Sicily: A Short History, from the Greeks to Cosa Nostra by John Julius Norwich
$27.99 NZD
Category: Military History
'Sicily is the key to everything' Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The author of the classic book on Venice turns his sights to Sicily in this beautiful book full of maps and colour photographs. 'I discovered Sicily almost by mistake ...We drove as far as Naples, then put the car on the night ferry to Palermo ...Show more
The Traitor of Colditz by Robert Verkaik
$39.99 NZD
Category: Military History
'Truly revelatory ... From the opening pages, I was gripped ... Read it' Damien Lewis How can an unlikely band of brothers escape hell when there's a traitor in their midst? It is the depths of the Second World War. The Germans like to boast that there is 'no escape' from the infamous fortress that is ...Show more
Barbarossa by Stewart Binns
$37.99 NZD
Category: Military History
Drawing on remarkable and never-before-seen material, the extraordinary story of one of the most horrific and devastating encounters of the Second World War.Sunday June 22nd 1941: 6 million Nazi troops marched on Moscow, with a brutal scorched-earth tactic that saw millions of Soviet citizens massacred. ...Show more
Gallipoli: the Scale of our War by Puawai Cairns; Michael Keith; Christopher Pugsley; Richard Taylor
$35.00 NZD
Category: Military History
The long-running Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War is one of Te Papas most popular exhibitions, attracting over three million visitors since it opened in 2015. There is still strong visitor interest in the story of the disastrous Gallipoli campaign in which almost 3000 New Zealanders lost their lives. Jus ...Show more
Tobruk: A Raid Too Far by David Jefferson
$69.99 NZD
Category: Military History
The disastrous raid on Tobruk, the ill-fated Operation Agreement, took place in September 1942. The purpose? To cut off Field-Marshal Rommel's supply line prior to the Battle of El Alamein, which would be crucial in determining the success or failure of the North African campaign. Operation Agreement i ...Show more
Fate is the Hunter by Ernest K. Gann
$29.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
FATE IS THE HUNTER is a fascinating and thrilling account of some of the more memorable experiences Ernest K Gann had in the air. He's flown in both peace and war and come close to death many times. Here he reveals the characters he's known and the dramas he's experienced, portraying fate (or death) as ...Show more
Operation Biting by Max Hastings
$39.99 NZD
Category: Military History
Operation Biting was one of the most thrilling British commando raids of World War II, and probably the most successful. In February 1942 RAF intelligence was baffled by a newly-identified radar network on the coast of Nazi-occupied Europe, codenamed Würzburg. The brilliant scientist Dr RV Jones propose ...Show more
Collins Classics: The Art of War by Sun Tzu
$12.99 NZD
Category: Military History | Series: Collins Classics Ser. | Reading Level: very good
‘Opportunities multiply as they are seized.’ Written in the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu’s The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise that is still revered today as the ultimate commentary on war and military strategy. Focusing on the principle that one can outsmart your foe mentally by thinking very care ...Show more
Faces of the Few - The Battle for Survival in the Summer Of 1940 by Dilip Sarkar
$79.99 NZD
Category: Military History
There remains an enduring fascination with the Battle of Britain, and the RAF aircrew who fought and won this unprecedented aerial conflict, immortalized by Churchill in August 1940 as 'The Few'.Unlike today, when photography is a huge part of people's daily lives, not least because of mobile phone came ...Show more