Sir John White : witness to history : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in History at Massey University, Albany, Auckland, New Zealand

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dc.contributor.authorMcConnell, Lynn Charles
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-26T21:34:19Z
dc.date.available2017-09-26T21:34:19Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractMany contributions have been made to New Zealand’s literary record of the Second World War, from the comprehensive War History Series that recorded each action and every unit of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force through to the memoirs of lowly contributors down the ranks. Everyone saw the war through different eyes. While much has been written, so there is much still to be understood about New Zealand’s contribution to the defeat of the forces of fascism and Nazism between 1939-1945. By far the majority of those who served the nation declined to talk, even to their families, about their experiences, preferring to keep them bottled up, possibly as a result of what they saw, memories of lost comrades or believing nonparticipants would not understand. Debate, controversy and study have gone into many of the writings from the war and into the actions in which New Zealanders were involved. Typical of many of those who largely decided to retain their own counsel, a not inappropriate description given his later status, was John White. He started the war as a second-lieutenant and ended as a Major. He began his working life as a solicitor and ended as a Supreme Court Judge, having also served as Solicitor- General. This thesis largely relates to his unique role, as personal assistant to the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 2nd New Zealand Division, General Bernard Freyberg, a figure of immense stature in New Zealand history.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/12010
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectWhite, Johnen_US
dc.subjectFreyberg, Bernard Cyril, Baronen_US
dc.subjectNew Zealand. Army. Division, 2nden_US
dc.subjectWorld War, 1939-1945en_US
dc.subjectHistoryen_US
dc.subjectBiographyen_US
dc.subjectNew Zealanden_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::HUMANITIES and RELIGION::History and philosophy subjects::History subjects::Historyen_US
dc.titleSir John White : witness to history : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in History at Massey University, Albany, Auckland, New Zealanden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorMcConnell, Lynn Charles
thesis.degree.disciplineHistoryen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)en_US
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