Front cover image for Spring offensive : New Zealand and the second Battle of the Somme

Spring offensive : New Zealand and the second Battle of the Somme

At Passchendaele New Zealand forces lost over 1200 lives in a few hours in October 1917. The soldiers were demoralised almost to the point of no return. They retreated, rested and reinforced. In March 1918 they returned for The Spring Offensive - New Zealand's greatest military victory

Print Book, English, 2003
HarperCollins, Auckland [N.Z.], 2003