IV. The Men of Anzac. Decorations and Mentioned in Despatches 307 V. The Place-Names of Anzac 317 VI. A Gallipoli Diary 325 Trench Map of Anzac at end of Volume. The New Zealand Popular History Series. These popular histories of New Zealand's share in the Great War are designed to present to the people of New Zealand the inspiring record of the work of our sons and daughters overseas. It was recognized that the Official History would necessitate considerable research, would take a long time to write, and then must be largely a study of strategy and tactics; but something--that would be concise and interesting, not expensive, and available at once--seemed desirable. It was decided to avoid the style of an Official History and select as writers soldiers who had themselves fought with the N.Z.E.F. through the several campaigns; soldiers recognized by their comrades as authorities on the campaigns with which they deal; soldiers who themselves have experienced the hopes and fears, the trials and the ultimate triumph of the men in the ranks. The volumes--of which this story of Anzac is the first published--are four in number: Vol. I. "The New Zealanders at Gallipoli," by Major Fred Waite, D.S.O., N.Z.E., who served with the Main Body and the N.Z. & A. Division as a Staff Officer of Engineers. Vol. II. "The New Zealanders in France," by Colonel Hugh Stewart, C.M.G., D.S.O., M.C., who served through the campaigns in Gallipoli and France with the N.Z. Infantry. Vol. III. "The New Zealanders in Palestine," by Lieut.-Colonel C. Guy Powles, C.M.G., D.S.O., who as a Staff Officer of the N.Z. Mounted Rifles served through the campaigns in Gallipoli and Palestine. The material for this volume was collected by Major A. Wilkie, W.M.R. Vol. IV. "The War Effort of New Zealand," will deal with: (a) The minor campaigns in which New Zealanders took part; (b) Services which are not fully dealt with in the campaign volumes; (c) The story of the work at the Bases--the efforts of our Women abroad and in New Zealand, our Hospitals, the raising and the training of the men. Without rhetoric, without needless superlatives--for the stories do not need them--these volumes are placed before the people of New Zealand in the hope that a fuller realization of the difficulties encountered and eventually triumphed over will act as an inspiration to those of us who were not privileged to fight for the cause of Freedom on the battlefields of the World. [Illustration: signature] Minister of Defence. Parliamentary Buildings, Wellington, 1-12-19. The New Zealanders of Anzac.