New Zealanders in World War 2 – Maori and Pacific Island soldiers

Cody, J.F. 28 (Māori) Battalion
Official war history. Read an online edition of this book at NZETC New Zealand Official War Histories

Gardiner, W. Te mura o te ahi: the story of the Māori Battalion
Covers all the Battalion’s campaigns in the Second World War. Ch. 2: Māori in the First World War.

Gardiner, W. Ake Ake Kia Kaha E!: Forever Brave! : B Company 28 (Maori) Battalion, 1939-1945

Soutar, Monty. Nga Tama Toa: The Price of Citizenship: C Company 28 (Māori) Battalion 1939-1945
Personal recollections and eyewitness accounts, many anecdotes and hundreds of photographs are woven through this history, from the inception of C Company in 1939 to the return of its last members in 1946.

Websites

Māori and the Second World War - examines Māori response, achievements and the impact of the war.

Māori War Effort Organisation 1942-1945 - information on Māori recruitment and war-related activities.

28th Māori Battalion - "The 28th Māori Battalion website is a place to record, remember, honour and maintain information and knowledge of the Māori Battalion and its outstanding contribution to Aotearoa New Zealand".

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