BERCUSON, DAVID J. & J. L. GRANATSTEIN

Dictionary of Canadian Military History

Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press, Canada, 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0195408470. DJ shows light shelf wear. Remainder mark on bottom page edges. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8.30 X 5.40 X 1.20 inches; 248 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 17666

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada

Keywords: 0195408470 Canada Dictionary Military Militaria

BERCUSON, DAVID J. & J. L. GRANATSTEIN

Dictionary of Canadian Military History

Toronto: Oxford University Press, Canada, 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. ISBN: 0195408470. card covers show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book.; 8.30 X 5.40 X 1.20 inches; 248 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 18173

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada::Reference

Keywords: 0195408470 Canada Military History Reference Reference 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

BERGER, CARL

Conscription, 1917

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1970. 1st Thus. Softcover. ISBN: 0802016189. Slight wear, previous owner's name on FFEP. ; A bright, solid book. This scholarly work is fully footnoted. ; Canadian historical readings #8; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 77 pages; This is a group of four essays plus an Introduction. The Introduction is by Carl Berger followed by; Conscription 1917: A Brief for the Defence by A.M. Willms; Dafoe, Laurier, and the Formation of Union Government by Ramsay Cook; The Methodist Church and World War I by J.M. Bliss; Registration, Conscription, and Independent Labour Politics, 1916-1917 by Martin Robin.. Very Good .

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Book number: 18421

Catalogue: Militaria::WWI::Canada

Keywords: 0802016189 WWI Conscription Canada Militaria

BERTON, PIERRE

Marching As to War: Canada's Turbulent Years 1899

Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385257252. Gift notation on blank page, otherwise NF. ; A bright solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 632 pages; “I have called this period Canada’s Turbulent Years – turbulent not only because of the battles we fought on the African veldt, the ravaged meadows of Flanders, the forbidding spine of Italy, and the conical hills of Korea, but turbulent in other ways. These were Canada’s formative years, when she resembled an adolescent, grappling with the problems of puberty, often at odds with her parents, craving to be treated as an adult, hungry for the acclaim of her peers, and wary of the dominating presence of a more sophisticated neighbour.” Pierre Berton. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 21202

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada

Keywords: 0385257252 boer war WWII Korean war WWI History::Canada Militaria

BINDON, KATHRYN M

More Than Patriotism: Canada at War, 1914

Toronto: Personal Library Publishers, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0176007709. DJ has some wear head & tail of spine, closed tear base of spine, chip top back. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Canada's heritage in pictures; Square 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 192 pages; A photographic retrospective of Canada's role in WWI. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 21430

Catalogue: Militaria::WWI::Canada

Keywords: 0176007709 WWI Ypres somme Conscription Canada 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

BRAMLEY-MOORE, ALWYN & KEN TINGLEY (EDITOR)

The Path of Duty, the Wartime Letters of Alwyn Bramley

Calgary, AB: Historical Society of Alberta, 2005. Second Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 1553831063. Slight corner curl of card covers ; A bright, solid book. ; B&W Illustrations; 8.4 X 5.9 X 0.7 inches; 148 pages; A touching and sometimes philosophical look at life on the front lines during the early years of WWI. Lance Corporal Bramley-Moore served with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry until he lost his life to a German sniper in the spring of 1916. Revised and edited by Ken Tingley who has provided footnotes throughout giving additional background information about troop actions and Bramley-Moore's family.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 19962

Catalogue: Militaria::WWI::Canada

Keywords: 1553831063 WWI Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry PPCLI Canada Militaria

BROCK, JEFFRY V.

The Thunder and the Sunshine Memoirs of a Sailor

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0771016255. DJ shows some edge wear and short tears, dj spine lightly faded ; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; With Many Voices Vol II; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 384 pages; In the second book of Brock's memoir, he deals with his peacetime career, culminating as Rear Admiral and Vice Chief of Naval Staff. Because of his opposition to the planned unification of Canada's armed forces, he was forced into retirement.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 15009

Catalogue: Militaria::Naval::Canada

Keywords: 0771016255 WWII RCN Royal Canadian Navy Korea Militaria

BROWN, ATHOLL SUTHERLAND

Buster a Canadian Patriot and Imperialist

Victoria, BC: Trafford Publishing, 2004. Third Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 1412025222. Illustrated by B&W Frontispiece. Only light edge wear to card covers, a few small spots page fore edges. ; A bright, solid book ; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations; 0.4 x 9.8 x 6.9 Inches; 242 pages; "Buster is a biography of James Sutherland Brown, CMG, DSO, a distinguished Canadian soldier who advanced from boy bugler to Brigadier General. He was noted for his organizational and planning abilities as well as his humane command. As Assistant Quartermaster General of the 1st Canadian Division he was substantially responsible for the rapid advance of the Division through Mons, Beligium, to the Rhine in the last 100 days of WWI. He also provided for the efficient demobilization of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1919-20. As Director of Operations and Intelligence he was the author of Defence Scheme No.1 designed to defend Canada in case of an attack by United States in the 1920s, a plan that has been mocked by academic historians but praised by his colleagues. As District Officer Commanding in Victoria during the Great Depression he managed on a slim budget to get military facilities built and the Militia as prepared as possible in anticipation of WWII. He then lost a confrontation with his immediate superior, General McNaughton, centred on the humane treatment of the unemployed in Relief Camps in the 1930s and consequently he resigned. Though he sought one, he was refused a role in WWII as a result of this clash." Atholl Sutherland Brown was a decorated Beaufighter pilot in the Burma air war. This is a biography of his father. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 15740

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada

Keywords: 1412025222 WWI Canada Militaria

BROWN, ANGUS

In the Footsteps of the First Canadian Army Northwest Europe 1942

Ottawa: Magic Light Pub, 2009. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 1894673336. Card covers show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book. B&W and colour photographs and maps throughout this NF softcover. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 160 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 20569

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada::World War II

Keywords: 1894673336 WWII Canada Militaria

BROWN, LES

There It Is a Canadian in the Vietnam War

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0771016921. Only slight wear to book and DJ ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped; B&W Illustrations; 8.58 X 5.51 X 1.10 inches; 232 pages; Written with honesty and humour, There It Is brings us Les Brown’s compelling, grunt’s-eye view of his tour in the Vietnam War.In the raw language of soldiers, Brown describes what it was like to move through dense jungle in unbearable heat; to live in a world of perpetual danger and disease; to confront the enemy in battle; and to see his buddies die. Brown tells of his struggle to survive, a struggle which ultimately leads him to take a risky, rebellious stand.Featuring a scene-setting introduction by Global Television News anchor Peter Kent, There It Is is a powerful, personal account of war, and a surprising reminder of the role played by thousands of Canadians in Vietnam.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 16706

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada::Vietnam

Keywords: 0771016921 Southeast Asia Canadian vietcong Vietnam Militaria