Good Luck to All the Lads: The Wartime Story of Brian Cox 1939–43
About this ebook
In 2007 Peter Cox and his wife Robin retraced Brian’s war journey in Egypt, Libya and Greece. They visited the battlefield at Sidi Rezegh in the Libyan Desert, travelled the length of Greece, following the route the New Zealand Division took, and stood on the hillside where Brian and his mates had been dive-bombed and machine-gunned.
More than one man’s tribute to his father, this is an important addition to New Zealand’s military history and a fitting memorial to the young men, a number of them from Nelson College, who bravely served, and sometimes died, so far from home.
About the author
Peter Cox undertook detailed study of the battle of Sidi Rezegh in order to write his first book, Good Luck to All the Lads (2008), which told the wartime story of his father, Brian Cox, who fought at Sidi Rezegh. After further study, he has now written a more extensive and authoritative account of the battle, Desert War: The Battle of Sidi Rezegh (2015). Peter was born and educated in Nelson. He moved to Christchurch after qualifying as a chartered accountant and established his own business consultancy there in 1987. He now also works as a company director and is also a director of High Performance Sport NZ. He and his wife Robin have two adult children. His other interests include classic motorsport, New Zealand art and literature and military history.
