ADACHI, KEN

The Enemy That Never Was; a History of the Japanese Canadians

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1977. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 077100723X. DJ shows some edgewear & short tears and boards show light shelf wear, light spotting on page fore edges.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 456 pages; The author goes into the history of Japanese Canadian experience going back to 1877, the tragedy of the internment camps and how the Japanese fared after WWII. Adachi wrote from experience as his childhood was spent in one of those internment camps. A well documented book with extensive notes and sources as well as index.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 21146

Catalogue: Militaria::WWII::Canada

Keywords: 077100723X Internment camps ethnology Japan History::Canada Militaria

BARRIS, TED

Juno Canadians at D

Toronto: Thomas Allen Publishers, Inc, 2009. First Paperback Edition; First Printing. Softcover. ISBN: 0887624138. Card covers show some shelf wear, corner corl.; A tight, solid book. Some B&W photos. ; Trade PB; 150 X 25 X 226 millimeters; 336 pages; "On June 6, 1944, nearly 15,000 Canadians - at sea, in the air, and on the ground - joined the long-anticipated D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe on the Normandy beaches. The piece of ground on which the Canadians fought so hard against heavily armed and embedded German troops was codenamed Juno. On that day, the Candian infantry fought their way farther inland than any other Allied troops. For Canada, and all Canadians, this was a coming of age, an extraordinary moment of courage and sacrifice. On the eve of the 60th anniversary of D-Day, Barris takes us back to those momentous few hours that forever changed the course of our history in the voices of those who were there. In what might be described as Canada's longest day, we follow the course of action hour by hour, minute by minute, as we meet and follow the soldiers who leapt off landing craft into the shallow waters off Normandy, who were strafed by machinegun fire before they could even reach the shore.. Very Good .

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Book number: 21054

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada::WWII

Keywords: 0887624138 normandy juno beach DDAY Militaria

BASHOW, DAVID

No Prouder Place Canadians and the Bomber Command Experience, 1939

St. Catharines, ON: Vanwell Publishing Ltd, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1551250985. DJ and spine of book have a 1/2" tear. Lengthy gift notation on FFEP. The damage to the spine makes this a reading copy. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W and Colour Illustrations; 9.20 X 7.40 X 1.90 inches; 544 pages; "The Allied bombing of the Third Reich and its allies was part of Britain’s overall war strategy to take the offensive to the enemy. It created a “second front” that bled off resources from the enemy’s Soviet campaign, involving massive amounts of manpower and material just to address the threat. It also dealt telling blows to Germany’s economic and industrial infrastructure, forcing decentralization of its war industries. Finally, it paved the way, through destruction of the enemy air defenses, oil resources, and transportation networks, for a successful invasion of Germany through Northwest Europe in 1944. No Prouder Place provides a fresh and objective look at the bombing campaign by emphasizing the highly significant role it played in defeating the Axis powers. It is a story of sustained courage in the face of daunting odds as well as a celebration of the Canadian aircrew experience and its place in wartime Bomber Command. The text contains scores of original recollections from the veterans themselves, interwoven with material from primary, archival and secondary sources. It is illustrated with original artwork by Ron Lowry including color side profiles of selected Bomber Command (from RCAF units) and Luftwaffe aircraft.". Good+ in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 18556

Catalogue: Militaria::WWII::Canada

Keywords: 1551250985 bomber command Militaria

BERCUSON, DAVID

Our Finest Hour: Canada Fights the Second World War

Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers, 2016. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 1443418749. Card covers show very light shelf wear, light surface staining of top page edges. ; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 528 pages; "First published in 1995 as Maple Leaf Against the Axis, Our Finest Hour has been completely revised and updated, with new chapters that reflect the latest research into Canada’s home front in the war and the formulation and execution of Canadian war strategy at the highest levels.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 21237

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada::WWII

Keywords: 1443418749 Canada WWII Militaria

BLACKBURN, GEORGE

The Guns of Victory a Soldier's Eve View, Belgium, Holland, and Germany, 1944

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0771015011. Front page edges have remainder mark. Light edgewear to dustjacket ; A bright, solid book in a near-fine DJ, unclipped. Map endpapers, B&W photographs. ; 9.1 X 6.1 X 1.8 inches; 506 pages; "For the Canadian Soldiers who lived through the momentous battle for Normandy in the summer of 1944, it was inconceivable that the conflict in Europe could continue for another eight long months. The war was won, they thought, and to win it they had been pushed to what seemed like the limits of endurance. But ahead lay not only an enemy with no thoughts of surrender, but also appalling battle conditions reminiscent of the legendary miseries of Passchendaele. This much-anticipated sequel to 'The Guns of Normandy' picks up where its critically acclaimed predecessor leaves off, and it continues in the same absorbing, startlingly vivid style. After the battle for Normandy, Blackburn’s 4th Field Regiment, with the rest of 1st Canadian Army, is called upon to pursue the enemy through the flooded Low Country, clearing the Scheldt estuary – a task equal to that of D-Day – and opening the port of Antwerp to allow for the huge influx of supplies necessary to press on against the German forces, now fighting with mounting desperation and ferocity.After enduring the worst winter in local memory, and spending yet another Christmas far from home, in the spring of 1945 the Canadians are thrust into the crucial Battle of the Rhineland, which will eventually allow Allied forces to plunge into the heart of the Reich. When victory comes, it is with no sense of triumph over a vanquished foe, but with the profoundest relief that this most terrible conflict in history is finally over. Told with Blackburn’s now trademark sense of drama and eye for detail, this story of the desperate struggle for Europe becomes as large as life. It should fully establish Blackburn as the author of an acknowledged classic on the Second World War.". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 20321

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada::WWII

Keywords: 0771015011 WWII lowlands Militaria

BLACKBURN, GEORGE

Where the Hell Are the Guns? a Soldier's View of the Anxious Years, 1939

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0771015046. DJ and boards show shelf wear, DJ heavily creased lower spine remainder mark on bottom page edges. light soil on page fore edges ; A tight solid book. Map endpapers ; B&W Photographs; 9.2 X 6.1 X 1.7 inches; 439 pages; "In Where the Hell Are the Guns?, author George Blackburn returns to the early years of the Second World War. This volume – which completes Blackburn’s award-winning trilogy, extending its coverage to the entire war – brings wartime Canada and England to life in captivating, often comic, detail. With the skill of a novelist and the instincts of a seasoned reporter, this gifted storyteller traces the evolution of Canada’s 4th Field Regiment from a motley assortment of ill-equipped recruits to the cream of the Allied artillery, more than ready to distinguish itself in the maelstrom of the battle for Normandy.". Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 19298

Catalogue: Militaria::WWII::Canada

Keywords: 0771015046 artillery Canada Wwii

BLACKBURN, GEORGE

Where the Hell Are the Guns? a Soldier's View of the Anxious Years, 1939

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0771015046. Only light wear.; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; 1.7 x 9.2 x 6.1 Inches; 456 pages; In 'Where the Hell Are the Guns?', author George Blackburn returns to the early years of the Second World War. This volume – which completes Blackburn’s award-winning trilogy, extending its coverage to the entire war – brings wartime Canada and England to life in captivating, often comic, detail. With the skill of a novelist and the instincts of a seasoned reporter, this gifted storyteller traces the evolution of Canada’s 4th Field Regiment from a motley assortment of ill-equipped recruits to the cream of the Allied artillery, more than ready to distinguish itself in the maelstrom of the battle for Normandy. WWII comes to a generation of Canadians one sunny September weekend in 1939. It is a Canada woefully unprepared for conflict, and 4th Field Regiment is rapidly assembled from a grab-bag of volunteers from all walks of life – many of them mavericks and misfits from a depression-ravaged land. The regiment passes its first year in Canada in makeshift accommodation, including hastily converted stables and pigsties in the exhibition grounds of Ottawa & Toronto. For the first few months the soldiers must wear incomplete and moth-eaten uniforms from the Great War, and their early training is conducted using obsolete equipment or no equipment at all. One year into the war, the regiment arrives in England without weapons or vehicles, and a month later, with Britain moving toward the greatest crisis in her history, the regiment is finally equipped with guns – French ones with wooden wheels, dating from 1898. From these inauspicious beginnings, the regiment slowly evolves – with mishap and occasionally mayhem along the way – into a proud and polished regiment, which in 1942 is declared “the best field regiment in Britain.” By the time the Allied troops land on the beaches in Normandy, the boys of 4th Field are more than ready to go to war.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 14632

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada::WWII

Keywords: 0771015046 WWII Canada Militaria

BOILEAU, JOHN & DAN BLACK

Too Young to Die Canada's Boy Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen in the Second World War

Toronto: James Lorimer & Company Ltd, Publishers, 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1459411722. Base of book and DJ spine bumped, otherwise as new. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W photographs throughout. ; 9.5 X 6.5 X 1.4 inches; 484 pages; "John Boileau and Dan Black tell the stories of some of the 30,000 underage youths -- some as young as fourteen -- who joined the Canadian Armed Forces in the Second World War. This is the companion volume to the authors' popular 2013 book Old Enough to Fight about boy soldiers in the First World War. Like their predecessors a generation before, these boys managed to enlist despite their youth. Most went on to face action overseas in what would become the deadliest military conflict in human history. They enlisted for a myriad of personal reasons -- ranging from the appeal of earning regular pay after the unemployment and poverty of the Depression to the desire to avenge the death of a brother or father killed overseas. Canada's boy soldiers, sailors and airmen saw themselves contributing to the war effort in a visible, meaningful way, even when that meant taking on very adult risks and dangers of combat. Meticulously researched and extensively illustrated with photographs, personal documents and specially commissioned maps, Too Young to Die provides a touching and fascinating perspective on the Canadian experience in the Second World War.". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 20710

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada::WWII

Keywords: 1459411722 WWII Militaria

CHADDERTON, H. CLIFFORD

Excuse Us! Herr Schicklgruber

Ottawa: War Amputations of Canada, 2004. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0973512024. Signed by Author; Covers have light shelfwear. Previous owner's stamp on front fly. ; A sticker with author's signature on inside of front card cover. Publisher's information sheet laid inA bright, solid book.; Trade PB; B&W Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 184 pages; "A memoir of an officer who commanded an infantry company of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles (Canadian Army) in Normandy.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 16384

Catalogue: Militaria::WWII::Canada

Keywords: 0973512024 WW II Normandy Canada Personal account D-DAY

CHISHOLM, DOUG

Their Names Live on Remembering Saskatchewan's Fallen in World War II

Regina, SK: Canadian Plains Research Center, 2001. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0889771219. Lower fore corner bumped.; A bright, solid book.; B&W and colour illustrations; 9.90 X 8.50 X 0.90 inches; 250 pages; "In World War II, some 91,000 Saskatchewan men nearly 10% of the total provincial population joined various branches of the armed forces. Of these, more than 3,800 never returned. Following the end of the war, the government of Saskatchewan designated geographic features, such as lakes, islands, and bays, as a permanent testimonial to those who had made the supreme sacrifice. Since 1997, pilot and photographer Doug Chisholm has undertaken the task of photographing from the air the thousands of sites named for these fallen young men. A selection of his photographs is presented in this volume, together with stories by Gerald Hill based on interviews conducted with friends and family members who remember the lives of these men. Also included in this volume is a comprehensive list of Saskatchewan's fallen and the sites named in honour of them.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 19167

Catalogue: Militaria::WWII::Canada

Keywords: 0889771219 Saskatchewan WWII Militaria

COOK, TIM

The Fight for History: 75 Years of Forgetting, Remembering, and Remaking Canada's Second World War

Toronto: Allen Lane, 2020. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0735238332. Previous owner's name on FFEP and front pastedown. ; DJ is near-fine, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped, B&W photographs & illustrations throughout.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 503 pages; Cook examines how Canadians viewed the events of WWII and Canada's role in it over a period of 75 years.. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 21557

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada::WWII

Keywords: 0735238332 WWII Canada second world war

COPP, TERRY

Cinderella Army the Canadians in Northwest Europe, 1944

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0802039251. As new; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar. ; 9.1 X 6.1 X 1.4 inches; 407 pages; "Cinderella Army continues the story of the operations carried out by the First Canadian Army in the last nine months of the war, and extends the argument developed in Copp's 'Fields of Fire' that "the achievement of the Allied and especially the Canadian armies... has been greatly underrated while the effectiveness of the German army has been greatly exaggerated." Copp supports this argument with research conducted on numerous trips to the battlefields of France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. His detailed knowledge of the battlefield terrain, along with contemporary maps and air photos, allows Copp to explore the defensive positions that Canadian soldiers were required to overcome, and to illustrate how impressive their achievements truly were.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 20105

Catalogue: Militaria::WWII::Canada

Keywords: 0802039251 WWII normandy DDAY

CROOKS, SYLVIA

Homefront & Battlefront: Nelson Bc in World War II

Vancouver BC: Granville Island Publishing, 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. ISBN: 1894694384. Signed by Author; Gift notation on title page. ; A bright, solid book, signed by the author on the title page.; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 228 pages; "It also tells the inspiring story of how the citizens of Nelson of all ages, with help from surrounding communities, marshalled all their resources and devoted their civic life for six long years to help make victory possible. Their efforts prompted some to call Nelson “The Most Patriotic Town in B.C.” ". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 21434

Catalogue: Militaria::WWII::Canada

Keywords: 1894694384 Signed WWII Community history nelson bc History::Canada Militaria Community History

CULOS, RAYMOND

Injustice Served: The Story of British Columbia's Italian Enemy Aliens During World War II

Montreal: Cusmano Books, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0980970083. DJ and boards show light shelf wear, library named stamped on top page edges, security sticker on back pastedown. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Text in double columns in English and Italian. Minimal library markings ; Ex-Library; Oblong Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 216 pages. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 21568

Catalogue: Militaria::WWII::Canada

Keywords: 0980970083

CULOS, RAYMOND

Injustice Served ; the Story of British Columbia's Italian Enemy Aliens During World War II/ Ingiustizia è Fatta ; Storia Degli Stranieri Nemici Italiani Della Columbia Britannica Nel Corso Della Seconda Guerra Mondiale

Montreal: Cusmano Books, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0980970083. Signed by Author; Some edge wear head and tail of spine, front flap creased. ; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. Text in double columns in English and Italian. ; B&W and Colour Illustrations; 216 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 16003

Catalogue: Militaria::WWII::Canada::British Columbia

Keywords: 0980970083 WWII British Columbia enemy alien italian Militaria