Soldiers, Scouts and Spies and with a foreword by

and with a foreword by Elizabeth Broderick AO

has had the patience to stare hard at her work and the skill to describe it evocatively

races at Pukekohe

illuminating

Edited by two of New Zealand’s most astute and experienced champions of great books for young readers

Soldiers, Scouts and Spies and with a foreword byA fascinating and detailed study of the major campaigns of the New Zealand Wars As interest in the New Zealand Wars grows, Soldiers, Scouts and Spies offers a unique insight into the major campaigns fought between 1845 and 1864 by British troops, their militia and Mori allies, and Mori iwi and coalitions. It was a time of rapid technological change. Mori were quick to adopt western weaponry and evolve their tactics and even political structures as