Behind Enemy Lines Kiwi (5 results)
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Seller: The Secret Bookshop, Tararua, New ZealandThe Secret Bookshop
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Issued. 1st Edition. Behind Enemy Lines: Kiwi Freedom Fighters in WWII Between 1941 and 1945, many young Kiwi combatants found themselves loose behind enemy lines in occupied southern Europe - mostly Greece, Yugoslavia and Italy. Most were escaped prisoners of war, tr…ying to reach friendly territory. A few brave souls such as John Mulgan and Dudley Perkins took even riskier routes, actually landing in occupied territory to bolster the resistance and carry the fight to the enemy. When need arose, the escapees fought, often as members of partisan bands. 'We decided that if it was too late to get across to Turkey or Palestine the alternative was to kick up a bit of a bloody shindig in southern Greece,' Bill Griffiths recalled of his experiences. Resourceful and determined Kiwis helped make life a headache for German and Italian occupying forces. This book tells of many extraordinary feats of heroism and survival. We have only to look at Bill Griffiths' adventures, scudding into Piraeus harbour amidst a storm, right under the noses of the Nazis; or at the way Frank Gardner took the war into his own hands, dynamiting German trains with or without the help of the partisans, to realise just how remarkable, determined and capable these young New Zealanders really were. 1999. Random house. Paperback. 253pp. In Very Good condition. Minor shelf wear only.
Published by Random House 2010, 2010
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Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New ZealandHard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd.
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Seller: SPHINX LIBRARY, CHONBURI, ThailandSPHINX LIBRARY
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book Condition: Very Good Used Sypnosis: The cloak and dagger, secretive, mercurial, exceedingly hazardous life behind enemy lines . . . ' (Allan Yeoman) Between 1941 and 1945 a fair number of young Kiwi combatants found themselves loose behind enemy lines in occupied southern Europ…e - mostly Greece, Yugoslavia and Italy. Most were escaped prisoners of war, trying to reach friendly territory. A few brave souls such as John Mulgan and Dudley Perkins took even riskier routes, actually landing in occupied territory to bolster the resistance and carry the fight to the enemy. When need arose, the escapees fought, often as members of partisan bands. 'We decided that if it was too late to get across to Turkey or Palestine the alternative was to kick up a bit of a bloody shindig in southern Greece,' Bill Griffiths recalled of his experiences. Resourceful and determined Kiwis helped make life a headache for German and Italian occupying forces. This book tells of many extraordinary feats of heroism and survival. We have only to look at Bill Griffiths' adventures, scudding into Piraeus harbour amidst a storm, right under the noses of the Nazis; or at the way Frank Gardner took the war into his own hands, dynamiting German trains with or without the help of the partisans, to realise just how remarkable, determined and capable these young New Zealanders really were.
Published by Random House, NZ, 2010
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Seller: Book Express (NZ), Shannon, New ZealandBook Express (NZ)
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Paperback. Condition: Good. 253 pages. slight corner wear to card covers.
Published by Random House, 2010
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Seller: Vintage Books of Dunedin, Dunedin, New ZealandVintage Books of Dunedin
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 253p A selection from 10 writers dealing with New Zealanders who were behind German lines between 1941 and 1945, for example, escaped POWs, or some who were sent to help bolster the resistance.
