New Zealand - War & Military

1946. 1st edition. One of a series of thirteen unofficial narratives detailing the activities of units of the Third New Zealand Division during their service in the Pacific theatre.

1945. 1st edition. One of a series of thirteen unofficial narratives detailing the activities of units of the Third New Zealand Division during their service in the Pacific theatre.

1947. 1st edition. One of a series of thirteen unofficial narratives detailing the activities of units of the Third New Zealand Division during their service in the Pacific theatre.

1948. 1st edition. One of a series of thirteen unofficial narratives detailing the activities of units of the Third New Zealand Division during their service in the Pacific theatre.

1948. 1st edition. One of a series of thirteen unofficial narratives detailing the activities of units of the Third New Zealand Division during their service in the Pacific theatre.

1948. 1st edition. One of a series of thirteen unofficial narratives detailing the activities of units of the Third New Zealand Division during their service in the Pacific theatre.

1947. 1st edition. One of a series of thirteen unofficial narratives detailing the activities of units of the Third New Zealand Division during their service in the Pacific theatre.

1945. 1st edition. The sequel to 'Kiwi Saga', this is a personal account of the travels and experiences of the New Zealanders in Italy.

2000. 1st edition. Since 1916 there have been more mutinies in the Royal Australian Navy than in any other navy maintained by an English-speaking nation.

1990. An retro information booklet on the Royal New Zealand Navy.

1989. 1st edition. A detailed chronology of New Zealand's involvement and a definitive reference work on New Zealand and World War II.

2001. A guidebook providing a detailed description of the places where New Zealand troops fought on the Western Front in Belgium and France between 1916-1918.

2001. 1st edition. A Guide book for those who wish to visit the graves of their forebears who lost their lives during various wars.

2000. Brigadier James Hargest was a decorated New Zealand officer who served during World War I and II.

1976. 1st edition. An account of the origins and some of the adventures (and misadventures) of the body of men that repair and service the electrical and mechanical equipment of the New Zealand Army.

1951. New Zealand official history in the Second World War.

1964. 1st edition. Realistic story of two survivors from an air crash in the Southern Alps, one blind, the other unable to walk unaided, who pool their resources.

Circa 1945.The gripping story of a New Zealand soldier who escaped the clutches of a prisoner-of-war camp to join the Yugoslav freedom fighters during the second world war.

1995. 1st edition. Maori soldiers signing up for the First World War representing a formidable fighting force - Te Hokowhitu a Tu, or the Seventy twice-told warriors of the war god, Tumatauenga.

1944. A day-to-day record of World War II from Hitler's attack on Poland to the allied invasion of Europe.

1945. 1st edition. An account of a prisoner-of-war camp during World War 2.

1980. A record not only of the fighting vehicles that served during the 2nd world war, but of the post-war Royal NZ Armoured Corps and its allied arms.

1945. 1st edition. An account written as a result of an Auckland doctor’s travels in Italy during service with the 2nd N.Z.E.F.

2010. 1st edition. Takes a fresh look at one of the most controversial events in our country's military history.

1958. New Zealand official history in the Second World War.

1979. A pictorial record of the aircraft of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

1981. A booklet produced for Airforce Day 1981, demonstrating to the public the skills of the RNZAF.

1943. 1st edition. A collection of seventeen short stories and as many cartoons on or about the R.N.Z.A.F.

1941. A magazine produced by the troopship J23, carrying New Zealand forces during World War II.

1987. 1st edition. An informative account of the Royal New Zealand Air Force's history, and of the people and aircraft who have made it what it is.

1995. 1st edition. The story of a young New Zealander, caught up in the events of 1941, who went to war as a Royal New Zealand Air Force fighter pilot.

1960. 1st edition. Middle class families, in business and public life in New Zealand 1840's - 1890's.

1986. 1st edition. The final title in the Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War: New Zealand People at War - The Home Front.

1969. 1st edition. The sequel to One Minute of Time, the first book by Vice-Admiral Harold Hickling on the collision between aircraft carrier Melbourne and destroyer Voyager.

1997. 1st edition. Captain Herrick's meticulous and graphic memories of his 40-year career in the Royal Navy.

1965. A history of the New Zealand Ensign.

1985. 1st edition. The author describes his experiences as a naval officer on small ships patrolling the British coast and the Mediterranean Sea during World War 2.

1977. A publication on the history of New Zealand military aircraft from 1913 to 1977.

1947. 1st edition. An autobiography focusing on the author's time spent in a prisoner of war camp in Japan.

1921. 1st edition. New Zealand war history based on official records.

1956. 1st edition. Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45.

1942. The official story of the New Zealand Bomber Squadron of the R.A.F. from June 1939 to July 1942.

2002. 1st edition. These are the intrepid women of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, who have broken sound barriers and stereotypes with equanimity.

1940s. Vintage military textbook course with answers, includes numerous figures, diagrams, examples and exercises.

1945. Signed by the author. A book that shows life on active service with the 2nd N.Z.E.F. through the eyes of a nurse.

1954. A series presenting aspects of New Zealand's participation in the Second World War. This edition is on Escapes.

1996. In this collection of oral histories, seven men and one women tell exactly how it felt to be in the fighting zones of the last global conflict.

1945. 1st edition. The fictional tale, based on facts, of a New Zealand soldier, who was not among the 30,000 members of the British Expeditionary Force evacuated from the shores of Greece, and his ex

1948. A series presenting aspects of New Zealand's part in the Second World War which will not receive detailed treatment in the campaign volumes, and which are considered either worthy of special not

1987. The wartime exploits of 'Kapetan Vasili', New Zealander Dudley Churchill Perkins, have become a legend on Crete.

Undated. Visitor's guidebook to the Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum.

1959. 1st edition. An account of the London bombing, May 10-11 1941, from the accounts of 596 eyewitnesses by a veteran reporter.

1996. An account of the author's experiences in Japanese prison camps in Singapore and Java during World War II.

1989. 1st edition. A pictorial History of the New Zealand Soldier in World War II, tracing in pictures and captions, the story of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Forces from 1939-45.

2004. Signed by author. Cats Have Only Nine Lives not only gives a fascinating insight into Bryan Cox's experiences as a fighter pilot in the RNZAF, but picks up where the

1988. 1st edition. A book about the New Zealand cruisers that fought in combat against Germany, Italy and Japan during the Second World War.

1972. 1st edition. An unusual book about a little-known episode in New Zealand's history.

1991. Official souvenir magazine of the 50th anniversary of the Royal New Zealand Navy.

1931. A remarkable tale of courage and leadership by a British Army general of the First World War.

1984. 1st edition. Provides the first major evaluation of one of our most important events in history.

1992. 1st edition. Records the history of infantry soldiering in Canterbury, South Canterbury, Nelson, Marlborough and the West Coast.

1986. 1st edition. A frank but considered study of New Zealanders at war and a compelling insight into New Zealand culture.

1978. 1st edition. An illustrated guide to the machines used by the RNZAF in the Pacific theatre during the first 10 years from 1937 to 1946.

1972. 1st edition. The stories of the twenty-eight New Zealand men who have been awarded the Victoria Cross from 1864 to 1945.

1993. 1st edition. Tells for the first time the story of New Zealand's Fairmile anti-submarine launches.

2000. First published in 1918, this is the first English translation of Captain Karl Nerger's account of the voyage of the Wolf, an armed merchant raider of World War I.

1989. 1st edition. In this personal account of a New Zealand soldier in World War II, John Blythe tells of his war years, from cipher officer in New Zealand, to gunnery units in North Africa and Italy

1957. The official history of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45, Italy, Volume I. The Sangro to Cassino.

1991. 1st edition. Marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Royal New Zealand Navy, this book documents more than 200 years of naval service in New Zealand.

1958. 1st edition. A book portraying the life as it was lived within the 3 New Zealand General Hospital Unit during World War II.

1982. New Zealand military history and a primarily pictorial account of the history of the New Zealand Army.

1998. A new history of the Carillon released to celebrate it's completion, and record it's role in the ongoing commemoration of New Zealand's victims of war.

1986. The story of James Douglas Stark—“Starkie”—and his war. It is a portrait of a singular individual who has also been described as the quintessential New Zealand soldier.

2010. An entirely new look at the shocking impact of the First World War on New Zealand.

2002. The author has interviewed fifty New Zealand women about their service in World War Two.

1986. New Zealand women have at last begun to describe their own experiences of the two World Wars.

1949. This narrative is based on New Zealand and American intelligence reports, of the squadrons involved in the assault on Rabaul.

1946. A selection from the wartime addresses of The Rt. Hon. Peter Fraser.

1993. An adventure story full of the indomitable spirit of the Kiwi soldier.

1997. The campaign is glorified in our observance of Anzac Day, but the true story of New Zealand's involvement has never been told.

1995. A collection of personal stories and photographs from RSA members throughout New Zealand.

2014. Author's account of the First World War is a tale of learning about war the hard way, by bitter and costly experience.

1998. This is the story of New Zealand's military aviation.

2014. The definitive account of the New Zealand air crews' heroic and often deadly role in the dramatic and dangerous invasion of Europe in 1944.

1971. 1st edition. This is the story of Australian and New Zealand soldiers.

2011. 1st edition. An interesting and comprehensive history of this important New Zealand volunteer Armed force.

2018. The story of the Marquette sinking, and the scandal surrounding it, and of the creation of the chapel and the challenges it has faced.

1981. 1st edition. An illustrated overview of two hundred years of New Zealand naval history.

2020. Scarce, limited print run.

Guide to the Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum.

1995. The unique experiences of the official artist for the RNZAF.

1978. 1st edition. A collection of history, personalities and anecdotes from New Zealand men and women who served in World War Two.

1981. 1st edition. The first to compress into words and pictures the extent to which warfare has affected New Zealand life over 200 years.

2004. 1st edition. Early tribal conflict, New Zealand wars, the South Africa War, the First and Second World Wars, the Cold War and peacekeeping.

1986. 1st edition. Interviews and researched archives New Zealand's pacifist and anti-militarist tradition.

1980. Pictorial History of battleships and battle cruisers in New Zealand waters or associated with New Zealand ships.

1979. 1st edition. Describes the wartime exploits of New Zealand's greatest fighting men.

1984. Signed by Author. The story on New Zealand Sailors who served on H.M.S. Aurora Royal Navy from 1941 to 1945.

2006. An expansive oral-history project recently undertaken by the New Zealand government provides these 13 eyewitness accounts of World War II.

Circa 1940s. Verse and prose sketches of ANZAC military life in the Second World War.

2001. 1st edition. The Great War of 1914-18 saw over 100,000 young New Zealanders embark for overseas service, to fight a war on foreign soil, amidst comrades they had never met.