War: The Definitive Visual History by David, Saul
$70.00 NZD
Category: Overseas Military
Follow the epic 5,000-year story of warfare - from the earliest battles to the War on Terror with War - with this guided tour of every major conflict. Combining a clear and compelling historical narrative with a wealth of fascinating eyewitness accounts and photography throughout, this is the ultimate g ...Show more
War in the Pacific: From Pearl Harbour to Hiroshima by Richard Overy
$39.99 NZD
Category: Overseas Military
"From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima" looks at the relentless war against Japan in the Pacific Islands which formed an integral part of the eventual Allied victory in World War II. It tells the story of the heroic actions of the men who toiled on the islands - the names of which have now become synonymous wi ...Show more
Warbirds of World War II by Jeffrey L Ethell
$44.99 NZD
Category: Overseas Military
Warbirds of World War II will be a welcome addition to the bookshelves of the history buff or anyone interested in vintage military aircraft. This book features the most powerful forces in air combat in WWII and the Korean War: the P-38 Lightning, the P-40 Warhawk and the P-51 Mustang, together in one v ...Show more
Warriors: Fighting Men and Their Uniforms by Martin Windrow
$32.99 NZD
Category: Overseas Military | Series: General Military
From ancient times to the present day, the world's finest warriors have been marked out by a stunning variety of dress, tactics and equipment. This splendid collection of artwork and commentaries illustrates famous combatants from all the ages of military history, bringing them to life in incredible col ...Show more
Way of the Reaper: My Greatest Untold Missions and the Art of Being a Sniper by Nicholas Irving with Gary Brozek
$27.99 NZD
Category: Overseas Military
From the legendary special operations sniper and New York Times bestselling author of The Reaper comes a rare and powerful book on the art of being a sniper. Way of the Reaper is a step-by-step accounting of how a sniper works, through the lens of Irving's most significant missions - none of which have ...Show more
We Were Warriors: A Powerful and Moving Story of Courage Under Fire by Johnny Mercer
$22.99 NZD
Category: Overseas Military
Mixing heart-stopping action with powerful insights into the reality of war, We Were Soldiers is one man's journey from young commando to a captain with one of the most pressurized and skilled jobs in the army. The rounds were single shot from the same two enemy positions, trying to pick me off. They we ...Show more
Weapon: A Visual History of Arms and Armour by Richard Holmes
$70.00 NZD
Category: Overseas Military
With a spectacular illustrated journey through 4,000 years of weaponry, Weapon: A Visual History of Arms and Armour is the most comprehensive visual reference charting the history of arms and armour worldwide. Follow the evolution of weaponry from stone maces to machine-guns, and discover the brutal his ...Show more
When Freedom Calls: Great Escapes of the Second World War by Robert Jackson
$24.99 NZD
Category: Overseas Military | Reading Level: very good
These are tales of hope and triumph, of sorrow and heartbreak. They are stories of desperation and they are stories of brilliance. When Freedom Calls is a well-researched and detailed collection of some of the most daring escape plans in history.
When the Navy Took to the Air: The Experimental Seaplane Stations of the Royal Naval Air Service by Philip MacDougall
$59.99 NZD
Category: Overseas Military
Up to and during the First World War, the Royal Navy was at the forefront of developments in aviation: concerned not just with the use of military aircraft to defend the fleet, but also securing the homeland against Zeppelin raiders and undertaking tactical air strikes into enemy territory. With the ae ...Show more
Wind in the Wires by Duncan Grinnell-Milne
$44.99 NZD
Category: Overseas Military
A classic memoir of WWI flying, Wind in the Wires paints a vivid picture of early war training and combat, especially with the Maurice Farman Shorthorn and the Bristol BE2. After having been forced down and captured, Grinnell-Milne returns to the front to fly late in the war with the famed 56 Squadron, ...Show more
Wings on My Sleeve by Eric Brown
$29.99 NZD
Category: Overseas Military | Series: Phoenix Press Ser.
Eric Brown was on a University of Edinburgh exchange course in Germany in 1939, and the first he knew of the war was when the Gestapo came to arrest him. They released him, not realizing he was a pilot in the RAF volunteer reserve: and the rest is history. Eric Brown joined the Fleet Air Arm and went on ...Show more