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Over 1100 dead Kiwis
Tuesday, 22 July 2014, 3:42 pm | Peter Cooke
Research presented to the NZ Defence Force today shows that an average of 16 service personnel have died away from the front line every year since 1945. Add those from the front line and the figure is 18. More >>
100,000 NZ Men Studied
Friday, 22 March 2013, 9:13 am | Peter Cooke
A ground-breaking study of 100,000 New Zealanders is being launched at Parliament on Monday 25 March 2013 – Fit to Fight: Compulsory Military Training and National Service in New Zealand 1949-72 . More >>
Calling All National Servicemen
Wednesday, 10 June 2009, 9:59 am | Peter Cooke
Around 86,000 NZ men were called up for compulsory military training (CMT) from 1950-72, and now Wellington-based historian Peter Cooke is calling them up again. He wants their opinions for the first authorised history being prepared on CMT and National ... More >>