{"product_id":"9781742234243","title":"Reg Saunders","description":"Author: Hugh Dolan\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781742234243\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: NewSouth Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Apr 2015\u003cbr\u003ePages: 56\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe little-known story of Reg Saunders, the firstIndigenous Australian to become an officer in theArmy, retold in action-packed graphic format.Reg Saunders MBE (192090) not only survived theWorld War II battlefields in the Middle East, NorthAfrica, Greece, Crete and New Guinea, but excelledas a military leader. He was recommended for officertraining and, in 1944, returned to New Guinea as aplatoon commander  the first Aboriginal Australianto serve as a commissioned officer. What happenedduring the war to transform a determined youngman from country Victoria into a war hero  onewho would go on to serve with distinction in theKorean War, and become a pioneering figure forIndigenous rights?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eView the \u003ci\u003eReg Saunders\u003c\/i\u003e teaching resource on the Reading Australia website\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeachers Guide also available\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Reg Saunders immortalised in comic, An Indigenous War Hero,\u0026amp;#x27; featured inThe Age\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Educational Publishing Awards, Secondary Student Resource - Junior.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47845888196766,"sku":"ADS-9781742234243","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781742234243.jpg?v=1781224102","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781742234243","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}