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Those Who Have The Courage: The History of the Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps and Predecessor Forces

Author :  Matthew Wright

Product Details

Country
New Zealand
Publisher
Oratia Books, Auckland, New Zealand
ISBN 9781990042553
Format HardBound
Language English
Year of Publication 2024
Bib. Info 648p. Include Bibliography & Index
Categories History
Product Weight 2700 gms.
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'Those Who Have the Courage will be a valuable resource for anyone who is interested in the military and social history of New Zealand. It is a comprehensive history of the Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps, the Mounted Rifles and predecessor units ...' - Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro, from the Foreword. The product of painstaking, multi-year research by esteemed historian and author Matthew Wright, this richly illustrated hardback is a must-have for the history reader. Part 1 covers the colonial cavalry that fought in the NZ Wars and Anglo-Boer War, then Part 2 moves to the Mounted Rifles distinguishing themselves in the First World War, at the end of which the tank came into play. Part 3 describes the Armoured Corps' varied roles in the Second World War; Part 4 details what Wright calls an 'armoured evolution', through actions from the Korean War to Vietnam and Part 5 records action in East Timor and Afghanistan, and modern challenges, rounding out this readable story. The appendices include rolls of honour, lists of vehicles and organisational charts.

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