The Royal New Zealand Navy
Contents
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- [covers]
- [frontispiece]
- Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–45
- [title page]
- Foreword p. vii
- Preface p. ix
- Contents p. xi
- List of Illustrations p. xiii
- List of Maps p. xvi
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- Part 1 — Royal New Zealand Navy
- Chapter 1 — Genesis of Royal New Zealand Navy p. 3
- CHAPTER 2 — Outbreak of War: Cruise of HMS Achilles p. 15
- CHAPTER 3 — The Search for the Admiral Graf Spee p. 28
- CHAPTER 4 — The Battle of the River Plate p. 45
- CHAPTER 5 — The Destruction of the Admiral Graf Spee p. 61
- CHAPTER 6 — The Cruise of the Leander p. 75
- CHAPTER 7 — Hunting Raiders in the Indian Ocean p. 93
- CHAPTER 8 — Operations off the Coast of Syria p. 110
- CHAPTER 9 — Raider in New Zealand Waters p. 117
- CHAPTER 10 — Cruise of the Orion and Komet p. 134
- CHAPTER 11 — Protection of Shipping p. 150
- CHAPTER 12 — Minesweeping in New Zealand Waters p. 167
- CHAPTER 13 — The Loss of HMS Neptune p. 188
- CHAPTER 14 — Anti-Submarine Policy p. 195
- CHAPTER 15 — Anti-Invasion Mine Defences p. 223
- CHAPTER 16 — The Aggressions of Japan p. 238
- CHAPTER 17 — Peril in the South Pacific p. 253
- CHAPTER 18 — The Minesweeping Flotillas p. 266
- CHAPTER 19 — Turn of the Tide in the Pacific p. 279
- CHAPTER 20 — The Struggle for Guadalcanal p. 291
- CHAPTER 21 — Battles for the Solomons p. 311
- CHAPTER 22 — The Tide of Victory p. 336
- CHAPTER 23 — The New Zealand Cruisers p. 350
- CHAPTER 24 — With the British Pacific Fleet p. 367
- CHAPTER 25 — The Surrender of Japan p. 390
- PART II — ORGANISATION AND ADMINISTRATION
- PART III — NEW ZEALANDERS IN THE ROYAL NAVY
- CHAPTER 29 — New Zealanders in the Royal Navy p. 467
- Appendix I — THE FIRST NEW ZEALAND NAVY p. 522
- Appendix II — RECORD OF HMS LEANDER p. 531
- Appendix III — RECORD OF HMS ACHILLES p. 533
- Appendix IV — PRISONERS OF WAR AND PAROLE p. 534
- Appendix V — EXECUTION BY JAPANESE OF FLEET AIR ARM OFFICERS p. 537
- Appendix VI — MEMBERS OF NEW ZEALAND NAVAL BOARD p. 539
- Appendix VII — RECORD OF HMS NEW ZEALAND p. 541
- Appendix VIII — RECORD OF HMNZS PHILOMEL p. 544
- Appendix IX — NEW ZEALAND TRAINING SHIP AMOKURA p. 547
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Bibliography p. 551
- PUBLISHED SOURCES p. 551
- UNPUBLISHED SOURCES p. 552
- Index p. 555
- Part 1 — Royal New Zealand Navy
- [backmatter] p. 571