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The tornado baptism of fire took place in during the gulf wartornado can load and use a powerful and varied set of offensive weaponsthe multirole tornado is a twin-engine combat aircraft with a variable-sweep wing
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This is a stunning limited edition picture depicting the gulf war signed and numbered (this being number 10 of 285) mounted and framed, in stunning condition, ideal for a veteran etc can be posted within the uk
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There are alos reports on the gulf war including dramatic accounts from airmen flying f15s, f16s, f111s and stelath fightersappendices provide complete lists of us airmen in the battle of britain, medal of honour recipients, us aces in ww2 and korea, plus us losses and victories in the gulf warthe book covers the cold war, the korean war and the vietnam war, also publishing a selection of biographies of us airmen still missing in vietnamit chronicles the pacific war against the japanese, , including the battle of the phillipine sea, nicknamed the marianas turkey shoot because of the high losses inflictedthe book spans the period from the lend-lease act which made american funds available for allied aircraft contracts during world war ii, right through to the present day and america's contribution to relief work throughout the worldthe author lifts the veil on reconnaissance work over the soviet bloc, such as covert operations by u2 aircraft, the so-called black lady of espionagethe book details the crucial role played by the us strategic air force in wwii - the 8th and 9th air force in britain, the 12th and 15th in the mediterranean, and the 20th in the far eastsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham this is a tribute to american air power
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With an additional signature of glenn mason, gulf war pilotcope, who led the gulf buccaneer detachmentblue fire is signed by bit has a remarque of the nose art of xw547 which was named guinness girlpaveway tornadoes is signed by sqn ldr pablo mason, and is remarqued with a tornado aircraft releasing a paveway bombthe overall framed size is 56cm x 71cmboth prints have collectair certificates of authenticity signed and numbered by michael rondotthere is some light foxing on the print in the sky just above the tailplane and on the upper border, but is very light and does not stand outlaight, one of the chief designers and afor sale due to lack of wall space to display any moresale of prints is cash only and due to the size and nature of the frames, buyer to collectwill consider selling separatelyit also has all the noseart which was on sqn ldr masons personal aircraftboth prints carry the same limited edition number of which was done by special arrangement between michael rondot and andrew brooks at avcollect where the prints were originally purchased fromalso included is a written account of the first buccaneer/ tornado pave-spike sortie which is also signed by pablo masonoverall framed size is 65cm x 82cm
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This is the story of britain at war from the perspective of that manoxfam bookshop cheltenham from agincourt to waterloo, from dunkirk to the gulf war, and everywhere in between, one man has served in all these battlessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is his storyit is the autobiography of the british soldierin a comprehensive series of first-hand accounts, this anthology offers a huge variety of views on the experience of war: from a letter written by oliver cromwell to the speaker of parliament, to a first world war's soldier's last letter home to his son, and a powerful description of what it was like to be on the sir galahad when it was hit by a missile in the falklands conflict of the 80s, right up to life as a soldier on the ground in basrawinner of impossible victories, cannon fodder for the western front, thin khaki line against hitler - wherever and whenever, the british soldier has done his duty - and more
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Together these two important collections cover a period from , when the raf's predecessors became interested in the possibilities of military aviation, through to the high-technology application of air power in the gulf war ofmany of the photographs are published here for the first time and give the reader a fascinating kaleidoscope of images depicting the vast range of offensive, defensive and ground-based operations in which the raf was involved during the second world warsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham for many decades a fascinating and sizeable archive of photographs, depicting the operational and ground activities of the raf, has remained unrecorded and largely unseen in thousands of documents held at the public record office at kewother equally important images of the raf can be found in the official archives of the ministry of defence in london
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The gulf of naples arc admiralty collection archive chart is part of their admiralty collection of charts that have been archived since
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The gulf of naples arc admiralty collection archive chart is part of their admiralty collection of charts that have been archived sinceadd us to your favourites
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The desert rats in the gulfthe shield and the sabre
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The wilderness profound: victorian life on the gulf of georgia by mackie, richard may have limited writing in cover pages~ thriftbooks: read more, spend lesspages are unmarked
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Air force desert strike return to the gulf sega mega drive game with manual
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham "the history of the cold war has been the history of the world sincefor more than forty years, as this detailed analysis makes clear, the outcome of the cold war was in doubt" so begins this wide-ranging narrative by award-winning political commentator martin walker, which is the first major study of the cold warthe cold war was more of a global conflict than was either of this century's two major wars; far more than a confrontation between states or even empires, it was, as martin walker puts it, "a total war between economic and social systems, an industrial test to destructionnow that it is over, it is crucial to our future to understand how the cold war has shaped us and, especially, to recognize it as the economic and political dynamic that determined the structure of today's global economyfrom the origins of the marshall plan, which revived europe after world war ii, and the strategic decision to rebuild a defeated japan into a bulwark against china to the collapse of the berlin wall, this authoritative work reveals how the west was built into an economic alliance that overpowered the soviet economy while also unleashing global economic forces that today challenge the traditional nation-statethe west continued to be alarmed by the prospect of defeat right up to the soviet empire's last breathusing newly opened kremlin archives and his own experiences in the field, martin walker has written a brilliant analysis of the conflict that has shaped the contemporary worldin the s the failure of détente and the west's economic crisis brought a new generation of dedicated anti-communists to prominencesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas the united states became the national security state, california, which had a population of five million at the start of the cold war, grew to thirty million and, by the s provided one in every ten members of congress and two presidents"walker reminds us how easy it is to forget that there were many occasions for the late s on when victory seemed far from assured, and that lent a particular urgency to the efforts of postwar western leaderswe also come to understand how the arms race caused new alignments and shifts in domestic powerat the end of the s the fear was generated by communist expansion into eastern europe and china; in the s by the prospect of defeat in vietnam
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China's involvement in the korean war in late october inevitably drew soviet pilots into the wara total of 52 soviet pilots scored five or more victories in the korean war" this book uncovers soviet combat experiences during the korean war from detailed unit histories and rare first-hand accountswith access to extensive russian archives, the authors offer an enthralling insight into an air war that has been largely covered up and neglected, illustrated with previously unpublished photographs and detailed full-color profilesthe history of these covert actions has been a long-buried secret and this book will be the first english publication to detail the only instance when the cold war between russia and the us became "hotoxfam bookshop truro the soviet union began assisting the people's republic of china in its establishment of a modern air force in , when soviet air force regiments were sent to train local pilotssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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It will be an essential reference for students of world war 2oxfam bookshop cheltenham the war in italy was characterized by a host of special forces actionson the night of april , the last operational jump of world war 2 took placeae"operation herringthe action did presage the end of the italian campaign and the war in italy, but until now little has been written about this, and other secret operations, on the italian frontthe fact that the italians had formed two governments, one backing the allies and one a puppet german government, meant that the secret war was vital to the allies conventional forces and partisans, the sas, soe, the us oss (precursor to the cia) all played important rolesoperation herring lasted over 72 hours instead of the 36 initially foreseen, but it turned out to be a successsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam shop arnold in wealthy scottish socialite dorothy brooke followed her new husband to cairo, where she discovered thousands of suffering former british war horses leading lives of toil and miserythe legacy of the old war horse memorial hospital and its founder endures today in the dozens of international brooke animal-welfare facilities dedicated to improving the lives of working horses, donkeys and mules across africa, asia and latin america grant hayter-menzies chronicles not only the lives and eventual rescue of these noble creatures, who after years of deprivation and suffering found respite in the old war horse memorial hospital established by dorothy, but also the story of the challenges of founding and maintaining an animal-rescue institution on this scalebrought to the middle east by british forces during the great war, these ex-cavalry horses had been left behind at the war's end, abandoned as used equipment too costly to send homesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Syria: from the great war to civil war by john mchugo (paperback / softback)title: syria: from the great war to civil war format: paperback / softback type: book publisher: saqi uk release date: language: english
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Based on extensive use of newly available chinese sources, however, this study argues that china's entry into the korean war was brought about by concerns much more complex than simply safeguarding the chinese-korean borderthe author places the making of the sino-american collision in korea in the broader context of both the continuous development of the chinese communist revolution after its nationwide victory and the emerging cold waroxfam bookshop knutsford why did china enter the korean war? what made mao zedong, only one year after the establishment of the people's republic of china, decide to assist north korea in fighting a coalition of nearly all of the western industrial powers?;many scholars have traditionally regarded beijing's decision to enter the war as a reaction to washington's mistake in crossing the 38th parallel and marching towards the yalufirst edition book, annotated in green highlighted pen, examples of which shown in photographs see oxfam website for delivery information read morehe provides a fresh analytical framework within which to understand the foreign policy and security strategy of the people's republic of china
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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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There are interviews with war veterans and extracts from diaries, letters and reports from the wardisks in excellent conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe complete s bbc documentary series on the great war, with all 26 episodesnarrated 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 wearsmall tear on bottom of spine of one of the inner sleeves
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The book is part of the imperial war museum's oral archiveoxfam shop dumfries forgotten voices of the great war is a collection of interviews with people who lived through the first world warin , the imperial war museum began a momentous and important task see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The book is part of the imperial war museum's oral archiveoxfam bookshop victoria forgotten voices of the great war is a collection of interviews with people who lived through the first world warin , the imperial war museum began a momentous and important task see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Vhs videos - the great war, the world at war and reader's digest world war ii videos 23 vides in all i think i am selling these to raise funds for girlguiding
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The faces of world war i: the great war in words & picturesbook binding:n/abook condition:likenewauthor:arthur, maxworld of books ltd was founded in , recycling books sold to us through charities either directly or indirectly
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There are interviews with war veterans and extracts from diaries, letters and reports from the warthis box set still contains the original viewing notesoxfam shop hull the complete s bbc documentary series on the great war, with all 26 episodesnarrated by sir michael redgrave, this series features the best archive footage from one million feet of film and photographs collected from 37 individual sources worldwide see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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There are interviews with war veterans and extracts from diaries, letters and reports from the warsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop brighton the complete s bbc documentary series on the great war, with all 26 episodesnarrated by sir michael redgrave, this series features the best archive footage from one million feet of film and photographs collected from 37 individual sources worldwide
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Title: the atlantic and its enemies: a history of the cold wartitle: the atlantic and its enemies: a history of the cold wardust jacket: falseauthors: stone, normanproduct category: bookscondition: good
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It remains the only war involving the superpowers, china and usa, have faced each other this is a hardback version of this book, it has its dustjacket, which is in very good condition, with no damageit is illustrated with black and white photossee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music bedford 'the korean war' is an account of this important conflict of the 20th centurymax hastings is one the best writers of military history and this book is one of his earlier worksthe book is clean and bright and tightly bound
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Though the war has spilled into many other planescape products, the full story of the roaring conflict has never been detailed - until nowcreated for both players and dungeon masters, hellbound: the blood war is a comprehensive resource on the infernal clash that has torn the planes apart for millenniaproduct line: planescape
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