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Fighting past each other : the New Zealand Wars 1845-1875 / Matthew Wright.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Auckland [N.Z.] : Reed, [2006]Copyright date: ©2006Description: 48 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps (1 in colour), portraits ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 186948424X
  • 9781869484248
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 993.02
Contents:
Who fought the wars? -- Why the wars started -- War in the north, 1845-46 -- The Wellington war, 1846-47 -- The Taranaki war -- The war for Waitara, March 1860 - March 1861 -- The Waikato war -- The war down the Waikato River, July 1863 - January 1864 -- The legend of Rewi's last stand, March 1864 -- The battle of Gate Pa, March 1864 -- A different war, 1864-66 -- War on the East Coast, 1865-66 -- The battle of Omarunui, October 1866 -- Titokowaru's war, June 1868 - April 1869 -- Te Kooti's escape, 1868-69 -- Matawhero and Ngatapa, November 1868 - January 1869 -- Whakatane, Mohaka and the Urewera, April - May 1869 -- The Taupo campaign, 1869-70 -- The end of Te Kooti's war -- Peace with the King Country, 1881-83 -- The war and historians.
Summary: Outlines what happened and why, as well as giving readers insight into some of the personalities, conditions and the outcomes of the struggles that have contributed to the shaping of New Zealand as we know it today. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.
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Book City Campus City Campus Main Collection 993.02 WRI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A323056B

"Suzy Brown, illustrations"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.

Who fought the wars? -- Why the wars started -- War in the north, 1845-46 -- The Wellington war, 1846-47 -- The Taranaki war -- The war for Waitara, March 1860 - March 1861 -- The Waikato war -- The war down the Waikato River, July 1863 - January 1864 -- The legend of Rewi's last stand, March 1864 -- The battle of Gate Pa, March 1864 -- A different war, 1864-66 -- War on the East Coast, 1865-66 -- The battle of Omarunui, October 1866 -- Titokowaru's war, June 1868 - April 1869 -- Te Kooti's escape, 1868-69 -- Matawhero and Ngatapa, November 1868 - January 1869 -- Whakatane, Mohaka and the Urewera, April - May 1869 -- The Taupo campaign, 1869-70 -- The end of Te Kooti's war -- Peace with the King Country, 1881-83 -- The war and historians.

Outlines what happened and why, as well as giving readers insight into some of the personalities, conditions and the outcomes of the struggles that have contributed to the shaping of New Zealand as we know it today. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.

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