In 1915 the most destructive war ever was consuming Europe. Responding to the call, New Zealand sent a mine-warfare unit to fight the siege for civilisation. “So fierce was this struggle,” Dr Ian McGibbon ONZM says in his Foreword, “that the inexperienced New Zealand tunnellers were initially knocked off balance, but they quickly regain their equilibrium. They proved their mettle in this subterranean conflict (at Arras).. This history, written by an expert on New Zealand’s military engineering, greatly improves our understanding of the Tunnelling Company,… with careful attention to the documentary record. In bringing to light much new material about the company, its members and its achievements, Peter Cooke’s efforts are to be highly commended.”

Bind: paperback

Pages: 232

Dimensions: 180 x 265 mm

Publication Date: 09-11-2021

Every four years the NZ Military History Committee runs a conference and publishes the best papers from it about New Zealand’s varied and fascinating military history. This book brings together the latest thinking on aspects of New Zealand’s Second World War from perspectives as wide as Germany, Canada, Britain and Australia and on subjects covering combat, forces, personalities, attitudes and after-effects. This book includes essays from some of the most renowned New Zealand and international historians, including Jonathan Fennell, Chris Pugsley, Peter Lieb, Robert Engen, Claire Cookson-Hills, and John Crawford. See following page for more details.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 486

Dimensions: 235 x 260 mm

Publication Date: 30-03-2024