Willie Apiata, VC : the reluctant hero / Paul Little.

Author
Little, Paul, 1957- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
North Shore, N.Z. ; New York, N.Y. : Viking, 2008.
Description
255 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

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    Summary note
    Corporal Willie Apiata became the first New Zealander since the Second World War to be awarded the Commonwealth's highest military award for his actions with the NZ SAS in Afghanistan. From his early life in small town East Coast New Zealand to his actions in the deserts of Afghanistan, this is his story in his words. This book will not only establish the place of Corporal Apiata in New Zealand's history but will give an insight into the nature of a man who is truly a reluctant hero. While to most of us his actions seemed extraordinary and heroic, Corporal Apiata felt he was an ordinary Kiwi just 'doing his job'.
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    Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)
    Contents
    • Prologue. The sanctuary
    • Ch. One. The big backyard
    • Ch. Two. Hunter
    • Ch. Three. Thrill seeker
    • Ch. Four. Road warrior
    • Ch. Five. Soldier
    • Ch. Six. Fisherman
    • Ch. Seven. Traveller
    • Ch. Eight. Peacekeeper
    • Ch. Nine. Insider
    • Ch. Ten. Fast learner
    • Ch. Eleven. Initiate
    • Ch. Twelve. Badged member
    • Ch. Thirteen. Good soldier
    • Ch. Fourteen. Mentor in training
    • Ch. Fifteen. Willie Apiata, VC
    • Ch. Sixteen. Celebrity
    • Ch. Seventeen. Reluctant hero
    • Ch. Eighteen. Te Kaha
    • Ch. Nineteen. Europe
    • Ch. Twenty. Papakura
    • Ch. Twenty-one. Waitangi
    • Afterword. The test
    • Appendix. New Zealand Victoria Cross winners.
    Other title(s)
    Willie Apiata Victoria Cross
    ISBN
    • 9780670073207 (hbk.)
    • 0670073202 (hbk.)
    LCCN
    ^^2008531904
    OCLC
    271370718
    RCP
    H - S
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