Browse by category
Acts of Valour - The History of the Victoria Cross and New Zealand by Glyn Harper; Colin Richardson
$40.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical
Battle for North Africa - El Alamein and the turning point for World War II by Glyn Harper
$45.00 NZD
Category: Military History | Reading Level: very good
In the early years of World War II, Germany shocked the world with a devastating blitzkrieg, rapidly conquered most of Europe, and pushed into North Africa. As the Allies scrambled to counter the Axis armies, the British Eighth Army confronted the experienced Afrika Corps, led by German field marshal Er ...Show more
Best and Bravest: Kiwis Awarded the Victoria Cross by Glyn Harper
$19.99 NZD
Category: History
The incredible stories of the New Zealanders who have been awarded the Victoria Cross for courage under fire, from WWI to the war in Afghanistan. Here are the stories of the 27 men who won the Victoria Cross in both world wars and in Afghanistan in the 21st century - fighting heroes who risked their own ...Show more
Bobby, the Littlest War Hero by Glyn Harper
$19.99 NZD
Category: Children
This is the story of Bobby - the littlest hero in a very big war. Bobby is a tiny canary. His best friend is Jack, a soldier in one of the tunnelling companies of the Royal Engineers. Together they go deep into the tunnels under no-man's-land. Jack's job is to dig, while Bobby's job is to warn the men t ...Show more
Dark Journey - Passchendale, the Somme and the New Zealand Experience on the Western Front by Glyn Harper
$39.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical | Reading Level: very good
Definitive account of three key NZ battles of the Western Front, WWI. This significant volume represents the culmination of over seven years' writing and research by esteemed military historian Glyn Harper. The book includes the revision and reissuing of his two earlier detailed histories of the New Zea ...Show more
Dark Journey - Three Key New Zealand Battles of the Western Front by Glyn Harper
$19.99 NZD
$49.99 (60% off)
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: Very Good
This significant volume will see the completion of over seven years' writing and research by esteemed military historian Glyn Harper. The book will include the revision and reissuing of his two earlier detailed histories of the New Zealand Divisions' major Western Front battles of World War One: Massacr ...Show more
For King and Other Countries - The New Zealanders who fought in other services in the First World War by Glyn Harper
$35.99 NZD
$59.99 (40% off)
Category: Discounted Non-Fiction (selected titles) at 40% off RRP | Series: Chp Ser. | Reading Level: near fine
New Zealands military contribution to the First World War was a massive effort for a small country. The figure most often quoted is that from October 1914 through to October 1918, just over 100,000 New Zealanders embarked for military service overseas. But that number does not include the thousands who ...Show more
Gladys Goes to War by Glyn Harper
$21.00 NZD
Category: Children | Reading Level: very good
A stunning picture book from the award-winning Glyn Harper and Jenny Cooper, bringing us the incredible true story of Gladys Sandford u mechanic, First World War ambulance driver, New Zealand's first woman pilot and a trailblazer ahead of her time. Gladys loves nothing better than tinkering with car eng ...Show more
Images of War: New Zealand and the First World War in Photographs by Glyn Harper
$84.99 NZD
$99.99 (15% off)
Category: New Zealand Historical
In a major research project, Glyn Harper and the National Army Museum combined official war photographs with more informal images to provide a moving visual history. Originally published in 2008, this book has now been beautifully redesigned as a stunning large-format hardback. While primarily drawn fro ...Show more
Jim's Letters by Glyn Harper
$27.00 NZD
Category: Children
"Dear Jim, Your postcard arrived today. I showed it to the family. Mum misses you..." Between December 1914 and August 1915 Tom and Jim write to each other whenever they get a chance. Tom talks about life at home on the farm while Jim writes from Egypt and then from the trenches of the Gallipoli peninsu ...Show more
Johnny Enzed: The New Zealand Soldier in the First World War 1914-1918 by Glyn Harper
$24.99 NZD
$55.00 (54% off)
Category: New Zealand Historical | Series: First World War Centenary History Ser.
The New Zealand soldiers who left these shores to fight in the First World War represented one of the greatest collective endeavours in the nation's history. Over 100,000 men and women would embark for overseas service and almost 60,000 of them became casualties. For a small nation like New Zealand this ...Show more
Le Quesnoy by Glyn Harper
$21.00 NZD
Category: Children
Le Quesnoy (pronounced Leck con wah) is a town in northern France. It is surrounded by high walls and deep trenches. In World War I it was occupied by the German army for four long years. In November 1918 the town was liberated by soldiers from far-away New Zealand. Because these men used a bit of kiwi ...Show more