The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre
28.00 NZD
Category: Military | Reading Level: good
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"The best true spy story I have ever read."--JOHN LE CARR The celebrated author of Double Cross and Rogue Heroes returns with his greatest spy story yet, a thrilling Americans-era tale of Oleg Gordievsky, the Russian whose secret work helped hasten the end of the Cold War. I ...Show more
61 Lessons from the Sky - Military Helicopters by Fletcher McKenzie
35.00 NZD
Category: Military
Military HelicoptersRead the lessons learned from near misses by experienced military pilots. Their lessons could save your life.Get the lessons from the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom with crews featured from the RAF, RCAF, RAAF, UK ARMY, USAF, USCG, USN, US ARMY, and USMC. Le ...Show more
MIG-21 Fishbed - Opposing Rolling Thunder 1966-68 by Istvan Toperczer; Gareth Hector (Illustrator); Jim Laurier (Illustrator)
35.00 NZD
Category: Military | Series: Dogfight Ser.
The MiG-21 "Fishbed" was one of the most successful communist jet fighters ever built. The aircraft was involved in a series of deadly duels with American fighters over North Vietnam as the USAF and US Navy ramped up strike missions during Operation Rolling Thunder. Having honed their skills on the subs ...Show more
Deceptions of World War II: From camouflage techniques to deception tactics by Darman
45.00 NZD
Category: Military
Discover the inner workings of the ingenious and outrageous acts of military subterfuge that took place during WWII. From fictitious spy networks feeding the enemy false information, to disguising an entire wartime industry, these incredible stories shed light on the deceptions – and their masterminds – ...Show more
Combat Aircraft: The Legendary Models by RICCARDO NICCOLI
90.00 NZD
Category: Military | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
A book for those with passion and appreciation for fighter planes and the history of aviation. Follow the rapid technological innovation and the global events that led to their evolution. From the models used in two world wars to those that dominated the Cold War. Discover the incredible progression tha ...Show more
Javelin Boys - Air Defence from the Cold War to Confrontation by Steve Bond
40.00 NZD
Category: Military | Series: The\Jet Age Ser.
The Gloster Javelin was the UK's first line of night and all-weather air defense both at home and in RAF Germany. In the 1950s, when it replaced the Meteor and Venom, this revolutionary bomber interceptor became integral to many great stories told here in terrific detail. With an unorthodox aerodynamic ...Show more
The Splendid and the Vile: Churchill, Family and Defiance During the Bombing of London by Erik Larson
28.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers an intimate chronicle of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz--an inspiring portrait of courage and leadership in a time of unprecedented crisisOne of Chicago Tribune's Best Books of the Year So Far ...Show more
Soldiers, Scouts and Spies by Cliff Simons
55.00 NZD
Category: Military
As interest in the New Zealand Wars grows, Soldiers, Scouts and Spies offers a unique insight into the major campaigns fought between 1845 and 1864 by British troops, their militia and Maori allies, and Maori iwi and coalitions. It was a time of rapid technological change. Maori were quick to adopt west ...Show more
Chastise (The Dambusters Story 1943) by Max Hastings
28.00 NZD
Category: Military
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A masterly history of the Dambusters raid from bestselling and critically acclaimed Max Hastings. Operation Chastise, the overnight destruction of the Möhne and Eder dams in north-west Germany by the RAF's 617 Squadron, was an epic that has passed into Britain's national le ...Show more
Women in the War by Lucy Fisher
23.00 NZD
Category: Military
'An important contribution to our recent history' ANDREW MARR 'Absorbing and important' JOAN BAKEWELL 'One of my favourite reads of 2021' GARETH RUSSELL Poignant and inspiring, Women in the War tells the first-hand stories of ten of the last surviving female members of Britain's 'Greatest Generation' ...Show more
Russia's Five-Day War - The Invasion of Georgia, August 2008 by Mark Galeotti; Johnny Shumate (Illustrator)
33.00 NZD
Category: Military | Series: Elite Ser.
A fascinating account of Russia's Five-Day War against Georgia in 2008, notable for its strategic mistakes which prompted President Putin to undertake major military reforms. After Georgia's independence from Russia in 1991, President Saakashvili invited NATO advisers to assist in military reforms. Sep ...Show more
Great-Uncle Harry - A Tale of War and Empire by Michael Palin
40.00 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: near fine
Michael Palin recreates the extraordinary life and tragic death of a First World War soldier - his great-uncle Harry. From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, Harry, who died in tragic circumstances, he was determined to find out more about him. ...Show more