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OTHER WRITINGS ABOUT NANUMEA AND TUVALU
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Bill Bartsch worked for the Suva office of the United Nations Development Programme in 1974. Together with Peter McQuarrie, he visited many of the islands in Tuvalu and the Gilbert Islands on a personal project to document the remains of war material from World War II. Early in 1974 he and Peter came to Nanumea, where Anne and Keith helped guide them to the wrecked planes and the vaka mutu on the reef. In this article, published in the South Pacific Bulletin in 1975, Bill describes his trip and his findings. Thanks to Peter McQuarrie for contacting Bill and scanning the article, and to Bill for permission to reproduce his work. Bill Bartsch - After the Battle - Nanumea |
Top photo: Second World War LST on Nanumea's western reef - Photo by Keith, January 2004 (this hulk is gradually going back to the sea)
Some WWII Remains in Nanumea Today |
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Further information on this plane and the remains of a B-24 bomber at Nanumea can be found on the Pacific Wrecks website Peter McQuarrie's excellent book, Strategic Atolls, is the most detailed study of the war in Tuvalu. Koulua o te kau Tuvalu mafai o togi te tuhi tenei kae te togi he togi maamaa -- e hoko sefulu tala Niusila (mo piho mo faulu ki loto i te meli) -- hili kia Piita i te fakatuatuhiga e-meli mai lalo.
Photo by Tavita Chambers, December 2003 .JPG) Strategic Atolls: Tuvalu and the Second World War Email Peter McQuarrie about his books
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