Johnny Enzed: The New Zealand Soldier in the First World War 1914-1918

Leather / fine binding

Main Details

Title Johnny Enzed: The New Zealand Soldier in the First World War 1914-1918
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Glyn Harper
SeriesFirst World War Centenary History series
Physical Properties
Format:Leather / fine binding
Pages:720
Dimensions(mm): Height 240,Width 160
Category/GenreAustralia, New Zealand & Pacific history
First world war
ISBN/Barcode 9781775592440
ClassificationsDewey:940.48193
Audience
General
Edition Edition with numbered copies

Publishing Details

Publisher Exisle Publishing
Imprint Exisle Publishing
Publication Date 1 August 2015
Publication Country New Zealand

Description

The New Zealand soldiers who left these shores to fight in the First World War represented one of the greatest collective endeavours in the nation's history. Over 100,000 men and women would embark for overseas service and almost 60,000 of them became casualties. For a small nation like New Zealand this was a tragedy on an unimagined scale. Using their personal testimony, this book reveals what these men experienced - the truth of their lives in battle, at rest, at their best and their worst. Through a comprehensive and sympathetic scrutiny of New Zealand soldiers' correspondence, diaries and memoirs, a compelling picture of the New Zealand soldier's war from general to private is revealed. This is not a campaign history of dry facts and detail. Rather, it examines minutely the everyday experience of trench life in all its shapes and forms. Diverse topics such as barbed wire, the use of the bayonet, gas attacks, rats, horses, food, communal singing, infectious diseases and much more feature in this riveting account of the New Zealand soldier in the First World War. It is the story of ordinary men thrust into the most extraordinary circumstances imaginable. Written in an accessible style aimed at the interested general reader, the book is the product of a substantial amount of research. The text is complemented by a range of maps, illustrations, graphs and diagrams.

Author Biography

Glyn Harper is Professor of War Studies at Massey University and is General Editor of the Centenary History series. A former teacher, he joined the Australian Army in 1988 and after eight years transferred to the New Zealand Army, where he rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He is now one of NZ's best-known military historians and the author of nineteen books, including six books for children. Many of these books are on aspects of the First World War and have achieved best-seller status.