19th Battalion and Armoured Regiment

$15.00 NZD

Category: General NZ Military History

A Bloody Road Home: World War Two and New Zealand's Heroic Second Division by Christopher Pugsley

$75.00 NZD

Category: NZ & World War II | Reading Level: very good

'This is a story worth telling and deserves to be read by all New Zealanders.' --Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae GNZM QSO, Governor-General of New Zealand A Bloody Road Home is the story of 2 New Zealand Division in World War Two. Commanded by the New Zealand-raised and educa ted Lieutenant General Sir Bernard 'Tiny' Freyberg, in six years of war it became one of the finest fighting divisions in the British and Commonwealth Armies. The first ever single-volume history of the Division, A Bloody Road Home is a story of trial and error, failure and success. Told in the words of the officers and soldiers who served, it charts the Division's formation in Egypt through to the campaigns of Greece, Crete and North Africa. From the battle for Tobruk to the advance on Tunis; to the onslaught up the spine of Italy from Orsogna via Monte Cassino, Florence; and to the final encounter at Trieste in 1945, no stone is left unturned. Acclaimed military historian Christopher Pugsley skilfully examines the Division's operations at a tactical and leadership level - according both praise and blame - and relays the experiences of everyday soldiers in their own words, to powerful effect. A magnificent story of New Zealand endeavour and achievement, and a landmark text in every sense of the word, A Bloody Road Home is an exacting revision of accepted history and a celebration of the men who so bravely served. ...Show more

A Life's Roundabout by E. Arnott Anderson

$25.00 NZD

Category: NZ & World War II

A Long Patrol An Illustrated History of No. 1 Squadron, RNZAF 1930-1984 by James Sanders

$55.00 NZD

Category: General NZ Military History

ANZAC Elite by TENNANT J

$35.00 NZD

Category: General NZ Military History

160 pages in A4 portrait format A superb all-colour reference book to all the badges and insignia worn by the elite troops of the two countries, past and present. Includes brief histories of the units with some photographs, in both colour and black and white. In all there are over 700 colour illustratio ns. ...Show more

ANZAC Infantryman 1914-15: From New Guinea to Gallipoli by Ian Sumner

$34.99 NZD

Category: NZ & World War I | Series: Warrior

This title explores the recruitment, training, and combat experiences of the famous ANZAC infantry in the opening years of World War I. The decision to employ the ANZACs in the Dardanelles came as a complete surprise, but the events at the Anzac and Suvla beach-heads quickly revealed the discipline and bravery of the men involved. This book takes a close look at day-to-day life in the trenches of Gallipoli, and explores how the wounded were treated. The experience of Gallipoli had a profound effect on its survivors, and it continues to mark the psyche of the two nations down to the present day. ...Show more

After the War: The RSA in New Zealand by Clarke Stephen

$45.00 NZD

Category: General NZ Military History | Reading Level: near fine

AVAILABLE FROM 30/9/16 "The story of an iconic institution - the RSA - from its beginnings during the First World War through to the twenty-first century. A highly illustrated look at a threatened icon of New Zealand culture u the RSA. The book will appeal to general readers interested in this readily i dentifiable but little-understood organisation. It tells of the trials and tribulations of returning soldiers wanting an organisation to represent them, and to make sure they received a fair deal as they settled back into domestic life after serving their country. The story is told not only in text but also through use of photographs and ephemera." ...Show more

Against the Rising Sun: New Zealanders Remember the Pacific War by Megan Hutching

$42.50 NZD

Category: NZ & World War II

The next book in the ongoing series tells the stories of Kiwis in the Pacific theatre: based in New Caledonia, in action on Mono and Nissan Islands, women working in communications, and a few Air force and Navy personnel. The Pacific War was different: more 'downtime', more contact with the Japanese and Americans, closer to home, a shorter war. Fifteen men have been interviewed, six served in the Army; five in the Navy and four in the Air Force. Army experiences include the garrison in Fiji, life in New Caledonia, time in Guadalcanal and the attacks on Vella Lavella, Nissan/Green Island and Mono Island (the first opposed landing New Zealanders had taken part in since Gallipoli). There are men from the infantry, Divisional Signals, Medical Corps (Field Ambulance), Provosts (military police) and Army Service Corps. One of the naval men was a radar operator working as a coast watcher behind Japanese lines, and met John F Kennedy on the island of Lumbaria (nr New Georgia in the Solomons). Another radar operator was seconded to the US Marines and took part in the landing at Peleliu in Belau. Two served on the New Zealand ships Achilles and Leander, and one was a seaman aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious, witnessed the invasion of Okinawa and survived a kamikaze attack on his ship. The air force men come from bomber squadrons, fighter squadrons, air ground crew and reconnaissance squadrons. A couple were in Singapore at the time of the Japanese invasion, and one was taken prisoner by the Japanese, ending up in a POW camp in Japan. The others operated out of the Solomon Islands and New Guinea. There are some good stories of contact with Japanese-POWs and those living on the run in the Solomons. ...Show more

Air-Borne Invasion by John Hetherington

$30.00 NZD

Category: NZ & World War II

An Illustrated History of the New Zealand Spitfire Squadron by Kevin W. Wells

$65.00 NZD

Category: General NZ Military History

Angel of the Anzacs The Life of Nola Luxford by Carole Van Grondelle

$30.00 NZD

Category: NZ & World War II

Anzac by Cecil Malthus

$17.50 NZD

Category: NZ & World War I

Anzac A Retrospect was first published in 1965, fifty years after the landing at Gallipoli. In that time many accounts, assessments and reassessments of this controversial campaign have been published, yet very few give the immediate impressions and daily experiences of the man in the ranks. The author of this book saw service as a private in the 1st Canterbury Battalion and apart from some inevitable bouts of sickness, went through the whole campaign, including a spell in the notorious Quinn ...Show more