{"product_id":"on-active-service-5177-o-r-gatman-2-nzef-september-1939-november-1942","title":"ON ACTIVE SERVICE... 5177 O.R. Gatman 2 NZEF September 1939-November 1941","description":"\u003cp\u003eON ACTIVE SERVICE...: 5177 O.R. Gatman 2 NZEF September 1939-November 1941\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eedited by Martyn Thompson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 0582542014\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: large hardcover with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: Addison Wesley Longman 1999\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 310 w x 225 h x 20 d\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 128\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A4\/2606\/0365\/KXXX\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nA compact wartime memoir built from the surviving papers and recollections of O.R. Gatman, a New Zealand soldier who served with the 2nd NZEF in the early years of the Second World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book traces his journey from mobilisation through training, embarkation, and deployment to the Middle East, capturing the routines, frustrations, and sudden dangers of a soldier’s life far from home. Thompson’s editing preserves Gatman’s straightforward voice—letters, diary fragments, and commentary—creating a clear, ground level picture of the campaigns and conditions faced by New Zealand troops before the desert war reached its height.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with monochrome and colour images.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nExcellent with light wear on dust jacket and page edges, name stamp on end paper, pages as new.\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\nSee our other listings on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55452826468644,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/2312242775.jpg?v=1783476845","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/on-active-service-5177-o-r-gatman-2-nzef-september-1939-november-1942","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}