TY - BOOK AU - Parr,Alison ED - New Zealand. TI - The big show: New Zealanders, D-Day and the war in Europe SN - 1869403657 U1 - 940.548193 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Auckland, N.Z. PB - Auckland University Press in association with the Ministry for Culture and Heritage KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Campaigns KW - France KW - Normandy KW - Personal narratives, New Zealand N1 - This book provides eyewitness accounts from thirteen of the 10,000 New Zealand servicemen who were on active duty with the RAF and the Royal Navy at the time of the D-Day landings in June 1944. This book is one of the first projects completed under a Shared Memory Arrangement between the New Zealand and French governments; Includes bibliographical references (page 236) and index; Jack Ingham -- Philip Stewart -- Terry Scott -- Don Sisley -- George Wirepa -- Eric Krull -- Trevor Mullinder -- Gordon Forrester -- Russell Clarke -- Edward Hitchcock -- Jim Pollok -- John Morris -- Lucienne Vouzelaud -- Les Munro N2 - "In this collection, thirteen New Zealand veterans recall their role as eyewitnesses to epic events. Sailors and airmen, they remember the chaos and triumph of D-Day itself, and recollect the long months that followed as the Allies recaptured France, Belgium and Holland from the German forces. Included are the memories of a French woman, a feisty Resistance worker who helped a young New Zealand airman to safety."--BOOK JACKET ER -