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Albaneta: Lost Opportunity at Cassino by Ron Crosby
9.99 NZD
29.99 (66% off)
Category: NZ Military
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 ...Show more
Desperate Dawn: The Battle For Turuturu Mokau 1868 by Nigel Ogle (Illustrator); Ron Crosby (Photographer)
25.99 NZD
Category: Maori Books
In July 1868 South Taranaki chief Titokowaru indicated his toughening attitude toward European settlement in his territory by attacking the small military redoubt at Turuturu Mokai. That battle led to a campaign where Maori and Pakeha fought some of the most desperate and violent battles of the New Zeal ...Show more
Gilbert Mair: Te Kooti's Nemesis by Ron Crosby
49.99 NZD
Category: Maori Books | Reading Level: very good
Ron Crosby, author of the popular Musket Wars, profiles one of the most prominent Pakeha men of early colonial New Zealand in Gilbert Mair: Te Kooti's Nemisis. Gilbert Mair is best known as a soldier. He commanded the No. 1 Arawa Flying Column, with whom he spent several years in hot pursuit of the elus ...Show more
Musket Wars by Ron Crosby
74.99 NZD
Category: Māori History
First published in 1999, with an introduction by the late Michael King, The Musket Wars established Ron Crosby's reputation as a daring, original chronicler of New Zealand history. This best-selling history provides the first comprehensive account of the wars that ravaged the country in the early 1800s, ...Show more
Te Kooti's Last Foray by Ron Crosby
49.99 NZD
Category: Māori History
- Bold, brilliant interpretation of overlooked episode in New Zealand Wars - Crosby's hallmark clarity and detailed maps bring events to life - Teacher resource available. On 7 March 1870 the prophet and rebel Te Kooti swept out of Te Urewera to Opape, east of Opotiki, in what would be his last major ac ...Show more
The Forgotten Wars: Why the Musket Wars Matter Today by Ron Crosby
44.99 NZD
Category: Māori History
Ron Crosby brilliantly rewrites his seminal The Musket Wars on a thematic basis, simplifying it to a concise work full of maps and illustrations for the general reader. Distinguished author Ron Crosby outlines why the Musket Wars were a crucial phase of New Zealand history and should be taught today. ...Show more
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