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The Missing of the Somme
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NZ$ 32.99 each
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Author:
Geoff Dyer
Published by:
Gollancz
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'Head bowed, rifle on his back, a soldier is silhouetted against the going down of the sun, looking at the grave of a dead comrade, remembering him. A photograph from the war, is also a photograph of the way the war will be remembered. It is a photograph of the future, of the future's view of the past. We will remember them' Relying more on personal impressions than systematic analysis, Geoff Dyer weaves a network of myth and memory that illuminates our own relation to the past.
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9780473160357
A Bridge Over:The Story Of John Masters, veteran fighter
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NZ$ 30.00 each
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Author:
Allan Marriott
Published by:
Masters Family
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Dop November 2009, Christchurch
In 1965, John Milbanke Masters was awarded the Miitary Cross for action in Borneo, for which he was made a life member of the Gurkhas. In 2002 he was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit. Between these awards recognising gallantry and chivalry, John was the last New Zealand commander of 161 Battery in Vietnam. He brought the troops home in 1971 to mixed feelings across the country.
Returning soldiers were denied entry to RSAs. Isolated, some punished themselves and withdrew from society, others developed unexpected illnesses and cancers. Reports sponsored by New Zealand governments denied that soldiers had been in contact with chemical herbicides such as Agent Orange. For nearly 40 years, Vietnam veterans struggled for recognition.
Unknowingly, John had also brought home the map that eventually proved the extent to which New Zealand soldiers in Vietnam were in contact with chemical ...
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9780790011295
Albaneta: Lost Opportunity at Cassino
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NZ$ 30.00 each
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Author:
Ron Crosby
Published by:
Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd
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In mid-winter 1944, massive infantry losses were incurred at Cassino, in the town and hills above it, as the Allies fought vainly to batter their way through heavily fortified positions to advance on Rome. What is not widely known is that a golden opportunity was created by Kiwi and Indian engineers to outflank Cassino through the construction of a road carved high up into the hills to the north of the German encampment. A surprise attack by 15 Kiwi Sherman tanks on 19 March saw the capture of Albaneta, a key German stronghold and supply line. As with Gallipoli 30 years earlier, however, the failings of army hierarchy let the Kiwi troops down as they were refused vital reinforcements and the result was defeat a few days later at the hands of hardened German paratroopers using hand-held weaponry. This book details the brilliant opportunity afforded by the Kiwi engineers, the surprise and success that resulted, and the inevitable ...
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Kitchener's Last Volunteer
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Henry Allingham
Published by:
Mainstream Publishing
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Henry Allingham is the last British serviceman alive to have volunteered for active duty in the First World War and is one of very few people who can directly recall the horror of that conflict. In "Kitchener's Last Volunteer", he vividly recaptures how life was lived in the Edwardian era and how it was altered irrevocably by the slaughter of millions of men in the Great War, and by the subsequent coming of the modern age. Henry is unique in that he saw action on land, sea and in the air with the British Naval Air Service. He was present at the Battle of Jutland in 1916 with the British Grand Fleet and went on to serve on the Western Front. He befriended several of the young pilots who would lose their lives, and he himself suffered the privations of the front line under fire. In recent years, Henry was given the opportunity to tell his remarkable story to a wider audience through a BBC documentary, and he has since become a hero to ...
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9780007348749
Real Heroes
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Harper Collins
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A unique, full-colour, action-packed collection of true stories of heroism from the British armed forces. 'Real Heroes' is packed full of everything you could want to know about the inspirational bravery of the men and women involved in current conflicts. Discover a wealth of fascinating information about servicemen's kit, weapons, vehicles, survival aids, tactics, bases and frontline accounts of experiences of battle. Stunning feature-length animated strips depict the most thrilling action from the front line, from the Tora Bora cave clearance right up to the recent Operation Panther's Claw. Other features include detailed maps, interviews with key personnel, understanding Afghanistan, military awards, breakdowns of battle units and insightful pieces from expert authors including Ben Brown, Patrick Bishop, Christina Lamb, James Holland and Ed Macy. 'Real Heroes' is the perfect gift for anyone who wants to support our troops -- ...
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Spoken from the Front
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NZ$ 40.00 each
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Author:
Andy McNab
Published by:
Bantam Press
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Spoken from the Front will tell the stories of what Andy McNab describes as ‘modern-day heroes fighting modern-day wars’. It will recount the courage and hardship of British servicemen and support staff as they have faced the unique difficulties posed by the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan.
Andy will introduce and edit the book, but the interwoven stories will be told by those serving on the front line, in their own words. Their action-packed, dramatic, moving and often humorous testimonies will be told through interviews and diaries, and letters and emails written to family, friends and loved ones.
Spoken from the Front will be styled loosely on the Imperial War Museum's highly-successful Forgotten Voices series, but will focus on a smaller number of central characters who turn up repeatedly throughout the narrative.
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