The Desert War by Alan Moorehead
30.00 NZD
Category: Military
Alan Moorehead was sent to cover the North Africa campaign in 1940 by the Daily Express and he followed its dramatic course all the way to 1943. The three books he subsequently wrote about his experiences - collected here as The Desert War - were acclaimed as classic accounts of the tussle between Montg ...Show more
Fly: True Stories of Courage and Adventure from the Airmen of World War II by Michael Veitch
30.00 NZD
31.00 (3% off)
Category: Military
Fly is Michael Veitch's second collection of 24 interviews with pilots, navigators, and gunners--now all in their 80s--who flew during the Second World War. Here are stories of bravery and fear, moments of terror and relief, and vivid details of flying under fire. A passion for history and a boyhood ob ...Show more
Gallipoli: The Fatal Shore by Harvey Broadbent
45.00 NZD
Category: Military
This book by Harvey Broadbent, a leading authority on the Gallipoli campaign and producer of the acclaimed ABC documentary Gallipoli: The Fatal Shore, seeks to convey the story of Gallipoli to Australians of all ages. On 25 April, 1915, Allied troops stormed the cliffs of Gallipoli. Twenty-eight thousan ...Show more
The War Diaries Of Weary Dunlop: Java And The Burma - Thailand Railway 1942-1945 by E.E. Dunlop, Edward E Dunlop
35.00 NZD
40.00 (12% off)
Category: Military
This extraordinary first-hand account of Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop's experiences as senior medical officer in the infamous prisoner-of-war camps in Java and on the Burma-Thailand Railway, is not only an account of great historical significance but also a testament to the ability of the human spirit to o ...Show more
Warlord by Carlo D'Este
35.00 NZD
Category: Military
Carlo D'Este examines the life of Winston Churchill through his military service as both a soldier and warlord. He was the descendent of the first Duke of Marlborough who, despite never having risen above the rank of lieutenant colonel, eventually came at the age of sixty-five to direct Britain's milita ...Show more
Tail-End Charlies : The last battles of the bomber war 1944-45 by Tony Rennell
31.00 NZD
Category: Military
Night after night, they swallowed their fears and flew long distances through packs of enemy fighters to drop the bombs that could destroy Hitler and bring about the end of the war. Tens of thousands of young men never came back, blown up or bailing out from burning aircraft to drop helplessley into ene ...Show more
The Burma Campaign : Disaster into Triumph 1942-45 by Frank McLynn
29.99 NZD
Category: Military
A vivid, brutal and enthralling account of the Burma Campaign - one of the most punishing and hard-fought military adventures of World War Two. Often described as 'the forgotten war', the Burma Campaign was one of the most punishing and protracted military adventures of World War Two. It has become no ...Show more
Fight to Win: Deadly Skills of the Elite Forces by Chris Ryan
29.99 NZD
Category: Military
The mysterious world of elite combat units blown wide open...Find out how elite teams prepare for Close Quarter Battle. Discover how they launch assaults against pirate boats. Learn the secrets to directing air attack against a key intelligence target. Read how units manage to enter hostile territory un ...Show more
Forgotten Voices of the Victoria Cross by Roderick Bailey
29.99 NZD
Category: Military
The Victoria Cross is one of the world's most famous medals. It was introduced by Queen Victoria in 1856 for 'most conspicuous bravery, or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice, or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy', and has been awarded only 1,356 times. Explori ...Show more
Forgotten Voices of D-Day by Roderick Bailey
29.99 NZD
Category: Military
6 June 1944: the day Allied forces crossed the Channel and began fighting their way into Nazi-occupied Northwest Europe. Initiated by airborne units and covered by air and naval bombardment, the Normandy landings were the most ambitious combined airborne and amphibious assault ever attempted. Their succ ...Show more
3 Commando Brigade by Ewen Southby-Tailyour
37.99 NZD
Category: Military
'The 3 Commando Brigade's six month deployment in Helmand Province was among the finest pieces of soldiering I have come across' General Sir Richard Dannett, Chief of General StaffIn October 2006, the Royal Marine Commandos took up their six month tour of duty in war-torn Helmand Province, southern Afgh ...Show more
Forgotten Voices of the Blitz and the Battle For Britain by Joshua Levine
27.99 NZD
Category: Military
Drawing material from the Imperial War Museum's extensive aural archive, Joshua Levine brings together voices from both sides of the Blitz and the Battle of Britain to give us a unique, complete and compelling picture of this turbulent time. In June 1940, British citizens prepared for an imminent German ...Show more