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Deutz Medal for Fiction or Poetry, 2005 Summary: When his young niece and nephew come to him to find out what happened during the Second World War, Tu is brought face to face with the past. What really happened to the three brothers as the Maori Battalion fought in the hills and valleys of Italy is contained in the pages of his war journal. This he now decides to give to his niece and nephew. In writing this novel, the author has drawn on the war experiences of her father and other relatives