And the Band Played On by Robert Holden
$34.99 NZD
Category: Military History
Cast aside all thoughts of computer-age technology and its resources for entertainment and try to imagine Australian life back in the first decade of the 20th century. At that time the country was still enjoying its infancy as the world's youngest nation. This was a society in which families provided mu ...Show more
Blitzkrieg: From the Rise of Hitler to the Fall of Dunkirk by Len Deighton
$29.99 NZD
Category: Military History
A compelling history of Blitzkrieg: the 'lightning war' by which Hitler and his generals overwhelmed the Allied armies in Western Europe. 'Blitzkrieg' begins with a chilling portrait of Hitler's rise to power in pre-war Germany, setting the stage for the outbreak of the Second World War and his conquest ...Show more
We Shall Fight on the Beaches: The Speeches That Inspired History by Jacob F. Field
$29.99 NZD
Category: Military History
Prefaced by brief historical and biographical introductions, the examples in this book show how words can be used to inspire, to comfort, to move, or to enthuse even the most seemingly hard-bitten of listeners. From rallying cries such as Garibaldi's 'To arms, then, all of you!' and Chou En-lai's 'We mu ...Show more
Helga's Diary: A Young Girl's Account of Life in a Concentration Camp by Helga Weiss
$26.00 NZD
Category: Military History
"The most moving Holocaust diary published since Anne Frank". (Daily Telegraph). First they led us to the baths, where they took from us everything we still had. Quite literally there wasn't even a hair left. I didn't even recognize my own mother till I heard her voice...In 1941, aged 12, Helga Weiss, h ...Show more
Operation Storm: Japan's Top Secret Submarines and its Plan to Change the Course of World War II by John Geoghegan
$29.99 NZD
Category: History
The riveting true story of Japan's top secret plan to change the course of World War II using a squadron of mammoth submarines a generation ahead of their time In 1941, the architects of Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor planned a bold follow-up: a potentially devastating air raid--this time against ...Show more
Human Game: Hunting the Great Escape Murderers by Simon Read
$24.99 NZD
Category: Military History | Series: Tom Thorne Novels Ser.
In March 1944, 76 Allied officers tunnelled out of Stalag Luft III. Of the 73 captured, 50 were shot by direct order of Hitler. This is the story of how a British Bobby from Blackpool, Frank McKenna, was sent to post-war Germany on the express orders from Churchill to bring the Gestapo murderers to just ...Show more
Parachute Infantry: The Book That Inspired Band of Brothers by David Webster
$27.99 NZD
Category: Military History
Paratrooper David Kenyon Webster jumped into the chaos of occupied Europe on D-Day, fighting his way through Holland and finally capturing Hitler's Eagle's Nest. He was the only member of Easy Company to write down his experiences as soon as he came home from war. Webster records with visceral and somet ...Show more
Trench: A History of Trench Warfare on the Western Front by Stephen Bull
$44.99 NZD
Category: Military History
This is an authoritative history of the trenches, drawing on the renowned resources and photographic collection of the Imperial War Museums, providing unique insight into trench warfare on the Western Front. "Sometimes I clamber up beside the sentries and look out. There's little to see, rough ground, t ...Show more
World War I in Cartoons by Mark Bryant
$19.99 NZD
$34.99 (42% off)
Category: Military History
In an age before TV and radio the impact and importance of cartoon art was immense, especially when the only sources of information were silent cinema newsreels, posters, newspapers and books - all largely black and white. The cartoon had an immediacy and universal accessibility, giving a message word ...Show more
The Bombing War: Europe, 1939-1945 by Richard Overy
$30.00 NZD
Category: Military History | Reading Level: good-very good
This is the ultimate history of the Blitz and bombing in the Second World War, from Wolfson Prize-winning historian and author Richard Overy. The use of massive fleets of bombers to kill and terrorize civilians was an aspect of the Second World War which continues to challenge the idea that Allies speci ...Show more
The Silent Day: A Landmark Oral History of D-Day on the Home Front by Max Arthur
$39.99 NZD
Category: Military History
On 6 June 1944 Britain woke up to a profound silence. Overnight, 160,000 Allied troops had vanished and an eerie emptiness settled over the country. The majority of those men would never return. This is the story of that extraordinary 24 hours. Using a wealth of first person testimonies, renowned histor ...Show more
They Gave Me a Seafire by Mike Crosley
$69.99 NZD
Category: Military History | Reading Level: very good
A classic in every sense of the word, the re-issuing of this book is sure to provoke an enthusiastic response. First published in 1986 by Airlife, its publishing history has seen a great number of glowing reviews generated, coming from both historians and participants in the proceedings that the author ...Show more