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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 wartext is unmarkedemotive 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 proposedsimilarly, the argument has been fuelled by concerns over the sacrifices that were made and the casualities that were suffered there a sticky label on the backcover over the barcode that has been mostly removedwere they really justified? see oxfam website for delivery information read moreannika mombauer tracks the impassioned debates as they developed at critical points through the twentieth century
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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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The first world war by brian williams (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 10 to 12 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Tommy: the first world war experiences of a soldier in the durham light infantryauthor:crawford, thomas abook binding:paperbackworld of books ltd was founded in , recycling books sold to us through charities either directly or indirectly
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Title: : the history of the first world warpublication dateauthor(s): stevenson, davidbinding: paperback
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00 ono the first world war £2this coin can be swapped or is £4posted by alan in other goods, other in holloway
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The first world war centenary royal navy 2 pound coin read more
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Here i have a collectable the first world war £200 coin read more
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first world war aviation uk £2 brilliant uncirculated coin i have 2 of them for salethe only coin commemortating aviation of the first world war struck to a brilliant uncirculated standard fully endorsed by the imperial war museum read more
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Purnell's 'history of the world wars' special - the first war planes64 pages of history, description, photos and analysis explores the fascinating development of early air power during the first world warpublished by bpc invery good condition - some edge wear but no tears/ripsno notes, underlinings etcsuperb colour images by john batchelor
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A collage of patriotic images from the first world war
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Illustrated history of the first world war on land sea and in the air some extraordinary photographs of events - nice set of books read moremumby - the great world war - a history: 6 volume set - the gresham publishing company - hardback - cm x 20 cmvolume pages - volume pages - volume pages - (undated) volume pages - (undated) volume pages - volume pages - (undated) these books are all in very good condition - all have firm bindings and clean bright contents - no inscriptions - numerous coloured fold-out maps depicting the various areas of conflict during the warare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikigeneral editor - frank aplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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These are 5 booklets done by the guardian and the observer marking the 90th aniversary of the end of hostilities of the first world war00 uk, overseas please contact sellerbox18 read morethis is available for collection or p&p £4days 4 & 5 are missing but the rest are in excellent condition
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The first world war, a short introduction, excellent condition, buyer collection, £2 read more
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first world war and yorkshire see cover and introductionpackaging and receipted royal mail postage just £1too many photos and true stories of how yorkshire folks lives were affected at home and away to be included in this post but it's a lovely little booklet and in excellent condition20 or collect from old hall, warrington (near gulliver's world) safe distancing area provided read more
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The title is origins of the first world warthe item format is a book paperbackthe sleeve condition is newbelow is a more detailed summary of this specific item for sale condition newfor example: idz
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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 rulethe 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 frontierusing 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 interritory north of that stark line would go to france; land south of it, to britainthe 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 palestinesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethrough a stellar cast of politicians, diplomats, spies and soldiers, including tsir mark sykes was a visionary politician; françois georges-picot a diplomat with a grudgelawrence, 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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Bottom right: the battle of marathon, the decisive battle that ended the first persian war and the persians' first attempt to add the greek cities to their empiretop right: the battle of thymbra, the decisive battle between king croesus of lydin and cyrus ii the great of the persian empireon the bottom left of the battle of the bagradas river or the macar between troops of carthage and african rebelsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitop left: the battle of the metaurus between rome and carthagelithograph by bsmall tear in the right marginplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Glyn harperr - images of warthe maori pioneer battalion in the first world war - reed publishing - auckland - ppnew zealand, australia and emire in the first world war - orantia books - auckland - ppnew zealanders and military discipline in de first world war - hodder & stoughton - auckland - ppa photographic record of new zealanders at war - harper collins publishers - auckland - ppthe new zealand division on the western frontchristopher pugsley - te hokowhitu a tua history and guide to its battlefields - willsonscot publishing - cristchurch - ppour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisigned by christopher pugsleychristopher pugsley - on the fringe of hell5 cm - softcover - lovely29 x 31 cm - softcover - a few notes - goodchristopher pugsley - the anzac experienceplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website24 x 17 cm - softcover - inscription on the flyleaf - goodgray - from the uttermost ends of the earth5 cm - softcover - inscription on the flyleaf - great26 x 19 cm - hardcover with dust jacket - wonderfulcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Her books are based on the accounts of eyewitnesses and survivors, told in their own words, and cast a unique light on the first world war'on the face of it,' writes lyn macdonald, 'no one could have been less equipped for the job than these gently nurtured girls who walked straight out of edwardian drawing rooms into the manifest horrors of the first world war'lyn macdonald wrirtes splendidly and touchingly of the work of the nurses and doctors who fought their humanitarian battle on the western front' sunday telegraph over the past twenty years lyn macdonald has established a popular reputation as an author and historian of the first world warin leaking tents and draughty huts they fought another war, a war against agony and death, as men lay suffering from the pain of unimaginable wounds or diseases we can now cure almost instantlysee oxfam website for delivery information read moremost are published by penguinall this is superbly captured in the roses of no man's land, a panorama of hardship, disillusion and despair, yet also of endurance and supreme courageit was here that young doctors frantically forged new medical techniques - of blood transfusion, dentistry, psychiatry and plastic surgery - in the attempt to save soldiers shattered in body or spiritoxfam bookshop cheltenham lyn macdonald's the roses of no man's land is a compelling look at the women who risked their lives on the western front' yet the volunteer nurses rose magnificently to the occasionand it was here that women achieved a quiet but permanent revolution, by proving beyond question they could do anything
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The 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 timethe 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 fragmentssun tzu's art of war, compiled more than two thousand years ago, is a study of the anatomy of organizations in conflictnow, this unique volume brings together the essential versions of sun tzu's text, along with illuminating commentaries and auxiliary texts written by distinguished strategiststhe 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 furthersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit draws on episodes from chinese history to show in concrete terms the proper use of sun tzu's principlesthis comprehensive collection contains: the art of war: this edition of sun tzu's text includes the classic collection of commentaries by eleven interpretersmastering 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 leadershipit is perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world today
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This book was first published in hardback as the princely sailor, by brasseysthe first world war and its aftermath shaped his early life, in mid-career he was a victorious commander in the second world war, and when peace came he brought independence to india and pakistanlord louis mountbatten achieved great things both in war and peace as a military leader and public servantmountbatten remains a controversial figure, but when his faults are considered in the light of the world-shaking events in which he was involved, they are overwhelmingly outweighed by his achievementshis murder, and those of members of his family and a friend, on 27 august , by assassins of the provisional ira, shocked the world
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Attention please: average shipping time day !!! ____________________________________________ judaea first jewish war, ce ae prutah weight: 2this coin was struck in the disastrous second year of the jewish revolt against rome'year two', amphora / 'the freedom of zion', vine leaf on branch with tendril97g diameter: 17mm jerusalem, year 2 (athe defeated leaders of the northern revolt, john of giscala and eleazar ben simon, then fled to jerusalem with their followers, which swelled the population of the city and led to a jewish civil war, while the romans planned their next moves to destroy the rebels(source: triskeles) please check out my other listingsin this year vespasian crushed jewish resistance in the galilee at the cost of some jews killed or sold into slaverywe guarantee the authenticity of every item we sell (100%)
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It does not seek to glorify war and is non-politicalhe is best known as the lead screenwriter for the landmark s bbc-tv documentary the great war, about the first world war, and for his defense of british general douglas haig who commanded the british expeditionary force on the western front from late until the end of the war against charges that he was "the butcher of the somme"the western front association was formed in to maintain interest in the period , to perpetuate the memory, courage and comradeship of those on all sides who served their countries in france and flanders and their own countries during the great warillustrated with black and white photographsoxfam bookshop skipton "john alfred terraine (15 january december ) was an english military historian, and a tv screenwriterno inscriptions see oxfam website for delivery information read more"Â edited by ann clayton, introduction by corelli barnett
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Living at home with her mother, aunt, and grandmother, evelyn is still haunted by the death of her younger brother james in the first world warshe is also determined to make a career for herself as one of the first female lawyersthe 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 marriedevelyn distrusts meredith at first, but also finds that this new arrival challenges her work-obsessed lifestyleit is clear that wheeler is innocent but he won't talksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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 childwith the wheeler case coming to a head, and her heart in limbo, evelyn takes matters into her own handsso when the doorbell rings late one night and a woman appears, claiming to have mothered james's child, her world is turned upside downso far her legal career has not set the world alightthe second, stephen wheeler, has been charged with murdering his own wifebut then two cases arise that make evelyn realise perhaps she can make a difference
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Japan's first modern war: army and society in the conflict with china , hardcover by lone, sisbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free p&p in the uk using japanese materials, including the letters of frontline troops and provincial newspapers, this book studies japan's conflict with china between , presenting the diverse experiences of soldiers and civilians, and assessing how war accelerated the modernization of japanese society
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Peter 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 eventsthe war was both a religious and a political one and it was this tangle of motives that made it impossible to stopall 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 murderoxfam 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 recoveredwilson'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 more book condition very good, covers and spine unmarked and all pages crisp and cleanwhether 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 pricethe 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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