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Andris, Where Are You? From Latvia to New Zealand: The Family Story of Andris Apse by Ron Crosby
$39.99 NZD
Category: Biography/Autobiography | Reading Level: very good
Andris, Where Are You? tells the family story of renowned New Zealand photographer Andris Apse, who when middle aged, discovered that his father Voldemars, believed to be dead for 40 years, was still alive in Latvia. Told largely through insightful pre-war diary entries by Voldemars Apse, as well as cor ...Show more
Kupapa - The Bitter Legacy of Maori Alliances with the Crown by Ron Crosby
$65.00 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
Kupapa has been variously defined as to be neutral (in a quarrel), or loyal; an ally, or traitor. The word itself has come to be as hotly contested as its history. The Treaty of Waitangi struck a bargain between two parties: the Crown and Maori. Its promises of security, however, were followed from 184 ...Show more
Musket Wars by Ron Crosby
$75.00 NZD
Category: History
First published in 1999, with an introduction by the late Michael King, The Musket Wars established Ron Crosby's reputation as a daring, original chronicler of New Zealand history. This best-selling history provides the first comprehensive account of the wars that ravaged the country in the early 1800s, ...Show more
NZSAS: The First Fifty Years by Ron Crosby
$45.00 NZD
Category: Military
NZSAS: The First Fifty Years is the first and only official history of New Zealand's elite Special Forces, the New Zealand Special Air Service (NZSAS). From their first ever engagements in the jungles of Malaya in 1956, through to the Vietnam War and on to modern conflicts in East Timor and Afghanistan, ...Show more
Te Kooti's Last Foray by Ron Crosby
$49.99 NZD
Category: History
- Bold, brilliant interpretation of overlooked episode in New Zealand Wars - Crosby's hallmark clarity and detailed maps bring events to life - Teacher resource available. On 7 March 1870 the prophet and rebel Te Kooti swept out of Te Urewera to Opape, east of Opotiki, in what would be his last major ac ...Show more
The Forgotten Wars: Why the Musket Wars Matter Today by Ron Crosby
$39.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Miltary
Ron Crosby brilliantly rewrites his seminal The Musket Wars on a thematic basis, simplifying it to a concise work full of maps and illustrations for the general reader. Distinguished author Ron Crosby outlines why the Musket Wars were a crucial phase of New Zealand history and should be taught today. ...Show more
The Musket Wars: A history of Inter-Iwi Conflict 1806-1845 by Ron Crosby
$65.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non Fiction
First published by Reed in 1999, with an introduction by Michael King, The Musket Wars established Ron Crosby's reputation as a daring, original chronicler of New Zealand history. This best-selling history provides the first comprehensive account of the wars that ravaged the country in the early 1800s, ...Show more
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