{"product_id":"kiwi-battlefields-by-ron-palenski","title":"KIWI BATTLEFIELDS by Ron Palenski","description":"\u003cp\u003eKIWI BATTLEFIELDS\u003cbr\u003eby Ron Palenski\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781869712143\u003cbr\u003eFormat: medium softcover\u003cbr\u003ePublished: Hachette NZ 2011, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 185 w x 235 h x 20 d\u003cbr\u003ePages: 208\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A4\/2609\/UXXX\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eExplores the history behind the major global battlefields where New Zealand soldiers lived, fought, and died. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt traces how these conflicts shaped New Zealand's unique national identity and psyche.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt offers a comprehensive overview spanning more than a century of foreign campaigns. This includes the high veld of South Africa, the mud trenches of the Western Front (Gallipoli, Messines, Passchendaele), the deserts of North Africa (El Alamein), World War II Europe (Crete, Cassino), the snows of South Korea, and the steam-filled jungles of Vietnam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe draws heavily from archival records, contemporary newspaper filings, personal letters, and diaries to show how the war was reported to families waiting anxiously at home, and what the frontline soldiers genuinely thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with monochrome  and colour images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eNew with only light shelf wear on covers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIMAGES\u003cbr\u003eAre of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003eScarce new as out off print.\u003cbr\u003eSee our other listings on the subject and by this author.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67584964788516,"sku":"A4\/2609\/UXXX","price":69.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/3926236238518123249.png?v=1790819024","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/kiwi-battlefields-by-ron-palenski","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}