22 Battalion

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Contents

page
foreword vii
preface ix
1 these were the men 1
2 maleme, crete 34
3 libya, 1941 84
4 into 1942 and syria 131
5 minqar qaim 148
6 disaster on ruweisat 162
7 alamein 185
8 to italy 219
9 across the sangro 234
10 cassino 265
11 la romola 305
12 adriatic 337
13 casa elta 384
14 ‘hell of a crack’ 413
15 japan 450
appendix: rugby memories 461
roll of honour 467
summary of casualties 474
honours and awards 475
commanding officers 476
index 477

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Title: 22 Battalion

Author: Henderson, Jim

Publication details: Historical Publications Branch, 1958, Wellington

Part of: The Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–1945

This text is the subject of: ‘Something of Them Is Here Recorded’: Official History in New Zealand

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