bibliography
Books
Kiwi Battlefields
Ron Palenski, 2011
Hatchette NZ ltd.
Auckland, NZ
The New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War II
Wayne Stack and Barry O’Sullivan, 2013
Osprey Publishing
Oxford, UK
Breakout: Minqar Qaim, North Africa, 1942
Colin Cameron, 2006
Wilson Scott Publishing
Christchurch, NZ
Blood, Sweat and Arrogance: the Myths of Churchill’s War
Gordon Corrigan, 2006
Weidenfeld and Nicolson
Great Britain.
Alamein
Stephen Bungay, 2002
Aurum Press
London, Great Britain
28 (Maori) Battalion: Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force
J.F Cody, 1956
John Douglas Publishing
Christchurch, NZ
Pendulum of War: The Three Battles Of El Alamein
Niall Barr, 2004
Jonathan Cape
London, England
Chronicle of the Second World War
Jacques Legrand, 1990.
Chronicle Communications Ltd.
London, England
Those Were The Days: A Nostalgic Look at the 1940s from the pages of the Weekly News.
Compiled Phillip Ridge 1988
Moa Publications
Auckland, NZ
(photo)
Internet
About.com Military History: WW2, First Battle of El Alamein
http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/WWIINorthAfrica/p/World-War-Ii-First-Battle-Of-El-Alamein.htm
Kennedy Hickman
Flames of War: 4th New Zealand Armoured Brigade in 1943
By Dion Holswic
http://www.flamesofwar.com/portals/0/documents/oobs/nz-4th-armoured-history.pdf
World War 2 Database: First Battle of El Alamein
C. Peter Chen
http://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=264
History Learning Site
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_el_alamein.htm
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/erwin_rommel.htm
Spartacus Educational
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWauchinleck.htm
The Open University
http://www.open.ac.uk/researchprojects/makingbritain/content/claude-auchinleck
NZ History Online
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/people/bernard-freyberg
Te Are Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/5f14/freyberg-bernard-cyril
Jewish Virtual Library- Erwin Rommel
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/Rommel.html
Personal Accounts/NZ Archives Wellington Material
J Troop, 33rd Anti Tank Battery At Minqar Qaim
Letter from Lt. K.W Patterson.
Egypt Appendix 30
NZ Archives
M Troop, 7th Anti-Tank Regiment, At Minqar Qaim
Interview with Lt. N.B Mitchell
Appendix 30
NZ Archives
The Crisis At El Alamein
30th June-4th July 1942
Union War Histories
Precis of Evidence No. 3.
NZ Archives
Retreat to El Alamein: 22nd June to 20th August
Brigadier C.J.C. Molony
Section 1
Chapter K
NZ Archives
Papers
Steve Weir: New Zealand’s Master Gunner
Staff Sergeant Tim Rowe, 2003
http://riv.co.nz/rnza/hist/weir/ch04.htm
Newspapers
8th Army in Egypt: Slight Advance in Ridge Battle
Evening Post
Volume CXXXIV, Issue 17, 20 July 1942, Page 5
Ready to Strike Another Blow
Auckland Star
Volume LXXIII, Issue 169, 20 July 1942, Page 3
New Zealand Share Success and Reverse
Evening Post
Volume CXXXIV, Issue 17, 20 July 1942, Page 6