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Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!
Maori In the First World War
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This major publication about Māori participation in the First World War is written by New Zealand's leading Māori military historian, Dr Monty Soutar, author of the award-winning Nga Tama Toa C Company, Māori Battalion. Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E! offers a fascinating look at the Pioneer Battalion—the...
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See moreA fascinating look at the Pioneer Battalion (the Battalion created for Maori to serve) that will shed light on the reasons why some men signed on to serve, and others staunchly resisted the call to join the imperial conflict.
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Description
This major publication about Māori participation in the First World War is written by New Zealand's leading Māori military historian, Dr Monty Soutar, author of the award-winning Nga Tama Toa C Company, Māori Battalion.
Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E! offers a fascinating look at the Pioneer Battalion—the unit created for Māori to serve. The book sheds light on the reasons why some men signed up to serve, while others staunchly resisted the call to join the imperial conflict.
As with Dr Soutar's first book, it combines the story of the war and the role of Māori in it, with the words and thoughts of the men themselves, as well as those back home.
Featuring over 300 images, many sourced from family collections and not previously published, Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E! provides a unique and personal perspective on a pivotal moment in history.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781869539580
Publisher: David Bateman Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 07 June 2019
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: David Bateman Ltd
Illustration: Full-colour
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 210.0mm
Height: 286.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 576
About the Author
A senior historian with Manatu Taonga / The Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Monty Soutar ONZM (Ngati Porou, Ngati Awa, Ngai Tai, Ngati Kahungunu) was the World War One Historian-in-Residence at the Auckland War Memorial Museum (2014 17). He has worked widely with iwi and Maori communities, in particular while writing Nga Tama Toa (David Bateman, 2008), which told the story of C Company of 28 (Maori) Battalion in the Second World War. Currently he is leading a digital project on Treaty of Waitangi settlements in New Zealand. He has been a teacher, soldier and university lecturer and has held a number of appointments on national bodies, including the First World War Centenary Panel and the Waitangi Tribunal.
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