CHURCHILL, WINSTON S

Secret Session Speeches

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1946. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth boards show light shelf wear, light sun-fading on spine. ; A tight solid book. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 108 pages; Seventh and final volume of Churchill's war speeches, compiled by Charles Eade. These five speeches were made during secret sessions of the House of Commons during WWII.. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 19978

Catalogue: Militaria::Leaders::Churchill

Keywords: WWII Speeches Winston Churchill

HIBBERT, CHRISTOPHER

The Destruction of Lord Raglan a Tragedy of the Crimean War 1854

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1961. 1st US. Hardcover. DJ shows some edge wear, small tears and chipping, light soiling. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 338 pages; An examination of the disastrous events of Great Britain's involvement in the Crimean War, and central to the book is the British commander who took much of the blame for Great Britain's blunder. "In March 1854, a British army of 30,000 men sailed for the Crimea to defend the crumbling Turkish empire from Russia. It was led by Lord Raglan, a verteran of Waterloo. The campaign quickly degenerated into a series of military disasters caused by incompetence at the highest level, bitter personal rivalries among the divisional commanders and inadequacies of transport, clothing and military and medical supplies. To enable to the British government to survive, Raglan was made the scapegoat. This text presents the story of the tragic campaign.". Very Good in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 17505

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Keywords: balaclava Crimea Light brigade Sebastopol

HORN, COLONEL BERND & STEPHEN HARRIS

Warrior Chiefs Perspectives on Senior Canadian Military Leaders

Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2001. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 1550023519. Card covers show light shelf wear. A couple of instances of underlining. ; A bright, solid book.; B&W Photographs; 8.4 X 5.9 X 0.7 inches; 365 pages; "Warrior Chiefs: Perspectives on Senior Canadian Military Leaders is the first book of a two-part series that examines the unique Canadian experience and outlook in regard to Generalship and the Art of the Admiral. This first volume is a compendium of biographies of the nation’s most notable military leaders from Confederation to the post-Cold War era. Personalities include: Sir William Otter, Sir Sam Hughes, E.L.M. Burns, G.G. Simonds, Charles Foulkes, Andy McNaughton, J.V. Allard, and J. Dextraze, to name only a few.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 19341

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada::Leaders

Keywords: 1550023519 Canada Generals Militaria

PARKINSON, ROGER

Moore of Corunna

London: Hart-Davis MacGibbon, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0246107553. DJ and boards show light shelf wear, 1/2" closed tear top front dustjacket, some sticker damage on front flap.; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector, unclipped. ; B&W Illustrations; 9.3 X 6.1 X 1.0 inches; 245 pages; "Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, KB (13 November 1761 – 16 January 1809) was a British Army general, also known as Moore of Corunna. He is best known for his military training reforms and for his death at the Battle of Corunna, in which he repulsed a French army under Marshal Soult during the Peninsular War.". Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 19693

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Keywords: 0246107553 Sir John Moore Peninsular War Militaria

PATERSON, MICHAEL

Winston Churchill; His Military Life, 1895

Newton Abbot, Devon UK: David & Charles, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0715319647. Only light scuffing of DJ; A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar ; 1.34 x 9.29 x 6.06 Inches; 320 pages; -An incredible and unique insight into the life of Winston Churchill. Draws on previously unpublished, contemporary firsthand accounts of those who met him. Published in time for the 40th anniversary of Churchill's death "I play for high stakes and given an audience there is no act too daring and too noble." -Winston Churchill. Born to a privileged family, Winston Churchill was first a Conservative then a Liberal politician, a painter, a writer, Britain's greatest military leader, a prime minister, a Nobel Prize winner, and a proud father. But who was the real Winston Churchill? In this important book, Michael Paterson juxtaposes Churchill's prolific commentaries on himself with the opinions of those who knew him. From his dramatic escape as a prisoner of war in South Africa, his political career, his dark days following the Dardanelles failure and his resurgence as Britain's great wartime prime minister, this is a truly rounded portrait of one of the best-known public figures of recent history.. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 14267

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Keywords: 0715319647 Great Britain WWII prime minister gallipoli Churchill boer war Biographies & Memoirs

PHILIPS, BRIGADIER GENERAL THOMAS R. (TRANSLATOR)

The Instructions of Frederick the Great for His Generals, 1747

Military Book Club, 2000. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 073941044X. Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar ; MBC Library of Military Masters; B&W Illustrations. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 12312

Catalogue: Militaria::Leaders

Keywords: 073941044X frederick Prussia Militaria

SMITH, GENE

The Horns of the Moon

New York: Charterhouse, 1975. Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0883270277. DJ price clipped, light edge wear, light tape stains on end papers. ; A bright solid, book DJ in Mylar. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 209 pages; A look at the times and forces that shaped Hitler's thinking.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 7394

Catalogue: Militaria::Leaders::Hitler

Keywords: 0883270277 WWII 0883270366 Hitler Militaria

SOUTHEY, ROBERT ESQ. LLD.

The Life of Nelson

London: William Tegg, circa 1870. Later Printing. Hardcover. 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 408 pages; Purple cloth covered boards with gilt print on spine and black blind stamped design on front. Hinges intact. Colour frontispiece and 9 B&W engravings. First 35 pages of text is a biography of Southey dated 1867. The book is not dated but probably comes from 1870's or 80's. This is a solid little book. Corners are bumped, light edgewear. Some careless student has spilled black ink on the back board with small spots on spine & front, a latin notation on fore edges. Page 15 has bottom corner cut out, not extending into text. Very slight foxing. A few notations in book. Illustrated by G. Cruikshank.. Very Good- .

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Book number: 2994

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Keywords: Lord Nelson Naval Napoleon Biographies & Memoirs Militaria

VANIER, GEORGES & DEBORAH COWLEY

Georges Vanier Soldier: The Wartime Letters and Diaries, 1915

Toronto: Dundurn, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1550023438. Signed by Editor; DJ shows very light shelf wear.; Signed by the editor on the title page. A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. This is the hardcover edition. ; B&W Illustrations; 9.28 X 6.28 X 1.07 inches; 333 pages; "Georges Vanier, who served as Governor General of Canada from 1959-1967, was 26 when he became one of the the first men to join the newly established Royal 22nd Regiment - known as the "Van Doos". He was in his second year in the Montreal firm as Dessaules and Garneau, and very much the son of a Montreal upper-class family. His service in the First World War shaped his character, and he often described the four years spent on the battlefields of Euroe as the most rewarding of his life." blurb. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 17777

Catalogue: Militaria::Leaders

Keywords: 1550023438 van doos Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Militaria