Century Hutchinson, 1989. in good used condition. Mark on front e/p.
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...