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Secondhand books covering World War 2 (1939-1945). Includes NZ's involvement in World War 2, Eastern Front, the Fall of France, D-Day, the war in Asia and so on.
Stalin's Silver by John Beasant
$15.00 NZD
Category: Second World War
On the night of August 28, 1944, three torpedoes from the German submarine U-859 sank the American merchant ship USS John Barry in the Arabian sea off the eastern seaboard of Oman. The holds of the John Barry contained over $300 million in silver bullion. The 7200-ton ship broke into two pieces and sank ...Show more
Hitler's Samurai - The Waffen-SS in Action by Bruce Quarrie
$15.00 NZD
$20.00 (25% off)
Category: Third Reich
Battle of Britain Experience by Richard Overy
$30.00 NZD
$40.00 (25% off)
Category: Second World War | Series: Treasures and Experiences Series
With the fall of France, Great Britain was Hitler's last remaining stepping-stone to European domination. In July Hitler told his commanders to prepare for the invasion of England. To do this they would have to destroy the RAF - Britain's last line of defence. This book tells the story of that battle. ...Show more
German Paratroopers by Chris McNab
$25.00 NZD
$30.00 (16% off)
Category: Second World War
The idea of using the newly available transport aircraft of the 1930s to deliver surprise assaults by small bodies of shock-troops was vigorously developed by the German armed forces in the late 1930s as a part of the blitzkrieg concept.
Explaining Hitler - The Search for the Origins of His Evil by Ron Rosenbaum
$15.00 NZD
$20.00 (25% off)
Category: Third Reich
In Explaining Hitler, Ron Rosenbaum investigates the meanings and motivations people have attached to Hitler and his crimes against humanity. What does Hitler tell us about the nature of evil? In often dramatic encounters, Rosenbaum confronts historians, scholars, filmmakers, and deniers as he skeptical ...Show more
Until the Final Hour by Traudl Junge
$15.00 NZD
$20.00 (25% off)
Category: Third Reich
First-hand account of life with Hitler from 1942 until his death. Traudl Junge shared Hitler's bunker but claimed ignorance of the Holocaust. 'To have such an uncomplicated, unaffected witness present at some of the key defining moments of the 20th century was fortunate for historians. Frau Junge's book ...Show more
D Day Manual by Haynes
$20.00 NZD
$30.00 (33% off)
Category: Second World War | Series: Operations Manual Ser.
The landing of Allied forces on the shores of Normandy on 6 June 1944 was the greatest amphibious invasion in history. Technology and innovation played crucial parts in the D-Day drama - from tank-carrying gliders, swimming tanks and the Mulberry harbors, to radio and radar aids that ensured landing cra ...Show more
Hitler & Churchill by Andrew Roberts
$15.00 NZD
$20.00 (25% off)
Category: Second World War
From the four part BBC2 series comes this title by Andrew Roberts exploring the secrets of leadership of two of the four men who comprise the TV series - key men of 20th century history. Here he examines the leadership qualities of Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill.
Skorzeny's Special Missions - The Memoirs of the Most Dangerous Man in Europe by Otto Skorzeny
$15.00 NZD
$20.00 (25% off)
Category: Second World War
Otto Skorzeny, Germany's top commando in World War II, is one of the most famous men in the history of special forces. His extraordinary wartime career was one of high risk and adventure and in this text he tells the full story.
Night After Night: New Zealanders in Bomber Command by Max Lambert
$10.00 NZD
$20.00 (50% off)
Category: Second World War
While the fighter aces in their Hurricanes and Spitfires have had their WW2 exploits well celebrated, most of us know much less about the contribution made by thousands of New Zealanders who fought and died in what proved to be one of England's most potent weapons - Bomber Command. In this detailed hist ...Show more
SS Peiper - The Life and Death of SS Colonel Jochen Peiper by Leo Kessler
$15.00 NZD
$20.00 (25% off)
Category: Second World War