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100	1		_aHarper, Glyn, _d1958-
245	1	0	_aSpring offensive : _bNew Zealand and the second Battle of the Somme / _cGlyn Harper.
260			_aAuckland [N.Z.] : _bHarperCollins, _c2003.
300			_a284 p., [12] p. of plates : _bill., maps ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 275-279) and index.
520			_aThe battle for Passchendaele was the greatest military disaster New Zealand forces ever faced. The loss of over 1200 lives in just a few short hours on 12 October 1917 marked a pivotal time for the New Zealand army. The soldiers were demoralised almost to the point of no return. Yet they did not give up. They retreated, rested and reinforced. And in March 1918 they returned to face their foe. The Spring Offensive turned out the be the greatest military victory of New Zealand's history.
610	1	0	_aNew Zealand. _bArmy _xHistory _yWorld War, 1914-1918.
650		0	_aSomme, 2nd Battle of the, France, 1918.
650		0	_aYpres, 3rd Battle of, Ieper, Belgium, 1917.
650		0	_aWorld War, 1914-1918 _zNew Zealand.
650		0	_aSoldiers _zNew Zealand _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aWorld War, 1914-1918 _vRegisters of dead _zNew Zealand. _911070
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