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.
Material type: TextSeries: 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
- unmediated
- volume
- 1869506049 (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 | 940.5426 AGA | 1 | Reference Only | T00428599 | ||
Non-Fiction | Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction | 940.5426 AGA | 1 | Available | T00428609 |
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.