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 VICTORY IN EUROPE.....D-DAY TO V-E DAY: FIRST TIME IN FULL COLOUR VICTORY IN EUROPE IS THE FIRST AND ONLY ALL-COLOUR PORTRAYAL OF THE MOMENTOUS EVENTS THAT OCCURRED IN EUROPE BETWEEN D-DAY IN 1944 AND V-E DAY IN 1945. A LANDMARK IN THE HISTORY OF MILITARY PUBLISHING, THESE UNIQUE PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM RECENTLY DISCOVERED FILM MADE DURING THE LAST YEAR OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR BY THE AWARD-WINNING HOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR, GEORGE STEVENS. EARLY IN 1944 STEVENS WAS ASKED BY GENERAL EISENHOWER TO ORGANIZE A FILM UNIT WHITCH WOULD TRAVEL WITH THE ALLIED ARMIES DURING THE LANDINGS IN FRANCE AND FOLLOW THEIR CAMPAIGN IN EUROPE. IN ADDITION TO THE UNIT'S OFFICIAL COVERAGE OF THE WAR, STEVENS RECORDED THESE HISTORIC EVENTS HIMSELF ON COLOUR FILM, WHICH WAS THEN SENT TO CALIFORNIA WHERE IT REMAINED FOR NEARLY FORTY YEARS. VICTORY IN EUROPE IS INTRODUCED BY GEORGE STEVENS, Jr. WHO EXPLAINS HOW HIS FATHER MADE THE FILM AND TELLS THE STORY OF ITS REDISCOVERY. ACCOMPANIED BY AN AUTHORITATIVE COMMENTARY BY BRITAIN'S LEADING WAR HISTORIAN MAX HASTINGS, AND NINE INFORMATIVE MAPS, THESE PICTURES TELL THE STORY OF THE STRUGGLE FOR EUROPE; FROM D-DAY AND THE GREATEST NAVAL INVASION IN HISTORY TO THE LIBERATION OF PARIS, FROM THE ARDENNES AND THE BATTLE OF A MILLION TOOPS TO THE HORROR OF THE CONCENTRATION CAMPS AND THE FINAL COLLAPSE OF THE NAZI REGIME. AFTER SIX YEARS, VICTORY WAS FINALLY WON IN EUROPE. THIS VIVID DOCUMENTARY COMMEMORATES TO THE FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF V-E DAY.   MAX HASTINGS,  PICTURES BY  GEORGE STEVENS,  INTRODUCTION BY GEORGE STEVENS, Jr.......TEXT, PICTURES, INTRODUCTION AND CARTOGRAPY COPYRIGHT 1985. JACKET ILLUSTRATIONS FRONT - THE LIBERATION OF PARIS, AUGUST 1944, BACK - ABOVE GENERAL DE GAULLE AND GENERAL BRADLEY, PARIS 1944, CENTRE - SOVIET CECTOR, BERLIN 1945, BELOW RIGHT - YOUNG CONCENTRATION CAMP INMATES, DACHAU 1945, BELOW LEFT - M4 SHERMAN TANK, NORMANDY 1944. HARD COVER BOOK, DUST JACKET HAS SOME  MINOR WEAR AND TEAR AND IS COVER WITH TAPE ON THE INSIDE COVER. BOOK HAVE WONDERFULL PICTURE'S IN BLACK & WHITE AND IN COLOUR WITH SOME FEW MAPS', BOOK HAVE 192 PAGES AND STILL IN FARE CONDITION. POSTAGE R55-00  

    Victory - From D-Day in Europe to the unconditional surrender of Japan & Counterattack - Stalingrad, Midway, El Alamein and the turning of the tide paperback s, lots of illustrations, 215 & 215 pages, normal wear and stains, otherwise   in excellent second-hand condition     Deutsches Reich Wehrmacht Afrikakorps Nazi Germany World War II Hitler Stalin Churchill Roosevelt Ostfront Dresden genocide holocaust atrocities expulsion Luftwaffe Waffen-SS Third Reich Panzertruppe Paratroopers Stormfront Fallschirmjäger    

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What was the biggest operation of World War II in Europe? What was the name of the largest concentration camp operating in Europe between 1939 and 1945? What European nationality lost the largest number of civilians between 1939-45? This work answers these questions and presents a history of the Second World War. Davies' re-examination reminds us that the war in Europe was dominated by two evil monsters, not by one. The liberators of Auschwitz were servants of a regime that ran still larger concentration camps than those they liberated. The outcome of the war was at best ambiguous. *Closed tear at top of dustjacket on spine; fold down spine of dustjacket; slight yellowing of page edges.*

 V.E.DAY - VICTORY IN EUROPE 1945 by ROBIN CROSS This is a large, heavy hard covered book of 223 pages. Full of brilliant photos. A powerful commemoration and illumination of the end of the greatest war in history. In good condition with dust cover. •The postage on this item will be R85.00 within S. A. (with tracking) •If outside South Africa please contact me re payment & postage before bidding. •I do not have a PayPal facility. •Please email any queries. •If you think the description in my listing is incorrect, please email me. •The photograph you are viewing in this listing is the actual item for sale.  

 V.E.DAY - VICTORY IN EUROPE 1945 by ROBIN CROSS This is a large, heavy hard covered book of 223 pages. Full of brilliant photos. A powerful commemoration and illumination of the end of the greatest war in history. In good condition with dust cover. •The postage on this item will be R70.00 within S. A. (with tracking) •If outside South Africa please contact me re payment & postage before bidding. •I do not have a PayPal facility. •Please email any queries. •If you think the description in my listing is incorrect, please email me. •The photograph you are viewing in this listing is the actual item for sale.  

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Ukraine, 5 UAH, 70 Years of Victory 1945, Coloured Coin, 2015 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Ukraine Metal Purity:    Nickel Silver Box:   No Year of Issue:   2015 Weight:   16.54 CoA:   No Face Value:   5 hryvnias Dimensions:   35     Quality:   special uncirculated     Mintage:   35000   New coin with capsule The coin is dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the victory over Nazism in Europe and perpetuate the act of bravery of the Ukrainian nation, its significant contribution to the victory of the anti-Hitler coalition in World War II. From the first days of the war and until October 1944, the territory of Ukraine was the central part of the entire European theater of military operations in World War II and suffered enormous human and material losses. ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

Ukraine 5 hryvnia 70 years of Victory in WWII 1945 poppy color nickel coin 2015 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country: Ukraine Metal Purity: Nickel Silver Box: No Year of Issue: 2015 Weight: 16.54 CoA: No Face Value: 5 hryvnias Dimensions: 35 Quality: special uncirculated Mintage: 35000 New coin with capsule The coin is dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the victory over Nazism in Europe and perpetuate the act of bravery of the Ukrainian nation, its significant contribution to the victory of the anti-Hitler coalition in World War II. From the first days of the war and until October 1944, the territory of Ukraine was the central part of the entire European theater of military operations in World War II and suffered enormous human and material losses. ____________________________________________________ Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

Malawi 5 kwacha set of 4 coins Ships 60th Anniversary of Victory Europe Day 2005 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country: Malawi Metal Purity: Brass Box: No Year of Issue: 2005 Weight: 23,2 g CoA: No Face Value: 5 Kwacha Dimensions: 45 x 27.5 mm Quality: Proof Mintage: Coin has some oxides (please check photos of item), ____________________________________________________ Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

Free Postage Within SA for Orders Over R900! Hardcover. . First edition. Publisher: Penguin / Allen Lane. 317 pages. Has the most successful species in British political history finally become extinct? The Conservative party dominated British politics for 120 years from Disraeli's victory in , culminating in an unprecedented eighteen-year spell in government after . And yet at the very end of the century the Tories imploded so disastrously as to suggest the party might be doomed to follow the Liberals into oblivion. Geoffrey Wheatcroft has observed this extraordinary drama at close hand, interviewing all the key players on (and, more often, off) the record: from spirited exchanges with Margaret Thatcher to unprintable asides from Alan Clark. In this provocative and often acerbically funny book he first examines how the Tories came to enjoy their unlikely triumph: what was meant to be the century of the common man', with the unstoppable ascent of Labour, turned out to be the era of the Conservative, as the Tories reinvented themselves over and over again, not least entirely changing the party's class character. Very good condition. History / Europe / Great Britain / Political Science / Politics   Additional photos on request. Please ask any questions before placing your order.  Many more titles available by clicking here!

Putin, Lukashenko, Nazarbayev, Set, 4 coins 1 Ruble, 3 Years Customs Union, 2013 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Russia Metal Purity:    Copper-Nickel Box:   Year of Issue:   2013 Weight:   38 CoA:   Face Value:   1 Ruble Dimensions:   39     Quality:   Proof Like     Mintage:     New coins with capsules The Poltava Battle (June 27, 1709 - July 9, 1709) - the general engagement of Russian and Swedish troops during the Northern War 1700-1721. In the hard fight, the Russian Army under command of Peter I, routed the Swedish Army of Charles XII. The decisive Victory of Russians in the environs of Poltava led to an change in the Northern War to Russia's benefit and put an end for supremacy of Sweden as the main military power in Europe ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

AFRICA@WAR SERIES: VOLUME 7 MAU MAU: THE KENYAN EMERGENCY 195260 The Second World War forever altered the complexion of the British Empire. From Cyprus to Malaya, from Borneo to Suez, the dominoes began to fall within a decade of peace in Europe. Africa in the late 1940s and 1950s was energized by the grant of independence to India, and the emergence of a credible indigenous intellectual and political caste that was poised to inherit control from the waning European imperial powers.  The British on the whole managed to disengage from Africa with a minimum of ill feeling and violence, conceding power in the Gold Coast, Nigeria and Sierra Leone under an orderly constitutional process, and engaging only in the suppression of civil disturbances in Nyasaland and Northern Rhodesia as the practicalities of a political handover were negotiated. In Kenya, however, matters were different.  A vociferous local settler lobby had accrued significant economic and political authority under a local legislature, coupled with the fact that much familial pressure could be brought to bear in Whitehall by British settlers of wealth and influence, most of whom were utterly irreconciled to the notion of any kind of political handover. Mau Mau was less than a liberation movement, but much more than a mere civil disturbance. Its historic importance is based primarily on the fact that the Mau Mau campaign was one of the first violent confrontations in sub-Saharan Africa to take place over the question of the self-determination of the masses. It also epitomized the quandary suffered by the white settler communities of Africa who had been promised utopia in an earlier century, only to be confronted in a post-war world by the completely unexpected reality of black political aspiration.  This book journeys through the birth of British East Africa as a settled territory of the Empire, and the inevitable politics of confrontation that emerged from the unequal distribution of resources and power. It covers the emergence and growth of Mau Mau, and the strategies applied by the British to confront and nullify what was in reality a tactically inexpert, but nonetheless powerfully symbolic black expression of political violence.  That Mau Mau set the tone for Kenyan independence somewhat blurred the clean line of victory and defeat. The revolt was suppressed and peace restored, but events in the colony were nevertheless swept along by the greater movement of Africa toward independences, resulting in the eventual establishment of majority rule in Kenya in 1964. Paperback, 72 pages

Tuvalu, 1 dollar 300 years Battle of Poltava, Peter I, silver coloured coin 2009 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Tuvalu Metal Purity:    Silver 0.999 Box:   Yes Year of Issue:   2009 Weight:   31,135 CoA:   Yes Face Value:   1 dollar Dimensions:   40.60     Quality:   Bullion     Mintage:   10,000   This stunning 1oz silver commemorative coin marks the 300th anniversary of the Battle of Poltava, a landmark event in the fortunes of Russia and Sweden.Occurring on 27 June 1709, the most famous battle of the Great Northern War resulted in a decisive victory by Peter the Great of Russia over Charles XII of Sweden. The outcome saw Russia emerge as one of the leading nations in Europe and marked the decline of Sweden as a Great Power.Displaying the full benefits of The Perth Mint¿s innovative minting skills, the coin¿s reverse combines struck and coloured elements portraying Tsar Peter I in the midst of the historic battle. The reverse also incorporates the inscription THE BATTLE OF POLTAVA 300TH NEW ANNIVERSARY. Issued as legal tender under the authority of the Government of Tuvalu, the coin¿s obverse portrays the Raphael Maklouf effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the 2009 year-date.Restricted to a limited mintage of just 10,000, this spectacular release will be housed in prestigious presentation packaging designed by The Perth Mint and accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity. ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

Tuvalu, 1 dollar 300 years Battle of Poltava, Peter I, silver coloured coin 2009 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Tuvalu Metal Purity:    Silver 0.999 Box:   Yes Year of Issue:   2009 Weight:   31,135 CoA:   Yes Face Value:   1 dollar Dimensions:   40.60     Quality:   Bullion     Mintage:   10,000   New coin with capsule, CoA and box This stunning 1oz silver commemorative coin marks the 300th anniversary of the Battle of Poltava, a landmark event in the fortunes of Russia and Sweden.Occurring on 27 June 1709, the most famous battle of the Great Northern War resulted in a decisive victory by Peter the Great of Russia over Charles XII of Sweden. The outcome saw Russia emerge as one of the leading nations in Europe and marked the decline of Sweden as a Great Power.Displaying the full benefits of The Perth Mint¿s innovative minting skills, the coin¿s reverse combines struck and coloured elements portraying Tsar Peter I in the midst of the historic battle. The reverse also incorporates the inscription THE BATTLE OF POLTAVA 300TH NEW ANNIVERSARY. Issued as legal tender under the authority of the Government of Tuvalu, the coin¿s obverse portrays the Raphael Maklouf effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the 2009 year-date.Restricted to a limited mintage of just 10,000, this spectacular release will be housed in prestigious presentation packaging designed by The Perth Mint and accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity. ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

From Mushroom Valley to Delville Wood, South African Forces in World War One researched and excellently written by Tim Couzens. When war struck in 1914, it struck not just in Europe, but everywhere across the globe, including South Africa, whose troops saw action in five theatres. They fought one another on home soil, during a rebellion fuelled by old resentments; they fought the Germans in the deserts of South West Africa and the jungles of East Africa (now Namibia and Tanzania); they fought in Egypt; and they fought, and died in their thousands, on the Western Front. Tim Couzens’ The Great Silence tells the story of South Africa’s Great War, meticulously bringing the details of the different campaigns to light, with a dedicated chapter on each major theatre of action, from Sandfontein to Delville Wood, plus a special chapter on the contribution of black South African troops to the Allies’ ultimate victory. Fully illustrated with over 150 photographs, maps and graphics, and with eight special insets on some of the more extraordinary characters in the war – such as Jackie the baboon, who was wounded by shrapnel in Flanders and returned to South Africa a hero – The Great Silence takes us into the dark heart of the Great War itself. Softcover in good condition.266 pages. Illustrated. Tracked postage is R50.00.

  The Longest Siege - Tobruk, The Battle that saved North Africa by Robert Lyman   Beginning on 10th April 1941, and lasting for 240 days, the siege of Tobruk is a mesmerising tale of human endurance and heroism. It is an epic story of extraordinary resilience as the Libyan port's 24,000 defenders met increasingly desperate attempts by Rommel's Panzer divisions to break through the hurriedly thrown-up defences. It was a battle of bayonets and grenades against tanks, of David versus Goliath. The eventual allied victory came against overwhelming odds, plus the morale sapping knowledge that the defenders were surrounded on one side by the sea, and on the other by Hitler's men and machines (who, only the year before, had brought Western Europe to its knees). Tobruk was defended in the main by the Australian 9th Division, followed by the British 70th Infantry Division who then linked up with the advancing 8th Army. The Royal Navy also played an important role in Tobruk's defence. By December 1941 Rommel had been beaten and forced to withdraw his forces from Cyrenaica. The siege was lifted and the exhausted, gallant defenders able to march out in triumph.   First edition softcover published 2009, 310 pages illustrated with black and white photographs. In read but otherwise good condition with minor foxing.            

The battle for Stalingrad became the focus of Hitler and Stalin's determination to win the gruesome, vicious war on the eastern front. The citizens of Stalingrad endured unimaginable hardship; the battle, with fierce hand-to-hand fighting in each room of each building, was brutally destructive to both armies. But the eventual victory of the Red Army, and the failure of Hitler's Operation Barbarossa, was the first defeat of Hitler's territorial ambitions in Europe, and the start of his decline. Softcover. English. Penguin. 2001. 493pp. In fair/good condition.

  The Marshall Cavendish illustrated Encyclopaedia of World War II – Complete Set of 25 Volumes Author: Eddy Bauer | James Lawton Collins | Peter Young Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Corporation Binding: Hardcover   Volumes: 25 – Complete set Condition – Very Good. Rubber stamp of previous owner, other wise a clean set with tight binding    Language: English   An objective, chronological, and comprehensive history of the Second World War.   Volume 1: Hitlers War: 1936 – 1939 Volume 2: The Fall of the West: 1940 Volume 3: The Axis Turns South: 1940 Volume 4: Yugoslavia | Greece | Crete: 1941 Volume 5: Barbarossa | Pearl Harbour: 1941 Volume 6: Atlantic Ordeal: 1941 – 1942 Volume 7: Crisis in the Dessert: 1942 Volume 8: Japan At High Tide: 1942 Volume 9: The Grand Alliance | End In Africa: 1942 – 1943 Volume 10: The Invasion of Italy | Guadal Canal: 1943 Volume 11: Anzio | Cassino | Rome: 1943 – 1944 Volume 12: D-Day & After: 1944 to: To The Siegfried Line – 1944 Volume 13: The Russian Steamroller: 1944 Volume 14: Breakout from Normandy: 1944 Volume 15: To The Siegfried Line: L 1944 Volume 16: Hitlers Last Gamble: 1944 – 1945 Volume 17: Across the Rhine: 19544 Volume 18: Victory in Europe: 1945 Volume 19: Central Pacific: The first Battles: 1944 Volume 20: Return to The Philippines: 1945 Volume 21: Okinawa: The Last Ordeal: 1943 – 1945 Volume 22: Hiroshima | japan Surrenders: 1945 Volume 23: The American War Machine: 1945 Volume 24: The Fighting Men: 1945 Volume 25: Chronology |} Index | Heraldry of war   Please note that we refer the right to close our auctions at any time Please refer to all images for condition, as this form an integral part of the description Payment to be processed within 2 days of auction closing Item will be posted on the first Saturday following receipt of payment. We are not responsible for damages to or loss of items once posted The item is second hand and sold as such with no warranty or guarantee implied, expressed or given. International bidders to kindly request details of shipping costs