Download or read book New Zealand's Military Heroism written by Matthew Wright and published by Raupo. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What could motivate someone to perform heroic deeds and endanger themselves? Noted military historian Matthew Wright offers a way of understanding our military heroism - and our changing popular view of courage. This illuminating analysis explores what courage meant to combatants and public alike. New Zealand's Military Heroism highlights some of the courageous Kiwis who fought in campaigns around the world, from New Zealand to South Africa, from the Western Front to the Pacific, and during the tumultuous years of the Cold War and beyond.