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Large 9781869537081

Kiwis In Conflict: 200 Years of New Zealanders at War by Christopher Pugsley

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Category: Military

First published as Scars on the Heart and based on the Auckland Museum's permanent exhibition of the same name, this is a rich and fascinating account of the impact of war through the eyes of those involved, using photographs, paintings, letters and diaries. This new edition has the latest information o n New Zealanders as peacekeepers in the Middle East, the Pacific and Afghanistan, including the awarding of the Victoria Cross to Colonel Willie Apiata. ...Show more

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Large 9781550464054

Cockpits of the Cold War : Unprecedented Access to Once Top-secret Aircraft by Donald Nijboer & Dan Patterson (photos)

$50.00 NZD

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Nijboer takes the reader inside the cockpits of the most revered and feared aircraft of the Cold War period, from 1947 to 1965. This book covers planes from the United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, Canada, France and the Soviet Union including: The Mikoyan MiG-15 Soviet fighter flown by Kenneth Rowe ( formerly Lt. Kim Sok No), the first pilot to defect to the West during the Korean War The Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star jet fighter that shot down a MiG-15 in the world's first all-jet battle. Each featured aircraft includes a pilot perspective on what it was like to fly these legendary aircraft on combat or reconnaissance missions written by well-known pilots - many of them combat veterans from the Korean and Vietnam wars. ...Show more

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Large 9780007275489

Shots from The Front: The British Soldier 1914-1918 by Richard Holmes

$45.00 NZD

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Category: Military | Reading Level: very good

A handsomely illustrated photographic account, by the bestselling author of 'Tommy' (2003), of the human experience of war as directly witnessed by British soldiers in the First World War. Richard Holmes, one of Britain's best-known military historians (and President of the British Commission of Milita ry History), has selected over 200 photographs taken for the most part by officers and men rather than by official photographers -- mostly unfamiliar ones located in archive collections, regimental museums and private sources. There will also be specially taken photographs by Mike Sheil, one of the best battlefield photographers working today. The book will deal with the whole of the British Army's experience of the First World War -- Gallipoli, Mesopotamia, and so on -- and not just on the Western Front. The photographs will be grouped thematically as extended picture essays; topics include the pre-war army and mobilisation of 1914; the contribution made by nurses; medical treatment and the wounded; infantrymen and their weapons; the campaign in Mesopotamia, etc!Like 'Tommy', the book is about people rather than things, about the human experience of war rather than its strategy or tactics, and at least as much about the everyday or commonplace -- a latrine here or a plate of bully beef there -- as about the lofty or portentous. ...Show more

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Large 9781742705620

And the Band Played On by Robert Holden

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Cast aside all thoughts of computer-age technology and its resources for entertainment and try to imagine Australian life back in the first decade of the 20th century. At that time the country was still enjoying its infancy as the world's youngest nation. This was a society in which families provided mu ch of their own amusement: anyone who could play an instrument, or who had a passable voice, or could recite, was valued, as well as expected to entertain. In those days, having a piano in the parlour became the mark of a cultured household. Playing the piano, singing, performing or reciting poetry learned in school elocution classes were a staple of family as well as of community life. And so, when the men of this young Australia marched off to war a typical call was, "Are you a singing man?". "Can you elocute? Can you spin a funny yarn? Can you play a mouth organ, concertina a or any other instrument?" Those who answered this second call to arms became the morale boosters of the First World War. Impromptu entertainments, sing-alongs, yarns and story-telling and recitations were all part of a homespun repertoire which accompanied these men to war. And The Band Played On seeks to re-create and pay homage to that camaraderie and to that innocent enjoyment and spontaneous entertainment which lifted the spirits of the ANZACs whether they were under the shadow of the pyramids, in the trenches of the Western Front, on board battleships, recuperating in hospitals or even in POW camps. ...Show more

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Large 9781877427268

Soldier Sailor and Airman Too: The Fighting Life of Group Captain A. B. "Woody" Woodhall by Woody Woodhall

$50.00 NZD

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Category: Military

Soldier, Sailor and Airman Too is a comprehensive history of the life and career of Group Captain A.B. Woodhall. His story provides a unique slice of British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Airforce history, spanning both World Wars and finishing in New Zealand. Not only can his story be read as a biography of an extremely accomplished and heroic figure, this book also provides an extensive historical insight into the myriad events he was involved in over this period of time. From beginnings that would be enough to deter most - being severely wounded to the point of paralysis as a sniper at Beaumont Hamel 1916 and subsequently evacuated back to England; Soldier, Sailor and Airman Too covers Woody's military career through both wars, touches on his flying with Douglas Bader and volunteering to make an emergency drop of an artificial leg to Bader when he was downed and taken prisoner in Germany. Working as a controller in the Great Battle of Britain, Woody was awarded the OBE and given investiture by the King and Queen at Buckingham Palace as well as being promoted to Group Captain. Woody encountered some strife in the bombings of Duxton and Tangmere, where he was Group Captain, but went on to establish a radio listening service in Malta resulting in foxing the German Controller! Woodhall writes extremely well and gives exceptional attention to detail. The book is filled with anecdotes, humour and is an extremely significant and detailed primary resource, making it ideal for historians, military buffs and people with an interest in flying. ...Show more

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Large 9781775592624

Echoes of Gallipoli: In the Words of New Zealand's Mounted Riflemen by Terry Kinloch

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First published ten years ago to enthusiastic reviews and critical acclaim, this classic celebrated readable scholarship is now available in paperback. Using their letters and diaries, Echoes of Gallipoli tells the story of Gallipoli through the eyes of the men of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade with the immediacy of actually being there. It is a fresh way of telling history, and one that is sure to find a response among New Zealanders today. The full story is here: the call-up, the sea journey, camp in Egypt, the eventual arrival in Gallipoli, all the battles and skirmishes that were fought there, and finally the remarkable evacuation several months later. ...Show more

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Large 9781848542310

Total War: From Stalingrad to Berlin by Michael Jones

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In February 1943, German forces surrendered to the Red Army at Stalingrad and the tide of war turned. By May 1945 Soviet soldiers had stormed Berlin and brought down Hitler's regime. Total War follows the fortunes of these fighters as they liberated Russia and the Ukraine from the Nazi invader and fough t their way into the heart of the Reich. It reveals the horrors they experienced - the Holocaust, genocide and the mass murder of Soviet POWs - and shows the Red Army, brutalized by war, taking its terrible revenge on the German civilian population. For the first time Russian veterans are candid about the terrible atrocities their own army committed. But they also describe their struggle to raise themselves from the abyss of hatred. Their war against the Nazis - which in large part brought the Second World War in Europe to an end - is a tarnished but deeply moving story of sacrifice and redemption. ...Show more

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Battlefields of the New Zealand Wars by David Green

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The New Zealand Wars of the nineteenth century still cast a long shadow over the twenty-first. Three decades of fighting across much of the North Island ensured Pakeha rule, but also enabled Maori survival. This guidebook, heavily illustrated with photographs, artwork and maps, takes you on a journey of discovery, both by car and foot, through the often-ignored history that surrounds us. Each chapter presents a guided tour of the theatre of war. The battlefields are located and described; the conflicts placed in context. These descriptions bring to life the bitter struggles that occurred. These special places are where history happened, and should be remembered in honour of all those who fought to create our New Zealand. ...Show more

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World War II by Robin Cross; Michael Paul (Contribution by); David Welch (Contribution by); H. P. Willmott; Charles Messenger; Richard Overy (Illustrator); Michael Barrett (Contribution by); Mark R. Grandstaff (Contribution by)

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Decades on from when the last shot was fired, the battles may be fading from living memory, but the shock waves of WWII still resonate. This comprehensive history examines not just the many theatres of operations, but also provides a challenging analysis of the war's causes and momentous consequences - as well as relating the human story of a conflict that cost the lives of an estimated 50 million people. World War IIevokes the sheer epic scale of combat, ranging from the battlefronts in Europe, Africa, Russia and the Pacific to its appalling impact on civilian populations across the globe. First-hand accounts from combatants and civilians blend with compelling images and unique graphics and timelines to create a truly complete picture of the war. Forty full-colour digital maps reveal the strategic and tactical situations faced by the commanders on both sides, while the descriptions of the fighting itself propel the reader into the terrible realities of battle. ...Show more

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Large 9781877460012

March to the Sound of the Guns by Ray Grover

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During World War I New Zealand shipped one hundred thousand young men halfway round the world to fight at Gallipoli and the Western Front. Eighteen thousand were killed - a death rate of nearly one in five. Thousands more were maimed physically and emotionally. The men had gone with the encouragement of their families and the blessings of their churches. In March to the Sound of the Guns five people tell us the story of their war: the oldest is Colonel Malone, one of the very few who knows what war is about and who trains his men hard but, on going into action, is faced with incompetence at the highest levels. The other four are nineteen-year-olds who volunteer for reasons that derive from the raw colonial society in which they have been born and raised: Harry, the Christian sniper; Jim, the leftwing activist; Frank, the intellectual. Each has no alternative but to endure fear, sickness, wounds, and the imminent prospect of death under the foulest of conditions. Then there is Nelle, the nurse, patching up the remnants of men who have 'survived'. Sharing much with Band of Brothers and Pat Barker's Regeneration trilogy, March to the Sound of the Guns has been drawn from over twenty years of research into soldiers' diaries, letters and memoirs, along with close inspection of the battlefields and study of authoritative historians. It is a searing, searching account of a generation of New Zealanders who went to a war and were changed forever. ...Show more

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Large 9781845132422

Fatal Decision by Carlo D'Este

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Fatal Decision is a powerful, dramatic, moving, and ultimately definitive narrative of one of the most desperate campaigns of World War II by an author whose previous books on the Normandy and Sicily campaigns have been hailed as masterful. In the winter of 1943-44, Anzio was a small resort and port just south of Rome. But with Allied troops repelled at Monte Cassino, the plan was a surprise amphibious landing at Anzio on 22 January 1944, the destruction of the German supply line followed by the liberation of Rome, thirty five miles to the south. The reality was bad management, external meddling, poorly relayed orders and uncertain leadership. The result was carnage as the Anzio beachhead became a death trap, with Alied troops forced to fight for their lives for five dreadful months in a throwback to the trenches of WWI. The eventual victory was muted and bitter. Mixing flawless research, drama and combat with a brilliant narrative voice, Fatal Decision is one of the best histories ever written of a World War II military campaign. ...Show more

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Large 9781579124083

World War 2: A Complete Photographic History by Hal Buell

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World War II: A Complete Photographic History presents a simultaneous documentary view of every theatre of the war, from the steppes of Russia to the jungles of Malaysia and the Solomons; from the freezing cold of the northernmost fjords to the scorching sands of the Libyan desert; from the bunkers of t he West Wall to the boundless oceans.With more than 2,500 photographs and maps and an unprecedented collection of primary source texts, this monumental volume bears witness from September 1, 1939, to September 2, 1945. World War II: A Complete Photographic History provides vivid and immediate evidence of the war as it was: the misery and glory of men involved in a tragedy that brought out the worst in them, yet which sometimes inspired them to remarkable acts of nobility, chivalry and brotherhood. ...Show more

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