willie apiata reluctant hero (15 resultados)

Condición: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condición: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Corporal Willie Apiata became the first New Zealander since the Second World War to be awarded the Commonwealth's highest military award for his actions with the NZ SAS in Afghanistan. From his early life in small town East Coast New Zealand to his actions in the deserts of Afghanistan, this is his story in his words. This book will not only establish the place of Corporal Apiata in New Zealand's history but will give an insight into the nature of a man who is truly a reluctant hero. While to most of us his actions seemed extraordinary and heroic, Corporal Apiata felt he was an ordinary Kiwi just 'doing his job. A very good clean copy.

Unknown. Condición: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.22.

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Corporal Willie Apiata became the first New Zealander since the Second World War to be awarded the Commonwealth's highest military award for his actions with the NZ SAS in Afghanistan. From his early life in small town East Coast New Zealand to his actions in the deserts of Afghanistan, this is his story in his words. This book will not only establish the place of Corporal Apiata in New Zealand's history but will give an insight into the nature of a man who is truly a reluctant hero. While to most of us his actions seemed extraordinary and heroic, Corporal Apiata felt he was an ordinary Kiwi just 'doing his job' Feels unread.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition. A fine copy with fine dust jacket.

First edition, super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. Plastic covered.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good - Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. First Edition. 255p D-J Paper over boards VG - Near Fine With illustrations, the life of this New Zealand SAS trooper and his winning of the VC.

Hardcover in Dustjacket. Condición: Near Fine. ANZAC Military New ZealandâI knew we had to move. With the wagon being on fire it could only protect us for so long. There were that many RPG rounds rocking it, hitting it one after the other ⦠sooner or later one of us was going to take a round if we stayed there.âLance Corporal Willie Apiata, a New Zealand Special Air Service trooper, trapped at the front of a major fire-fight with suspected Taliban insurgents on a dark and desolate Afghan hilltop. One of his mates was bleeding to death and the other was pinned down under intense enemy fire.For Apiata there was no choice.He fell back on the values instilled in him by his mother, the skills learnt during a tough pig-hunting life in the bush on the East Coast of New Zealand, and the knowledge won from years of training with the NZSAS.With the lives and safety of his mates his only priority, Apiata performed an act of courage that has now become part of New Zealand history â" an act that saw him become the first recipient of the Victoria Cross for New Zealand and just the 14th holder of the Commonwealthâs highest honour for bravery since the end of the Second World War.This is the story of Willie Apiata, VC, an ordinary kiwi bloke, a very reluctant hero, just doing his job. 255 p., [24] p. of plates : col. ill., col. ports. ; 24 cm. #080924 Apiata, Willie, 1972- New Zealand. Army -- Officers -- Biography Heroes -- New Zealand -- Biography Afghan War, 2001- -- Participation, New Zealand Victoria Cross New Zealand -- Armed Forces -- Afghanistan   Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

1st edition dust jacket Nice Copy octavo 255pp., colour plates, appendix, Military biography of New Zealand SAS trooper. He won the VC during a firefight with Taliban soldiers in Afghanistan. Neat ownership inscription o/w a nice copy.

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. DJ spine top and bottom have a tny bit of rubbing ; B and w photos; 9.20 X 6.30 X 1 inches; 256 pages.