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Foreword v
Preface vii
1 In Burnham and Journey Overseas 1
2 Early Days in Egypt 10
3 Greece 17
4 The Canal Zone 68
5 The Second Libyan Campaign 77
6 Syria 130
7 The Battle for Egypt 148
8 The Battle of Alamein 183
9 The Pursuit 211
10 The Fall of Tunisia 255
11 Departure from Egypt 281
12 First Battle in Italy 289
13 The Battle for Orsogna 311
14 The Battle for Cassino 335
15 The Advance Through the Liri Valley 389
16 The Advance on Florence 409
17 The Advance from Rimini 442
18 The Drive to the Senio 470
19 The Final Offensive in Italy 493
20 The Break-up of a Unit 528
Roll of Honour 535
Honours and Awards 545
Summary of Casualties 547

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Title: 26 Battalion

Author: Norton, Frazer D.

Publication details: Historical Publications Branch, 1952, 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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