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Victoria Cross at Takrouna : the Haane Manahi story / Paul Moon.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Wellington, N.Z. : Huia, 2010.Description: xi, 166 pages, [23] pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781869694203
  • 1869694201
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 940.5423 22
LOC classification:
  • D766.99.T8 M66 2010
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1. Whanau and Whakapapa -- 2. Before the War -- 3. Enlistment -- 4. Britain and Beyond -- 5. Greece and Crete -- 6. North Africa -- 7. Takrouna -- 8. From VC to DCM -- 9. Back Home -- 10. Revival.
Summary: "In May 1943, Lance Sergeant Haane Manahi of 28th Māori Battalion was recommended for a Victoria Cross by four Allied generals, including Freyberg and Montgomery, for his astonishing feats of bravery at Takrouna, Tunisia. However, the award was mysteriously downgraded to a Distinguished Conduct Medal. This biography of Haane Manahi details Manahi's courageous acts during the battle in the Second World War and uncovers the events surrounding the Victoria Cross recommendation and its downgrading"--Back cover.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Non-Fiction - New Zealand Non-Fiction - New Zealand Waimate Non-Fiction Non Fiction 940.5423 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not for loan A00592919

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Whanau and Whakapapa -- 2. Before the War -- 3. Enlistment -- 4. Britain and Beyond -- 5. Greece and Crete -- 6. North Africa -- 7. Takrouna -- 8. From VC to DCM -- 9. Back Home -- 10. Revival.

"In May 1943, Lance Sergeant Haane Manahi of 28th Māori Battalion was recommended for a Victoria Cross by four Allied generals, including Freyberg and Montgomery, for his astonishing feats of bravery at Takrouna, Tunisia. However, the award was mysteriously downgraded to a Distinguished Conduct Medal. This biography of Haane Manahi details Manahi's courageous acts during the battle in the Second World War and uncovers the events surrounding the Victoria Cross recommendation and its downgrading"--Back cover.

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