Soldiers Scouts And Spies A Military History Of The New Zealand Wars 18451864 Cliff Simons by Cliff Simons 9780995109575, 0995109575 instant download after payment.

A fascinating and detailed study of the major campaigns on the New Zealand Wars.
As interest in the New Zealand Wars grows, Soldiers, Scouts andSpies offers a unique insight into the major campaigns fought between 1845 and 1864 by British
troops, their militia and Maori allies, and Maori iwi and coalitions.
It was a time of rapid technological change. Maori were quick to adopt western
weaponry and evolve their tactics — and even political structures — as they
looked for ways to confront the might of the Imperial war machine. And Britain,
despite being a military and economic super power, was challenged by a capable
enemy in a difficult environment.
This detailed examination of the Wars from a military perspective focuses on
the period of relatively conventional warfare before the increasingly ‘irregular'
fighting of the late 1860s. It explains how and where the battles were fought, and
their outcomes. Importantly, it also analyses the intelligence-gathering skills and
processes of both British and Maori forces as each sought to understand and
overcome their enemy.