TY  - BOOK
AU  - O'Connor,Tom
AU  - Ihaka,Kingi
TI  - Bunty Preece: soldier of the 28 (Maori) Battalion = Hoia toa Alfred Preece : tetahi o nga morehu o te Hoko Whitu a Tumatauenga 
SN  - 0987666541
U1  - 940.5412 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Christchurch, N.Z.
PB  - John Douglas Publishing
KW  - Preece, Alfred (Bunty)
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Army
KW  - New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd
KW  - Battalion, 28th
KW  - Soldiers
KW  - Biography
KW  - Māori (New Zealand people)
KW  - World War, 1939-1945
KW  - Regimental histories
KW  - Campaigns
KW  - Greece
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Italy
KW  - Participation, New Zealand
KW  - Participation, Māori
KW  - Kōrero nehe
KW  - reo
KW  - Pakanga
KW  - Tūmatauenga
N1  - Bound tête bêche; Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-115) and index; Introduction --; 1; The recruit from the Chathams --; 2; Egypt --; 3; Italy --; 4; Orsogna --; 5; Cassino --; 6; Florence --; 7; Rimini --; 8; Faenza --; 9; Senio --; 10; Udine and the end of the war in Europe --; 11; Japan and home again --; Epilogue --; Nominal roll
N2  - This is the story of Alfred (Bunty) Preece of the Chatham Islands, soldier, farmer, local body politician, kaumatua and tireless advocate for his people. His recollections of the Italian Campaign of World War Two and the effect of those two-and-a-half years were but the beginning of a lifetime of dedication to the welfare of others. It is written in the sincere hope that it will one day form part of the full history of D Company 28 (Maori) Battalion. This book is moving and inspirational. It is not a story about the glories of war - that is a romantic illusion of those who have never been to war, never been fired on or had to fire on others in the front lines. It is a story of personal sacrifice and bravery almost beyond description. It is also a story of the Maori people trying to achieve. This title has a full nominal roll of members of D Company, and has been translated into Maori
ER  -