Blue Water Kiwis: New Zealand's Naval Story 1870-2001

by Matthew Wright

In the summer of 1873, New Zealand was rocked by a scandal: Auckland newspaper editor David Leckie insisted that Russian terrorists had taken over a British warship in Auckland's Waitemata harbour and held the town to ransom. It was a hoax, of course, but he did it to highlight New Zealand's growing sense of vulnerability as one of Britain's furthest-flung colonies. So, in earnest, began New Zealand's naval story - one that extended through the highs...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0908318251
• ISBN13: 9780908318254
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Intruder Books
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"