The ANZACS: War Popular Penguins by Patsy Adam-Smith
$14.00 NZD
Category: War | Series: War Popular Penguins Ser.
Gallipoli was the final resting place for thousands of young Australians. Death struck so fast there was no time for escape or burial. and when Gallipoli was over there was the misery of the European Campaign. Patsy Adam-Smith read over 8000 diaries and letters to write her acclaimed best-seller about t ...Show more
The Birth of the RAF 1918: The World's First Air Force by Richard Overy
$28.00 NZD
Category: War
The dizzying pace of technological change in the early 20th century meant that it took only a little over ten years from the first flight by the Wright Brothers to the clash of fighter planes in the Great War. A period of terrible, rapid experiment followed to gain a brief technological edge. By the end ...Show more
A Short History of the New Zealand Wars by Gordon McLauchlan
$30.00 NZD
Category: War
Following the ongoing success of A Short History of New Zealand, Great Tales of New Zealand History and Great Tales of Rural New Zealand - all reprinted and still going strong - Gordon McLauchlan has turned his masterful storytelling skills to one of the most important periods in this country's history. ...Show more
For King and Country: Four Brothers, Four Crosses by Jock Vennell
$25.00 NZD
Category: War
Almost a generation of the best young men were wiped out... In all walks of life many of those who would have been the leaders were missing... Not only these men, but those who would have been their children are missing, and we have had to do our best without them. Sir Douglas Robb. An undergraduate in ...Show more
The Hero from Nithdale Station by Dick Tripp
$25.00 NZD
Category: War
Be inspired by the courage of this hard-working Southland farmer who led the First Commando Fiji Guerrillas in World War II. My parents were an exceptional couple. Their characters and influence in the local community, the farming world and in a much wider sphere were significant. My father's contributi ...Show more
Generals Die in Bed: War Popular Penguins by Charles Yale Harrison
$14.00 NZD
Category: War | Series: War Popular Penguins Ser.
All war is hell. But for troops serving in World War I, it was the bloodiest trench warfare ever known. GENERALS DIE IN BED is a first-hand account of one young man catapulted from new recruit to walking wounded on the Western Front.From day one, he's surrounded by mud and fear. Artillery whistles down ...Show more