Overview
This is the first of a series of volumes prepared in the Historical Branch, Department of Internal Affairs, dealing with New Zealand's involvement in conflicts since the Second World War. It covers the political, diplomatic and social aspects of New Zealand's involvement in the Korean War, and seeks to explain why New Zealand felt the need, for the fourth time in its history, to send men overseas to fight in a conflict whose direct significance to New Zealand's security was not immediately obvious. Although New Zealand's contribution to the United Nations forces was not large (two frigates and an artillery regiment), the crisis had a major impact in New Zealand eyes to confirm the necessity of firmly resisting apparent Soviet encroachment. It also provided an opportunity for New Zealand to pursue its goal of obtaining a commitment by the United States to its security. The Anzus Treaty of 1951 was the successful achievement of this objective, and was to have a far-reaching impact on New Zealand's international relations in the long term. Drawing on a wealth of published and unpublished sources, this first volume is a meticulously detailed and fascinating study of New Zealand's foreign policy in the post-war world. It has already been described by one professor of history as 'the best book yet on New Zealand's external affairs'. With contemporary photos and newspaper cartoons, and maps. The second volume, to be completed in 1993, will cover the military side of New Zealand's involvement in the Korean War.
Full Product Details
Author: Ian McGibbon
Publisher: Oxford University Press Australia
Imprint: OUP Australia and New Zealand
Dimensions:
Width: 15.00cm
, Height: 3.80cm
, Length: 23.00cm
Weight: 1.103kg
ISBN: 9780195582536
ISBN 10: 0195582535
Pages: 483
Publication Date: 01 November 1992
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
<br> The author of several excellent histories of New Zealand defence policy and military affairs, McGibbon has produced a model official history: scholarly, dispassionate, strikingly well-written. --Journal of Military History<br>
The author of several excellent histories of New Zealand defence policy and military affairs, McGibbon has produced a model official history: scholarly, dispassionate, strikingly well-written. --Journal of Military History
The author of several excellent histories of New Zealand defence policy and military affairs, McGibbon has produced a model official history: scholarly, dispassionate, strikingly well-written. --Journal of Military History<br>
