Pathfinders     Battles  of World War 2                            New Zealanders involvement                          These research suggestions and hyperlinks to websites will help you with your research on Subject headings, keywords World War 2, New Zealanders at war, Battles of WW2, Crete, El Alamein, Western desert, Monte Casino, Pacific campaigns, Captain Charles Upham, Victoria Cross Dewey Numbers 940.3, 940.54, 92HIT, 993.0   Reference: Britannica Encyclopedias, World Book Encyclopedias, Encarta, Information file, Battle, New Zealand Heritage, 993 On-line databases and websites EPIC database search http://www.tki.org.nz/r/epic/ . It will ask for a TKI login - darfieldhs, password: 22darfieldhs.  Scroll down to Databases for yr 7-10 Students, then click "access database" when you reach Encyclopedia Britannica Online type in what you wish to research.  You have the option of primary or secondary level.   The following websites have information on World War 2 battles: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/  Scroll to the bottom of the page, choose World War 2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/  Type in "3rd New Zealand Division" in search (Solomon Islands battles) http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/war-in-the-pacific New Zealanders in the Pacific war http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/  Type in "2nd New Zealand Division"  in search (2nd New Zealand Division in Italy) http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-nz/2div-nzef-ww2.htm 2nd Infantry Division in Greece, Italy and the western Desert http://www.nzedge.com/heroes/upham.html  Captain Charles Upham http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/bbupham.htm http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/NewZealandPeoples/TheNewZealanders/9/ENZ-Resources/Standard/2/en

Darfield High School Library Team