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The Occupiers: New Zealand Veterans Remember Post-war Japan
  

The Occupiers: New Zealand Veterans Remember Post-war Japan (Paperback)

By Parr, Alison

  • RRP: $44.99
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Twelve thousand New Zealand men and women served in the occupation of Japan immediately after the Second World War. This book records memories from those we know as 'J Force'. Based on revealing interviews with soldiers, airmen, nurses and members of the New Zealand Women's Army ...

ISBN 9780143567240
Published 23 March 2012 by Penguin
Interest Age Young Adults
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In Love and War: Kiwi Soldiers' Romantic Encounters in Wartime Italy
 

In Love and War: Kiwi Soldiers' Romantic Encounters in Wartime Italy (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Jacobs, Susan

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When New Zealand forces arrived in Italy following the 1943 Armistice with the Allied forces, it was inevitable they would mingle with the local population. The Italians opened their homes and hearts to the New Zealand soldiers who delighted in finding young Italian signorinas ev ...

ISBN 9780143567554
Published 23 May 2012 by Penguin
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Unposted Letters: from a Japanese Prisoner of War Camp 1942 - 1945
 

Unposted Letters: from a Japanese Prisoner of War Camp 1942 - 1945 (Paperback)

By Maddever, Jack; Compiled by Manson, Lorna

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Jack Maddever would never talk about his war experiences, but he kept a record in his letters which were never posted. He carried them home on his return in 1945 and they provide a glimpse into his day-to-day existence while in a POW camp in Palembang, Indonesia. In three years J ...

ISBN 9781877577482
Published 1 February 2012 by Steele Roberts & Associates Lt
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Regular Soldier: A Life in the New Zealand Army
  

Regular Soldier: A Life in the New Zealand Army (Hardback)

By Rennie, Frank

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This title is not meant to be an autobiography or a history, it is a bit of both. What the book depicts, is the psychological strength of New Zealand soldiers and soldiering in human terms, there is nothing which the well - trained and well - led Maori / Pakeha soldier combinatio ...

ISBN 9781877427350
Published 1 November 2011 by Willson Scott Publishing
Interest Age Young Adults
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To the Gateways of Florence: New Zealand Forces in Tuscany 1944
 

To the Gateways of Florence: New Zealand Forces in Tuscany 1944 (Paperback)

Edited by Fusi, Stefano; Translated by Gabriel, Jill

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From 21 July to 4 August 1944, New Zealand soldiers were at the front line as Allied forces pushed forward across the heartland of Tuscany to wrest Florence from German hands. First published in Italy in 2009, To the Gateways of Florence preserves the core of the Italian book, wi ...

ISBN 9781877514234
Published 1 August 2011 by Oratia Media
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Kokoda Spirit
  

Kokoda Spirit (Paperback)

By Lindsay, Patrick

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In 1942 a small band of young Australian soldiers overcame seemingly insurmountable odds to preserve Australia's freedom along the Kokoda Track. The Battle for the Kokoda Track is Australia's Alamo. Seventy years on, it is hard to imagine what those young men endured for freedom ...

ISBN 9781742703602
Published 3 February 2012 by Hardie Grant Books
Interest Age Young Adults
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How We Saw the War: 1939-1945 Through New Zealand Eyes
 

How We Saw the War: 1939-1945 Through New Zealand Eyes (Hardback)

By Palenski, Ron

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How We Saw The War will retell to a new generation of New Zealanders how their mothers and grandmothers learned where their loved ones were and what they were doing during World War II.

ISBN 9781869711559
Published 13 August 2009 by Hachette
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Massacre at Passchendaele: The New Zealand Story
 

Massacre at Passchendaele: The New Zealand Story (Trade Paperback/Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

By Harper, Glyn

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In the annals of military history, the World War I battle of Passchendaele is recorded as New Zealand's worst military disaster; here, Glyn Harper brings this ill-fated battle to life. Judicious use of diary extracts and recorded interviews transport the reader to the centre of t ...

ISBN 9781908487032
Published 15 January 2012 by FireStep Publishing
Interest Age All ages
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Dear Alison
 

Dear Alison (Hardback)

Edited by Pollard, Simon

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In 1942 with a notebook and pencil he had bought from a German guard, Dudley Muff started Alison's Book. Dudley was a prisoner of war in Germany and his niece Alison was four and living in Timaru. With humorous entries, sketches and what he called little men his story grew unti ...

ISBN 9780143304609
Published 4 May 2009 by Penguin
Interest Age 10-13 years
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War in the Pacific: From Pearl Harbour to Hiroshima
  

War in the Pacific: From Pearl Harbour to Hiroshima (Paperback)

By Overy, Richard

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Looks at the relentless war against Japan in the Pacific Islands which formed an integral part of the eventual Allied victory in World War II. This title tells the story of the heroic actions of the men who toiled on the islands which eventually resulted in victory for the Allies ...

ISBN 9781780971384
Release Date 7 June 2012 by CARLTON BOOKS LTD
Interest Age All ages
Available for pre-order internationally. Ships upon its international release date of 7 Jun 2012.
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