Dance of the peacocks : New Zealanders in exile in the time of Hitler and Mao Tse-tung

The true story of five talented young men in exile in the time of Hitler and Mao Tse-Tung. 'Altogether they knew five wars, three revolutions and - in the case of Ian Milner, accused in the Cold War of being a spy - a slander.'Regarded by one critic as 'the best book published in New Zealand in the last twenty years', this is a fascinating story based on letters, diaries and interviews in several countries. It is the story of a group of Rhodes scholars, five young men - James Bertram, Geoffrey Cox, Dan Davin, Ian Milner, John Mulgan - caught up in the turmoil of their times: Spain, Hitler's Germany, Greece and North Africa, Eastern Europe, China. They left New Zealand in the thirties for 'the dreaming spires' of Oxford. War intervened. Only one returned. This Is A Story Based On Letters And Diaries And Interviews In Several Countries. It Is The Story Of A Group Of Rhodes Scholars, Five Young Men - James Bertram, Geoffrey Cox, Dan Davin, Ian Milner, John Mulgan - Caught Up In The Turmoil Of Their Times: Spain, Hitler's Germany, Greece And North Africa, Eastern Europe, China. They Left New Zealand In The Thirties For The Dreaming Spires Of Oxford. War Intervened. Only One Returned. [james Mcneish]. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [469]-472) And Index. This title is based on the story of five diverse yet closely connected New Zealanders touched by fate in the time of Hitler and Mao Tse-Tung. It is the story of a group of Rhodes scholars who went to Oxford, but couldn't come home again: James Bertram, Geoffey Cox, Dan Davin, Ian Milner and John Mulgan.