Two Peoples, One Land

Myth and legend swirl about the New Zealand Wars, nearly three decades of open warfare between Maori, British and settler that erupted in the mid-1840s and continued, intermittently, until 1872. In Two Peoples, One Land, noted social and military historian Matthew Wright draws on extensive primary research and investigation of the battlefields to paint a vivid and illuminating picture of personality, conflict and societies in upheaval.  In the process he reveals that the wars were far more than just a military tale; they also shaped Maori and Pakeha worlds in ways that neither people fully understood at the time. And although open fighting ended in 1872, the forces that drove the wars did not dissipate.  Ultimately, Wright argues, these were wars without end.Wright, Matthew is the author of 'Two Peoples, One Land', published 2006 under ISBN 9780790010649 and ISBN 079001064X.