GRANATSTEIN & J.L.

Normandy 1944: Canada Remembers

Ottawa: Minister of Supply and Services Canada, 1994. First Edition. Booklet. ISBN: 0662611446. Card covers show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book with french flaps, B&W illustrations, colour map inside the flaps. In French and English, flip over to change language. ; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 58 pages; A government booklet to commemorate the service of the Canadian soldiers who fought on D Day and the days following.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 21414

Catalogue: Militaria::WWII::Canada

Keywords: 0662611446 normandy Canada D Day Militaria

GRANFIELD, LINDA

Brass Buttons and Silver Horseshoes: Stories from Canada's British War Brides

Toronto ON: McClelland & Stewart, 2002. First Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0771035357. Light edge wear to card covers, previous owner's name inside front cover ; A bright, solid book. B&W photos ; Trade PB; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 144 pages; "Granfield effortlessly recaptures the spirit of those days, in stories from the war brides and with visual material of all kinds, including photos, mementoes from the voyage to Halifax, and the documents required along the way. The women tell of flirtations at dances and canteens, of hasty marriages in borrowed dresses, of tearful farewells in English ports, and of unheard-of delights like lobster and grapefruit aboard the still-gracious ocean liners. Some expected to see cowboys and indians and igloos in Canada, and were surprised how different their husbands looked in unfamiliar civilian attire. And the trains! Who knew a country could be so big!". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 21747

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada

Keywords: 0771035357 War brides WWII History::Canada Militaria

GRANFIELD, LINDA

Brass Buttons and Silver Horseshoes Stories from Canada's British War Brides

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2002. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0771035357. Previous owner's stamp on title page. ; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations; 9.60 X 6.60 X 0.40 inches; 140 pages; Canada’s war brides were the young women who met, fell in love with, and married Canadian servicemen in Europe in World War II. Forty-eight thousand from Britain, with 22,000 children, followed their husbands to Canada during and just after the war.Some of them were barely teenagers when the war began, but they grew up quickly in a world of blackouts and rationing and bombing raids, when loved ones were absent and the future uncertain. Love grew quickly in such a climate. Sometimes the romances were leisurely, but frequently it was a headlong rush into marriage followed by emigration to an unknown land, with family left behind, often never to be seen again.Linda Granfield effortlessly recaptures the spirit of those days, in stories from the war brides and with visual material of all kinds, including photos, mementoes from the voyage to Halifax, and the documents required along the way. The women tell of flirtations at dances and canteens, of hasty marriages in borrowed dresses, of tearful farewells in English ports, and of unheard-of delights like lobster and grapefruit aboard the still-gracious ocean liners. Some expected to see cowboys and indians and igloos in Canada, and were surprised how different their husbands looked in unfamiliar civilian attire. And the trains! Who knew a country could be so big!Nothing could prepare the war brides for their new country. City girls, many of them, they now had to call upon all their resources to survive unexpected hardships. Winters could be punishing, husbands could show their true colours, or in-laws turn a cold shoulder. But for the most part quick wits, good humour, and loving new families pulled them through. It took firm resolve and a spirit of adventure to follow a stranger to a new world, and though a good few returned to Britain, most never wanted to return. Canada had become their home.. Near Fine .

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Book number: 16551

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada

Keywords: 0771035357 War bride WWII World War 2 HISTORY Militaria

GREENFIELD, NATHAN M.

The Damned the Canadians at the Battle of Hong Kong and Th Pow Experience, 1941

Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers, 2010. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1554682193. DJ and boards shows light shelf wear, remainer dot on top page edges. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 462 pages; "The Damned tells the largely unknown saga of Canada’s first land battle of the Second World War -- fought in the hills and valleys of Hong Kong in December 1941 -- and the terrible years the survivors of the battle spent as slave labourers for the Empire of Japan.". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21824

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada::World War II

Keywords: 1554682193 Battle Of Hong Kong Slave labor POW Militaria

HALLIDAY, HUGH A.

Woody a Fighter Pilot's Album

Toronto: CANAV Books, 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0969070381. Front free end paper has been corner-clipped.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped, B&W photographs throughout.; 8.6 X 5.6 X 0.7 inches; 144 pages; Woodward, a young Canadian seeking adventure, joined the RAF in the late 1930s and trained to be a fighter pilot. He flew missions in several arenas and gained a reputation for downing enemy planes.. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 19892

Catalogue: Militaria::Aviation::Canada

Keywords: 0969070381 Vernon Woodward WWII RAF Biographies & Memoirs Militaria

O'HARA, PEGGY

From Romance to Reality; the Story of Canadian Wwii Brides

Cobalt ON: Highway Book Shop, 1983. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0889542856. Boards show light wear, dustjacket shows some wear and light soil with short tears, creasing and chipping. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 311 pages; The author has gone to the source, interviewing a number of WWII war brides to find out how their experiences compare to her own. Many of them provided photos from that time.. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 18464

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada::WWII

Keywords: 0889542856 WWII Canada War bride Biographies & Memoirs Militaria