This lousy war
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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
(England)
48 €
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Images of war, the real story of world war ii this is a complete collectors set published by marshall cavendish in and in association with the imperial war museumthis set is in excellent condition and i collected them inthere are a total of 52 magazines which each came with a newspaper and mapthere are four binders from the series together with 2 binders for the newspapers and mapsall 52 are present and complete with outer covers which many would have removed and disposed of
50 €
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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
10 €
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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
50 €
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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 activision' 'this year's best strategy game' - pc gamer see oxfam website for delivery information read moremighty catapults and spectacular siege assaults, featuring catapults and cannons'key features: - epic 3d battles featuring over warriorslay siege to mighty fortresses and command vast armies across the battlefields of europe and north africaoriginally announced in august , the game was released in north america on 19 august and in europe on 30 august for microsoft windowsfamous historical heroes including joan of arc, richard the lionheart and william wallacerpg style character development of your kings and generalsthe back of the box reads as follows: 'rule your kingdom through four centuries of brutal medieval warfarethis is no time for the faint hearted'turn based empire building and real time strategy12 playable factions and over 100 unique unit typesepic multiplayer warfare with 8-player online battles
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3 €
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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
15 €
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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
9 €
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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
19 €
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It remains the only war involving the superpowers, china and usa, have faced each other this is a hardback version of this book, it has its dustjacket, which is in very good condition, with no damagethe book is clean and bright and tightly boundmax hastings is one the best writers of military history and this book is one of his earlier worksoxfam books & music bedford 'the korean war' is an account of this important conflict of the 20th centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is illustrated with black and white photos
7 €
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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
30 €
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Here a 4 albums from the band all in exellent condition war, the unforgettable fire, a live ep under a blood red sky and the joshua tree u2 - the joshua tree vinyl: vg+ excellent sleeve: nm releseased: u2 - under a blood red sky live ep vinyl: vg+ excellent sleeve: nm released: u2 - war vinyl: vg+ excellent sleeve: nm released: u2 - the unforgettable fire vinyl: vg + excellent sleeve: vg+ released: after being in the military in the last 30 years, i found myself more and more in trading positionsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikipopular for their live performances, the group have staged several ambitious and elaborate tours over their careerinitially rooted in post-punk, u2's musical style has evolved throughout their career, yet has maintained an anthemic quality built on bono's expressive vocals and the edge's effects-based guitar texturesi specialize in rare and collectible vinyl recordsthis item will be send by registered mail tracking read moreselling from personal collections only, we guarantee records in collectors qualitythe group consists of bono (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), the edge (lead guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals), adam clayton (bass guitar), and larry mullen jru2 are an irish rock band from dublin, formed inplease 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 storeas a great fan of the early dutch record industry i am also specialized in dutch releases(drums and percussion)their lyrics, often embellished with spiritual imagery, focus on personal and sociopolitical themescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
32 €
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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
40 €
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Sir john hammerton (editor) - world war : a pictured history - 2 volume set - the amalgamated press ltdvolume pages volume pages this set is in good condition - clean bright contents - no inscriptions - tooled titles and decorations to front boards, with gilt titles and decorations on spines - each book contains a large collection of images from the first world war - a very nice collector's setare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihardback - undated (circa pages - 28 cm x 22 cmplease 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
(England)
42 €
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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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53 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiindian ink on paper3 cm (" c 9 1/2")please 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 storethe comic book is not part of this lot‘war pigs’ - series: ‘orphelins’catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableoriginal illustration of page n°138 from the ‘orphelins’ comic book, volume 4 titled ‘war pigs’
200 €
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Sir john hammerton (editor) - world war : a pictured history - 2 volume set - the amalgamated press ltdvolume pages volume pages this set is in good condition - clean bright contents - no inscriptions - tooled titles and decorations to front boards, with gilt titles and decorations on spines - both volumes contain a large collection of uncommon images/photos from events that occurred during the first world war - each book has a transparent maylar wrapper - a very nice collector's setare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihardback - undated (circa pages - 28 cm x 22 cmplease 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
(England)
42 €
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Wolverine during civil warare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiillustration of ‘wolverine during civil war’published in ‘geek art, une anthologie’, volumeplease 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 storethe comic book is not part of this lotcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecolour gouaches
345 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikioriginal illustration of page n°83 from the ‘orphelins’ comic book, volume 4 titled ‘war pigs’indian ink on paper2 cm (" x 9 1/2")please 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 storethe comic book is not part of this lot‘war pigs’ - series: ‘orphelins’catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
151 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki‘war journal’ - series: ‘jennifer blood’indian ink on paperfrench version: cover of the comic book ‘jennifer blood’, issue n°1 titled ‘war journal’please 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 storethe comic book is not part of this lotcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
525 €
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(source: triskeles) please check out my other listingsin this year vespasian crushed jewish resistance in the galilee at the cost of some jews killed or sold into slaverywe guarantee the authenticity of every item we sell (100%)97g diameter: 17mm jerusalem, year 2 (aattention please: average shipping time day !!! ____________________________________________ judaea first jewish war, ce ae prutah weight: 2'year two', amphora / 'the freedom of zion', vine leaf on branch with tendrilthe defeated leaders of the northern revolt, john of giscala and eleazar ben simon, then fled to jerusalem with their followers, which swelled the population of the city and led to a jewish civil war, while the romans planned their next moves to destroy the rebelsthis coin was struck in the disastrous second year of the jewish revolt against rome
71 €
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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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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
5 €
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I have for sale a hardback version of this weapons of world war ii book in very good condition this book describes the weapons and vehicles of all the countries that fought in world war ii author alexander ludeke can be posted if required please enquire about the cost read more
5 €
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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
5 €
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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
130 €
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Here is an opportunity to get your hands on the original thirteen volume set of world war one by h w wilson; this set was printed during and at the end of ‘’great war’’this set is in great condition for a hundred years old, the set is complete and each volume have all the photos and maps etc, large and extremely heavy as a set, each volume has around six hundred pages, so collection only please, (north wales) read more
100 €
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Joey is taken from his owner, however, when he is sold to the french as a war horsetoo young to become a soldier himself, the determined albert sets off on a journey in the hope that he can save his beloved horse from the horrors of waroxfam bookshop lymington steven spielberg directs this drama based on michael morpurgo's novel about a boy who searches for his horse after it is taken away to serve in world war ijoey touches the hearts of those he meets as he serves in the cavalrygrowing up in devon, albert (jeremy irvine) trains his horse, joey, and forms a strong bond with the animalbenedict cumberbatch, david thewlis, emily watson and david kross co-starsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
4 €
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Civil war songs of foster: when this dreadful war is ended 19 civil war songs of foster: was my brother in the battle? 20 civil war songs of foster: nothing but a plain old soldier 21 popular foster songs: my old kentucky home, good night 17 popular foster songs: old dog tray 15 popular foster songs: glendy burk 16oxfam bookshop lymington tracks: 1 love songs of foster: nelly bly 7 minstrel songs of foster: massa's in de cold ground 3 spiritual songs of foster and others: he's got the whole world in his hand 13 minstrel songs of foster: old folks at home 4 spiritual songs of foster and others: hard times come again no more 10 patriotic songs of the nineteenth century: battle hymn of the republic 22 popular foster songs: some folks 18 love songs of foster: jeanie with the light brown hair 8 patriotic songs of the nineteenth century: america see oxfam website for delivery information read more spiritual songs of foster and others: swing low, sweet chariot 11 popular foster songs: if you've only got a moustache 14 minstrel songs of foster: oh! susanna 2 minstrel songs of foster: camptown races 5 love songs of foster: gentle annie 9 spiritual songs of foster and others: deep river 12 love songs of foster: beautiful dreamer 6
9 €