The white ships : New Zealand's First World War hospital ships / Gavin McLean.
"In 1915 the government chartered the trans-Tasman liners Maheno and Marama for use as our first hospital ships. For the next four years, starting with the Maheno off the beach at Gallipoli, they travelled the globe, staffed by Kiwi seamen, doctors and nurses. Back home, thousands of New Zealan...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Wellington, New Zealand :
New Zealand Ship & Marine Society,
2013.
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| Summary: | "In 1915 the government chartered the trans-Tasman liners Maheno and Marama for use as our first hospital ships. For the next four years, starting with the Maheno off the beach at Gallipoli, they travelled the globe, staffed by Kiwi seamen, doctors and nurses. Back home, thousands of New Zealanders made items and raised money to support these 'mercy ships' and followed their movements closely as they transported the sick and wounded from many countries"--First World War Centenary Project website. |
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| Physical Description: | 208 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0473249774 9780473249779 |