S1E1 - Featherston Military Camp with Neil Frances
In this first episode I'm joined by historian and author Neil Frances to talk about the history of Featherston Military Camp, in the Wairarapa region of New Zealand.
Originally built as a training camp in World War One, it became a prisoner of war camp in World War Two and the site of the infamous 'Featherston Incident'.
Neil's book on the camp 'Safe Haven' - https://messinesbooks.com/p/safe-haven?barcode=9780995123250
Some Neil's other books - https://messinesbooks.com/catalog/list_author_titles?author=Neil+Frances&search=search
Thanks to our supporters Messines Bookshop and Booktown https://www.booktown.org.nz/
This show covers New Zealand military history from wars of colonial conquest to modern conflicts such as East Timor and Afghanistan.
Each episode covers a chapter in New Zealand military history including key battles, people, tactics, weapons and equipment.
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