Goodbye Maoriland by Bourke Chris
$59.99 NZD
Category: World Military History | 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
Heroes of Gallipoli by Richard Stowers
$75.00 NZD
Category: World Military History
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
Dog in the Snow: The Story of the Middle East Ski School by James Riddell
$65.00 NZD
Category: World Military History | Reading Level: near fine
He was an Alsatian called Rex, who lived among the snows of the mountains of Lebanon and Syria. When the author first met him, in November 1941, Rex belonged to a Bishop of the Maronite Church. Rec disliked strangers, but James Riddell proved an exception. The dog became his devoted companion at the new ...Show more
Experience of a Lifetime: People, Personalities and Leaders in the First World War by David Littlewood
$39.99 NZD
Category: World Military History | Reading Level: Near Fine
The First World War is widely conceived as a pointless conflict that destroyed a generation. Petty squabbles between emperors pushed naive young men into a nightmare of mud and blood that killed millions and left scarred and embittered survivors.However, the ongoing reinterpretation of the First World W ...Show more
Holding on to Home: Stories and Objects of the First World War by Kate Hunter & Kirstie Ross
$49.99 NZD
Category: World Military History | Reading Level: very good
The Great War seeped and stormed into every aspect of New Zealanders' lives, from the frontline to the family home. The things that survived - a crumpled theatre ticket, an engraved cigarette case, a knitting pattern, a crucifix made from rifle cartridges u are emotional touchstones that bring this dist ...Show more
Hellbent for the Pole by Geoffrey Lee Martin
$32.50 NZD
Category: Captain Cook & Pacific Exploration
Late in 1957 two field parties set off from different sides of the Antarctic continent, both headed towards the South Pole. The intention was for one of those parties to successfully complete a trans-Antarctic crossing. This party was led by Britain's Dr Vivian Fuchs. The second party, led by Edmund Hil ...Show more
Ice, Mice and Men + DVD by Geoff Simmons and Gareth Morgan
$40.00 NZD
Category: Antarctica & the Sub-Antarctic | Reading Level: Very Good
Our Far South is packed with history and wildlife, and is renowned for its breathtaking and photogenic beauty. But does our appreciation of the region run more than skin deep? Do Kiwis really understand how important the region is and what issues are facing it? In February 2012, Gareth Morgan trapped te ...Show more
Captain Cook's War and Peace: The Royal Navy Years 1755-1768 by John Robson
$70.00 NZD
Category: Captain Cook & Pacific Exploration
Why was James Cook chosen to lead the Endeavour expedition to the Pacific in 1768? In a period when who you were and who you knew counted for more than ability, Cook, through his own skills and application, rose up through the ranks of the Navy to become a remarkable seaman of whom men of influence took ...Show more
Captain Cook's World - Maps of the life and voyages of James Cook RN by John Robson
$29.99 NZD
Category: Captain Cook & Pacific Exploration | Reading Level: very good
James Cook, sailor, surveyor, cartographer and explorer, was born in 1728 in Yorkshire and died in Hawaii in 1779. This is a set of 128 maps showing events in the life of the celebrated explorer. Beginning with his early years in England, his time in the North Sea coal trade and with the Royal Navy in C ...Show more
Cook Voyages Encounters by Janet Davidson
$65.00 NZD
Category: Captain Cook & Pacific Exploration | Reading Level: near fine
Almost 250 years after James Cook first sighted Aotearoa in October 1769, world-wide interest in all aspects of his exploration of the Pacific endures. In this handsome book, widely respected Pacific scholar Janet Davidson details the collection of Maori, Pacific and Native American objects associated w ...Show more
Captain Cook Encyclopaedia by John Robson
$45.00 NZD
Category: Captain Cook & Pacific Exploration
This new encyclopaedia of the life of the great British explorer James Cook is both a meticulous piece of scholarship and an attractive and accessible reference book for the general reader.Cook - the ultimate sailor, surveyor, cartographer and explorer - has had much written about him but, inevitably, m ...Show more
Unique and Unspoilt: A Year Among the Natural Wonders of Heard Island by Bernadett Hince
$44.95 NZD
Category: Captain Cook & Pacific Exploration
Unique and Unspoilt is based on the journals of John Bchervaise during his 13 months as officer in charge of an Australian scientific base on Heard Island. His journals document the beauty of the isolated island, the tyranny of its harsh climate, and the daily struggle of the handful of menfar from thei ...Show more