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9780670073207

Willie Apiata VC : The Reluctant Hero H/B

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NZ$ 29.99 each

Hardback

Author: Paul Little

Published by: Viking (Penguin)

In Stock: 5

Corporal Willie Apiata became the first New Zealander since the Second World War to be awarded the Commonwealth's highest military award for his actions with the NZ SAS in Afghanistan. From his early life in small town East Coast New Zealand to his actions in the deserts of Afghanistan, this is his story in his words. This book will not only establish the place of Corporal Apiata in New Zealand's history but will give an insight into the nature of a man who is truly a reluctant hero. While to most of us his actions seemed extraordinary and heroic, Corporal Apiata felt he was an ordinary Kiwi just 'doing his job'.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9781742372006

Anzacs At War

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NZ$ 59.99 each

Paperback

Author: Peter Pedersen

Published by: Allen & Unwin(Australia) Pty Ltd

In Stock: 4

Ninety-five years after those fateful battles on a Turkish beach, this is the ultimate tribue to the ANZAC legend, including a rare collection of 15 beautifully recreated facsimile documents.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9780143304609

Dear Alison : A New Zealand Soldier's Story From Stalag 383

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NZ$ 30.00 each

Hardback

Author: Simon Pollard (editor)

Published by: Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd.

In Stock: 4

In July 1942 with a notebook and pencil he had bought from a German guard, Dudley Muff started Alison's Book. Dudley was 42 and a prisoner of war in Stalag XVIIIB in Germany and his niece Alison was four and living in Timaru. With humorous entries, sketches and what he called "little men" his story grew until it became an unbelievable account of his time served in two prisoner-of-war camps. Given to Alison when he returned to Christchurch after the war, she read it first as a child, purely for the excitement such a story could impart. Only later, rereading this as an adult, did she see through the veiled references to how life really was in the camps. After returning to Christchurch, Dudley added a one page postscript describing his journey to freedom. He finished the book with, "Now I shall tell you in three little words what all my travels have taught me, NEVER BE AFRAID. With all the love in the world from Uncle Dudley".

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ISBN / ISSN:

9780143304609

Dear Alison : A New Zealand Soldier's Story From Stalag 383

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NZ$ 30.00 each

Hardback

Author: Simon Pollard (editor)

Published by: Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd.

In Stock: 4

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ISBN / ISSN:

9780670074396

Swift to the Sky

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NZ$ 65.00 each

Hardback

Author: Errol W. Martyn

Published by: Puffin

In Stock: 3

New Zealanders were among the world's first aviators, with our geography and location making the prospect of flight an attractive one for our people and our nation. It comes as no surprise then that tens of thousands have served in not only the Royal New Zealand Air Force but in numerous air forces in peace, and in war around the world. Those New Zealanders were among the first to take to the air like a swift to the sky. This brief account cannot do justice to them all but it serves to convey something of the nature of the challenges they have met and overcome, and of the sacrifices they have made, during the astonishingly rapid progress of aviation from its earliest beginnings, when every flight was an event if not a minor miracle, to the present, when aircraft have become so reliable that aircrew are almost in danger of becoming redundant.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9781877332579

Citizenship and Remembrance:a history of the 24th NZ infantry Battalion

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NZ$ 65.99 each

Paperback

Author: Gabrielle Fortune

Published by: 24th Battalion Association

In Stock: 2

Examines how the surviving members of the Battalion honoured the memory of their comrades killed during World War II. By service to their community in the sixty years since the war ended battalion members have sought to protect that for which their comrades fought and died. This history helps to explain the enduring nature of loyalty and comradeship, as well as the practicalities of maintaining and nurturing such an association. It explores how returned servicemen generated and maintained a support network after they returned to civilian life; how they utilised their skills and abilities to serve their communities.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9781877427305

From the Uttermost Ends of the Earth: The New Zealand Division on the Western Front 1916 - 1918

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NZ$ 85.00 each

Hardback

Author: John H Gray

Published by: Willson Scott Publishing Ltd (NZ)

In Stock: 2

The New Zealand Division earned a high reputation as an Allied strike formation on the Western Front in 1916-1918. It fought at First Somme, and the Battles of Messines, Broodseinde, and First Passchendaele. It responded effectively in plugging a gap in the British line at Second Somme during the sudden German advance in March 1918. It held its new line, and then was in the vanguard of the Advance to Victory through the Hindenburg Line, before its celebrated Relief of Le Quesnoy, at wars end. It pioneered the fielding by the New Zealand Army of an infantry division; another of which was also to earn renown in World War II.The book is in full colour throughout and covers the whole chronological course of the Division's operational progress, from May 1916 to November 1918. It is the only one to do so other than the voluminous Popular History based on Official Records by Colonel Hugh Stewart, published in 1921. Incorporated in the ... more

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ISBN / ISSN:

9780143008439

The Penguin Book of New Zealanders at War

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NZ$ 45.00 each

Paperback

Author: Gavin McLean, Ian McGibbon & Kynan Gentry

Published by: Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd.

In Stock: 2

The New Zealand Wars of the 1840s and 1860s, other nineteenth-century military encounters, the South African War, the First and Second World Wars, Korea, Malaya, Vietnam, the Gulf War, modern-day peacekeeping ...The Penguin Book of New Zealanders at War contains the best, widest range of published and non-published written material on our people in warfare. This is a soldier's book - thus letters, diaries, journalists' reports, memoirs. The focus is on actual experience and on human responses to war. A vast array of personal experiences is covered, including POWs, the home front, medical/nursing efforts, as well as coverage of conscientious objectors.

DoP September 2009, Auckland
Trade Paperback

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ISBN / ISSN:

9780143009757

Warbirds over Wanaka :The official record of the 2008 airshow

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NZ$ 40.00 each

Paperback

Author: Ian Brodie

Published by: Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd.

In Stock: 2

Captures the thrill and excitement of the 4-day airshow. Spectacular aircraft come from all over the world to perform amazing aerial feats at one of the world's largest historical airshows.

First published October 2008.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9781877427169

1st Battalion RNZIR 1957-2007 : From South-East Asia to Afghanistan the First 50 Years

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NZ$ 59.99 each

Hardback

Author: Paul Koorey & Tristan Brehaut (photo)

Published by: Willson Scott Publishing

In Stock: 1

1st Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment 1957-2007 commemorates the service of the Battalion both nationally and internationally and reflects upon the excellent leadership, training systems and innate soldiering abilities which have earned New Zealand's Army an international reputation for producing extraordinary light infantry personnel. The book succeeds the book produced for the 25th Anniversary, and is a history of achievement. It documents the last 50 years of the Battalion's exploits and the people that served.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9780790011295

Albaneta: Lost Opportunity at Cassino

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NZ$ 9.99 each

Paperback

Author: Ron Crosby

Published by: Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd

In Stock: 1

In mid-winter 1944, massive infantry losses were incurred at Cassino, in the town and hills above it, as the Allies fought vainly to batter their way through heavily fortified positions to advance on Rome. What is not widely known is that a golden opportunity was created by Kiwi and Indian engineers to outflank Cassino through the construction of a road carved high up into the hills to the north of the German encampment. A surprise attack by 15 Kiwi Sherman tanks on 19 March saw the capture of Albaneta, a key German stronghold and supply line. As with Gallipoli 30 years earlier, however, the failings of army hierarchy let the Kiwi troops down as they were refused vital reinforcements and the result was defeat a few days later at the hands of hardened German paratroopers using hand-held weaponry. This book details the brilliant opportunity afforded by the Kiwi engineers, the surprise and success that resulted, and the inevitable ... more

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ISBN / ISSN:

9781741669206

Anzac Fury: The Bloody Battle of Crete 1941

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NZ$ 62.00 each

Hardback

Author: Peter Thompson

Published by: Vintage (Australia)

In Stock: 1

Anzac Fury commemorates the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe when 8900 Anzac prisoners of war captured in Greece and Crete were released from captivity. In 2010 it will be exactly 70 years since the 2nd AIF arrived in the Middle East to begin their extraordinary adventures in battles against the German and Italian armies in North Africa, mainland Greece and Crete prior to the outbreak of the Pacific War. Written by a brilliant storyteller, Anzac Fury tells the riveting story of how the legendary Anzac Corps was reformed in the heat of battle during World War II to fight a powerful and merciless foe. Dramatically combining personal memories with combat action, Anzac Fury gives voice to the experiences of young
Australians and New Zealanders who were sent on Churchill’s orders from the victorious battlefields of Libya on a disastrous mission to Greece and Crete. A companion volume to the ... more

ISBN / ISSN:

9780476011564

A Time For Courage

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NZ$ 36.95 each

Published by: peter carr-smith

In Stock: 1

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ISBN / ISSN:

9781877283819

Awatere: A Soldiers Story

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NZ$ 49.99 each

Paperback

Author: Hinemoa Awatere

Published by: Huia Publishers

In Stock: 1

Here is a story of Shakespearian dimensions: Arapeta Awatere was a humble man born in 1910 at Tuupaaroa on New Zealand's East Coast; in World War Two he served his country with distinction in fierce fighting, rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel and led the 28th (Maaori)Battalion. Post-war he became a distinguished community leader, an acknowledged authority on tikanga Maaori; he was a founding member of Outward Bound and an Auckland city councillor, and so the list goes on. He was a poet, a musician, a composer, an orator and a genealogist.

In 1969, at the age of fifty-nine, his life shattered. He was convicted of a crime of passion - the murder of his mistress's lover - and he ended his years in prison.

This book is part of his legacy: the passion, insight and pain left by an indomitable spirit and strong intellect whose life's work nearly foundered in one night. Awatere: A Soldier's Story gathers together his ... more

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ISBN / ISSN:

9781869790691

Behind Enemy Lines : Kiwi Freedom Fighters in WWII

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NZ$ 39.99 each

Paperback

Author: Matthew Wright

Published by: Random House New Zealand Ltd

In Stock: 1

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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ISBN / ISSN:

9780790010472

Diary of a Kiwi Solider in World War Two

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NZ$ 19.99 each

Paperback

Author: -

Published by: Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd

In Stock: 1

Cecil Coughlan was a bookbinder from Dunedin and a keen sportsman who, in January 1944, was drafted to serve as a war medic in Italy. His diary tells of his excitement and anticipation on the journey by ship via Australia and up the Arabian coast; sightseeing in Alexandria, an attack on the convoy by a German U-boat - and the sense of impending doom as the troops approach the frontline at Cassino. In a mix of reflection on the intimate details of daily life and graphic accounts of the dead and wounded ('Awful sights I'm seeing, dead men haunt me at night. War is awful.'), Cecil evokes the horror and the ultimate futility of war. Garrie Coughlan is Cecil's son. He found out about the diary long after his dad had passed away; his mother passed it on with other precious belongings before she died. Garrie has deciphered his father's tiny writing and transcribed the diary, initially for his daughters to read.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9781869507558

Fernleaf Cairo: New Zealanders at Maadi Camp - The Fascinating Story of New Zealanders in Wartime Egypt

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NZ$ 36.99 each

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Author: Alex Hedley with Megan Hutching

Published by: HarperCollins New Zealand

In Stock: 1

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 camp had tar-sealed roads, two cinemas, an open-air amphitheatre, canteens, bars, chapels, sports fields, a meat-pie and ice-cream factory, and - thanks to General Bernard Freyberg - swimming baths.
Egypt was a source of boundless amazement, sly humour and some disgust to the New Zealanders, an experience which left its mark, both on our language - taking a shufti - and more tangibly, the Maadi Rowing Cup.
With unpublished images and first-hand accounts, Fernleaf Cairo offers a fascinating insight into the unlikely bond young New Zealanders forged with the people and city of Cairo, including their many highly colourful ... more

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ISBN / ISSN:

9781877365041

First in Arms

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NZ$ 34.99 each

Paperback

Author: Murray Moorhead

Published by: Zenith Publishers Ltd

In Stock: 1

Taranaki Rifle volunteers & the Taranaki War
There stood.....a ragtag bunch of ordinary men and boys - inexperianced but enthusiastic to defend their new homes. Shoulder to shoulder they fought to defend the New Plymouth settlement against the increasingly hostile and growing force of Maori, incensed at the 'purchase' of the Waitara block.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9780908990665

Gallipoli Diary

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NZ$ 29.99 each

Paperback

Author: P B Fenwick

Published by: David Ling Publishing Limited

In Stock: 1

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ISBN / ISSN:

9780790010878

I Didn't Have a Choice

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NZ$ 69.99 each

Hardback

Author: John Johnston

Published by: Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd

In Stock: 1

John Johnston makes no bones about the fact that he was ‘an ordinary soldier’ during his time in the NZ Army in the Second World War. He says his book is ‘about soldiers, but not about fighting …’, it is about ‘the ordinary, everyday soldier, and there were thousands of them, just like me. It’s about how we spent our spare time, what we ate, where we slept. It’s about our thoughts and our longings and what we endured. We didn’t have a choice.’

Pre-war John was a professional photographer, and it only figures that he carried his passion to battle. The images in this stunning book are the images he took as he travelled through Egypt and the surrounding areas. Not only are there the amazing images that portray his time as ‘an ordinary solider’, there is the amazing story of how he was able to avoid censorship during the war by developing his images himself using his battledress as a darkroom!
John’s images were put ... more

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