Won by the spade : how the Royal New Zealand Engineers built a nation / Peter Cooke.
Won by the spade : how the Royal New Zealand Engineers built a nation / Peter Cooke.
Won by the spade : how the Royal New Zealand Engineers built a nation / Peter Cooke.
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Publisher
Dunedin, New Zealand : Exisle Publishing Ltd, 2019.
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G 2019/3647
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Language
English
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Physical content
624 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Foreword / J. R. Boswell -- Foreword / Glyn Harper -- 1. 1500-1860s: Māori military engineering -- 2. 1840s-1860s: Royal Engineers in New Zealand -- 3. 1860s-1900s: Rise of the New Zealand engineer -- 4. First World War-1930s: Territorial Engineers and the Great War sapper -- 5. Second World War: M...
Appendices (1: Died in service ; 2: Senior appointmenst ; 3: Honours and awards ; 4: NZ Engineer units and formations ; 5: New Zealanders in other military engineer forces ; 6: The Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers) -- Royal NZ Engineer lineage.
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Publisher
Dunedin, New Zealand : Exisle Publishing Ltd, 2019.
Date Published
2019.
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Summary
"This history of the Royal New Zealand Engineers gives a comprehensive account of the corps' actions, events and personnel from the New Zealand Wars of the 19th century to the present day. It examines military engineering in New Zealand, including that of Māori, the corps' role in overseas wars and home defences, and provides a contemporary record...
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Won by the spade : how the Royal New Zealand Engineers built a nation / Peter Cooke.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [550]-607) and index.
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©2019
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G 2019/3647
Record Identifier
74VKVejDNmOg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVejDNmOg
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ISBN
1775593649 hardcover
9781775593645 hardback
DDC
358.2230993
MMS ID
991024256990202626
