{"product_id":"the-red-squad-story-by-ross-meurant-1982-1st-edition","title":"THE RED SQUAD STORY by Ross Meurant 1982 1st edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE RED SQUAD STORY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eby Ross Meurant\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 0908630069\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: small hardcover with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: Harlen 1982, 1st edition \u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 140 w x 220 h x 20 d\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 215\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A5\/2606\/U302\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nA first hand account of the elite police riot squad during the protests surrounding the 1981 Springbok rugby tour of New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe tour deeply divided New Zealand society over South Africa's apartheid policies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor Ross Meurant served as the second-in-command of The Red Escort Group \"Red Squad\", an elite police tactical unit trained in riot control and specifically tasked with accompanying the South African team to maintain law and order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe details the intense operational tactics, political pressures, and escalating street violence between the police force and anti-tour protesters—including famous flashpoints like the Wellington Molesworth Street baton charge and clashes outside Eden Park.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with monochrome images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nImmaculate, near new with only light wear\/faint marks on dust jacket and pages edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIMAGES\u003cbr\u003e\nAre of the actual items and depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nSee our other listings on the subject and by this author.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55229734617380,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/134160.jpg?v=1783662187","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-red-squad-story-by-ross-meurant-1982-1st-edition","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}