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1918 How the First World War was Won by JULIAN THOMPSON
$39.99 NZD
Category: Military History
The war in 1918 changed character radically, and nowhere more so than on the Western Front. Over three years of stalemate, what had effectively become siege warfare conducted along a line of trenches from Switzerland to the sea was 'unlocked' by the German March 1918 offensive. Suddenly it was a war o ...Show more
Dunkirk by Julian Thompson
$24.99 NZD
Category: Military History
In May 1940, the small British Expeditionary Force was sent to help the Belgians and French hold back the German army. When the Germans invaded, the BEF found themselves in mortal danger thanks to the collapse of the French army on one flank and the Belgian on another. Ill-equipped and under-trained, th ...Show more
Forgotten Voices Desert Victory by Julian Thompson
$27.99 NZD
Category: Military History
'Between Friday and Monday we never slept at all. Everyone's face was one mass of sand . The guns were so hot, all the paint had gone'. (Bombardier Ray Ellis). Had the Allies lost in North Africa, Rommel's Afrika Korps would have swept through the Middle East, cutting the vital supply line through the S ...Show more
Forgotten Voices Desert Victory by Julian Thompson
$37.99 NZD
Category: Military History
Captain Hans Behrendt, Adjutant to Lieutenant General Rommel: On the way to Derna we encountered a British soldier with a broken down motor-bike and when we drove up, he asked us if we were going to the 3rd Armoured Brigade, and I said ‘Yes.’ He go into my car, and after a while he said, ‘Strange car ...Show more
Forgotten Voices of Burma by Julian Thompson
$64.99 NZD
Category: Military History
From the end of 1941 to 1945, a pivotal but often overlooked conflict was being fought in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II - the Burma Campaign. It was the longest campaign fought by the British Commonwealth forces during the war, and the fighting was amongst the most brutal and bloody they ...Show more
The Second World War in 100 Objects by Julian Thompson
$55.00 NZD
Category: Military History
The Second World War was a seminal event in world history. The story of its battles and key events is a familiar one, but "The Second World War in 100 Objects" offers a unique perspective on this global phenomenon by tracing its history through its objects, such as iconic items like the British Spitfire ...Show more
World War II from Above: A History in Maps and Satellite Photographs by Julian Thompson
$45.00 NZD
Category: Military History
Written by a highly decorated soldier and leading military history expert, this is an innovative, richly detailed and visually stunning overview of history's most destructive conflict.
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