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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 recoveredwhether motivated by idealism or cynicism, everyone drawn into the conflict was destroyed by itsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 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 circumstancesat its end a recognizably modern europe had been created but at a terrible pricewilson'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 results book condition very good, covers and spine unmarked and all pages crisp and clean
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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 conflictoxfam 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 moreit 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 whole
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It was a war won at sea, and by the time of waterloo britain had gained control and possessed the foundations of her empiretaking in gallant duels, bloody battles between huge fleets, amphibious assaults, daring coastal raids, and the subtleties of espionage and naval intelligence, this global conflict truly was the war for all the oceansbritain swung her forces into action to battle for control of the world's sea-lanes and thus all international tradeoxfam books & music troon as france emerged from revolution, a young general named napoleon bonaparte invaded egypt, hoping next to march overland to indiasee oxfam website for delivery information read morebrought vividly to life through the words and stories of the ordinary people caught up in the conflict, this is a sweeping history of the years of naval warfare that set the balance of power in europe for the following centuryit would not happenthe battle of the nile and then at acre were the first sallies in what would be fifteen years of bitter fighting
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Ex-sergeant jack ford (bolam) returns home to gallowshields on tyneside after the end of world war oneseries 2 episodes are: 'ask for twopence, take a penny', 'tram ride to the bluebell', 'a pillowful of buttercups', 'roubles for the promised land', 'some bulbs to keep the garden bright', 'god & love & wellesley street', 'whatever made you think the war was over?', 'ladies, women, sweethearts & wives', 'after the bonfire', 'a wreath with our names on', 'the way it was in murmansk', 'in the front line you get shot at' and 'the simple pleasures of the rich'series 4 episodes are: 'back to dear old blighty', 'a gift from heaven', 'a medal for the argentine', 'flies and spiders', 'oh, my charming billy boy', 'friends, romans, countrymen', 'the bright young things', 'action!', 'comrade in arms' and 'roll of honour'it is a time of economic depression and jack finds his home town gripped by decline and unemployment but after falling in with the seaton family he becomes determined to make his mark on the worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreseries 3 episodes are: 'a house divided', 'a tiger, a lamb and a basket of fruit', 'my bonnie lass, goodbye', 'a ticket to care for the wounded', 'travel light, travel far', 'requiem for a loser', 'debts owed, debts paid', 'the empire builders', 'look up and see the sky', 'letters from afar', 'the father of lies', 'diamond cut diamond', 'a marriage and a massacre', 'high life and hunger' and 'please say goodbye before you go'series 1 episodes are: 'a land fit for heroes and idiots', 'say hellooxfam shop hull every episode from the popular drama series starring james bolamsay tirra', 'fish in woolly jumpers', 'swords and pick handles', 'coal comfort', 'empire day on the slag heap', 'a first time for everything', 'paddy boyle's discharge', 'angel on horseback', 'king for a day', 'happy new year, some say', 'heads you win, tails i lose' and 'kind hearted rat with a lifebelt'
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Together they must defeat wotan's terrifying war machinesthis release includes restored footage unseen since , a clip from 'blue peter' in the same year with the public unveiling of a war machine and a feature on how the story was put back together from the source materialsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam music shop byres road the doctor and dodo arrive in london in swinging , only to discover a plot to use the computer wotan (housed in the post office tower) to take over the worldwhen dodo is hypnotised along with wotan's controller professor brett, the doctor finds help in the form of polly, brett's secretary, and able seaman ben jackson
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4 €
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Oxfam shop ross-on-wye this book is an impressive collection of essays from some of the most prominent american historians discussing the various reasons the civil war came about, and also addressing whether or not the war was inevitablesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This is a original complete set of volumes 1 and 2 of war illustrated paper, published as the war was happening on a week by week account, intresting pages showing the british naval fleet and the reader has crossed out ships sunk up to that date, can post anywhere at buyers exspense read more
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Includes 25 names the war was known by, personal quirks of robert eoxfam bookshop cheltenham wonderfully entertaining look at some intriguing oddities, unusual incidents, and colorful personalities connected with the civil warlee and stonewall jackson, and moresee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Degelow started the war in the trenches, but after being wounded he tranfered to the air service in mayafter flying two-seaters for a time he became a fighter pilot and by the end of the war was a squadron commander and had shot down 30 enemy aircraftthis book also contains many excellent photosthe fact that degelow is one of the many aces who never get much attention from historians makes the info in this book even more interestingthe book contains many exciting accounts of degelow's air combat experiances and would make a great read for any aviation or military history enthusiastsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop ruislip the memoirs of major carl degelow translated and edited by peter kilduff this is the autobiography of carl degelow,the last recipient of imperial germany's highest award for bravery,the pour le merite
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This is a 6 volume set of books with photographs from world war 2the full set of six volumes for world war ii: volume , volume , volume , volume , volume , volume the war in pictures published by odhams press inthey are arranged by one volume for each year of the war starting at , telling the story in black and white picturesvolume 4 has to cut outs (page 16 and 17)these books are hardback with maroon buckram boards and a embossed pattern to frontare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiexpected wear to the exterior such as rounded corners and wear to the spine ends due to the ageshipped tracked and insuredour 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 availableall spines are still tightly boundthere is some foxing to the pages but text and pictures remain clear and brightpage is loose in volume 5254 pages to each bookplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website*buyer please pay within 3 days* read morethey are in good condition
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40 €
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Instead, the 20th century proved to be overwhelmingly the most violent, frightening and brutalized in history with fanatical, often genocidal warfare engulfing most societies between the outbreak of the first world war and the end of the cold warwhat went wrong? how did we do this to ourselves? the war of the world comes up with compelling, fascinating answersoxfam shop crosby the world at the beginning of the 20th century seemed for most of its inhabitants stable and relatively benignsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreglobalizing, booming economies married to technological breakthroughs seemed to promise a better world for most peopleit is niall ferguson's masterpiece
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The eve of the war 9:06the title is jeff wayne's musical version of the war of the worldsnew - jeff wayne - the war of the worlds - cd cdthe artilleryman and the fighting machinecd's are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, demonstration demo, not for sale, promotional promo, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versions
16 €
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The eve of the war 9:06the eve of the war r2h mix 6:19the title is the war of the worldsfor this specific sale the cds sleeve condition refers only to the inner paper insert sleeve, and does not refer to the outer digipak, jewel case or cardboard outer casingthe artilleryman and the fighting machinethe item format is a cd
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Title: the war of the worldscondition: goodformat: hybrid sacd, original recordingformat: hybrid sacd, original recordingbinding: audio cdartist: jeff wayne
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The war in western europe part ii december to may ppconsists of: the war in western europe part i june to december, ppare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikishipping with registrationour 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 availablea total of 2 bookscontains a 3d overview of the assault technique used at the normandy landingscondition: the spines have minor loss of paperotherwise greateleven appendices, of which three maps and one diagram + fifteen fold-out mapsseven appendices + sixteen fold-out mapsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitemade for the us military during ww ii with later adaptations, additions and improvementsalso contains an overview of the bomb tonnage and targets
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56 of the famous military songs from world war i, with melodies & accompaniment, plus another 8 with words onlyoxfam bookshop newport songs that won the war: daily express community songbook no3   lane publications collected & edited by s  dimensions 11 x 9 ins embossed illustration on the front cover, vignette of 2 soldiers singingthe previous owner has written on front endpaper  see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe foreword is by edward, prince of wales with his portrait on the opposite pagelouis giraud good condition, clean, larger format, hardback of red cloth, black lettering & black spine cloth
23 €
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The eve of the war 9:06the title is jeff wayne's musical version of the war of the worldscd's are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, demonstration demo, not for sale, promotional promo, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versionsthe artilleryman and the fighting machine
12 €
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Very interesting and extremely informative about all aspects of the second world warthis is my large collection of the war illustrated, covering volumes 1-4, startingreasonable offer considered
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The war of powers: vtitle: the war of powers: vthe picture may not reflect the books condition or specific editionauthors: robert econdition: used; acceptablevardeman, victor milanbinding: paperback
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Oxfam bookshop newport a detailed written and photographic history of the first year of world war ii, including a section on how the war began, through to the summer ofblue cloth covered boards with blind embossed illustration to front and worn text and decoration to spine, which is fadedshelf wear to top and bottom edges of spinevarious scuffs, marks and discolourationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepictorial endpaperstext block is slightly shaken, and is lightly but evenly tanned
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The war illustratedbritish war magazines collectionfirst released on 22nd augustthe amalgamated press
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Second world war - collectables the war illustrated vol - 6 edited by sir john hammerton 23 issues - dated from june 26th - april 30th copies in total) good conditiongenuine reason for sale read more
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Odams press limited the war in pictures bookset x 6 hardback ww2 in good general condition fantastic photo history of world war ii as it happened (some very harrowing scenes) read more
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L s amery general editor - the times history of the war in south africa 7 volume set - sampson lowe - hardbacks - cm x 16 cm vol pages lacks general map to front pocket - these were bought separately vol pages vol pages vol pages folding map to front and rear pockets vol pages - folded map to rear pocket webbing showing to board spine junctions otherwise fine vol pages vol pages - this is the supplement to the first 6 volumes all 7 books are in reasonably good condition all bindings good a shake here and there 2 loose portrait pages surface wear to boards and spines - a rare complete set read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour 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 availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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95 €
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Oxfam bookshop cardiff the war in the desert told through the secret diaries of colonel alfred chevalier parker, nephew of lord kitchener, governor of sinai, and military intelligence chief in the arab revolthardback book in as new condition in a price-clipped dust jacketsee attached images of this copy see oxfam website for delivery information read moreno marks or inscriptions
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The war pictorial - de oorlog in beeldthe magazines were published in dutch (‘hollandsche uitgave) as of marchphoto reports from ww iare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiall staples (somewhat rusty) are still in themour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe first eight are in the original englishcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablea series of thirty consecutive issues - running from july through decemberthe paper quality is reasonable to goodthey have a sturdy cardboard cover with a drawing on the spine of the last issue (december )please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe first issue (july ) has more wear and frays than the rest
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham 'the classic tale of alien invasion, and still the best' the timesthe first modern depiction of extra-terrestrials attacking the earth, the war of the worlds remains one of the most influential of all science-fiction worksthe forces of the earth, however, may prove harder to beat than they at first appearit shows the whole of human civilization under threat, as terrifying, tentacled martians land in england, build gigantic killing machines, destroy all in their path with black gas and burning rays and feast on the warm blood of trapped, still-living human preyedited by patrick parrinder with an introduction by brian aldiss and notes by andy sawyer see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The lord of the rings: the war of the ring (pc: windows, )
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The war medal with out the ribbon - i dont know the history of this medal - would be willing to post to the buyer
20 €
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Jeff wayne's musical version of the war of the worlds - new double vinyl lp new &sealed
18 €