1942: Britain at the Brink by Taylor Downing
30.00 NZD
Category: Military
'Taylor Downing vividly brings to life a terrible year' Max Hastings, Sunday Times'Taylor Downing is a wonderful historian and a wonderful history communicator.' Dan Snow, History HitEighty years ago, Britain stood at the brink of defeat. In 1942, a string of military disasters engulfed Britain in rapid ...Show more
The Sands of Dunkirk by Richard Collier
37.00 NZD
Category: Military
Part of the SECOND WORLD WAR VOICES series, with a new introduction by bestselling historian James Holland, and in partnership with the podcast We Have Ways of Making You Talk, presented by comedian Al Murray and James HollandMay 1940: In the face of a lightning German advance, the British Army found th ...Show more
Seek and Destroy by Harrison Paul
85.00 NZD
Category: Military
In 2015 No.3 Squadron Royal New Zealand Air Force celebrated 50 years of continuous helicopter operations since it reformed in August 1965. Seek and Destroy is the official history of the machines and personnel that make up the colourful and wide-ranging operations of this unique squadron, which was fir ...Show more
World War II: The Definitive Visual History (Volume 1): From the Munich Crisis to the Battle of Kursk 1938-43 by Richard Overy
45.00 NZD
Category: Military | Series: World War II: the Definitive Visual History Ser.
Published to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (May 2020) and Victory in Japan Day (August 2020), this first of two volumes is an outstanding concise history of WWII from the Munich Crisis to the Battle of Kursk. This first of two volumes begins in the period when the Axis powe ...Show more
Soviet Destroyers of World War II by Alexander Hill
28.00 NZD
Category: Military | Series: New Vanguard
The Soviet Navy that faced the German onslaught in 1941 boasted a mixture of modern warships, often built with foreign technical assistance, and antiquated warships from the Tsarist era that were modernised for the conflict. Some Soviet naval vessels saw limited involvement in the war against Finland in ...Show more
World War II Map by Map by DK
65.00 NZD
Category: Military
Trace the epic history of World War 2 across the globe with more than 70 detailed maps. Includes a foreword by Peter Snow, broadcaster and historian. In this stunning visual history book, purpose-made maps tell the story of the Second World War from the rise of the Axis powers to the dropping of the ato ...Show more
Voices of World War II: New Zealanders Share Their Stories by Renee Hollis
50.00 NZD
Category: Military
Gain a fascinating insight into the human side of war with this collection of memories sent in by families across New Zealand. Captivating and genuine, it is a compendium of first-hand memories, stories, and reflections which provides an enduring snapshot of what life was like during WWII, from the poin ...Show more
Allied Warships vs the Atlantic Wall - Normandy 1944 by Steven J. Zaloga; Adam Hook (Illustrator)
37.00 NZD
Category: Military | Series: Duel Ser.
A fascinating exploration of the often-overlooked gunnery duels between the formidable artillery weapons in the Atlantic Wall defences and the mighty US and Royal Navy battleships. Amphibious landings were an essential tool of Allied military strategy in World War II. The Royal Navy and the US Navy prov ...Show more
Ju 87D/G STUKA Versus T-34 - Eastern Front 1942-45 by Robert Forsyth; Jim Laurier (Illustrator); Gareth Hector (Illustrator)
37.00 NZD
Category: Military | Series: Duel Ser.
This is the account of machines of war pitted against each other and the combatants who operated them. Step onto the battlefield and immerse yourself in the experience of real historic combat. Ju 87D/G Stuka vs T-34 Eastern Front 1942-45 In this action-packed volume, two of the most iconic air and land ...Show more
Sniping Rifles on the Eastern Front 1939-45 by Martin Pegler; Alan Gilliland (Illustrator); Johnny Shumate (Illustrator)
35.00 NZD
Category: Military | Series: Weapon Ser.
The Soviet Union had developed a significant sniping force by 1939, but the extraordinary skill and cunning displayed by Finnish snipers during the Winter War forced the Soviets to innovate. On the other side, German sniping suffered from a lack of standardization of weapons and a lack of marksmen deplo ...Show more
The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre
28.00 NZD
Category: Military | Reading Level: good
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"The best true spy story I have ever read."--JOHN LE CARR The celebrated author of Double Cross and Rogue Heroes returns with his greatest spy story yet, a thrilling Americans-era tale of Oleg Gordievsky, the Russian whose secret work helped hasten the end of the Cold War. I ...Show more
The Splendid and the Vile: Churchill, Family and Defiance During the Bombing of London by Erik Larson
28.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers an intimate chronicle of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz--an inspiring portrait of courage and leadership in a time of unprecedented crisisOne of Chicago Tribune's Best Books of the Year So Far ...Show more