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A fresh study of the tumultuous events of summer 1870 when Moltke's German armies destroyed Napoleon's Imperial army, laying the foundations for a military and political hegemony lasting into the 20th Century. This volume examines in detail the short but decisive campaign of Sedan.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

On 30 March 1972 the South Vietnamese positions along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that separated the North from South Vietnam were suddenly shelled by hundreds of heavy guns and multiple rocket launchers.

(Hardback)

This exceptional analysis of the English text of the Treaty of Waitangi represents a major reassessment in our understanding of this foundational document. Historian and lawyer Ned Fletcher provides important new insights into how and why the Treaty was signed, and why ultimately it was not honoured.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

Brand new research on clandestine US operations in Asia from the 1950s to the 70s written by leading authorities in this field.

(Hardback)

Made up of members of the Coldstream and Scots Guards, British Yeomanry cavalry regiments, New Zealanders, South Africans, and Indian Army men, the Long Range Desert Group was perhaps the most effective of all the "special forces" established by the Allies during the Second World War.

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This rigorously researched, beautifully illustrated local history documents the rapid environmental change that ensued human settlement on New Zealand's landmark Otago Peninsula.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

This book describes the medical services during the Gallipoli Campaign and how the wounded and sick were cared for during the eight difficult months of fighting. It also highlights the difficulties faced by the doctors and nurses giving that care under the most challenging conditions.

(Paperback, Revised ed.)

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Taken from the multi-award-winning Tangata Whenua, this Text weaves together evidence from numerous sources to people the ancient past: to offer readers a sense of the lives of Maori ancestors as they voyaged through centuries toward the South Pacific.

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In 1961, Portugal found itself fighting a war to retain its colonial possessions and preserve the remnants of its empire. It was almost completely unprepared to do so, and this was particularly evident in its ability to project power and to control the vast colonial spaces in Africa.

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Long-awaited short and reorganised version of The Musket Wars Brilliantly written and clearly explained, with fact boxes Detailed maps and plentiful illustrations Ron Crosby brilliantly rewrites his seminal The Musket Wars on a thematic basis, simplifying it to a concise work full of maps and illustrations for the general reader.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

This book provides a detailed insight into the one of the greatest popular uprisings in European history and explores the organization, tactics, and experience on the battlefield of the peasant bands which faced the Landsknecht armies of the German nobility.

(Hardback)

Spanning nearly two centuries from first contact through to settlement and apology, this major work focuses on the human impact of the war in the Waikato, its origins and aftermath.

(Hardback)

A highly personal account of one airman's struggle for survival in the air and on the ground in the heart of the Reich during the bomber war.

(Hardback)

Examines the Gurkhas and their experience of service life through war and peace in the 21st century. Uses interviews, unpublished diaries and correspondence.

(Hardback)

The Heroes We Needed is an epic saga about the courageous American airmen who brought the Japanese Empire to its knees and ended World War II with the greatest bombers the world had ever seen, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, and one man's fight 70 years later to save their stories from being forgotten.

(Paperback)

In 1843, the New Zealand Company settlement of Nelson was rocked by the revolt of its emigrant labourers. By putting violence and class conflict at the centre, this fascinating microhistory upends the familiar image of colonial New Zealand.

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(Paperback)

This book sheds light on an almost unknown military campaign conducted by a French army, 100,000 men strong. The army was referred to by the French king as the 'Sons of St. Louis' and was pitted against parts of the regular Spanish army and a numerous militia.

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In 1975, Lieutenant Commander Valeriy Sablin led his crew in a mutiny on the Soviet warship Storozhevoy. Facing the loss of a modern warship with armaments, electronics, communication devices, and code books, Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev ordered Naval Aviation Colonel Arkhip Savinkov to destroy the Storozhevoy - with a nuclear missile.