Recollections of the Kiwi NZ Division experience in Italy during World War II.

Leslie Hobbs was a war correspondent with the NZEF Times, George F Kaye was the Official Photographer of the 2NZEF, and the cartoons by Neville Colvin originally appeared in the NZEF Times.

This 1964 edition is the first reprinting.

From the dust jacket: The death recently of Lord Freyberg, 'The General', or 'Tiny' as he was known to all members of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, must have brought back many memories to the soldiers of the Division who served under him during the hard-fought Italian campaign.

Not, probably, that any of the men themselves would need to have their memories jogged on the subject of the war - and Italy. For there is no question what a unforgettable experience Italy was to all members of the Kiwi Division. Something, at any rate, deserving of a suitable memento after 20 years of peacetime living.

Designed primarily as just such a memento, this book should have instant appeal to all 'dinkum Kiwis'.

Leslie Hobbs was there in person - as a 'chairborne' combatant, a journalist on the NZEF Times and brings his keen powers of observation and his sense of fun to bear on the reactions of the Kiwis to Italy and Italy to the Kiwis.

His reflective though light-hearted chapters are backed up by a generous selection of wartime photographs taken by George F Kaye, Official Photographer to the 2ndNZEF; and for good measure a number of Neville Colvin's popular ‘Clueless' cartoons from the NZEF Times.

Kiwi Down the Strada by Leslie Hobbs, George F Kaye and Neville Colvin is a 1964 reprint of the 1963 original published by Whitcombe & Tombs, Christchurch.

It is a 122-page hard cover with dust jacket (slight nibble to the top spine edge and corner).

It is in great condition has has an excellent large section of photographs.

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