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BARNARD, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL W. T. The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada 1860-1960; One Hundred Years of Canada
The Ontario Publishing / T. H. Best Printing, 1960, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Maps By Captain R. A. With. Ex-Library, Hard Cover. Ex-library with usual adornments, rebound by library in green library binding, else book appears as new, pages clean and fresh binding hinges fine binding tight. 398 pages.Illustrated with b/w plates and folding maps. Contents include: Chapters: 1. The Formation of the Regiment, 1860-66; 2. The Battle of Ridgeway, 2 June 1866; 3. Canada and the Green Jackets, 1866-77; 4. The Victorian Heyday, 1877-84; 5. The North-West Rebellion, 1885; 6. War and Peace, 1886-1909; 7. The Fiftieth Anniversary, 1910; 8. The Regimental Record, 1911-18; 9. Peace With Pacifism, 1919-39; 10. The 1st Bn. QOR of C, Toronto and Camp Borden, 1940; 11. Newfoundland and New Brunswick, 1940-41; 12. Preliminary Training in England, 1941-42; 13. Final Training in England, 1943-5 June 1944; 14. The Battle of Normandy, 6 June-2 July 1944; 15. The Battle of Normandy 3 July-22 August 1944; 16. The Channel Ports, September 1944; 17. The Breskens Pocket and the Nijmegen Bridgehead, 2 October 1944-7 February 1945; 18. The Battle of the Rhineland, 8 Feburary-27 March 1945; 19. The Final Victory, 28 March-17 December 1945; 20. The Post-War Era 1945-60. Appendices: 1. The Victoria Cross; 2. The Roll of Honour; 3. Honours and Awards; 4. Battle Honours; 5. Succession Rolls; 6. The Buffs; 7. The King's Royal Rifle Corps; 8. Characteristics of a Rifle Regiment; 9. Rifles and Rifle Shooting; 10. Dress; 11 The Military Band; 12 The Bugle Band; 13 The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada Assoc.; 14 Regimental Designations and Battalions; 15 The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada Chapter, Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire. Bibliography. Index: Part I - Names and general; Part II Formations, units and corps. Very Good.
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