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The west continued to be alarmed by the prospect of defeat right up to the soviet empire's last breathfrom 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-statefor more than forty years, as this detailed analysis makes clear, the outcome of the cold war was in doubtas 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 presidentssee oxfam website for delivery information read morewe also come to understand how the arms race caused new alignments and shifts in domestic powerusing 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 worldnow 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 economyoxfam bookshop cheltenham "the history of the cold war has been the history of the world since"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 leadersat 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 vietnamin the s the failure of détente and the west's economic crisis brought a new generation of dedicated anti-communists to prominence" 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 destruction
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Joseph stalin's history of the communist party of the soviet union, first published inthe gilt titles are fadedpublished by foreign languages publishing house, moscowit's commonly cited along with "the foundations of leninism" as the most important work expressing the ideology of the ussr under stalinincludes a red ribbon page markercorners lightly bumped and a 3cm split of the hinge between the top of the spine and front boardoxblood red boards with titles in gilt on front and spinethe contents are clean and the binding is securecolloquially known as "the short course," it was the most widely disseminated book during the reign of joseph stalin see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop darlington hardback
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Conceptually, a japanese invasion of the soviet union would be in conjunction with the german attack on the ussr (operation barbarossa) on 22 junethe strategic possibilities of this alternative course are incredible; the soviets will be under the pressure of fighting a two-front war
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Oxfam shop hebden bridge the electrification of the soviet union see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Dissident histories in the soviet union from de-stalinization to perestroika by drinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for detailsbarbara martin (hardback, ) delivery uk delivery is within 3 to 5 working days
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The british empire collection was founded in (year of the diamond jubilee) by the order of the british empirethe british empire brooch gilbey jubilee collection silver award medal cit was created by lady penelope gilbey, who was the daughter of the 4th earl of stradbrokethe stated purpose of producing items inspired by the order were for wear or display by holders and medallists and by members of their familiesthis is hallmarked silver gilt and enamelÂŁ55 including uk post
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Oxfam shop kendal on glazed card, in vgc, this map shows the roman empire as it was in ad 106, in the reign of the emperor trajan, and illustrates the physical setting that greatly influenced how the roman empire grew the map indicates provincial boundaries, roman roads and roman walls, and a description beneath the map explains how and why the empire expanded in the directions shownsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Title: the scramble for china: foreign devils in the qing empiretitle: the scramble for china: foreign devils in the qing empirecondition: very goodproduct category: books
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An exceptionally beautiful early page from the trigan empireonly the early trigan empire pages have these wonderful deep coloursare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidon lawrence at his bestour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepage without obtrusive speech bubbles, exactly as painted by don lawrenceeach image is of superb quality (see photos)date is approximateplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewill be carefully packaged and sent by insured mailthe work has been beautifully framed in a yellow wooden framecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablenice deep colours (even more beautiful in reality)speech balloons were added later, which lessened the quality of the page
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Title: crisis of the british empire: turning points aftertitle: crisis of the british empire: turning points afterlist price (msrp)condition: very goodproduct category: books
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Folio society the history of the decline and fall of the roman empire i have the full 8book collection here for sale all in very good condition presented in two 4 book hard protective covers the price is ÂŁ115 if you require delivery this is at an additional cost to you collection is also welcome
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Beautiful, original page from the trigan empire series by don lawrenceare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitexts on the backeverything in good conditiontechnique gouache painted on illustration board, as don lawrence always did, drawn/painted in great detailthis page is from the story "the invisible ray" from the yearthis plate features the main characters of the albumour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeold painted page with very beautiful deep coloursplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteplease take a good look at the picturescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle a unique work of reference, this book is the first serious attempt to describe and illustrate the military badges of all the forces of the british empire involved in the great warpages are in good condition, boards are in good condition dust jacket is in good condition with some wear and tear see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe description of each unit also includes mention of the theatres of war in which it was engagedthis book is an invaluable aid to the serious collector and an essential work of reference for every dealer in militariathere are accounts of the badges worn by each unit of every country - australia, britain, canada, the colonies, india, new zealand and south africa - and a total of around badges are illustrated full size by first class photographs and line drawingsit is, however, much more than a catalogue of military badgesthe illustrations include hundreds of badges not previously listedthe author has not simply identified each military formation by the title it held during the great war, but has shown when it originated and, when not disbanded, the manner in which it has been preparedthe result is a body of information that the military historian, too, will find of enormous value
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I am selling the remains of my collection and will be happy to do a deal on multiple purchasesthe pieces remain in very good conditionin , the franklin mint began a 50-piece series “warriors of the british empire” of 54mm hand painted lead soldierswith no issue number, i am listing according to the soldier’s dates within the complete collectionthe details of the soldier and date issued () are stamped under the baseno 18 is described as; - officer – royal horse artillery, read more
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No 21 is described as; - sowar – skinner’s horse, read morei am selling the remains of my collection and will be happy to do a deal on multiple purchasesthe pieces remain in very good conditionin , the franklin mint began a 50-piece series “warriors of the british empire” of 54mm hand painted lead soldierswith no issue number, i am listing according to the soldier’s dates within the complete collectionthe details of the soldier and date issued () are stamped under the base
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I am selling the remains of my collection and will be happy to do a deal on multiple purchasesthe pieces remain in very good conditionin , the franklin mint began a 50-piece series “warriors of the british empire” of 54mm hand painted lead soldierswith no issue number, i am listing according to the soldier’s dates within the complete collectionthe details of the soldier and date issued () are stamped under the baseno 22 is described as; - officer – 3rd light dragoons, read more
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I am selling the remains of my collection and will be happy to do a deal on multiple purchasesthe pieces remain in very good conditionno 23 is described as; - officer – 11th hussars, read morein , the franklin mint began a 50-piece series “warriors of the british empire” of 54mm hand painted lead soldierswith no issue number, i am listing according to the soldier’s dates within the complete collectionthe details of the soldier and date issued () are stamped under the base
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I am selling the remains of my collection and will be happy to do a deal on multiple purchasesthe pieces remain in very good conditionin , the franklin mint began a 50-piece series “warriors of the british empire” of 54mm hand painted lead soldierswith no issue number, i am listing according to the soldier’s dates within the complete collectionthe details of the soldier and date issued () are stamped under the baseno 24 is described as; - guardsman – grenadier guards, read more
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I am selling the remains of my collection and will be happy to do a deal on multiple purchasesno 25 is described as; - gurkha sepoy – sirmoor battalion, read morethe pieces remain in very good conditionin , the franklin mint began a 50-piece series “warriors of the british empire” of 54mm hand painted lead soldierswith no issue number, i am listing according to the soldier’s dates within the complete collectionthe details of the soldier and date issued () are stamped under the base
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I am selling the remains of my collection and will be happy to do a deal on multiple purchasesthe pieces remain in very good conditionin , the franklin mint began a 50-piece series “warriors of the british empire” of 54mm hand painted lead soldierswith no issue number, i am listing according to the soldier’s dates within the complete collectionno 32 is described as; - trooper – nsw lancers, read morethe details of the soldier and date issued () are stamped under the base
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I am selling the remains of my collection and will be happy to do a deal on multiple purchasesthe pieces remain in very good conditionin , the franklin mint began a 50-piece series “warriors of the british empire” of 54mm hand painted lead soldierswith no issue number, i am listing according to the soldier’s dates within the complete collectionthe details of the soldier and date issued () are stamped under the baseno 33 is described as; - marine – royal light infantry, read more
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No 34 is described as; - officer – bengal lancers, read morei am selling the remains of my collection and will be happy to do a deal on multiple purchasesthe pieces remain in very good conditionin , the franklin mint began a 50-piece series “warriors of the british empire” of 54mm hand painted lead soldierswith no issue number, i am listing according to the soldier’s dates within the complete collectionthe details of the soldier and date issued () are stamped under the base
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I am selling the remains of my collection and will be happy to do a deal on multiple purchasesthe pieces remain in very good conditionin , the franklin mint began a 50-piece series “warriors of the british empire” of 54mm hand painted lead soldierswith no issue number, i am listing according to the soldier’s dates within the complete collectionno 39 is described as; - chief stoker – royal navy, read morethe details of the soldier and date issued () are stamped under the base
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I am selling the remains of my collection and will be happy to do a deal on multiple purchasesthe pieces remain in very good conditionin , the franklin mint began a 50-piece series “warriors of the british empire” of 54mm hand painted lead soldierswith no issue number, i am listing according to the soldier’s dates within the complete collectionthe details of the soldier and date issued () are stamped under the baseno 40 is described as; - fighter pilot – royal flying corps, read more
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No 42 is described as; - fighter pilot – royal air force, read morei am selling the remains of my collection and will be happy to do a deal on multiple purchasesthe pieces remain in very good conditionin , the franklin mint began a 50-piece series “warriors of the british empire” of 54mm hand painted lead soldierswith no issue number, i am listing according to the soldier’s dates within the complete collectionthe details of the soldier and date issued () are stamped under the base
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I am selling the remains of my collection and will be happy to do a deal on multiple purchasesthe pieces remain in very good conditionno 44 is described as; - south african infantry – 8th army, read morein , the franklin mint began a 50-piece series “warriors of the british empire” of 54mm hand painted lead soldierswith no issue number, i am listing according to the soldier’s dates within the complete collectionthe details of the soldier and date issued () are stamped under the base
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I am selling the remains of my collection and will be happy to do a deal on multiple purchasesthe pieces remain in very good conditionin , the franklin mint began a 50-piece series “warriors of the british empire” of 54mm hand painted lead soldiersno 45 is described as; - lieutenant – royal navy, read morewith no issue number, i am listing according to the soldier’s dates within the complete collectionthe details of the soldier and date issued () are stamped under the base
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I am selling the remains of my collection and will be happy to do a deal on multiple purchasesthe pieces remain in very good conditionin , the franklin mint began a 50-piece series “warriors of the british empire” of 54mm hand painted lead soldierswith no issue number, i am listing according to the soldier’s dates within the complete collectionthe details of the soldier and date issued () are stamped under the baseno 46 is described as; - “red devil” – parachute regiment, read more
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I am selling the remains of my collection and will be happy to do a deal on multiple purchasesthe pieces remain in very good conditionno 48 is described as; - crewman – royal tank regiment, read morein , the franklin mint began a 50-piece series “warriors of the british empire” of 54mm hand painted lead soldierswith no issue number, i am listing according to the soldier’s dates within the complete collectionthe details of the soldier and date issued () are stamped under the base
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I am selling the remains of my collection and will be happy to do a deal on multiple purchasesthe pieces remain in very good conditionin , the franklin mint began a 50-piece series “warriors of the british empire” of 54mm hand painted lead soldierswith no issue number, i am listing according to the soldier’s dates within the complete collectionno 2 is described as; - elizabethan seaman, ’s read morethe details of the soldier and date issued () are stamped under the base
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