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Waipukurua: Self Published, 2016. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 'This ... book sheds light on New Zealand's part in an almost forgotten WW1 interlude in the Belgian Summer of 1917. By commuting between Belgium and New Zealand for over 12 years, the author has gathered ... information on operations near the now defunct hamlet of La Basse-Ville [part of Warneton, Belgium], near the French border, and the New Zealanders who fought there. She also visited the main locations the soldiers passed through on their way to La Basse-Ville, and most of the New Zealand places they had come from. The book covers Maori and Pakeha men alike, adding stories and a context to names and Regimental Numbers on Memorials across New Zealand ... [The book contains] information on both the military operations at La Basse-Ville, providing an ... insight to those wanting to contextualise casualty dates for their forebears, and the family and backgrounds of many of the… Read More