The Russians are coming - this presentation will cover the causes and effects of the Russian Scares in the mid-late 1800s and their impact on New Zealand’s defence policy, organisation and capabilities.
Presented by COL Dr Peter Wood, ONZM, NZ Army Standby Reserve.
Co- hosted by RNZE CT/ECMC and Palmerston North City Library. Donations to the RNZE Charitable Trust would be appreciated.
Image: Vladimir Monomakh, Russian Armored Cruiser. (c.1896). At Naples, Italy, probably in April 1896 during her cruise out to East Asia, [Photograph]. Naval History and Heritage Command
