{"product_id":"softly-tread-the-brave-ivan-southall-1960","title":"Softly Tread the Brave – Ivan Southall (1960)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ivan Southall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Angus \u0026amp; Robertson, Sydney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePagination:\u003c\/strong\u003e 293 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Illustrated\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 23 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSoftly Tread the Brave\u003c\/em\u003e by Ivan Southall tells the extraordinary wartime story of Australian mine disposal officers \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Stuart Mould, G.C., G.M.\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eHugh Randal Syme, G.C., G.M. and Bar\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eServing with the Royal Navy’s Rendering Mines Safe Section during the Second World War, Mould and Syme undertook some of the most dangerous bomb and mine disposal work of the conflict. Southall recounts their courage, technical skill and determination in confronting unexploded mines and other deadly devices under extreme conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart biography and part military history, the book provides a gripping account of bomb reconnaissance, mine disposal and the little-known specialists whose work saved countless lives during World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGood.\u003c\/strong\u003e Wear and tears to the dust jacket. Internally \u003cstrong\u003enear fine\u003c\/strong\u003e, with pages clean and well preserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy You’ll Love It\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA compelling Australian military history title combining biography, wartime courage and specialist naval service. Of particular interest to collectors of World War II books, Australian military biographies and works on bomb and mine disposal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccode\u003e\u003c\/code\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tilbrook \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40912452190337,"sku":"V260721","price":100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/0134\/9249\/files\/SoftlyTreadtheBrave_2.jpg?v=1790221320","url":"https:\/\/tilbrookandco.com.au\/products\/softly-tread-the-brave-ivan-southall-1960","provider":"Tilbrook \u0026 Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}