Kiwis At War 1918

Author : Des Hunt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781775432821
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kiwis at War: 1918 written by Des Hunt and published by . This book was released on 2018-03 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four Christmases have passed since the world went to war in 1914. Struggling to survive in the trenches, close to enemy lines, amid the terror of gunfire and the whine of warplanes, Kiwi soldier Henry Hunt rescues a shaken little dog. He has no idea he'll soon be facing a disciplinary hearing. To Henry's relief, the Major allows the little foxie to live this time. Henry finds the dog is not only a comfort to his fellow soldiers on the battlefields of France, but a great ratter, too. Together, can they survive the Great War?

Author : Susan Brocker
Publisher : Scholastic New Zealand
ISBN 13 : 1775432718
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kiwis at War 1914 written by Susan Brocker and published by Scholastic New Zealand. This book was released on 2014-08-04 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Billy galloped Tui neck and neck alongside the squadron of horses, the noise of a hundred horses’ hooves thundering in his ears … All along the lineup of horses, the other troopers were doing the same, leaping, crouching and firing. The noise was deafening … machine-gun fire cracked overhead and shells thudded into the ground.” Billy may have been fresh off the farm, but he was a good rider and an even better shot. When the world went to war in 1914, Kiwis rushed to enlist. For Billy and his best mate, Jack, joining the Mounted Rifles Regiment held the promise of adventure –– little did they know that half the battle would lie in keeping their horses alive aboard the troopship as they journeyed halfway around the world.

Author : Christopher Pugsley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781869538781
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fighting for Empire written by Christopher Pugsley and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One hundred thousand New Zealanders sailed to war between 1914 and 1918, and at the end of four years of conflict the country had suffered 60,000 casualties, including 18,000 dead. Dr Chris Pugsley's account of the First World War (first published as a section in Scars on the Heart: 200 Years of NZ at War, Bateman, 1996), is a tale of learning about war the hard way, by bitter and costly experience, drawing on photographs, letters and diaries to examine the impact of war through the eyes of those involved. This lively mix of text, photographs and soldiers' own accounts covers all aspects of the war: from NZ's seizing German Samoa five days after war was declared, ANZAC Cove and Gallipoli, patriotism at home, Mounted Rifles in Sinai and Palestine, the role of our nurses, the Western Front, and 'Sea Dogs and Flying Aces' - how our sailors and airmen fought the war.

Author : Peter Pedersen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 111823832X
Total Pages : 658 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book ANZACS on the Western Front written by Peter Pedersen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lavishly illustrated account of the ANZACs involvement in the Western Front--complete with walking and driving tours of 28 battlefields With rare photographs and documents from the Australian War Memorial archive and extensive travel information, this is the most comprehensive guide to the battlefields of the Western Front on the market. Every chapter covers not just the battles, but the often larger-than-life personalities who took part in them. Following a chronological order from 1916 through 1918, the book leads readers through every major engagement the Australian and New Zealanders fought in and includes tactical considerations and extracts from the personal diaries of soldiers. This is the perfect book for anyone who wants to explore the battlefields of the Western Front, either in-person or from the comfort of home.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 5 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kiwis at War written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Claude Crosbie Taylor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Kiwi Soldier's Notes of Personal Experiences Prior to and While in Service with the New Zealand Rifle Brigade During the Great War, 1914-1918 written by Claude Crosbie Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Christopher Pugsley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781869537081
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kiwis in Conflict written by Christopher Pugsley and published by . This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich and fascinating account of the impact of war through the eyes of those involved. Leading historians have contributed to this major work, and the new edition has the latest information on New Zealanders as peacekeepers and the awarding of the Victoria Cross to Corporal Apiata.

Author : Glyn Harper
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781775592396
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Johnny Enzed written by Glyn Harper and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The New Zealand soldiers who left these shores to fight in the First World War represented one of the greatest collective endeavours in the nation's history. Over 100,000 men and women would embark for overseas service and almost 60,000 of them became casualties. For a small nation like New Zealand this was a tragedy on an unimagined scale. Using their personal testimony, this book reveals what these men experienced - the truth of their lives in battle, at rest, at their best and their worst. Through a comprehensive and sympathetic scrutiny of New Zealand soldiers' correspondence, diaries and memoirs, a compelling picture of the New Zealand soldier's war from general to private is revealed. This is not a campaign history of dry facts and detail. Rather, it examines minutely the everyday experience of trench life in all its shapes and forms. Diverse topics such as barbed wire, the use of the bayonet, gas attacks, rats, horses, food, communal singing, infectious diseases and much more feature in this riveting account of the New Zealand soldier in the First World War. It is the story of ordinary men thrust into the most extraordinary circumstances imaginable. Written in an accessible style aimed at the interested general reader, the book is the product of a substantial amount of research. The text is complemented by a range of maps, illustrations, graphs and diagrams"--Publisher's website.

Author : Bennett Row
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 7 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Remembering Kiwis at War written by Bennett Row and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Geoffrey W. Rice
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ISBN 13 : 9781927145951
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Black Flu 1918 written by Geoffrey W. Rice and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many New Zealand families were affected by the 1918 influenza pandemic. In the space of about six weeks, over 6400 Pakeha died and an estimated 2500 Maori. That equals nearly half the total of New Zealand soldiers killed in the First World War. Yet these were civilians, dying in the first month of peace. This was New Zealand's worst-ever public health disaster. The whole country seemed to shut down for several weeks in November 1918. Because the victims' bodies turned black when they died, many believed it was the plague.Could it happen again? The risk of another major influenza pandemic is even greater now, thanks to international jet travel. Global flu surveillance should give us better warning, and we now have anti-viral drugs and antibiotics to deal with the secondary pneumonia that was the real killer in 1918. But do we have the systems in place to deal with another massive health crisis? This book shows how we coped back in 1918 - the response of public health officials, how the sick were nursed, how thousands of convalescents were fed and the lessons learned that may still be useful today. It is an inspiring and fascinating story that all New Zealanders need to know about.