{"product_id":"new-zealand-in-the-pacific-bruce-m-petty-9780786435272","title":"New Zealand in the Pacific War: Personal Accounts of World War II","description":"\u003cp\u003e With America's 1941 entry into World War II and the movement of Japanese forces into the southern Pacific, a number of U.S. troops were sent to protect New Zealand so that their troops might remain with commitments in the Middle East and other important, established locations. Many American military men found New Zealand to be a second home as they were welcomed and adopted into communities by the locals. Over the course of the next four years, almost 1400 New Zealand women married American servicemen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The individual interviews herein record the varied and interesting tapestry of New Zealand's often overlooked war contribution and new relationship with America: New Zealand war veterans, New Zealanders on the home front, and American servicemen stationed on the island nation during the war. Four interviews with adults born as a result of American soldier--New Zealand women love affairs shed light on this sometimes uncomfortable aspect of all foreign wars. Photographs and short biographies of the interviewees round out this fascinating oral history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce M. Petty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786435275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786435272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.29w x 0.52d","brand":"Bruce M. Petty","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46431315460351,"sku":"9780786435272","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_244d6c32-8d20-4a74-bd7c-285339947706.jpg?v=1735140956","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/new-zealand-in-the-pacific-bruce-m-petty-9780786435272","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}