Episodes & Studies Volume 1

Contents

• Guns Against Tanks : L Troop, 33rd Battery, 7th New Zealand Anti-Tank Regiment in Libya, 23 November 1941 — by E. H. Smith
  • • [covers]
    • [frontispiece]
    • [title page] p. 1
    • [editorpage] p. 2
    • [untitled]
  • • MOVING INTO LIBYA p. 3
    • IN POSITION p. 6
    • THE ATTACK BEGINS p. 25
    • REPLENISHING THE AMMUNITION p. 28
    • THE WITHDRAWAL p. 29
  • • BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES p. 31
    • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS p. 32
    • [backmatter]
    • [backmatter] p. 33
• Achilles at the River Plate — by S. D. Waters
  • • [covers]
    • [frontispiece]
    • [title page] p. 1
    • [editorpage] p. 2
    • [untitled]
  • • ON PATROL p. 3
    • THE MOVEMENTS OF THE GRAF SPEE p. 5
    • THE BATTLE BEGINS p. 7
    • THE GRAF SPEE RETIRES WESTWARD p. 26
    • ON BOARD THE ACHILLES p. 28
    • SHADOWING THE ENEMY p. 30
  • • [casualty] p. 33
    • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    • [backmatter]
    • [backmatter]
• Women at War — by D. O. W. Hall
  • • [covers]
    • [frontispiece]
    • [title page] p. 1
    • [editorpage] p. 2
    • [untitled]
  • • WOMEN IN THE SERVICES p. 3
    • THE WRENS p. 4
    • WRENS AT WORK p. 5
    • THE WOMEN'S AUXILIARY ARMY CORPS p. 7
    • VOLUNTARY AIDS p. 25
    • THE W.A.A.C. IN NEW ZEALAND p. 27
    • THE WOMEN'S AUXILIARY AIR FORCE p. 28
    • WOMEN AND THE WAR p. 31
  • • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS p. 33
    • [backmatter]
    • [backmatter]
• The Assault on Rabaul : Operations by the Royal New Zealand Air Force December 1943 — May 1944 — by J. M. S. Ross
  • • [covers]
    • [frontispiece]
    • [title page] p. 1
    • [editorpage] p. 2
    • [untitled]
  • • FIGHTER SQUADRONS p. 3
    • PROTECTING THE BOMBERS p. 6
    • BOMBER RECONNAISSANCE OPERATIONS p. 26
    • FIGHTER BOMBERS p. 29
  • • APPENDIX p. 31
    • BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES p. 32
    • Acknowledgments p. 33
    • [backmatter]
    • [backmatter]
• Long Range Desert Group in Libya, 1940–41 — by R. L. Kay
  • • [covers]
    • [frontispiece]
    • [title page] p. 1
    • [editorpage] p. 2
    • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • • FORMATION OF LONG RANGE PATROLS p. 3
      • [section] p. 3
      • Across the Sand Sea p. 5
    • RAIDS IN THE FEZZAN p. 7
      • [section] p. 7
      • Ambush at Gebel Sherif p. 25
    • OCCUPATION OF THE SOUTHERN OASES p. 28
    • IN SUPPORT OF THE EIGHTH ARMY p. 30
  • • BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES p. 32
    • [backmatter] p. 33
• Prisoners of Japan — by D. O. W. Hall
  • • [covers]
    • [frontispiece]
    • [title page] p. 1
    • [editorpage] p. 2
    • [untitled]
  • • PRISONERS OF JAPAN p. 3
    • The Incalculable Japanese p. 4
    • After Capture p. 6
    • Singapore p. 8
    • The Netherlands East Indies p. 9
    • The Burma-Thailand Railway p. 11
    • Hong Kong p. 21
    • The Islands of Japan p. 22
    • Aircrew Prisoners p. 24
    • Civilian Internees p. 25
    • Food and Health p. 26
    • Release p. 29
    • The Gain and the Loss p. 31
  • • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS p. 33
    • [backmatter]
    • [backmatter]
• Troopships — by S. P. Llewellyn
  • • [covers]
    • [frontispiece]
    • [title page] p. 1
    • [editorpage] p. 2
    • [untitled]
  • • The First Voyage p. 3
    • At the Fleet Club p. 4
    • Food and Accommodation p. 5
    • Recreation, Training, Fatigues, Health p. 7
    • War and Rumours of War p. 25
    • Shore Leave p. 26
    • The Mediterranean: Greece p. 27
    • The Mediterranean: Italy p. 28
    • Pacific Voyages p. 29
    • The Troopship Track p. 31
    • Homeward Bound p. 32
  • • Acknowledgments p. 33
    • [backmatter]
    • [backmatter]
• Prisoners of Germany — by D. O. W. Hall
  • • [covers]
    • [frontispiece]
    • [title page] p. 1
    • [editorpage] p. 2
    • [untitled]
    • Foreword p. 3
  • • In German Hands in Greece and Crete p. 4
    • Stalags p. 5
    • Kommandos p. 6
    • Non-Commissioned Officers' Camp p. 8
    • Oflags p. 10
    • The Red Cross Provides p. 23
    • Discipline p. 24
    • Rackets and Resistance p. 26
    • Education, Recreation, and Welfare p. 27
    • The Marches p. 29
    • Liberation p. 31
    • The Germans p. 32
  • • Acknowledgments p. 33
    • [backmatter]
    • [backmatter]
• Prisoners of Italy — by D. O. W. Hall
  • • [covers]
    • [frontispiece]
    • [title page] p. 1
    • [editorpage] p. 2
    • [untitled]
  • • After Capture p. 3
    • Across the Mediterranean p. 4
    • Transit Camps p. 5
    • Gruppignano p. 6
    • Officers' Camps p. 8
    • Other Camps in Italy p. 25
    • Working Camps p. 26
    • Life in Camp p. 27
    • Guards and Prisoners p. 29
    • Medical Care p. 30
    • Prisoners' Welfare p. 31
    • The Italian Armistice p. 32
  • • Acknowledgments p. 33
    • [backmatter]
    • [backmatter]
• German Raiders in the Pacific — by S. D. Waters
  • • [covers]
    • [frontispiece]
    • [title page] p. 1
    • [editorpage] p. 2
    • [untitled]
  • • GERMAN RAIDERS IN THE PACIFIC p. 3
    • The Sinking of the Turakina p. 7
    • The Komet Enters the Pacific p. 9
    • Holmwood and Rangitane Sunk p. 21
    • Operations of the Pinguin p. 25
    • Harbour Entrances Mined p. 26
    • Raiders' Long Cruises End p. 31
  • • [backmatter] p. 32
    • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• Wounded in Battle — by J. B. McKinney
  • • [covers]
    • [frontispiece]
    • [title page] p. 1
    • [editorpage] p. 2
    • [untitled]
  • • Diary of a Corporal in 26 NZ Battalion: p. 3
    • Stretcher-Bearers
    • Regimental Aid Post p. 5
    • Advanced Dressing Station p. 6
    • Main Dressing Station p. 25
    • Casualty Clearing Station
    • General Hospital p. 29
    • Hospital Ship p. 32
  • • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS p. 33
    • [backmatter]
    • [backmatter]
• Long Range Desert Group in the Mediterranean — by R. L. Kay
  • • [covers]
    • [frontispiece]
    • [title page] p. 1
    • [editorpage] p. 2
    • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • • RAIDS BEHIND THE ENEMY LINES p. 3
      • [section] p. 3
      • The Road Watch p. 4
    • THE BARCE RAID p. 7
    • THE EIGHTH ARMY ADVANCE p. 10
      • [section] p. 10
      • Reconnaissance in Tunisia p. 12
    • INVASION OF THE DODECANESE ISLANDS p. 23
      • [section] p. 23
      • Patrols in Outlying Islands p. 26
      • The Assault on Levita p. 27
      • The Battle of Leros p. 29
  • • BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES p. 32
    • [backmatter] p. 33

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