Willie Apiata VC pbk, 9780143010944
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Reluctant hero, extraordinary actions: an ordinary Kiwi doing his job.

Willie Apiata VC pbk

the Reluctant Hero

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  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    26 August 2012

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Summary

At 0900 on Sunday 01 July my CO handed me three letters to read. The first was from the Governor General, the second from the Prime Minister and the third was from the Minister of Defence. These letters informed me that I had been awarded the Victoria Cross for New Zealand (V.C.).

Corporal Willie Apiata became the first New Zealander since the Second World War to be awarded the Commonwealth’s highest military award for his actions with the NZ SAS in Afghanistan. From his early life in…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780143010944
ISBN-10:0143010948
Author:Paul Little
Publisher:Penguin Group (NZ)
Imprint:Penguin Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:26 August 2012
Weight:390g
Dimensions:231mm x 154mm x 17mm
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About The Author

Paul Little

Paul Little is one of New Zealand’s most experienced journalists. He has been editor of Metro, the New Zealand Listener and FQMen magazines, contributed to numerous other publications and also written for television and radio. He is the author of three previous biographies, Arrested Development- The Aaron Cohen Story, Hayley Westenra- The World at Her Feet and Willie Apiata, VC.

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