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Story: Second World War

Page 11. All images & media

From page 1 - New Zealand’s involvement

From page 2 - Defeat in France, 1940

From page 3 - A more intense effort, 1940

From page 4 - Greece and Crete, 1941

From page 5 - North African campaign

From page 6 - Japan enters the war

From page 7 - American counter-offensive

From page 8 - Final victory

From page 9 - Legacy

How to cite this page

Ian McGibbon, Second World War, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/207180/media (accessed 14 June 2026).

Story by Ian McGibbon, published 17 April 2012, updated 1 May 2016.