Deir el Shein
(Place)
Mentioned in
- 25 Battalion
- 28 (Maori) Battalion
- Alam Halfa and Alamein
- Battle for Egypt
- CHAPTER 13 — Eighth Army in Last Ditch
- CHAPTER 14 — The Enemy Plan
- CHAPTER 15 — Eighth Army Holds the Line
- CHAPTER 16 — Defeat of Ariete Division
- CHAPTER 17 — Thrusts, Parries, and Plans
- CHAPTER 18 — Both Armies Prepare Attacks
- CHAPTER 20 — Armies Spar for Positions
- CHAPTER 21 — Planning for Ruweisat
- CHAPTER 23 — The First Disaster
- CHAPTER 24 — Fighting on the Ridge
- CHAPTER 25 — Enemy Prepares Counter-attack
- CHAPTER 28 — Raids, Patrols, Consolidation
- CHAPTER 29 — Plans for El Mreir
- CHAPTER 30 — Advance of Sixth Brigade
- CHAPTER 31 — Succession of Disasters
- Divisional Cavalry
- Divisional Signals
- New Zealand Engineers, Middle East
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Deir el Shein":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.