The year of the war
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Oxfam bookshop newport war stories can only be told so many times, right? when you come to recounting the history of world war ii a sixteenth time, chances are you're going to be telling the exact same talesabotage and stealth are your weapons here as you fight enemies in the soviet union, vietnam and many other warzones that were present during the time of the cold warbut what about the soldiers that are never mentioned? the operatives that, officially, don't exist - their actions never documented and their accomplishments never commended? treyarch is telling the story of the cold war in call of duty: black ops, but from a very different point of viewand just like many call of duty games before it, black ops will feature an extensive multiplayer mode, offering intense warfare with friends and strangers alike over the internetsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredisc, box and manual all in good conditionyou get to play as an elite soldier - the best of the best - as you tackle these questionable and top-secret missionsas a member of an elite force, inspired by the real-life studies and observations group, your word on the battlefield is finalwhether it's in the snowy peaks of russia or in the burning landscape of hue city, your actions help drive fellow units to victoryleaping from one soldier's personal experience to another, crossing time periods and countries along the way, allows for a branching storyline that intertwines with all of these soldier's lives
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This is the story of britain at war from the perspective of that manwinner of impossible victories, cannon fodder for the western front, thin khaki line against hitler - wherever and whenever, the british soldier has done his duty - and morein a comprehensive series of first-hand accounts, this anthology offers a huge variety of views on the experience of war: from a letter written by oliver cromwell to the speaker of parliament, to a first world war's soldier's last letter home to his son, and a powerful description of what it was like to be on the sir galahad when it was hit by a missile in the falklands conflict of the 80s, right up to life as a soldier on the ground in basraoxfam bookshop cheltenham from agincourt to waterloo, from dunkirk to the gulf war, and everywhere in between, one man has served in all these battlesthis is his storysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is the autobiography of the british soldier
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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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Oxfam bookshop carlisle war stories can only be told so many times, right? when you come to recounting the history of world war ii a sixteenth time, chances are you're going to be telling the exact same talesabotage and stealth are your weapons here as you fight enemies in the soviet union, vietnam and many other warzones that were present during the time of the cold warbut what about the soldiers that are never mentioned? the operatives that, officially, don't exist - their actions never documented and their accomplishments never commended? treyarch is telling the story of the cold war in call of duty: black ops, but from a very different point of viewand just like many call of duty games before it, black ops will feature an extensive multiplayer mode, offering intense warfare with friends and strangers alike over the internetdisc: ex case: ex see oxfam website for delivery information read moreyou get to play as an elite soldier - the best of the best - as you tackle these questionable and top-secret missionsas a member of an elite force, inspired by the real-life studies and observations group, your word on the battlefield is finalwhether it's in the snowy peaks of russia or in the burning landscape of hue city, your actions help drive fellow units to victoryleaping from one soldier's personal experience to another, crossing time periods and countries along the way, allows for a branching storyline that intertwines with all of these soldier's lives
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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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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 pakistanmountbatten 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 achievementshis murder, and those of members of his family and a friend, on 27 august , by assassins of the provisional ira, shocked the worldthis book was first published in hardback as the princely sailor, by brasseys
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The eve of the war 9:06new - jeff wayne - the war of the worlds - cd cdthe 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
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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 faces of world war i: the great war in words & picturesauthor:arthur, maxworld of books ltd was founded in , recycling books sold to us through charities either directly or indirectlybook binding:n/abook condition:likenew
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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 armyfirst is the union, columbia records number dl-244 published in , with 60 pages of text and photographs, and a columbia masterworks lpit has 32 pages of text and photographs and a columbia legacy lpabout the confederacysize: " x " conditionrecorded at the national gallery of art, washington, dcolumbia records proudly presents "the confederacy" based on music of the south during the years condition vinyl ex case books some water damageincludes an attached 32-page illustrated book about the civil war, with essays by bruce catton, and clifford dowdeyfeaturing 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 leemeasures 14" x 12the second album is the confederacy, columbia album number , published inthank you for lookingplease see photographs as part of the descriptionthe 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 price
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25 €
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Large set of daily telegraph newspapers covering the falklands war of 35 years agodaily mail daily telegraph paper's headline events s georgia falls to argentina task force set sail carrington resigns troops must go, us told british subs close in haig in race for peace haig's peace hopes fade war zone warning to junta junta's ships set sail we stay says galtieri haig is told 'no' by no pym in mission to us sas land on south georgia pym gives warning on force fleet alert for battle no paper south georgia retaken by royal marines marines capture south georgia talk or we fight' warning by thatcher go to un' plea by foot deadline at dawn junta 'no' to peace plan task force arrives in 200 mile exclusion zone no paper first vulcan attack on port stanley no paper sinking of belgrano junta cruiser 'has sunk' hms sheffield hit and abandoned british warship sunk by missle heroic fight for ship junta rejects peace plan soften up' raid by navy hms sheffield finally sinks navy in action again the pope may cancel visit navy downs skyhawks anxiety on peace terms raids to be stepped up one more try for peace thatcher set for battle sas helicopter crash killing 22 soldiers troops go on red alert into battle' order given landings at san carlosdestroyer is 'badly hit' troops are poised to attack troops begin the attack battle of goose green 2 para no paper battle of goose green 2 para fighting near port stanley troops seize vital peak eight miles left to go britain seeks surrender gurkhas join british toops in falklands britain say 'surrender' rfa sir galahad and rfa sir tristram hit off fitzroy ships hit in landing holocaust heroes save wounded galahad toll warning by thatcher hms glamorgan hitno paper sgt ian mckay, 3 para wins vc no paper british forces take argentine positions on mountains overlooking port stanleyduring this period the daily telegraph was hit by several strikes so not all days were publishedplease see full list below of papers by date and the events of the day before publicationtroop seize 400 prisoners british forces take argentine positions on mountains overlooking port stanleyhms ardent sunkmerchant navy vessel atlantic conveyor hitincludes 51 daily telegraph; 2 daily mail (heavy parcel) the papers are in very good condition, have been kept folded and some edges are slightly chipped and all have that age yellowing of newspapers - see photosbritish forces take mount longdon, two sisters and mount harrietgeneral mario menendez surrenders to major general jeremy moore as british forces march into port stanleysix argentine planes shot down hms antelope abandoned junta planes mauled again hms coventry sunkargentine forces surrender surrender brings prisoners disaster for prisoners argentine president leopoldo galtieri resigns as leader of the country's military junta junta oust galtieri island base retaken the bravest of the brave salute to the heroes in london ÂŁ parcel delivery read more
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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 civiliansbell 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 moviethe 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 armssee oxfam website for delivery information read morebut 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 tool
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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 mapsthis 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 fewvolume 1 focuses on the prelude to and early phases of the german invasion and allied responsethe 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 gapsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop raeburn place condition as newbooks 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 norway
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12 €
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The military codes deciphered there were instrumental in turning both the battle of the atlantic and the war in north africabut, though plenty has been written about the boffins, and the codebreaking, fictional and non-fiction  from robert harris and ian mcewan to andrew hodges' biography of turing what of the thousands of men and women who lived and worked there during the war? what was life like for them an odd, secret territory between the civilian and the military? sinclair mckay's book is the first history for the general reader of life at bletchley park, and an amazing compendium of memories from people now in their eighties of skating on the frozen lake in the grounds (a depressed angus wilson, the novelist, once threw himself in) of a youthful roy jenkins, useless at codebreaking, of the high jinks at nearby accommodation hostels and of the implacable secrecy that meant girlfriend and boyfriend working in adjacent huts knew nothing about each other's workthis country house in the buckinghamshire countryside was home to britain's most brilliant mathematical brains, like alan turing, and the scene of immense advances in technology  indeed, the birth of modern computingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham bletchley park was where one of the war's most famous  and crucial  achievements was made: the cracking of germany's enigma code in which its most important military communications were couched
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Original daily express war map of europe, it was published in the early part of the war known as the phoney warsend message for p&p prices and any other info read moreyou can pay by paypal or uk sterling cheque it measures when opened out inches x inches (about 101cm x 76cm)i can post by royal mail (uk only)in decent condition with very minor wear, no pin holes or tape marks so never been stuck on a wall
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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 yearsoxfam books & music marlborough in , in the middle of the first world war, two men secretly agreed to divide the middle east between themin , 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 palestinesir mark sykes was a visionary politician; françois georges-picot a diplomat with a grudgeterritory north of that stark line would go to france; land south of it, to britainsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethrough a stellar cast of politicians, diplomats, spies and soldiers, including tthe 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 frontierusing 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 revenge
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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 iour book is in good general condition and, unusually, retains its dust jacket (unclipped)b/w frontispiece portrait of the poetduring the s he was considered one of the greatest living writers of the english-speaking worldthe 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 damagesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreedward 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 dunsanyhis poetry shows his deep love of nature and wild-life, and he perhaps foreshadows the modern titan, seamus heaneyborn to a poverty-stricken family, his education was minimal, and once old enough, he began to work at whatever job might be availableinside, 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 freedomthe jacket is rather age-worn, with rubbing of angles and folds, some chips and tears to edges, and general grubbiness, but is intacta 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 30title etc in rather faded gilt lettering on the spine
39 €
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1 new york times bestseller stillness is the key, and obstacle is the way - over 1 million copies sold 're-read it each yearit's that important' derek sivers, author of anything you want 'ryan holiday is one of his generation's finest thinkers' steven pressfield, author of the war of art 'this is a book i want every athlete, aspiring leader, entrepreneur, thinker and doer to read' george raveling, nike's director of international basketball 'inspiring yet practical' robert greene, author of the 48 laws of power it's wrecked the careers of promising young geniusesdrawing on an array of inspiring characters and narratives from literature, philosophy and history, the book explores the nature and dangers of ego to illustrate how you can be humble in your aspirations, gracious in your success and resilient in your failuresit's made adversity unbearable and turned struggle into shameit's evaporated great fortunes and run companies into the groundthe result is an inspiring and timely reminder that humility and confidence are our greatest friends when confronting the challenges of a culture that tends to fan the flames of ego, a book full of themes and life lessons that will resonate, uplift and inspireevery great philosopher has warned against it, in our most lasting stories and countless works of art, in all culture and all agessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreits name? ego, and it is the enemy - of ambition, of success and of resiliencein ego is the enemy, ryan holiday shows us how and why ego is such a powerful internal opponent to be guarded against at all stages of our careers and lives, and that we can only create our best work when we identify, acknowledge and disarm its dangersoxfam books & music perth a powerful meditation on the nature and dangers of ego, from the author of the no
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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 war 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 sustenancethis book details the struggles and the triumphs of working the land 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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It continues through the aftermath of the war in the european theatre, and documents the occupation of germany untilentering germany shows images, from the gruesome to the beautiful, of war and its consequences see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop magdelen street entering germany traces vaccaros wartime journey from germanys western border, east through battlefields, and across the elbe rivergathered together for the first time, the remarkable pictures in entering germany tell the tale of one mans first-hand experience of the disastrous effects of the war, and how germany and america, two former enemies, become friends in peacetime
14 €
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The eve of the war 9:06the title is jeff wayne's musical version of the war of the worldsthe 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
12 €
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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
20 €
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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
15 €
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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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Hardback - undated (diary of the war cm x 22 cmsir john hammerton (editor) - the second great war - a standard history: 9 volume set - the waverley book company ltdare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivolume pages - volume pages - volume pages - volume pages - volume pages - volume pages - volume pages - volume pages - volume pages - this set is in good condition - clean bright contents - no inscriptions - each book contains numerous illustrations from different areas of the conflict - each book also contains a small number of unusual colour-enhanced illustrations, making it an uncommon set - overall, a very nice collector's setplease 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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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 divorcethe 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 'meanwhile, 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 more
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This is my large collection of the war illustrated, covering volumes 1-4, startingvery interesting and extremely informative about all aspects of the second world warreasonable offer considered
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war in the southern oceans binding: cloth with dust jacket pages: xvi, 288 + frontispiece + 11 plates (printed both sides, except the last) + 10 folding maps condition: book fine; dust jacket poor (see photograph), enclosed in loose, transparent jacket (see last photograph) this book deals with the activities of the south african naval forces during the second world warare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibooks are sent by registered post using postnl read moreplease 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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