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The diamond track : from Egypt to Tunisia with the Second New Zealand Division 1942-1943

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  • Other Name

    2nd New Zealand Division in action. (Alternate title)

    Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force surveys ; 8 (Series)

  • Description

    "This survey, 'The Diamond Track,' covers the final scenes in the Battle of North Africa during which the Italian overseas empire ceased to exist and the Axis armies of Hitler and Mussolini suffered a major disaster in Tunisia.

    It was during these battles that the 2nd New Zealand Division and attached British formations made the fullest use of their great mobility and carried out the series of 'left hooks' through the desert, first round Agheila, then to outflank Tripoli, and lastly round the Mareth line. In these campaigns, the Division's black diamond signs marked the axis of our thrust line from the frontier of Egypt to the final battlefield in Tunisia."--foreword.

  • Place
    Wellington, New Zealand
  • Other Id

    D766.82 NEW (Library of Congress Call Number)

    11611 (Cat ID)

    C 10636 (DBTextworks system ID)

    1792 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

    Publications

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    pamphlet

  • Name/Title
    The diamond track : from Egypt to Tunisia with the Second New Zealand Division 1942-1943
  • Other Name

    2nd New Zealand Division in action. (Alternate title)

    Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force surveys ; 8 (Series)

  • Primary Maker

     New Zealand Army Board (Issuing body)

  • Contributor/Publisher
    Army Board
  • Place
    Wellington, New Zealand
  • Date
    1945
  • Physical Description

    37 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm

  • Language
    English
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    3 items in this collection. View all items.

  • Subject Category

    New Zealand. Army. Expeditionary Force, 2nd

    World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Africa, North

    World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--New Zealand

  • Provenance Details
    Copy 125219 stamped on title page: 21st New Zealand Infantry Battalion Assn. (Inc.)- No. 66
  • Content
    Foreword -- a mobile division -- 'left hook' at Agheila -- Christmas and the nex tmove -- the end of the Italian Empire -- Tripoli -- Rommel strikes back -- turning the Mareth Line -- the end in Tunisia
  • Public Access Text

    Cover subtitle: The 2nd New Zealand Division in action. "The eighth in the series of official surveys of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force ..."--Page [4].

  • Collection Type
    Pamphlet Collection
    General Collection
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    19 Dec 2023

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