TREMBLAY, YVES

Canadian Military History Since the 17th Century; Proceedings of the Canadian Military History Conference

Ottawa: Department of National Defence, 2000. First Edition. Softcover. Only slight wear to glossy pictorial card covers ; A bright, solid book ; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 591 pages; This is a publication of the various relevant papers presented at the 2000 conference.. Near Fine .

Ainsworth BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 16614

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada

Keywords: Wwi, WWII Dieppe Vimy Ridge passchendaele armed forces normandy History::Canada Militaria

TRIPP, F. R.

Canada's Army in World War II Badges and Histories of the Corps and Regiments

St. Catharines, ON: Manning Press Ltd, 1980. Paperback. Some soiling of white card covers, small stain page fore edges, sticker shadow front cover. ; A tight solid book. ; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations; 83 pages. Very Good- .

Ainsworth BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 16021

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada

Keywords: Militaria

VANCE, JONATHAN FRANKLIN WILLIAM

Unlikely Soldiers How Two Canadians Fought the Secret War Against Nazi Occupation

Toronto: Harpercollins Canada, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0002007355. Light edgewear to dust jacket. A little damage bottom of a couple of pages. ; A bright, solid book. DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; 9.10 X 5.80 X 1.40 inches; 307 pages; ``When Nazi Germany`s Buchenwald concentration camp was liberated in 1945, its records revealed that two young Canadians, Frank Pickersgill and Ken Macasliter, had perished there late in the war. They had been agents of Britain`s Special Operations Executive (SOE), an undercover unit that used subversion and sabotage to defeat the Nazi regime from within.``. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

Ainsworth BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 15980

Catalogue: Militaria::WWII::Canada

Keywords: 0002007355 Buchenwald SOE sabotage Concentration camp Militaria

VILLA, BRIAN LORING

Unauthorized Action Mountbatten and the Dieppe Raid

Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press, 1990. Second Printing. Softcover. ISBN: 0195408047. Card covers show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; 8.9 X 5.9 X 1.0 inches; 314 pages; "On August 19, 1942, a mainly Canadian force left England in an attempt to seize the German-occupied French port of Dieppe--a mission that has been described as the largest raid in history. The result was a complete disaster. Here Brian Villa unravels all the complexities that led to it: the political interests in both Britain and Canada; the pressures placed on Churchill and the British Chiefs of Staff; and especially the vagaries of Lord Louis Mountbatten, who was ultimately responsible as Chief of Combined Operations. As the first thorough examination of the disaster, the book is animportant contribution to the literature on World War II.". Very Good+ .

Ainsworth BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 20079

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada::Dieppe

Keywords: 0195408047 Dieppe Mountbatten Canada Militaria

WADE, FRANK E.

A Midshipman's War; a Young Man in the Mediterranean Naval War 1941

Vancouver, BC: Cordillera Books, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 189559006X. Signed by Author; Only slight wear; DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. A bright solid, book ; B&W Photographs; 256 pages; Inscribed by author on title page.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

Ainsworth BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 11735

Catalogue: Militaria::Naval::Canada

Keywords: 189559006X WWII Canada Personal account Navy Militaria

WARRILOW, BETTY

"Nabob" the First Canadian

Owen Sound ON: Escort Carriers Assoc, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0969343809. Boards show light shelf wear, chipping, DJ shows some shelf wear and has large stain on front and back in spine area. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W photos, charts and illustrations ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 210 pages; The short career of an American built, Canadian manned aircraft carrier during WWII. The ship was only in operation from October 1943 until August 1944 when the Nabob was torpedoed. This is the story of the the ship and her crew.. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket .

Ainsworth BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 20946

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada::Naval

Keywords: 0969343809 nabob Aircraft Carrier torpedo Militaria

WATTS, JACK

Nickels & Nightingales

Burnstown ON: The General Store Publishing House, 1995. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 1896182135. Card covers show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 285 pages; Jack Watts was an observer with the RAF Bomber Command and because he was relegated to the designation of support group he could only wear one wing on his uniform. This book helps us realize that the roles of those in support were essential to performance of the duties of the pilots.. Very Good+ .

Ainsworth BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 18979

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada::Personal account

Keywords: 1896182135 RAF bomber command Militaria

WAUCHOPE, A. G. MAJOR-GENERAL (EDITOR)

A History of the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) in the Great War, 1914

London: Naval and Military Press, 2016. Reprint. Softcover. Card covers show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book. B&W photographs & maps throughout; Trade PB; Volume 1 Regular Army, 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Battalions; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 370 pages; This appears to be a facsimile reprint of the 1925 publication by the Medici Society. Very Good+ .

Ainsworth BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 21556

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada::Regimental History

Keywords: WWI Black Watch Royal Highlanders

WILLIAMS, JEFFERY

Byng of Vimy General and Governor General

London: Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd, 1983. 1st. Hardcover. ISBN: 0436571102. Only light wear to book & DJ ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9 X 6.30 X 1.50 inches; 392 pages; "Field Marshal the Viscount Byng of Vimy did not fit into the conventional mould in the Army, as Governor-General of Canada or as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. Few officers commanded more widespread affection from their troops, or knew them and treated them with such respect as he did. Beginning with dramatic reforms in dress and living conditions in his own regiment, the 10th Royal Hussars, Byng consistently watched over the welfare of his men. Following the desperate Ypres battles of 1914-15, he was sent to Gallipoli to revive a failing enterprise, but instead, in the face of Kitchener's and Churchill's opposition, he called for it to be abandoned. He then planned one of the most successful withdrawals in the history of war. Ever seeking ways to win, Byng led the Canadian Corps to the capture of Vimy Ridge, and the Third Army in the first major tank battle at Cambrai, and in 1918 he commanded the largest of Britain's field armies in the final victory campaign. As Governor-General of Canada, he became almost a Canadian nationalist and worked for the unity of the widespread provinces. He advocated the adoption of a Canadian flag and abandonment of the word "Empire". His conception of the role of the Crown in the constitutional crisis of 1926 has led to its position in the Commonwealth today. Finally, at the age of 66 and fighting a wasting illness, he was summoned to reform the Metropolitan Police, which in a remarkably short time he brought into the 20th century.". Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

Ainsworth BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 16739

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada::Biography

Keywords: 0436571102 Vimy Ridge Royal Hussars gallipoli WWI Canada Biographies & Memoirs Militaria

WINTER, MICHAEL

Into the Blizzard Walking the Fields of the Newfoundland Dead

Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2014. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385677855. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 5.84 X 1.17 X 8.53 inches; 339 pages; Winter, a writer who was born and brought up in Newfoundland writes of his experiences while visiting the WWI battlefields where the soldiers of the Newfoundland Regiment fought and died in great numbers and the various European memorials to their service. He speaks of the feelings and memories they invoke in him. This is a very touching memorial.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

Ainsworth BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 21047

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada::WWI

Keywords: 0385677855 Newfoundland Regiment beaumont hamel History::Canada Militaria

WOOD, HERBERT FAIRLIE

Silent Witnesses

Toronto: Hakkert, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0888665571. DJ is worn and chipped and creased, short tears, pieces missing from head and tail on spine. Light soiling, Prev. owner's stamp on FFEP. Canada Council bookplate on front pastedown. ; DJ in mylar, unclipped. A tight solid book. ; Canadian War Museum historical publications ; no. 10; 243 pages; A guide to the memorials and cemeteries of Canada's war dead around the world.. Very Good in Good dust jacket .

Ainsworth BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 15915

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada

Keywords: 0888665571 World War 1 Memorials cemetery World War II

WOOD, HERBERT FAIRLIE

Vimy

Toronto: MacMillan, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket has several tears, light chipping. ; A tight solid book. DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; 186 pages. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket .

Ainsworth BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 15316

Catalogue: Militaria::WWI::Canada

Keywords: WWI Canada Vimy Ridge Militaria

YOUNG, ALBERT CHARLES

Twenty

New York: Vantage Pr, 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0533095816. Only slight wear; DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. A bright, solid book ; B&W Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 219 pages; Young has saved for posterity the war recollections of twenty-four Canadian veterans - twelve from WWI and twelve from WWII. They came from all three services and all ranks up to Brigadier General. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

Ainsworth BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 12808

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada

Keywords: 0533095816 WWI Personal account WWII Militaria

ZUEHLKE, MARK

Assault on Juno

Victoria, BC: Orca Books, 2012. 1st Thus. Softcover. ISBN: 1459800362. As new; A near-fine volume. B&W photos and maps. This is from the Rapid Reads series of Zuehlke's books which provides the important information in abbreviated form; Rapid Reads; 4.25 X 0.44 X 7 inches; 150 pages; "Dawn, June 6, 1944. Off the Normandy coast 6,500 ships carry 150,000 Allied troops. This is D-Day, the long-awaited Allied invasion of German-occupied Europe. The Allies will storm five beaches. One is code-named Juno Beach. Here, 14,500 Canadians will land on a five-mile stretch of sand backed by three resort towns. The beach is heavily protected by a seawall, barbed wire, underwater obstacles and hundreds of mines. Behind these defenses a heavily armed German force waits inside thick concrete pillboxes and deep trenches that bristle with machineguns and artillery pieces.". Near Fine .

Ainsworth BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 21020

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada::WWII

Keywords: 1459800362 normandy juno beach D-DAY Militaria

ZUEHLKE, MARK

Brave Battalion the Remarkable Saga of the 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish) in the First World War

Mississauga, ON: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd, 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0470154160. Signed by Author; DJ shows light shelf wear. ; Signed by the author on the title page. A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 160 X 30 X 235 millimeters; 289 pages; "Brave Battalion presents the story of four Canadian Highland regiments that were banded together as the 16th Battalion. Ninety years after the end of WWI, this work honours those soldiers and makes their stories a vivid reality. Focusing on the Canadian Scottish (Princess Mary’s) Battalion, Mark Zuehlke presents the harrowing experiences that bonded the men and which came to represent the uniting and rising of a nation beginning to realize its potential. Complemented by maps and photographs taken on the battlefield, Brave Battalion will impress the reader with the scope and brutality of the war that was meant to end all wars.". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

Ainsworth BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 20893

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada::WWI

Keywords: 0470154160 Canadian Scottish Regiment WWI Militaria