Love in time of war
Subtitle: letter writing in the Second World War
By: Deborah Montgomerie.
Series: AUP studies in cultural and social history ;; 1
Publisher: Auckland University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Auckland, N.Z
Language: eng
Number of pages: 146
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 -- New Zealand.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, New Zealand -- History and criticism.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- New Zealand.; Letter writing -- New Zealand -- History -- 20th century.; Love-letters -- New Zealand -- History -- 20th century.; Soldiers -- New Zealand -- Biography.; Military spouses -- New Zealand -- Biography.; New Zealand -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Genres: Biography.
Description: Using letters between soldiers and their loved ones, parents, sweethearts, wives or children, this book traces the emotional and psychological ways by which New Zealanders made sense of the upheavals of war.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 136-144) and index.