The political & military struggles of post-independence Congo Post-independence events in the Republic of the Congo are a veritable Gordian knot. The ambitions of Congolese political leaders Cold War rivalry Pan-Africanism Belgium's continued economic interests in the country's mineral wealth & the strategic perceptions of other southern African states all conspired to wrack Africa's second largest country with uprisings rebellions & military interventions for almost a decade. Congo Unravelled solves the intractable complexity of this violent period by dispassionately outlining the sequence of political & military events that took place in the troubled country. The reader is systematically taken through the first military attempts to stabilise the country after independence & the two distinguishing military campaigns of the decade; the United Nations military operations to end the secession of the Katanga Province & the Dragon Operations led by Belgian paratroopers supported by the US Air Force launched to end the insurgency in the east of the country. Finally the mercenary revolt an event that tainted the reputation of the modern mercenary in Africa is described. Lesser known military events such as the Irish UN forces cut off from the outside world by Katangese gendarmes & mercenaries & a combined military operation in which Belgian paratroopers were dropped from US Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft & supported by a mercenary ground force to achieve humanitarian ends go far toward resolving the enigma surrounding post-independence Congo. ...

A sparkly 50th Birthday card with 50 in silver 3D lettering against a sparkly violet background embellished with sparkles & more stars further down the card on a white background. The greeting inside this card reads &8216; Wishing you a very Happy Birthday&8217; & the card comes complete with a silver envelope ready for posting. Approximate dimensions: 14.5x 20.5cm Not suitable for children under 3 years contains small parts which may cause a choking hazard. ...

A sparkly 60th Birthday card with 60 in gold 3D lettering against a sparkly gold background embellished with sparkles & more stars further down the card on a white background.

The greeting inside this card reads ‘ May this special day be filled with happy & memorable moments’ & the card comes complete with a gold envelope ready for posting. Approximate dimensions: 14.5x 20.5cm

Not suitable for children under 3 years contains small parts which may cause a choking hazard.



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A sparkly 80th Birthday card with 80 in silver 3D lettering against a sparkly violet background embellished with sparkles & more stars further down the card on a white background.

The greeting inside this card reads ‘ May this special day be filled with happy & memorable moments’ & the card comes complete with a silver envelope ready for posting. Approximate dimensions: 14.5x 20.5cm

Not suitable for children under 3 years contains small parts which may cause a choking hazard.



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A sparkly 90th Birthday card with 90 in silver 3D lettering against a sparkly pink background embellished with sparkles & more stars further down the card on a white background. The greeting inside this card reads &8216; May this special day be filled with happy & memorable moments&8217; & the card comes complete with a silver envelope ready for posting. Approximate dimensions: 14.5x 20.5cm Not suitable for children under 3 years contains small parts which may cause a choking hazard. ...

This starry congratulations card features the message &8216; Yippee! Congratulations you&8217;re an absolute STAR!&8217; in silver writing along with silver stars with sparkles on a white background. This card is blank inside for your own message & comes complete with a cream envelope ready for posting. Approximate dimensions: 14x 14cm. Not suitable for children under 3 years contains small parts which may cause a choking hazard. ...

Cass Pennant was one of the best-known figures of the I.C.F. He has used his unique position as a West Ham insider to bring together these first-hand accounts of the men who were at the eye of the storm both on & off the terraces. These tales from the terraces range from the inflamed East End rivalry with Millwall to the shed-end-battles with Chelsea from aggravation at Anfields Kop to the disaster at Heysel. The stories unfold against a backdrop of sharp fashion & music such as The Cockney Rejects & Sham 69 that became the hallmark of the hoolifans. ...

It seems a long time ago that Fitz & Gabby were together with his work on extinct species about to make him world-famous. Now its his career that is almost extinct. Suddenly though the beautiful Gabby reappears in his life. She wants his help in tracing the history of The Mysterious Bird of Ulieta a creature once owned by the great 18th Century naturalist Joseph Banks. It soon becomes clear that Fitz is getting involved in something more complicated
- & dangerous
- than the search for a stuffed bird. To solve the puzzle he must uncover the identity of the amazing woman Banks loved
- a woman who has disappeared from history as effectively as the specimen he is hunting. THE CONJURORS BIRD is the perfect mixture of detection romance & history.


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When a school teacher put a modest advertisement in Private Eye as a painter of genuine fakes he had no idea that it would lead to him becoming a willing part of the biggest art fraud in Britain. Among one of the few people who responded was the mysterious & magnetic John Drewe apparently a Professor & inventor with impressive connections. But really Drewe was a conman who was soon to take in the British Modern Art World with a scam that would last a decade. Drewe who knew at first little about the art world discovered that the art itself didnt really make any difference but it was the documentation of a work that mattered. He commissioned some 200 works from Myatt who worked with B&Q emulsion paint mixed in with KY jelly over a decade. It was only a naked a woman & a microwaved goldfish that would end the scam! ...

One-of-a-kind motifs are just the beginning. Now with Connect The Shapes Crochet Motifs" this guide to creative joining techniques shows how easy it is to combine multiples of a motif to form a whole new pattern from lacy links to 3-D effects swiris radiants & wheels. The variations are endless as each joining technique can be used with a wide range of motifs. Eckman also provides more than 100 new motif designs. Every design & joining technique is accompanied with step-by-step instructions & the innovative japanese-inspired charts crocheters are enthusiastically embracing. Eckman polishes off this superb collection with projects that illustrate the stunning results that can be achieved by connecting the shapes
- from placemats & afghans to pillows skirts & shawls. This is a must-have reference for all crocheters."
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