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and bravery set in the captivating beauty of the volcanic coastline of Rabaul and the hostile jungles of New Britain

The panorama of the past becomes vividly real in photographs which show people at work and play

A young man at the turn of the century takes a wife and carves out a homestead in what at the time was wilderness

It was not until 1972 that God Defend New Zealand was first heard at an Olympic Games (when the rowing eight won gold)

The Spell Broken by Peter Brune Exploration and optionsThe Spell Broken Exploding The Myth of Japanese Invincibility by Peter Brune Allen & Unwin, 1997, [First Edition], b w photographs, maps, hardcover, dustjacket, ISBN 1864482877 Very Good Condition, minor edge and shelf wear 'The Spell Broken is a stirring history of the battles at Milne Bay, Buna and Sanananda told through the records of those campaigns balanced against the recollections of their survivors.'