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Secondhand books covering World War 2 (1939-1945). Includes NZ's involvement in World War 2, Eastern Front, the Fall of France, D-Day, the war in Asia and so on.
Fernleaf Cairo: The Fascinating Story of New Zealanders in Wartime Egypt by Alex Hedley
$38.00 NZD
Category: Second World War
Its call sign was Fernleaf Cairo, and between 1939 and 1946, around 76,000 Kiwis of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force passed through Maadi Camp. Around 17 kilometres south of Cairo, the camp appeared almost overnight, as this country's permanent overseas base during World War Two. By 1945 the c ...Show more
Unbroken by Wr Beecroft
$29.99 NZD
Category: Second World War
It is 1941, and the German High Command has sent General Irwin Rommel and the Afrika Korps to bolster the faltering Italian ground forces in North Africa and take over the beleaguered fortress of Tobruk. The defenders hang on grimly, but prisoners are taken on both sides in the ebb and flow of battle. I ...Show more
Eisenhower's Armies - The American-British Alliance During World War II by Niall Barr
$13.47 NZD
Category: Second World War
An authoritative and dramatic behind-the-scenes history of 'the Atlantic Alliance' during World War II. The Anglo-American relationship from 1941-1945 proved to be the most effective military alliance in history. Yet there were also constant tensions and disagreements that threatened to pull the allianc ...Show more
Laucala Bay: The Story of the RNZAF in Fiji 1939 to 1967 by Bee Dawson
$25.00 NZD
Category: Second World War
"A social history of the RNZAF flying-boat station at Laucala Bay, near Suva in Fiji. As the prospect of a Pacific war with Japan became likely in the 1930s, a Commonwealth defence conference decided which countries would be responsible for which parts of the Pacific. New Zealand was given responsibilit ...Show more
Last Stand in Singapore - The Story of 488 Squadron RNZAF by Graham Clayton
$15.00 NZD
$20.00 (25% off)
Category: Second World War
This history has been written using the diaries, letters, photographs and personal reminiscences of 488 Squadron, who were based just outside Singapore City and valiantly kept planes in the air against Japanese attacks until just before the city was overwhelmed.
Finest Years: Churchill as Warlord 1940-45 by Max Hastings
$15.00 NZD
$20.00 (25% off)
Category: Second World War
Pre-eminent military historian Max Hastings presents Winston Churchill as he has never been seen before. Winston Churchill was the greatest war leader Britain ever had. In 1940, the nation rallied behind him in an extraordinary fashion. But thereafter, argues Max Hastings, there was a deep divide betwee ...Show more