Te Hokowhitu a Tu - The Maori Pioneer Battalion in the First World War

Maori soldiers signing up for the First World War representing a formidable fighting force - Te Hokowhitu a Tu, or the Seventy twice-told warriors of the war god, Tumatauenga. Paternalistic concern kept the Maori Pioneer Battalion kept most back from the front lines as support troops, but their war efforts won them rights as full citizens of their homelands.

Drawing on rare archival material and previously unpublished diaries and letters, TE HOKOWHITU A TU is the authoritative account of Maori and Pacific Islanders in the First World War, and balances the wider
story of the Pioneer Battalion's exploits with a portrait of daily life for soldiers who laboured not only against the enemy but also racism behind their own lines.

About the author

Dr Christopher Pugsley is one of New Zealand's leading historians. A retired Lieutenant-Colonel in the New Zealand Army, he was a lecturer in military studies in New Zealand, Australia and UK until his retirement in 2012. His latest work is The Camera in the Crowd: Filming New Zealand in Peace and War, 1895-1920.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Pugsley
• Publisher: Oratia Media
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2015
• EAN: 9781877514777
• ISBN: 978-1-877514-77-7
• No. of pages: 148
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 297 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 404 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous