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Victoria Cross at Takrouna : the Haane Manahi story / Paul Moon.

Title
Victoria Cross at Takrouna : the Haane Manahi story / Paul Moon.
Author
Moon, Paul
Publication
Wellington, N.Z. : Huia, 2010.

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xi, 166 p. : ill. (some col.); 23 cm.
Summary
"In May 1943, Lance Sergeant Haane Manahi of 28th Māori Battalion was recommended for a Victoria Cross by four Allied generals, including Freyberg and Montgomery, for his astonishing feats of bravery at Takrouna, Tunisia. However, the award was mysteriously downgraded to a Distinguished Conduct Medal. This biography of Haane Manahi details Manahi's courageous acts during the battle in the Second World War and uncovers the events surrounding the Victoria Cross recommendation and its downgrading"-- Back cover.
Subject
  • Manahi, Haane, 1913-1986
  • Manahi, Haane, 1913-1986 > Medals
  • Enfidaville, Battle of, Tunisia, 1943
  • Soldiers > New Zealand > Biography
  • Kōrero nehe
  • Pakanga
  • Kōrero taumata
Genre/Form
Biographies
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1. Whanau and Whakapapa -- 2. Before the War -- 3. Enlistment -- 4. Britain and Beyond -- 5. Greece and Crete -- 6. North Africa -- 7. Takrouna -- 8. From VC to DCM -- 9. Back Home -- 10. Revival.
ISBN
  • 9781869694203 (pbk.)
  • 1869694201 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^2010530989
OCLC
  • 649014365
  • SCSB-12330020
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library