This is a second-hand hardcover book.

Condition: The dust jacket has surface rubbing, fading, and wear to the top edge around the spine area. There is surface wear to the top and bottom edges of the cover around the spine area. There is blue pen scribbling on the inside of the back cover, and age spotting to the edges of the compressed pages. The rest of the book has no faults. The pages are clean and bright.

The dimensions: 192 x 251 mm Pages: 204 Publisher: Reed Methuen Publication date: 1986 first edition

Myth and Reality: The New Zealand Soldier in World War II By John Mcleod

Tough adaptable fighters, naturally well equipped for the rigours of war by a life spent outdoors; all blokes together; driven by an overriding sense of decency...

Was the New Zealand soldier really like that? John McLeod, himself an Army Officer, argues no, and some people will be shocked by his evidence. Drawing on eyewitness accounts by ex-servicemen, he describes the looting, the drunkenness, the blind panic, the social gulf between officers and men, the incompetent leadership and the furlough draft that refused to go back to the war.

McLeod, however, is not out to undermine the history of our armed forces. His aim is to put it on a realistic footing, and to dispel the myths in order to find out what really made our soldiers tick. The result is a frank but considered study of New Zealanders at war and a compelling insight into New Zealand culture.

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