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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: NZ Non- fiction
Best and Bravest: Kiwis Awarded the Victoria Cross by Glyn Harper
20.00 NZD
Category: Children
The incredible stories of the New Zealanders who have been awarded the Victoria Cross for courage under fire, from WWI to the war in Afghanistan. Here are the stories of the 27 men who won the Victoria Cross in both world wars and in Afghanistan in the 21st century - fighting heroes who risked their own ...Show more
Bobby, the Littlest War Hero by Glyn Harper
20.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
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
40.00 NZD
Category: Military
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: NZ Non- fiction
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
60.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: Chp Ser.
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: Children
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
Jim's Letters by Glyn Harper
25.00 NZD
Category: Children
"Dear Jim, Your postcard arrived today. I showed it to the family. Mum misses you..." Between December 1914 and August 1915 Tom and Jim write to each other whenever they get a chance. Tom talks about life at home on the farm while Jim writes from Egypt and then from the trenches of the Gallipoli peninsu ...Show more
Johnny Enzed: The New Zealand Soldier in the First World War 1914-1918 by Glyn Harper
55.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: First World War Centenary History Ser.
The New Zealand soldiers who left these shores to fight in the First World War represented one of the greatest collective endeavours in the nation's history. Over 100,000 men and women would embark for overseas service and almost 60,000 of them became casualties. For a small nation like New Zealand this ...Show more
Le Quesnoy by Glyn Harper
21.00 NZD
Category: Children
Le Quesnoy (pronounced Leck con wah) is a town in northern France. It is surrounded by high walls and deep trenches. In World War I it was occupied by the German army for four long years. In November 1918 the town was liberated by soldiers from far-away New Zealand. Because these men used a bit of kiwi ...Show more
Letters from Gallipoli: New Zealand Soldiers Write Home by Glyn Harper
45.00 NZD
Category: Military
The Gallipoli campaign looms large in New Zealand's cultural memory. For the first time in this book, historian Glyn Harper tells the story of the campaign in the words of the New Zealand soldiers who were there.Having worked through archives in New Zealand and overseas, combed newspapers, and conducted ...Show more
Roly, the Anzac Donkey (PB) by Glyn Harper
20.00 NZD
Category: Children
Hello. My name is Roly. I'm a donkey. Let me tell you about the time during the First World War when I worked at a place called Gallipoli. I met a man there from New Zealand who was very special. He and I worked as a team to help rescue soldiers who had been hurt in battle. Based on real people and even ...Show more