Eighth Army
(Organisation)
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.jpg "Eighth Army Boundaries and Plan for Operation BUCKLAND")
.jpg "Florence remained virtually in no-man's land for some time after Eighth Army reached the south bank of the Arno River")
.jpg "The coastal plain south-east of Rimini, where Eighth Army broke the Gothic Line")
.jpg "THE ITALIANS CHANGED THEIR MINDS and followed cheerfully towards Eighth Army's lines (page 10)")
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- 18 Battalion and Armoured Regiment
- CHAPTER 13 — Attack in the Desert
- CHAPTER 17 — Interrupted Holiday
- CHAPTER 19 — Alamein Chessboard
- CHAPTER 21 — The El Mreir Fiasco
- CHAPTER 22 — Trial by Heat
- CHAPTER 23 — Farewell to the Blue
- CHAPTER 24 — ‘Tanks of our Own’
- CHAPTER 25 — Back to Europe
- CHAPTER 26 — The Brick Wall—Guardiagrele
- CHAPTER 27 — The Brick Wall—Orsogna
- CHAPTER 29 — Winter and Spring
- CHAPTER 31 — Cassino and the Mountains
- CHAPTER 32 — The Impassable Hills
- CHAPTER 36 — Florence—But not Quite
- CHAPTER 37 — The Road to the Plains
- CHAPTER 38 — Mud Scramble in the Romagna
- CHAPTER 43 — Flood Tide
- 19 Battalion and Armoured Regiment
- CHAPTER 12 — The Division in the Desert
- CHAPTER 14 — Back to the Western Desert
- CHAPTER 15 — Infantry Into Armour
- CHAPTER 16 — Egypt to Italy
- CHAPTER 18 — A New Year and a Fresh Front
- CHAPTER 19 — Cassino Fortress
- CHAPTER 21 — Rome and the Pursuit North
- CHAPTER 22 — Back to the Adriatic Coast
- CHAPTER 23 — Faenza to Trieste
- [section]
- 20 Battalion and Armoured Regiment
- CHAPTER 6 — Rebuilding the Battalion
- CHAPTER 8 — Rebuilding after Battle
- CHAPTER 10 — Return to the Desert
- CHAPTER 11 — Ruweisat Ridge
- CHAPTER 12 — Infantry to Armour
- CHAPTER 13 — Farewell to Maadi
- CHAPTER 14 — The Battle for Orsogna
- CHAPTER 15 — Cassino
- CHAPTER 18 — From Florence to the Savio
- CHAPTER 19 — Winter on the Senio
- CHAPTER 20 — The Last Lap
- 21 Battalion
- CHAPTER 5 — Libya 1941
- CHAPTER 6 — Syrian Interlude
- CHAPTER 7 — Defence of Egypt
- CHAPTER 8 — Victory in Egypt
- CHAPTER 9 — Pursuit to Tripoli
- CHAPTER 10 — Tunisian Campaign
- CHAPTER 12 — The Sangro and Orsogna
- CHAPTER 13 — Cassino
- CHAPTER 14 — Advance on Rome
- CHAPTER 15 — Advance to Florence
- CHAPTER 16 — Rimini
- CHAPTER 17 — The Winter Line
- CHAPTER 18 — The Final Offensive
- 22 Battalion
- 23 Battalion
- CHAPTER 6 — Libya 1941
- CHAPTER 8 — Battle for Egypt
- CHAPTER 9 — The Battle of El Alamein
- CHAPTER 10 — On to Tripoli
- CHAPTER 11 — The Tunisian Campaign
- CHAPTER 12 — Maadi to Orsogna
- CHAPTER 13 — Cassino
- CHAPTER 14 — Terelle, Atina, Rome
- CHAPTER 16 — Iesi to Gambettola
- CHAPTER 17 — To the Senio
- CHAPTER 18 — The Last Campaign
- CHAPTER 19 — Marching On!
- 24 Battalion
- 25 Battalion
- CHAPTER 6 — The Alamein Line
- CHAPTER 7 — Battle of Alamein
- CHAPTER 8 — Advance to Tunisia
- CHAPTER 9 — Tunisia to Italy
- CHAPTER 10 — The Sangro: Orsogna
- CHAPTER 11 — Cassino
- CHAPTER 12 — San Pietro – Terelle
- CHAPTER 13 — Liri Valley
- CHAPTER 15 — Rimini to the Uso
- CHAPTER 17 — The Senio
- CHAPTER 18 — The Senio to Trieste
- 26 Battalion
- CHAPTER 5 — The Second Libyan Campaign
- CHAPTER 6 — Syria
- CHAPTER 7 — The Battle for Egypt
- CHAPTER 8 — The Battle of Alamein
- CHAPTER 9 — The Pursuit
- CHAPTER 10 — The Fall of Tunisia
- CHAPTER 12 — First Battle in Italy
- CHAPTER 15 — The Advance through the Liri Valley
- CHAPTER 17 — The Advance from Rimini
- CHAPTER 18 — The Drive to the Senio
- CHAPTER 19 — The Final Offensive in Italy
- CHAPTER 20 — The Break-up of a Unit
- 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion
- CHAPTER 6 — Sidi Rezegh
- CHAPTER 7 — Sidi Azeiz and Gazala
- CHAPTER 8 — The Bekaa Valley
- CHAPTER 9 — Minqar Qaim
- CHAPTER 10 — Ruweisat Ridge
- CHAPTER 12 — The New Zealand Box
- CHAPTER 13 — The Battle of Alamein
- CHAPTER 14 — The Pursuit
- CHAPTER 15 — Tebaga Gap
- CHAPTER 16 — Victory in Africa
- CHAPTER 17 — The Sangro River
- CHAPTER 18 — Orsogna
- CHAPTER 20 — Cardito, Terelle, Balsorano
- CHAPTER 22 — The Romagna
- CHAPTER 23 — Machine-gunners into Riflemen
- CHAPTER 24 — The Sillaro and Gaiana
- Chaplains
- Documents Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939–45: Volume II
- 121 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 125 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 143 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 158 — General Froyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 164 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 171 — The Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, to the Chief of the General Staff (Wellington)
- 174 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 190 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 192 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 194 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 196 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 199 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 200 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister
- 203 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- 204 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister
- 206 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 209 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister
- 218 — The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 231 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Prime Minister of the Unitea Kingdom (Washington)
- 295 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 296 — The Prime Minister of New Zealand to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- 298 — The Prime Minister to General Freyberg — [Extract]
- 300 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 301 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 303 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 308 — The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 310 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 311 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 317 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 319 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 325 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister (Washington)
- 330 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 331 — Letter from Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese, GOC Eighth Army, to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 332 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 334 — Letter from the Prime Minister to General Leese
- 417 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 440 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 482 — The Prime Minister to Headquarters 2nd NZEF (Cairo)
- Documents Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939–45: Volume III
- Episodes & Studies Volume 1
- Episodes & Studies Volume 2
- Italy Volume I: The Sangro to Cassino
- List of Maps and Diagrams
- I: The Strategic Prelude
- II: Rebuilding the Division
- III: Back in Europe
- I: The State of the Campaign
- II: The Division Moves Up
- I: Over The River and Up The Hill
- II: Castelfrentano and Beyond
- II: Operation TORSO
- II: Operation ULYSSES
- I: The Winter Line
- I: A New Task
- II: On The Rapido
- I: The Origin of dickens
- I: 20 March
- IV: 23–26 March
- I: UNPUBLISHED
- Italy Volume II : From Cassino to Trieste
- Introduction
- I: The Armies Regroup
- III: The Destruction of the Gustav Line
- IV: The Capture of Cassino
- V: The Breaking of the Hitler Line
- VI: The Fall of Rome
- I: The Division Begins to Advance
- III: Balsorano
- IV: Avezzano
- I: After the Fall of Rome
- II: The Division at Arce
- III: Monte Lignano
- I: A Change in Plan
- VI: Breaking the Paula Line
- VII: Down to the Arno
- II: On the Banks of the Arno
- III: Morale
- IV: The Rimini Corridor
- V: The Capture of Rimini
- I: The Romagna
- II: From the Fiumicino to the Pisciatello
- III: From the Pisciatello to the Savio
- IV: The Division in Reserve
- I: From the Savio to the Lamone
- III: The Halt at the Senio
- I: The Offensive Abandoned
- II: Offensive Defence
- III: Eighth Army Regroups
- IV: The Division Gets Ready
- I: The Plan
- II: The Senio Stopbank
- III: The Assault on the Senio Line
- I: The Sillaro River and Medicina
- II: The Account Squared with the Parachutists
- III: A Chance to Jump the Idice
- I: From the Idice to the Reno River
- II: Crossing the River Po
- III: Crossing the Adige River
- IV: Through the Venetian Line
- V: Along Route 14
- I: The Occupation of Trieste
- II: Confrontation with the Yugoslavs
- III: An Agreement Is Reached
- IV: The Division Retires
- Glossary
- Index
- UNPUBLISHED
- Journey Towards Christmas
- CHAPTER 8 — MURDER ON THE OLD HOOK
- CHAPTER 11 — PRISON AND THE MUSHROOM COUNTRY
- CHAPTER 12 — SYRIA
- CHAPTER 14 — A STUDY IN DISCOMFORT
- CHAPTER 15 — OUT OF THE SLOUGH
- CHAPTER 16 — JOURNEY WITH HALTS
- CHAPTER 17 — FEEDING A CATERPILLAR
- CHAPTER 18 — THE END OF THE FIRST HALF
- CHAPTER 20 — THROUGH THE VINEYARDS
- CHAPTER 21 — THE MAIALE'S CASA
- CHAPTER 22 — WHITE CHRISTMAS
- (1) The Sangro
- (3) And So To Rome
- (1) The Rivers
- Medical Units of 2 NZEF in Middle East and Italy
- INDEX
- [section]
- Move Into Libya
- 5 Field Ambulance
- Return to the Desert
- El Mreir Depression
- General Situation
- Lull in the Fighting
- Battle of Alam Halfa
- [section]
- At the CCS
- The ‘Dogfight’
- The Break-out
- CCS at Tobruk
- Another Left Hook
- CCS Moves up to Zuara
- [section]
- CCS Crosses into Tunisia
- Turning the Mareth Line
- The Last Battle
- At Djebibina
- The Hospitals
- Another Campaign Ahead
- CCS Arrives
- Air Raid on Bari
- [section]
- ‘Winter Line’
- The Division Attacks
- CCS at Siena
- Attack on Gothic Line
- Faenza and Senio River Line
- 6 MDS on Manoeuvres
- Senio Attack Launched
- Across the Po
- To Venice
- Disbandment
- New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force (Vol. I)
- New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force (Vol. II)
- New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force (Volume III)
- Preface
- Contents
- CHAPTER 3 — Western Desert—The Second Year
- CHAPTER 4 — Western Desert—The Third Year
- CHAPTER 5 — Algeria and Tunisia
- CHAPTER 6 — Malta
- CHAPTER 7 — Sicily
- CHAPTER 8 — Italy
- CHAPTER 9 — Beyond the Italian Battlefront
- CHAPTER 10 — The End In Italy
- Appendix I — PRINCIPAL EVENTS OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND — MEDITERRANEAN CAMPAIGNS 1940–45
- The Home Front Volume I
- The Home Front Volume II
- The Relief of Tobruk
