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First Day of the Somme : the Complete Account of Britain's Worst-Ever Military Disaster by Andrew Macdonald
39.99 NZD
Category: Military
The complete account of Britain's worst-ever military disaster. It took several million bullets and roughly an hour to effectively destroy General Sir Douglas Haig's grand plans for the first day of the Somme, 1 July 1916. By day's end, 19,240 British soldiers were dead, crumpled khaki bundles scattered ...Show more
On My Way to the Somme - New Zealanders and the bloody offensive of 1916 by Andrew Macdonald
35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Military | Reading Level: good
On My Way to the Somme examines New Zealand's role in the Somme battles of 1916. In telling the story of New Zealand soldiers who took part in the bloody offensive Andrew Macdonald has used a wide range of primary and secondary resources, most of them hitherto unpublished. The book is written through th ...Show more
Passchendaele : The Anatomy of a Tragedy by Andrew Macdonald
44.99 NZD
Category: NZ Military
This extensively researched book tells the story of one of the darkest hours of New Zealand's and Australia's First World War military. With the forensic use of decades-old documents and soldier accounts, it unveils for the first time what really happened on the war-torn slopes of Passchendaele, why, an ...Show more
When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald
35.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Fiction | Reading Level: very good
A heart-swelling debut for fans of The Silver Linings Playbook and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Sometimes life isn't as simple as heroes and villains. For Zelda, a twenty-one-year-old Viking enthusiast who lives with her older brother, Gert, life is best lived with some basic rules ...Show more
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