General histories
Books
- Eldred-Grigg, S. The Great wrong War: New Zealand society in WW1, 2010
- Looks at why New Zealand went to war, whether the country was united in its desire for war, and the economic, social and psychological consequences.
- Harper, G. Images of war: World War One: a photographic record of New Zealanders at war, 1914-1918, 2008
- Includes coverage of Gallipoli, France and the Western Front, and Sinai-Palestine.
- King, M. New Zealanders at war
- Ch. 5: World War 1, pp. 100-160. Includes numerous illustrations.
McGibbon, I. (ed.) The Oxford companion to New Zealand military history- Encyclopaedia of short articles on a range of topics. Those relating to the first World War include: Western Front; Gallipoli; Sinai-Palestine; New Zealand Expeditionary Force; Anzac Day; Māori in World War 1; Women in World War 1; Conscientious objectors; Egypt; Samoa; Senussi; National identity and war; War economy, World War 1; Prisoners of war; Marquette. Also includes biographical articles on military leaders.
- Morey, K.A. Service from the sea = Ngā mahi nō te moana: New Zealand naval history told through the collections of the Royal New Zealand Navy Museum 2008
- The Great War, pp. 39-60: HMS New Zealand, HMS Philomel, William Edward Sanders, Count Felix von Luckner.
- New Zealand’s great war: New Zealand, the Allies and the First World War, edited by John Crawford and Ian McGibbon, 2007
- A collection of essays on various aspects of New Zealand’s involvement in the war, at home and abroad.
- Ch. 2: The shaping of NZ’s war effort, August-October 1914, by I. McGibbon;
- Ch. 4: NZ women who opposed the war, by M. Hutching;
- Ch. 5: Te Hokowhitu-a-Tu, by M. Soutar; Ch. 7: NZ and Paris Peace Conference, 1919, by R. Kay;
- Ch. 9: Returned Services Association, 1916-1922, by S. Clarke;
- Ch. 10: Australians and New Zealanders at Quinn’s Post, Gallipoli, by P. Stanley;
- Ch. 11: Bowler of Gallipoli, by F. Glen;
- Ch. 12: NZ Mounted Rifles Brigade, by T. Kinloch;
- Ch. 13: NZ Infantry on the Somme, 15 September 1916, by A. Macdonald;
- Ch. 14: The Fourth Brigade, by J. Crawford;
- Ch. 15: New Division and Kaiser’s Battle, March-April 1918, by G. Harper;
- Ch. 17: NZ and the naval war, by P. Demerly;
- Ch. 18: NZ airmen come of age, by V. Orange;
- Ch. 19: NZEF transport drivers, by G. Langton;
- Ch. 20: The NZ YMCA and the war, by R. Keenan;
- Ch. 21: Prostitution and the NZ soldier, by B. Dalley;
- Ch. 22: Agricultural training of NZ’s soldiers, by A. Gould;
- Ch. 23: New Zealanders in the AIF;
- Ch. 24: The Merchant Marines’ war, by G. McLean;
- Ch. 25: Home defence, by P. Cooke;
- Ch. 26: NZ churches and death, by A. Davidson;
- Ch. 27: World War 1 religion, by P. Lineham;
- Ch. 28: Gender, welfare and World War 1, by M. Nolan;
- Ch. 29: ‘National Efficiency”, by J.E. Martin;
- Ch. 30: NZ farming and World War 1, by J. Watson;
- Ch. 31: Discourses of war in Christchurch, by G. Parsons;
- Ch. 32: The Armistice: responses in Taranaki, by G. Hucker.
- Pugsley, C. The ANZAC experience: New Zealand, Australia and Empire in the First World War
- Ch. 3: At the Empire’s call, NZEF planning, 1901-1918;
- Chs.4-5: Gallipoli;
- Ch. 6: NZ Mounted Rifles Brigade in Sinai and Palestine, 1916-18;
- Ch. 7: discipline and morale in the NZEF;
- Ch. 8: the Western Front;
- Ch. 9: Major-General John Monash and Major-General Sir Andrew Russell;
- Ch. 11: The Diggers’ in 1918.
- Pugsley, C. Kiwis in conflict: two centuries of New Zealand at war, 2008
- Part 3: World War 1, pp. 68-165.
- Pugsley, C. On the fringe of hell: New Zealanders and military discipline in the first world war
- Looks at discipline, court martials, executions and death sentences.
- Ch. 3: Gallipoli, Egypt and Palestine;
- Ch. 8: Somme;
- Ch. 12: Messines;
- Ch. 15: Passchendaele.
- Thomson, J. Warrior nation: New Zealanders at the front, 1900-2000
- Includes Gallipoli, pp. 38-73; France, pp. 74-121 (Somme, Messines, Ypres, Bassenville, Passchendaele, Polygon Wood, Bapaume, Le Quesnoy); Middle East, pp. 122-146.
- Wolfe, R. On active service: New Zealand at war
- Ch. 4: The Great War. Brief (2-page) text introduction, then photographs with detailed captions.
Web sites:
- Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
- 1966 Encyclopaedia from Te Ara. Useful introductory material which contains brief notes on mobilisation; Samoa; the New Zealand Expeditionary Force; Gallipoli; the New Zealand Division; Sinai and the Holy Land; the Navy; New Zealanders in the Royal Flying Corps; and a section entitled “A massive and costly war".
- New Zealand and the first World War, prepared by NZHist.net.
- Includes the following sections: NZ goes to war; Gallipoli; Western Front; Middle East; The World at War; NZEF Units; Home Front; Aftermath; Commeoration; Researching NZ soldiers and the war.
A number of useful web sites, from a New Zealand and a world point of view, are listed under the following links on the library’s internet gateway:
