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The military experiences of Major-General W.B. "Sandy" Thomas CB DSO MC*ED (British Army) Silver Star, USA. Stories by this native New Zealander's have appeared in the newsletter of the 23rd Battalion. Covers the time around the start of WWII through the start of the '70s.
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Pathways to Adventure An Extraordinary Life
Seller: Phoenix Books NZ, Waimate, CANTE, New Zealand
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. Pathways to Adventure by Sandy Thomas. Publisher: Dryden Press, NZ, 2004. Good Softback, shelf/edge wear, creases to cover. Name to title page, pages very good. 385 pages, illustrated. Throughout his thirty-two-year military career Sandy Thomas led an extraordinary life, full of rich and varied personal experience, peril and high responsibility. Moreover, he is a natural writer, recording voluminous chronicles to keep his parents and relations in New Zealand informed of his adventures. Not only did Sandy Thomas join the Army and see the world but he wrote descriptively of the many exotic places where his posting took him. Seller Inventory # ABE-1641677374944
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Dryden Press (2004), Hororata, 2004
ISBN 10: 0476006112
ISBN 13: 9780476006119
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Rubbing to edges of covers. No signatures. Remnants of priced sticker on rear cover. ; 385, [2] pages. Softcover. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 210 x 147mm. Includes autobiographical reminiscences of World War II. "A candid chronicle of soldiering in peace time, as well as in war, with a clear message - the vital importance of training. Brief periods of battle, sometimes exhilarating, always tragic, are interspersed with often hilarious escapades in fascinating places." - from a review by W. David McIntyre, quoted on the rear wrapper. Selected contents: Away to War: 1940-42; The Battles for North Africa: 1942-43; The Italian Campaign: 1943-44; Soldiering On: 1946-58; Sunset on an Empire - Aden: 1960-62; Higher Command: 1963-69; The Last Mikado: 1971. Seller Inventory # 25839
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0476006112I4N00
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Pathways to Adventure: An Extraordinary Life. SIGNED
Seller: Phoenix Books NZ, Waimate, CANTE, New Zealand
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Pathways to Adventure by W. B. Sandy Thomas. SIGNED by AUTHOR W. B. 'Sandy' Thomas. Publisher: Dryden Press, 2004. Gift inscription by author to named previous owner. SCARCE SIGNED COPY. Very good softback, ghost of sticker on title page, minor marks. 387 pages, illustrated. Throughout his thirty-two-year military career Sandy Thomas led an extraordinary life, full of rich and varied personal experience, peril and high responsibility. Moreover, he is a natural writer, recording voluminous chronicles to keep his parents and relations in New Zealand informed of his adventures. Not only did Sandy Thomas join the Army and see the world but he wrote descriptively of the many exotic places where his posting took him. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # ABE-1712625314844
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