miniskirts to the multilayers of later years, we watch their lives unspool and see the consequences of their very mismatched marriageoxfam bookshop cheltenham michael and pauline seemed like the perfect couple - young, good-looking, made for each other
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'for marie-laure, blind since the age of six, the world is full of mazesoxfam 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 miniature of a paris neighbourhood, made by her father to teach her the way homeand 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 microscopic layers within the invaluable diamond that her father guards in the museum of natural historyin this magnificent, deeply moving novel, the stories ofmarie-laure and werner illuminate the ways, against all odds, people try to be good to one anotherthe walled city by the sea, where father and daughter take refuge when the nazis invade paris
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham though no king or great general, thanks to his diary samuel pepys is one of the most interesting characters in historyhis life encompassed happenings of huge historical and human impact - the execution of charles i and the great fire of london to name but twovoices from the world of samuel pepys captures the spirit of restoration london, as it grew to become a major centre of international commerce and culturesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit provides accounts of all aspects of contemporary life, from the arts and entertainment, to politics and religionthe book takes pepys' diary, which he kept almost daily from , as its central resource, but also includes 'voices' from all levels of society, taken from a wide variety of contemporaneous sources
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With the turks distracted by world war i, the arabs erupted in revoltlawrence of arabia: the arab revoltlawrence of arabia mint/newone of these was tthe map covers the hejaz and palestine, where the campaign was fought
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Ex-sergeant jack ford (bolam) returns home to gallowshields on tyneside after the end of world war oneit is a time of economic depression and jack finds his home town gripped by decline and unemployment but after falling in with the seaton family he becomes determined to make his mark on the worldoxfam bookshop swanage every episode from the popular drama series starring james bolam see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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A harrowing look at one of the bloodiest battles of world war i on april 25th, , an allied army made up of soldiers from britain, australia, new zealand, india and france landed to capture gallipoli
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Call of duty: wwii also introduces nazi zombies, an all-new co-op experience with its own storyline set against the backdrop of world war iiwar mode is a new narrative-driven multiplayer mode that has allied and axis forces clash in team-driven assault and defend missionsthere are certainly new additions too, however
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The moment she walked into his mother's grocery store in baltimore, he was smitten, and in the heat of world war ii fervour, they marry in hastefrom the sound of the cash register in the old grocery to the counter-culture jargon of the sixties, from the miniskirts to the multilayers of later years, we watch their lives unspool and see the consequences of their very mismatched marriageoxfam bookshop hertford michael and pauline seemed like the perfect couple - young, good-looking, made for each other**anne tyler has sold over 1 million books worldwide** 'one of my favourite authors ' liane moriarty 'she spins gold' elizabeth buchan 'anne tyler has no peer' anita shreve 'a masterly author' sebastian faulks see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Call of duty: vanguard invites players to experience the battles of world war ii and the birth of the special forces across four global frontschristmas is around the corner and we have a lot of surprises coming!
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Amidst the chaos of world war ii, two japanese sailors hear of zephyrus, an utterly captivating woman in the south pacificmany years have since passed, and now zephyrus has resurfaced in japan, wielding her mysterious power over all men to exact revenge for their crimes against women since the beginning of time! gohonmatsu seki is the only man with the ability to resist her allure, but even he seems ill-equipped to save his gender! see oxfam website for delivery information read morevery good conditionoxfam bookshop leeds 520pp
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Previously out of print, this book is a captivating and memorable story; readers will instinctively find themselves rooting for these children caught in the whirlwind of world war iioxfam bookshop swanage when joseph joffo was ten years old, his father gave him and his brother fifty francs and instructions to flee nazi-occupied paris and, somehow, get to the south where france was freein excellent condition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Call of duty: vanguard invites players to experience the battles of world war ii and the birth of the special forces across four global fronts
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Complete set of 30 volumes very readable and full of photos and maps
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