Those Who Have The Courage – The History Of The Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps

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ISBN: 9781990042553
Title: Those Who Have The Courage – The History Of The Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps
Author: WRIGHT MATTHEW

‘Those Who Have the Courage will be a valuable resource for anyone who is interested in the military and social history of New Zealand. It is a comprehensive history of the Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps, the Mounted Rifles and predecessor units …’
– Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro, from the Foreword.
The product of painstaking, multi-year research by esteemed historian and author Matthew Wright, this richly illustrated hardback is a must-have for the history reader. Part 1 covers the colonial cavalry that fought in the NZ Wars and Anglo-Boer War, then Part 2 moves to the Mounted Rifles distinguishing themselves in the First World War, at the end of which the tank came into play.
Part 3 describes the Armoured Corps’ varied roles in the Second World War; Part 4 details what Wright calls an ‘armoured evolution’, through actions from the Korean War to Vietnam and Part 5 records action in East Timor and Afghanistan, and modern challenges, rounding out this readable story. The appendices include rolls of honour, lists of vehicles and organisational charts.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 03/04/2024
Pages: 648
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