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One of the most celebrated painters of the british golden age of illustration, which encompassed the years from until the start of the first world war, rackham's artistry still delights both young and old over a century latermilne, the famed author of 'whinnie the pooh' and various other children's poems'the wind in the willows' is a true classic of children's literature, penned by kenneth grahame and first published inthis text contains an introduction by aalternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animal characters in a traditional bucolic version of the english thames valley - a novel notable for its adventure, mysticism, morality and unceasing camaraderiepresented alongside the text, his illustrations further refine grahame's masterful storytellingit is also accompanied by a series of dazzling colour illustrations by arthur rackham ()see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book forms part of our 'pook press' imprint, celebrating the golden age of illustration in children's literature
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The first world war, a short introduction, excellent condition, buyer collection, £2 read more
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Picture and frame for £10 world war two picturei have other pictures with a frame at £10 view my other items read morecollection from croydon
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Author(s): lucas, edwardtitle: the new cold war: putin's threat to russia and the west
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Pushing the limits: the two-time world motogp champion's own explosive story bycondition is gooddispatched with royal mail 2nd classgood condition book great read i just need to clear out some room grab a bargain and happy bidding
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The title is vagabonds of the western worldcd's are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, demonstration demo, not for sale, promotional promo, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versions
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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'isaacs also presents a special 'making of' featuresee oxfam website for delivery information read more the slipcase is selotaped on the edges, otherwise all good
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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'isaacs also presents a special 'making of' featuresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreall blu-rays in excellent condition
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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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Faces of war thrusts gamers into the decisive battles of world war ii in europe the game faces of war is devoted to the final period of world war ii in europe: the summer of - the spring ofget immersed in the heat of world war ii command american, english, soviet and german troops during world-renowned battles that include d-day, new winter missions and the storming of berlinthrough the eyes of allied, german and russian squad leaders, experience the most immersive world war ii time strategy game where each battle is played out and won differently based on your tactical choicesfaces of war takes combat gaming to a new level by integrating a psychological elementthe german war machine was making every possible effort to defend the territory of third reich from the soviet and allied troopshowever, during 11 months the german resistance was crushed at all the front lines and the war ended where it had begun - in berlinstrong multiplayer * up to 16 players via lan / internet* amazing level of details your role and decisions are of major importance * as squad leader and with complete freedom, combine real-time strategy with advanced tactics* realistic physics: anything can be destroyed or manipulated and used to player's advantageduring this period mighty battles were held in france, poland, belgium, the netherlands, hungary and germanysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreplayers command american, english, soviet and german troops while fighting famous conflicts such as the normandy invasion, the battle of the bulge or the battle of berlin in shocking detailgem engine: the ultimate 3d rts engine with a shocking level of performance * complex team ai for new tactical opportunities: ai controlled soldiers don't simply execute any order given by a player, they think how to do it in the most efficient and safe way disc in excellent condition* camera angles and zooming effects for a complete immersion* improvised player tactics, advanced ai reactions and real time physics guarantee players that missions will never be fought the same way* 8 or more multiplayer modes, including free-for-all and team-based matches* co-op play with up to 4 playersoxfam shop kendal case in very good conditionthanks to complex artificial intelligence, soldiers don't simply execute any order given by a player, they think about how to do it in the most efficient and safe way
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This was the largest of all of world war ii children's transports, and although acknowledged today as "a great social-historical mistake," it has received surprisingly little attentionoxfam bookshop hampstead to the bomb and back: finnish war children tell their world war ii stories by sue saffle between and , some finnish children were sent to sweden, denmark, and elsewhere, ostensibly to protect them from danger while their nation's soldiers fought superior soviet and german forcesthis is the first english-language account of finland's war children and their experiences, told through the survivors' own wordssupported by an extensive introduction, a bibliography of secondary sources, and over two dozen photographs, this book testifies to the often-lifelong traumas endured by youthful survivors of warlight shelf wear on covers and spinevery good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The tenth muse is a brilliant, involving novel asking questions about who gets to tell the story of intellectual endeavour, and about those who lost everything during world war iibut as she grows up and becomes a mathematician, she faces the most human of problems - who is she? what is the cost of love, and what is the cost of ambition? on her quest to conquer the riemann hypothesis, the greatest unsolved mathematical problem of her time, she turns to a theorem with a mysterious history that holds both the lock and key to her identity, and to secrets long buried during world war iiforced to confront some of the biggest events of the twentieth century and rethink everything she knows of herself, katherine strives to take her place in the world of higher mathematics, reclaiming the voices of the women who came before her whose love of the language of numbers connects them across generationssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop colne road 'a young woman's battle for acceptance in a male-dominated world; her misadventures in love; and her torturous journey to track down her real parents in germany' mail on sunday best new fiction'what had seemed to be a hidden figures-style female-genius-in-a-male-world narrative turns into a thrilling back-to-my-roots mystery' daily telegraphfrom childhood, katherine knows she is different, and that her parents are not who they seem to be
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For most of world war ii, british tank development remained faithful to the design philosophy inaugurated during world war ithe cromwell cruiser tank was designed as a result, and soon proved itself one of the fastest and most successful tanks deployed by the allies during world war 2this book details the design and development of the cromwell and its many variants, from its introduction at d-day, through its many successes in the final year of world war 2 and beyondexperiences in north africa highlighted flaws in this basic design, however, and the general staff identified the need for a new heavy cruiser that could combine speed and manoeuvrability with increased armour and armament
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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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New republichailed in europe as an instant classic, we, the drowned is the story of the port town of marstal, denmark, whose inhabitants sailed the world from the mid-nineteenth century to the end of the second world warcalled "one of the most exciting authors in nordic literature" by henning mankell, carsten jensen has worked as a literary critic and a journalist, reporting from china, cambodia, latin america, the pacific islands, and afghanistana gorgeous, unsparing noveloxfam bookshop cheltenham an international bestsellera thrilling epic tale of the sea"we, the drowned sets sail beyond the narrow channels of the seafaring genre and approaches tolstoy in its evocation of war's confusion, its power to stun victors and vanquished alikethe novel tells of ships wrecked and blown up in wars, of places of terror and violence that continue to lure each generation; there are cannibals here, shrunken heads, prophetic dreams, and miraculous survivalsthe result is a brilliant seafaring novel, a gripping saga encompassing industrial growth, the years of expansion and exploration, the crucible of the first half of the twentieth century, and most of all, the sea"washington post"a generational saga, a swashbuckling sailor's tale, and the account of a small town coming into modernity both melville and steinbeck might have been pleased to read ithe lives in copenhagen and marstalsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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A horrifying personal story of world war ii's most savage frontoxfam bookshop cheltenham for anyone seeking to understand the experiences of the ordinary german soldier during world war ii, blood red snow provides an excellent starting pointmilitary book clubhe is also posted to romania and italy, assignments he remembers fondly compared to his time on the eastern frontmilitary illustratedgunter koschorrek wrote his illicit diary on any scraps of paper he could lay his hands on, storing them with his mother on infrequent trips home on leavelater, the horror and confusion of fighting in the streets of stalingrad are brought to life by his descriptions of the others in his unit, their differing manners and techniques for dealing with the squalor and deaththe author's excitement at the first encounter with the enemy in the russian steppe is obvioussee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book stands as a memorial to the huge numbers on both sides who did not survive and is, some six decades later, the fulfilment of a responsibility the author feels to honour the memory of those who perishedthe diary went missing, and it was not until he was reunited with his daughter in america some forty years later that it came to light and became blood red snow
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This is a 6 volume set of books with photographs from world war 2the full set of six volumes for world war ii: volume , volume , volume , volume , volume , volume the war in pictures published by odhams press inthey are arranged by one volume for each year of the war starting at , telling the story in black and white picturesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithese books are hardback with maroon buckram boards and a embossed pattern to frontcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethere is some foxing to the pages but text and pictures remain clear and bright254 pages to each bookthey are in good conditionpage is loose in volume 5expected wear to the exterior such as rounded corners and wear to the spine ends due to the ageplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteshipped tracked and insured*buyer please pay within 3 days* read morevolume 4 has to cut outs (page 16 and 17)all spines are still tightly boundour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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world war 2 medals complete with miniatures and ribbon star - battle of britain burma star - pacific defense medal - silver laurel leaves (king's commendation for brave conductcivil) war medal - oak leaf £100 ono collection only
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle world war ii adventurebruce willis stars as a us officer determined to protect the details of an escape attempt in this tough second world war drama set in a prisoner-of-war camp in belgiumdisc and case in very good conditioncolonel mcnamara (willis), the officer in charge of us prisoners, requests that scott be put on trial and orders lieutenant hart (colin farrell) to stand as his defence counselwhen racist prisoner and known traitor sergeant bedford (cole hauser) turns up murdered, suspicion turns to african-american pilot lieutenant scott (terrence howard)see oxfam website for delivery information read morein his subsequent investigations, hart gradually uncovers new information about the killing, and begins to question mcnamara's role in the proceedings
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Yet all the way to berlin is more than just maggie's world war ii memoirthe result is a remarkable account of men at waranzio turned into a fiasco, one of the bloodiest allied operations of the warmegellas was the most decorated officer of the 82d airborne division and saw more action during the war than mostfollowing initial success, fifth army's amphibious assault, operation shingle, bogged down in the face of heavy german counterattacks that threatened to drive the allies into the tyrrhenian seain october , when most of the 82d departed italy to prepare for the d-day invasion of france, ltmonths of hard combat in holland were followed by the battle of the bulge, and the long hard road across germany to berlinnot until april were the remnants of the regiment withdrawn and shipped to england to recover, reorganize, refit, and train for their next missionhis first taste of combat was in the rugged mountains outside naplesin september, megellas parachuted into holland along with the rest of the 82d airborne as part of another star-crossed mission, field marshal montgomery's vainglorious operation market gardensee oxfam website for delivery information read moremark clark, the fifth army commander, requested that the division's 504th parachute infantry regiment, maggie's outfit, stay behind for a daring new operation that would outflank the nazis' stubborn defensive lines and open the road to romethroughout his narrative, he skillfully interweaves stories of the other paratroopers of h company, 504th parachute infantry regimenton 22 january , megellas and the rest of the 504th landed across the beach at anziooxfam shop ross-on-wye in mid- james megellas, known as "maggie" to his fellow paratroopers, joined the 82d airborne division, his new "home" for the duration
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Amidst the chaos of world war ii, two japanese sailors hear of zephyrus, an utterly captivating woman in the south pacificvery good conditionmany 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 moreoxfam bookshop leeds 520pp
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It was started in and finally published , delayed several times by war and work on other textsa history of the english-speaking peoples is a four-volume history of britain and its former colonies and possessions throughout the world, written by winston churchill, covering the period from caesar's invasions of britain (55 bc) to the beginning of the first world war ()volume i is on the birth of britain, volume ii is on the new world, volume iii is on the age of revolution and volume iv is on the great democraciespages are bright and cleancomplete in four volumescondition: goodwith numerous black and white maps throughout all volumeschurchill's mother was american, and he excelled in history as a child which underpinned his firm belief in a so-called special relationship between the people of britain with the commonwealth of nations united under the crown (new zealand, canada, australia, south africa etc) and the people of the united states who had broken with the crown and gone their own wayoxfam shop balham  london - cassell and company ltd condition: in red cloth bindings with unclipped dustwrappers, edges are worn at edges and covers are agedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit was a bestseller, reviewed favourably on both sides of the atlanticthis work dealt with the resulting two divisions of the english-speaking peoplesa collection of first editions of this historical works by former prime minister winston churchill
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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 axisgiven 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 insidersnow, this highly classified account has been made availablewho 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 timethe book is in very good condition with no marks or foxing see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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She shows how political and military decision-making within the fluctuating national security situation, coupled with a growing cultural acceptability of women taking on military roles, allowed for the growth of the service in world war ii into realms never expected of womenusing twenty-one new oral histories and a multitude of archived personal documents, this book demonstrates the pivotal importance of the women's royal naval service in both the world warsoxfam shop nether edge the women's royal naval service (wrns) was created in , re-formed in and maintained afterfrom onward the wrns spread internationally and subverted the combat taboo by adopting semi-combatant rolessee oxfam website for delivery information read morealthough it shared a similar pattern in its formation to the auxiliary territorial service (ats) and had a similar ethos to its air force counterpart, the waaf, the wrns took on a wider-ranging role in the war, in part due to the latitude afforded to the service because of its uniquely independent originshannah roberts offers new insights into a previously little studied british military institution, which celebrates its centenary inthis book determines for the first time the reasons for the expansion and contraction of the service and the impact key individuals had on it and in turn the influence it had on its members
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