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This Oxford Companion contains over 650 individual entries written by a range of contributors. All the main campaigns and wars since 1800 are covered, along with the men and women who made their mark on New Zealand military affairs. Published in 2000.
Oxford University Press, Auckland. Hardback with dust jacket. 653 pages. SECONDHAND
This book is the first to compress into words and pictures the extent to which warfare has affected New Zealand life over 200 years. It does this through the words of people who were there, and with over 400 photographs. Signed by the author.
Heinemann Publishers, Auckland, 1981. Hardback with dust jacket. 308 pages. SECONDHAND
This is James Cowan's greatest work, a comprehensive and thorough work that draws on his original research and interviews with survivors on both sides. This edition was published in 1983 and contains an introduction by Michael King and a completely new index. First published in 1922, TWO VOLUMES.
NZ Government Printer, Wellington, 1983. Hardbacks with dust jackets. Vol. I 466 pages, Vol. II 633 pages. SECONDHAND
A valuable account of the origins and colonial and political background of the wars by Fox who was Colonial Secretary and Native Minister in the 1860s. First published in 1866 this is a facsimle reprint.
Capper Press, Christchurch, 1973. Hardback with dust jacket. 268 pages. SECONDHAND
A fresh and engaging history of this turbulent period-the events, the controversies and characters. Illustrated with period photographs, art and artifacts, many not previously published. A very valuable contribution to Land Wars history.
Huia Publishers, Wellington, 2010. Hardback with dust jacket, 304 pages. NEW.
Titokowaru was a brilliant strategist who embarked on a military campaign against Government forces. He enjoyed many victories before his effective defeat in March 1869. A significant story of the New Zealand wars.
Allen and Unwin NZ Ltd., Wellington, 1989. Softback. 323 pages. SECONDHAND
Concluding a critical phase in the New Zealand wars, the battle of Omarunui was both short and tragic. Fought between Pakeha militia and their Maori allies and Pai Marire movement followers inside the river bank pa fourteen kilometres inland from Napier.
Reed Publishing, Ltd., Auckland, 2000. Softback. 144 pages. NEW
The Taranaki War Diary of William Marjouram who was a Royal Artillary non-commisioned officer who arrived in New Zealand in 1855 and returned to England in 1861. This is his day to day life as a colonial frontier soldier, in an edited version.
Random Century NZ Ltd., Auckland, 1990. Hardback with dust jacket. 102 pages, illustrations. SECONDHAND
Blood Brothers The ANZAC Genesis by Jeff Hopkins-Weise. This book shows, for the first time in detail, how the military, social and economic brotherhood later embodied in the notion of the Anzac spirit began not on the sandy beaches of Gallipoli but 50 years earlier in the damp forests and fields of the North Island of New Zealand.
Penguin. Softback. 346 pages. NEW.
The story of 2400 Australian volunteers who fought in the land wars of colonial New Zealand. The account is confined to the period of Australia's greatest contribution of man and munitions from 1860 untill the disbanding of the majority of Australian recruited Military Settler Regiments in October 1867.
Willson Scott Publishing, Christchurch, 2011. Hardback with dust jacket. 300 pages. NEW
This is the first book to approach this subject from a Maori point of view, focussing on Maori resolve to maintain possession of customary lands. Written by a senior Maori historian it describes the Maori reasons for fighting 'the Land Wars' placing these conflicts in the context of the Maori struggle to retain their sovereign estates.
Penguin NZ, Auckland, 2009. Softback. 325 pages. NEW.
The story of the naval base, the ships and the men who sailed out of it to fight in the Land Wars of nineteenth century New Zealand.
A.H. & A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1967. Hardback with dust jacket. 121 pages. SECONDHAND
In 1916 John Cullen, New Zealand's top policeman led a raid on Tuhoe prophet Rua Kenana's spiritual community at Maungapohatu. The raid left two of Rua's supporters dead and a number of others including policeman injured. This episode has been described as the last battle of the New Zealand Wars.
Craig Potton Publishing, Nelson, 2009. Softback. 142 pages. NEW
A guide book to the NZ battlefields from Ruapekapeka to Rangiriri, each one located and described and the conflict placed in context, bringing to life the bitter struggles that occured. Maps and photographs.
Penguin NZ, Auckland, 2010. Softback. 205 pages. NEW
New Zealand War History Branch. This is the Official History of New Zealand's participation in the war in South Africa finally published after constant lobbying 47 years after the end of the war. A total of ten contingents of officers and men, plus medical and veternary staff, were sent to the war. Illustrations and the Roll of Honour.
Dept. of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 1949. Hardback with dust jacket. 97 pages. SECONDHAND
Aspects of New Zealand's experience and consideration of the wider Imperial context are explored in thirteen authoritative essays. New light is thrown on New Zealand's involvement in a conflict which has not been widly studied.
Auckland University Press, 2003. Softback. 225 pages, illustrations. SECONDHAND
The war to end wars. This book explains the organisation and the appearance of of the 'Kiwis' who fought in the Middle East and on the Western Front, and is illustrated with detailed colour plates and rare photographs. Men-at-Arms Series 473.
Osprey Publishing Ltd., Oxford, UK. Softback. 48 pages. NEW
Comprehensive, scrupulously non-partisan, citing much hitherto unpublished evidence from the Turkish side and giving fair space to all sides including the often forgotten French.
Tempus Publishing, Stroud, UK, 2002. Softback. 288 pages. SECONDHAND
A landmark work on a campaign that shaped both the men who fought in it and New Zealand society. Glorified in our observance of ANZAC Day, Gallipoli helped define this country's sense of national identity. 1st edition.
Hodder and Stoughton, Auckland, 1984. Hardback with dust jacket. Illustrated. 384 Pages. SECONDHAND.
Clearly and concisely sets out New Zealand's involvement from the first declaration of war until the final evacualion of the peninsula. Includes detailed casualty lists.
Bateman Publishing, Auckland, 2005. Hardback with dust jacket. 448 pages. SECONDHAND.
The military disaster at Passchendaele was a pivotal event in New Zealand's military history. The author describes this ill fated 1917 battle on the Western Front. Over 1000 New Zealand soldiers were killed and a further 2000 wounded, in the attack on the German front line.
Harper Collins Publishers, Auckland, 2000. Hardback with dust jacket. 207 pages. SECONDHAND
Russell was a distinguished soldier and dedicated leader of men. He was among the top ranked divisional commanders in the allied armies that fought on the Western Front in World War I. He has been described as 'the one commander of genius that New Zealand produced in the twentieth century'. This is his story through four unbroken years of war.
Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2011. Softback. 338 pages. NEW
Bowler was the only New Zealander to serve on the Staff Corps of ANZAC at Gallipoli in 1915. As a Beach Landing Officer, Corps Provost Marshal and the first ANZAC beach commander on Gallipoli, he was in a prime position to fully observe the campaign as it progressed. Short tear to rear of DJ.
Australian Military History Publications, Canberra, 2004. Hardback with dust jacket. 142 pages. SECONDHAND
The Devil's Own War by Herbert Hart. The First World War Diary of Brigadier General Herbert Hart, edited by John Crawford. Day by day through the Great War, from Gallipoli to the Somme and Passchendaele, a first hand account by one of New Zealand's greatist soldiers.
Exisle Publishing, Auckland, 2009. Softback. 336 pages. NEW. Hardback available SECONDHAND at $29.99
Fiery Ted ANZAC Commander by Michael Smith. This book tells the life story of Major General Sir Edward Chaytor, who was arguably the best military commander New Zealand has produced. Chaytor was at Gallipoli and was later in command of the ANZAC Mounted Division that played a prominant part in driving the Turks out of Sinai and Palestine. After the war he became GOC NZ Military Forces.
Caxton Press. Hardback with dust jacket. 364 pages. NEW.
The entire New Zealand effort at the Somme is examined; one of the most difficult and disappointing battles in our military history.
Harper Collins, Auckland, 2005. Softback. 335 pages. NEW
Dark Journey by Glyn Harper presents the first comprehensive account of three critical battles involving the NZEF on the Western Front during World War One, with new revelations about the scale of the casualities.
Harper Collins. Hardback with dust jacket. 544 pages. NEW.
From the Uttermost Ends of the Earth The New Zealand Division on the Western Front 1916-1918. A History and Guide To Its Battlefields. Author John Gray describes how the New Zealand Division's campaign in France and Flanders was the birth of the modern New Zealand Army. Also includes details of where to stay when visiting the battefields mentioned in the text.
Willson Scott Publishing. Hardback with dust-jacket, illustrated, 408 pages. NEW
Documents the fight to neutralise the threat posed by armed German raiders attacking allied shipping in the Pacific during World War I. Includes the infamous exploits of von Luckner captain of the Seeadler.
Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd., Sydney, 1985. Hardback with dust jacket. 208 pages. SECONDHAND
An illuminating collection of 32 essays on aspects of New Zealand's involvement in the war. The essays demonstrate the reasons why New Zealand took part in the conflict, its response to developments during the war, the experience of those who fought and the attitude of those who remained at home.
Exisle Publishing, Auckland, 2007. Hardback with dust jacket. 675 pages. NEW
Eldred-Grigg frames his narrative around the following questions: Why did we go to war in Europe? Was the country united in its desire for war? What were the economic and social concequences? What has been the impact on the psyches of New Zealanders?
Random House, Auckland. Hardback. 488 pages. NEW.
To Greece by W.G. McClymont deals with the formation of the 2 NZEF, and the operations of the New Zealand Division under General Freyberg in Greece. Official History of in the Second World War 1939-45. Illustrated, maps in text plus 8 fold-out colour maps, photographs.
Dept. Internal Affairs, Wellington, 1959. Hardback with dust-jacket. 539 pages. SECONDHAND
An account of the 2nd New Zealand Division under General Freyberg during its march across Libya and Tunisia in pursuit of Rommel’s Afrika Panzerarme. Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45. Illustrated, maps in text plus 6 fold-out colour maps, photographs. Wellington, War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs, 1962.
Dept. Internal Affairs, Wellington. Hardback, with worn and sunned dust-jacket. 417 pages. SECONDHAND
The Relief of Tobruk. Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45. An account of the New Zealand Division under General Freyberg in its battle against Rommel’s Eight Army to secure Tobruk. Illustrated, numerous maps in text plus 4 fold-out colour maps, photographs.
Dept. Internal Affairs, Wellington, 1961. Hardback with dust-jacket. 566 pages. SECONDHAND
Battle for Egypt, The Summer of 1942. Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45. An account of the Second New Zealand Division in Syria in early 1942, its role in the desert war, action at Minqar Qaim and fighting on the Alamein Line. Illustrated, numerous maps in text plus 5 fold-out colour maps, photographs.
Dept. Internal Affairs, Wellington, 1955. Hardback with worn dust-jacket. 400 pages. SECONDHAND
Italy, Volume I, The Sangro to Cassino. Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45. An account of the 2 New Zealand Division in the Italian Campaign, including the Battles for the Sangro and Cassino, and the bombing of the Abbey of Montecassino. Illustrated, numerous maps in text plus 6 fold-out colour maps, photographs.
Dept. Internal Affairs, Wellington, 1957. Hardback with slightly worn dust-jacket. 387 pages. SECONDHAND
Italy, Volume II, From Cassino to Trieste. Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45. An account of the 2 New Zealand Division in the Italian Campaign, including the Battles for Rome, the road to Avezzano, Florence, the Senio and the race to Trieste. Illustrated, numerous maps in text plus 6 fold-out colour maps, photographs. SCARCE.
Dept. Internal Affairs, Wellington, 1967. Hardback with dust-jacket. 639 pages. SECONDHAND
18 Battalion and Armoured Regiment, Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45. The Battalion’s experiences in Serbia, Greece, Minqar Qaim, Alamein, Ruweisat, El Mreir, Cassino, Romagna. Illustrated, numerous maps in text plus 7 fold-out colour maps, photographs.
Dept. Internal Affairs, Wellington, 1961. Hardback with worn dust-jacket. 677 pages. SECONDHAND
19 Battalion and Armoured Regiment. Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45. The Battalion’s experiences in Italy, Greece, Crete, Egypt, Minqar Qaim, Ed Duda, Ruweisat. Illustrated, numerous maps in text plus 6 fold-out colour maps, photographs. Dust jacket has numerous chips and some tape repairs.
Dept. Internal Affairs, Wellington, 1954. Hardback, with dust jacket. 560 pages. SECONDHAND
The official history of the 28 Maori Battalion in the second world war. They took part in the disastrous campaigns in Greece and Crete then fought in North Africa, the battles for Lybia and Egypt and finished the war in Italy, taking part in the bloddy battle for Cassino.
Dept. of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 1957. Hardback with dust jacket. 514 pages with maps and plans. SECONDHAND.
Official History of 2nd New Zealand Divisional Artillery in the Second World War. The unit in Greece, Crete, Syria, Minqar Qaim, Alamein, Lybia, Tunisia, Italy, Sangro, Orsogna and Cassino. Illustrated, folding maps and plans. This copy repatriated from the NZ Embassy in Djakarta and has library marks.
Dept. of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 1966. Hardback with dust jacket. 796 pages. SECONDHAND
Divisional Signals by C. A. Borman. Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War. Presentation slip pasted in front to Cpl R. G. Lloyd, in recognition of his service with Divisional Signals, 2nd N.Z.E.F in the Middle East.
Dept. Internal Affairs, Wellington, 1954. Hardback, illustrated, maps, 540 pages. SECONDHAND
Supply Company, Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45. Illustrated, numerous maps in text plus 6 fold-out colour maps, photographs. Wellington, War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs, 1955.
Dept. Internal Affairs, Wellington. Hardback with dust-jacket. 371 pages. SECONDHAND
The official account of the Medical Services in Fiji, New Caledonia and the campaign against the Japanese in the Solomon Islands. Also the Medical Services of the Royal New Zealand Navy and the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Published in 1958.
Dept. Internal Affairs, Wellington. Hardback with dust jacket. 450 pages. SECONDHAND
The Home Front, Volumes I & II. Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45, a two-volume set. An account of how civilians in New Zealand contributed to the war effort, and the restraints wartime restrictions placed on everyday life. Wellington, War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs, 1986.
Dept. Internal Affairs, Wellington. Hardbacks with dust-jackets 1330 pages. SECONDHAND
The New Zealand People at War, Political and External Affairs. Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45. Wellington, War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs, 1956.
Dept. Internal Affairs, Wellington. Hardback with worn dust-jacket. 395 pages. SECONDHAND
War Economy, Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45. Examines the decision of the New Zealand Government to fund its Second World War effort from internal resources rather than overseas borrowing. Wellington, War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs, 1965.
Dept. Internal Affairs Wellington. Hardback with dust-jacket. 660 pages. SECONDHAND
The Official History of Troopships as part of New Zealand's effort in the Second World War. Published 1949
Dept. Internal Affairs, Wellington. Paper covers. 32 pages. SECONDHAND Postage Free in NZ
The Official History of the action on 23 November 1941 during the Lybian campaign, part of New Zealand's effort in the Second World War. Published 1954.
Dept. of Internal Affairs, Wellington. Card covers. 32 pages. SECONDHAND. Postage free in NZ.
The Official History of the action of H.M.S. Achilles, part of New Zealand's effort in the Second World War. Published 1948.
The Official History of the air war against the U-Boat menace, part of New Zealand's effort in the Second World War. Published 1950.
The Official History of New Zealand Prisoners of the Japanese, part of New Zealand's effort in the Second World War. Published 1949.
The Official History of operations by the R.N.Z.A.F against the Japanese at Rabaul, part of New Zealand's effort in the Second World War. Published 1949.
Dept. Internal Affairs, Wellington, Paper covers. 32 pages. SECONDHAND Postage Free in NZ
The Official History of the fight against German raiders in the Pacific, part of New Zealand's effort in the Second World War. Published 1949.
The Official History of the role of New Zealand airmen in the defence of Malta. Part of New Zealand's effort in the Second World War. Published 1951.
Dept. of Internal Affairs, Wellington. Paper covers. 32 pages. SECONDHAND. Postage free in NZ.
The Official History of the treatment and care of those wounded in battle, part of New Zealand's effort in the Second World War. Published 1950.
The Story of the Maori Battalion, Te Mura O Te Ahi. A definitive history of the 28th Maori Battalion formed at the outbreak of World War Two. Wiri Gardiner describes the Battalion's campaigns in Greece, Crete, the Western Desert and Italy.
Reed Publishing Ltd., Auckland, 1993. Hardback with dust-jacket. Illustrated. 208 Pages. SECONDHAND.
The facinating story of the Maori Battalion's war, with the focus on C Company, whose members were drawn from Tairawhiti of the East Cape. The Battalion became renowned for its courage in battle and this book provides a unique insight into the impact of war. This is the 2009 reprint.
Bateman Publishing, Auckland, 2008. Hardback with dust jacket. 447 pages. NEW
Fighting in 1942 against Rommel's Afrika Korps in the North African desert. soldiers of 2NZEF executed an extraordinary military feat. Surrounded during the Eigth Army retreat to Alamein the division staged a breakout led by a bayonet charge rather than surrender.
Wilson Scott Publishing, Christchurch, 2006. Softback. 243 pages. NEW.
This is a portait of wartime life within 3 NZGH at Helmieh in Egypt, Syria, Tripolitania and Italy serving with 2NZEF. Tears to DJ.
Caxton Press, Christchurch, 1958. Hardback with dust jacket. 285 pages. Illustrated. SECONDHAND
NZ's Mobile Surgical Unit in the Western Desert developed concepts and practice of early surgical treatment by small teams close to the battle front, based partly on the experience of NZ surgeon Douglas Jolly during the Spanish Civil War.
Ngaio Press, Wellington, 2011. Soft back. 140 pages. NEW
The conflict on Crete is, for New Zealand, the 'Gallipoli' of the Second World War. It was one of few times that Kiwi troops took centre stage and where, with better leadership, a battle that was lost might have been won.
David Bateman Ltd., Auckland, 2010. Hardback with dust jacket. 160 pages. NEW
In 1943 General Montgomery wanted the 2nd New Zealand Division to take the hiilltop town of Orsogna, a key part of the German's Bernhardt Line, in order for British forces to march on Rome. Exhausted from its Middle East Campaign and with new troops replacing those who had refused to return from leave, the Division was not the force it had once been.
Willson Scott, Christchurch. Hardcovers. Illustrated. 168 pages. NEW.
Cassino in 1944 was the last major second world war battle fought by New Zealand troops, 343 of whom are buried there. This is the story of the battle in the words of of the soldiers who fought there. Published in 2002.
Penguin Books, Auckland. Softback. 285 pages. SECONDHAND
From 22 July to 4 August 1944, the Chianti area of Tuscany was the scene of bitter fighting as the Allies fought to wrest Florence from German hands. At the forfront of the fighting were men of the 23 and 28(Maori) Battalions, 2NZEF. This is their story of this battle.
Libro International, Auckland, 2011. Softback. 275 pages. NEW
Begins with the appointment of Kippenburger to command of 20 Battalion 2NZEF and gives a full account of his war service ending with that day at Cassino when he trod on a mine resulting in the loss of both feet. New Zealand's most highly respected WWII commander. SCARCE WITH DJ.
Oxford University Press, UK, 1949. Hardback with dust jacket. 371 pages. SECONDHAND
Coming from the rural Canterbury town of Amberly, CharlesUpham took part in campaigns in Crete and North Africa before being captured and spending time in Colditz. He was one of the few to have won the Victoria Cross twice. Fifth impression.
Hutchinson & Co., London, 1962. Hardback with dust jacket. 287 pages, illustrated. SECONDHAND
Coming from the rural Canterbury town of Amberly, CharlesUpham took part in campaigns in Crete and North Africa before being captured and spending time in Colditz. He was one of the few to have won the Victoria Cross twice.
Penguin NZ, Auckland, 2003. Paperback, illustrated. 290 pages. NEW
This collection of 44 paintings and 75 pencil sketches is by New Zealand's Official War Artist. The works were mostly made in the field in Crete, North Africa and Italy.
A.H. & A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1981. Hardback with dust jacket. 240 pages. SECONDHAND
A remarkable personal account of war from Cipher Officer to infantryman and radio operator with gunnery units in North Africa and Italy. Boredom and frustration interspersed with the tensions and terrors of combat, and fatigue, disillusionment and despair.
Century Hutchinson, Auckland, 1989. Hardback with dust jacket. 185 pages. SECONDHAND
The first complete account of the South Pacific island bases and their relation to the Solomon's campaign when the allies were holding Japan at bay along the outer defences of Australia and New Zealand, Admiral Halsey's SOPAC Command.
A.H. and A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1945. Card covers. 144 pages. SECONDHAND
Launched in 1932 the light cruiser Achilles was allocated to the New Zealand Navy Board in 1936. In 1939, with Exeter and Ajax, she was at the battle of the River Plate in 1939 where the Graf Spee was sunk. She also played a distinguished part in the crucial operations at Guadalcanal in 1943. The author served in the ship throughout the war.
William Collins Publishers Ltd., Auckland, 1980. Hardback with dust jacket. 264 pages. SECONDHAND.
This is an eye witness account of a little known World War II tragedy when Italian merchant ships carrying allied Commonwealth prisoners were torpedoed and sunk by Royal Navy submarines, amongst the dead were 161 New Zealanders.
William Collins Publishers Ltd., Auckland, 1983. Hardback with dust jacket. 192 pages. SECONDHAND
Memoir of New Zealander Geoffrey Hobday who was captain of a Royal Navy motor launch based on the east coast of England and he experienced at first hand the grim and unrelenting struggle for control of the North Sea and the English Channel waged against the formidable German E-boats. Later he commanded a motor gunboat in the Mediterranean.
Heinemann Publishers (NZ) Ltd., Auckland, 1985. Hardback with dust jacket. 224 pages. SECONDHAND
485 Squadron R.N.Z.A.F. Describes the formation of the squadron in 1941, operations under Squadron Leaders M. Knight, E. Wells, R. Grant, R. Baker, J. Checketts, M. Hume, J. Niven, J. Patison, K. Macdonald and S. Browne. Nominal roll, commanding officers, operational stations, and decorations received listed in appendices.
Hutchinson NZ, Auckland, 1984. Hardback with dust-jacket. 168 pages. SECONDHAND
No 75 (NZ) Squadron was formed in 1916. During WWII it flew over 8000 sorties during 584 bombing raids over German occupied Europe and lost 193 aircraft. In 1946 the squadron became an RNZAF unit and took part in the 1958 Malayan crisis.
Random Century NZ Ltd., Auckland, 1991. Harback with dust jacket. 251 pages. SECONDHAND
The gripping autobiography of a New Zealand pilot's fighting experience during WWII. Gray joined the RAF in 1939 and saw action at Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain and elsewhere later in the war. In all he took part in over 500 operational missions and claimed over 40 enemy aircraft destroyed or damaged.
Random Century NZ Ltd., Auckland, 1990. Softback. 166 pages. SECONDHAND
An outstanding biography of a great military man. New Zealand born Sir Keith Park was an ace fighter pilot in World War 1 and commanded a crucial fighter group defending London and South-East England during the Battle of Britain in 1940 and command of the air defense of Malta in 1942-43. The author, Vincant Orange, taught history at the University of Canterbury.
Methuen, London. Hardback with good dust-jacket. 302 pages. SECONDHAND.
A Lively and action pacted story of conflict in the air by New Zealand pilot Scott flying Typhoons over Normandy, Belgium, Holland and Germany.
Secker & Warburg, London, 1982. Hardback with dust jacket. 168 pages. SECONDHAND
Of Wind And Water, A Kiwi Pilot in Coastal Command. A chronicle of James Saunders, a New Zealand pilot who flew daylight reconnaissance and nigh time bombing sorties with the RAF’s maritime force. Short tear to DJ.
Mallinson Rendel Publishing, Wellington, 1989. Hardback with dust-jacket. 146 pages. SECONDHAND
A comprehensive history of the RNZAF in the Pacific during World War II, the only volume that covers New Zealand's participation in the Pacific war so completely. Illustrated.
Random Century NZ Ltd., Auckland, 1992. Softback. 228 pages. SECONDHAND
Drawing on diaries, letters and photos, many never before made public, this book tells the little known story of 488 Squadron RNZAF during the battle for, and fall, of Singapore in 1942.
Random House, Auckland, 2008. Softback. 284 pages. NEW
The first comprehensive account of air operations over South East Asia, December 1941 to May 1942. Volume I. The drift to war to the fall of Singapore. Volume II. The defence of Sumatra to the fall of Burma. These very interesting books contain much that relates to RNZAF operations in these theatres of war. TWO VOLUMES.
Grub Street, London, 1992/1993. Hardbacks with dust jackets. Vol. I, 392 pages, Vol. II, 494 pages. SECONDHAND
Wherever the army has been since 1860 there also were the transport, supply and catering personnel of the RNZCT and its predecessors the NZASC and RNZASC. This history is a tribute to those men.
Victoria University Press, Wellington, 1997. Softback, illustrated. 472 pages. SECONDHAND
The Complete N.Z. Distinguished Conduct Medal. An Account of the New Zealand Recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Covers the South African War, World Wars 1 & 2, and the Korean and Vietnam Wars. First published as a limited private edition in 1978, this revised edition in 1983. Christchurch, Medals Research, 1983. Signed by the author.
Medals Research. Hardback with dust-jacket. 359 pages. SECONDHAND
The New Zealand Roll of Honour. New Zealanders Who have Served Their Country In Peace And War, 150 Years 1845-1995. Scrape marks to cover, otherwise good.
Roll of Honour Publications Ltd., Auckland, 1998. Hardback. illustrated. Uunpaginated. SECONDHAND
With Honour, Our Army, Our Nation, Our History by Richard Wolfe. New Zealand history told through the collections of the QEII Army Memorial Museum at Waiouru. 2007.
Penguin Viking, Auckland, 2007. Hardback with dust-jacket, illustrated. 207 pages. NEW
Short Back and Sides A History of Burnham Camp 1923-73 by Donald McFarlane. Dedicated to all those who have served at Burnham Military Camp, including wives and families, the title of the volume also acknowledges the New Zealand Army's insistance on cleanliness and freedom from head lice or disease.
Caxton Press. Hardback with dust jacket. 192 pages. NEW.
NZ Army Personal Equipment 1910-1945 by Barry and Matthew O'Sullivan. Numerous illustrations, a must have guidebook for military collectors. Christchurch, Willson Scott Publishing, 2005.
Willson Scott Publishing. Hardback with dust-jacket, 352 pages. NEW
New Zealand Army Uniforms and Clothing 1919-1945. Numerous illustrations, a comprehensive reference book for militaria collectors, historians and those interested in the history of clothing in New Zealand.
Willson Scott Publishing. Hardback with dust-jacket. 394 pages. NEW
For the three years of hostilities two RNZN frigates formed part of the United nations fleet, escorting troop and store ships, clearing mines, sending raiding parties ashore and providing gunfire support. 1350 RNZN personnel took part in this conflict.
Reed, Wellington. Softback. 160 pages. NEW
An account of the part played by 1st Batallion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment in the confrontation with Indonesia in the Malaysian Borneo states of Sarawak and Sabah written by the commanding officer. First published 1995, this edition 2009.
Willson Scott Publishing, Christchurch, 2009. Harback with dust jacket. 187 pages. NEW
Voices From Vietnam by Billy Barnz. The stoies of New Zealanders who served their country in the Vietnam War. Contributions from those in161 Battery, Whisky Company, 1st Australian Logistics Support Group, 20th Tactical Air Support Squadron, Whiskey 3 Company, Whisky 2 Company, Victor 6 Company, NZ Services Medical Team, and many more. Christchurch, Willson Scott Publishing, 2008.
Willson Scott Publishing. Hardback with dust-jacket, 339 pages. NEW
This book focuses on the personal stories of some of the nurses who have served overseas with bravery and distinction every time the country has been at war. Published 2003.
Auckland University Press. Softback. 352 pages. SECONDHAND.
1st Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment edited by Paul Kooney. This is the jubilee history of the regiment with illustrated accounts of all its deployments and operations.
Willson Scott Publishing, Hardback. 344 pages. NEW.
The history of infantry soldiering in Canterbury, South Canterbury, Nelson, Marlborough and the West Coast. It traces the establishment of over 80 separate volunteer corps and active service in the Boer war and both World Wars. The definitive reference work on the Battalion. Well illustrated. Published 1992.
2nd Battalion Royal NZ Infantry Regiment, Christchurch. Hardback with dust jacket. 336 pages. SECONDHAND
The Staff, The Serpent and the Sword: 100 Years of the New Zealand Army Medical Corps by Ken Treanor. The book covers the early beginnings in 1908 up to it's present service in Timor, the Solomon Islands and Afghanistan.
Willson Scott Publishing, Christchurch, 2008. Hardback with dust-jacket, illustrated, 318 pages. NEW
A systematic account of the origins and progress of the Sappers Association and relates facts and events as they have been recorded from 1960 to 1985. Scarce. Slight wear to cover.
The Sappers Association (NZ) Inc., Auckland, 1985. Softback. 242 pages. SECONDHAND
Pacifists and Conscientious Objectors in New Zealand during World War Two. The history of the hundreds of New Zealand conscientious objectors who were imprisoned for their beliefs. Ostracised they spent their time in bleak camps in the central North Island.
Reed Methuen. Hardback. Illustrated. 270 Pages. SECONDHAND
One of many RSA branches Wellington has been one of the most influential because of its capital location. This is the story of events and individuals that have shaped its history.
Ngaio Press, Wellington, 2008. Hardback wit dust jacket. 231 pages. NEW
