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From Taranto to Trieste by Jennifer Mallinson
$49.50 NZD
Category: New Zealand
Taranto to Trieste is an account of the author’s fascinating journey to retrace the actual path of the 2nd New Zealand Division in Italy from its arrival in October 1943 until the end of the European war. Although a personal journey with personal reflections, the real story is about the largely off-the- ...Show more
Devils on Horses: In the Words of the Anzacs in the Middle East 1916-19 by Terry Kinloch
$39.99 NZD
Category: History
Reunited with their horses in Egypt after the shattering experience of Gallipoli (a story recounted in Terry Kinloch's earlier book, Echoes of Gallipoli), the Anzac mounted riflemen and light horsemen were initially charged with the defence of the Suez Canal, then with the clearance of the Sinai peninsu ...Show more
A Very English Scandal - Sex, Lies and a Murder Plot at the Heart of the Establishment by John Preston
$30.00 NZD
Category: History
Now a major TV drama series starring Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw, a behind-the-scenes look at the desperate, scandalous private life of a British MP and champion manipulator, and the history-making trial that exposed his dirty secrets While Jeremy Thorpe served as a Member of Parliament and Leader of ...Show more
At the Pond - Swimming at the Hampstead Ladies' Pond by Esther Freud (Contribution by); Margaret Drabble (Contribution by); Leanne Shapton (Contribution by)
$24.99 NZD
Category: History
Tucked away along a shady path towards the north-east edge of Hampstead Heath is a sign: Women Only. This is the Kenwood Ladies’ Bathing Pond. Floating in the Pond’s silky waters, hidden by a canopy of trees, it’s easy to forget that you are in the middle of London. On a hot day, thousands of swimmers ...Show more
The Rise and Fall of the British Nation: A Twentieth-Century History by David Edgerton
$32.00 NZD
Category: History
'Forget almost everything you thought you knew about Britain ... You will not find a better informed history' David Goodhart, Evening Standard 'A striking new perspective on our past' Piers Brendon, Literary Review From the acclaimed author of Britain's War Machine and The Shock of the Old, a bold rea ...Show more
Operation Swallow: American Soldiers' Remarkable Escape from Berga Concentration Camp by Mark Felton
$32.99 NZD
Category: History
The true and heroic story of American POWs' daring escape from a Nazi concentration camp.In this little-known story from World War II, a group of American POW camp leaders risk everything to save hundreds of fellow servicemen from a diabolical Nazi concentration camp. Their story begins in the dark fore ...Show more
Chernobyl - History of a Tragedy by Serhii Plokhy
$28.00 NZD
Category: History
*WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2018* 'As moving as it is painstakingly researched. . . a cracking read' Viv Groskop, Observer On 26 April 1986 at 1.23am a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine exploded. While the authorities scrambled to understand what w ...Show more
The New Zealand Horse by Deborah Coddington
$70.00 NZD
Category: History
A magnificent tribute to the New Zealand horse, documenting its pivotal role in the development of the early colony, in farming, transport, war, sport and in our affections. Writer Deborah Coddington and photographer Jane Ussher capture the strength, beauty and mystery of the horse across New Zealand, f ...Show more
Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story by Gavin Bishop
$40.00 NZD
Category: History
Over a thousand years ago, the wind, sea currents and stars brought people to the islands that became known as Aotearoa, the land of the long white cloud. Navigate your way through this sumptuously illustrated story of New Zealand. Explore the defining moments of our history, captured by celebrated chil ...Show more
Europe: The First 100 Million Years by Tim Flannery
$30.00 NZD
Category: History
It is hard to overstate just how unusual Europe was towards the end of the age of the dinosaurs. It was a dynamic island arc whose individual landmasses were made up of diverse geological types, including ancient continental fragments, raised segments of oceanic crust, and land newly minted by volcanic ...Show more
The History of Europe in Bite-Sized Chunks by Jacob F. Field
$24.99 NZD
Category: History
An accessible and succinct account of the story of Europe from its ancient foundations to the twenty-first century, The History of Europe in Bite-sized Chunks details the events, personalities, ideas and disasters that have shaped our continent. The book is broken down into six easily digestible chapter ...Show more
The History of the SAS as told by the Men on the Ground by Chris Ryan
$27.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: near fine
'Drawing on the stories of the soldiers who were there, this dramatic history of the SAS is full of bravado. Forged to fight guerrillas in the sweltering jungles of Malaya... Ryan writes with the authority of a man familiar with every nuance of the regiment's tactics, training, weapons and equipment.' - ...Show more
