In this first episode I'm joined by historian and author Neil Frances to talk about the history of Featherston Military Camp, in the Wairarapa region of New Zealand.

Originally built as a training camp in World War One, it became a prisoner of war camp in World War Two and the site of the infamous 'Featherston Incident'.

Neil's book on the camp 'Safe Haven' - https://messinesbooks.com/p/safe-haven?barcode=9780995123250

Some Neil's other books - https://messinesbooks.com/catalog/list_author_titles?author=Neil+Frances&search=search

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