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1 August - 17 October 1916 (Charley's War Volume 1) order quantity
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NZ$ 30.00 each
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Author: Pat Mills
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Renowned UK comics writer Pat Mills (Marshal Law, Slaine) and legendary artist Joe Colquhoun (Johnny Red) continue the thrilling, humorous and horrifying story of World War One soldier Charley Bourne. It is now the late summer of 1916. Though Charley has survived the early days of the Somme, with treachery on both sides of the wire and a dangerous new commanding officer, triumph and tragedy lie in store as he desperately tries to survive...Rich in the detailed minutiae of the terror-punctuated existence of a 'Tommy', this second volume of Charley's War features a brand new introduction and 'director's commentary' by Pat Mills, plus exclusive extra content.

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25 April 1915 : The Day The Anzac Legend Was Born order quantity
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Author: David W Cameron
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DoP April 2007, Australia
360pp
A detailed account of what happened to the Australian, New Zealand and Turkish troops on the beaches and hills of the Gallipoli peninsula on that fateful day - the day the ANZAC legend was born. On the 25th of April 1915 Australian troops landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula in what is now called Anzac Cove. They rushed from the beach into Australian military history suffering many casualties on the way. Just after midday troops from New Zealand landed at Gallipoli and together the Australians and New Zealanders created the Anzac legend. It was the events of this first day that set the course of the whole battle leading to the evacuation of the Anzac troops in December 1915.


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4000 Bowls of Rice order quantity
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Author: Linda Goetz Holmes
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OVER 60,000 Australians and Americans captured by the Japanese during World War II toiled and died to build the Bridge over the River Kwai. Respected military historian Linda Goetz Holmes tells the story of one man's survival in Japanese labor camps during WWII. Amazing photographs, taken secretly by other prisoners, chronicle this dark history of Allied troops in the Pacific theatre of war.

 
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9780425234204

A Company of Heroes order quantity
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Author: Marcus Brotherton
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A Long Road to Progress: Dispatches from a Kiwi commander if Afghanistan order quantity
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Author: Richard Hall
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As Commander of the New Zealand troops in the Bamiyan Province of Afghanistan, Colonel Richard Hall gained a unique insight into the lives of Kiwi soldiers serving in a harsh climate amid daily threats, as well as into the lives of the locals - from the female governor trying to establish order in a patriarchal society, to the farmer scratching a living from an inhospitable land, to the orphaned girls destined to be sold into marriage at a young age. He vividly and movingly recalls his experiences, but also explains the vision he tried to implement there on behalf of this country. He tackles the complex issues involved in an army that seeks to bring both aid and a Western way of doing things in a deeply Islamic country. He offers an astute perspective on working with New Zealand troops, American soldiers, corrupt Afghani officials, intransigent aid organisations, while tackling crippling poverty, insurgents attacks, impossible terrain ... more

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An Eyewitness Account of Gallipoli order quantity
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Author: Ellis Silas
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Signaller Ellis Silas of the 16th Battalion, Australian Imperial force, was the only artist to paint and sketch actual battle scenes showing Australian soldiers in action at Gallipoli. With his mates he went ashore at Anzac Cove in April 1915 and for the next month he witnessed the terrible carnage at Gallipoli whilst performing his duties as signaller in the thick of the fighting, until he was wounded and had to be taken by hospital ship back to Egypt. The words and sketches of Ellis Silas give us a brilliant and moving eyewitness picture of what it was really like at Gallipoli in 1915. John Laffin has written an introduction and notes for the modern reader to this book which was first published in 1915 under the title "Crusading at Anzac".

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ANZAC Elite order quantity
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NZ$ 35.00 each
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Author: LORD Cliff & TENNANT Julian
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160 pages in A4 portrait format

A superb all-colour reference book to all the badges and insignia worn by the elite troops of the two countries, past and present. Includes brief histories of the units with some photographs, in both colour and black and white.
In all there are over 700 colour illustrations.

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Author: Ed Macy
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An astonishing first book, 'Apache' is a story of courage, comradeship, technology and tragedy, during the ongoing war in Afghanistan. 'Apache' is the first book to come from the cockpit of the most sophisticated fighting helicopter the world has ever known. Designed in the mid 1980s to take on the Soviets, these machines have proven themselves as the perfect tool for combat in Afghanistan. Ed Macy's account of the incredibly hard Apache selection process, tougher than that of the SAS, combined with his description of the sheer difficulty of flying one of these helicopters, provides a fascinating insight into the relationship between man and machine fighting in the toughest conditions imaginable. The climactic build-up to the rescue mission at Jugroom Fort is both dramatic and deeply moving. The rescue of Lance Corporal Mathew Ford has been hailed as one of the most remarkable and daring rescues of modern wartime and Ed's bravery on ... more

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Armoured Fighting Vehicles of World Wars I and II order quantity
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Author: Jack Livesey
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Band Of Brothers (TV Tie-In) order quantity
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Author: Stephen E Ambrose
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In Band of Brothers, Stephen E. Ambrose pays tribute to the men of Easy Company, a crack rifle company in the US Army. From their rigorous training in Georgia in 1942 to the dangerous parachute landings on D-Day and their triumphant capture of Hitler's 'Eagle's Nest' in Berchtesgarden, Ambrose tells the story of this remarkable company. Repeatedly sent on the toughest missions, these brave men fought, went hungry, froze and died in the service of their country.
A tale of heroic adventures and soul-shattering confrontations, it brings to life, as only Stephen E. Ambrose can, the profound ties of brotherhood forged in the barracks and on the battlefields.

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Battle At Sea : 3,000 Years of Naval Warfare order quantity
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Author: R. G. Grant
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Before the nuclear bomb, no weapon evoked as much fear as the battleship.

Battle at Sea looks at every aspect of the story of warfare on, above and under the sea. As well as classic naval engagements on the open sea, it includes daring raids carried out on ships in harbour. Also covered are landing operations such as D-Day, where control of the sea was essential to transport land forces to new battlefronts. Decisive naval encounters are covered in dramatic detail with specially created digital artworks illustrating exactly how the battles unfolded.

Battle at Sea is organized into four chapters that are arranged in chronological order. Each chapter is broken down into smaller sections, containing a mixture of battle catalogues, tours of specific ships, catalogues of ship types, and panels and double-page features (biographies, crew profiles, life on board, milestones in technology).

Age of Galleys covers ... more


 
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9781905704934

Battles of American Civil War order quantity
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Board Book
Author: Kevin Dougherty
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9781869790691

Behind Enemy Lines : Kiwi Freedom Fighters in WWII order quantity
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Author: Matthew Wright
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Between 1941 and 1945 a fair number of young Kiwi combatants found themselves loose behind enemy lines
in occupied southern Europe - mostly Greece, Yugoslavia and Italy. Most were escaped prisoners of war,
trying to reach friendly territory. A few brave souls such as John Mulgan and Dudley Perkins took even riskier
routes, actually landing in occupied territory to bolster the resistance and carry the fight to the enemy.
When need arose, the escapees fought, often as members of partisan bands. 'We decided that if it was too
late to get across to Turkey or Palestine the alternative was to kick up a bit of a bloody shindig in southern
Greece,' Bill Griffiths recalled of his experiences. Resourceful and determined Kiwis helped make life a
headache for German and Italian occupying forces.

First published April 2010, NZ

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Beyond the Battlefield : New Zealand and Its Allies 1939-1945 order quantity
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Author: Gerald Hensley
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Finalist in the General Non-Fiction category NZ Post Book Awards 2010..

Beyond the Battlefield by Gerald Hensley is the dramatic unknown story of New Zealand's involvement in World War II told for the first time here in an accessible, popular and enjoyable read. Savage, Nash, Fraser, Freyberg, Churchill, Roosevelt, Menzies, all great names from New Zealand and world history during the Second World War and all involved in the story of New Zealand's response to the global conflict and therefore the destiny of our nation.

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9780473158484

Bomber Barron ; Wing Commander James Fraser Barron DSO & Bar, DFC, DFM Pathfinder Pilot order quantity
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NZ$ 45.00 each
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Author: Richard Stowers
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156 pages

Wing Commander Fraser Barron, a New Zealand airman, flew 79 bombing raids over Nazi-held Europe before he died in an aerial collision over Le Mans, France, in May 1944, just prior to the Normandy landings.

A biography covering Fraser Barron's life from his birth in Dunedin in 1921, schooling at Oamaru to his military career. B&W photos.

 
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9781407221342

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Bomber Command order quantity
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Author: Max Hastings
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An account which traces the development of area bombing, using documents, letters, diaries and interviews with key surviving witnesses. Bomber Command's offensive against the cities of Germany was one of the epic campaigns of World War II.

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Author: Andy McNab
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In January 1991, eight members of the SAS regiment embarked upon a top secret mission that was to infiltrate them deep behind enemy lines. Under the command of Sergeant Andy McNab, they were to sever the underground communication link between Baghdad and north-west Iraq, and to seek and destroy mobile Scud launchers. Their call sign: "Bravo Two Zero". Each man laden with 15 stone of equipment, they patrolled 20km across flat desert to reach their objective. Within days, their location was compromised. After a fierce firefight, they were forced to escape and evade on foot to the Syrian border. In the desperate days that followed, though stricken by hypothermia and other injuries, the patrol 'went ballistic'. Four men were captured. Three died. Only one escaped. For the survivors, however, the worst ordeals were to come. Delivered to Baghdad, they were tortured with a savagery for which not even their intensive SAS training had prepared ... more

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9780958263139

Breakout Minqar Qaim : North Africa 1942 order quantity
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NZ$ 37.50 each
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Author: Colin Cameron
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Why revisit Minqar Qaim? Some writers ignore it; some regard the action as merely part of a broader canvas. Others, using it as an example of unrestrained brutality, seek to place it in a context from which to make a political argument.
The artillery battle at Minqar Qaim on 27 June and subsequent breakout during the very early morning of 28 June 1942, is regarded as one of the New Zealand Division’s best actions in World War II. 'Minqar Qaim Day', 27 June, is now also the defining moment, the anniversary date for 2 Canterbury, Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast Regiment.
‘Currently (1994) the official Australian position is that the atrocities which reportedly occurred have been caused by the New Zealand troops.’
It is doubtful now if any of these claims can be fully substantiated, except perhaps in the case of Minqar Qaim.

 
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9781847397607

Citizen Soldiers order quantity
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Author: anon
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9780473166090

Cobber Kain : Kiwi Fighter Ace Extraordinaire order quantity
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NZ$ 45.00 each
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Author: Richard Stowers
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200 pages

A biography of one of New Zealands fighter aces. From his hometown of Napier, this book follows his career and his flying exploits, right up until his tragic and 'foolish' death. Liberally illustrated with B & W photographs, this book is a fitting tribute.

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9780330454698

Cockleshell Heroes order quantity
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Author: C E Lucas Phillips
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In December 1942, 10 Royal Marines lauched a daring canoe attack on German ships lying in Bordeaux harbour - a harzardous and successful offensive, in which only two survived. This book tells the story of those "cockleshell heroes".

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9780330454667

Colditz : The full Story order quantity
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Author: Major P R Reid
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In "Colditz: The Full Story", Major Pat Reid brings together the many dramatic discoveries resulting from research that has covered the five continents. From all walks of life, Belgian, Czech, Dutch, French, German and Polish prisoners - as well as those from the British Commonwealth and USA - were incarcerated in suffocating intimacy for five years in an alien and hostile land. Under these conditions, they proved that men could live together and that loyalty and generosity could thrive, transcending the natural prejudices of race, creed, language and intellectual diversity. There were more than 300 escape attempts at Colditz and in this fascinating portrayal, Reid vividly describes this unique period in Second World War history. Furthermore, he reveals the code systems between the War Office and Colditz; shows how he obtained information on Germany's secret weapons; and, investigates the existence of traitors and the situation of ... more

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9781869505790

Dark Journey : Three key New Zealand battles on the Western Front (Massacre at Passchendale / Spring Offensive/ / Battle of the Somme order quantity
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Author: Glyn Harper
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SPECIAL PRICE This significant volume will see the completion of over seven years' writing and research by esteemed military historian Glyn Harper. The book will include the revision and reissuing of his two earlier detailed histories of the New Zealand Divisions' major Western Front battles of World War One:

Massacre at Passchendaele (2000)

Spring offensive (2003)

combined with an unpublished account of the third major battle of the Somme, at Bapaume, during which several VCs were awarded to New Zealand troops.

Dark Journey presents the first comprehensive overview of New Zealand's involvement in World War One by one of our most highly regarded historians. It also provides indepth analysis of the NZ war contribution, with startling revelations about the true scale of casualties, consistently under–reported in the past.

This will be Glyn Harper's master work, bringing together research and resources from his previous ... more

 
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9781847397614

D-Day order quantity
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Author: Stephen E. Ambrose
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9780670918096

D-Day : The battle for Normandy order quantity
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Author: Antony Beevor
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Even Stalin was awed by D-Day. 'In the whole history of war,' he wrote to Churchill, 'there has never been such an undertaking.' Those who took part in the great cross-Channel invasion, whether soldier, sailor or airman, would never forget the sight. It was by far the largest invasion fleet ever known. Nor, of course, would the German defenders alerted at the last moment on the Normandy coasts.


The very scale of the undertaking and its meticulous planning were unprecedented, but although the beachheads were established as planned, it soon became clear that the next stage of the battle would be far more difficult than anyone had imagined. The thick hedgerows of Normandy were ideal for the defender, and the Germans, especially the Waffen-SS divisions, fought with cunning and a desperate ferocity. As they made their way inland, the British, Canadian and American forces became involved in battles whose savagery was often comparable to ... more

 
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9781405449885

D-Day to Victory order quantity
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From the audacity and dangers of D-Day to the defeat of Nazism amid the ruins of Berlin, the images collected here tell the story of the end of the war in Europe.

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Diary of a Dead Officer order quantity
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Author: Arthur Graeme West
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9781904943846

Down to Earth order quantity
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Author: Kenneth Butterworth McGlashan
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In "Down to Earth" Squadron Leader McGlashan reflects honestly on his enthralling and diverse RAF career, one that began with the rag and tube of Hawker biplanes in 1939 and closed in the jet era of the late 1950s. Shot down over the beaches of Dunkirk in heated aerial combat, we follow the footsteps of the nineteen year old along the debris-littered sands and beyond. From the protection of vulnerable convoys to the pioneering days of night-fighting and airborne radar, McGlashan is in the midst of the action. Flying in support of the ill-fated landing at Dieppe and on clandestine night operations before D-Day, he takes an active role in some of the RAF's most significant operations of World War Two. Interspersed throughout are tales of camaraderie and humour. Away from the front line, McGlashan was seconded to BOAC to fly airliners out of Cairo, tasked to ferry all manner of aircraft at the war's end and serve Cyprus at the height of a ... more

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Faces of WW II order quantity
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Author: Sir Max Hastings
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"Faces of World War II" pays tribute to all who fought and died, and won and lost for greater human rights and freedom. Structured by year, the book includes images of the major events from Blitzkrieg to the Battle of Britain, from the invasion of Poland to Pearl Harbour. With over 17 million people perishing during the course of the conflict, brutality, suffering and slaughter are inevitably shown, and these pictures take their place alongside poignant and uplifting scenes of civilians, nurses and doctors fighting their own battles, and the endless task of clearing the battlefields and the brief moments of respite.This book remarkably captures the reality of war: the suffering, the toil and the hopelessness, as well as the mundane aspects of a world turned upside down in those seven fateful years. From enforced confinement to trench warfare and mechanisation, "Faces Of World War II" shows every aspect of this very modern war, in ... more

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Flying Navy: New Zealanders who Flew in the Fleet Air Arm order quantity
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Author: David Allison
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The first book published by the Fleet Air Arm Museum of New Zealand. During WWII over 1200 young New Zealand men, ages 18-25, volunteered to fly for the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy. Few of them had flown before or ad seen an aircraft-carrier. They know nothing of the aircraft they would fly in the war, and had not the vaguest idea of how they would land them on the deck of a pitching and rolling carrier. All they want was to fly. This book details the flying careers of the 760 men who graduated as trained pilots, observers and airgunners.

DoP 2009, NZ


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From Timaru to Stalag VIII B order quantity
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Author: Jack Hardie
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This story captures the joy of flying, the excitement of training as a WW2 bomber pilot - and the horror of being shot down and captured. Worse was to come - airmen were handcuffed every day in their prison camp as punishment for the damage they inflicted on Germany. Jack's survival in the camp, and on the gruelling march to freedom, is an inspiring read, told with typical Kiwi humour and modesty.

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Author: Mat McLachlan
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More than 30,000 Australians visit Gallipoli every year, and the numbers are increasing each year as the centenary of the landing approaches in 2015. This practical guide book enables them plan their trip, work out what to see and in what order, and gives the historical background to the major battles. It gives all the necessary information - both practical and historical - to appreciate what happened, and where. Detailed tours (both walking and with transport) are described, and accompanied by specially drawn maps.

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Gallipoli Diaries : the Anzacs' Own Story Day By Day order quantity
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Author: Jonathan King
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A timely new edition of King's unequalled series of extracts from letters and diaries written by hundreds of soldiers who fought in the trenches at Gallipoli. The moving text is supported by photos from the Australian War Memorial and a full Roll of Honour of those who died at Gallipoli is included.

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Gallipoli Sniper order quantity
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Author: John Hamilton
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The Anzac battlefield on Gallipoli was made for snipers. Scrub, cliffs, spurs and hills meant that both Anzac and Turkish positions often overlooked one another. The unwary or unlucky were prey to snipers on both sides, and the sudden crack of a gunshot and instant death were an ever-present menace.
The most successful and most feared sniper of the Gallipoli campaign was Billy Sing, a Light Horseman from Queensland who was almost unique among the Australian troops in having a Chinese-born father. A combination of patience, stealth and an incredible eye made him utterly deadly, with the incredible – and horrifying – figure of over 200 credited kills.

John Hamilton, author of the bestselling Goodbye Cobber, God Bless You, has written an extraordinary account of a hidden side of the campaign – the snipers war. Following Sing from his recruitment onwards, Hamilton takes us on a journey into the squalor, dust, blood and heroism ... more

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9781741667523

Gallipoli: Untold Stories from war correspondant Charles Bean and front-line Anzacs order quantity
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Author: Jonathan King & Michael Bowers
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"Nothing can alter what happened now: Anzac stood and still stands for reckless valour in a good cause, for enterprise, resourcefulness, fidelity, comradeship and endurance that will never admit defeat." - World War I correspondent Charles Bean. The Gallipoli campaign of 1915 was a series of deadly battles followed by a brilliantly executed retreat. In just eight months, more than 11,000 Australians and New Zealanders died 'for the glory of Empire'. GALLIPOLI: UNTOLD STORIES provides a day-by-day review of these defining events from the perspective of Charles Bean, Australia's official war correspondent and Sydney Morning Herald journalist. The entries are supported by his private diaries and newspaper reports. The immediacy of his testimony is illustrated by graphic and rarely seen photographs taken by Age photographer Phillip Schuler. There are also precious accounts of daily life at war, collected in an exhaustive seach ... more

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Great Rivals in History order quantity
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Author: Joseph Cummins
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When two supremely powerful political rivals lock horns in a clash of personality and ideology, they can change the course of human history. "Great Rivals in History" brings to life the drama of history's most vicious political and military feuds, ranging through centuries and across the globe.Rivalries have sparked some of the most dramatic episodes in the history of the world, and twenty-five of these are recreated here, among them the lethal feud between ruthless power-seeker Julius Caesar and populist politician Gnaeus Pompey; the dynastic and religious clash of Queen Elizabeth I of England and Mary, Queen of Scots; the differing visions of nationhood that polarized Chiang Kai-Shek and Mao Zedong; and the bitter antagonism of John F. Kennedy and Richard, estranged friends wrenched apart by ambition and party loyalties. Impeccably researched and utterly compelling, this book profiles a remarkable cast of implacable foes, and reveals ... more

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Author: Robert Leckie
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Here is one of the most riveting first-person accounts to ever come out of the Second World War. Robert Leckie was 21 when he enlisted in the US Marine Corps in January 1942. In "Helmet for My Pillow", we follow his journey, from boot camp on Parris Island, South Carolina, all the way to the raging battles in the Pacific, where some of the war's fiercest fighting took place. Recounting his service with the 1st Marine Division and the brutal action on Guadalcanal, New Britain and Peleliu, Leckie spares no detail of the horrors and sacrifice of war, painting an unsentimental portrait of how real warriors are made, fight, and all too often die in the defence of their country. From the live-for-today rowdiness of Marines on leave to the terrors of jungle warfare against an enemy determined to fight to the last man, Leckie describes what it's really like when victory can only be measured inch by bloody inch. Unparalleled in its immediacy ... more

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NZ$ 41.00 each
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Author: Leo McKinstry
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In the summer of 1940 the fate of Europe hung in the balance. Victory in the forthcoming air battle would mean national survival; defeat would establish German tyranny. The Luftwaffe greatly outnumbered the RAF, but during the Battle of Britain it was the RAF that emerged triumphant, thanks to two key fighter planes, the Spitfire and the Hurricane. The Hurricane made up over half of Fighter Command's front-line strength, and its revolutionary design transformed the RAF's capabilities. Leo McKinstry tells the story of the remarkable plane from its designers to the first-hand testimonies of those brave pilots who flew it; he takes in the full military and political background but always keeps the human stories to the fore - to restore the Hawker Hurricane to its rightful place in history.

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9780958268219

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NZ$ 25.00 each
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Author: Allan Handyside
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This book captures a piece of New Zealand history that is not well known. The small group of people described in it had a strong influence on the thinking of others as New Zealanders later grappled with the issues raised by the Vietnam War in the late 1960s and the nuclear ships issue more recently.

Allan Handyside spent nearly four years in Rangipo Prison, in the central North Island, from 1942–46, for refusing to join the armed forces in World War II. He had already been in Mt Crawford prison, Wi Tako Prison near Trentham and Strathmore Detention Camp near Taupo.

The Christian Pacifist Society in New Zealand reached its peak in the 1930s. Many of its most prominent members were, like Handyside, Methodists and there was a strong pacifist following in some sections of that church.

During World War II, New Zealand politicians were much less tolerant of pacifist sentiment and conscientious objectors than those in Britain and ... more

 
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