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Great Anzac Stories: The Men and Women Who Created the Digger Legend

Great Anzac Stories: The Men and Women Who Created the Digger Legend (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Seal, Graham

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Stories of heroism, suffering and endurance, and humour, from the main wars in which Australians have fought Sales points * Includes stories from WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, plus the home front * Most of the stories haven't been seen since they were first published in new ...

ISBN 9781743310595
Published 4 April 2013 by Allen & Unwin
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New Zealanders of Action in World War Two
 

New Zealanders of Action in World War Two (Paperback, illustrated edition)

By Tonkin, Keith

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The stories of four of New Zealands WW2 heroes, Nancy Wake, Keith Park, Charles Upham and Ngarimu.

ISBN 9780473088132
Published 1 December 2003 by GILT EDGE PUBLISHING
Interest Age 8-12 years
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Our Decent Soldiers 1766-1917: One Family's Story
 

Our Decent Soldiers 1766-1917: One Family's Story (Paperback, New title)

By Sheard, Christine; Allan, Flora

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Treasured through the generations from the paybook and notes of David Bower of the Royal Scots Eniskillins in 1766 to Sapper John Allan's letters home to Otago, NZ from Gallipoli and the trenches of France. This is everyman's family story letters telling of medals won at war, or ...

ISBN 9780473100001
Published 1 June 2005
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K Force in Korea: a Soldier's Life in the 16th New Field Regiment
  

K Force in Korea: a Soldier's Life in the 16th New Field Regiment (Hardback, New title)

By Poulton, Wilfred

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This excellent narrative is taken from diaries and letters written home while serving as a gunner in 162 Bty 16th Field Regiment during the Korean War. Written with commendable accuracy and colourful description of everything he saw, the author describes his feelings at the time ...

ISBN 9780476000292
Published 1 January 2004 by PWT POULTON
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New Zealand's First Refugees: Pahiatua's Polish Children
  

New Zealand's First Refugees: Pahiatua's Polish Children (Paperback)

Edited by Manterys, Adam; Zawada, Stefania; Manterys, Stanislaw; Zawada, Jozef

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100 personal stories of the former refugees, their guardians, the first and second-generations, and New Zealanders who had contact with them in those early years. Includes history, background, facts, statistics and a complete list of all the refugees' names. Not only will it be u ...

ISBN 9780476007390
Published 8 October 2004
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Complete New Zealand Distinguished Conduct Medal
  

Complete New Zealand Distinguished Conduct Medal (Hardback, New title)

Compiled by Polaschek, A. K.

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A detailed account of the New Zealand recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal over four eras - South Africa, WW1, WW2, and post WW11.

ISBN 9780476012790
Published 1 December 2004 by Willson Scott Publishing
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Gallipoli: In Search of a Family Story
 

Gallipoli: In Search of a Family Story (Paperback, New title)

By White, Pat

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Published to accompany a touring exhibition containing colour illustrations, text, Gallipoli diary and facsimile letters home, that form this poet/painter's tribute to Anzac Jack Dunn.

ISBN 9780476014633
Published 1 April 2005
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Diary of a Kiwi Solider in World War II
  

Diary of a Kiwi Solider in World War II (Paperback, illustrated edition, 96pp)

By Coughlan, Cecil; Edited by Coughlan, Garrie

Cecil Couglan was a bookbinder from Dunedin who was drafted in January 1944 to serve as a war medic in Italy. His Diary tells of his excitement and anticipation on the journey by ship, and the sense of impending doom as the troops approach the frontline at Cassino. In a mix of re ...

ISBN 9780790010472
Published 27 March 2006 by Raupo Publishing (NZ) Ltd
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Echoes of Gallipoli: In the Words of New Zealand's Mounted Riflemen
  

Echoes of Gallipoli: In the Words of New Zealand's Mounted Riflemen (Hardback, illustrated edition)

By Kinloch, Terry

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Echoes of Gallipoli records the battles on Gallipoli in 1915, crucial in making New Zealand the nation it is today. The huge sacrifice of life has affected the country for generations, and the annual formal rememberances on Anzac Day have become increasingly important.

ISBN 9780908988600
Published 1 January 2011 by Exisle Publishing
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Indeterminate Sentence
 

Indeterminate Sentence (Paperback, illustrated edition)

By Handyside, Alan

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Captures a piece of New Zealand history that is not well known. The Christian Pacifist Society in New Zealand reached it's peak in the 1930's. Allan Handyside was a Methodist and one of nearly 800 conscientious objectors imprisoned for their beliefs. Handyside was held at Rangipo ...

ISBN 9780958268219
Published 19 December 2005
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