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Heroes of Gallipoli by Richard Stowers
$75.00 NZD
Category: First World War
With the centenary of the First World War upon us in 2015, Richard Stowers has written this book to increase the awareness of the unpretentious gallantry and service by New Zealanders during the Gallipoli campaign. The book details the bravery and distinguished service of men and women of the 1st echelo ...Show more
Te Hokowhitu a Tu: The Maori Pioneer Battalion in the First World War by Christopher Pugsley
$40.00 NZD
Category: First World War | Reading Level: Very Good
Maori soldiers signing up for the First World War representing a formidable fighting force - Te Hokowhitu a Tu, or the Seventy twice-told warriors of the war god, Tumatauenga. Some 2,227 Maori and 458 Pacific Islanders enlisted with the Maori Pioneer Battalion, providing an essential element in the New ...Show more
A History of the Wairarapa Aero Club 1929-2019 by John G. Hill; Carol Hill; Wairarapa Aero Club Staff (Contribution by)
$20.00 NZD
Category: First World War
Brothers in Arms: Gordon & Robin Harper in the Great War by Jock Phillips
$20.00 NZD
Category: First World War
A powerful and beautifully-illustrated story of two New Zealand brothers at Gallipoli and the Sinai Desert. Bringing together original letters, stunning photographs and extraordinary objects sent back from the front, Brothers in Arms evokes the experience of the Great War in a uniquely moving and access ...Show more
1914-1918 - An Eyewitness to War by Bob Carruthers
$15.00 NZD
Category: First World War
Compiled by Emmy Award winning author and historian Bob Carruthers, this is a fascinating collection of recollections from primary sources reflecting often overlooked aspects of the Great War. The struggle for Verdun, the battles between Austro-Hungarian and Russian forces in the East, and the daily lif ...Show more
Jack's Journey by Trish McCormack (Andrew Gibson co-editor)
$15.00 NZD
Category: First World War
When Jack Pryce sailed to war in 1915 with the Otago Infantry Battalion he was restless, wanting to "make good" of his life. Experiencing the carnage of Gallipoli and Passchendaele and other epic battles on the Western Front, he rose through the ranks to gain his commission. From the hell of the trenche ...Show more
With Them Through Hell: New Zealand Medical Services in the First World War by Anna Rogers
$65.00 NZD
Category: First World War | Reading Level: near fine
The thousands of New Zealand men who fought in the First World War went through hell. And right beside them was another fighting force, armed with scalpels, bandages and drugs. Hundreds of doctors, nurses, stretcher-bearers, orderlies and ambulance drivers,dentists, chiropodists, pharmacists, physiother ...Show more
Good-Bye Maoriland: The Songs & Sounds of New Zealand's Great War by Chris Bourke
$30.00 NZD
Category: First World War | Reading Level: very good
Be it `Tipperary' or `Pokarekare', the morning reveille or the bugle's last post, concert parties at the front or patriotic songs at home, music was central to New Zealand's experience of the First World War. In Good-Bye Maoriland, the acclaimed author of Blue Smoke: The Lost Dawn of New Zealand Popular ...Show more
The ANZAC Experience: New Zealand, Australia and Empire in the First World War: 2016 by Christopher Pugsley
$20.00 NZD
Category: First World War | Reading Level: Very Good
This gripping illustrated history captures the evolution by trial and error of the New Zealand army, alongside those of Australia and Canada, from the Boer War in South Africa to involvement in the First World War. In its research and writing, Christopher Pugsley walked every New Zealand battlefield on ...Show more
Anzac - Sari Bair by Stephen Chambers, RA
$25.00 NZD
Category: First World War | Series: Battleground Gallipoli Ser.
The August Offensive was born out of the failures of the Gallipoli landings and the subsequent battles of late spring and early summer 1915. General Sir Ian Hamilton, Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, chose to play all his remaining cards in this daring and ingenious gamble th ...Show more
Up the Hammers!: The West Ham Battalion in the Great War 1914-1918 by Elliott Taylor
$15.00 NZD
Category: First World War
The Great World War A History. Vol 1 - Vol 8
$120.00 NZD
Category: First World War