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Victoria Cross at Takrouna : the Haane Manahi story / Paul Moon.

By:

Moon, Paul [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Wellington, N.Z. : Huia, 2010Description: xi, 166 pages, 23 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1869694201
9781869694203

Other title:

Haane Manahi Story

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

940.540092 22

Summary: "In May 1943, Lance Sergeant Haane Manahi of 28th Māori Battalion was recommended for a Victoria Cross by four Allied generals, including Freyberg and Montgomery, for his astonishing feats of bravery at Takrouna, Tunisia. However, the award was mysteriously downgraded to a Distinguished Conduct Medal. This biography of Haane Manahi details Manahi's courageous acts during the battle in the Second World War and uncovers the events surrounding the Victoria Cross recommendation and its downgrading"-- Back cover.

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Book	City Campus City Campus Main Collection	940.540092 MAN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		A473557B

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"In May 1943, Lance Sergeant Haane Manahi of 28th Māori Battalion was recommended for a Victoria Cross by four Allied generals, including Freyberg and Montgomery, for his astonishing feats of bravery at Takrouna, Tunisia. However, the award was mysteriously downgraded to a Distinguished Conduct Medal. This biography of Haane Manahi details Manahi's courageous acts during the battle in the Second World War and uncovers the events surrounding the Victoria Cross recommendation and its downgrading"-- Back cover.

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