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Evidence and Interpretation in New Zealand’s Official History: The Battle for Crete, May 1941

Rachael Bell

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The battle for Crete, 20 May to 1 June 1941, was an engagement in which New Zealand forces played a key role in the defence, and ultimately the loss, of the island. This article traces the methodology of the New Zealand War History Branch in determining responsibility for the withdrawal from Maleme airfield at the western end of the island and the subsequent impact of the official history’s conclusions on New Zealand’s view of this battle.

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The battle for Crete, 20 May to 1 June 1941, was an engagement in which New Zealand forces played a key role in the defence, and ultimately the loss, of the island. This article traces the methodology of the New Zealand War History Branch in determining responsibility for the withdrawal from Maleme airfield at the western end of the island and the subsequent impact of the official history’s conclusions on New Zealand’s view of this battle.

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The battle for Crete, 20 May to 1 June 1941, was an engagement in which New Zealand forces played a key role in the defence, and ultimately the loss, of the island. This article traces the methodology of the New Zealand War History Branch in determining responsibility for the withdrawal from Maleme airfield at the western end of the island and the subsequent impact of the official history’s conclusions on New Zealand’s view of this battle.

Key concepts: Battle, Military history, History, Interpretation (philosophy), Ancient history, Geography, Political science, Genealogy

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