The New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War I

Informationen zum Autor Wayne Stack was a frontline member of the New Zealand Police for 18 years before deciding on a career change to follow his lifelong passion for military history. He completed a PhD at the University of Canterbury on the New Zealand Army officer corps of 1909-1945. He lives with his wife and two children in Christchurch, New Zealand. Mike Chappell enlisted as a teenage private in the Royal Hampshire Regiment in 1952 and retired in 1974, as RSM of the 1st Battalion The Wessex Regiment (Rifle Volunteers), after seeing service in Malaya, Cyprus, Swaziland, Libya, Germany, Ulster and home garrisons. He began painting military subjects in 1968 and has gained worldwide popularity as a military illustrator. Mike has written and illustrated many books for Osprey. Mike currently lives in France. Klappentext The New Zealand Expeditionary Force earned an elite reputation on the Western Front In World War I, and the New Zealanders' war effort was a defining moment in their national history. The statistics are astonishing: of the total population of New Zealand of 1 million, no fewer than 100,000 men enlisted, and of those, 18,000 were killed and 58,000 wounded. In other words, 15 percent of the male population of New Zealand became casualties. Famously, the NZEF was first committed at Gallipoli in 1915, but NZ cavalry regiments also helped defend Egypt and fought in Palestine with Allenby's famous Desert Mounted Corps. On the Western Front the Kiwis were called the 'Silent Division' for their fieldcraft and their uncomplaining professionalism. This book is both a tribute and a history of the contribution made by a small nation.An examination of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War I. Zusammenfassung "The New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War I". Inhaltsverzeichnis Pre-war military training and organization - the Territorial Force Raising the Expeditionary Force, 1914 - organizations - volunteers and conscripts Chronology of campaigns Samoa Gallipoli Egypt and Palestine The Western Front Evolution of the NZ Division: structure - command - personnel - uniforms - equipment - tactics Plate commentaries: uniform and insignia details ...

Product details

• Authors: Wayne Stack, Stack Wayne
• Assisted by: Mike Chappell (Illustration), Chappell Mike (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.10.2011
• EAN: 9781849085397
• ISBN: 978-1-84908-539-7
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 239 mm x 5 mm
• Series: Men-at-Arms; Men-at-Arms; Men-At-Arms (Osprey)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Europe, European History, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Military / Special Forces, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Warfare & defence, c 1910 to c 1919, Warfare and defence, Australasian and Pacific history, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), Weapons and equipment, New Zealand / Aotearoa, Military uniforms / insignia