Monte Cassino - Amoured Forces in the Battle for the Gustav Line by Jeffrey Plowman
$44.99 NZD
Category: Second World War | Series: Images of War Ser.
The battles fought between the Allied armies and the German Wehrmacht at Monte Cassino in 1944 were key episodes in the protracted Italian campaign, and the eventual Allied victory was a decisive step in the wider war to liberate Europe from German occupation. Much has been written about Cassino, but fe ...Show more
The Long Range Desert Group in North Africa by Brendan O'Carroll
$79.99 NZD
Category: Second World War
Formed in July 1940 for reconnaissance and intelligence gathering behind enemy lines, the Long Range Desert Group was the first British special force unit. In no time the LRDG earned itself an enviable reputation for deep penetration patrols into German and Italian held territory. Its successes on prolo ...Show more
Rampant Dragons - New Zealanders in Armour in World War 2 by Jeffrey Plowman
$80.00 NZD
Category: Second World War
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
The Forgotten Wars: Why the Musket Wars Matter Today by Ron Crosby
$39.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Wars
Ron Crosby brilliantly rewrites his seminal The Musket Wars on a thematic basis, simplifying it to a concise work full of maps and illustrations for the general reader. Distinguished author Ron Crosby outlines why the Musket Wars were a crucial phase of New Zealand history and should be taught today. ...Show more
Freyberg: A Life's Journey by Matthew Wright
$45.00 NZD
Category: Biographies
In this fresh account of one of the 20th-century's great New Zealanders, Matthew Wright approaches Bernard Freyberg the man rather than the more widely known figure of a military leader. What took a humble immigrant child in Wellington to become a hero in two wars, friend to literary giants and politici ...Show more
Cold War: For 45 Years the World Held Its Breath by Jeremy Isaacs
$15.00 NZD
$20.00 (25% off)
Category: Other Wars
An overall narrative for the period 1945 to 1990, telling in words and pictures what it was like to live through the momentous events that affected us all.
100 Years Lives by Wairarapa Archive Staff (Contribution by); Wairarapa Times-Age Co. Staff (Contribution by)
$40.00 NZD
Category: First World War
Soldiers of God by Robert D. Kaplan
$34.99 NZD
Category: Afghanistan, Iraq, Middle East and War on Terror
World affairs expert and intrepid travel journalist Robert D. Kaplan braved the dangers of warravaged Afghanistan in the 1980s, living among the mujahidin-the "soldiers of god"-whose unwavering devotion to Islam fueled their mission to oust the formidable Soviet invaders. In Soldiers of God we follow Ka ...Show more
Whose Promised Land?: The Continuing Crisis Over Israel and Palestine by Colin Chapman
$29.99 NZD
Category: Afghanistan, Iraq, Middle East and War on Terror
The conflict between Israel and the Palestinians has profoundly affected the whole of the Middle East for more than 50 years, and no doubt contributed to the anger and resentment which led to the terrorist outrages of 11 September 2001. How can this conflict ever be resolved? Writing from the perspectiv ...Show more
Blood and Belonging: Journeys into the New Nationalism by Michael Ignatieff
$5.00 NZD
$27.99 (82% off)
Category: Afghanistan, Iraq, Middle East and War on Terror
With The Warrior's Honor and Virtual War, Blood & Belonging forms part of the acclaimed trilogy by Michael Ignatieff on the face of modern conflict. In 1993 Michael Ignatieff set out on a journey to the former Yugoslavia, the Ukraine, Germany, Quebec, Kurdistan and Northern Ireland in order to explo ...Show more
Tank of Tobruk A New Zealand YMCA Secretary at War by Hector Tankersley MBE with Neil Frances
$30.00 NZD
Category: Second World War