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Page
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FOREWORD |
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vii
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PREFACE |
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ix
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Part I:
ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVY |
1
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1 |
GENESIS OF ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVY |
3
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2 |
OUTBREAK OF WAR: CRUISE OF HMS
ACHILLES |
15
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3 |
THE SEARCH FOR THE
ADMIRAL GRAF SPEE |
28
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4 |
THE BATTLE OF THE RIVER PLATE |
45
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5 |
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE
ADMIRAI GRAF SPEE |
61
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6 |
THE CRUISE OF THE
LEANDER |
75
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7 |
HUNTING RAIDERS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN |
93
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8 |
OPERATIONS OFF THE COAST OF SYRIA |
110
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9 |
RAIDER IN NEW ZEALAND WATERS |
117
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10 |
CRUISES OF THE
ORION AND
KOMET |
134
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11 |
PROTECTION OF SHIPPING |
150
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12 |
MINESWEEPING IN NEW ZEALAND WATERS |
167
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13 |
THE LOSS OF
HMS
NEPTUNE |
188
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14 |
ANTI-SUBMARINE POLICY |
195
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15 |
ANTI-INVASION MINE DEFENCES |
223
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16 |
THE AGGRESSIONS OF JAPAN |
238
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17 |
PERIL IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC |
253
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18 |
THE MINESWEEPING FLOTILLAS |
266
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19 |
TURN OF THE TIDE IN THE PACIFIC |
279
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20 |
THE STRUGGLE FOR GUADALCANAL |
291
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21 |
BATTLES FOR THE SOLOMONS |
311
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22 |
THE TIDE OF VICTORY |
336
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23 |
THE NEW ZEALAND CRUISERS |
350
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24 |
WITH THE BRITISH PACIFIC FLEET |
367
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25 |
THE SURRENDER OF JAPAN |
390
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Part II:
ORGANISATION AND ADMINISTRATION |
409
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26 |
RECRUITING AND TRAINING |
411
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27 |
ORGANISATION OF NAVAL STAFF |
435
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28 |
DEVELOPMENT OF RADAR |
450
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Part III:
NEW ZEALANDERS IN THE ROYAL NAVY |
465
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29 |
NEW ZEALANDERS IN THE ROYAL NAVY |
467
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APPENDICES: |
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I |
The First New Zealand Navy |
522
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II |
Record of HMS
Leander |
531
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III |
Record of HMS
Achilles |
533
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IV |
Prisoners of War and Parole |
534
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V |
Execution by Japanese of Fleet Air Arm Officers |
537
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VI |
Members of New Zealand Naval Board |
539
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VII |
Record of HMS
New Zealand |
541
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VIII |
Record of HMNZS
Philomel |
544
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IX |
New Zealand Training Ship
Amokura |
547
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Bibliography |
551
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