When the Shooting Stopped - August 1945 by Barrett Tillman
$34.99 NZD
Category: Military History
In the forty-four months between December 1941 and August 1945, the Pacific Theater absorbed the attention of the American nation and military longer than any other. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. especially was committed to confronting Tokyo as a matter of urgent priority. But from ...Show more
Agincourt - Battle of the Scarred King by Michael Livingston; Bernard Cornwell (Foreword by)
$44.99 NZD
Category: Military History
Agincourt is one of the most famous battles in English history, a defining part of the national myth. This groundbreaking study by Mike Livingston, author of Never Greater Slaughter, presents a new interpretation of Henry V's great victory. 'It's quite a feat to write an account of England's most famou ...Show more
British Pacific Fleet 1944-45 - The Royal Navy in the Downfall of Japan by Brian Lane Herder; Paul Wright (Illustrator)
$32.99 NZD
Category: Military History | Series: Fleet Ser.
An illustration-packed new account of the powerful Royal Navy fleet that fought alongside the US Navy throughout the last year of the Pacific War. The British Pacific Fleet was the Royal Navy's primary contribution to the direct defeat of Japan in 1945, and is among the most powerful fleets Britain has ...Show more
Barbarossa: How Hitler Lost the War by Jonathan Dimbleby
$30.00 NZD
Category: Military History
A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER'With his customary literary flair and capacity to master and mobilize very many and varied sources, Jonathan Dimbleby gives us the best single-volume account of the Barbarossa campaign to date' Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking with Destiny'Like a fast-moving ...Show more
In the Midst of Civilized Europe: The 1918–1921 Pogroms in Ukraine and the Onset of the Holocaust by Jeffrey Veidlinger
$29.99 NZD
Category: Military History
A riveting account of a forgotten holocaust: the slaughter of over one hundred thousand Ukrainian Jews in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution. In the Midst of Civilized Europe repositions the pogroms as a defining moment of the twentieth century.'Exhaustive, clearly written, deeply researched' - The ...Show more
World War II Fighter Planes Spotter's Guide by Tony Holmes
$16.99 NZD
Category: Military History
World War II saw pilots from around the world battling in the skies over Europe, Asia and Africa, with victory resting upon their nerve, skill and the capabilities of some of history's most iconic aircraft. In the chaos of battle, it was vital that they could quickly identify friend from foe. But do you ...Show more
Battles Map by Map by DK
$70.00 NZD
Category: Military History
Experience the world's most significant battles through bold, easy-to-grasp maps. Includes a foreword by Peter Snow, broadcaster and historian. Covering everything from the battlefields of the ancient world to the bomb-scarred landscapes of World War II and beyond, this book is packed with engrossing ma ...Show more
Operation Mincemeat: The True Spy Story that Changed the Course of World War II by Ben Macintyre
$24.99 NZD
Category: Military History
**Soon to be a major film, starring Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Penelope Wilson, Johnny Flynn and Jason Isaacs**A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB SELECTIONA SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER'Astonishing ... Sheds riveting new light on this breathtaking plan' Daily Mail'A rollicking read' Max ...Show more
Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles by Bernard Cornwell
$24.99 NZD
Category: Military History | Reading Level: very good
From the New York Times bestselling author comes the definitive, illustrated history of one of the greatest battles ever fought--a riveting nonfiction chronicle published to commemorate the two-hundreth anniversary of Napoleon's last stand. On June 18, 1815, the armies of France, Britain, and Prussia de ...Show more
Bomber Boys: Fighting Back 1940-1945 by Patrick Bishop
$24.99 NZD
Category: Military History
Patrick Bishop looks at the lives and the extraordinary risks that the painfully young pilots of Bomber Command took during the air-offensive against Germany from 1940-1945. As featured on the BBC 1 documentary BOMBER BOYS, presented by Ewan McGregor. They came from every corner of Britain and its Empir ...Show more
SS Einsatzgruppen by Gerry van Tonder
$39.99 NZD
Category: Military History | Series: History of Terror Ser.
In June 1941, Adolf Hitler, whose loathing of Slavs and Jewish Bolsheviks knew no bounds, launched Operation Barbarossa, throwing 4 million troops, supported by tanks, artillery and aircraft into the Soviet Union. Operational groups of the German Security Service, SD, followed into the Baltic and the Bl ...Show more
Bomber Command - Churchill's Greatest Triumph by Roddy MacKenzie
$85.00 NZD
Category: Military History
Roddy MacKenzie's father served in Bomber Command during the Second World War, but like so many brave veterans who had survived the war, he spoke little of his exploits. So, when Roddy started on his personal journey to discover something of what his father had achieved, he uncovered a great deal about ...Show more