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1914-1918 - An Eyewitness to War by Bob Carruthers
24.99 NZD
Category: Military
Compiled by Emmy Award winning author and historian Bob Carruthers, this is a fascinating collection of recollections from primary sources reflecting often overlooked aspects of the Great War. The struggle for Verdun, the battles between Austro-Hungarian and Russian forces in the East, and the daily lif ...Show more
The Spitfire by Bob Carruthers
34.99 NZD
Category: Military
This unique contemporary account produced from contemporary reports and debriefs provides a primary source insight into reality of being a fighter pilot in World War II. Fascinating reading for military enthusiasts and anyone interested in the true story of World War II.
The Zulu War - Through Contemporary Eyes by Bob Carruthers
34.99 NZD
Category: Military
"March slowly, attack at dawn and eat up the red soldiers." King Cetewayo, Battle of Isandhlwana 1879 Written in 1894, just 15 years after the war, this is James Grant's excellent military history of the Zulu War of 1879. From the British disaster at Isandhlwana to face-saving at Rorke's Drift and the f ...Show more
War in Ancient Greece by Bob Carruthers
55.00 NZD
Category: History
The Athenian Thucydides (c490-395BC) wrote this history of the Peloponnesian War between the Spartans and the Athenians, believing that it would be a greater war than any that had preceded it, and his version of events would serve as "a possession for all time". The fragmentary nature of ancient Greece ...Show more
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