Remembering all of our sites
There is a really stunning epitaph inscribed on the memorial to the Japanese soldiers who died during a prison riot just outside of Featherston, in the Wairarapa – ‘Behold the summer grass, all that remains of the dreams of warriors’. The memorial commemorates the 64 Japanese prisoners who were shot during a prison riot on 22 February 1943, along with 94 who were wounded (of the 275 prisoners). # Remembering Our… Read more »
‘NZ Wars Day’ on the way
The government has announced a New Zealand Land Wars Day will soon be introduced, to commemorate the wars fought on New Zealand soil between 1843 and 1872. Constabulary actions though continued until 1916, one whole year after Gallipoli where, and when, we supposedly ‘came of age’ as a nation. Heaps of Māori political figures are now pronouncing loudly in support, all new adherents to the cause; and good thing too. Some historians… Read more »
Wars Photography
Photographing the wars – then and now – provides a fascinating insight into the reality of the wars. A photo is also a document – how much do they tell us?
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Global Native History
Covers the multiple and intersecting pasts of all native peoples around the world. This section explores the nature of this new and developing genre of history.
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Over the years, Danny has published a reasonable amount of material dealing with the wars and related subjects. This section contains Pdfs of his published work which you are free to access.
Danny's Works
