A selection from the war diaries of Dan Davin

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A selection from the war diaries of Dan Davin

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Victoria University of Wellington

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This thesis is an edited selection from Dan Davin's wartime diaries, running from 1940-1941 and covering training in England, travel through Egypt, and fighting in Greece and Crete.  The selection is a scholarly edition combining the two extant versions of the diaries (Davin's original manuscript and a typescript copy he made some years later) with heavy annotation.  The diaries themselves are examined in two ways; as a historical record, showing the lives of many New Zealand soldiers; and as...

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Research paper

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Scholarly text / Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2016

Creator

McLean, Tom

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https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/A_selection_from_the_war_diaries_of_Dan_Davin/17014583

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New Zealand history / New Zealand literature (excl. Māori literature) / Dan Davin / NZEF / Battalion / Winnie Davin / Brian Bassett / Sandy Thomas / New Zealand Division / For the Rest of Our Lives / The Salamander and the Fire / Second World War / School: School of English, Film, Theatre and Media Studies / New Zealand Literature (excl. Māori Literature) / New Zealand History / Degree Discipline: English / Degree Level: Masters / Degree Name: Master of Arts / New Zealand Literature (excl. Maori Literature)

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