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Hell or High Water by Neill Atkinson (ed)
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Military
Drawn from interviews with the men who were there in the darkest days of a bloody and terrible conflict, Hell or High Water includes many stirring accounts of war at sea. During WWII thousands of New Zealanders served in New Zealand, British and other Allied merchant marines. Many braved the deadly Germ ...Show more
Hell or High Water: New Zealand Merchant Seafarers Remember the War by Neill Atkinson
38.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
Drawn from interviews with the men who were there in the darkest days of World War II, Hell or High Water includes stirring accounts of war at sea: the seamen who survived air and submarine attacks, an 18-year-old awarded the George Cross during the 1942 Pedestal convoy to relieve Malta; and others who ...Show more
Railways Studios by Neill Peter & Atkinson Alsop
70.00 NZD
Category: Art and Design | Reading Level: near fine
For many decades the Railways Department's design studios, Railways Studio, was New Zealand's 'go-to' advertiser. Its tourism and product ads appear on railway-station hoardings and billboards throughout the land, and it developed some of New Zealand's most iconic graphic images. This big, beautiful boo ...Show more
Today in New Zealand History by Neill Atkinson
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
Dates matter, and they are often a starting point for our engagement with history. For most New Zealanders, days like 6 February or 25 April are laden with significance. They are recognised as markers of important moments in our past; they inspire pride, connection, reflection, or perhaps controversy. S ...Show more
Today in New Zealand History (Updated) by Neill Atkinson; David Green; Gareth Phipps; Steve Watters
39.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
Dates matter, and they are often a starting point for our engagement with history. For most New Zealanders, days like 6 February or 25 April are laden with significance. They are recognised as markers of important moments in our past; they inspire pride, connection, reflection, or perhaps controversy. S ...Show more
Trainland: How Railways Made New Zealand by Neill Atkinson
39.99 NZD
Category: Rail | Reading Level: good
The development of railways changed the world forever in the 19th and early 20th centuries and New Zealand was no exception. The construction, maintenance and operation of a national rail network for over 120 years was arguably the largest single enterprise undertaken by the New Zealand state. As such, ...Show more
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