Kiwi 'drivers' and 'lookers' : an analysis and examination of the significant contribution of New Zealand Fleet Air Arm Aircrew, of the British Pacific Fleet, to Allied Naval Operations 1944-1945 : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in History at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand

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dc.contributor.authorThomson, Patrick Jeremy Lyon
dc.date.accessioned2012-11-22T21:25:33Z
dc.date.available2012-11-22T21:25:33Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThis thesis addresses a neglected and under-researched area of New Zealand historiography in World War II: the contribution of New Zealand Fleet Air Arm aircrew serving with the British Pacific Fleet (BPF), from December 1944 to the end of hostilities with Japan in August 1945. The operational experiences, services and sacrifices of these airmen are examined within the wider context of New Zealand’s diplomacy and strategy for the Pacific war. Three research questions are posited. First, what were New Zealand’s different responses to Japanese military aggression in the Pacific, from 1941 to 1944, particularly in association with its allies? Second, what was the genesis of the British Pacific Fleet, and what were its structures and strategic functions? Third, in what ways did New Zealand aircrew contribute to the British Pacific Fleet’s Air Arm operations from 1944 to 1945?en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/4067
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectNew Zealand Fleet Air Armen
dc.subjectBritish Pacific Fleeten
dc.subjectGreat Britain Royal Navy Pacific Fleeten
dc.subjectGreat Britain Royal Navy Fleet Air Armen
dc.subjectMilitary air pilotsen
dc.subjectFlight crewsen
dc.subjectAircrewen
dc.subjectSecond World Waren
dc.subjectWorld War IIen
dc.subjectNaval operationsen
dc.subjectAerial operationsen
dc.subjectPacific Oceanen
dc.subjectJapanen
dc.subjectNew Zealanden
dc.subjectWorld War Twoen
dc.titleKiwi 'drivers' and 'lookers' : an analysis and examination of the significant contribution of New Zealand Fleet Air Arm Aircrew, of the British Pacific Fleet, to Allied Naval Operations 1944-1945 : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in History at Massey University, Albany, New Zealanden
dc.typeThesisen
massey.contributor.authorThomson, Patrick Jeremy Lyonen
thesis.degree.disciplineHistoryen
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen
thesis.degree.levelMastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (M.A.)en
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