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Fearless : the extraordinary untold story of New Zealand's Great War airmen

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  • Ingoa Kē

    Extraordinary untold story of New Zealand's great war airmen (Alternate title)

    First World War centenary history (Series)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    More than 1000 New Zealanders served in the Royal Flying Corps, Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Air Force. Several, including Sir Keith Park, later became senior air commanders of the Second World War. Among them were leading air aces, including Keith Caldwell, Ronald Bannerman and the famous tennis player Anthony Wilding.

    A special type of New Zealander who craved risk and adventure, and who loved speed and engines, they went up in tiny, fragile aircraft to face enormous danger. If they survived their training - and many did not - then they had to survive encountering the German air aces. Historian Adam Claasen tells their fascinating and little-known story, and explains how their courage enabled military aviation to develop

  • Wāhi
    Auckland, New Zealand
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    D607.N49 CLA (Library of Congress Call Number)

    89142 (Cat ID)

    88984 (Presto content ID)

  • Wāhanga

    Publications

Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga

Rārangi

  • Momo Taonga

    book

  • Ingoa/Taitara
    Fearless : the extraordinary untold story of New Zealand's Great War airmen
  • Ingoa Kē

    Extraordinary untold story of New Zealand's great war airmen (Alternate title)

    First World War centenary history (Series)

  • Kaiwaihanga Matua

     Adam Claasen (Author)

  • Kaituku Kōrero/Kaiwhakaputa
    Massey University Press
  • Wāhi
    Auckland, New Zealand
  • Rā
    2017
  • Whakaahuatanga ā-Kiko

    495 pages : illustrations, colour maps, portraits ; 26 cm

  • ISBN/ISSN
    9780994140784
  • Taumata o te Mauhanga o Nāianei
    Bib record
  • Ahanoa Mema

    2 ngā tūemi kei tēnei kohinga. Tirohia ngā tūemi katoa.

  • Huinga Kaupapa

    World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations, British

    World War, 1914-1918--New Zealand

    Airmen--New Zealand/Library of Congress subject headings

    Air pilots, Military--New Zealand--History/Library of Congress subject headings

  • Kōrero o Roto
    The pioneers, 1908-1912 -- Flying fever, 1912-1914 -- Lucky devils, 1914-1915 -- Above the fray, 1915 -- Dust and dysentry, 1915 -- Airmen for the empire -- Bashed into shape -- Death from above, 1916 -- Fire in the sky, 1916 -- Bloody April, 1917 -- The supreme sacrifice, 1917 -- A bigger endeavour, 1917 -- The 'Greatest show ever seen', 1918 -- Spring offensive, 1918 -- Sea assault, 1918 -- One hundred days, 1918.
  • Kuputuhi e Wātea Tūmatanui ana

    [Keywords: World War One; First World War; World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations, New Zealand]

    Includes bibliographical references (pages 480-483) and index.

  • Momo Kohinga
    Reading Room
    Pou Maumahara
  • Manatārua
    All rights reserved
  • Whakahounga o Mua
    19 Dec 2023

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