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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.
Arms of Destruction - Ranking the World's Best Land Weapons of WWII by Robert Slayton; Wayne Carson (Foreword by)
$15.00 NZD
Category: Second World War
World War II left behind a legacy of bloodshed and glory - but its military technology still ignites debate. What was the best tank of war? Does the 8mm cannon live up to its rep? Slayton tackles the subject giving clear descriptions, and rock-hard ruling, on what weapons rose to the top and why. He exp ...Show more
Typhoon Pilot by Desmond Scott
$10.00 NZD
Category: Second World War
A decorated WWII flying ace and Royal Air Force Group Captain recounts his experience in the air over Europe in this thrilling military memoir.New Zealand fighter pilot Desmond Scott joined the Royal Air Force in 1940. Over the course of his illustrious service, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying C ...Show more
The Schweinfurt-Regensburg Mission - American Raids on 17 August 1943 by Martin Middlebrook
$15.00 NZD
Category: Second World War
"Enthralling eye-witness histories."--"John Keegan" . On August 17th, 1943, for the first time, the entire American bomber force based in Britain struck deep in Germany. They targeted the Messerschmitt aircraft factory at Regensburg and the ball-bearing factories at Schweinfurt...with disastrous result ...Show more
The Bomber Mafia - A Story Set in War by Malcolm Gladwell
$15.00 NZD
Category: Second World War
A riveting tale of persistence, innovation, and the incalculable wages of war, from the international bestselling author of Talking to Strangers and host of the award-winning podcast Revisionist History Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. B ...Show more
'Doc' - A Soldier's Life by Max Schwass; Denis Dewe
$15.00 NZD
Category: Biographies and memoirs
Auckland Infantry - The Story of the Auckland (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own) and North Auckland Regiments and of the Citizen Soldiers who served New Zealand by Peter Cooke, John H Gray & Ken Stead
$50.00 NZD
Category: First World War
The long-awaited history book of the 3rd Battalion, Auckland (Countess of Ranfurly's Own) Northland and all of its predecessors is now available. It is the first detailed history of the 'Aucks' and the 'Norths' (also incorporating the Cadet Units) from the formation of the first militia units in the 184 ...Show more
Ike the Soldier - As They Knew Him by Merle Miller
$25.00 NZD
Category: Biographies
From the author of Plain Speaking and Lyndon, the best-selling biographies of Harry S. Truman and Lyndon B. Johnson, comes an intimate and unconventional portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower, America's most beloved warrior. Bringing together thousands of hours of interviews with the men and women who were ...Show more
The Last Assault - The Battle of the Bulge Reassessed by Charles Whiting
$20.00 NZD
Category: Second World War