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A detailed account of Ethiopian-Eritrean conflicts since 1988, including the so-called Badme War 1998-2001.

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'Passchendaele' has always been controversial. Responsibility for the failures of the first month has, since the publication of the Official History in 1948, has been concentrated on Hubert Gough, of Fifth Army, to the virtual exclusion of Haig. This book challenges that view and the account in the Official History.

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How did the newly re-constituted British 34th Division, with all of its infantry battalions fresh off the ships from Egypt and Palestine together with the 15th (Scottish) Division find themselves fighting in the French Xe Armee in the summer of 1918 under General Charles Mangin, a man known by his men as The Butcher of Verdun

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In 1941, as World War II raged, Britain sent horsemen into action. They were the flank guard and reconnaissance screen for Operation Exporter - the invasion of Vichy French-held Syria and Lebanon. The men and horses of 5th cavalry brigade proved astonishingly effective, even fighting off aircraft.

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(Hardback, illustrated edition)

This book tells the story of how Fletcher, in its many manifestations over the decades, has transformed New Zealand's built environment by constructing such renowned structures as the Auckland University Clock Tower and the Museum of New Zealand: Te Papa Tongarewa.

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Since he was a child in the 1950s watching Vampires and Meteors operating from RAF Turnhouse, Jim Walls wanted to fly aircraft, he just never envisaged that his flying career would be spent in the back seat as opposed to the front. Jim guides readers through his 40-year RAF career that included flying on Nimrods and Vulcans.

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This book is about the Frenchmen who served in the Waffen-SS during the years 1943 to 1945, many of whom had previously served in other formations of the German Armed Forces or the Milice.

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The little know story of the CIA-recruited Cuban exiles covert operation in the Congo during the 1960s. It relies on their personal testimonies, on government archives, on declassified documents, and on piecing together a series of events to form them into a plausible and well-documented whole.

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History has rarely felt more topical or relevant as, all across the globe, nations have begun to debate who, how and what they choose to remember and forget. In this BWB Text, a team of five researchers, several from iwi invaded or attacked during the nineteenth-century New Zealand Wars, reflect on these questions of memory and loss locally.

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This first volume of a three-part series on the First Indochina War centers on the period between 1946-1949. A time when tensions between East and West were on the rise, the Indochina War was a colonial conflict that laid the foundations for America's war in Vietnam.

In the past two decades, cuisine and culinary history have attracted increasing attention, with both popular and academic books reflecting the growth of interest. Recipes are both sensitive markers of the socioeconomic conditions of their times and written representations of a culture's culinary repertoire.This book is a first in its field.

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Acclaimed author Andrew Thomas has chosen fifty fascinating cameos of individual actions or incidents across a wide variety of major and minor campaigns and scenarios ranging from the First World War to the present day.

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For most of the war, until the fall of Lord North's ministry in 1782, Lord Sandwich managed the navy as First Lord of the Admiralty. The demands on the resources of the Royal Navy, at home and abroad, meant that he faced an unending struggle to balance its priorities.

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The story of the KPAFs coming into being and its involvement in the Korean War remains entirely unknown. This account provides a host of new information and images.

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Photographic guide to German bombing operations over England

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An exclusive and thrilling story of the crews of 22 warships, submarines, anti-submarine-warfare helicopters, and Nimrod submarine-hunter aircraft involved on both sides of the Falklands/Malvinas War, their intensive and advanced training, and their dramatic combat experiences.

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The 1980s in New Zealand were choice, despite some things that happened which were really stink. Good As Gold looks back fondly on the decade that fashion forgot.

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This book tells the history of Maori travel and exploration, providing fresh light on a little known yet absorbing aspect of early New Zealand.

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He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni/The Declaration of Independence of New Zealand was signed by fifty-two rangatira from 1835 to 1839. It was a powerful assertion of mana and rangatiratanga.

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From before Christchurch was settled its cathedral has been the focus of ferocious public debate: Where should a cathedral be built How would it be paid for Should it be built in wood or stone When financially perilous, should it be supported by the city Should it be demolished or should it be restored And to whom did it really belong

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Helicopter Boys explores the role of helicopters in military and civilian situations. Acclaimed author Richard Pike, alongside fourteen contributors, share stories of the diverse nature of their operations. Each story is told with great detail conveying the action and excitement that helicopter pilots experienced with each journey.

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In her long-awaited book, Barbara Brookes, drawing on a wide variety of sources, traces the narratives of women's lives throughout New Zealand's history