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.
Hardback. 344 pages. NEW.
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.
Hardback. 364 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.
Hardback. 192 pages. NEW.
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.
Hardback. 336 pages. NEW.
Service From the Sea by Kelly Ana Morey. This is the story of the Royal New Zealand Navy and the courageous men and women who have helped to build our country with their service on the sea. From a ditty box to an artillery pouch; from ships cats to weapons and medals, the naval story is told through the collection of the Royal New Zealand Navy Museum.
Hardback. 232 pages. NEW.
The Other ANZACS Nurses at War 1914-1918, Peter Rees. By the end of the Great War, 45 Australian and New Zealand nurses had died on overseas service and over 200 had been decorated. These were women who left for war on an adventure, but were soon confronted with remarkable challenges for which their civilian lives could never had prepared them. This is their story.
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.
Softback. 346 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.
Hardback. 544 pages. NEW.
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. Wellington, War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs, 1955.
Hardback with worn dust-jacket, 25 cm, 400 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.
Hardback with dust-jacket, 22 cm, 371 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.
Hardbacks with dust-jackets, 25 cm, 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.
Hardback with worn dust-jacket, 25 cm, 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.
Hardback with dust-jacket, some foxing, 25 cm, 660 pages. SECONDHAND
An Illustrated History of the New Zealand Spitfire Squadron (485 Squadron R.N.Z.A.F.). Auckland, Hutchinson, 1984. 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.
Hardback with dust-jacket, illustrated, 30.5 cm, 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. Wellington, Mallinson Rendel, 1989.
Hardback with dust-jacket, illustrated, 23 cm, 146 pages. SECONDHAND
Salute to Service, A History of the Royal New Zealand Corps of Transport and its Predecessors, 1860-1966. Wellington, Victoria University Press, 1997.
Softback, illustrated, 23.5 cm, 472 pages. NEW
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.
Hardback with dust-jacket, 24.5 cm, 359 pages. SECONDHAND
The New Zealand Roll of Honour. New Zealanders Who have Served Their Country In Peace And War, 150 Years 1845-1995. Auckland, Alister Taylor Roll of Honour Publications Ltd, 1997.
Hardback with presentation leather bookmark, illustrated, 29 cm, unpaginated. 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. Auckland, Penguin/Viking, 2007.
Hardback with dust-jacket, illustrated, 28.5 cm, 207 pages. NEW
Mark of the Lion, The Story of Charles Upham, V.C. and Bar. Upham took part in campaigns in Crete and before being captured and spending time in Colditz. He was one of the few people in history to have won the Victoria Cross twice. Auckland , Penguin, 2003.
Paperback, illustrated, 20 cm, 290 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. Wellington, War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs, 1959.
Hardback with dust-jacket, condition very good, 25 cm, 539 pages. SECONDHAND
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.
Hardback with dust-jacket, 339 pages. NEW
Gallipoli The New Zealand Story by Christopher Pugsley. A landmark work on a campaign that shaped both the people who fought in it and the country that sent them. Auckland, Raupo/Penguin Group, 2008.
Hardback with dust-jacket, 392 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.
Hardback with dust-jacket, 352 pages. NEW
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. Christchurch, Willson Scott Publishing, 2009.
Hardback with dust-jacket, illustrated, 318 pages. NEW
Divisional Signals by C. A. Borman. Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War. Wellington, War History Branch, Dept of Internal Affairs, 1954. 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.
Hardback, illustrated, maps, 540 pages. SECONDHAND
