TY - BOOK AU - Gordon,John TI - A job to do: New Zealand soldiers of 'The Div' write about their World War Two SN - 9781775591306 : U1 - 940.548 23 KW - New Zealand KW - Army KW - Division, 2nd KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Personal narrative, New Zealand KW - Personal narratives, New Zealand KW - Italy KW - Soldiers' writings, New Zealand N2 - "What was it really like for the soldiers of 2 New Zealand Division in the Second World War? How did they spend their time and how did they see their lives as servicemen, from training at home and sailing off to war, to setting up camp, relaxing off-duty, fighting in hostile environments and possibly being taken prisoner? This anthology is a personal selection of material describing the experiences of these men, with the great majority of the collection written from within its ranks. Colloquially known to its members as 'The Div', it was by far the major part of New Zealand's Second Expeditionary Force, making it our main contribution to the war"--Publisher information ER -