The Yanks are Coming - The American Invasion of New Zealand 1942-1944

Century Hutchinson, 1989. in good used condition. Small inscription opposite title page, one picture caption with small addition in pen, spine creased and faded, otherwise in good condition.

The recollections of a US marine, this volume begins with his arrival in Wellington in 1942. It continues with reminiscences from other Americans as well as New Zealanders and offers an account of the impressionable schoolboys, lovesick war brides, and the girls who were out for a good time... We honestly didn't know about New Zealand. We didn't know where we were when we pulled wharfside. We loved the people, hell it was the only thing that saved us. Oh yes, there were fights in the streets of Wellington. We understood what it was all about. The New Zealanders resented our favouritism with their women...