Niue and the Great War Roaring Twenties by Vernon Lyman Kellogg

by Vernon Lyman Kellogg

a war that set twentieth-century Europe on course to be the most violent continent in the history of the world

a British nurse whose duties as a healer clashed with the demands of a ruthless occupying regime during World War I

marking a pivotal moment in both the war and military history as tanks first appeared on the battlefield and air war emerged as a devastating and decisive factor in battle

his involvement in making a motion picture of his life

Niue and the Great War Roaring Twenties by Vernon Lyman KelloggDescription by Margaret Pointer Paperback In 1915, 160 Niuean men joined the New Zealand Expeditionary Force and set sail to Egypt and France. Most had never left the island before, or worn shoes before. Most spoke no English, and most significantly, they had no immunity to European disease. Within three months of leaving New Zealand, over 80 percent of them had been hospitalized. Margaret Pointer traced the lost story of Niues involvement in World