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This book and its 150 period illustrations takes readers back to a host of Christmases in the reign of Queen Victoria.

Stamps reflect contemporary ideas and events, and none more so than those at the end of the Second World War. They were seen by all governments as an invaluable means of publicity, promotion and persuasion. Skilfully designed and eye-catching, they reveal how the years 1944 to 1949 were decisive in reshaping Europe after Germany's defeat. Not only did countries have to reconstruct shattered economies, rebuild devastated cities, and relieve widespread distress, but many underwent radical political realignments. Successive sets of stamps clearly depicted these events and, very significantly, the ideologies underpinning them.

Over nearly fifty years, the author has built up an extensive collection of memorabilia from the First and Second World Wars. This book looks at selected items from the private collection, providing a narrative about the original artefacts that also gives an insight into the life of the individuals who owned them.

Over nearly fifty years, the author has built up an extensive collection of memorabilia from the First and Second World Wars. This book looks at selected items, providing a narrative about the original artefacts that also gives an insight into the life of the individuals who owned them.

This book charts the lives and service careers of the three Muller-Rowland brothers. All three flew RAF low-level operations and all three gave their lives for their country.

Profusely illustrated with over 250 b&w photographs the years covered in this remarkable book could be said to be when the modern world emerged - and even remote and rural Devon was not immune to its terrors, opportunities and excitements.

International award-winning modeler, David Parker, embarks on his most ambitious step by step guide to his tank crew figure. Advanced sculpting techniques and simple techniques for painting faces, so you can get the very best from your tank crew figures.

This book discusses how the ideas, expectations and mind-sets that formed within different US foreign policy making institutions during the Cold War have continued to influence US foreign policy making vis-à-vis Russia in the post-Cold War era, with detrimental consequences for US-Russia relations. It analyses what these ideas, expectations and mind-sets are, explores how they have influenced US foreign policy towards Russia as ideational legacies, including the ideas that Russia is untrustworthy, has to be contained and that in some aspects the relationship is necessarily adversarial, and outlines the consequences for US-Russian relations. It considers these ideational legacies in depth in relation to NATO enlargement, democracy promotion, and arms control and sets the subject in its wider context where other factors, such as increasingly assertive Russian foreign policy, impact on the relationship. It concludes by demonstrating how tension and mistrust have continued to grow during the Trump administration and considers the future for US-Russian relations. rump administration and considers the future for US-Russian relations.

Missing is the story of two brothers lost in two different theatres of war. The story of two ordinary local lads and their extraordinary contribution to the war effort.