Category: New Zealand

Sub-Saharan Africa 1941

East African Campaign

By 1941, Italy's attempt to build an...

South America 1941

Ecuadorian-Peruvian War

In July 1941, while the eyes of the...

Europe 1943

Aftermath of Stalingrad

By February it was all over for the...

Asia Pacific 1945

Occupation of Japan

US forces arrived in Tokyo in late...

Asia Pacific 1946

Reclaiming China

During the war in China, the...

Australasia 1947

Indonesian War of Independence

Just days after the Japanese...

Southern Asia 1948

Indian conquest of Hyderabad

Following the end of British rule in...

Asia Pacific 1949

Communist Victory in Northern China

In China, the uneasy truce between...

Australasia 1951

ANZUS

By August 1950, the nationalists...

Australasia 1962

West New Guinea dispute

When the Netherlands recognized...

Asia Pacific 1963

Formation of Malaysia

In 1961 Indonesia attacked Dutch New...

Australasia 1971

Independence for the Pacific Islands

The 1960s saw the beginning of the...