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The war of 33 is an intimate, personal and powerful telling of the story of the war in lebanonthe war of 33 is more than a document of a particular historical experienceshe tells the stories of her family and the people she lives the war with - the refugees, the wounded, and the everyday lebanese, struggling to maintain their sanity and their humanity during a time of wara series of letters written by hanady salman - a mother living through the war in beirut - carve a narrative arc through the intense and haunting images of conflictwhat emerges is a universal story - a complex picture of love, pain, resistance and survival in the face of uncertainty and violence
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Oxfam shop newquay box set containing five popular war movies'the young lions' () follows the fortunes of three soldiers, one german and two americans, from the time of their enlistment for world war two to the end of the warjames mason plays rommel and the film was one of the first to use original war footage before the opening creditschristian dietl (marlon brando) is a german who starts out as a dedicated soldier but gradually becomes appalled by the nazi movemented pell, two pilots with different personalitiesfinally, 'the desert fox' () is a biopic of field marshal rommel, from his military defeat in africa to his implication in the plot to assassinate hitlerthe film was nominated for three oscarsamidst the drama of war, romance rears its head, giving the soldiers more than they can handleholman ruffles more feathers when he falls in love with an american missionary (candice bergen), and as the political climate becomes more and more volatile, he begins to question the validity of the american presence on the riverthe top-ranking officer in the camp, he is initially reviled by his fellow british and american prisoners, who nickname him 'von ryan'mason also played rommel in the film 'the desert rats'the american soldiers (montgomery clift and dean martin) meet as draftees, one a young jew and the other an entertainer, and together endure boot camp and the campaign to retake france'the sand pebbles' () is set in china insee oxfam website for delivery information read moreall three characters finally meet in a confrontation outside a concentration camprobert mitchum plays major cleve saville and robert wagner is lthowever, ryan eventually comes to lead them in a daring escape attempt, taking over from the commanding british officer (trevor howard) and the escapees face many hazards as they commandeer a train to make their way across italy, closely followed by the nazisthe us gunboat san pablo cruises the yangtze river on a peacekeeping mission and new crew member jake holman (steve mcqueen) causes friction when he insists upon looking after the san pablo's engines himself, rather than leaving the hard labour to the chinese helpersin 'von ryan's express' (), when us pilot colonel joseph ryan (frank sinatra) is shot down and placed in a german pow camp, he is more concerned with his own survival than escape'the hunters' () is based on the novel by james salter
9 €
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It does not seek to glorify war and is non-politicalthe western front association was formed in to maintain interest in the period , to perpetuate the memory, courage and comradeship of those on all sides who served their countries in france and flanders and their own countries during the great warhe is best known as the lead screenwriter for the landmark s bbc-tv documentary the great war, about the first world war, and for his defense of british general douglas haig who commanded the british expeditionary force on the western front from late until the end of the war against charges that he was "the butcher of the somme""Â edited by ann clayton, introduction by corelli barnettno inscriptions see oxfam website for delivery information read moreillustrated with black and white photographsoxfam bookshop skipton "john alfred terraine (15 january december ) was an english military historian, and a tv screenwriter
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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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The 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 murderoxfam 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 recovered 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 circumstanceswilson'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 resultswhether motivated by idealism or cynicism, everyone drawn into the conflict was destroyed by itsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreat its end a recognizably modern europe had been created but at a terrible price
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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 yaluhe provides a fresh analytical framework within which to understand the foreign policy and security strategy of the people's republic of chinafirst edition book, annotated in green highlighted pen, examples of which shown in photographs see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The diplomatic crisis leading up to the war shook both french and american perceptions of each other and revealed cracks in the transatlantic relationship that had been building since the end of the cold warthe franco-american narrative offers a unique prism through which the american road to war can be better understoodthe war was launched without a united nations mandate and was based on the erroneous claim that iraq had retained weapons of mass destructionfrance, under president jacques chirac and foreign minister dominique de villepin, spectacularly opposed the united states and british invasion, leading a global coalition against the war that also included germany and russiabased on exclusive french archival sources and numerous interviews with former officials in both france and the united states, a history of the iraq crisis retraces the international exchange that culminated in the iraq conflictit shows how and why the iraq crisis led to a confrontation between two longtime allies unprecedented since the time of charles de gaulle, and it exposes the deep and ongoing divisions within europe, the atlantic alliance, and the international community as a wholeoxfam bookshop glossop road scuffing to dust cover, otherwise good condition in march , the united states and great britain invaded iraq to put an end to the regime of saddam husseinsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This book discusses the origins, impact and aftermath of the civil war in warwickshire, examining administration, religion and politics in their social contextearly chapters discuss the economic and social character of warwickshire; a middle section examines the onset of the civil war in ; and finally there is a discussion of the economic impact of the war and the administrative, political and religious changes of the s and s, culminating in an assessment of the significance of the restoration boards and spine lightly worndustwrapper clean and lightly wornthe focus is mainly on the landed élite, but the importance of relationships between members of the élite and their social inferiors is also stresseddr hughes takes a critical approach to recent historiography, and challenges the concept of a 'county community'oxfam bookshop chipping norton hardback, , cambridge university pressthe book is intended as a contribution to a general understanding of the civil war, rather than as a study of one particular countysee oxfam website for delivery information read morelight staining on a few pages
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Silent deep & anchors aweigh air war & why we fight face to face & battleground fueling the fire & homefront clearing the way & into the breach man and machine & dressed to kill covering the war & at ease victory & the price of war aftermath see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam emporium manchester an award-winning documentary filled with never-before-seen images, world war ii in colour is a spectacle of colour, sights, sounds and memories
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There are interviews with war veterans and extracts from diaries, letters and reports from the warnarrated by sir michael redgrave, this series features the best archive footage from one million feet of film and photographs collected from 37 individual sources worldwidethe complete s bbc documentary series on the great war, with all 26 episodesdisks in excellent conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresmall tear on bottom of spine of one of the inner sleevesoxfam shop kendal sleeve and box in good condition, showing some shelf wear
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Gears of war 3, players fight on as marcus fenix, the grizzled war hero and leader of delta squadgears of war 3 pushes the envelope for stunning visuals on xbox 360eighteen months after the fall of the last human city, the war against the locust rages on
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World war 1 british srd rum jar used to transport the army rum ration to soldiers in the front line on the western front and elsewhere 'srd' stands for supply reserve depot, although soldiers translated it as 'seldom reaches destination' amongst other things this one was found on the somme battlefield and has the makers mark of pearsons of chesterfield stamped onto the base see my other ads for many more ww1 items overall a quite pleasant looking object to have and mark the centenary of the end of the great war and as an aid to teaching the young about the war and to contribute to the many school projects that will come in september unfortunately as the jar weighs 4kg i have to charge for delivery, which will be tracked and signed for
35 €
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World war 1 british srd rum jar used to transport the army rum ration to soldiers in the front line on the western front and elsewhere 'srd' stands for supply reserve depot, although soldiers translated it as 'seldom reaches destination' amongst other things this one was found on the somme battlefield and has the makers mark of pearsons of chesterfield stamped onto the base if you think the price is to high don't hesitate to make and offer see my other ads for many more ww1 items overall a quite pleasant looking object to have and mark the centenary of the end of the great war and as an aid to teaching the young about the war and to contribute to the many school projects that will come in september unfortunately as the jar weighs 4kg i have to charge for delivery, which will be tracked and signed for
35 €
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World war 1 british srd rum jar used to transport the army rum ration to soldiers in the front line on the western front and elsewhere 'srd' stands for supply reserve depot, although soldiers translated it as 'seldom reaches destination' amongst other things this one was found on the somme battlefield and has the makers mark of doulton lambeth stamped into the base if you think the price is to high don't hesitate to make and offer see my other ads for many more ww1 items overall a quite pleasant looking object to have and mark the centenary of the end of the great war and as an aid to teaching the young about the war and to contribute to the many school projects that will come in september unfortunately as the jar weighs 4kg i have to charge for delivery, which will be tracked and signed for
35 €
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The story of raf bomber command during world war iia ss panzers march across france in world war ii(1) the battle for the falklands, the war between the united kingdom & argentina00 i will accept paypal read morethese are a bargain and will make a great christmas present, for extra security for a fee of ÂŁ1(3) bomber commandthe pictures are of my own opened set, the ones for sale are still wrapped & sealed, they are from the pan military classics series & written by max hastingsthe pack is still sealed and shows the price, these were ÂŁ, but they can be yours for ÂŁ including signed for postage
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This astonishing and topical novel deals with the return of an ex-prisoner to germany as war after the second world waryoung and impressionable, during the war brian waugh had been unable to condemn the whole nation for the treatment of a fewhaunted by the memory of this love he returns only to find disillusion, as he discovers the ruthlessness of the germans in attempt to shift the blame for the war from themselvesthis faith in "good germans" was strengthened when he met and fell in love with the german nurse, margotthere have been many stories of prisoners-of-wardustwrapper with some tears and marksgift inscription to front endpaper see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop chipping norton hardback, , john murray ltd not price clipped
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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 neglectedoxfam books & music bury stother famous names include the spies kim philby and anthony bluntsee 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) etc
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The result is a remarkable account of men at waranzio turned into a fiasco, one of the bloodiest allied operations of the waryet all the way to berlin is more than just maggie's world war ii memoirmegellas was the most decorated officer of the 82d airborne division and saw more action during the war than mostmark 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 romein october , when most of the 82d departed italy to prepare for the d-day invasion of france, ltnot until april were the remnants of the regiment withdrawn and shipped to england to recover, reorganize, refit, and train for their next missionthroughout his narrative, he skillfully interweaves stories of the other paratroopers of h company, 504th parachute infantry regimentfollowing 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 seaoxfam 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 durationmonths of hard combat in holland were followed by the battle of the bulge, and the long hard road across germany to berlinin 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 morehis first taste of combat was in the rugged mountains outside napleson 22 january , megellas and the rest of the 504th landed across the beach at anzio
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The book focuses on the controversy itself, rather than the specific events leading up to the waroxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the origins of the first world war annika mombauer very good condition paperbackthe seminal event of the 20th century, the origins of the first world war have always been difficult to establish and have aroused deep controversy there a sticky label on the backcover over the barcode that has been mostly removedwere 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 centuryemotive 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 proposedsimilarly, the argument has been fuelled by concerns over the sacrifices that were made and the casualities that were sufferedtext is unmarked
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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 setare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehardback - cm x 15 cmchurchill - the second world war: 6 volume set - cassell & cocatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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war requiem benjamin britten programme london coliseumelegant and stylish programme for war requiem by benjamin britten at the london coliseumhas photos and relevant informed articles about the production and the music and history of the war requiempostage extra but can be collected in personthis production had interesting sets and arrangmentsthe lighting was excellentthe orchestral playing by the english national opera orchestra was excellent
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war requiem benjamin britten programme london coliseum autumn seasonelegant and stylish programme for war requiem by benjamin britten at the london coliseumhas photos and relevant informed articles about the recent production and the music and history of the war requiemwill send by cd by post or email attachment as requestedthe lighting was excellentthis production had interesting sets and arrangmentsthe orchestral playing by the english national opera orchestra was excellent
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Oxfam furniture shop southampton world war i in cartoons is divided into chapters covering the war year-by year, each chapter prefaced with a concise introduction that provides a historical framework for the cartoons of that yearaltogether more than 300 drawings from both sides of the conflict, in colour and black-and-white, have been skilfully blended to produce a unique visual history of the great warsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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 aplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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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' birdsongwhat he finds there is deeply unsettling and harrowingmeanwhile, 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 hamelina young british army doctor finds himself ordered to investigate a curious plague in a polish refugee campsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop hertford used folded horizontally, dog-earring to corner two sections of the times newspaper special feature and reprint 2x 8pp (one broadsheet size) interesting articles and map war poets list of the fallen advertising and the war the times and war 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 warthis box set still contains the original viewing notesnarrated 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 moreoxfam shop hull the complete s bbc documentary series on the great war, with all 26 episodes
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There are interviews with war veterans and extracts from diaries, letters and reports from the warnarrated 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 bookshop brighton the complete s bbc documentary series on the great war, with all 26 episodessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
45 €
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This book details the warsubmarines of seven nations fought a war of attrition fromoxfam shop crosby the indian ocean submarine war engaged men and submarines of every major combatant nationsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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