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  • The Battle for North Africa

    El Alamein and the Turning Point for World War II

    by Glyn Harper ...
    In the early years of World War II, Germany shocked the world with a devastating blitzkrieg, rapidly conquered most of Europe, and pushed into North Africa. As the Allies scrambled to counter the Axis armies, the British Eighth Army confronted the experienced Afrika Corps, led by German field marshal Erwin Rommel, in three battles at El Alamein. In the first battle, the Eighth Army narrowly halted ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • JOHNNY ENZED

    The New Zealand Soldier in the First World War

    by Glyn Harper ...
    Series series First World War Centenary History
    The New Zealand soldiers who left these shores to fight in the First World War represented one of the greatest collective endeavours in the nation’s history. Over 100,000 men and women would embark for overseas service and almost 60,000 of them became casualties. For a small nation like New Zealand this was a tragedy on an unimagined scale.Using their personal testimony, this book reveals what ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Dark Journey: Three key NZ battles of the western front

    by Glyn Harper ...
    this significant volume will see the completion of over seven years' writing and research by esteemed military historian Glyn Harper. the book will include the revision and reissuing of his two earlier detailed histories of the New Zealand Divisions' major Western Front battles of World War One: Massacre at Passchendaele (2000) Spring offensive (2003) combined with an unpublished account of the ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The Battle for North Africa

    El Alamein and the Turning Point for World War II

    by Glyn Harper ...
    Series series Twentieth-Century Battles
    "A well-researched and highly readable account of one of World War II's most important 'turning point' battles." —Jerry D. Morelock, Senior Editor at HistoryNet.comIn the early years of World War II, Germany shocked the world with a devastating blitzkrieg, rapidly conquered most of Europe, and pushed into North Africa. As the Allies scrambled to counter the Axis armies, the British Eighth Army ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • In The Face Of The Enemy: The Complete History Of The Victoria Cross And New Zealand

    by Glyn Harper ...
    the highest Commonwealth military decoration for gallantry is the Victoria Cross, and this book examines the history of the award, telling the stories of those New Zealanders (or those with strong New Zealand associations) who have won it. this includes awards made to British soldiers serving in New Zealand during the New Zealand Wars, the Boer War and the First and Second World Wars. (No New ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • The Battles of Monte Cassino

    The campaign and its controversies

    by Glyn Harper, John Tonkin-Covell ...
    The Allied forces' actions in and around Monte Cassino in Italy remain some of the most controversial of the Second World War. Adolf Hitler described them as the battles that came closest to the bitter struggles on the Western Front.The name Cassino has become a touchstone for New Zealanders as a result of the crucial role played there by Kiwi forces, and the controversy surrounding the battles ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Nek

    A Gallipoli Tragedy

    by Peter Burness, Glyn Harper ...
    Series Book 1 - Anzac Battles Series
    One of the greatest tragedies in Australian military history occurred at Gallipoli on 7 August 1915, when hundreds of Australian light horsemen were repeatedly ordered to charge the massed rifles and machine-guns of the Turkish enemy. It was a hopeless endeavour, and the resulting bloodbath has horrified every generation since and been the subject of considerable scrutiny by historians. The charge ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Acts of Valour: The History of the Victoria Cross and New Zealand

    by Glyn Harper, Colin Richardson ...
    Profiles in courage - the definitive history of the Victoria Cross and New Zealand, fully updated in this new edition.For 150 years the highest Commonwealth military decoration for gallantry has been the Victoria Cross. These are the extraordinary stories of the New Zealand VCs. Since its instigation in 1856 more than 40 Victoria Crosses have been awarded to men whose courage in the face of the ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Best and Bravest [Revised Ed]

    by Glyn Harper, Colin Richardson ...
    The incredible stories of the New Zealanders who have been awarded the Victoria Cross for courage under fire, from WWI to the war in Afghanistan.Here are the stories of the 27 men who won the Victoria Cross in both world wars and in Afghanistan in the 21st century - fighting heroes who risked their own lives to save their fellow men or change the course of a military action. All three services are ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of potatoes Volume 2

    Production, storage and crop protection

    by Dr Adrian Briddon, Dr Adrian Cunnington, Dr Glyn Harper, Prof. Bruno De Meulenaer, Raquel Medeiros Vinci, Frédéric Mestdagh, Dr A. Lees, M. Jennifer Sjölund, Dr Ilkka Leinonen, Rachel Kelly, Prof. Gerry S. Saddler, David M. Kenyon, Colin Jeffries, Dr Christophe Lacomme, Dr Andrew P. Robinson, Dr Kim Davie, Dr Jon Pickup, Prof. Stuart Reitz, Dr Thomas F. Döring, Hongyan Chen, Derek H. Lynch, Dr Vijay Kumar Dua, Dr Sanjay Rawal, Dr Sukhwinder Singh, Dr Jagdev Sharma, Prof. Philip J. White, Professor Jerry W. Knox, Dr Tim M. Hess, Dr James Taylor ...
    Series Book 33 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
    Comprehensive coverage of improvements in cultivation techniques across the potato value chain, from yield modelling to post-harvest storageDetailed review of the main fungal, bacterial and viral diseases affecting potatoesReviews best practices for improving nutrient management in potato cultivation ... Read more

    $188.99 USD

  • Born to Lead?

    Portraits of New Zealand Commanders

    Edited by Glyn Harper (ed), Joel Hayward (ed) ...
    Is there a distinctive style of New Zealand command? An examination of New Zealand military commanders and the style of New Zealand command is long overdue, and this superb new book now fills the gap. Glyn Harper, Joel Hayward and a team of top military historians profile the most important commanders in New Zealand history, both Maori and Pakeha, from the nineteenth century to the recent past. ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Letters from Gallipoli

    New Zealand Soldiers Write Home

    Edited by Glyn Harper ...
    Revealing and often heartbreaking, this collection of letters offers a powerful firsthand account of a pivotal event in New Zealand history: World War I's Gallipoli Campaign in 1915. Grouped in chronological order, the correspondence—gathered from archives, newspapers, and family collections—details the campaign's harrowing conditions and key events, from preparation and landing on the Ottoman ... Read more

    $23.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus