The war of the austrian succession
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Lord louis mountbatten achieved great things both in war and peace as a military leader and public servantthe first world war and its aftermath shaped his early life, in mid-career he was a victorious commander in the second world war, and when peace came he brought independence to india and pakistanthis book was first published in hardback as the princely sailor, by brasseyshis murder, and those of members of his family and a friend, on 27 august , by assassins of the provisional ira, shocked the worldmountbatten remains a controversial figure, but when his faults are considered in the light of the world-shaking events in which he was involved, they are overwhelmingly outweighed by his achievements
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Full title: a dissertation on the validity of the ordinations of the english, and of the succession of the bishops of the anglican church; with the proofs establishing the facts advanced in this workeditor's introduction and epitome of the whole volume lxxxviii pages; main text and index 374 pages; further notes by the editor xlii pagestop and bottom of spine slightly worn; corners worn and bumped; edges of covers very slightly worn; covers fadedpages clean with no foxing; most pages still unopened; one set of 8 unopened pages loosebookplate on front end-papersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop kendal cloth covered hardback with gilt lettering on spine, in good condition
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Set in the middle ages, it is the second game in the total war series, following on from the title shogun: total warmedieval: total war is a turn-based strategy and real-time tactics computer game developed by creative assembly and published by activisionturn based empire building and real time strategythis is no time for the faint hearted'originally announced in august , the game was released in north america on 19 august and in europe on 30 august for microsoft windows12 playable factions and over 100 unique unit typesfamous historical heroes including joan of arc, richard the lionheart and william wallacerpg style character development of your kings and generalsepic multiplayer warfare with 8-player online battles' 'this year's best strategy game' - pc gamer see oxfam website for delivery information read morelay siege to mighty fortresses and command vast armies across the battlefields of europe and north africamighty catapults and spectacular siege assaults, featuring catapults and cannons'key features: - epic 3d battles featuring over warriorsthe back of the box reads as follows: 'rule your kingdom through four centuries of brutal medieval warfare
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A full collection of images of war magazines a full and comprensive history of world war two in four volumes and a partial set of hitlers third reich a cracking present for anybody interested in the history of the second world war read more
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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
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Indeed, the invasion on april 9th saw the first use of airborne troops in the war and was also one of the very few amphibious operations undertaken by the germans during the second world waras in niall's previous books, detailed research has been carried out using official reports, war diaries and veterans' accounts, supported by photographs and colour mapsthe author provides a detailed account of the german invasion and the allied reaction, including the land, sea and air battlesit is hoped that niall cherry's new two-volume work covering the allied intervention in norway will fill this significant gapoxfam bookshop raeburn place condition as newsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis includes such actions as the sinking of hms glowworm and hms glorious, the gladiators on the frozen lakes and maurice force, the sacrifice of the territorial battalions at tretten and the independent companies, to name but a fewbooks on the events of the early months of are dominated by the desperate fighting undertaken by the british expeditionary force in northern france and belgium following the german invasion of may 10th and it is often overlooked that prior to this another british expeditionary force was involved in fierce fighting in norwayvolume 1 focuses on the prelude to and early phases of the german invasion and allied response
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12 €
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Against the odds their pact survived the war to form the basis for the post-war division of the region into five new countries britain and france would ruleit explains exactly how the old antagonism between these two powers inflamed the more familiar modern rivalry between the arabs and the jews, and ultimately led to war between the british and the french in and between the arabs and the jews inlawrence, winston churchill and charles de gaulle, a line in the sand vividly tells the story of the short but crucial era when britain and france ruled the middle eastthe creation of britain's 'mandates' of palestine, transjordan and iraq, and france's in lebanon and syria, made the two powers uneasy neighbours for the following thirty yearsusing newly declassified papers from the british and french archives, james barr brings this overlooked clandestine struggle back to life, and reveals, for the first time, the stunning way in which the french finally got their revengesir mark sykes was a visionary politician; françois georges-picot a diplomat with a grudgethe deal they struck, which was designed to relieve tensions that threatened to engulf the entente cordiale, drew a line in the sand from the mediterranean to the persian frontierterritory north of that stark line would go to france; land south of it, to britainin , after many years of intrigue and espionage, britain finally succeeded in ousting france from lebanon and syria, and hoped that, having done so, it would be able to cling on to palestinesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethrough a stellar cast of politicians, diplomats, spies and soldiers, including toxfam books & music marlborough in , in the middle of the first world war, two men secretly agreed to divide the middle east between them
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Francis edward ledwidge () was an irish war poet and soldier from county meathoxfam books & music islington francis ledwidge was ireland's major war poet, sometimes called "the poet of the blackbirds"sometimes known as the "poet of the blackbirds", he was killed in action at the battle of passchendaele during world war ithe book itself, bound in black cloth, is in good condition, the exterior showing only pale patches at the tops of the covers and some minor bumping of corners with no frank damageedward john moreton drax plunkett, 18th baron of dunsany (), was an anglo-irish writer and dramatist; his work, mostly in the fantasy genre, was published under the name lord dunsanyb/w frontispiece portrait of the poetduring the s he was considered one of the greatest living writers of the english-speaking worldtitle etc in rather faded gilt lettering on the spinea keen trade unionist with connections to sinn fein, he joined the irish army in lord dunsany's regiment, saw action in italy and serbia, was sent to the front, and was killed near ypres, aged just 30the jacket is rather age-worn, with rubbing of angles and folds, some chips and tears to edges, and general grubbiness, but is intactinside, the endpapers are very lightly browned, but clean; binding firm with no loose pages; pages clean and brighthowever, his passion was poetry, and he self-educated in the hope of eventually achieving a white-collar job which might allow him to write with greater freedomsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreour book is in good general condition and, unusually, retains its dust jacket (unclipped)born to a poverty-stricken family, his education was minimal, and once old enough, he began to work at whatever job might be availablehis poetry shows his deep love of nature and wild-life, and he perhaps foreshadows the modern titan, seamus heaney
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3 coin cards in honour of succession by king willem-alexanderare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibeautiful design by fashion designer claes iversen the commemoration of the new king's inauguration stylised portrait of king willem-alexander packaged in a stylised collection packaging metal: cupro-nickel weight: g diameter: 33catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletribute to the king to be and his predecessorsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website0 mm edge: smooth quality: brilliant uncirculated designer: claes iversen mintage: read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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’s the union & confederacy ) illustrated collector casebooks here for sale we have 2 illustrated books about the american civil war including a 12”lp excellent condition with each onecolumbia masterworks dl-" lp record album in beautifully embossed fabric album with gilt titles and illustrations, applied flag lithograph, and attached 32-page illustrated book about the civil war and the confederate army condition vinyl ex case books some water damagerecorded at the national gallery of art, washington, dthe second album is the confederacy, columbia album number , published inmeasures 14" x 12featuring the national gallery orchestra, conducted by richard bales; the cantata choir of the lutheran church of the reformation, mezzo-soprano florence kopleff, baritone thomas pyle, and narrator reverend edmund jennings leeit has 32 pages of text and photographs and a columbia legacy lpthe albums are both in plastic covers and inserted at the end of the book and are in excellent condition they have some water damage, which is reflected in the asking priceplease see photographs as part of the descriptioncolumbia records proudly presents "the confederacy" based on music of the south during the yearsincludes an attached 32-page illustrated book about the civil war, with essays by bruce catton, and clifford dowdeythank you for lookingsize: " x " conditionabout the confederacyfirst is the union, columbia records number dl-244 published in , with 60 pages of text and photographs, and a columbia masterworks lp
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25 €
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This original publication provides a fascinating insight into how war came to the land this book is the story of britain's battlefield - the land, and how farms were armed and equipped so that the rich soil of britain could be won back to fertility and help feed and sustain a nation at warthis book details the struggles and the triumphs of working the land no weapon ever invented is more deadly than hunger the finest armies in the world, courageous enough in the face of the enemy, can be reduced to helplessness without sustenance remember that this was produced in so was published in wartime, so there is a lot of patriotic rhetoric, but this adds to the authenticity of the book
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham what kind of a world do we live in when governments are able to pursue wars against not only the will of the people, but also the international institutions set up to promote peace? in the first world war 90% of casualties were soldiers; in recent wars 90% of casualties are civiliansthe three central theses are the way in which war, politics and journalism have changed beyond all recognition in the past thirty yearsin through gates of fire, martin bell uses his personal experiences as a reporter of eleven wars, and independent mp, to write an impassioned, heartfelt and coruscating call to armsbut instead of bringing home the real human costs of war, the advent of 'live' conflict coverage has led to television being used as just another propaganda toolsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebell pleads with poetic conviction for a stark reappraisal of the world we're creating for ourselves, as politics becomes increasingly remote from ordinary lives and reports from the front line often seem more like scenes from a hollywood movie
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World war one french 75mm shrapnel shell fragment with driving band it is completely inert as it exploded over a hundred years ago overall a useful 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 if you think the price is to high don't hesitate to make and offer see my other ads for many more ww1 items
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World war one british royal horse artillery quick firing 13 pounder high explosive shell fragmentit is completely inert as it exploded over a hundred years ago overall a useful 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 if you think the price is to high don't hesitate to make and offer see my other ads for many more ww1 items
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The war of powers: vtitle: the war of powers: vbinding: paperbackauthors: robert evardeman, victor milancondition: used; acceptablethe picture may not reflect the books condition or specific edition
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war of the worlds blu ray steelbook out of print and rarethis is the rare limited edition steelbook of war of the worlds
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warriors of middle-earth: war of the ring expwarriors of middle-earth: war of the ring exp safety warning not appropriate for children under the age of 3color: multicoloureddate first available: 22 sept
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Oxfam shop keswick all twelve episodes from the american tv mini-series starring robert mitchum and jane seymour and set during the aftermath of the attack on pearl harbour and the beginning of world war iithe henry family cope with the impact of the war in addition to domestic troubles, with father captain victor 'pug' henry (mitchum) trying to placate his unfaithful wife rhoda (polly bergen) who is demanding a divorcemeanwhile, victor's sons warren (michael woods) and byron (hart bochner) are stationed on naval vessels whilst byron's wife natalie (seymour) and their son louis (rhett creighton) try to flee italysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe episodes are: 'december ', 'january - may ', 'may 26 - july ', 'november 2 - december ', 'december - april ', 'april - july ', 'november - may ', 'may - june ', 'june 22 - october ', 'october - march ' and 'april 12 - august '
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Two volumes: from the origins of the war to verdun and the somme the widening war to remembrance and aftermath pages: xxxviii, 347 + frontispiece + 12 plates (printed both sides); xx, + frontispiece + 8 plates (printed both sides) books are sent by registered post using postnl read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease 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 store
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Foxing on the endpapers, and at the fore-edge of some of the pages, just along the very tip of some of the pages, otherwise the pages are very clean and brightsome of the pages are rough-cut at the front edgefully illustrated with plans, drawings and photographs taken specially for this workwith frontispiece - 31 photographs - 48 full-page drawings - 28 line drawings in the text -19 plans and sections and one mapxv,420pp, including indexsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreboards are in fair condition, worn at spine sides and spine has faded, the front board is bright with gilt title and decoration - see photooxfam shop malvern hardcover in very good condition internally
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Oxfam bookshop tavistock including a civil war tour of chester this very rare book charts the history of the civil war of to and chester's role in itit is in very good condition, with clean, bright pages and cover see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Franchises:god of warliquid error: index was out of rangeno account neededmust be non-negative and less than the size of the collectionhow does it work?i am a collectorwe will always do our best to help you in anyway we can
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But what's worse, as the federation and the klingons are now allies, captain kol expects the federation to back him in the forthcoming warstar trek deep space nine (boxtree, ) it seems a klingon cruiser has disappeared, and in retaliation the klingons have declared war on their prime suspects, the cardassiansare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablestar trek the next generation: forgiveness (wildstorm, ) the crew of the ustar trek voyager: encounters with the unknown (wildstorm, ) lost in the delta quadrant, captain janeway and the crew of the uplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevoyager have been seeking a way home for years, but their quest is interrupted by encounters with an astonishing variety of foes and a few new friendsstar trek the next generation: the gorn crisis (wildstorm, ) the enterprise has been sent to request aid from the gorn during a time of severe internal dissent within the gorn populace, making their quest that much more difficult, as not all of the gorn have fond memories of the federationstar trek deep space nine 1-3 (boxtree, -emancipation (collects dsp #1-3) the first of two star trek graphic novels taken from american comics2-emancipation and beyond (collects 4-7) the second of two star trek graphic novels taken from american comicswhen the reactor-core malfunctions, the federation is forced to turn to the sinister cardassians for helpstar trek: other realities (wildstorm, ) collects three stories in which a scientist's quest for power leads to destruction, an alien virus attacks deep space nine, and captain calhoun wages a desperate race through time to rescue the planet haresh from the redeemers3-requiem (collects dsp #8-11) the third in a series of deep space nine graphic novelsenterprise detect a stray transporter beam in deep space and when they realize that there's a living being inside the wayward beam--that being colin blakeney, the twenty-first century inventor of the transporter and holodeck--they bring it aboard and encounter a mystery for the agesat the piccadilly circus of hyperspace, deep space nine is the base charged with the almost impossible task of keeping the peace between alien species who have nothing in common except their contempt for each otherthe federation now controls the space station ds9, which was formerly in the hands of the cardassians, an evil, military-obsessed raceour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Oxfam shop ulverston four further episodes from the series with walter cronkite, which examines the second world war and its repercussionssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis volume looks at the start of the battle in the pacific
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'fight no more forever' tells the story of the building of the transcontinental railroad and the war against the indiansfinally 'one sky above us' tells the story of the last days of the west, of the larger-than-life characters who could still be found there, and of how buffalo bill cody set about creating the mythic image of frontier life which has survived to this day'death runs riot' tells the story of the civil war, the californian gold rush, the birth of new cities such as san francisco, the battle against mexican attempts to reclaim texas, and the start of the military campaigns against the american indianusing photographs, diaries and journals from over 74 different archives, this documentary series tells the story of these first steps in the western adventurein 'empire upon the trails', since time immemorial the west had been the home of the indian, but with the advent of the modern era and the spread of european colonialism, that was all set to changesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop oxford the entire series by ken burns which charts the conquest of the american frontier fromfirst came the spanish conquistadors, then the solitary explorers, the mountain men, the trappers, and others paving the way for the future settlement of these unknown lands
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Kaye's epic novel of love and warkaye's masterwork is a vast, rich and vibrant tapestry of love and war that spans over twenty years, moving from the foothills of the himalayas, to the burning plains, to the besieged british mission in kabuloxfam shop kendal this is a bbc radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of ma story of divided loyalties and fierce friendship; of true love made impossible by class and race; a critique of the imperialist adventure; and an examination of the cultural and spiritual clash between east and west, "the far pavilions" is a searing insight into the human heartvineeta rishi ("the last detective") stars as sita and the narrator, with blake ritson as ashok/ashton and ayesha dharker as anjuliit begins in when, following the indian mutiny, young english orphan ashton is disguised by his ayah sita as her indian son, ashoksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas he forgets his true identity, his destiny is setrunning time 4 hours, 45 minutes
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Probably from southern tirol (formerly part of the austrian empire, now italy)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabledimensions: h 20cm; diameter of base 9please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebeautifully carved and detailed ! on a slightly later turned wooden base with label underneath "vom gipfel der rosengarten spitze" (the label partly completed in the middle, due to wear)early 19th centurya rare and unusual carved and polychrome painted oak figure of a child, wearing a hood and cloak and holding a jug and hop, a barrel next to him and a cat seated on his shoulderour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Elegant armchair of the austrian secession produced by the famous company jare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableit will be shipped on pallet via our trusted courier with top packagingkohn, which at the time collaborated with the competing thonet companyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteslight signs but leather is intact (see pictures)unique shipping expense for those who buy the whole setthe whole living room set is at auctionin its first patina, with original padding and in good conditionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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It was here that air photography from all over enemy-occupied europe was pored over by photographic interpreters, who sought out intricate details of enemy activity which then influenced virtually every allied operation of the warhere the women of medmenham, the 'women of intelligence' from churchill's daughter to girls escaping home for the first time, tell the story of their wartime life and work - in their own wordsoxfam bookshop brigg an ornate victorian manor sat in picturesque surroundings overlooking the river thames at medmenham, buckinghamshiresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreperhaps not the first place that springs to mind when considering the top-secret photographic interpretation that helped secure an allied victory in the second world war, but this was the headquarters of the allied central interpretation unitwomen made up half of this work force and were, unusually, treated as equals with their male counterparts: the best person for the job, regardless of genderthese quick-minded men and women were the ones to find out where the infamous german v-weapons were being constructed, were the first to see the results of the dambusters' raid and were sworn to utmost secrecy on everything they viewed
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This person was in the intelligence section of the civil defence throughout the war and in the subsequent years until the civil defence was disbandedthe return address on the back of the box the medal shows the uncrowned head of king george vii understand the defence medal was awarded to non-military personnelthe ribbon is orange coloured in the centre flanked by stripes of green to symbolise enemy attacks on britain's green and pleasant land, with narrow black stripes to represent the black-outa boxed original defence medal ( to ) with ribbon and certificate awarded to mr a c d penny of hastingspresented in original franked box and with ribbon and a note from the home secretary, central index, home office, whitehall, swithe reverse bears the royal crown resting on an oak tree, flanked by two lions above the words 'the defence medal', with the date top left and top right
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