{"product_id":"farewell-campo-12-by-brigadier-james-hargest-1946-1st-nz-edition-1","title":"FAREWELL CAMPO 12 by Brigadier James Hargest 1946 1st NZ edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eFAREWELL CAMPO 12\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eby Brigadier James Hargest G.B.E., D.S.O., M.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: small cloth board hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: Whitcombe \u0026amp; Tombs 1945, 1st edition NZ 1946\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 145 w x 220 h x 20 d\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 207\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A5\/2606\/K581\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nBrigadier James Hargest was a decorated New Zealand officer who served during World War I and II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving fought in the bloody battles of the Invasion of Crete, he went on to lead the 5th Brigade in the Western Desert during Operation Crusader but was captured soon into the campaign. Never one to take a defeat lying down Hargest, determined to escape his Italian Prisoner of War camp \"Campo 12\", this journey and its adventures are recounted here in this book of his journey to Switzerland and freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eHargest was awarded a second bar to his DSO and was later appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with monochrome drawings, no images..\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\n**No dust jacket - first three images for illustrative purposes only.**\u003cbr\u003e\nExcellent with wear\/repairs on covers, some foxing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIMAGES\u003cbr\u003e\nAre of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nIncreasingly scarce.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450924351780,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/134822.jpg?v=1785379465","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/farewell-campo-12-by-brigadier-james-hargest-1946-1st-nz-edition-1","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}