From Cow Bells to Bell Bottoms - Wartime Experiences by Francis Bentinck Heffer

$15.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

Soldier Five: The Real Story of the Bravo Two Zero Mission by Mike Coburn

$10.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

The SAS book the British Government tried to banSoldier Five is the memoir of an elite New Zealand soldier's service within the Special Air Service and in particular, his service during the Gulf War. As a member of a Special Forces patrol, now famously known by its call sign Bravo Two Zero, he and seven others were inserted hundreds of kilometres behind enemy lines to reconnoitre targets, undertake suveillance of Scud missile sites and to sabotage Iraqi communication lines.From the outset the patrol was dogged by problems that conrtributed both directly and indirectly to the demise of the mission. The patrol's compromise, and subsequent attempts to evade Iraqi troops, resulted in four of Bravo Two Zero's members being captured and three other patrol members perished. One escaped to Syria. Beaten horrifically and repeatedly, the four prisoners of war were held in hideous conditions until their repatriation at the end of the hostilities.But the story goes further than the Gulf War itself. Despite numerous books, films, and articles on the same subject, the British Government has done its utmost to thwart the release of Soldier Five, at one stage claiming the book in its entirety was confidential. A campaign of harrasment that took some four and a half years of litigation to resolve, has now resulted in the freedom to publish the real story of the Bravo Two Zero mission.Soldier Five is a gripping and suspenseful account of one man's experiences as a Special Forces soldier, of his ambitions, his loyalties, his relationships and his fight to see his story told. Twelve years post the first Iraqi Gulf War and in the aftermath of the 2003 Iraqi conflict, the story is as relevant as it ever was, providing the reader a stark insight into the realities of war. ...Show more

Field Punishment No. 1: Archibald Baxter, Mark Briggs and New Zealand's Anti-militarist Tradition by David Grant

$16.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

One of New Zealand's most extraordinary stories describes the courage of the conscientious objectors sent overseas during WW1 in a brutal attempt to force them to renounce their convictions and join the war effort. Despite torture and privation, Archie Baxter and Mark Briggs held out till the end, in on e of the bravest displays of principle New Zealand has ever seen. They were this country's first successful dissenters, in defiance of a militaristic, neo-colonial government that feared non-conformity. ...Show more

The Sorrow and the Pride - New Zealand War Memorials by Chris Maclean

$30.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: good-very good

Gallipoli: A Guide to New Zealand Battlefields and Memorials by Ian McGibbon

$14.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

Gallipoli is one of the most significant sites in the story of New Zealand's First World War - a symbol of great sacrifice and camaraderie, and the heart of ongoing Anzac commemorations. Gallipoli- A Guide to New Zealand Battlefields and Memorialsis the indispensable handbook to the history and geograph ic features of the campaign for a modern, general readership. Easy-to-follow and highly illustrated, it introduces the battlefields, cemeteries and memorials, detailing the stories behind each and offering historical overviews of New Zealand's involvement more generally. The perfect introduction to New Zealand's Gallipoli. ...Show more

King and Country Call:New Zealanders, Conscription and the Great War by Paul Baker

$25.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

Letters from the Battlefield - New Zealand Soldiers Write Home 1914-18 by Glyn Harper (ed.)

$15.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

The Great War of 1914-18 saw over 100,000 young New Zealanders embark for overseas service, to fight a war on foreign soil, amidst comrades they had never met. The conditions that greeted these men are, today, hard to imagine - fields of mud, swarms of insects, swirling sandstorms, the boom of artillery , the stench of death. Letters from the Battlefield is a remarkable collection of correspondence from some thirty five young New Zealand soldiers. Notes hastily scribbled in the trenches, thoughts penned while recuperating in hospital, letters written to the loved ones of fallen friends. The words of these men take you closer to the reality of war than any official history can. They tell of survival at sea, two men clinging to a piece of wood for hours in freezing cold water until mercifully rescued; of the sickening realisation that you have been gassed, knowing that it could mean the loss of your sight - or your life; of the utter exhaustion of men forced to march, dig trenches, fight, then dig in again. Above all, the letters reflect the humour and courage of the New Zealand soldier. Together with Glyn Harper's insightful commentary on the battles and military action of the period, they offer a unique perspective on the First World War. ...Show more

No Better Death: The Great War Diaries and Letters of William G Malone by William G Malone (ed John Crawford)

$25.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

Lieutenant-Colonel W.G. Malone was the Commanding Officer of the Wellington Battalion of the NZ Expeditionary Force at Gallipoli. He is probably the best-known individual from that ill-fated campaign, a result both of his humanity and his superb leadership, which culminated in the successful assault on Chunuk Bair on 8 August 1915. He was killed by friendly fire while defending the crest.Malone ...Show more

Massacre at Passchendaele: The New Zealand Story by Glyn Harper

$25.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

This is the full story of the military disaster of Passchendaele in World War I. Giving a detailed account of the operation and its aftermath the author shows what happened and why, offering reasons for New Zealand's collective amnesia. It concludes with a roll-call of the soldiers who died there.

Voices of Gallipoli by Maurice Shadbolt

$35.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

Based on diary entries of New Zealand soldiers sent to fight the long and futile battle of Gallipoli in 1915 - during which nearly 3,000 of them died - this is an account of that tragic campaign, charting the suffering and disillusionment of those who arrived as innocent and loyal sons of the Empire. ...Show more

Campaign in Greece. The New Zealand Division in Action

$20.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: good-very good

Kiwit: No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital Volume 3 No 2., August 1945 by R J Sherriff (ed.)

$20.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good