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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham in the quiet cul-de-sac where keith and stephen live the only immediate signs of the second world war are the blackout at night and a single random bombsiteand when the secret underground world they have dreamed up emerges from the shadows they find themselves engulfed in mysteries far deeper and more painful than they had bargained foras keith, the leader in all their enterprises, authoritatively informs the trusting stephen, the whole district is riddled with secret passages and underground laboratories - hideaways for any number of murderers, unsung war heroes and secret agents' independent 'frayn has never written more seductively and surely than in this book'deeply satisfyingbut the two boys suspect that the comfortably ordinary houses in the close and their inhabitants are not what they seemthen one day keith announces an even more disconcerting discovery: the germans have infiltrated his own familyfrayn has written nothing better' sunday times see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop woodbridge from bestselling author of tail-end charlie and tornado down comes this powerful and deeply moving account of bomber command's nuremberg raid - the raf's bloodiest night of the second world warmore men from royal air force bomber command died on one single night of the second world war than the total raf aircrew losses during the whole of the four-month-long battle of britainyet they were among the best of their generation795 aircraft set out, nearly 700 men did not returnsee oxfam website for delivery information read more30 march was the night when everything conspired against bomber commandjohn nichol's dramatic tribute to the men who flew on the raf's bloodiest raid has provided the surviving veterans with the chance to tell the story of that terrible night - the night they flew to nurembergpiecing together the dramatic stories of these young fliers - the fledgling crews and the veterans, the survivors and the fallen, former raf flight lieutenant john nichol has interviewed the few surviving veterans, british and german, in the air and on the ground, to record the voices of a diminishing generationthis is the story of that terrible night, the air raid intended to be the climax of sir arthur 'bomber' harris's relentless campaign to defeat nazi germanywhile the airmen of bomber command were among the greatest heroes of the conflict, their contribution and sacrifice has, until recently, been sidelined in the face of post-war criticism of bomber command's tactics
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The second world war by winston churchill in six volumeshardback without dust covers, printed between and
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The second world war hammerton 9 volumes collect ls15 leeds read more
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Oxfam bookshop royal exchange square the state we're in, will hutton's explosive analysis of british society, was the biggest selling politico-economic work since the second world warnow, as the world realigns itself in the wake of september 11, hutton turns his attention to the global picture, and the ways in which the new world should be orderedthe results have been dire: america is a weaker, fragmented society, and its economic strenths are oversold and misunderstoodto understand the global economy, hutton argues, one must first understand the united states where, over the past 30 years, the forces of conservatism have achieved such supremacy as to reduce liberalism to a term of abuseeurope should not be afraid to stand up against the american version of globalisation, and champion the cause of a reinvigorated international society - taking over the mantle now abandoned by the usbut britain and europe are different: our attitudes towards property, equality, social solidarity and the public realm are strikingly distinct from amerrica's current conservative leaningssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham the state we're in, will hutton's explosive analysis of british society, was the biggest selling politico-economic work since the second world warnow, as the world realigns itself in the wake of the september 11th atrocities, hutton turns his attention to the global picture, and the ways in which the new world should be orderedto understand the global economy, hutton argues, one must first understand the united statesover the past thirty years there, the forces of conservatism have achieved such supremacy as to reduce liberalism to a term of abuseand whilst american ideas dominated the latter part of the twentieth century, hutton argues that the underpinning of the twenty-first must come from europeit is time for britain to stop vacillating between two cultures and make common cause with its continental partners - to reject the conservative orthodoxy in favour of the shared european beliefs of obligations, rights and fairnesshe lays bare modern america for what it is: a country of inequality in risk, opportunity and income, where 1% of the population owns 38% of the wealth, and 19% live in terrible povertysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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First editions cassell the second world war by winston churchilldownsizing forces salefair condition with dust jackets
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Complete series of eight albums, each part deals with a defining event of the second world war: * blitzkrieg - hitler's war machine strikes * dunkirk - panic on the canal coast * the battle of england * flying fortresses * moscow - campaign to russia * invasion - beginning of the end * africa corps - the desert war * banzai - from pearl harbor to hiroshima the albums are in very nice condition with only minor signs of readingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe series will be shipped with care with track and trace read moreplease look carefully at the photos, they are part of the descriptionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Oxfam bookshop west bridgford seven-part docudrama series exploring the history and horrors of world war 2 from an american perspective, recounting the personal experiences of citizens of four american townsdiscs are in very good conditionminor shelf wear to slip casesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Seven-part docudrama series exploring the history and horrors of world war 2 from an american perspective, recounting the personal experiences of citizens of four american townssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop swanage as new box set
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Perhaps not the first place that springs to mind when considering the top-secret photographic interpretation that helped secure an allied victory in the second world war, but this was the headquarters of the allied central interpretation unitit was here that air photography from all over enemy-occupied europe was pored over by photographic interpreters, who sought out intricate details of enemy activity which then influenced virtually every allied operation of the warhere the women of medmenham, the 'women of intelligence' from churchill's daughter to girls escaping home for the first time, tell the story of their wartime life and work - in their own wordsoxfam bookshop brigg an ornate victorian manor sat in picturesque surroundings overlooking the river thames at medmenham, buckinghamshiresee oxfam website for delivery information read morewomen made up half of this work force and were, unusually, treated as equals with their male counterparts: the best person for the job, regardless of genderthese quick-minded men and women were the ones to find out where the infamous german v-weapons were being constructed, were the first to see the results of the dambusters' raid and were sworn to utmost secrecy on everything they viewed
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history of the great european war volumes 1-10 hardback books history of the great european war vol 1-10posted by colin in books, comics & magazines, books in old kilpatrick
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Oxfam bookshop brigg the second world war is over in the quiet town of nortonfor philip has a second sight, and all around them he sees evil - "left-over nazis" lying in wait until the time is right for revengewhen wild, dangerous, break-all-the-rules natalie arrives, thirteen-year-old lizzie is drawn irresistibly to the new girl from the wrong side of the tracksas the girls grow closer, natalie and her strange, eerie brother, philip, reveal a shocking secretnatalie and philip believe it's up to them to root these people out of nortona chilling, powerful tale from whitbread award-winner diana hendrysee oxfam website for delivery information read morelizzie is swept up in what starts as a thrilling game - but the consequences of philip's "gift" quickly spiral into disasterdesperate for natalie's friendship and respect, lizzie soon discovers a side of the town - and of herself - that she had never imagined
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Oxfam bookshop thame early in the second world war, henry moore had to give up working on sculpture when his hampstead studio was bombedinstead he concentrated on drawing, creating a monumental series of works showing the plight of people sheltering in the london undergroundgood condition with some minor paint markings on reverse of coversee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is the first book to consider moore's visual documentation of the shelters within the context of the events of the london blitz of
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Bomber is a novel of waroxfam bookshop st albans the classic novel of the second world war that relates in devastating detail the 24-hour story of an allied bombing raidlen deighton has been equally acclaimed as a novelist and as an historianin its emotional power it is overwhelmingbomber follows the progress of an allied air raid through a period of twenty-four hours in the summer ofthere are no victors, no vanquishedsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere are simply those who remain alive, and those who dieit portrays all the participants in a terrifying drama, both in the air and on the ground, in britain and in germanyin bomber he has combined both talents to produce a masterpiecein its documentary style, it is unique
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Oxfam shop magdelen street 'the hostage' is a second world war story taken from the point of view of a german general, friederich von dexter, who receives hysterical orders from the fuehrer, adolf hitler, in the dying days of the warthis makes it simple to read while commuting, convenient to carry when not, and easy to give or send to a friend see oxfam website for delivery information read more this copy is still sealed in plastica paper envelope is provided for mailing or gift-giving, and both are packaged in a dear plastic envelope for displayeach classic or original short story is printed on one sheet of paper and folded like a maphe must obey his orders or face the fatal nazi punishment for military disobedience, but can he also save the lives of ordinary german soldiers under his command? stories in the travelman short stories series take the reader to places of mystery, fantasy, horror, romance, and corners of the universe yet unexploredin turn, readers take them on the bus or subway, slip them into briefcases and lunchboxes, and send them from jersey to juneau
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Six volumes of the second world war by winston churchillin good all round condition, with some discolouration, they give a birds eye view of the war from start to finish with some foresight fo the future including a federal europethese historical volumes covering the conflict were written by churchill between and
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Oxfam bookshop truro this is the history of the city in its formative yearsthe development of birmingham is traced through descriptions of the economic and social effects of the great war and a fascinating survey of the inter-war years, covering many aspects of social lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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In the second world war, dorset was front-line territory in the struggle with nazi germanycase vg: very few signs of wear and tearrelease from 1st take" rating: exempt display format: "full screen" region not indicated (but assumed region 2 from website)see oxfam website for delivery information read moresingle disc in keep casedisc vg: a few very light marks
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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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Very rare publication on the death camps of the second world warare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki1 octavo volume with 78ppcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecontaining a report on the auschwitz concentration camp, by a polish officer interned at auschwitzdecent condition3 in-text figures (map of crematorium furnaces) and two tipped-in figures (map of an extermination camp, map of the auschwitz train station)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteimportant testimony that also contains information on the treatment of prisoners as soon as they arrived, details on the organization and structure of the buildingsyellowed interior, free from foxingpaperback booklet with printed coversunned cover, small tears in the headcap and tailcapour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Covering every aspect of the tour from its beginnings and early heroes to its incredible feats of endurance and fierce rivalries, this is the complete history of one of the world's greatest sporting eventsoxfam bookshop cheltenham "tour de france: the complete history of the world's greatest cycle race" plots the evolution of this great event, covering every tour up to the milestone 100th running of the race init features legends such as jacques anquetil, eddie merckx, miguel indurain, seven-time winner lance armstrong and the new generation of riders such as alberto contador and british heroes bradley wiggins and mark cavendishsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham when the americans make an offer to buy land in iceland to build a nato airbase after the second world war, a storm of protest is provoked throughout the countrysee oxfam website for delivery information read morenarrated by a country girl from the north, the novel follows her experiences after she takes up employment as a maid in the house of her member of parliamenther observations and experiences expose the bourgeois society of the south as rootless and shallow and in stark contrast to the age-old culture of the solid and less fanciful north
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It starts just before the second world war, and covers 73 years of alan duffy's life as an engineer, company owner and family manalan then started a another engineering companybinding is tightsigned and dedicated on the front free end paper, by the authoralan also writes about his family who have brought infinite love and support to him throughout the yearsalan's autobiography is set against an ever-changing social background and serves to remind the reader of the way things used to bealan duffy' hard back book with dust jacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe life of an engineer might appear to be boring but, if alan's own experiences are anything to go by, nothing could be further from the truth'with best wishesthe pages are in very good condition with clear text and photographsalan discovered he had entrepreneurial skills in his early forties and founded a successful engineering company that in three short years he'd sold on to an american corporation he continued to manage the company until when they relocated to the usaalan's career has been rewarding and interesting and sometimes fraught with danger! occasionally events that have befallen him which seem too funny to be true! my ladder of life encompasses such varied events as alan having an audience with pope john paul 2 and seeing frank sinatra on the same dayoxfam bookshop knutsford my ladder of life is a depiction of a time gone by in the lancashire mill town of blackburnthe dust jacket has numerous, slight scratches and some indentations
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham biggles is back! caught up in the german invasion of norway in the early days of the second world war, biggles has to use all his cunning to stay one step ahead of the enemylast seen lying shot and wounded, surrounded by the enemy, his chances are looking bleakbut algy, ginger and bertie will not give up until they find him, dead or alive, and if this means going behind enemy lines, then that's what they will dowith his old opponent von stalheim hot on his trail, it's going to take a daring act to avoid the horror of the nazi firing squadbiggles is missing in actionwhen a number of planes fail to arrive at their destinations, biggles is there to find out why - and stop it happening againsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith a dangerous mission ahead and the threat of being shot down in the waterless wasteland of the african plains, biggles is in the desert, defending the vital air-route from the west coast of africa to the middle eastit's deadly, dangerous work, risking enemy capture and biggles is fighting to bring all his men out alivedeep in the jungle heartland of japanese occupied malaya, biggles and his team operate a secret commando base
14 €
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Oxfam bookshop harrogate this is the story set in a time of turmoil for europe, when the lives of millions of people were in danger from the threat of hitler's third reich, through invasion or as a result of the nazi's maniacal pursuit of the aryan dreamsee oxfam website for delivery information read more very good condition
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These binoculars were made for british forces during the second world warblack crackle-finished body with canvas strapiv binoculars, regin excellent working order, no internal mistingoxfam shop hexham ross bino prism nothe leather is in excellent conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethese binoculars did not have central focussing adjustment, instead each eyepiece was separately focussedcomes with a military leather case having the original leather carrying loops and handle, a leather strap and is labelled 'bino prism nothe binoculars have graticules to aid with judging the size of distant objects
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She served in the second world war, taking part in the sinking of four submarinesshe was broken up inoxfam bookshop carlisle hms active, the tenth active, launched in , was an a-class destroyerthese 4 b/w photographs depict hms active at paratino wharf malta after its collision with hms worcestersee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The hawker went on to prove itself a vital effective fighter aircraft on all fronts of the second world warduring the battle of britain, the average strength of the fighter command was hurricanes compared with 957 spitfires
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This very rare book charts the history of the civil war of to and chester's role in itoxfam bookshop tavistock including a civil war tour of chesterit is in very good condition, with clean, bright pages and cover see oxfam website for delivery information read more
60 €