Thesis
'Our bounden duty' : an analysis of the arguments justifying the introduction of peacetime Compulsory Military Training in New Zealand, 1949
This dissertation examines the arguments presented in favour of the introduction of compulsory military training (CMT) in New Zealand in 1949. It deals primarily with the perceptions of the advocates of CMT and the assumptions that underpinned their arguments. Central to this thesis is the pervasive impact of the dawning of the Cold War upon...