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Author Simons, Cliff author

Title Soldiers, scouts & spies : a military history of the New Zealand wars, 1845-1864 / Cliff Simons
Published Auckland, New Zealand : Massey University Press, 2019
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Summary "Soldiers, Scouts and Spies offers a unique insight into the major campaigns fought between 1845 and 1864 by British troops, their militia and Māori allies, and Māori iwi and coalitions.It was a time of rapid technological change. Māori were quick to adopt western weaponry and evolve their tactics - and even political structures - as they looked for ways to confront the might of the Imperial war machine. And Britain, despite being a military and economic super power, was challenged by a capable enemy in a difficult environment. This detailed examination of the Wars from a military perspective focuses on the period of relatively conventional warfare before the increasingly 'irregular' fighting of the late 1860s. It explains how and where the battles were fought, and their outcomes. Importantly, it also analyses the intelligence-gathering skills and processes of both British and Māori forces as each sought to understand and overcome their enemy"--www.masseypress.ac.nz
Notes Archived by the National Library of New Zealand in EPUB. Nz
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Hypertext links contained in the archived instances of this title may not be functional. Nz
Subject Māori (New Zealand people) -- History -- 19th century
Māori (New Zealand people)
Pakanga.
Ringa kaha.
Kōrero nehe.
Muru whenua.
SUBJECT New Zealand -- History, Military -- 19th century
New Zealand -- History -- New Zealand Wars, 1843-1847. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85091508
New Zealand -- History -- New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002001354
New Zealand -- History -- 1840-1876. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85091505
Subject New Zealand
Genre/Form History
Military history
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2019458272
ISBN 9780995123076
0995123071
0995109575
9780995109575
Other Titles Soldiers, scouts and spies