Description
Product ID: | 9781780961118 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Men-at-Arms |
Title: | The New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War II |
Authors: | Author: Barry O’Sullivan, Mike Chappell, Wayne Stack |
Page Count: | 48 |
Subjects: | History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Second World War, Land forces and warfare, Second World War, Land forces & warfare, New Zealand, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
Description: | Select Guide Rating In 1939 more than 140,000 New Zealanders enlisted to fight overseas during World War II. Of these, 104,000 served in the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. This title is the story of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force's contribution to Allied victory in World War II. In 1939, New Zealand was far less well prepared for war than it had been in 1914. Nevertheless, more than 140,000 New Zealanders - nearly 9 per cent of the dominion''s total population - enlisted to fight overseas ''for King and Country'' during World War II. Of these, 104,000 served in the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, whose major component became 2nd NZ Infantry Division; by 1944 this was the largest division in the British and Commonwealth armies, with a strength of about 40,000 men in infantry and supporting artillery, armoured, engineer and service units. |
Imprint Name: | Osprey Publishing |
Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2013-03-20 |