Table of Contents

Introduction: New Zealand and the Second World War 7
One: At War Again 13
Two: Early Days 21
Three: Greece and Crete 73
Four: The Air War over Europe 95
Five: The War in North Africa 129
Six: The War at Sea 191
Seven: The Air War over the Pacific 231
Eight: The Ground War in the Pacific 253
Nine: The Italian Campaign 271 Ten: Prisoners of War 301
Eleven: The Home Front and Jayforce 321
Twelve: Coming Home 353
Notes 363
Abbreviations 368
Bibliography 369
Acknowledgements 371
About the Authors 372
Index 375

About the Author

Glyn Harper is Professor of War Studies at Massey University in Palmerston North. Graduating with a master’s degree in modern history, and a diploma of teaching from the University of Canterbury, Glyn moved to Australia where he was a high school teacher for seven years. In 1988, Glyn joined the Australian Army and later completed his PhD on the New Zealand commander Sir Howard Kippenberger at the University of New England. In 1996, Glyn transferred to the New Zealand Army where, as commanding officer of the Military Studies Institute, he rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Glyn was the Army’s official historian for the deployment to East Timor and is the best-selling author of more than 20 books for adults. He is also an award-winning author of books for children and young people.

After retiring from the Army in 2001, Glyn joined Massey University. He was Director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies for six years and was instrumental in establishing the Centenary History Programme. He was Massey’s Project Manager for the CHP and wrote two of its 14 volumes. In 2010, Glyn was a Fulbright Senior Scholar in the United States and in 2012 he was awarded a Queen’s Service Medal for services to historical research.