First World War Centenary print histories

Manatū Taonga - Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Massey University and the New Zealand Defence Force have joined forces to produce a series of authoritative and accessible print histories on New Zealand and the First World War.

The works in the Centenary History Programme will cover the major campaigns in Europe and the Middle East, New Zealanders’ contributions in the air and at sea, the experiences of soldiers at the front and civilians at home, the Māori war effort, and the war’s impact and legacy.

Developing the Centenary History programme

The Centenary History Programme is being developed under the guidance of a governance group chaired by Gerald Hensley CNZM and Professor Giselle Byrnes, Assistant Vice-Chancellor - Research at Massey University.  The group includes Manatū Taonga Chief Historian Neill Atkinson, Defence Force Historian John Crawford, Massey University Professor of War Studies Glyn Harper QSM, and other representatives of the three agencies.

Publications

• New Zealand and the First World War (a general illustrated history) - Damien Fenton - published 2013
• The White Ships, New Zealand's First World War Hospital Ships - Gavin McLean - published 2013
• New Zealand’s First World War heritage - Imelda Bargas and Tim Shoebridge - published April 2015
• 'Johnny Enzed': The NZ Soldier in the First World War - Glyn Harper - published August 2015
• Experience of a Lifetime: People, Personalities and Leaders in the First World War - edited by John Crawford, David Littlewood and James Watson - published April 2016
• New Zealand's Western Front Campaign - Ian McGibbon - published September 2016
• Fearless: The Extraordinary Untold Story of New Zealand's Great War Airmen - Adam Claasen - published September 2017
• New Zealand Medical Services in the War - Anna Rogers - published November 2018
• Whitiki: Māori in the First World War - Monty Soutar - to be published mid-2019
• For King and Other Countries: The New Zealanders who fought in other services in the First World War - Glyn Harper - published April 2019
• The New Zealand Expeditionary Force - John Crawford
• The Home Front - James Watson and Steven Loveridge
• The War against the Ottoman Turks - John Crawford

Contact Us

For more information, contact:

• Neill Atkinson, Chief Historian, Manatū Taonga, neill.atkinson@mch.govt.nz
• John Crawford, Defence Force Historian, j.crawford@nzdf.mil.nz
• Glyn Harper, Professor of War Studies, Massey University, G.J.Harper@massey.ac.nz