The home front New Zealand society and the war effort, 1914-1919
"The Great War is now typically regarded as senseless and futile, but most New Zealanders at the time, rightly or wrongly, considered it to be a war to preserve security and freedoms, to punish an aggressive enemy, and to win a better world. Yet the war years proved a tumultuous time, and bitte...
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| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | English |
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Auckland, New Zealand
Massey University Press
2019
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| Schriftenreihe: | First World War centenary history
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| Zusammenfassung: | "The Great War is now typically regarded as senseless and futile, but most New Zealanders at the time, rightly or wrongly, considered it to be a war to preserve security and freedoms, to punish an aggressive enemy, and to win a better world. Yet the war years proved a tumultuous time, and bitterness and animosities ran alongside idealism and sacrifice. Divisive issues, economic volatility and a rising death toll all threatened resolve. The Home Front offers a compelling account of how a small and developing country confronted the complex questions and brutal realities of a world war"--Back cover |
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| Beschreibung: | 517 Seiten Illustrationen, Portraits |
| ISBN: | 9780995100183 |