AYTOUN, JAMES

Redcoats in the Caribbean

UK: Services Dept, 1984. First Edition. Softcover. Card covers are sun-faded along spine edge.; A bright, solid book, stapled wraps, includes footnotes. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 47 pages; Aytoun's observations of the lives of British soldiers in the Caribbean in the late 18th C. He was a private in the light company of the 30th Regiment on the island of Dominica. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 19835

Catalogue: Militaria::UK::Personal accounts

Keywords: Slave uprising Caribbean east lancashire regiment Dominica Militaria

BELL, GORDON

We Went Where They Sent Us. . . And Did As We Were Told (Most of the Time)

Lantzville, BC: Oolichan Books, 2000. Paperback. ISBN: 0889821941. Only slight wear to card covers with french flaps ; A bright, solid book ; B&W Illustrations; 0.8 x 9.9 x 7.9 Inches; 292 pages; This remarkable book of untold WWII remembrances documents the vast contribution of Canadians, and re-emphasizes the meaning of Remembrance. This collection of stories is written by both veterans and those with strong connections to the War. The stories are marked with courage, poignancy and humour and give the reader new perspectives on the war--from not only Canadians, but those living in Europe during that tumultuous time. The book chronicles multi-dimensional experiences of men and women serving in the army, air force, navy and merchant fleet, and of homemakers and children (on both sides of the conflict).. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 14995

Catalogue: Militaria::Personal Accounts::Canadian

Keywords: 0889821941 WWII Canada Militaria

FROST, C. SYDNEY

Always a Patricia a Veteran Remembers

Ottawa: Borealis Press, 2004. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0888872216. Card covers show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book.; B&W and Colour Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 540 pages; A sequel to 'Once a Patricia'. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 19921

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada::Personal Accounts

Keywords: 0888872216 Princess Patricia regiment Biographies & Memoirs Militaria

GALLOWAY, STROME

The General Who Never Was

Belleville, ON: Mika Publishing Company, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0919303544. Dust jacket scuffed with some edge wear, some soil on back panel of DJ ; A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 294 pages; "Colonel Strome Galloway, who commanded the Guards' 4th Battalion from 1955 to 1957 and was the first and last regimental lieutenant-colonel, believed that the disbanding of the Guards was a "political decision" by powerful "francophone" elements. "Our crime," Galloway wrote, "was that we were 'too British' in uniform and character to pass muster with the Francophone hierarchy which dominated the Defence Department at the time. The Unification program was the official excuse, but the program itself was partly a gimmick to 'Americanize' the Canadian forces and eliminate, as far as possible, the British traditions of the past." (Wikipedia) He served for more than 6 decades. This is an account of his personal military service with a short polemic against the unification of the Canadian services. He died in 2004.. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 15446

Catalogue: Militaria::Personal Accounts::Canadian

Keywords: 0919303544 Canada WWII Militaria

GINGRICH, EARL

Short Stories Wwii

Edmonton, AB: Earl Gingrich, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0969287615. Signed by Editor; Only slight wear to dust jacket; Signed by editor on title page. A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar. ; B&W Photographs; 292 pages; Gingrich has collated a number of accounts of WWII experiences.. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 14957

Catalogue: Militaria::Personal Accounts

Keywords: 0969287615 WWII Militaria

GROSSJOHANN, GEORG

Five Years, Four Fronts the War Years of Georg Grossjohann

Bedford, Pennsylvania: The Aberjona Press, 1999. Third Edition; Third Printing. Softcover. ISBN: 096663893X. Card covers show light shelf wear, corner curl.; A bright, solid book.; B&W Illustrations; 8.9 X 6.0 X 0.6 inches; 204 pages; "Wartime memoir of a professional German soldier who rose from sergeant to major during WWII, commanding infantry units from platoon to regiment. Includes unusually candid recollections of not only combat, but of professional and personal relations with superiors, peers, and subordinates alike during combat duty on four fronts across Europe. 26 original photos, 27 original maps, appendices, notes, index.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 20254

Catalogue: Militaria::WWII::Personal Accounts

Keywords: 096663893X German army WWII Militaria

HEMPSALL, LESLIE

"--and Don't Forget to Put Paper on the Toilet Seat-

Surrey, BC: Coomber Pub, 1999. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0968564402. Signed by Author; Light edge wear of card covers, a couple of small spots on front cover ; A bright, solid book. Inscribed by author on front fly leaf. ; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 180 pages; "From enlistment, as aircrew in the Royal Canadian Air Force, to honorable discharge, the author copes with new and varied experiences: danger, boredom, frustration, loss of privacy and military ineptitude.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 20872

Catalogue: Militaria::Personal Accounts

Keywords: 0968564402 aerial combat WWII Signed RCAF Militaria

HEMSWORTH, WADE

Both My Legs the Love Song of Howard Lovell

Toronto: Viking, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0670858307. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear. Remainder mark on pages bottom edge. ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Photographs; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 235 pages; The personal story of a young underage Canadian soldier in WWII who lost his both legs in action but found redemption and love. The story is written by his grandson.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 19345

Catalogue: Militaria::WWII::Personal accounts

Keywords: 0670858307 Canada Personal account WWII Militaria

KARCHMAR, JANE & J. GORDON MUMFORD

The Black Pit. . . And Beyond

Burnstown ON: General Store Publishing House, 2000. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 1894263197. Signed by Author; Only slight wear. ; Signed and inscribed by author 'Mumford' on title page. ; Trade PB; 8.90 X 5.90 X 0.50 inches; 138 pages; "J. Gordon Mumford was born outside London and trained as a radio operator for the British Merchant Navy in 1942. He first went to sea in 1942 on a Danish collier which met an untimely end which we read about in occasional flashbacks. We first meet 17-year old Mumford on the SS SCOTTISH HEATHER which sailed in convoy ONS 154 from England bound for New York. The 'Black Pit' referred to by the title is what is also known as the 'Air Gap' -- the part of the North Atlantic beyond reach of Allied aircraft where German U-boats waited like hungry wolves for defenseless sheep. There is an unusual twist to the adventures that befall Mumford and his fellow SCOTTISH HEATHER crew after they are torpedoed. His next ship, the EMPIRE HARMONY spent 18 months in the Mediterannean shuttling from port to port -- wherever her heavy-lift cranes were needed to unload Sherman tanks or other heavy equipment. At times the ship is just behind the front lines, under heavy attack, at times the crew enjoys shore leave in friendly territory, and we experience a young man's impressions of the world. Unlike some memoirs whose authors hide their youthful feelings, Mumford is not afraid to talk about his confusion regarding sex when he is approached by the ever-present prostitutes, in view of his mother's admonition to 'save himself for marriage.' The EMPIRE PATH takes Mumford up the Scheldt River to Antwerp where they are under frequent attack by V2 rockets. ". Near Fine .

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Book number: 15530

Catalogue: Militaria::Personal Accounts

Keywords: 1894263197 WWII Personal account

KIMBERLEY, BOB

Home, Sweet Home the Wartime Letters of Sgt. Pilot Bob Kimberley

London: Webb & Bower/Michael Joseph, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0863503144. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Colour Illustrations; 9.9 X 7.6 X 0.8 inches; 144 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 20656

Catalogue: Militaria::Great Britain::Personal Accounts

Keywords: 0863503144 WWII Letters Personal account Militaria

KUMPULAINEN, ARMAS

Punaupseeri Mikko Kopran PäIVäkirja

Finland: Gummerus, 2002. Hardcover. ISBN: 9512061708. Only light edge wear to DJ; A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar. Text in Finnish. ; 1 x 8.5 x 5.5 Inches; 286 pages; Päiväkirjoihin pohjautuva ainut-laatuinen kuvaus inkeriläisen puna-armeijan upseerin tiestä läpi koko neuvostoliiton historian. Mikko Kopran päivakirjoihin perustuva muistelmateos tarjoaa harvinaislaatuisen näkökulman Stalinin Neuvostoliittoon . Teoksen tekee erityisen mielenkiintoiseksi Kopran toimiminen lentäjänä Neuvostoliiton ilmavoimien palveluksessa. Painopiste muistelmien kuvauksessa sijoittukin toiseen maailmanssotaan. Diaries, based on a unique description of the Ingrian Red Army officer's path through the entire history of the Soviet Union. Mikko Kopra diaries, based on a memoir offers a rare perspective on Stalin's Soviet Union. Work is particularly interesting Kopra acting as a pilot in the Soviet Air Forces. Focus on the memoirs describe events in the second World War.. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 14548

Catalogue: Militaria::Personal Accounts

Keywords: 9512061708 Finland WWII Soviet Union Russia Militaria

LARSON, ERIC

In the Garden of Beasts Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin

New York: Crown Publishers, 2011. Twelfth Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0307408841. DJ shows very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 6.4 X 1.52 X 9.5 inches; 448 pages; " In the Garden of Beasts is a vivid portrait of Berlin during the first years of Hitler’s reign, brought to life through the stories of two people: William E. Dodd, who in 1933 became America’s first ambassador to Hitler’s regime, and his scandalously carefree daughter, Martha. Ambassador Dodd, an unassuming and scholarly man, is an odd fit among the extravagance of the Nazi elite. His frugality annoys his fellow Americans in the State Department and Dodd’s growing misgivings about Hitler’s ambitions fall on deaf ears among his peers, who are content to “give Hitler everything he wants.” Martha, on the other hand, is mesmerized by the glamorous parties and the high-minded conversation of Berlin’s salon society—and flings herself headlong into numerous affairs with the city’s elite, most notably the head of the Gestapo and a Soviet spy. Both become players in the exhilarating (and terrifying) story of Hitler’s obsession for absolute power, which culminates in the events of one murderous night, later known as “the Night of Long Knives.”". Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21002

Catalogue: Militaria::Personal Accounts::WWII

Keywords: 0307408841 kristallnacht Germany Hitler naziism WWII Militaria

MILLAR, GEORGE REID

Road to Resistance an Autobiography

Boston: Little, Brown, 1979. First US Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0316571431. Small patch of damage from sticker removal on front panel of dust jacket, short closed tear, bottom back DJ ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W photos in center of book ; 8.3 X 5.8 X 1.7 inches; 411 pages; A military autobiography with extended account of his service in WWII and account of his escape from a POW camp and eventual service with the French Resistance.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 20364

Catalogue: Militaria::WWII::Personal accounts

Keywords: 0316571431 resistance maquis escape Militaria

PILGER, JOHN

Heroes

London: Jonathan Cape, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0224023012. Boards show very light shelf wear, DJ has slightly more shelf wear with light chipping and short tears on spine and extremities. ; A tight solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.9 inches; 591 pages; "The heroes of John Pilger's narrative are the many ordinary people he has witnessed coping with their lives in difficult and often brutal conditions: dissidents in the Soviet Union; victims of conflicts in Vietnam, Cambodia, Africa, India, the Middle East and Central America. They also include the Irish labouring generation of his great-great-grandfather, transported in irons to Australia for uttering 'unlawful oaths'. It is a vivid, engrossing and sometimes blackly amusing personal story covering the periods for which his journalism is renowned. John Pilger has witnessed many of the major world upheavals of the past thirty years, as well as the daily realities of injustices normally hidden from society's view. ". Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 20647

Catalogue: Militaria::Personal Accounts

Keywords: 0224023012 Biographies & Memoirs Militaria

POOL, RICHARD

Course for Disaster from Scapa Flow to the River Kwai

London: Leo Cooper, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0850526000. DJ shows very light shelf wear. Gift inscription on FFEP. ; Laid in are 2 letters, one of which was hand written by the author as well as 2 newspaper clippings. Obit notice for author stapled onto front free end paper. A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Photographs; 9.21 X 6.22 X 0.94 inches; 196 pages; "This is the story of the life at sea, by Naval Officer Richard Pool. He saw the evacuation of Dunkirk, the Fall of Singapore, was sunk of the coast of Malaya and was stranded on a desert island for four months." This was followed by capture by the Japanese and forced labour on the Burma railway.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 18538

Catalogue: Militaria::WWII::Personal accounts

Keywords: 0850526000 River Kwai Malayan campaign WWII HMS Repulse dunkirk Burma railway Militaria