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New Zealand and the Vietnam War was published to coincide with the 40th anniversary of New Zealand combat troops leaving for Vietnam. The Vietnam War provoked a major crisis in New Zealand attitudes to foreign policy, breaking for the first time the almost universal consensus about how the country should handle political and military issues beyond its shores. The dispatch of troops to assist the US in Vietnam divided the country, enraged a generation and forced the government to publicly defend its policy. This is the first major study of these events and is the fruit of many years of detailed research which draws on government archives, newspapers, records of the protest movement and a range of other sources. Starting with the first Indochina War in the 1950s it covers the story of New Zealand's relations with Vietnam up to the end of the Vietnam War in the 1970s. It explores the diplomatic history of the engagement, which is not well known or understood, and shows that officials and politicians in fact entered the war with extreme reluctance.
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The importance of small fishing craft to the world catch of fish cannot be underestimated but little attention has in the past been given to their design. The primary purpose of this book is to disseminate the specialized knowledge needed for designing improved small fishing vessels. It has been structured to cover every item which needs to be taken into account, working in easy stages from background material to the specification for a finished design. The logical and well–balanced format takes the reader through general principles to factors specific to fishing vessels and the content is so comprehensive that much will be of equal value to users and designers of larger vessels. It is an invaluable volume enhanced by detailed drawings of exceptional standard.