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Second World War - military links

Second World War Resources

  • World War Two + 50
    tracks day by day events in World War Two with new information added for the 50th anniversary of each day the war was fought. Includes information about NZ forces
  • Official War Histories online
    All 50 volumes of the The Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War series are now available online through the NZ Electronic Text Centre
  • 28 (Maori) battalion song ) Ake! Ake! Kia Kaha E!
    With words and a musical score available on this folk song site
  • New Zealand Fighter Pilots Museum
    Contains lots of excellent material, including biographies of New Zealand flying aces.
  • Wellington's coastal defences
    Includes information, photographs and a location map.
  • Kiwis in Armour
    Documents the history of armoured fighting vehicles in New Zealand and also those used operationally in various campaigns by New Zealanders. Based on research by Jeff Plowman
How to cite this page: 'Second World War - military links', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/handsonhistory/second-world-war-links, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 20-Nov-2007