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Belarus 20 Roubles Twelve Months Fairy Tales Silver Coin Stone Insert 2006 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Belarus Metal Purity:    Silver 0.925 Box:   Yes Year of Issue:   2006 Weight:   28.28 CoA:   Yes Face Value:   20 Ruble Dimensions:   38.61     Quality:   Proof     Mintage:   20000   New coin with capsule, CoA and box Obverse: The central part of the coin depicts a boy and a girl sitting on the moon and reading fairy tales with stars in the background. Above: the emblem of the Republic of Belarus and a semicircular inscription in Russian saying: ¿The Republic of Belarus¿. In the lower part of the coin, along the rim - the face value of the coin in Belarusian ¿ ¿twenty roubles¿. Above - the year of issue: 2006. Reverse: In the central part of the coin there is a campfire with an inset of a red zircon in the middle by which twelve months sit as the fairy tale says. In the left-hand part of the coin - an image of a basket full of snowdrops which denote spring. Some flowers fall out of it, form a semicircle and turn from living flowers into floral patters which remind of those created by frost on a pane of glass, and then into a snowstorm and snowflakes falling over a wood in winter. At the bottom - a semicircular inscription in Belarusian saying: ¿Twelve Months¿. ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

The War for Africa: Twelve Months That Transformed a Continent - Fred Bridgland - Ashanti -1990- Hard cover -No dust cover - Book in very good condition. Before southern Africa's peace there came the war. Between August 1987 and July 1988 Fidel Castro's Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, the south African Defence Force, Angolan government forces directed by Soviet officers and an Angolan opposition guerrilla army trained by Red China, France and the United States clashed in the biggest land battles in the history of black Africa. It was a fierce collision of ideologies and of modern warplanes, missiles and tanks across one of the world's most remote and undeveloped terrains known to Angola's former Portuguese colonial rulers as the Land at the End of the Earth. Thousands of men died and thousands more were terribly maimed. Weapons and ammunition worth billions of collars were destroyed and expended. The Angolan economy was crippled. The budgets of Cuba, South Africa and the Soviet Union were subjected to terrible strains. It was a War for Africa's very soul. It culminated in a peace agreement, the New York Accords, signed on 22 December 1988,. The reader will learn what it is like to encounter an advanced Soviet MiG fighter in a French Mirage warplane 30,000 feet above the forests of Africa; what emotion grip a reconnaissance commando lying unseen inside Cuban lines within feet of enemy soldiers; how it feels in an armoured car to face a Soviet T-55 tank at just 30 feet in burning bush and swirling dust and smoke. This is, however, far more than just an account of men in battle.   

  THE WAR FOR AFRICA Twelve Months that transformed a Continent. The Cuban - South African clash in Angola. By Fred Bridgland. Ashanti Publishing Ltd.Hardcover with Jacket, 402pp. Includes photographs & maps. Before Southern Africa's peace there came the war. Between August 1987 and July 1988 Fidel Castro's C.R.A.F. & S.A.D.F.., Angolan Government Forces, directed by Soviet Officers and an Angolan opposition Guerrilla army trained by Red China. It was a War for Africa's very soul. It is, all in all a story of Africa fighting on an unprecedented scale.   This book is in a very good condition, with only a former bookshop stamp to the half-title page.   Postage: R100 Postnet / R75 Sapo / R55 paxi        

1990 first edition hardcover with dust jacket and 403 pages in very good condition. R50 postage in SA. Before southern Africa's peace there came war. Between August 1987 and July 1988 Fidel Castro 's Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, the SADF, Angolan government forces directed by Soviet officers, and an Angolan opposition guerilla army trained by Red China, France and the United States, clashed in the biggest land battles in the history of black Africa. It was a war for Africa's very soul. It culminated in a peace agreement, the New York Accords, signed on 22 December 1988, which have already proved as momentously important for Africa as the 1945 Yalta Agreement between Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill was for post-war Europe.

1990 first edition hardcover with dust jacket and 403 pages in very good condition. R55 postage in SA. Before southern Africa's peace there came war. Between August 1987 and July 1988 Fidel Castro 's Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, the SADF, Angolan government forces directed by Soviet officers, and an Angolan opposition guerilla army trained by Red China, France and the United States, clashed in the biggest land battles in the history of black Africa. It was a war for Africa's very soul. It culminated in a peace agreement, the New York Accords, signed on 22 December 1988, which have already proved as momentously important for Africa as the 1945 Yalta Agreement between Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill was for post-war Europe.

1990. Hard cover with dust cover. 403 pages. Very good condition. Tightly bound, neat and clean. Front endpapers have rubber stamps and marks where paper was attached. Under 1kg. Between August 1987 and July 1988 Fidel Castro's Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, the south African Defence Force, Angolan government forces directed by Soviet officers and an Angolan opposition guerrilla army trained by Red China, France and the United States clashed in the biggest land battles in the history of black Africa. It was a fierce collision of ideologies and of modern warplanes, missiles and tanks across one of the world's most remote and undeveloped terrains known to Angola's former Portuguese colonial rulers as the Land at the End of the Earth. Thousands of men died and thousands more were terribly maimed. Weapons and ammunition worth billions of collars were destroyed and expended. The Angolan economy was crippled. The budgets of Cuba, South Africa and the Soviet Union were subjected to terrible strains. It was a War for Africa's very soul. It culminated in a peace agreement, the New York Accords, signed on 22 December 1988,. The reader will learn what it is like to encounter an advanced Soviet MiG fighter in a French Mirage warplane 30,000 feet above the forests of Africa; what emotion grip a reconnaissance commando lying unseen inside Cuban lines within feet of enemy soldiers; how it feels in an armoured car to face a Soviet T-55 tank at just 30 feet in burning bush and swirling dust and smoke. This is, however, far more than just an account of men in battle. Woven through are details of the political background to the conflict and the diplomatic initiatives which governed the lives and deaths of young Cuban, South African and Angolan men at the front. It is, all in all, a story of African fighting on an unprecedented scale, the international intrigue spanning several continents, and the new opportunities it opened up for democracy to 100 million people in five countries.

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This title is available on demand: expected date of dispatch will be 4-7 working days once ordered) This time-slip adventure centres around the powers of a strange-looking watch, found by ten-year-old twins, Becky and Chris. The twins are joined in their adventures by their collie dog, Tan, but someone else at school also wants to get his hands on the watch - class trouble-maker, Luke. Engaved on the back of the watch is a short, cryptic rhyme: 'By a click of the clock, You can go in reverse, Time and Again, For better or worse' The twins discover that clicking a red button above the number twelve causes time to be reversed and they can relive the events of the past hour - and have the potential to affect and change what happened during that time. Humorous, but sometimes unnerving experiences ensue as they find that in trying to change things for the better, their actions have unforeseen knock-on effects and consequences...

My Reference: 7772502 Registered Item Shipping Condition: Please judge the condition from the scan Condition: MNH Tags:           Brilliantly rendered in exquisite detail by British Artist Malcolm Tween, these 12 stamps Depict 9 of the most popular characters from the first 6 iconic blockbuster films. 3 of the stamps show characters from the forthcoming ‘The Force Awakens’ Film. Incorporated into each stamp is a secondary character/scene forming unique images that can be found nowhere else. DARTH VADER (Corner Image – Luke Skywalker & Darth Vader) Darth Vader was once a Jedi Knight but was seduced to the dark side and became a Sith Lord. Vader served the Emperor for many years – until, just moments before his death, he realised the terrible tragedy of his life. YODA (Corner Image – Yoda & Luke Skywalker) Small in size but supremely powerful in the Force, Jedi Master Yoda trained many Jedi Knights, including Luke Skywalker. In addition, he served as a member of the Jedi Council, using his vast wisdom to fight the Empire. OBI-WAN KENOBI (Corner Image – Obi Wan Kenobi & Luke Skywalker) A Jedi Master of great skill and bravery, Obi-Wan Kenobi trained Anakin Skywalker and was one of the few to escape Anakin’s purge of the Jedi Order. He initiated Luke Skywalker into the ways of the Force. STORMTROOPER (Corner Image – Darth Vader & Stormtroopers) The white-armoured soldiers and shock troops of the Empire, Stormtroopers were originally clones of the legendary warrior named Jango Fett. Non-clone recruits swelled their numbers during the days of the Empire. HAN SOLO (corner image – Chewbacca) A smuggler by trade, Han Solo lived on his wits until he met Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia Organa and was persuaded to join the Rebel Alliance, taking part in some of its finest battles against the Empire. REY (Corner image – Rey & BB8) Three decades after the Battle of Endor, Rey makes a living by scavenging on the desert planet Jakku. However, she soon finds herself catapulted into the heart of a new crisis in the galaxy. PRINCESS LEIA (corner image – R2D2 & C-3PO) Adopted as a baby, Princess Leia became a senator for Alderaan and leader of the Rebel Alliance. Although single-mindedly devoted to the Rebel cause, she could not help falling in love with Han Solo. THE EMPEROR (corner image – Anakin Skywalker) At first, Palpatine appeared to be a kindly politician, but his secret identity as a deadly Sith Lord, Sidious, was finally revealed when he took control of the galaxy and began to rule it as the Emperor. LUKE SKYWALKER (Corner Image - Obi Wan Kenobi & Luke Skywalker) The son of Anakin Skywalker, Luke was hidden from his father on Tatooine until he met Obi-Wan Kenobi and learned the ways of the Jedi, joining the Rebellion and playing a key part in the fight against the Empire. BOBA FETT – (Corner Image – Fellow Bounty Hunters - Dengar, IG-88 and Bossk) A genetic clone of his father, Jango Fett, and one of the most feared bounty hunters in the galaxy, the legendary Boba Fett worked for many paymasters, including the Empire and various clients in the criminal underworld. FINN (corner image Rey & Finn) Finn was a Stormtrooper in the forces of the First Order until he got stranded on the planet Jakku. There, an unlikely alliance with local scavenger Rey starts a chain of events that will affect the fate of the entire galaxy. KYLO REN (corner image – Captain Phasma) As the First Order emerges from the remnants of the defeated Empire, Kylo Ren becomes a new symbol of terror, with his dark hood and cloak and his mastery of a new kind of lightsaber with three red blades.  PLEASE NOTE:  This product only  includes the twelve stamps shown in the image. Technical Details Issue Date: 20.10.2015 Designer: Interabang Illustrator: Malcolm Tween Printer: International Security Printers Process: Lithography, Gummed Colours: 4 Colours    

As we advanced the tanks began firing ahead speculatively. It was an amazing sight. After an Olifant tank unleashed a 105 mm shell you saw a path opening up through the forest just like the Red Sea divided for Moses. It is September 1987. The Angolan Army with the support of Cuban troops and Soviet advisors has built up a massive force on the Lomba River near Cuito Cuanavale in southern Angola. Their goal? To capture Jamba, the headquarters of the rebel group Unita, supported by the South African Defence Force (SADF) in the so-called Border War.  In the battles that followed, and shortly thereafter centred around the small town of Cuito Cuanavale, 3 000 SADF soldiers and 8 000 Unita fighters were up against a much bigger Angolan and Cuban force of over 50 000 men.  Thousands of soldiers died in the vicious fighting that is described in vivid detail in this book. Bridgland pieced together this account through scores of interviews with SADF men who were on the front line. This dramatic retelling takes the reader to the heart of the action.  The final battles of the war in 1987 and 1988 had an impact far beyond the borders of Namibia and Angola. They not only spelled the end of the last great neo-colonial attempts at African conquest by Cuba and the former Soviet Union, but also made possible the dismantling of apartheid in South Africa. Paperback, 496 pages & 16 pages image section. Originally published in 1990 as The War for Africa: Twelve Months that Transformed a Continent, this edition has a few minor changes and a new foreword written by Bridgland.

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1906. First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, plates, maps and plans, with folding map of Port Arthue in pocket at end, thick royal 8vo. 230mm by 160mm. (pp. 511), original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, some foxing, preliminary leaves with foxing, folding map of the Liautung Peninsula not present. Binding has been re-backed using original boards, new endpapers, Some wear to board-edges esp. lower edge of original back- board. The Russo–Japanese War (1904–05) was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea. The major theatres of operations were the Liaodong Peninsula and Mukden in Southern Manchuria and the seas around Korea, Japan and the Yellow Sea. The Battle/Blockade/Siege of Port Arthur was the major engagement of the War. Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett was an English war correspondent during the First World War. Through his reporting of the Battle of Gallipoli he was instrumental in the birth of the Anzac legend which still dominates military history in Australia and New Zealand. Twelve years previously Ashmead-Bartlett arrived in Manchuria to report the Russo-Japanese War. " As we have probably witnessed old-fashioned assaults and close-order formations for the last time, it has been one of my chief objects to place on record the obsolete method of fighting which characterised the Siege." (from the preface)