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The Occupiers: New Zealand Veterans Remember Post-war Japan
  

The Occupiers: New Zealand Veterans Remember Post-war Japan (Paperback)

By Parr, Alison

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Twelve thousand New Zealand men and women served in the occupation of Japan immediately after the Second World War. This book records memories from those we know as 'J Force'. Based on revealing interviews with soldiers, airmen, nurses and members of the New Zealand Women's Army ...

ISBN 9780143567240
Published 23 March 2012 by Penguin
Interest Age Young Adults
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In Love and War: Kiwi Soldiers' Romantic Encounters in Wartime Italy
 

In Love and War: Kiwi Soldiers' Romantic Encounters in Wartime Italy (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Jacobs, Susan

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When New Zealand forces arrived in Italy following the 1943 Armistice with the Allied forces, it was inevitable they would mingle with the local population. The Italians opened their homes and hearts to the New Zealand soldiers who delighted in finding young Italian signorinas ev ...

ISBN 9780143567554
Published 23 May 2012 by Penguin
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Unposted Letters: from a Japanese Prisoner of War Camp 1942 - 1945
 

Unposted Letters: from a Japanese Prisoner of War Camp 1942 - 1945 (Paperback)

By Maddever, Jack; Compiled by Manson, Lorna

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Jack Maddever would never talk about his war experiences, but he kept a record in his letters which were never posted. He carried them home on his return in 1945 and they provide a glimpse into his day-to-day existence while in a POW camp in Palembang, Indonesia. In three years J ...

ISBN 9781877577482
Published 1 February 2012 by Steele Roberts & Associates Lt
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Regular Soldier: A Life in the New Zealand Army
  

Regular Soldier: A Life in the New Zealand Army (Hardback)

By Rennie, Frank

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This title is not meant to be an autobiography or a history, it is a bit of both. What the book depicts, is the psychological strength of New Zealand soldiers and soldiering in human terms, there is nothing which the well - trained and well - led Maori / Pakeha soldier combinatio ...

ISBN 9781877427350
Published 1 November 2011 by Willson Scott Publishing
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The Second World War
  

The Second World War (Hardback)

By Beevor, Antony

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A magisterial, single-volume history of the greatest conflict the world has ever known by our foremost military historian

ISBN 9780297844976
Release Date 12 June 2012 by Orion Publishing
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The Dambusters
  

The Dambusters (Paperback)

By Sweetman, John; With Johnstone, Gary

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The paperback of the 2003 Sunday Times bestseller

ISBN 9780349123233
Release Date 26 June 2012 by Little, Brown
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To the Gateways of Florence: New Zealand Forces in Tuscany 1944
 

To the Gateways of Florence: New Zealand Forces in Tuscany 1944 (Paperback)

Edited by Fusi, Stefano; Translated by Gabriel, Jill

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From 21 July to 4 August 1944, New Zealand soldiers were at the front line as Allied forces pushed forward across the heartland of Tuscany to wrest Florence from German hands. First published in Italy in 2009, To the Gateways of Florence preserves the core of the Italian book, wi ...

ISBN 9781877514234
Published 1 August 2011 by Oratia Media
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Blitz Families: The Children Who Stayed Behind

Blitz Families: The Children Who Stayed Behind (Paperback)

By Starns, Penny

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Children of the Blitz

ISBN 9780752460314
Published 1 March 2012 by Woodslane Pty Ltd
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Kokoda Spirit
  

Kokoda Spirit (Paperback)

By Lindsay, Patrick

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In 1942 a small band of young Australian soldiers overcame seemingly insurmountable odds to preserve Australia's freedom along the Kokoda Track. The Battle for the Kokoda Track is Australia's Alamo. Seventy years on, it is hard to imagine what those young men endured for freedom ...

ISBN 9781742703602
Published 3 February 2012 by Hardie Grant Books
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Japanese Fortified Temples and Monasteries, AD 710-1062

Japanese Fortified Temples and Monasteries, AD 710-1062 (Paperback, New title)

By Turnbull, Stephen; Illustrated by Dennis, Peter

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From the 10th century onwards the great monastic foundations of Nara and Mount Hiei maintained large armies of warlike monks, a practice that was later followed by other institutions. The tempestuous political rivalries that developed between the different orders of monks, and ev ...

ISBN 9781841768267
Published 3 August 2005 by Osprey Publishing
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Series Fortress
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