The general and the nightingale : Dan Davin's war stories /

"Dan Davin was the author of the only substantial body of war fiction written by a New Zealand soldier during any of the wars in which the nation has been engaged. The General and the Nightingale brings together Davin's 20 war stories loosely based on his experiences as 'a wartime sch...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Davin, Dan, 1913-1990 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Wilson, Janet, 1948- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dunedin : Otago University Press, Te Whare Tā o Te Wānanga o Ōtākou, [2020]
Temas:
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Fiction.
War stories, New Zealand.
Récits de guerre néo-zélandais.
War stories, New Zealand
Short stories, New Zealand.
Fiction
War fiction
War fiction.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Dan Davin's war stories
  • 1. Below the heavens
  • 2. The Persian's grave
  • 3. Under the bridge
  • 4. Danger's flower
  • 5. Jaundiced
  • 6. East is west
  • 7. Coming and going
  • 8. Bourbons
  • 9. The dog and the dead
  • 10. Finders and losers
  • 11. Unwrung withers
  • 12. In transit
  • 13. North of the Sangro
  • 14. Psychological warfare at Cassino
  • 15. Cassino casualty
  • 16. When mum died
  • 17. The general and the nightingale
  • 18. Mortal
  • 19. Liberation
  • 20. Not substantial things.

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