The Cold War: A World History by Odd Arne Westad
49.99 NZD
75.00 (33% off)
Category: Military History
As Germany and then Japan surrendered in 1945 there was a tremendous hope that a new and much better world could be created from the moral and physical ruins of the conflict. Instead, the combination of the huge power of the USA and USSR and the near-total collapse of most of their rivals created a uniq ...Show more
Machines of War by DK
55.00 NZD
Category: Military History
Explore the military vehicles, artillery, and industrial weaponry that changed the course of history. From the first repeating rifles to the most advanced military technology of the 21st century, Machines of War presents a one-of-a-kind illustrated history of modern warfare, told through the weapons and ...Show more
Rampant Dragons - New Zealanders in Armour in World War 2 by Jeffrey Plowman
75.00 NZD
Category: Military History | Reading Level: near fine
A ‘gritty’ history of the 4th New Zealand Armoured Brigade, from its formation in New Zealand through to its final campaign in Italy in 1945. Author Jeffrey Plowman is a well-established ‘armoured’ buff who has specialized in studying the history of New Zealand armoured fighting vehicles and units tha ...Show more
28 (Maori) Battalion: Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force by J. F. Cody
65.00 NZD
Category: Military History
John Douglas Publishing is delighted to be able to produce this work with kind permission from Manatu Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage and the 28 Maori Battalion Association. This is the official history of one of the greatest fighting infantry units of World War II, the 28(Maori) Battalion. We ...Show more
Through to the EndThe History of 487(NZ) Squadron RAF by David Palmer
85.00 NZD
Category: Military History
The Vietnam War: The Definitive Illustrated History by DK
55.00 NZD
Category: Military History
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The War in the West - A New History: Volume 2: The Allies Fight Back 1941-43 by James Holland
40.00 NZD
Category: Military History
In the second volume of his acclaimed new history of the Second World War, James Holland examines the momentous turning points of 1941-1943: Hitler's invasion of Russia; America's entry into the conflict; the devastating Thousand Bomber Raids over Germany; the long struggle in the deserts of North Afric ...Show more
Illustrated Book of Fighter Aircraft by Crosby Francis
24.99 NZD
Category: Military History
This book includes topics ranging from the earliest planes to the supersonic jets of today, featuring images from the Imperial War Museum. It is an illustrated A-Z directory of over 170 aircraft, including early planes used in World War I, fighters from the inter-war years and World War II, and the high ...Show more
From the Blitz to the Burmese Jungle & Beyond by Brian Hennessy; Karen McMillan
29.99 NZD
Category: Military History | Reading Level: very good
One man's memoir of World War II which took him from the Blitz to the jungles of Burma, to the devastation of Hiroshima.'I consider myself lucky to have survived the global carnage still myself - a reluctant soldier who had to go to war, who only ever wanted peace for everyone.' Brian HennessyBrian immi ...Show more
New Zealand Society at War by Steven Loveridge
40.00 NZD
Category: Military History | Reading Level: Near Fine
James Belich once argued that in New Zealand the 'grand themes of world history are often played out more rapidly, more separately, and therefore more discernibly than elsewhere', and this is certainly applicable to the Great War. New Zealand in 1914 was a leading liberal democracy with modern infrastru ...Show more
A History of the First World War in 100 Objects: In Association with the Imperial War Museum by John Hughes-Wilson
60.00 NZD
Category: Military History
A History of the First World War in 100 Objects narrates the causes, progress and outcome of the First World War by telling the stories behind 100 items of material evidence of that cataclysmic and shattering conflict. From weapons that created carnage to affectionate letters home and from unexpected it ...Show more
Tobruk (75th Anniversary Edition) by Peter Fitzsimons
29.99 NZD
Category: Military History
The definitive account of when Australia's famed Rats of Tobruk they took on General Erwin Rommel, The Desert Fox. The classic story of 1941's Battle of Tobruk, in which more than 15,000 Australian troops - backed by British artillery - fought in excruciating desert heat through eight long months, again ...Show more