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"This history covers the 200 years since European contact and the 150 years within that of "British rule." It seeks to explain how the Islands reached the desperate state they were in at 1990. Then it records, in a general way, the first 30 years of the Trust. Finally it attempts to suggest how the Trust, and the Island, may develop in the future"--Page xi.

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In Chile, terminus 9/11 has a different meaning: on 11 September 1973 the Chilean military staged a coup and ended almost four decades of uninterrupted democratic rule in the country. Following the death of Chilean president Salvador Allende, General Augusto Pinochet installed a military junta that remained in power until 1990.

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An examination of the clandestine role of the CIA and British mercenaries in Angolas civil war of the 1970s.

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CIA Paramilitary Operations in Tibet includes over 60 colour and black and white photographs of the participants in the campaign and the insignia of the organisations involved, along with specially commissioned colour artworks illustrating the aircraft employed in the skies above Tibet.

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Everyone knows Australia was once a penal colony, but few realise that New Zealand prisoners were sent there. During the mid-nineteenth century at least 110 people were transported from New Zealand to serve time as convict labourers in the penal colony of Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania).

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In 1940, a group of Auckland yachtsmen and Royal Navy volunteers left for the war. Leonard Hill, a young Maori sailor, and his friends arrived in Singapore under siege. They manned fast motor launches, raiding and rescuing Allies from behind enemy lies. This is the story of how they evaded the Japanese and survived.

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The first detailed- and richly illustrated study of multiple insurgencies and armed uprisings, and counterinsurgency operations of the Paraguayan armed- and security forces of the 1956-1980 period, both in English and Spanish languages.

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An authoritative, richly illustrated summary on the major confrontation of four superpowers over the city of Berlin, including the Berlin Airlift, in 1945-1949.

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Cold War Berlin: An Island City Volume 3, US Forces in Berlin - Preparing for War, 1945-1994 examines how the American Berlin Brigade prepared for war: the units that made up the brigade, how it trained, how it was equipped, how it planned to defend the city, and also looks the Special Forces units that served alongside it.

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The story of the Wall built by East Germany to keep their workforce from fleeing West, how the world reacted to it, and how it almost led to WWIII.

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Until the end of the Cold War in 1990, the RAF had several major bases worldwide largely in those areas where the service had been based during the inter-war years. In Cold War Boys Overseas contributors recall their time at these foreign destinations.

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This book serves as a reminder of what air forces faced during the Cold War years as the ever-present threat of nuclear war persisted. A must for all aviation fans.

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Congo Unravelled solves the intractable complexity of this violent period by dispassionately outlining the sequence of political and military events that took place in the troubled country.

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Operation Mincemeat. The German Abwehr. MI5. D-Day Normandy Landings. Executed German spies at Wandsworth Prison.

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Best known in the USA as a former colony and exotic tourist location, the Republic of the Philippines has seen civil unrest, insurgencies and separatism movements ever since independence in 1946. Endemic corruption, human rights violations, ethnic strife and a shaky economy have fuelled wars that have been raging on and off for almost 70 years.

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Biography of William Guise Brittan and Joseph Brittan, founders of Canterbury and cricket enthusiasts.

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Ground-breaking research about Czechoslovak arms exports to the Middle East, based on official documentation.

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Ground-breaking research about Czechoslovak arms exports to the Middle East, based on official documentation.

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Ground-breaking research about Czechoslovak arms exports to the Middle East, based on official documentation.

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Italy's best and most well known torpedo bomber in the Second World War. The tri-motored aircraft was used in the bomber, torpedo and transport role throughout the conflict. Includes technical data on the tri-motor aircraft and on the torpedo warhead.

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The book presents the Japanese navy offensive in the Indian Ocean area in March-April 1942. Its main goal was to destroy the Royal Navy in the Far East and achieve domination on the Eastern flank of the Pacific War on the eve of the battle of Midway.

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A poignant insight into everyday life in France during World War One, which shows the human side of the conflict, written by a down-to-earth Kiwi soldier who rose to the rank of Major-General.

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The first authoritative and detailed account of aerial operations over Mexico in the period 1910-1939, and as such an indispensable source of reference for enthusiasts and professionals alike.