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Voices from a Border War
Borneo 1963-1965

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Author: 
Brigadier Robert M. (Bob) Gurr, OBE
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Synopsis:
​Voices From a Border War provides the reader with a succinct and most informative history of the First Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment during the period of 1963–1965. But this is not a ‘facts and figures’ history. Bob Gurr has been able to craft an excellent book, well supported by his personal photographs, of just what occurred during his period in command of this Battalion. And I guess what makes his efforts more readable are the anecdotes and humour that he has weaved into the story. Sure there are paragraphs on the organisation of a battalion, but for the non-military reader, having this limited knowledge will allow the reader to better understand how Gurr moved his Battalion around from post to post or area to area. Voices From a Border War also ably describes the reason why the ‘Gurr Battalion’ armed themselves to counter a border incursion into Malaysia by the Indonesian Army. Later on in the book, he exposes the operations that his Battalion undertook, this time out of Sarawak, and the ‘Claret Operations’ that occurred across the border against Indonesian military targets.

Published: Available now
Price:  $68.00
Size: 185mm x 250mm
Extent: 168 Pages
Illustrations: 22 photographs and 2 Maps
Binding: Cased & Dust Jacketed
ISBN: 978-1-8774272-8-2
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  • MILITARY
    • The South African Tragedy 1899-1902
    • Courage and Comradeship
    • Still Second to None
    • VIETNAM ANZACS
    • Guerilla Surgeon
    • Shooting from the Shadows
    • In Plain View
    • 1st Battalion
    • Limited Edition The Staff, the Serpent and The Sword
    • Bunty Preece
    • Dog in the Snow
    • From the Uttermost Ends of the Earth
    • Heroes of Gallipoli
    • New Zealand and the Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
    • Rampant Dragons
    • The Complete NZ Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)
    • Tales of Three Campaigns
    • The Ferret
    • The Great Adventure Ends
    • The Silent Division
    • The Staff, the Serpent and the Sword
    • Voices from a Border War
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    • Jungle Green Shadows
    • Training For War
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