Freyberg : a life's journey / Matthew Wright.

By:

Wright, Matthew, 1962-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Auckland, New Zealand Oratia Books, 2020.Description: 216 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

0947506721
9780947506728

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Biographies.

DDC classification:

355.0092 23

Contents:

Hero journey. Wellington -- Adventure -- Courage -- War -- Picardy -- London -- Peter Pan? -- The return. New Zealand -- Maadi -- Crete -- North Africa -- Italy -- Governor-General -- Debates -- Windsor Castle -- Appendix: Decorations and awards.

Summary: In this fresh account of one of the 20th-century's great New Zealanders, Matthew Wright approaches Bernard Freyberg the man rather than the more widely known figure of a military leader. What took a humble immigrant child in Wellington to become a hero in two wars, friend to literary giants and politicians, very private father and husband, and very public govenor-general? Freyberg: A Life's Journey is the most accessible biography on 'Tiny' Freyberg yet, with numerous black and white photos.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Non-Fiction - New Zealand	Waimate Non-Fiction	Non Fiction	355.0092 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan	Not for loan		a00781843

In this fresh account of one of the 20th-century's great New Zealanders, Matthew Wright approaches Bernard Freyberg the man rather than the more widely known figure of a military leader. What took a humble immigrant child in Wellington to become a hero in two wars, friend to literary giants and politicians, very private father and husband, and very public govenor-general? Freyberg: A Life's Journey is the most accessible biography on 'Tiny' Freyberg yet, with numerous black and white photos.

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