- 1989 first edition, 304 pages
- Published by Heinemann Reed
- Softcover
- Good plus condition, minor cover wear, edge tanning
Inscribed and signed by author on free front end paper. Illustrated and index included.
9.30pm, Sunday 3 September 1939: New Zealand declares war on Germany, within three minutes of receiving news of Britain's declaration.
Published to mark the fifieth anniversay of this event, War Memorial is a detailed chronology of New Zealand's involvement in World War II. For 50 years political leaders, miltary chiefs and historians have debated the battle and campaign strategies of the war. Generals, admirals and air marshals have been compared with their opponents. Weaponry, manpower reserves and battle training have been examined. In the absorbing text that accompanies this chronology, New Zealand's war record is revised in the light of this half-century of assessment and reassessment.
Illustrated with numerous maps and contemporary photographs, War Memorial is the definitive reference work on New Zealand and World War II,
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