Ordinary Men in Extraordinary Times
South African Tragedy
Still Second to none
Guerilla Surgeon
Vietnam ANZACs NZ
Vietnam ANZACs AUS
​Jungle Green 
NZ Rifle Brigade
​From the Uttermost Ends of the Earth
Reflections on Past
1st Battalion RNZIR
Bunty Preece
Heroes of Gallipoli
​1st Battalion RNZIR
​Bunty Preece
​Heroes of Gallipoli
28 (Maori) Battalion 
​NZ DCM
​NZ DSO
​In Plain View
​Rampant Dragons
​Tales of Three  Campaigns
​The Silent Division
​The Staff, the Serpent
​The Ferret
Point of a Bayonet
Soldier Sailor Airman
​Dog in the Snow
Vertical Divider
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ORDINARY MEN IN EXTRAORDINARY TIMES

Author: Dr Barbara S. Smith
For all their intensive training, aircrew were the most vulnerable of forces in World War Two; in Bomber Command the chance of survival was about 55%. What made men volunteer for these roles, and how did they cope with the intense stress of combat? What happened when they came home and were told to forget about the war? Apart from fellow combatants, there was no help available to cope with the transition to peacetime. Wives and children had to live with a husband and father whose behaviour they could not understand. 
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THE SOUTH AFRICAN  TRAGEDY   
​ New Zealand's Role  1899-1902

 Author: Lt. Col. (Rtd) Tony Howell, MC RNZIR/ NZSAS
The New Zealand contribution of 6,500 men in ten contingents is covered in detail, as are many of the social issues such as Maori participation in the war. Today, we can look back with pride at how incredibly supportive the 800,000 population of New Zealand was of these brave soldiers. About 81,000 or more persons died during the war. In total, 70 NZMR soldiers died as a result of battle while 158 died from illness, disease or accident and 166 were wounded.
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Still Second to None
The Second 25 years of the . . .
2nd/ Ist Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment.
                                1999-2024
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​Edited by Paul Koorey

Still Second to None is the sequel to Edward Latter’s book on the first 25 years of the 2nd/1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment.
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​Guerilla Surgeon
A New Zealand surgeon's wartime experiences
​with the Yugoslav Partisan

Author: Major Lindsay Rogers
MBE, FRCS. Order of Bravery  of Yuogoslavia,    Order of Merit  of Yuogoslavia

War brings strange fates to many men but to none more than Lindsay Rogers, a New Zealand surgeon who had been serving with the Eighth Army in the desert. He volunteered for special service in S.O.E. and then found himself set down on one dark night on the Isle of Vis, off the Dalmation coast.
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VIETNAM  ANZACS - New Zealand Edition
 Australians and New Zealanders in the Vietnam War  1965-1971
       
 Author:  Lt.. Col. (Rtd) Tony Howell MC,RNZIR/NZSAS

​Synopsis: 
This New Zealand edition has an Active Service List; that is people who served in ​the First Australian Task Force, Casualties and Honours and Awards for Victor and Whiskey Companies. - The book was officially Launched in a dedicated  function at the Paraparaumu RSA. In attendance was the then Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand Her Excellency Patricia Forsythe.
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VIETNAM  ANZACS - Australian Edition
 Australians and New Zealanders in the Vietnam War  1965-1971
       
 Author:  Lt.. Col. (Rtd) Tony Howell MC,RNZIR/NZSAS

​Synopsis: ​
This edition's foreword was written by General Sir Peter Cosgrove. There is also a Roll of Honour which covers the 521 Australians and 37  New Zealanders who gave the ultimate sacrifice, whilst serving their countries. The book Launch was hosted by the Australian High Commissioner. Her  Excellency Ms Harinder Sidhu and was held at the Australian High Commision in Wellington New Zealand. The book was Launch by General Sir Peter Cosgrove by direct link from Sydney.
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Jungle Green Shadows:
2 RAR / NZ (ANZAC) Battalion Infantry Company VIETNAM  1967 - 1968.
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Author:  Lt. Col. (Rtd) Tony Howell, MC, RNZIR/NZSAS

​The New Zealand Government ordered the deployment of combat forces to Vietnam in 1965 to join Australia and other Allies engaged in that War. Victor 2 Rifle Company arrived in Vietnam on 12 November 1967 and left on 13 May 1968. Major Brian Worsnop was the commander, and the author, Lieutenant Tony Howell, was one of the Platoon Commanders. Jungle Green Shadows is a very important historical record of Victor 2 Company’s participation in New Zealand’s most unpopular war.
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New Zealand Rifle Brigade 1915 - 1919
The Earl of Liverpool's Own

Author: the late Lt. Col. W. S. Austin  DSO
This is the story of a Brigade which served as part of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War. It is a regimental history, the official records, from which for the most part it has been compiled. Mention is made from time to time of bold leading and collective and individual acts of daring. Instances of this kind, it must be borne in mind, are such as has been placed on definite record in the field from the accounts of witnesses, these last being for the most part officers and no- commissioned officers commanding larger or smaller bodies of men.
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From the Uttermost Ends of the Earth
The New Zealand Division on the Western Front 1916-1918

Author:  Brigadier John H. Gray ,CBE, OBE, ED
 
Synopsis
From The Uttermost Ends of The Earth is much more than a travel guide to New Zealand battlefields of the Western Front.
Its history of the New Zealand Division in France and Belgium is solid, its great strength is the wealth of detail and visual material it contains. Readers are informed of places to stay, given the relevant GPS co-ordinates of sites of interest, the makeup of the New Zealand Division is thoroughly explained, informative websites are featured, the glossary of military terms and abbreviations is comprehensive and there is much more.
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REFLECTIONS ON DAYS PAST
Memories of a Balding Eagle

​Author:  ​R. Barry Auger

This unique novel, captivates the humour and determination of Barry Auger’s early life. Jumping from his earliest childhood in chapter one to becoming a captain in the 2nd World War, Auger always seems to beat the odds set against him with bravery and a tenacity do the impossible.
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1st Battalion
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment.  1957-2007.

Editor: Paul Koorey

​Synopsis:
This book documents the last 50 years of the Battalion’s exploits and the people that served our nation during this time from South-East Asia to Afghanistan.
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Bunty Preece:
Soldier of the 28 (Maori) Battalion.

Author: Tom O'Connor.

Synopsis:
​​This is the story of Alfred (Bunty) Preece of the Chatham Islands, soldier, farmer, local body politician, kaumatua and tireless advocate for his people.
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Heroes of Gallipoli:
The gallantry of New Zealanders on Gallipoli.

Author:  Richard Stowers.

​Synopsis:
The book tells the story of the Gallipoli campaign through the eyes of the gallant New Zealanders. In all, there is an introduction followed by numerous chapters telling chronologically the battles and different aspects of the campaign from 25 April 1915 through to 20 December.  Read More
28 (Maori) Battalion:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force.

Author: ​J. F. Cody

​Synopsis:
Recognized as an infantry battalion that had a distinguished record, and saw much fighting and suffered heavy casualties. Encapsulates the Maori warrior tradition..

​BOOK SOLD OUT  However; eBOOK available
The Complete Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)
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Authors:   J. Bryant Haigh & A.J. Polaschek

Synopsis:
The Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) was instituted in 1854 and is the oldest British award for gallantry. It was awarded to non commissioned officers and other ranks of the Army for distinguished conduct in the field. Over 500 DCMs have been awarded to New Zealanders. 
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New Zealand and the Distinguished Service Order

Authors:   J. Bryant Haigh & A.J. Polaschek 

Synopsis:
The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) was instituted in 1886 to recognise acts of gallantry by military officers for which a Victoria Cross was not considered appropriate. In 1942 the regulations were amended to allow the award to be made to officers of the Merchant Navy for gallantry in the presence of the enemy. Following a UK review of gallantry awards in 1993, the purpose of the DSO was changed to recognise outstanding leadership at all ranks. At that time the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross replaced the award of the DSO for gallantry. The DSO was awarded to over 300 New Zealanders during both World Wars. 
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In Plain View

Author:  Kin Hoskin

Synopsis:
   In Plain View is uncommon history. The undeclared wars in Borneo and Vietnam of half a century ago provided very different experiences. This is the personal story of a young officer,  and those with whom he worked and lived, who participated in both conflicts.  
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Rampant Dragons:
New Zealanders in Armour in World War II.

Author:  Jeffrey Plowman.

​Synopsis:
A ‘gritty’ history of the 4th New Zealand Armoured Brigade, from its formation by Freyberg because of the shortcomings of British armoured support, through to its final campaign in Italy in 1945. 
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Tales of Three Campaigns:
(2nd Edition) - 12th (Nelson) Company N.Z.E.F.

Author:  Lieutenant Colonel Cyprian Bridge Brereton.

Synopsis:
​​In 1926, Colonel Brereton who had taken the 12th (Nelson) Company of the Canterbury Infantry Battalion into the Great War in the Main Body of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, wrote the well-received first edition of this title.
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The Silent Division & Concerning One Mans War
New Zealanders at the Front: 1914 - 1919

Author:        Ormond E. Burton.MM, Md'H

Synopsis:
​​It is appropriate that the imminent centenary of the start of World War l should be marked by publishing in one volume, two works of the greatest New Zealand front-line writer about that war twice decorated and thrice wounded. 
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The Staff, The Serpent And The Sword

Author:  Ken Treanor

Synopsis:
The Staff, The Serpent and The Sword, is a comprehensive book which was originally published in 2009 and covers a 100 years of The Royal New Zealand Medical Corps. 
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​The Ferret:
Sergeant Eric Batchelor DCM, and bar, m.i.d.

Author:  Tom O'Connor.

Synopsis:
​I interviewed Eric Batchelor several times during the years I worked as a journalist in Timaru, usually in the lead up to Anzac Day or some other military commemoration. Sitting in his homely kitchen he shared stories of his exploits during World War Two in his quietly spoken manner.
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At  the point of a Bayonet:

​Author:  'Charlie Edwards
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Synopsis:
This book is about the New Zealand Division’s epic escape from          encircling German forces at Minqar Qaim, near Egypt’s border with    Libya. Late in June 1942 the New Zealand Division was within hours  of destruction by vastly superior enemy forces. At the Point  of a          Bayonet is about how the Division escaped this fate.  
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​Soldier, Sailor and Airman Too

​Author:  'Woody' Woodhall
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Synopsis:
This story provides a unique slice of British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Airforce history, spanning both World Wars and finishing in New Zealand. Not only can his story be read as a biography of an extremely accomplished and heroic figure, this book also provides an extensive historical insight into the myriad events he was involved in over this period of time. From beginnings that would be enough to deter most - being severely wounded to the point of paralysis as a sniper at Beaumont Hamel 1916 and subsequently evacuated back to England; Soldier, Sailor and Airman Too covers Woody's military career through both wars, touches on his flying with Douglas Bader. .
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Dog in the Snow
The Story of the Wartime Middle East Ski School.

Author: James Riddell  -  Foreword by: Alison Riddell

​Synopsis:
​He was an Alsatian called Rex, who lived among the snows of the mountains of Lebanon and Syria. When the author first met him, in November 1941, Rex belonged to a Bishop of the Maronite Church. Rex disliked strangers, but James Riddell proved an exception. The dog became his devoted companion at the newly-formed ski instruction school which the author was appointed to command. 
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