ANZAC – New Zealand – World War II –

With vivid recollections from Americans, as well as from New Zealand men and women, the author records the American ‘invasion’ of New Zealand between 1942 and 1944. Auckland, Wellington, Paraparaumu, Pukekohe and Warkworth were hosts to thousands of Marines, US Army and US Navy men. Bioletti’s narrative includes anecdotes, reminiscences, songs and descriptions from homesick soldiers, impressionable schoolboys, love-sick war brides, and girls who were out for a good time. These, together with photographs, many of which have been reproduced from newly discovered glass plates, bring those years alive. The book reveals some of the social upheaval caused by the American invasion and how it still influences the nature of New Zealand today.

• ix, 210 p., [4] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 23 m. First Edition. #270225
• World War, 1939-1945 — New Zealand
• Americans — New Zealand — History
• United States — Armed Forces — New Zealand
• New Zealand — History — 1918-1945