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Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Harawira “Wira” Tiri Gardiner, KNZM, is a former professional soldier, senior public servant and writer. He was contracted to write B Company’s history in 2015. His tribal affiliations are Ngati Awa, Ngati Pikiao, Whakatohea and Te Whanua-a-Apanui.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 213 x 286 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 488\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable online and in-store at Pukeahu National War Memorial. 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Originally published as Scars of the Heart, this new revised and updated edition examines the impact of war through the eyes of those involved using photographs, paintings, letters and diaries to give a glimpse of what these wars were like for the New Zealanders who fought in them. Five leading historians have contributed to this major work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBUDDY MIKAERE tells the Maori story of the New Zealand Wars, and the impact this had and is still having on Maori communities. It is a tale of bravery against overwhelming odds, betrayal and loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNIGEL PRICKETT contrasts this with the European perceptions. It was a war for land and the rule of law on European terms, and the histories were written to justify these acts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLAURIE BARBER examines New Zealand’s first experience of fighting for the Empire in the Anglo-Boer War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHRIS PUGSLEY continues this story into the First World War. 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