Eight Days in May - How Germany's War Ended by Volker Ullrich
$14.00 NZD
Category: World War II | Reading Level: near fine
1 May 1945. The world did not know it yet, but the final week of the Third Reich's existence had begun. Hitler was dead, but the war had still not ended. Everything had both ground to a halt and yet remained agonizingly uncertain.Volker Ullrich's remarkable book takes the reader into a world torn betwee ...Show more
Brothers in Arms - One Legendary Tank Regiment's Bloody War from D-Day to VE-Day by James Holland
$15.00 NZD
Category: World War II | Reading Level: near fine
Through compelling eye-witness testimony and renowned historian James Holland's expert analysis Brothers In Arms brings to vivid life the final bloody scramble across Europe from the powerful perspective of one of the greatest tank regiments- the Sherwood Rangers.It took a certain type of courage to ser ...Show more
Normandy '44 - D-Day and the Battle for France by James Holland
$14.00 NZD
Category: World War II | Reading Level: near fine
'A superb account of the invasion that deserves immense praise. To convey the human drama of Normandy requires great knowledge and sensitivity. Holland has both in spades' The Times Renowned World War Two historian James Holland presents an entirely new perspective on one of the most important moments ...Show more
Fortress Kent by Roy Ingleton
$25.00 NZD
Category: United Kingdom | Reading Level: very good
Since the dawn of civilization, Britain has been menaced by foreign powers and invasive hordes, anxious either to pillage and plunder or to invade and rule over this green and pleasant land.
The Whole Nine Yards - The story of an ANZAC P-40 by John King
$14.00 NZD
Category: Aviation | Reading Level: very good
This is a book about an aeroplane, a 1943 Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk flown for several months under difficult conditions in a remote tropical corner of the southwest Pacific. Abandoned at the side of an airstrip after a landing mishap, it lay forgotten for decades until it was retrieved and shipped to New Z ...Show more
Defending Trinity College Dublin, Easter 1916 - Anzacs and the Rising by Rory Sweetman
$40.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: new
Little has been written on Trinity College's role in Easter Week 1916 as a 'loyal nucleus' dividing the insurgents and providing an effective counterweight to rebel headquarters in the GPO. This book reveals how five New Zealanders, acting as the core of a small squad of colonial troops, provided a vita ...Show more
Warbirds Around the World by John King
$25.00 NZD
Category: Aviation | Reading Level: very good
Modern air-to-air color photography showcases a broad selection of airworthy World War II-era warbirds. The classic military aircraft featured in this photo collection represent the air forces, armies and navies of both Allied and Axis powers. Handsome multi-page spreads include manufacture and service ...Show more
Warbirds - The Alpine Fighter Collection at Wanaka by Ian Brodie
$8.00 NZD
Category: Aviation | Reading Level: very good
The Alpine Fighter Collection has a world-wide reputation for the depth and care it takes of its aircraft. This book presents the most popular aircraft from this collection. It includes information on the specifics of the aircraft (top speed, engine types, wing spans etc) and also provides the story of ...Show more
The Illustrated Red Baron - The Life and times of Manfred von Richtofen by Peter Kilduff
$14.00 NZD
Category: World War I | Reading Level: very good
Warbirds over Wanaka '94 by Prue Wallis; Ian Brodie
$12.00 NZD
Category: Aviation | Reading Level: very good
No Man's Land - 1918, The last year of the great war by John Toland
$18.00 NZD
Category: World War I | Reading Level: very good