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By James Belich
The writer re-examines the process the 19th-century New Zealand wars. `The measure of Maori good fortune in all 4 significant wars remains to be underestimated -- even to the purpose the place, with regards to one battle, the inaccurate part is related to have won'.
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3. Mason, A Matter of Honour: an Account of the Indian Army, its Officers and Men, London 1974; Fussell, The Great War and Modern Memory, Oxford 1975; Keegan, The Face of Battle, New York 1976. 4. 55. 5. 1. (Introduction). Also see H. L. Wesseling, ‘Colonial Wars and Armed Peace, 1870–1914; A Reconnaissance’, Itinerario, V. 53–69. I am indebted to Professor P. N. Tarling, of Auckland University, for drawing my attention to the last-named article. Introduction I THE NEW ZEALAND WARS IN HISTORY THE NEW ZEALAND WARS OF 1845–72 WERE A SERIES OF conflicts involving the British, Imperial and colonial, and the Maori tribes of the North Island.
G. 4 There is, perhaps, a tendency to see the new themes in the history of war as alternatives to the study of campaigns, rather than its necessary partners. Keegan cautions us against this throwing-out of the baby with the bathwater. We still want to know who won, how, and to what degree, and, like war itself, these questions are too important to be left to generals. Possibly, as far as some European wars are concerned, these questions have already been answered sufficiently well. The volume of research, revision, and counter-revision in the ‘old’ military history may be great enough, and exceptions to the rule of a narrow perspective numerous enough, to create a reliable base concerning what actually happened.
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