The thirty years war
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Oxfam 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 recoveredthe war was both a religious and a political one and it was this tangle of motives that made it impossible to stoppeter 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 eventsall 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 murderwilson'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 morewhether 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 price book condition very good, covers and spine unmarked and all pages crisp and cleanthe 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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Oxfam shop st giles street a deadly continental struggle, the thirty years war devastated seventeenth-century europe, killing nearly a quarter of all germans and laying waste to towns and countryside alikesome scuff on the hard cover and edges of the pagespeter wilson offers the first new history in a generation of a horrifying conflict that transformed the map of the modern world see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Soldier kings - the seven years war worldwide (2nd printing) ex/nmsoldier kings re-creates the free-for-all that was the seven years’ warthe world is changing; the power that grabs the most now will dominate the modern age that is just dawningthrowing a twist into all of this is card play
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Title: the hundred years war: english in france, (history and politics)dust jacket: falselist price (msrp)first edition: falsecondition: very good
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Bladestorm: the hundred years war (ps)condition is gooddispatched with royal mail 2nd class large letter
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The war is overoxfam shop inverness pungent tales of world war two converge with more distant memories of the thirty years war in this powerful, compelling debut novelset in the borderlands between germany and poland, this powerful first novel is reminiscent in mood, complexity and accomplishment of pat barker's world war one trilogy or sebastian faulks' birdsongmeanwhile, a colleague is much more concerned with unravelling uncannily similar events three hundred years old, events twisted by the centuries into their current, misshapen form, as the fairy-story of the pied piper of hamelinsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhat he finds there is deeply unsettling and harrowinga young british army doctor finds himself ordered to investigate a curious plague in a polish refugee camp
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In the name of the king is an epic swashbuckling pageturner that sweeps from the political intrigues of cardinal richelieu to the great battlefields of the thirty years waroxfam bookshop royal exchange square , and the pall of war hangs over francethe young chevalier de roland has scarcely set foot in the city before he crosses swords with a cruel nobleman to defend a young woman's honoursee oxfam website for delivery information read moreaccused of treason and forced to flee into hiding, andré must fight on alone, staking both his life and his honour in the battle to save francetoo late he learns he has stumbled on a conspiracy within the king's own household to seize power by secret alliance with spain
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Christian the younger of brunswick-wolfenbüttel (), a member of the house of welf, titular duke of brunswick-lüneburg and administrator of the prince-bishopric of halberstadt, was a german protestant military leader during the early years of the thirty years' war, fighting against the forces of the imperial house of habsburg, habsburg spain, and the catholic leagueare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicondition -- trimmed to the platemarkrobert van voerst was a famous flemish engraver, trained in the workshop of crispijn de passeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeon laid paper with watermark (strassbourg lilly)with text marginmauquoy-hendrickx 186 identical to british museum copy: read moreonly state! reference: hollstein 5appointed royal engraver to charles i inplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitefrom the famous icones series, after van dyckcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableportrait of christian, duke of brunswick, half-length, wearing a ruff, sash and armour; tree in the backgroundreinforced edges on versosome vague toning, otherwise in excellent condition
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Sun tzu's art of war, compiled more than two thousand years ago, is a study of the anatomy of organizations in conflictthe 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 fragmentsthe 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 furthernow, this unique volume brings together the essential versions of sun tzu's text, along with illuminating commentaries and auxiliary texts written by distinguished strategistsit draws on episodes from chinese history to show in concrete terms the proper use of sun tzu's principlesit is perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world todaysee oxfam website for delivery information read moremastering 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 leadershipthe 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 timethis comprehensive collection contains: the art of war: this edition of sun tzu's text includes the classic collection of commentaries by eleven interpreters
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My collection of scouting memorabilia from thirty years of scoutingsad to see them go but the time has comeincludes my cub scout leaders cap badge, my queen's scout pin badge, my tie clip from usa national jamboree in valley forge, my gilwell scout centre tie clip and various others
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham 'like a punch from a mailed fist, master of war gives a true taste of the hundred years waras he fights his way across northern france, blackstone learns the brutal lessons of war - from the terror and confusion of his first taste of combat, to the savage realities of siege warfareengland, : for thomas blackstone the choice is easy - dance on the end of a rope for a murder he did not commit, or take up his war bow and join the king's invasionvastly outnumbered, edward iii's army will finally confront the armoured might of the french nobility on the field of crécyit is a gripping chronicle of pitched battle, treachery and crueltyit is a battle that will change the history of warfare, a battle that will change the course of blackstone's life, a battle that will forge a legendsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe stench and harshness of medieval life is ever present' robert fabbri, bestselling author of the vespasian series
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Tick presents a comprehensive vision for healing the soul-level wounds of waredward tick reveals what's missing in our approach to bringing our veterans back from waroxfam bookshop tunbridge wells warrior's return, restoring the soul after war edward tick a paperback book in good conditionhere he offers proven strategies drawn from cross-cultural wisdom, mythical archetypes, and his 35 years of experience helping veterans, families, and caregivers cope with the life-changing effects of combatsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhat's the solution? with warrior's return, dryet in spite of billions spent on psychological care and reintegration programs, we face an epidemic of combat-related conditions like ptsdthere is pencil underlining on pages but other than this, this is a clean copywhile most trauma treatment programmes focus on symptom reduction or temporary relief, dreveryone agrees that our troops deserve a return to productive and creative lives after service
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Edmunds using newsreel footage this documentary follows all the major battles and incidents of the three years of civil war in spainthe conflict started when the military garrisons of seventeen spanish cities rose in rebellion to the communist government, and escalated when left wing sympathisers joined the war on the side of the communists while hitler aided the right wing government in waitingoxfam books & music bury stsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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'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 porterisaacs also presents a special 'making of' featuresee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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'isaacs also presents a special 'making of' featuresee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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'isaacs also presents a special 'making of' featuresee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The art of war is a book which should be used to gain advantage of opponents in the boardroom and battlefield alikeoxfam bookshop cheltenham twenty-five hundred years ago, sun tzu wrote this classic book of military strategy based on chinese warfare and military thoughtsince that time, all levels of military have used the teaching on sun tzu to warfare and civilization have adapted these teachings for use in politics, business and everyday lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreisaacs also presents a special 'making of' feature 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'see oxfam website for delivery information read moreisaacs also presents a special 'making of' featureall blu-rays in excellent condition
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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'isaacs also presents a special 'making of' featuresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam 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
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The art of war is a book which should be used to gain advantage of opponents in the boardroom and battlefield alikeoxfam bookshop victoria twenty-five hundred years ago, sun tzu wrote this classic book of military strategy based on chinese warfare and military thoughtsince that time, all levels of military have used the teaching on sun tzu to warfare and civilization have adapted these teachings for use in politics, business and everyday lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Korean war picture book & 2the ultimate korean war a to z travel guide pdf, with two free gifts this fully interactive pdf book is an essential part of anyone travelling and visiting korean war museums, battle sites and morefully interactive pdf travel planner use this link: https://wwwa fully interactive map showing the location of each sitecom/uk/listing//the-ultimate-korean-war-a-to-z-travel?ref=listings_manager_gridthat ends today! features this travel guide is jam-packed with: travel tips for all countries battle sites, memorials, museums and cemeteriesa picture of the site to give you a feel of the site landscapeand much more… you can also: make a list of sites you visited at the end of the book mark sites as visited make notes on each site search by country printable pages i am also including 2 free gifts with this product!!! 1contrary to the name, this guide covers these countries; australia, canada, china, france, luxembourg, netherlands, new zealand, north korean, philippines, south korea, turkey, united kingdom, usa what this means is that if you have always wanted to visit one or all of these places but have never had the opportunity to do so because you don’t know where to go if you do or because you think it’s going to be a total waste of timewhich can be used in google map for directions site opening times, admission charge (if applicable) and website links for further information
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The progress of the war is followed from the outbreak rebellion of summer , through seville, the war in the aragon mountains, madrid, malaga, the arrival of the international brigades in , the notorious destruction of guernika by the german condor legion, barcelona and franco?s victorious march, checked briefly on the ebroedmunds this book tells the tragic story of the spanish civil war through the eyes of writers, artists and musicians who were deeply involved and close to itthis is a highly informative and interesting work covering a period of military history that has been largely neglectedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreby means of chronological chapters covering the major phases the author describes the roles of figures such as arthur koestler, ernest hemingway, pablo picasso, george orwell, esmond romilly, martha gellhorn (hemingway's lover), salvador dali, the poet federico lorca (who was killed) etcother famous names include the spies kim philby and anthony bluntoxfam books & music bury st
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the origins of the first world war annika mombauer very good condition paperback the book focuses on the controversy itself, rather than the specific events leading up to the warthe seminal event of the 20th century, the origins of the first world war have always been difficult to establish and have aroused deep controversysimilarly, the argument has been fuelled by concerns over the sacrifices that were made and the casualities that were sufferedemotive 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 proposedwere 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 centurytext is unmarked there a sticky label on the backcover over the barcode that has been mostly removed
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Volume 1 (the gathering storm) - 640 pages - volume 2 (their finest hour) - 683 pages - volume 3 (the grand alliance) - 818 pages - volume 4 (the hinge of fate) - 917 pages - volume 5 (closing the ring) - 673 pages - volume 6 (triumph and tragedy) - 716 pages - this set is in good condition - clean bright contents - all volumes are first editions - volumes 3 - 6 have dust jackets - each volume discusses the various tactical developments that unfolded during the world war that spanned from - includes numerous coloured and non-coloured fold-out maps to further explain the military strategies utilised throughout the war - a very nice collector's setchurchill - the second world war: 6 volume set - cassell & coare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihardback - cm x 15 cmour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Mumby - the great world war - a history: 6 volume set - the gresham publishing company - hardback - cm x 20 cmillustrated history of the first world war on land sea and in the air some extraordinary photographs of events - nice set of books read morevolume 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 aour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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All hell let loose,the world at war, paperback b ook 750 pages
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Osprey's examination of the british cavalry during the english civil war ()some turned out for the king, some for parliament, and so the war startedin march , king charles i, believing that parliament had gone too far when it issued the grand remonstrace, moved to arrest john pym and four other leadersthis book examines how the cavalry soldiers of expected to fight the civil wars, and how experience changed their ideasthe king countered by ordering the bill ignored and raised his own armythat summer parliament, fearing military action, tried to seize control of the army by issuing orders for soldiers to report to parliamentary, rather than royal, representatives
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