1st Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment 1957-2007 commemorates the service of the Battalion both nationally and internationally and reflects upon the excellent leadership, training systems and innate soldiering abilities which have earned New Zealands Army an international reputation for producing extraordinary light infantry personnel.

WOW! What a book. Over five hundred pages of action-packed history, supported by over one thousand thumbnail sketches of some of those individuals who have made their mark in the long history of the Auckland Infantry. And there is more. About seven hundred photographs some that have never been seen before, plus a sprinkling of easy-to-read maps and even the odd topical cartoon, makes this excellent publication, researched by some very passionate researchers and written by three outstanding and eminent authors, namely Peter Cooke, John Gray and Ken Stead such an exciting inclusion to our military history treasure trove.

The book is the story of the 2400 Australian volunteers recruited from a population base in 1863 of 1.5 million settlers was a contribution with unique military, societal, political and commercial outcomes both for the individual colonies and their later military development. This account is specifically confined to the period of Australians greatest contribution of men and munitions, beginning in 1860, until the disbanding of the majority Australian recruited Military Settler Regiments in October 1867.

The artillery battle at Minqar Qaim on 27 June and subsequent breakout during the very early morning of 28 June 1942, is regarded as one of the New Zealand Division's best actions in World War II. Minqar Qaim Day, 27 June, is now also the defining moment, the anniversary date for 2 Canterbury, Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast Regiment.

A HISTORY AND GUIDE TO ITS BATTLEFIELDS 1916 - 1918 With the centennial of the start of World War I approaching, this is the successor to Colonel Hugh Stewarts Popular History of the Division, published 90 years ago. The New Zealand Divisions campaign in France and Flanders was the birth of the modern New Zealand Army. The book is in full colour throughout and covers the whole chronological course of the Division's operational progress, from May 1916 to November 1918. Incorporated in the narrative are clear, detailed route instructions and accommodation suggestions which will ensure effective planning by those who choose to visit all or part of the Division's operational itinerary. For the first time the two facets of detailed history and visitors guide have been combined in a single, manageable format.