{"product_id":"infantry-brigadier-first-edition-1949-nbsp-kippenberger-major-general-sir-howard-infantry-brigadier","title":"Infantry Brigadier. First Edition 1949. \u0026nbsp;KIPPENBERGER, Major-General Sir Howard. Infantry Brigadier.","description":"\u003cp\u003eInfantry Brigadier. First Edition 1949.  KIPPENBERGER, Major-General Sir Howard. Infantry Brigadier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon \u0026amp; Wellington: Oxford University Press, 1949. True First Edition \/ First Printing. \u003cbr\u003eHardcover (no dust jacket).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe highly regarded, authoritative front-line memoir of WWII infantry command by one of New Zealand's greatest military leaders. Kippenberger delivers a classic, vivid account of the 20th Battalion and the 5th NZ Infantry Brigade through the harrowing campaigns of Greece, Crete, North Africa, and Cassino.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Binding \u0026amp; Cloth: Original brown\/tan publisher's cloth boards. Structurally firm.\u003cbr\u003eDisplays standard uniform surface rubbing, minor scuff marks, and bumping to the corners.\u003cbr\u003e• Spine: The cloth spine shows typical uniform sun-fading\/colour shift and minor chipping\/softening to the head and tail extremities.\u003cbr\u003e• Illustrations \u0026amp; Maps: 100% Complete \u0026amp; Collated. All 15 photographic plates and 11 tactical maps are present, firmly bound, and in good order.\u003cbr\u003e• Interior: 371 pages. Internal text have light, uniform age-tanning throughout. Features a neat, contemporary previous owner's name and \"1949\" date inscribed on the front free endpaper (ffep). Widespread foxing\/age-spotting is mainly confined to the early endpapers and the closed text block edges.\u003cbr\u003e• Overall: Good (G) collector's reference copy of a foundational piece of New Zealand military history.\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","brand":"Phoenix Books NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51280323281143,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/7687\/5255\/files\/IMG_4504_07924323-4924-4811-b50c-a62ba4e28d3d.jpg?v=1791406942","url":"https:\/\/phoenixbooksnz.com\/products\/infantry-brigadier-first-edition-1949-nbsp-kippenberger-major-general-sir-howard-infantry-brigadier","provider":"Phoenix Books NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}