Lancaster: The Forging of a Very British Legend by John Nichol
27.99 NZD
Category: Military History
'The epic story of an iconic aircraft and the breathtaking courage of those who flew her' Andy McNab, bestselling author of Bravo Two Zero 'Compelling, thrilling and rooted in quite extraordinary human drama' James Holland, author of Normandy 44 From John Nichol, the Sunday Times bestselling author of S ...Show more
Soldiers: Great Stories of War and Peace by HASTINGS MAX
39.99 NZD
Category: Military History
‘A fascinating collection of military stories … The sort of book that can be picked up at intervals … [but] once tasted, is hard to put down' - Washington Post. From bestselling author Max Hastings, a collection of the most extraordinary stories of war, courage, tragedy, strategy and survival. Soldiers ...Show more
The Battlecruiser New Zealand - A Gift to Empire by Matthew J. Wright
59.99 NZD
Category: Military History
This book tells the story of HMS New Zealand, a battlecruiser paid for by the people of New Zealand in 1909, and when Japan was perceived as a threat in Australasia and the Pacific. Born of the collision between New Zealand's patriotic dreams and European politics, the tale of HMS New Zealand is further ...Show more
Operation Trojan Horse: The true story behind the most shocking government cover-up of the last thirty years by DAVIS, STEPHEN
36.99 NZD
Category: Military History | Reading Level: near fine
**Soon to be a major TV drama** The true story behind the secret of Flight 149 and the most shocking government cover-up of the last thirty years. On 1 August, 1990, British Airways Flight 149 departed from Heathrow airport, destined for Kuala Lumpur. It never made it there, and neither did its nearly 4 ...Show more
A Week in September: A story of enduring love from the Burma Railway by Peter Rees
36.99 NZD
Category: Military History
Through a precious cache of WWII letters, a story of war is revealed. But also, most movingly, a story of love, resilience and survival, from award-winning and bestselling writer, Peter Rees. Doug Heywood was a grown man when he discovered, in a shoe box hidden in a wardrobe, a time capsule of sorts - ...Show more
Air Marshal Sir Keith Park - Victor of the Battle of Britain, Defender of Malta by Murray Rowlands
59.99 NZD
Category: Military History
The Battle of Britain from July to September 1940 is one of the finest moments in Britain's history. While credit rightly goes to 'The Few, ' victory could never have happened without the inspirational command and leadership of New Zealander Keith Park.He and Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding ensured t ...Show more
Breaker Morant by Peter FitzSimons
37.99 NZD
Category: Military History
The epic story of the Boer War and Harry 'Breaker' Morant: drover, horseman, bush poet - murderer or hero? Most Australians have heard of the Boer War and of Harry 'Breaker' Morant, a figure who rivals Ned Kelly as an archetypal Australian folk hero. But Morant was a complicated man. Born in England an ...Show more
Anzac on the Western Front: The Personal Recollections of an Australian Infantryman from 1916 to 1918 by H. R. Williams
39.99 NZD
Category: Military History
This is a graphic account of one soldiers service in the First World War an account that is based on a diary he maintained whilst on active service. It has been described by one senior officer as the best soldiers story I have yet read in Australia. H.R. Williams enlisted in 1915, joining A Company, 56t ...Show more
Enduring Vietnam - An American Generation and Its War by James Wright
34.99 NZD
Category: Military History
The Vietnam War is largely recalled as a mistake, either in the decision to engage there or in the nature of the engagement. Or both. Veterans of the war remain largely anonymous figures, accomplices in the mistake. Critically recounting the steps that led to the war, this book does not excuse the mist ...Show more
Pilgrim Days - From Vietnam to the SAS by Alastair MacKenzie
42.99 NZD
Category: Military History
'We are the Pilgrims, master; we shall go, Always a little further; it may be, Beyond that last blue mountain barred with snow.' If there was ever anyone who went a little further, a little beyond, it was Alastair MacKenzie. In a career spanning 30 years, MacKenzie served uniquely with the New Zealand A ...Show more
Secret SAS Missions in East Africa by Michael Graham
34.99 NZD
Category: Military History | Reading Level: near fine
This fascinating book is the first to cover the little known C Squadron of the Special Air Service. Operating in East Africa, the Squadron was involved in almost continuous counter communist terrorist operations over the period 1968 to 1980. In the unstable final stages of British colonial and white rul ...Show more
Dark Journey - Passchendale, the Somme and the New Zealand Experience on the Western Front by Glyn Harper
39.99 NZD
Category: Military History | Reading Level: very good
Definitive account of three key NZ battles of the Western Front, WWI. This significant volume represents the culmination of over seven years' writing and research by esteemed military historian Glyn Harper. The book includes the revision and reissuing of his two earlier detailed histories of the New Zea ...Show more