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No better death : the Great War diaries and letters of William G. Malone

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  • Description

    "No Better Death reproduces the previously unpublished correspondence and writings, as well as many images, also previously unpublished, generously provided by [Lieutenant-Colonel W.G. Malone's] descendants. This is a story of valour and fortitude under the enormous pressure of being responsible for the lives of many others.

    It is also the story of a man who had an unbounded love for his family, and constantly drew on the reciprocity of that love to pull through and overcome the frustrations, fear and life-threatening situations he was forced to endure."--back cover.

  • Place
  • Other Id

    D640 MAL (Library of Congress Call Number)

    36312 (Cat ID)

    65484 (DBTextworks system ID)

    29233 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type
  • Name/Title
    No better death : the Great War diaries and letters of William G. Malone
  • Primary Maker
  • Contributor/Publisher
    Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd
  • Place
  • Date
    2005
  • Physical Description

    375 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

  • ISBN/ISSN
    0790010062
  • Language
    English
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    1 item in this collection. View all items.

  • Subject Category
  • Content
    Foreword by Rt Hon. Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand -- foreword by Air Marshal Bruce Ferguson, Chief of Defence Force -- acknowledgments -- preface -- list of abbreviations -- introduction: a full and varied life -- saying goodbye and preparing for war: New Zealand to Egypt, August-December 1914 -- 'in the cause of the age': on active service, Egypt, December 1914-April 1915 -- 'the world never saw better men or braver': Gallipoli: the landing and the struggle for Walker's Ridge, April-May 1915 -- 'it was hell': the second battle of Krithia, May 1915 -- 'steady fighting work': Courtney's and Quinn's posts, June-July 1915 -- 'my candle is all but burnt out': ordeal on Chunuk Bair, August 1915 -- postscript: Chunuk Bair, 5-8 August -- conclusion -- notes -- bibliography -- index.
  • Public Access Text

    [Keywords: World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives--New Zealand]

    Includes bibliographical references and index. In association with the New Zealand Defence Force to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign"

  • Subject Notes
    Lieutenant-Colonel William George Malone was born in London in 1859 and died at Chunuk Bair on 8 August, 1915.
  • Collection Type
    Reading Room
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    19 Dec 2023
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