Talk:Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–45

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Sources which might be useful[edit]

The following sources which I've found for the Australia in the War of 1939–1945 article may also be useful in expanding this article:

Robin Higham, ed. (2000). Official Military Historical Offices and Sources. Volume II: The Western Hemisphere and Pacific Rim. Westport: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-30862-4.
Jeffrey Grey, ed. (2003). The last word? Essays on official history in the United States and British Commonwealth. Westport: Praeger. ISBN 0-313-31083-1. - the main article on NZ appears to be this essay which is also available online Nick-D (talk) 10:12, 1 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Kahn, David (October 2010). "How the Allies Suppressed the Second Greatest Secret of World War II". The Journal of Military History. 74 (4). (not sure if NZ is referenced specifically in this one, but I think it is)
Robin Higham, ed. (1970). Official Histories. Essays and bibliographies from around the world. Manhattan, Kansas: Kansas State University Library.

I've also found lots of reviews of the books in old academic journals through JSTOR, in many cases written by famous British and American historians - I presume that the major books in the NZ series would have received the same treatment. Nick-D (talk) 10:07, 1 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Nick. It was because you redlinked the reference to the official history in the Kippenberger article that I started thinking about doing this one. As you may have guessed, I used your Australia in the War of 1939–1945 article as a template. I will have a look at some of the sources. I was aware of the one from Grey; the basis of the essay you have linked was the McGibbon source I used in preparing the article. Cheers. Zawed (talk) 10:56, 1 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Glad to have been of assistance :) This article has pushed the Australian article to a higher spot on my to-do list. Nick-D (talk) 10:58, 1 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]