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In 1863 Henry Whitcombe, a young civil engineer and Canterbury's Provincial Road Surveyor, led an expedition to find a route across the Southern Alps in advance of the West Coast gold rushes. Jakob Lauper, a hardy Swiss goldminer, was hired to accompany him. The journey turned to tragedy. A new translation and commentary by Hilary Low.

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The greatest of all Pharaohs, Ramses reigned at the height of Ancient Egypt's power. He led military campaigns with his father from a young age, married at 15, amassed over 200 wives, 150 children and lived to the age of 95. Through many battles each victory brought wealth which fuelled the vast building of monuments which are still admired today.

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The end of the First World War saw the fields of Flanders contaminated by incalculable amounts of unexploded munitions and thousands of rotting corpses still exposed on the old battlefields. This is the story of how the battlefields of Belgium were, and still are, being cleared of the legacy of the Great War.

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In 2005-2006, widespread public anger with Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra resulted in a crisis that formed the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD, so-called 'Yellow Shirts').

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Volume 1 of the Red Star versus Rising Sun mini-series examines the origins of the rapidly modernizing Imperial Japanese Army and its expansion, largely unfettered by civilian political constraints, into mainland Asia from the late 19th century up until 1938.

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Explores New Zealand's most important and extensive relationship - with Australia - on a variety of levels over the past century. The authors present a combined narrative about a 'Tasman world', a working region defined by a history of traffic in ideas, policies, objects and people.

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Remembering and Becoming investigates how oral history enriches our understanding of Aotearoa New Zealand's past. The book provides clear explanations of oral history methodologies and insightful analyses of personal narratives while exploring themes such as ethnicity, culture, class, religion, gender, place, sexuality, and family.

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On reflection - 5 years on with lift out quotes from a range of people that were there to experience the damage first hand. Before and after quake images plus hero profiles and hardships. Includes - Seddon, Hanmer, Culverton and other wider rural areas

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This book covers the intense preparations for the coup of September 1955 and the conflict itself, described day by day in detail, along with the subsequent exile and return of President Peron.

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Ripe for Rebellion is the first of two volumes examining the so-called Congo Crisis.

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This book examines the military aspects of the 'Cyprus Problem', which in 1963-1974 escalated into a major international crisis, a Turkish invasion of Cyprus, and a near-war between Greece and Turkey.

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A new and richly illustrated account of Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox, in North Africa.

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Sukhoi Su-25, a much underrated, subsonic, twin-engine ground attack aircraft designed to provide close air support for the Soviet Ground Forces, saw combat in numerous conflicts. This book covers its operational history during the Afghan War of the 1980s, from operational trials to all-out counter-insurgency operations.

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Unlock the secrets of the legendary weapons of the samurai

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San Carlos to Stanley tells 40 Commandos untold role in the Falklands with many personal accounts from the officers and men of 40 Commando including being stranded in a minefield for several hours and a daylight helicopter assault onto Argentine positions on Sapper Hill under heavy fire.

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A detailed account and operational analysis of Portugal's air campaign over Portuguese Guinea from 1963-1974, with particular emphasis on the evolution of counter-insurgent air operations and guerrilla air defense measures.

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A detailed account of the fascinating aviation warfare during the colonial war in Guinea during the 1960s and 70s.

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*Gorgeous coffee-table book with superb text and photos *Celebrates the harbour front's past, present and future *From Hobsonville to Britomart, Wynyard Quarter to Devonport

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Seek and Destroy is the first official history of the RNZAF's colourful helicopter and reconnaissance squadron. It blends authoritative text by the former Air Force official historian with extensive black & white and colour illustrations, and will appeal to both aviation and military enthusiasts and veterans.

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In 2021 Palmerston North poet and artist John Tne Christeller decided to visit the sites of the NZ Wars and record what he saw, and from his observations he created a series of woodblock prints and short poems in English and te reo Mori.