The General and the Nightingale: Dan Davin's War Stories

by Dan Davin

Dan Davin was the author of the only substantial body of war fiction written by a New Zealand soldier during any of the wars of the 20th century in which the nation was engaged. The General and the Nightingale brings together Davin's 20 war stories, some drawn from his war diaries and loosely based on his experiences as 'a wartime scholar-soldier' and those of his fellow soldiers in the British and New Zealand armies. They yield an unparalleled insight...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1988531829
• ISBN13: 9781988531823
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Otago University Press
• Length: 364 Pages