{"product_id":"regular-soldier-a-life-in-the-new-zealand-army-by-frank-rennie","title":"Regular Soldier: A Life in the New Zealand Army BY Frank Rennie","description":"\u003cp\u003eRegular Soldier: A Life in the New Zealand Army BY Frank Rennie\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: Endeavour Press, Auckland, 1986, first edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good hardback with jacket, minor edge-wear, name stamp to title page and one other page.\u003cbr\u003eJacket has rubbing, light shelf\/edge-wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e316 pages\u003cbr\u003emany b\/w photos and maps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Rennie served in the NZ Army from 1937 to 1970. Pacific, Italy, Japan, Malaya and Fiji. He formed and trained the New Zealand Special Air Service Squadron which he commanded for its two-year operational tour with the British 22 SAS Regiment in the deep Malayan jungle during the emergency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis title is not meant to be an autobiography or a history, it is a bit of both. What the book depicts, is the psychological strength of New Zealand soldiers and soldiering in human terms, there is nothing which the well - trained and well - led Maori \/ Pakeha soldier combination cannot achieve. This has been acknowledged and documented by those who should know, our opponents and our comrades in arms. New Zealanders operate on the simple premise that there is no point in being second in the serious business of soldiering, and for this reason they will not accept inferior leadership or performance. Rennie has been quoted as saying that there is nothing as fulfilling as serving with New Zealanders in an atmosphere of mutual confidence and respect - and it is a relationship as unique as it is effective which is the measure in this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51171477487863,"sku":null,"price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/7687\/5255\/files\/IMG_3583_09061792-5264-4366-8557-a9336ba03b83.jpg?v=1789616514","url":"https:\/\/phoenixbooksnz.com\/en-de\/products\/regular-soldier-a-life-in-the-new-zealand-army-by-frank-rennie","provider":"Phoenix Books NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}