The path to Gallipoli
Subtitle: defending New Zealand, 1840-1915
By: Ian McGibbon.
Publisher: GP Books
Published: 1991
Place of publication: [New Zealand]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
Subjects: New Zealand -- Military policy.; New Zealand -- History, Military.
Description: "On 25 April 1915 New Zealand troops land ed at Anzac cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula ... This book is a study of the strategic and defence background to New Zealand's participation in this tragic campaign. It examines the evolution of New Zealand's external defence policy from teh establishment of the colony in 1840 in 1840, and outlines the process whereby New Zealand's focus shifted from a narrow South Pacific perspective to a concern for the security of the British Empire as a whole. In defending the integrity of the Imperial Defence system, New Zealand hoped to ensure its own position ..."--Inside front cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-267) and index.