Glyn Harper: 10 books
Dark Journey
Three key NZ battles of the western front
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
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: Massacre...
The Battle for North Africa
El Alamein and the Turning Point for World War II
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
“A well-researched and highly readable account of one of World War II’s most important ‘turning point’ battles.” —Jerry D. Morelock, Senior Editor at HistoryNet.com
In the early years of World War II, Germany shocked the world with a devastating blitzkrieg, rapidly conquered most...
The Battles of Monte Cassino
The campaign and its controversies
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2013
The Allied forces' actions in and around Monte Cassino in Italy remain some of the most controversial of the Second World War. Adolf Hitler described them as the battles that came closest to the bitter struggles on the Western Front.
The name Cassino has become a touchstone for New Zealanders...
The Nek
A Gallipoli Tragedy
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
One of the greatest tragedies in Australian military history occurred at Gallipoli on 7 August 1915, when hundreds of Australian light horsemen were repeatedly ordered to charge the massed rifles and machine-guns of the Turkish enemy. It was a hopeless endeavour, and the resulting bloodbath has horrified...
In The Face Of The Enemy
The Complete History Of The Victoria Cross And New Zealand
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
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...
Dogfight
The Battle of Britain
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Dogfight' tells the story of Australians and New Zealanders in one of World War IIs defining and most memorable campaigns. The ensuing conflict of Luftwaffe and RAF aircraft in the long summer of 1940 became forever known as the Battle of Britain. The Anzac Battles Series is a collection of books...
JOHNNY ENZED
The New Zealand Soldier in the First World War
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2015
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...
Letters from Gallipoli
New Zealand Soldiers Write Home
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Revealing and often heartbreaking, this collection of letters offers a powerful firsthand account of a pivotal event in New Zealand history: World War I's Gallipoli Campaign in 1915. Grouped in chronological order, the correspondence—gathered from archives, newspapers, and family collections—details...
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by Glyn Harper, Colin Richardson
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
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...
Achieving sustainable cultivation of potatoes Volume 2
Production, storage and crop protection
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2018
Comprehensive coverage of improvements in cultivation techniques across the potato value chain, from yield modelling to post-harvest storage
Detailed review of the main fungal, bacterial and viral diseases affecting potatoes
Assesses the environmental impact of potato cultivation