The New Zealand Wars

Author : Vincent O'Malley
Publisher : Bridget Williams Books
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : History
ISBN : 9781988587011

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The New Zealand Wars | Ngā Pakanga o Aotearoa by Vincent O'Malley Pdf

The New Zealand Wars were a series of conflicts that profoundly shaped the course and direction of our nation’s history. Fought between the Crown and various groups of Māori between 1845 and 1872, the wars touched many aspects of life in nineteenth century New Zealand, even in those regions spared actual fighting. Physical remnants or reminders from these conflicts and their aftermath can be found all over the country, whether in central Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, or in more rural locations such as Te Pōrere or Te Awamutu. The wars are an integral part of the New Zealand story but we have not always cared to remember or acknowledge them. Today, however, interest in the wars is resurgent. Public figures are calling for the wars to be taught in all schools and a national day of commemoration was recently established. Following on from the best-selling The Great War for New Zealand, Vincent O'Malley's new book provides a highly accessible introduction to the causes, events and consequences of the New Zealand Wars. The text is supported by extensive full-colour illustrations as well as timelines, graphs and summary tables.

Author : James Belich
Publisher : Auckland University Press
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781869404932

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The New Zealand Wars and the Victorian Interpretation of Racial Conflict by James Belich Pdf

The New Zealand Wars is a powerful revisionist history. Revealing the enormous tactical and military skill of Maori, and the inability of the 'Victorian interpretation of racial conflict' to acknowledge those qualities, this account of the New Zealand Wars changed how the country's history was understood. Belich undertakes a complete reinterpretation of the crucial episode in New Zealand history and the result is a very different picture from the one previously given in historical works. Maori, in this new view, won the Northern War and stalemated the British in the Taranaki War of 1860-61 only to be defeated by 18,000 British troops in the Waikato War of 1863-64. The secret of effective Maori resistance was an innovative military system, the modern pa, a trench-and-bunker fortification of a sophistication not achieved in Europe until 1915. According to the author: 'The degree of Maori success in all four major wars is still underestimated - even to the point where, in the case of one war, the wrong side is said to have won.' Here, Belich sets out to show how historical distortions have arisen over time and revises our understanding of New Zealand history by using fresh evidence and a systematic re-analysis of old evidence.

Author : Vincent O'Malley
Publisher : Bridget Williams Books
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781927277546

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The Great War for New Zealand by Vincent O'Malley Pdf

Spanning nearly two centuries from first contact through to settlement and apology, ​this major work focuses on the human impact of the war in the Waikato, its origins and aftermath.

Author : James Belich
Publisher : Auckland University Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781775582007

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The New Zealand Wars and the Victorian Interpretation of Racial Conflict by James Belich Pdf

First published in 1986, James Belich's groundbreaking book and the television series based upon it transformed New Zealanders' understanding of New Zealand's great "civil war": struggles between Maori and Pakeha in the 19th century. Revealing the enormous tactical and military skill of Maori, and the inability of the Victorian interpretation of racial conflict to acknowledge those qualities, Belich's account of the New Zealand Wars offered a very different picture from the one previously given in historical works. This bestselling classic of New Zealand history and Belich's larger argument about the impact of historical interpretation resonates today.

Author : James Cowan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1923
Category : Maori (New Zealand people)
ISBN : UCAL:B3915491

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The New Zealand Wars by James Cowan Pdf

Author : Ian Knight
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780962795

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The New Zealand Wars 1820–72 by Ian Knight Pdf

Between 1845 and 1872, various groups of Maori were involved in a series of wars of resistance against British settlers. The Maori had a fierce and long-established warrior tradition and subduing them took a lengthy British Army commitment, only surpassed in the Victorian period by that on the North-West Frontier of India. Warfare had been endemic in pre-colonial New Zealand and Maori groups maintained fortified villages or pas. The small early British coastal settlements were tolerated, and in the 1820s a chief named Hongi Hika travelled to Britain with a missionary and returned laden with gifts. He promptly exchanged these for muskets, and began an aggressive 15-year expansion. By the 1860s many Maori had acquired firearms and had perfected their bush-warfare tactics. In the last phase of the wars a religious movement, Pai Maarire ('Hau Hau'), inspired remarkable guerrilla leaders such as Te Kooti Arikirangi to renewed resistance. This final phase saw a reduction in British Army forces. European victory was not total, but led to a negotiated peace that preserved some of the Maori people's territories and freedoms.

Author : Samuel C. Duckett White
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-20
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004464292

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The Laws of Yesterday’s Wars by Samuel C. Duckett White Pdf

This book offers an exploration of unique laws and customs placed around warfare throughout history, from Indigenous Australians to the American Civil War.

Author : Danny Keenan
Publisher : Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780143774945

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Wars Without End by Danny Keenan Pdf

From the earliest days of European settlement in New Zealand, Maori have struggled to hold on to their land. Tensions began early, arising from disputed land sales. When open conflict between Maori and Imperial forces broke out in the 1840s and 1860s, the struggles only intensified. For both sides, land was at the heart of the conflict, one that casts a long shadow over race relations in modern-day New Zealand. Wars Without End is the first book to approach this contentious subject from a Maori point of view, focusing on the Maori resolve to maintain possession of customary lands and explaining the subtleties of an ongoing and complex conflict. Written by senior Maori historian Danny Keenan, Wars Without End eloquently and powerfully describes the Maori reasons for fighting the Land Wars, placing them in the wider context of the Maori struggle to retain their sovereign estates. The Land Wars might have been quickly forgotten by Pakeha, but for Maori these longstanding struggles are wars without end.

Author : Rachael Bell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-09
Category : New Zealand
ISBN : 0994136366

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New Zealand Between the Wars by Rachael Bell Pdf

If World War One was the crucible that forged an independent New Zealand identity, then the two decades following are surely the years in which the foundation for the new nation was laid. In shedding the last vestiges of colonial society in exchange for the trappings of a modern democratic nation, the 1920s and 1930s in New Zealand set a blueprint for state intervention and assistance that remained unchallenged for the next 50 years. Along with the period's vast technological and infrastructural changes, most of which were state-funded and controlled, came new forms of communication, transport, entertainment and employment which led to changing expectations and reform in education, health, welfare, home ownership and commerce. From the depths of the Great Depression to the bright promise of the Welfare State, the interwar decades transformed New Zealand society, consolidating trends established before the war and initiating a slew of changes in attitude and practice that, as markers of modernity, set New Zealand firmly on its current course.

Author : Cliff Simons
Publisher : Massey University Press
Page : 581 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780995123076

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Soldiers, Scouts and Spies by Cliff Simons Pdf

A fascinating and detailed study of the major campaigns on the New Zealand Wars.As interest in the New Zealand Wars grows, Soldiers, Scouts andSpies offers a unique insight into the major campaigns fought between 1845 and 1864 by Britishtroops, their militia and Maori allies, and Maori iwi and coalitions.It was a time of rapid technological change. Maori were quick to adopt westernweaponry and evolve their tactics — and even political structures — as theylooked for ways to confront the might of the Imperial war machine. And Britain,despite being a military and economic super power, was challenged by a capableenemy in a difficult environment.This detailed examination of the Wars from a military perspective focuses onthe period of relatively conventional warfare before the increasingly &‘irregular'fighting of the late 1860s. It explains how and where the battles were fought, andtheir outcomes. Importantly, it also analyses the intelligence-gathering skills andprocesses of both British and Maori forces as each sought to understand andovercome their enemy.

Author : Matthew Wright
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : New Zealand
ISBN : 1877514683

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The New Zealand Wars by Matthew Wright Pdf

The New Zealand wars shaped the was New Zealand is today, and we can still stand where battles were fought.

Author : Matthew Wright
Publisher : NZ Series
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07
Category : New Zealand
ISBN : 0947506934

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The New Zealand Wars by Matthew Wright Pdf

Why did the New Zealand Wars occur? Who fought them and how did they proceed? And where were these battles fought? In The New Zealand Wars, Matthew Wright answers these questions in probing text supported by fact boxes and illustrations that make navigating these protracted wars easy. Building on his 2014 book on the same subject, Wright covers all of the wars major incidents, movements and people, including the Battle of Gate Pa, Pai Marire, and figures such as Colonel G.S. Whitmore and Te Kooti. He shows that the wars, which pitted British settlers and allied Māori against other Māori over a 30-year period, really ended up as a civil war fanning flames in many regions. The book features glossaries that explain military terms, and sidebars that explore subjects like Did Māori invent trench warfare?, and Food, horrible food. There are over 70 colour images, including of battle sites that we can visit today.

Author : James Cowan
Publisher : Alpha Edition
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9354441130

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The New Zealand Wars, A History Of The Maori Campaigns And The Pioneering Period (Volume I) (1845-1864) by James Cowan Pdf

The New Zealand Wars, A History Of The Maori Campaigns And The Pioneering Period (Volume I) (1845-1864) has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.

Author : Tim Ryan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X001158001

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The Colonial New Zealand Wars by Tim Ryan Pdf

Tim Ryan has collected what is probably the most complete collection of paintings and early photographs of the wars. It is an illustrated military history that describes in detail the campaigns, personalities, weapons, uniforms, fighting styles, conditions and attitudes of each side. It is not a political history of the periods.

Author : Ross Calman
Publisher : Raupo
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Maori (New Zealand people)
ISBN : 1869486951

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The New Zealand Wars by Ross Calman Pdf

The series of conflicts between Maori and Government soldiers between 1845 and 1872 are known as the New Zealand Wars. They produced many heroes – both Maori and Pakeha – and many stories, of bravery and heroism, and of cruelty and folly. The wars continue to have an impact on the shape of the country today. In this highly readable book Ross Calman outlines the main wars in this almost 30 year period and gives us an insight into the key action and outcomes of the time.