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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

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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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The Troopers' Tale: The History of the Otago Mounted Rifles
 

The Troopers' Tale: The History of the Otago Mounted Rifles (Hardback)

Edited by Mackay, Don

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Talk about the charge of the Light Brigade. The infantry said we were mad, and by Jove we were! We charged over barbed wire entanglements, over trenches..." The Troopers' Tale tells for the first time the exciting stories of the Otago mounted Rifles during their many overseas cam ...

ISBN 9780473204624
Published 9 March 2012 by Nationwide Books
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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
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In the Heavens Above: British Commonwealth Air Training Plan : (RNZAF Aircrew Training Canada, 1940-1945)
 

In the Heavens Above: British Commonwealth Air Training Plan : (RNZAF Aircrew Training Canada, 1940-1945) (Hardback)

By Lindsey, Lorna; Lindsey, Ivan

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The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, known is the BCATP, was a huge joint military aircrew training programme created during WW2 by the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Its prime aim was to give advanced training to new pilots, navigators, bomb aimers, ai ...

ISBN 9781877427381
Published 25 April 2012 by Willson Scott Publishing
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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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Wine, Women and Song: A Spitfire Pilot's Story
 

Wine, Women and Song: A Spitfire Pilot's Story (Hardback)

By Brown, Hamish; Brown, Douglas G. E.

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Wine, Women and Song is the fabulous account of Doug Brown's war years. The title is named after one of the Spitfire aircraft that Doug flew while he was with 485 NZ Squadron in England.

ISBN 9780473178574
Published 1 January 2011
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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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