What was it like to be a prisoner of the Nazis in Britain during the Second World War The first systematic study of the sources relating to prisons in Jersey and Guernsey during the German occupation. Vivid insight into the experience of the prisoners which is revealed through memoirs, diaries, letters, poetry, graffiti and autograph books.

In 32 essays by distinguished military historians from around the world, various aspects of New Zealands involvement in WWI are discussed. Subjects include the Pioneer Maori Battalion, women who opposed the war, Gallipoli, the infantry on the Somme, involvement in the naval war, Home Defence, religion, and the Armistice.

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The living history of the NZ home front in WWI is bought alive here with vivid words, photographs and maps showing military bases, internment camps, railway lines, brothels, factories memorials and more. Much can be seen and visited today. This book shows the enormous and continuing impact of the war from its beginning to beyond the armistice.

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The 30 stories in this book describe some of the most devastating accidents and tragedies in New Zealand history, some famous the Wahine disaster, Erebus and Tangiwai but many now forgotten. Fires, tornados, earthquakes, drownings, rail and air crashes all feature in these dramatic retellings, as well as the sometimes heroic acts of rescue.

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The night war over Germany was fought with equal ferocity on both sides, and was one of the toughest campaigns of the Second World War. This new publication seeks to provide a balanced account of the proceedings, including testimonies from pilots caught up on either side of the conflict.

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First hand accounts of 3 years captivity in Singapore, the Burma Railway and on Hellships"

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Photographic history of the two-month battle for Caen in 1944 .

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Photographic history of a key stage in 1944 Normandy campaign.

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Explores war and conflict in Northumberland and Durham from the Celtic age to modern times. The author reconstructs the epic struggles, setting them in the context of their tumultuous times and recalling the human bravery and frailty that influenced their outcome. His account is based on research and is illustrated with maps.

Norwich suffered enemy air attack and during a period of almost three and a half years bombs were dropped in every part of the city. The first German raid occurred on Tuesday 8 July 1940; the last on 6 November 1943. The total number of Alerts during 1943 was 95 with a total duration of 54 hours. The Crash Warning was sounded 50 times with a total

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Fascinating memoir by the Red Army's greatest sniper

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Nurses of Passchendaele faithfully recounts the experiences of nurses working behind the Ypres Salient in one of the most intense and prolonged casualty evacuation processes in the history of modern warfare.

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Okay, Boomer: New Zealand in the Swinging Sixties looks at Politics, Sport, Wining & Dining, fashion, night life and everything sixties in a highly illustrated format. This title will take us on a nostalgic trip down memory lane!

C Squadron SAS was a little known Special Force unit operating in East Africa. Thrilling first hand accounts of special forces' operations. Explosive revelations of top secret counter-terrorist operations in a number of East African countries.

Cooksey describes the audacious plan to mount a large-scale commando raid on the Normandie dry dock which held the mighty battleship Tirpitz. The award of more than 80 decorations for the raid bore witness to the ferocity of the struggle to strike at the Germans in France.

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The Allied landings that took place in Southern France in August 1944 represented both one of the concluding elements of the wartime Mediterranean campaign and a decisive follow-on to the invasion of Normandy that had taken place two months before.

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SEALION was arguably the greatest threat to the British nation in its history. Experienced historian and much published author examines all aspects of the Nazis' plan and the response that British land, sea and airforce's could have mounted.

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From Mae West through Johnny Carson, Amos 'n' Andy through Beavis and Butt-Head, a celebrated cultural historian chronicles the controversies of American show business and the ongoing attempts to change what we watch, read and hear.

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A lively tour through the history of US cemeteries that explores how, where, and why we bury our dead

With comprehensive captions and text this superb book tells the story of the production of the Panzer IV to the key battles in Poland, France, North Africa, Italy, Russia and North West Europe. The Panzer IV proved to be so diverse and effective that it earned a unique tactical role on the battlefield.

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The date is the 6 June 1944. The paratroopers on board the aircraft are crammed together, joking and singing over the drone of the engines, none of them dwelling on the gnawing fear in their guts. They reach the French coastline, and everyone goes quiet when loud explosions and flashes erupt around the aircraft.