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Synopsis
In the dark days of WW2 after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, New Zealand stood vulnerable and exposed before numbers in the home Army, Navy and Air Force were built up, and women joined as WAACs and Wrens and WAAFs. Together they guarded New Zealand on land and sea: some tracked approaching aircraft, some monitored signals, some maintained essential equipment. They were stationed from the far north to the deep south, and together they were our Last Line of Defence. As well as the armed forces, men served in the Home Guard and women in the Women's War Service Auxiliary or Women's Land Service. Some people were held in detention camps because of their conscientious objection to the war. Whether it was carrying out top-secret radar work, making sure that the kitchens at Trentham Army camp were kept supplied or running the first aid station at Papakura camp, the men and women in this book give us an insight into the vital backroom tasks so necessary in wartime.
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About the Author
Megan Hutching is a senior historian with the Oral History Unit of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. She has worked with HarperCollins for several years now on the oral history Military heritage project initiated by the Prime Minister, Helen Clark.
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- PublisherHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1869506057
- ISBN 13 9781869506056
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages272
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Last Line of Defence: New Zealanders Remember the War At Home
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Condition: Good. In the dark days of the Second World War after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, New Zealand stood vulnerable and exposed before numbers in the home Army, Navy and Air Force were built up, and women joined as WAACs and Wrens and WAAFs. Together they guarded New Zealand on land and sea: some tracked approaching aircraft, some monitored signals, some maintained essential equipment. They were stationed from the far north to the deep south, and together they were our Last Line of Defence. As well as the armed forces, men served in the Home Guard and women in the Women's War Service Auxiliary or Women's Land Service. Some people were held in detention camps because of their conscientious objection to the war. Whether it was carrying out top-secret radar work, making sure that the kitchens at Trentham Army camp were kept supplied, or running the first aid station at Papakura camp, the men and women in this book give us an insight into the vital backroom tasks so necessary in wartime. These moving and evocative stories of a nation at war complete the groundbreaking seven-volume Oral History series which began with A UNIQUE SORT OF BATTLE: NEW ZEALANDERS REMEMBER CRETE and which is destined to become a significant part of our cultural record. heavy 272 pages. Seller Inventory # 1382944
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Last Line of Defence: New Zealanders Remember the War At Home
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HarperCollins in association with Ministry for Cul 2007 Paperback, 2007
ISBN 10: 1869506057
ISBN 13: 9781869506056
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Condition: Good. In the dark days of the Second World War after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, New Zealand stood vulnerable and exposed before numbers in the home Army, Navy and Air Force were built up, and women joined as WAACs and Wrens and WAAFs. Together they guarded New Zealand on land and sea: some tracked approaching aircraft, some monitored signals, some maintained essential equipment. They were stationed from the far north to the deep south, and together they were our Last Line of Defence. As well as the armed forces, men served in the Home Guard and women in the Women's War Service Auxiliary or Women's Land Service. Some people were held in detention camps because of their conscientious objection to the war. Whether it was carrying out top-secret radar work, making sure that the kitchens at Trentham Army camp were kept supplied, or running the first aid station at Papakura camp, the men and women in this book give us an insight into the vital backroom tasks so necessary in wartime. These moving and evocative stories of a nation at war complete the groundbreaking seven-volume Oral History series which began with A UNIQUE SORT OF BATTLE: NEW ZEALANDERS REMEMBER CRETE and which is destined to become a significant part of our cultural record. heavy 272 pages. Seller Inventory # 1338239
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Last Line of Defence: New Zealanders Remember the War on the Home Front: New Zealanders Remember the War at Home
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Last Line of Defence: New Zealanders Remember the War on the Home Front
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Paperback. illustrated edition. This will have many more interviews with women than men. There were large numbers of WAAFs, WRENs and WAACs serving in New Zealand, as well as women in the Women's War Service Auxiliary and land girls. There will be sample interviews with men in the Army, Navy and Air Force who were stationed in New Zealand, along with some who served in the Home Guard. (N.B. Helen Clark's father was in the Home Guard and I hope to interview him.) I will also include the experiences of a conscientious objector. Here's a flavour of the book, from WREN Marjorie Lee: One regulation in particular was that Wrens were not allowed to 'loiter' and speak with males within the confines of the naval base. I met my brother on the stairs up to my office one day. We hadn't met for two years. We spoke only briefly but I was called into the Superintendent's office and spoken to quite severely. Another interesting aspect was taking verbatim notes at naval enquiries. The third one I did was at HMNZS Cook in Wellington - a claim of character defamation by one rating against another. When the actual words used were to be given in evidence I was sent from the room. For the record, the words used were that the defendant called the other rating 'a nancy' - in today's world laughable!. Seller Inventory # 8884079
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Softcover. Condition: USED_FINE. ANZAC MILITARY HISTORY In the dark days of the Second World War after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor New Zealand stood vulnerable and exposed before numbers in the home Army Navy and Air Force were built up and women joined as WAACs and Wrens and WAAFs. Together they guarded New Zealand on land and sea: some tracked approaching aircraft some monitored signals some maintained essential equipment. They were stationed from the far north to the deep south and together they were our Last Line of Defence. As well as the armed forces men served in the Home Guard and women in the Women's War Service Auxiliary or Women's Land Service. Some people were held in detention camps because of their conscientious objection to the war. Whether it was carrying out top-secret radar work making sure that the kitchens at Trentham Army camp were kept supplied or running the first aid station at Papakura camp the men and women in this book give us an insight into the vital backroom tasks so necessary in wartime.272 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. #230223 World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, New Zealand. | World War, 1939-1945 -- New Zealand. | New Zealand -- History -- 1918-1945. Oral history (Auckland, N.Z.) Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Seller Inventory # 76889
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