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With the Lost Legion in New Zealand - the War Against the Maoris 1866-71 (Hardcover)
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With the Lost Legion in New Zealand - the War Against the Maoris 1866-71 (Hardcover)
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The War against the Maoris of New Zealand
The author of this book, sometimes known as 'Maori Browne, ' had a
long career as a colonial soldier. He left posterity with three
books based either on his career or the experiences of men he knew.
They focus on warfare as experienced by men like himself-tough,
resourceful individuals who enjoyed fighting and were expert
marksmen, horsemen and seasoned campaigners. Irrespective of who
they were and where they fought Browne affectionately refers to
them as the 'Lost Legion'-those upon whose blood and toil the
British Empire (in his opinion) was built but who received scant
recognition, praise or reward for their sacrifices. Browne writes
in the thoroughly entertaining and often amusing 'gung-ho' style of
the Victorian Imperialist. He intends to 'spin a good yarn' and in
that he succeeds magnificently, possibly 'with advantages.' Some
doubt has been cast on Browne's veracity since his own Maori War
experiences as a despatch rider took place after the end of
hostilities, however, to be fair to him, the principal figure in
With the Lost Legion in New Zealand bears a fictional name though
the contents are undoubtedly mostly factual. The anecdotal 'yarns'
in Camp Fire Yarns of the Lost Legion are also attributed to
others. There can be no doubt about Browne's Zulu War experiences
however. He writes in the first person and was present as the
British invaded Zululand. As an officer of the N. N. C. Browne was
present at Isandlwhana camp both before and after the battle and
took an active role in the campaign making his a genuine 'first
hand' voice of the period. For those interested in the wars of the
Queen Empress all three of Browne's books are available from
Leonaur in a complementary set.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
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