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An Awfully Big Adventure: New Zealand's World War Veterans
  

An Awfully Big Adventure: New Zealand's World War Veterans (Paperback)

By Tolerton, Jane

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What was it like to be a New Zealand soldier in the First World War? What impact did the war have on those who returned? Let them tell you. An Awfully Big Adventure traces the reminiscences and reflections of 80 veterans interviewed for the World War One Oral History Archive. Res ...

ISBN 9780143568490
Published 24 April 2013 by Penguin
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Men of Valour
  

Men of Valour (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Palenski, Ron

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New Zealand's battle for Crete in the Second World War.

ISBN 9781869713058
Published 26 March 2013 by Hachette
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The South African War: Exploits of Australians and New Zealanders
  

The South African War: Exploits of Australians and New Zealanders (Hardback)

By Potgieter, Zefanja

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The Boer War, now called the South African War 1899-1902, produced an unexpected outburst of loyalty to Britain and Queen Victoria in Australia and New Zealand. This encouraged the enlistment and despatch of a succession of Contingents from each country. The Australian Bushman ...

ISBN 9780987666574
Published 1 April 2013 by John Douglas Publishing
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The Great Adventure Ends: New Zealand and France on the Western Front
  

The Great Adventure Ends: New Zealand and France on the Western Front (Hardback)

By Pugsley, Christopher; Crawford, John; Philippe, Nathalie; Strohn, Matthias

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This book, has been written by an eclectic group of French and New Zealand writers and researchers, which grew out of a successful conference held in Le Quesnoy in 2008. The First World War ended for the New Zealand Division some kilometres east of the old walled fortress town of ...

ISBN 9780987666581
Release Date 31 May 2013 by John Douglas Publishing
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The New Zealand Wars, 1820-72
 

The New Zealand Wars, 1820-72 (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Knight, Ian; Illustrated by Ruggeri, Raffaele

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Between 1845 and 1872, various groups of Maori were involved in a series of wars of resistance against British settlers. The Maori had a fierce and long-established warrior tradition and subduing them took a lengthy British Army commitment, only surpassed in the Victorian period ...

ISBN 9781780962771
Published 6 March 2013 by Osprey Publishing
Interest Age Young Adults
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The War That Never Ended: New Zealand Veterans Remember Korea
  

The War That Never Ended: New Zealand Veterans Remember Korea (Paperback)

By Desmond, Pip

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More than 6,000 New Zealanders served in the Korean War during the early 1950s. Many were volunteer members of Kayforce in search of adventure. Others sailed on the six navy frigates that plied Korean waters as part of the United Nations forces. Forty-five Kiwis lost their lives ...

ISBN 9780143568483
Published 27 February 2013 by Penguin
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The New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War II
 

The New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War II (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Stack, Wayne; O'Sullivan, Barry; Illustrated by Chappell, Mike

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In 1939 more than 140,000 New Zealanders enlisted to fight overseas during World War II. Of these, 104,000 served in the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. This title is the story of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force's contribution to Allied victory in World War II.

ISBN 9781780961118
Published 6 March 2013 by Osprey Publishing
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28 (Maori) Battalion: Second New Zealand
 

28 (Maori) Battalion: Second New Zealand (Hardback)

By Cody, J. F.

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The Maori warrior in New Zealand first came to prominence during the land wars of the 19th Century. During these conflicts, they were known as fierce opponents, as well as courageous allies. Subsequently, and especially based on the Treaty of Waitangi, the Maori felt that they ow ...

ISBN 9780987667519
Published 20 December 2012 by John Douglas Publishing
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Onward - Portraits of the New Zealand
 

Onward - Portraits of the New Zealand (Paperback)

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Onward represents the first in a series of volumes, publishing photographs of members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Each volume contains over 4000 individual portraits drawn from a variety of sources, with the emphasis being on obtaining the highest quality images avail ...

ISBN 9780473228552
Published 1 March 2013 by Fair Dinkum Publications
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Bunty Preece: Soldier of the 28 (Maori) Battalion
  

Bunty Preece: Soldier of the 28 (Maori) Battalion (Hardback)

By O'Connor, Tom

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The story of Alfred (Bunty) Preece of the Chatham Islands (Moriori, KaIi Tahu), soldier, farmer, local body politician, kaumatua and advocate for his people. Includes his recollections of the Italian Campaign of World War Two while serving with the D Company 28 (MaIori) Battalio ...

ISBN 9780987666543
Published 1 January 2012 by John Douglas Publishing
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