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Against the rising sun : New Zealanders remember the Pacific War edited by Megan Hutching ; with Ian McGibbon and Alison Parr ; foreword by the Right Honourable Helen Clark.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Oral history (Auckland, N.Z.) | Oral historyPublication details: Auckland [N.Z.] : HarperCollins Publishers in association with the Ministry for Culture and Heritage 2006.Description: 272 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1869506049 (pbk.) :
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction: battling the Rising Sun: New Zealanders in the Pacific War / Ian McGibbon -- Everybody became prisoner of war / Ian Newlands -- Singapore on fire / William Mitchell -- The Pacific Islands were in danger / Harry Bioletti -- The mosquitoes were big / Doug Benge -- Hawaii's been attacked / Peter Renshaw -- Riding beautiful motorbikes / Rob McLean -- We started to flood / James Murphy -- Through the shattered palm trees / Noel Rosoman -- Smoke and flames from burning aircraft / John McKay -- Ralph Williams and his tiger rags / Ralph Williams -- We strafed down the jungle / Richard Mapp -- Japanese in large numbers / Alan Roberts -- It was mainly air raids / Thomas White -- We loved our ship / Pita Tauwhare.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Heritage & Archives Alexander Library | Te Rerenga Mai o Te Kauru Heritage Collections Reference - not for loan 940.5426 AGA 1 Reference Only T00428599
Non-Fiction Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction Non-Fiction 940.5426 AGA 1 Available T00428609
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

'Against the Rising Sun' tells the stories of Kiwis in the Pacific theatre: based in New Caledonia, in action on Mono and Nissan Islands, women working in communications, and a few Air force and Navy personnel.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 51) and index.

Introduction: battling the Rising Sun: New Zealanders in the Pacific War / Ian McGibbon -- Everybody became prisoner of war / Ian Newlands -- Singapore on fire / William Mitchell -- The Pacific Islands were in danger / Harry Bioletti -- The mosquitoes were big / Doug Benge -- Hawaii's been attacked / Peter Renshaw -- Riding beautiful motorbikes / Rob McLean -- We started to flood / James Murphy -- Through the shattered palm trees / Noel Rosoman -- Smoke and flames from burning aircraft / John McKay -- Ralph Williams and his tiger rags / Ralph Williams -- We strafed down the jungle / Richard Mapp -- Japanese in large numbers / Alan Roberts -- It was mainly air raids / Thomas White -- We loved our ship / Pita Tauwhare.

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