Willie Apiata VC

Willie Apiata VC
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Publisher : Penguin Books
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 0143010948
ISBN-13 : 9780143010944
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Book Synopsis Willie Apiata VC by : Paul Little

Download or read book Willie Apiata VC written by Paul Little and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 2012-08-27 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: '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.).' Cpl Bill (Willie) Apiata, 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 small town East Coast New Zealand to his actions in the deserts of Afghanistan, this is his story in his words. This book will not only establish the place of Corporal Apiata in New Zealand's history but will give an insight into the nature of a man who is truly a reluctant hero. While to most of us his actions seemed extraordinary and heroic, Corporal Apiata felt he was an ordinary Kiwi just 'doing his job'.


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