BARRIS, TED

Victory at Vimy Canada Comes of Age, April 9

Toronto: Thomas Allen & Son, 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0887622534. As new; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W photographs an maps ; 9.0 X 6.0 X 1.4 inches; 300 pages; "At the height of the First World War, on Easter Monday April 9, 1917, in early morning sleet, sixteen battalions of the Canadian Corps rose along a six-kilometre line of trenches in northern France against the occupying Germans. All four Canadian divisions advanced in a line behind a well-rehearsed creeping barrage of artillery fire. By nightfall, the Germans had suffered a major setback. The Ridge, which other Allied troops had assaulted previously and failed to take, was firmly in Canadian hands. The Canadian Corps had achieved perhaps the greatest lightning strike in Canadian military history. One Paris newspaper called it "Canada's Easter gift to France." Of the 40,000 Canadians who fought at Vimy, nearly 10,000 became casualties. Many of their names are engraved on the famous monument that now stands on the ridge to commemorate the battle. It was the first time Canadians had fought as a distinct national army, and in many ways, it was a coming of age for the nation. The achievement of the Canadians on those April days in 1917 has become one of our lasting myths. Based on first-hand accounts, including archival photographs and maps, it is the voices of the soldiers who experienced the battle that comprise the thrust of the book.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 20159

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada::WWI

Keywords: 0887622534 Vimy Ridge WWI 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

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

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

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

CARLINE, GERRY

Duncan's War: The War-Time Letters (1916

Moose Jaw, SK: Self Published, 2008. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0981017118. A near-fine volume. Illustrated with B&W photos and maps. ; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 188 pages. Near Fine .

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Book number: 21526

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CHASE, GERALDINE & BILL BESWETHERICK

Voices from the Past: Canadian Letters from the First World War

Kingston ON: Allan Graphics, 2014. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0973646926. Very light shelf wear and small crease at bottom front. ; A bright, solid book. Colour map inside front cover. ; B&W Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 296 pages; This started out as a memorial to the soldiers of Gananoque, Ontario, using the letters to preserve their words for historical purposes but as they continued their research they discovered letters from soldiers in other parts of Canada. So, they expanded their focus. Along with the letters, the authors include some background of the action or battle in which the soldier was involved as well as some background about the soldier. This is a touching tribute.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 18847

Catalogue: Militaria::WWI::Canada

Keywords: 0973646926 WWI Letters Canada Militaria

CHRISTIE, N. M

Gas Attack! the Canadians at Ypres, 1915

Nepean ON: CEF Books, 1998. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 1896979068. As new; A bright, solid book liberally illustrated with B&W illustrations and colour maps. ; The Access To History Series #1; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 38 pages. Near Fine .

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Book number: 20795

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Keywords: 1896979068 Militaria

COOK, TIM

At the Sharp End Volume One Canadians Fighting the Great War 1914

Toronto: Viking Canada, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0670067342. Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Illustrations and Maps; 9.10 X 7 X 2 inches; 600 pages; "At the Sharp End covers the harrowing early battles of World War One, when tens of thousands, then hundreds of thousands, died, before the generals and soldiers found ways to break the terrible stalemate of the front. It provides both an intimate look at the Canadian men in the trenches and an authoritative account of the slow evolution in tactics, weapons, and advancement. Featuring never-before-published photographs, letters, diaries, and maps, this recounting of the Great War through the soldiers’ eyewitness accounts is moving and thoroughly engrossing. At The Sharp End is the first comprehensive history of Canadians in World War One in 40 years.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 18663

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Keywords: 0670067342 WWI Canada Militaria

COOK, TIM

The Madman and the Butcher the Sensational Wars of Sam Hughes and General Arthur Currie

Toronto: Allen Lane, 2010. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0670064033. A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 9.2 X 6.2 X 1.7 inches; 472 pages; "Based on newly uncovered sources, The Madman and the Butcher is a powerful double biography of Sam Hughes and Arthur Currie and the story of one of the most shocking and highly publicized libel trials in Canadian history. Sir Arthur Currie achieved international fame as Canadian Corps commander during the Great War. He was recognized as a brilliant general, morally brave, and with a keen eye for solving the challenges of trench warfare. But wars were not won without lives lost. Who was to blame for Canada's 60,000 dead? Sir Sam Hughes, Canada's war minister during the first two and a half years of the conflict, was erratic, outspoken, and regarded by many as insane. Yet he was an expert on the war. He attacked Currie's reputation in the war's aftermath, accusing him of being a butcher, a callous murderer of his own men."Set against the backdrop of Canadians fighting in the Great War, this engaging narrative explores questions of Canada's role in the war, the need to place blame for the terrible blood loss, the nation's discomfort with heroes, and the very public war of reputations that raged on after the guns fell silent.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 20728

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada::WWI

Keywords: 0670064033 Sir Sam Hughes WWI Libel General Arthur Currie History::Canada Militaria

COOK, TIM

Shock Troops: Canadians Fighting the Great War 1917

Toronto: Viking Canada, 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0670067350. DJ has short tear top edge of spine area, boards show very light shelf wear. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 727 pages; "Shock Troops follows the Canadian fighting forces during the titanic battles of Vimy Ridge, Hill 70, Passchendaele, and the Hundred Days campaign. Through the eyes of the soldiers who fought and died in the trenches on the Western Front, and based on newly uncovered Canadian, British, and German archival sources, Cook builds on Volume I of his national bestseller, At the Sharp End. The Canadian fighting forces never lost a battle during the final 2 years of the war, and although they paid a terrible price in the killing fields of the Great War, they were indeed, as British Prime Minister David Lloyd George exclaimed, the shock troops of the Empire.". Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 21460

Catalogue: Militaria::WWI::Canada

Keywords: 0670067350 Canada Vimy Ridge passchendaele WWI Militaria

DANCOCKS, DANIEL G

Legacy of Valour the Canadians at Passchendaele

Edmonton, AB: Hurtig Publishers, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 088830305X. DJ shows very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Photographs & maps; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 289 pages. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 19706

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Keywords: 088830305X passchendaele douglas haig Ypres Royal scots fusiliers WWI Militaria

DANCOCKS, DANIEL G.

Sir Arthur Currie: A Biography

Agincourt, Ont.: Methuen, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0458995606. DJ and boards show light shelf wear, short note top of FFEP. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 332 pages; "General Sir Arthur William Currie, GCMG, KCB (5 December 1875 – 30 November 1933) was a senior officer of the Canadian Army who fought during World War I. He had the unique distinction of starting his military career on the very bottom rung as a pre-war militia gunner before rising through the ranks to become the first Canadian commander of the Canadian Corps. Currie's success was based on his ability to rapidly adapt brigade tactics to the exigencies of trench warfare, using set piece operations and bite-and-hold tactics. He is generally considered to be among the most capable commanders of the Western Front, and one of the finest commanders in Canadian military history." (Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 21479

Catalogue: Militaria::Canada::WWI

Keywords: 0458995606 Ypres Vimy Ridge WWI somme Militaria

DANCOCKS, DANIEL G.

Welcome to Flanders Fields the First Canadian Battle of the Great War Ypres, 1915

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0771025459. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear. Previous owner's name in ink on map end papers. ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Illustrations; 9.1 X 6.0 X 1.2 inches; 408 pages. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 19172

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Keywords: 0771025459 flanders field Ypres WWI Militaria

FORSYTHE, MARK & GREG DICKSON

From the West Coast to the Western Front British Columbians and the Great War

Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing, 2014. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 1550176668. A near-fine volume.; B&W Photographs; 10.0 X 8.5 X 2.6 inches; 264 pages; "Forsythe, host of CBC Radio's mid-day show BC Almanac, marks the 100th anniversary of World War I by teaming with historian Greg Dickson and the ever resourceful BC Almanac audience to compile a sweeping portrayal of that crucial chapter of BC history. Of the 611,000 Canadians who fought for King and Country, 55,570 were from British Columbia--the highest per capita rate of enlistment in the country. Of that contingent, 6,225 died in battle, a critical loss to a fledgling province of barely 400,000. Compiling stories, artifacts and photos sent in by BC Almanac listeners from across the province, this volume tells of submarine smuggling, bagpipes lost on the battlefield and of the ongoing struggles by soldiers who made it home. It tells of battles that set records for mass death amid conditions of unequalled squalor, but also of the heroism of front-line nurses and soldiers like George Maclean, a First Nations man from the Okanagan, who won the Distinguished Conduct Medal. By turns devastating, harrowing, insightful and miraculous, these stories reveal much about the spirit and resilience of a people who survived one of history's greatest disasters to build the province we have today.". Near Fine .

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Book number: 20183

Catalogue: Militaria::WWI::Canada

Keywords: 1550176668 British Columbia Personal account WWI Militaria

GARDAM, COLONEL JOHN

Seventy Years After 1914

Stittsville ON: Canada's Wings Inc, 1983. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0920002269. A little creasing and wear to card covers, gift notation on back of front card cover ; A bright, solid book, illustrated with B&W photos and maps ; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 99 pages; "Colonel John Gardam has collected reminiscences of Canadians who fought in the First World War.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 11486

Catalogue: Militaria::WWI::Canada

Keywords: 0920002269 WWI Canada Militaria