(Paperback)

Drawn from interviews with the men who were there in the darkest days of World War II, Hell or High Water includes stirring accounts of war at sea: the seamen who survived air and submarine attacks, an 18-year-old awarded the George Cross during the 1942 Pedestal convoy to relieve Malta; and others who spent years in Japanese prisons.

(Paperback, 3rd Revised edition)

By the Ministry for Culture and Heritage and the Alexander Turnbull Library, this glorious, fully illustrated discovery of New Zealands key times brings history to life. Each day of the year features a story ranging from the nation-forming to the quirky. Born on this Day boxes scattered throughout provide details on around 100 significant figures.