{"product_id":"mid-pacific-outposts-by-sir-albert-ellis-and-j-r-stevenson","title":"MID-PACIFIC OUTPOSTS by Sir Albert Ellis and J.R. Stevenson","description":"\u003cp\u003eMID-PACIFIC OUTPOSTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eby Sir Albert Ellis\u003cbr\u003eand J.R. Stevenson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eFormat: small cloth board hardcover\u003cbr\u003ePublished: Brown \u0026amp; Stewart 1946, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003ePages: 303\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A5\/2010\/0185\/U336\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eThis book tells of events during World War II in the Central Pacific.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn September, 1945, the Author, with two other New Zealanders, flew from Auckland at short notice to join officially an Australian convoy at Torokina, Northern Solomons, which went to the relief of Nauru and Ocean Island and accepted the surrender of the Japanese after their three years' rule of terrorism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ocean and Nauru Islands expedition is an interesting record of the surrender of the Japanese and the re-occupation of the islands by Australian forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEllis is famous for his discovery of phospate deposits on Ocean Island and Nauru, which could be mined and used as an agricultural fertiliser. He was given a knighthood in 1938.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWell illustrated with monochrome images and decorated end papers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo dust jacket—first image for illustrative purposes only.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGood condition, binding tight, foxing on pages. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003eScarce\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450408124708,"sku":null,"price":69.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/imagescomingsoon.jpg?v=1787169984","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/mid-pacific-outposts-by-sir-albert-ellis-and-j-r-stevenson","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}