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Acts of Valour - The History of the Victoria Cross and New Zealand by Glyn Harper; Colin Richardson
$40.00 NZD
Category: History
Battle for North Africa - El Alamein and the turning point for World War II by Glyn Harper
$45.00 NZD
Category: World History | Reading Level: very good
In the early years of World War II, Germany shocked the world with a devastating blitzkrieg, rapidly conquered most of Europe, and pushed into North Africa. As the Allies scrambled to counter the Axis armies, the British Eighth Army confronted the experienced Afrika Corps, led by German field marshal Er ...Show more
Best and Bravest: Kiwis Awarded the Victorian Cross by Glyn Harper & Colin Richardson
$18.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction
Best and Bravest is the children's version of In the Face of the Enemy, (publishing ANZAC 2006) a history of New Zealanders and the Victoria Cross. Including all the VC winners from the First and Second World Wars, authors Glyn Harper and Colin Richardson have told the stories of the courageous men who ...Show more
Bobby, the Littlest War Hero by Glyn Harper
$20.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction
This is the story of Bobby - the littlest hero in a very big war. Bobby is a tiny canary. His best friend is Jack, a soldier in one of the tunnelling companies of the Royal Engineers. Together they go deep into the tunnels under no-man's-land. Jack's job is to dig, while Bobby's job is to warn the men t ...Show more
Dark Journey - Passchendale, the Somme and the New Zealand Experience on the Western Front by Glyn Harper
$39.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
Definitive account of three key NZ battles of the Western Front, WWI. This significant volume represents the culmination of over seven years' writing and research by esteemed military historian Glyn Harper. The book includes the revision and reissuing of his two earlier detailed histories of the New Zea ...Show more
Dark Journey - Three Key New Zealand Battles of the Western Front by Glyn Harper
$50.00 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: Very Good
This significant volume will see the completion of over seven years' writing and research by esteemed military historian Glyn Harper. The book will include the revision and reissuing of his two earlier detailed histories of the New Zealand Divisions' major Western Front battles of World War One: Massacr ...Show more
For King and Other Countries - The New Zealanders who fought in other services in the First World War by Glyn Harper
$59.98 NZD
Category: History | Series: Chp Ser. | Reading Level: near fine
New Zealands military contribution to the First World War was a massive effort for a small country. The figure most often quoted is that from October 1914 through to October 1918, just over 100,000 New Zealanders embarked for military service overseas. But that number does not include the thousands who ...Show more
Gladys Goes to War by Glyn Harper
$20.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction | Reading Level: very good
A stunning picture book from the award-winning Glyn Harper and Jenny Cooper, bringing us the incredible true story of Gladys Sandford u mechanic, First World War ambulance driver, New Zealand's first woman pilot and a trailblazer ahead of her time. Gladys loves nothing better than tinkering with car eng ...Show more
Images of War: New Zealand and the First World War in Photographs by Glyn Harper
$100.00 NZD
Category: History
In a major research project, Glyn Harper and the National Army Museum combined official war photographs with more informal images to provide a moving visual history. Originally published in 2008, this book has now been beautifully redesigned as a stunning large-format hardback. While primarily drawn fro ...Show more
Images of War: World War One : a Photographic Record of New Zealanders at War 1914-1918 by Glyn Harper
$60.00 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: Very Good
They shall not grow old...In 1914, despite being forbidden, many a Kiwi soldier's kitbag included a portable camera, known as 'The Soldiers' Kodak'. In a major research project, Glyn Harper and the Queen Elizabeth II Army Memorial Museum have combined official war photographs with more informal images t ...Show more
In the Face of the Enemy: The Complete History of The Victoria Cross & New Zealand by Glyn Harper & Colin Richardson
$36.00 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
For 150 years the highest Commonwealth military decoration for gallantry has been the Victoria Cross. These are the extraordinary stories of the New Zealand VCs. Since its instigation in 1856 more than 40 Victoria Crosses have been awarded with strong New Zealand associations to men whose courage in the ...Show more
In the Face of the Enemy: The Complete History of the Victoria Cross and New Zealand by Glyn Harper
$27.00 NZD
Category: History
The highest Commonwealth military decoration for gallantry is the Victoria Cross, and this book examines the history of the award, telling the stories of those New Zealanders (or those with strong New Zealand associations) who have won it. This includes awards made to British soldiers serving in New Zea ...Show more