A bloody road home : World War Two and New Zealand's heroic Second Division / Christopher Pugsley

Bib ID:
6616338
Format:
Book
Author:
Pugsley, Christopher, author
Description:
  • Auckland, New Zealand : Penguin, 2014
  • ©2014
  • 620 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some coloured), maps (some coloured), portraits (some coloured) ; 27 cm
ISBN:
  • 9780143571896 (hardback)
  • 0143571893 (hardback)
Full contents:
  • 1. Raising a New Zealand division
  • 2. Freyberg's circus in Egypt
  • 3. Greece
  • 4. Withdrawal from Greece
  • 5. Defending Crete
  • 6. Crete : the airborne assault
  • 7. Crete : a lost battle
  • 8. Preparing for desert operations
  • 9. Operation CRUSADER
  • 10. The battle for Tobruk
  • 11. Breakout at Minqar Qaim
  • 12. Ruweisat Ridge
  • 13. El Mreir and Alam Halfa
  • 14. Alamein : the killing match
  • 15. Following the Black Diamond Track
  • 16. Orsogna
  • 17. Cassino
  • 18. Operation DICKENS
  • 19. To Florence
  • 20. The gothic line and beyond
  • 21. One more river
  • 22. Your magnificent division.
Notes:
  • "The National Army Museum acknowledges that this work was made possible through the generosity of an anonymous donor who had a love of history. It was the wish of the donor that a substantial work on the Second New Zealand Division in World War Two should be researched and published. The National Army Museum is delighted to present "A Bloody Road Home", which fulfills in every way the wish of the donor" -- Colophon.
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages [290]-602) and index.
  • The assistance of the New Zealand History Research Trust Fund (Ministry for Culture and Heritage) towards the production of this book is gratefully acknowledged by the publisher.
Subject:
Other authors/contributors:
Copyright:

Request this item

Request this item to view in the Library’s reading room.

Tools

Similar items

Explore