Shipwrecked: New Zealand Maritime Disasters by Mclean Gavin
$55.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
Shipwrecks litter the coasts and reefs of New Zealand. Disasters at sea are no longer the regular occurrence they were in the days when sea travel was the main means of coastal and international transport, yet recent wrecks like the Rena show that perils remain. Shipwrecked retells the voyages of ships ...Show more
RNZAF A Short History by Geoff Bentley
$45.00 NZD
Category: General NZ Military History
The story, informally told, of the RNZAF and the men and women of all ranks who made the service what it is today.
The Penguin History of New Zealand by Michael King
$16.50 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: very good
Second hand. New Zealand was the last country in the world to be discovered and settled by humankind. It was also the first to introduce a full democracy. Between those events, and in the century that followed the franchise, the movements and the conflicts of human history have been played out more inte ...Show more
Portrait of an Air Force - The Royal New Zealand Air Force 1937-1987 by Geoff Bentley
$55.00 NZD
Category: General NZ Military History | Reading Level: very good
Rush to Riches: Kauri and Gold (The New Zealand Series) by Gordon Ell
$29.99 NZD
Category: NZ History | Series: The New Zealand Series
Colonising New Zealand was as much of a search for wealth as an imperial venture. The rush to exploit the country's gold and kauri is a story of innovation and determination, as well as suspicion and thuggery. The rushes of both industries drew Maori and British, and also Americans, Australians, Dalmati ...Show more
Frontier of Dreams: The Story of New Zealand by Ministry for Culture
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
Frontier of Dreams accompanies the 13-part television series of the same name - New Zealand's most substantial history documentary in a quarter of a century. The book is written by a pantheon of New zealand's leading historians, is in full colour and lavishly illustrated with over 450 carefully chosen p ...Show more