A super find and latest release by Tony Phillips . Hard Cover , many hundreds of historical photo's that i have never seen before . Good quality gloss paper with 224 pg's

From the author who also wrote GATEWAY TO THE ICE . Another superb book , this new book only $60 dollars .

Cheers Ian.........I'll keep an eye out for this one. Saw another good one two days ago in books 'n'more, The story of helicopters NZ.

wow looks neat.

What sort of history is it? Is it just lots of words and words, bit out of my price range anyway, maby get it from the libuary one day..ah no, I don't go to libuarys

Looking forward to a full writen review Ian hehe

I like the cover

Wow, that front cover pic must be old as, CAC cherokees where the international terminal is now


I wanna find a copy of that book!

Ah yes this was for sale in Omaka this weekend, bit outta my price range though (though most aviation books are )

Nice, Dunedin Central City Library has two copies. One is out on loan, and the other is reference only.

Looks like a great find Ian.

Alex

This is one for every one but only two in stock and only worth NZ65$ on special at Mighty Ape , mine arrived this morn and it is chocker full off information , even has a NZFF connected to Tim 'Timmo' Barnes who brother was a A4 driver and plonking one in the ocean in 2001 and his words on the ejection , the entirety from development to the end , the updates and final politics , Oh heap off photos and diagrams , only published this year very up to date

Good quality book Hard Cover and a whooping 367 pages

Yep I have it ...but I cheated and got mine from the Library..very good book full of interesting stuff and photos - some of them never before published

Biggest problem i have with Library books you have to hand them back

cheers Ian add that 1 to my A4 collection

Gavin , Be right up your alley, the compares and the many paints , avionics suite old and new .

Arrived today, man what a cool book, cheers for the link Ian.

Here are some of my favourite books









Dont have this one but had it out of the Library and its also the book we gave Lawrie (snowman)

..and another..

I sorta thought 20/25mm thick , but a whopping 40 mm , I was told H/Clark was down there on the streets of already with banners 'spewing love and peace and no Skyhawk,s' .

Paul , Gerard Morris 'Spitfire' , that is another if you can get hands on it ,

Quite a few on Google at around $80 NZ.

SKYHAWK ... Boycott Paper Plus ! .. GreatApe , $65NZ Dollars ...... PAPER PLUS released today at NZ$100 .... bloody thieves !

Yes, Mighty Ape seem to be charging a little more now at $69.99 and temporarily out of stock but more on order. Still very good value compared with Paper Plus.

Happened to be in PaperPlus today and they said that their cost was $85 - still more than Might Ape but not quite at the same excessive price that Ian saw so maybe its worthwhile considering that there will be no postage to pay if you have a local branch of Paper Plus who are selling it at the $85 mark.

Possible another Mighty Ape customer or hopeful a member here mentioned the price 'Greg' , I did get mine on special which still made it two hamburgers cheaper ... mind you i would not want to be munching on burgers with that book ! .

My mate bought the A4 book so I wandered around today to have a look. Good golly Miss Molly! He was lucky it wasn't stolen!

Good Golly , the pain , Oo the pain , ... it is a very impressive book ! be no hesitation then

Looky at this and looky at the price .... Bargin man

http://www.fishpond.co.nz/Books/Fighting-S...Books_HB_MW1_NZ


75 Years of the RNZAF @ Fishpond.co.nz

By Margaret McClure
RRP $54.99 $30.89 Save $24.10 (44%) Free shipping NZ wide

Format: Hardback, 344 pages
Release Date: 02 March 2012



This book marks the 75th anniversary of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. It traces the broad sweep of the air force from the early twentieth century to the first decade of the 21st, and extends beyond the romance of early military aviation and the drama of World War Two to describe the diversity of roles it has undertaken in recent decades. This account begins in 1909 with the gift of a Bl riot plane to New Zealand in response to the first awareness of the potential of military air power. Early experiments in flying were followed by a rush of young New Zealanders to the dangerous adventure of flying over the battlefields of Europe in World War One. Then came the formation of an independent Royal New Zealand Air Force in 1937. Two years later, inexperienced and unprepared, the air force galvanised itself to train thousands of aircrew for the war in Europe. The difficult days of peace brought further radical changes for the RNZAF: dismantling wartime aircraft, demobilising most of its personnel, and forging a postwar identity. The air force's most turbulent years came in the 1980s and 1990s, when governments cut ANZUS ties with the United States, reduced the number of bases and personnel, decided to focus on peacekeeping, and killed off the air combat force. From 2001 the 'war on terror' reintroduced a global outlook, along with hectic deployments and leaps in technology, paralleled by the stress of cutbacks in personnel.
About the Author

Margaret McClure is a public historian who has written this book for the Ministry for Culture and Heritage and the RNZAF. Her first book, The Story of Birkenhead in 1988 was joint winner of the J.M Sherrard Award for Regional History. Since then she has published widely in the fields of social history and the history of government policy. Her major publications include A Civilised Community: A History of Social Security in New Zealand (Auckland University Press, 1998) and The Wonder Country: Making Tourism in New Zealand (Auckland University Press, 2004).

Well it arrived yesterday , 'Fighting Spirit' well worth the NZ30$ on special and look like Tim's 'Timmo' brother will be appearing in publications and books of this type for a while now he's history