REVIEW: How Fijians served Britain’s Army

212 Soldiers for the Queen: Fijians in the British Army 1961-1997, by David Tough. West Geelong, Victoria: Barralier Book. 360pp. ISBN 9780648355212. WHEN MIKA Vuidravuwalu was asked why he enlisted in the British Army in 1961, he replied: ‘Experience, put on the British Army uniform, and fight fo...

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Autor principal:	Philip Cass
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Publicado:	Asia Pacific Network 2019
Materias:	Fiji independence military racism reviews Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e48afdad7ea24ac983df25c640714dfe2021-12-02T10:24:50ZREVIEW: How Fijians served Britain’s Army10.24135/pjr.v25i1and2.5041023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/e48afdad7ea24ac983df25c640714dfe2019-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/504https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 212 Soldiers for the Queen: Fijians in the British Army 1961-1997, by David Tough. West Geelong, Victoria: Barralier Book. 360pp. ISBN 9780648355212. WHEN MIKA Vuidravuwalu was asked why he enlisted in the British Army in 1961, he replied: ‘Experience, put on the British Army uniform, and fight for the red, white and blue.’ He added that his brother had served with Fijian forces against the Japanese in the Solomons. Vuidravuwaluwa was one of 212 Fijians who eagerly signed up when the British Army, short of soldiers and specialists, sought recruits from the colonies. Philip CassAsia Pacific NetworkarticleFijiindependencemilitaryracismreviewsCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 25, Iss 1&2 (2019)
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description	212 Soldiers for the Queen: Fijians in the British Army 1961-1997, by David Tough. West Geelong, Victoria: Barralier Book. 360pp. ISBN 9780648355212. WHEN MIKA Vuidravuwalu was asked why he enlisted in the British Army in 1961, he replied: ‘Experience, put on the British Army uniform, and fight for the red, white and blue.’ He added that his brother had served with Fijian forces against the Japanese in the Solomons. Vuidravuwaluwa was one of 212 Fijians who eagerly signed up when the British Army, short of soldiers and specialists, sought recruits from the colonies.
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REVIEW: How Fijians served Britain’s Army

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