Last line of defence : New Zealanders remember the war at home / edited by Megan Hutching ; foreword by Helen Clark.
Material type: TextSeries: Oral history ; | Oral history ; Oral history | Oral history (Auckland, N.Z.) | Landmark seriesPublication details: Auckland, N.Z. : HarperCollins in association with Ministry for Culture and Heritage, 2007.Description: 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781869506056 (pbk.) :
- 1869506057 (pbk.) :
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Heritage & Archives | Alexander Library | Te Rerenga Mai o Te Kauru Heritage Collections | Reference - not for loan | 940.5481 LAS | 1 | Reference Only | T00436287 | ||
Non-Fiction | Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction | 940.5481 LAS | 1 | Available | T00450229 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In the days of WW2 after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, New Zealand stood vulnerable before numbers in the home Army, Navy and Air Force were built up, and women joined as WAACs, Wrens and WAAFs. Together, they guarded New Zealand. This book describes these men and women, giving us an insight into the vital backroom tasks necessary in wartime.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: In uniform at home -- Further readings -- 'My life has changed' / Jane McIntyre -- 'Chief storeman in the stores' / Harry Spencer -- 'I couldn't kill' / Mervyn Browne -- 'I chose to be a pilot' / George Judge -- 'Sworn to secrecy' / Betty van Praag -- 'All dedicated girls' / Maisie Munro -- 'I wanted a driving job' / Ngaire Gibbons -- 'We trained on the predictors' / Hazel Rowe -- 'They were calling for volunteers' / Katherine Dyall -- 'Something called the filter room' / Gwen Stevens -- 'We were very good shots' / George Clark -- 'Everyone brought their watches to the instrument section' / Peter Crispe -- 'So the navy it was' / Derek Laver -- 'Ordinary nursing duties' / Maisie Takle -- 'Ironing the billiard table' / Heather Crispe.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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