The Plot to Subvert Wartime New Zealand
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Plot to Subvert Wartime New Zealand
By (Author) Hugh Price
Te Herenga Waka University Press
Victoria University Press
16th June 2006
New Zealand
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Popular beliefs and controversial knowledge
364.1630993
Physical Properties
Paperback
160
Description
This true story details the biggestand most extraordinaryhoax New Zealand has ever seen. Perpetrated by former prison inmate Syd Ross and eventually commandeered by a notable public figure, the 1942 plot took advantage of New Zealanders fears of a Japanese invasion, when the terrible struggle for world domination by the Allied and Axis powers could have gone either way.
Reviews
Absolutely fascinating story about a wonderfully ridiculous hoax perpetrated during[World War II]in New Zealand." Good Morning TV One
Author Bio
Hugh Price is the founder of Price Milburn, a New Zealand publishing house.
