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Johnston, William
A War of Patrols: Canadian Army Operations in Korea
426 pages. Index. Bibliography. References. Reproductions of black and white photos. "The most valuable study of the Canadians in Korea." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Usual library markings. A sound copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Rock and Gem Magazine, September, 1984, Volume 14, Number 9 - 5 Lb Nugget Cover Photo
Features: Silversmithing the Navajo Way; Rockhounding in the City; The Value of Opal; The Colors of Minerals; Gold in the Tailings; Micromounts; Field Trip - Army Pass Crystals; Field Trip - North Carolina's Hiddenite; Mr. Roger's Silverwork; Serendipity Gold; Gemstone Grand Tour; Rings from Scrap; In Search of Gold. Average wear. Binding intact. Date stamped upon front cover. A sound copy. Magazine
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Sangster, Margaret E.; Craig, Lawrence; Tibbett, F.M.; Bunce, Frank; Edwards, Frederick; Baxter, A. Beverley; Roberts, Leslie; Woolfenden, John R.; Golden, L.L.L; Campbell, Helen G.
Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, 15 January, 1940 - Skiing Brings Business Success to the Laurentians
48 pages. Features: Nice colour photo ad for Oldsmobile cars inside front cover; Fargo truck ad; Canada's Fighting Forces - Part 2 - The New Army - particle with photos; Interesting comments on the war from London by Beverley Baxter; Road's End (fiction); The Pertinacious Pole - a short story about hockey involving a Polish fellow; White Gold - The grand business success skiiing has brought to the Laurentians - article with photos; The Stowaway (fiction); Moving Quebec to Idaho - article and photos of movie "Northwest Passage"; Frank Cyril James - new Principal at McGill University - photo and article; Wings of Hazard (fiction) part 2 of 5); Dodge car ad; Plymouth car ad; Ontario Premier M.F. Hepburn is pictured in a war solidarity ad sponsored by the Automotive Industries of Canada; Red Horner, Syl Apps and Gordie Drillon are featured in an Alka-Seltzer ad; Dodge Truck ad; Army Grub, New Style - interesting article and photos on cooking for the Canadian Army; colour ad inside back cover by the Department of Fisheries encourages Canadians to eat fish. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Please note: page 6/7 missing - It appears to have been an ad. A worthy vintage copy. Book
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Author Not Stated; Beacon, C.W. (Foreword)
The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment/RHR) of Canada Senior Non-Commissioned Officers' (NCO's) Book
206 pages. Includes list of references. Several tables and illustrations. Topics include: Infantry Corps History; RHC Historical Background; History of Customs, Traditions, Ranks and Dress; The History of RHC Customs and Traditions; Parades and Guards; Flag Etiquette; Colours, Battle Honours and Military Music; Saluting and Funerals; Miscellaneous Historical Customs; Scottish Music, Dancing, Dress and Weapons; General Military Knowledge and Customs; Mess Etiquette; Conduct of a Mess Dinner. Undated but would seem to be circa 1967 according to a reference to the new Canadian Forces uniform. Clean, unmarked, tight and square with light wear. A quality copy. Book
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U.S. Army Headquarters, Service Forces
Civil Affairs Handbook - Japan - Section 9 (Nine) - Labor (Labour): Army Service Forces Manual M 354-9 - RESTRICTED
169 pages. "International Law places upon an occupying power the obligation and responsibility for establishing government and maintaining civil order in the areas occupied." - from Introduction. Thus, this work was intended for civil affairs officers of the U.S. military in Japan at the conclustion of WWII. It provides a very straight-forward and interesting overview of Japan's Labour situation prior to the end of the war. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Hutton, Eric; Katz, Sidney; Macklin, Major-Gen. W.H.S.; Hutchison, Bruce; Berrill, N.J.; Collins, Robert; Macken
Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, February 18, 1956 - Dr. Wilder Penfield
76 pages. Features: Jasper cartoon cover illustration; Great full-page colour ad for the 1956 Pontiac models; Nice colour-photo full-page ad for the 1956 Dodge, featuring the Mayfair V-8 4-door sedan; Dr. Wilder Graves Penfield - feature article with photos; How long will Clifford Williams stay in jail? - young Canadian from troubled background is jailed for 28-years for his first offense; A Gold Cup for Fair Lady - short story; Former Adjutant-General of the Canadian Army, Major-General W.H.S. Macklin, speaks out against the astronomical sums being spent on the DEW (distant early warning) Line - he argues it can never protect Canada; Political Quebec - part IV of Bruce Hutchison's "The Unknown Country"; Animals Can Talk; The Campus That Covers a Province - The University of Alberta and its many interesting programs; Nice colour full-page ad for the new 1956 Chrysler (featuring Windsor 4-door sedan with 215 HP engine); Nice 2-colour full-page ad for Philips televisions; Nostalgic 3/4 page colour ad for McBrine luggage; Colour full-page ad for Chevrolet featuring the Bel Air Convertible; Full-page black and white photo ad for milk in Pure-Pak containers, including photos of Etril and Melvin Snyder, owners of Ontario's famous Maple Lane Dairy Ltd.; Nice colour full-page ad for Oldsmobile featuring the 1956 Super 88 Holiday Seday; Colour photo Coke ad on back cover shows sweethearts drinking with straws. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Graham, Howard L.
Citizen and Soldier - The Memoirs of Lieutenant General Howard Graham
304 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "His memoir spans much of the twentieth century, from growing up on a small farm on the outskirts of Trenton, Ontario, to serving as President of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). During his varied and fascinating career, Graham fought in the trenches during the First World War, was elected mayor of Trenton, developed a successful law career, commanded the 1st Canadian Infantry in the Sicilian and Italian campaigns of the Second World War, served as Chief of the General Staff of the Canadian Army from 1955 to 1958, and was the chief organizer of the 1959 and 1967 Royal Tours, and held the position of Canadian Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Price-clipped dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A beautiful copy. Book
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Wallace, Ralph; Wickware, Francis Sill; Kent, George; Barcella, Ernest L.; Southern, Robert; Wilson, Herbert Emerson; Fay, Bill; MacBain, Alasttair; Ford, Corey; Williams, Ben Ames; Elkin, Sam; St. John, Darby; Lamb, Harold; et al
Collier's - The National Weekly Magazine, May 28, 1949 - The 25 Men Who Rule the World
86 pages Features: Kid Killers at the Wheel are turning highways into human slaughterhouses; New York's Biggest Attic - The Manhattan Storage and Warehouse Company - article with great photos; The 25 Men Who Run the World; Wizards of Words - The National Spelling Bee; The Great Larynx - Art Linkletter and Familiy; I Was the King of the Safecrackers (part 2 of 5) - Herbert Wilson; Inside Sports; Collier's Out of Doors. Fiction: A Young Man Marred; One Day When I Was Lost; How Are You in Trunks?; Lionheart; The Golden Dart (part 3 of 8); The Parked Car. Ads include: Magnificent Studebaker Truck ad inside front cover; Trailways Bus ad; Elsie the cow in Borden ad; Firestone; Pontiac; Fisher Body; *Beautiful* two-page color ad for Packard cars; Hudson cars; Dodge Trucks; *Gorgeous* Canada Dry ad features their Spur Cola, Ginger Ale, Club Soda and Hi-Spot; Greyhound bus lines; The US Army; Old Thompson Whiskey; Great color photo Blatz Beer ad inside back cover features photo of Brian Donlevy; Coke ad on back cover features many fashionable ladies. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Lanham, Edwin; Riley, Nord; Sher, Jack; Johnson, D.H.; Kapstein, I.J.; Franklin, Jay; Lehman, Milton; Davidson, Bill; Robinson, Donald; Kuhn, Walt; Neely, Frederick R.; Maloney, Russell
Collier's Magazine, April 10, 1948 - Charles E. Wilson of General Electris / New Obesity Theory
94 pages. Articles:.The House at Hyde Park - the home FDR loved; Spare-Time Statesman - President of General Electric, Charles E. Wilson; Does the Army Want the Reserves? - its brass hats view civilian soldiers with mixed feelings; Sketches in Sawdust - Paintings of Circus folk; Why Atoms Don't Fly - obstacles to atomic-powered aircraft; The Fat of the Land - a new theory of obesity and its cure. Fiction: I'm a Stronger in Town Myself (part 1 of 3); The Half-Shot Hereford; A Very Funny Guy; Bride and Room; A Sure Thing; Madam President (conclusion). Includes ads for: Parker pens 1951; Pepsodent - featuring Marjorie Groats; Lifebuoy soap; RCA Victor radios and phonographs; Milky Way Chocolate Bars; Diamond Trucks - great color photo; Willys-Overland Motors "Jeep"; Drewry's Old Stock Ale - featuring Mountie; Argus cameras (twin lens); Pontiac - centerfold; Stewart-Warner radios; Oldsmobile; Foot Pals; Walt Disney's "Melody Time" movie; Templeform hats; DeSoto cars; GM Electro-motive division; Solovox; Dutch Boy Paint; Frazer cars; Santa Fe Railroad; National Guard; United Jewish Appeal - full page showing hoards behind barbed wire; Back cover Coke ad shows young lady who has stopped for a break from driving. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Jones, Nard, Chase, Margaret; Fessier, Michael; Jones, Paul; Ware, Edmund; Lanham, Edwin; Velie, Lester; Shaw, Sam; carson, Ruth; Dennis, Frank L.; Sherwood, Robert E.
Collier's Magazine, September 11, 1948 - Ann Delafield / Guy Lombardo's Speed Boat
78 pages. Articles: Bread within waters - using atomic science to banish world hunger; Carelessness - the child killer (part 2 of 2); How to get Whistled at - Ann Delafield makes women more soothing to the eye; Rifle-Arm Sammy - Sammy Baugh of the Redskins; The Secret Papers of Harry L. Hopkins - the Yalta agreement and the president's last days; Guy Lombardo's Tempo VI which holds the world's single-engine speedboat mark of 118.2 mph - photo with write-up. Fiction: Pardon my Symptoms; The Girl Who Was Nobody's Daughter; He Had No Reservations; The Shanahan Strad; The One-Eyed Poacher and the Long Night; Second Man on the Ticket (part 3 of 4). Ads include: Studebaker; Westclox; Zenith radios; Pontiac cars; Monarch packaged foods; RCA Victor radio-phonographs; Pabst beer features colour photo of Mr. and Mrs. Lauritz Melchior; Good Year (centerfold); Plymouth cars; Hickok belts; Lord Calvert full-page color-photo ad features movie producer Jesse L. Lasky; Nice full-page color Blatz beer ad features Don Ameche; U.S. Army (featuring Uncle Sam; Rainfair; Spring Mills; Back cover Camel ad features precision flyer Betty Skelton. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Panton, L.A.C.; Housser, Yvonne, McKague; Abell, Walter; Comfort, Capt. C.F.; Todd, J. Gregory
Canadian Art Magazine, April-May 1944, Vol 1, No. 4
Pages 133 - 178. Many wonderful black and white illustrations. National Gallery of Canada ad features tipped in colour plate of 'Stormy Weather' by F. Horsman Varley. Features: Canadian Army Art Exhibition - An Editorial Review; The Academy and the Future of Art in Canada; The Canadian Group of Painters - 1944; The Problem of Distortion - first in a series of articles on the understanding of art; An Artist on the Italian Front; Young Canada; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Selye, Dr. Hans; Fraser, Blair; Phillips, Alan; Sclanders, Ian; Gray, Grattan; Newlands, Don; Taaffe, Gerald; Newman, Peter C.; Lefolii, Ken; Fulford, Robert
Maclean's, Canada's National Magazine, April 4, 1964 - A Weekend with the Ski Fanatics
52 pages. Contents: Threats of New Violence in Quebec - Why We Should Take the "Army of Liberation" seriously; Are Hospitals Save? - a calm look at two deaths after surgery; Editorial - Of Course Hate-Mongering Should Be Stamped Out, But Not By Passing Censorship Laws - pressure on Justice Minister Guy Favreau to bring in hate laws; Greatness - Dr. Hans Selye describes what leads to the quality of greatness in the mind of a man or the life of a nation; Your Guide to the new federal split-level cabinet; Let's Give the Police More Power; Washington Hostess Perle Mesta; Your Health May Depend On Where You Live; A Weekend with the Ski Fanatics - article with photos; Nostalgic black and white photo ad for Electrohome and "Canada's Largest Stereo Laboratory"; Art Fraud - some odd "Group of Sevens"; Whiz Jazz pianist Tony Collacott; Reflections on the Clay-Liston boxing match; Mordecai Richler looks at the new cliches of nonconformity; Colour-photo Canadian Club ad features rolling in a hoop; Nice colour-photo Coke ad on back cover features beauty holding her own black and white photo. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. A quality vintage copy. Book
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Author Not Stated
Fort Ord, California: U.S. Army Training Center Infantry, Company B, 8th Battle Group, 3rd Brigade
84 pages. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Photos of all members. Undated but appears to be circa 1962. Book clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Backstrip partly missing with balance taped in place. A worthy copy of this military memento. Book
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Lal, Preeti Verma; Vaasanthi; Shorey, Anil
Swagat, January 2006 - Inflight Magazine of Indian Airlines
218 pages. Colour photography throughout. Features: Travelling along the Tamil Nadu coast to Kanyakumari, Cuddalore and Velankanni to witness the astounding resilience of the people struck by the tsunami; Brand new look for Indian Airlines; Review of 'The Indian Army - A Brief History'; Legends that won the Victoria Cross; The India of the 1950s; Newsmakers of 2005; It's Boom Time for the Economy; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
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Williams, Nick; De Voto B; Fox, E.S.; Budlong, W.T.; Downing, H.; Lanahan, F.; Lees, Hannay; Marshall, J.; Bach, Julian Jr.; Ickes, Harold I.; Davidson, Bill; Garrison, J.; MacDonald, Col. Charles; Tomlinson, Edward
Collier's Magazine, February 23, 1946 - America in Germany
94 pages. Fiction: The Terrible Morning; Mountain Time; (part 4 of 5); The Pond; A Serious Study of Love; A Man Needs a Horse; The Importance of Being Kissed. Articles: All Out Against Cancer; Little Miss Innocent; American in Germany; Underwater Wealth; A.W.O.L. De Luxe - Private John Martin, and American in the Canadian army; Fashion on the Downgrade; Lindbergh in Battle (conclusion); The Little Doc - Doris Gnauck; Bad Neighbor Policy - our diplomatic bungling in Latin America. Ads include: Mary Brewer in Ipana ad; Perry Como and Martha Stewart in G.E. Radio ad; Great logging-theme ad for International Trucks; Mercury cars; Elsie the Cow; Piper Cub; American Airline System; REO trucks; Clark's Teaberry Gum; Perilous Holiday (Movie ad); The Lockheed Constellation aircraft; Great back cover Coke ad shows male and female troops on train. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy of this vintage issue. Book
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Dewell, Ladona C.
Down Memory Lane: Autobiography of Ladona C. Dewell
320 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos. "In recording the events of my life, I merely wanted to begin by describing, in my own words, pioneer life with some of its hardships and also simple pleasures experienced. I also wanted to trace the system of education from those pioneer days onward. As little has been written about Life and Service in the C.W.A.C. (Canadian Women's Army Corps) during World War II, some may enjoy reading the account which I have written." - from Preface. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy of this interesting biography. Book
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Bertolucci, Bernardo; Sutherland, Donald; Wlaschin, Ken; Gay, Ken
Films and Filming Magazine, June 1978 - Cover photo of Bud Cort in 'Hitler's Son'
50 pages. Features: Great one-page ad for Mel Brooks' 'High Anxiety'; Nice full-page ad for 'Convoy'; Photo-illustrated article with Bernardo Bertolucci; 'Heroes' - photos; Photo-illustrated interview with Donald Sutherland; 'Hitler's Son' - photos; Berlin 1978 Film Festival; Reviews - 'High Anxiety', 'Gray Lady Down', 'Adoption', 'Roseland', 'Madame Claude', 'Telefon', 'A Piece of the Action', 'The Army in the Shadows', 'Full Circle'; 'The Green Room' - photos; 'Gray Lady Down' - photos; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Montanye, Harold; McNeil, Steve; Lamson, David; Dollar, Peter; Smith, Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell; et al
The Saturday Evening Post Magazine, November 12, 1949 - What Kind of Man is Stalin? / Minot, North Dakota
180 pages. Features: 1-page color ad for Timken tapered roller bearings; 1-page color ad for Lumite auto seat covers; 1/2-page color ad for Fatima cigarettes; 2-page color ad for General brand Winter-Cleat tires; Fantastic 1-page color ad for White Trucks features log-hauling scene; Nice color 2-page ad for General Electric radios and tvs; Nice color 1-page ad for Whitman's Samplers; What Kind of Man is Stalin? - Part 1 of 'My Three Years in Moscow - article with photos - the author met Stalin personally; The Innocent Buccaneer (fiction); How to Get Rich After Dark - photo-illustrated article on the men who fish the Gulf Stream off Florida; The Rebellious Age (fiction); Moutain Rescue Man - color-photo illustrated article on Ranger William Butler of Washington's Mount Rainier; The Woman Hater (fiction); John Pastore - Rhode Island's Little Firecracker - article with photo; Hilarious Memories of Albert J. Rothe "The Red Barber" who trimmed famous men such as Truman, Bradley, Byrnes, Leahy and Patton - article with photos; Anxious Night (fiction); Tuss McLaughry of Dartmouth's football program - article with photo; Collision Course (fiction); Feature article on Miinot, North Dakota, with photos; New York City's Food Trades Vocational High School - article with great color photos; The Doctor of Unkown Island (fiction); Photo-illustrated article on Jimmy Dunn of America's foreign service; *SENSATIONAL* full-page color-photo ad for the New Chrysler Town & Country in a bird hunting locale; That Ain't The Way I Saw It - former newspaperman Robert M. Yoder on the glamorous adventures thata befall a reporter in the radio serials; Fantastic two-page Borg-Warner ad highlights their products in the Ripley's Believe It or Not! format; U.S. Army photo-illustrated recruiting ad; Nice 1-page color ad for Old Gold cigarettes; 2-page color-photo ad for Sun-Maid Raisins; Borden's ad features Elsie the Cow; Nice 1-page color-illustrated ad for American Airlines; Magnavox TV ad; Nice photo-illustrated ad for Pullman cars; 1-page color ad for Rice Krispies; Two-page ad for Listerine and dandruff; Gorgeous 2-page color illustrated Chevrolet ad featuring a red Styleline De Luxe 4-Door Sedan; Auto-Lite Spark Plug ad features photos of Jane Wyman; Nice 2-page color-illustrated General Motors ad highlights the safety of their vehicles; Nice 1-page 2-color photo-illustrated ad for Eaton 2-speed axles features tank truck driver Mr. J.T. Ebling; Eveready battery ad features photos of Mr. Axel Lober, Mr. Everett Smith, Janice Winters and Mr. Sam C. Kuster; Nice 1-page photo illustrated ad for the Underwood All Electric Typewriter; Color ad for Crosley fridges; Nice color ad for Kraft Cocao Mix; Wonderful full-page color 7up (Seven-Up) ad features photo of a square dance scene; Color ad for Del Monte Catsup; Hydrox cookie ad; Color ad for Hamilton watches; 1-page 2-color ad for Red Heart dog food features photos of Lassie; Nice 1-page color ad for United Aircraft; Cream of Wheat ad features Li'l Abner cartoon; Full-page tire chain ad for American Chain & Cable Company; 1-page 2-color ad for Cavalier Cedar Chests; Statler Hotels ad features cartoon. Moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. This issue noteworthy for its many exceptional ads. Magazine
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Upson, William Hazlett; Peeples, Edwin A.; Carson, Robert; Evarts, Hal G.; Smith, Ira R.T.; Et al
The Saturday Evening Post, January 15, 1949 - What the Coal Miners Say About John L. Lewis / Maurice Duplessis of Quebec
136 pages. Features: 1-page color ad for Nash cars; Great color 1-page ad for White Trucks ffeatures large illustration of one of their 'Super Power' engines; Rare 1-page color ad for Dr. Pepper soda entitled "Love that Lift at 10-2 & 4 O'Clock' features four photos, an illustration of their new Dallas headquarters, and Dr. Pepper calendar girl Gilfillan; 1-page color ad for General brand winter tires; Date with Death (fiction); Maurice Duplessis - Quebec's Little Strong Man - article with photos; Botts and the Jet-Propelled Tractor (fiction); The Big Ancestor Hunt - thousands of people are researching their family trees; The Foolish Age (fiction); Basketball's Big Wheel - photo-illustrated article about Ned Irish; What the Miners Say About John L. Lewis - article with photos; The Reformer and the Redhead (fiction); My Fifty Years in the White House - part 5 of Ira R.T. Smith's recollections; Trapped (fiction); Article and color photos of Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry; Are We Winning the War Against TB (Tuberculosis); Nice 1-page color ad for Campbell's Soup; Photo-illustrated article about Manhattan's Belvedere Hotel; 1-page color-photo ad for Ford cars; 1-page Color-photo ad for Good Year Tires features photos of Mrs. Albert Cuneo of San Francisco, H.B. Bass of Munford TN, and Wallace S. Saxton of Bethany CT; Nice 2-page color ad for General Motors promotes their auto styling; 1-page color ad for Maxwell House coffee shows ski scene; 1-page 2-color ad for Chevrolet Heavy Duty Trucks shows truck loaded with huge logs; Half-page Vitalis ad features Maurice (Rocket) Richard of the Montreal Canadiens; 1-page Boeing ad features illustration of ten of their plane models in flight; 1-page recruiting ad for the U.S. Army and Air Force explains how they overcame weather; 1-page photo-illustrated ad for Magnavox TV-Phonographs; Caterpillar 1-page color photo ad shows bulldozer plowing through a mountain of tin cans in a dump; 2-page ad for Philco TVs and radios features photo of Rise Stevens; Nice color 2-page ad for Heinz Ketchup; Uncommon 1-page 2-color ad for Oliver Tractors; Nice 1-page color ad features the American-Standard Severn Boiler; Nice 1-page color ad for Burroughs features stylish receptionist; 1-page color ad for Life Savers Pep-o-mint candies features old-style telephone; 1-page ad for Underwood typewriters; Nice 1-page color ad for Ritz Crackers; 1-page color ad for the 'Jeep' Station Sedan; 1/2 page color ad for Vegamato; 1-page color ad for the Servel gas refrigerator features radio host Mary Margaret McBride; Two half-page ads for Lumberman's Mutual Casualty Company; 1-page color-photo ad for Gulfpride motor oil features Mr. J.N. Cooke, a prominent drug executive from Brattleboro VT; Artistic 1-page color ad for Pan Am features flowers of their destinations; Half-page Cream of Wheat ad features L'il Abner cartoon; 1-page color ad for American Airlines shows father returning to happy family; Full-page illustration of train rear platform; in Libbey-Owens-Ford ad; 1-page color ad for Delrich Margerine; Back cover ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes features lovely lady smoker. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Heyman, Edward; Green, John W.; Freed, Ralph; Fain, Sammy; Robin, Leo; Whiting, Richard; Rose, William; Eliscu, Edward; Youmans, Vincent; Roberts, Allan; Fisher, Doris; et al
Army Navy Hit Kit of Popular Songs - "W" Issue (Songbook)
20 pages. Features sheet music for piano and voice for these songs: You Came Along; Please Don't Say "No"; Louise; More Than You Know; I Wish; Good, Good, Good; I Walked In; There Must Be A Way; Bell Bottom Trousers. "Issued monthly by special services division, Army Service Forces, United States Army. Distributed for the navy by the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, United States Navy. For use by the U.S. Armed Forces only. Not for Sale." - from front cover. 2" x 1" chip from lower corner of front cover and openings along coverfold, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A vintage copy of this nice WWII collectible. Book
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Lynch, James Charles; Cloete, Stuart; Black, Dorothy; Murphy, Robert; Stevenson, Frank M.; Wertenbaker, Charles; Spence, Hartzell; Pringle, Henry and Katherine; Metzner, Lt. Comdr. Franklin; Higgins, Marguerite; Perry, G.; McGivern, W.; Cottrell, D.
The Saturday Evening Post, December 27, 1952 - What I Learned From the Russians; / "21" Restaurant in New York
76 pages. Fiction: The Lady Wasn't Bashful; The Cradle; Men are Naturally Dangerous; The Killer of Hourglass Lake; The Magic Afternoon; The Big Heat (part 1 of 7); The Secret of the Purple Reefs (part 4 of 8). Articles: Our Baby Was Born Blind; Manhattan's Haughtiest Eatery - "21"; The Mystery of the Private Chapel - at Bailey's Harbor, WI; Congress Vs. the Plunging Neckline - photo of Mrs. Winfield Smart and family of Falls Church, VA; I Fly the Night Skies Over Korea - Lt. Comdr. Franklin Metzner, USN flys blind night after night hunting the Reds, dodging unmapped mountains and sweating through flak traps; What I Learned from the Russians - photo-illustrated article by Marguerite Higgins who was arrested by the Reds; The Town Where it Rains Money - color photos of Rockdale, Texas Where Alcoa is building a new plant; The Best Player I Ever Coached - Paul (Bear) Bryant on Bob Gain. Ads: Boeing's Project X; Detroit Diesel - with color photo of Budd rail diesel car; Campbell's Soup; Fantastic two-page color photo Seven-Up (7-up) ad; 1st Lieutenant Lloyd L. Burke, U.S. Army Medal of Honour winner is featured in a U.S. Defense Bond ad; Coke ad on back cover features the four seasons. Above-average but not excessive wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
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Delmar, Vina; Albee, George; Cloete, Stuart; Bagby, Jack; Smith, Rober; Hubler, Richard; Thruelsen, Richard; Henissart, Paul; Schreider, Frank; Worden, W.; Hamilton, Donald; Ford, Leslie; Short, Luke
The Saturday Evening Post, February 9, 1957 - How the Israelis Blitzed Nasser's Army / Jamestown Restoration / Alan Ladd / Kitimat, British Columbia
116 pages. Fiction: The Second Mrs. Thorpe; The Mysterious Mr. Todd; The Lady Called Brazil; Tornado!; Ambush at Blanco Canyon (part 2 of 4); The Girl From the Mimosa Club (parf 4 of 7); The conclusiong of Doom Cliff. Articles: What Happened to the Magic of Childhood? - They are missing the aimless days we used to know; Alan Ladd - Hollywood's Unlikely Hero - with several photos including Sophia Loren and Marilyn Monroe; The Secrets of Jamestown - extraordinary treasures unearthed during restoration for 350th birthday; How the Israelis Blitzed Nasser's Army - article with photos of Dayan and his men, and other scenes; We Made the "Impossible" Tour - Conclusion - The Land of Fire - three agonizing miles of travel in southern Argentina; The Face of America - Great color photo inside caboose; Incredible New Frontier - Kitimat, British Columbia. Ads: Nostalgic two-page Inco ad explains their developments in the Mystery-Moak Lakes area of northern Manitoba (perhaps the site of modern-day Thompson?); Nice color one-page ad for Heinz Campside beans; Nice two-page photo ad for General Motors highlights Keene, New Hampshire, home of Kingsbury Machine Tool Corporation - with photos of Mayor J. Alfred Dennis, H.T. Kingsbury, Chester L. Kingsbury, Gunnar Swahnberg, Ed Kingsbury, Earl Riley, Jim Riley, and Blair Howe; Nice two-page ad for Westinghouse TVs; Whitman's Chocolates; Campbell's Soup; Fantastic two-page Cadillac ad displays a red Sedan de Ville four-door hartdop; Tareyton; Pontiac; De Soto cars - nice color photo; American Airlines - two-pages in color; 1957 Mercury cars with great color image of a red Colony Park station wagon with new power-lift back window; Cushman Eagle mini-bike; Detroit Diesel - quarry scene in color; Frigidaire clothes washers; Canada tourism; GMC Trucks - the 860 Diesel; Chief Engineer Roebling, the man behind the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, is honored in a U.S. Savings Bond ad; Great vintage National Cash Register (NCR) ad inside back cover - their new register calculates change!. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Weis, Bernard J.
The Arrow: Series 77, Model 2
Features: photos of the PAS mid-winter Board of Directors; Great photo inside front cover shows many Pierce-Arrow army trucks in Buffalo prior to shipment to World War I; One of a Kind - photos of a regal town car prior to and after restoration; The Big Car, by John M. Powers - fond memories of a giant Pierce-Arrow touring car written by a PAS member in 1934; reproduction of the entire August 1958 12-page "The Arrow", the first issue of this publication - very informative - includes a textual/chronological description of the evolution of the Pierce-Arrow Car; Selling the '66' - reproduction of article from the Feb. 1916 issue of 'The Pierce-Arrow Salesman', plus other articles from other issues of that publication; Great reproduction of a four-page folder which describes the 1923-1924 Model RE (of which 270 were built) Pierce-Arrow Truck and the Model RF (of which 405 were produced); Back cover features reproduction of a Pierce-Arrow ad which features dancing nymphs in countryside. Average wear and soiling. Bit of writing in upper corner of front cover. A sound copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Newsweek Magazine, October 22, 1945 *ARMY NURSES HELPED THE BOYS GET HOME*
Contents: Nice Baldwin Diesel-Electric ad; Color Ford auto ad; Nice color Mallory Hats ad; His half-year honeymoon ends but Truman is still the man to beat; Private William H. Garrett of Waverly, Kentucky says good-bye to his entire family, killed in an accident; Angels in uniform - army and navy nurses; Color Coke ad - refreshment on the Admiralty Isles; Stalin's Holiday adds fresh fuel to rumors of his serious illness; Photos of German war prisoners, male and female, in Italy; The Chunking government and the Chinese Communists make peace - on paper; photo of Hungarian Nazi strung up from a lampost in Budapest; Army proposes, fate disposes and GI's long for boats to the US; GI wives in London protest for transport to the US; Nice color Chevrolet centerfold ad; Playing Barbotte in Canada; Rioting breaks out in Argentina; John L. Lewis reaches for new power through control of shop bosses; Air Forces miracle of help yourself is way back for casualties at home - the Baruch rehabilitation plan; Nice color Schlitz beer ad; Color Studebaker truck ad inside back cover; Average wear. Unmarked. Address label atop front cover. A sound copy. Magazine
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Multiple Contributors
Newsweek Magazine, May 21, 1945 *ON TO THE PACIFIC!*
Contents: Oldsmobile Hydra-Matic drive color ad inside front cover. GM Electro-Motive Division color ad; V-E Day eases some controls but nation has no ready chart covering next few months; Great War Bond ad in color; Fisher Body color ad; the U-249 'sails against England' under British escort (photo and story); The Wehrmacht Plot - could keep General Staff alive as nucleus of next German Army; Photos of victory celebrations in Europe; Fat, Satisfied, Vulgar - photo and story of Goering's surrender; Kesselring - soft soap; Quaking Quisling; Photo of the firing squad execution of Mussolini's friend Lt. Gen. Achille Starace; Our Jap Enemy - he is fanatical and capable of long resistance; Delegates face some pitfalls despite wide area of agreement in writing world charter; V-E Day rioters smash the business district of Halifax; Emil Rieve in reverse; Photo of a Northrop XP-56; Amazing photo of Army Capt. Desmond E. Carrig dangling from power lines after his car hit a telegraph pole; An improving reporter in wartime radio must interpret coming peace; Horse racing ban lifted; Douglas aircraft color ad; Interesting color ad for McCall's, extolling the virtues of rationing paper; Interesting story and photos of large military hydroponics farming operation on Ascension Island; Laister-Kauffmann aircraft ad. Average wear. Address label at top of front cover. Unmarked. Covers attached by one staple else a sound copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Maclean's Magazine, March 24, 1962 - The War Against Werner Von Braun
Features: Some of Johnny's Best Teachers are Machines - startling changes in our classrooms, by Sidney Katz; How the 1,500 man OAS is warring on France - l'Organisation de l'Armee Secrete/The Secret Army Organization of Algeria; Grand Prix - colour photos of auto racing on Canada's first major-league track at Mosport; We're still wrong about the Russians, by Michael Barkway; The War Against (Werner) Von Braun - Douglas Kendall now tells how his aerial photographic unit fought history's first battle against missile attack - with great photos; Around the world on a package tour, by Marika Robert; The Last Tyrant of Taste - S. Morgan-Powell of Montreal; Great colour full-page ad for the Seattle World's Fair; Nice colour photographic full-page Pepsi ad; Great full-page colour photo ad for a white 1962 Buick convertible; Colour photographic Molson's Canadian ad featuring a shot of the newly launched "City of Victoria" ferry which will soon service Vancouver Island and the mainland; Paris, February 8, 1962 - a murderous march; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Teike, C.
Old Comrades March - Popular Marches Played By the Regimental Bands of the British Army, Arranged for Piano Solo
4 pages. Undated. Appears to be from the early 1900s. Above-average wear. Book
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Sinden, Harry
Hockey Showdown: The Canada-Russia Hockey Series - The Inside Story
126 pages. Black and white photos. "In the fall of 1972 hockey history was made when a Canadian team consisting of NHL professionals finally met the Russian national team in the world series of hockey. Team Canada was the overwhelming favourite and Canadians had waited for years for the chance to prove their hockey superiority." - from dust jacket. Prior owner's name atop front free endpaper else book clean and sound with moderate wear. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
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Steel, Captain Harwood
The Canadians in France 1915-1918
364 pages. Index. Eight sketch maps. "... A detailed - though entirely unofficial - history of the Canadian Army Corps, that great force of four divisions and "Corps Troops" which won for the Dominion the praise of the world as the mother of warrior sons." - from Author's Note. Usual library markings. Chip from bottom of page 383 - all text present. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy working copy. Ex-Library
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Hopkins, Anthony
Songs from the Front and Rear: Canadian Servicemen's Songs of the Second World War
192 pages. Bibliography. Title Index. First line index. "Herein you will find the words and music that sustained Canadian soldiers, sailors, and airmen through the six years of loneliness and fears... Contains jovial drinking songs, outrageous songs, fighting songs, wistful songs, cynical songs, and just plain bawdy songs!" - from back cover. Gift greetings inside front cover else unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this precious keepsake. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Ladies' Home Journal: September 1941
138 pages. Special Features: Women and Army Moral; If You Ask Me (written by Eleanor Roosevelt); Plan for Parenthood; Do You Have Headaches?; How America Lives: Meet the Potters - Stanley and Hope Potter; Should Parents Sacrifice to Educate Their Children; and Baby Eczema. Many articles on domesticity, fashion, decorating, food and homemaking (inc recipes), short stories and poetry. Full page colour vintage print advertising including Coca-Cola, Bon Ami, Jell-O Pudding, Palmolive. Full page colour print ad with Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth promoting Chesterfield Cigarettes. Half page black/white ad with Myrna Loy promoting Woodbury Cold Cream. Above-average wear. 4 inch opening page 76. Few small openings front cover fore-edge. Back hinge starting. Small mailing label top right corner. A sound copy. Magazine
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Multiple Contributors
Ladies' Home Journal: October 1941
178 pages. Cover: Al Parker Red Cross Illustration Special Features: Women in War; Mr. & Mrs. (Signius Wilhelm) Knudsen; If You Ask Me (written by Eleanor Roosevelt); I Collect People; What Are You Afraid Of?; Can Radio Educate?; Camp Followers of the Army; Worry About Children; How America Lives: Meet Lonnie Frey - (Linus Reinhard) Lonnie and Mary Frey; Forty Tiny Babies and Not One Feeding Bottle; and Fatigue in Children. Many articles on domesticity, fashion, decorating, food and homemaking (inc recipes), short stories and poetry. Full page colour vintage print advertising including Campbell's Soup, Ivory Soap, Pillsbury's Pancake Flour, and Kellogg's Rice Krispies w/ Snap Crackle Pop. Short story illustrated by John P. Falter. Half page black/white ad with Rita Hayworth promoting Woodbury Cold Cream. Half page colour Li'l Abner by Al Capp Cartoon Cream of Wheat Ad. Full page colour ad with Paulette Goddard promoting Lux Toilet Soap. Above-average wear. 5 inch opening pgs 165-178. Back cover in rough shape - missing chunk and bears a large opening. Small mailing label atop front cover. Magazine
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British Ministry of Information
Tunisia - The (English) Army at War
60 pages. Undated. Circa 1944. Loaded with amazing black and white photos and supporting text. Above-average wear. Folded in half. Fragile to handle but still a worthy reference copy. Book
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Den Hartog, Eva (Signed)
Soup, Soap... Salvation
104 pages. Signed by author upon half-title and title pages. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy copy. Book
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Horn, Bernd Lieutenant-Colonel; Harris, Stephen
Chefs Guerriers: Perspectives Concernant Les Militaires Canadiens De Haut Niveau
412 pages. Black and white photographic plates. Text in French. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Appears unread. An excellent copy. Book
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Shapiro, L.S.B.; MacRitchie, Com. Peter; Bauer, Dr. W.W.; Stursberg, Peter; MacDonald, Rt. Hon. Malcolm; LeCocq, Thelma; Eyssen, Marguerite; Hannum, Alberta Peirson
Maclean's Magazine, July 15, 1944 *Cover Photo of Lieut.-Gen. H.D.G. Crerar, Commander-in-Chief, First Canadian Army - D-Day Coverage*
Features: Nice colour-illustrated military-themed Canada Post ad inside front cover; Assault on Normandy, by Maclean's War Correspondent L.S.B. Shapiro, with photos; "Stand By to Beach", by Commander Peter MacRitchie, RCNVR - D-Day Coverage - article with photos; Dinner for Four - fiction by Marguerite Eyssen; How Long will You Live?, by Dr. W.W. Bauer; So This is Rome, by Peter Stursberg - impressions of the eternal city after liberation; Britain After the War, by Rt. Hon. Malcolm MacDonald; 'Stardom's No Joke' says Judith Evelyn, 1,000 times a star in Angel Street; Interesting news bits from across the country; Have a Good Time, John - fiction by Alberta Pierson Hannum; Johnny Longden Up, by Jim Coleman, with photos; Brilliant Business - Canadians are proving they can master the ancient craft of diamond cutting; Wedding Bells for another Woodbury (Soap) Deb - the former Thelma Bertha Bowell of B.C. and Lieutenant Wilbert Kennith Carter - ad with photos; Colour Kodak ad explains colour printing; Lovely colour ad for Dr. West's toothbrushes; Nice colour ad for Nabisco Shredded Wheat; *RARE* full-page colour GM ad commemorates the contribution of the quarter-million vehicles they contributed to the war effort - caption reads "The First Billion Miles are the Hardest!; Similar colour ad by Ford Motor Company inside back cover shows their trucks at work in war and at home; Heintzman & Co. piano ad; *Wonderful* colour-illustrated Coke ad on back cover shows a sailor returning from war being welcomed to his industrial former place of work; Faint bit of writing and address label upon front cover. Moderate wear. A quality copy of this important wartime issue. Magazine
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Author Not Stated
The Canadian Sacrifice/Hun Kruizen - Onze Vrijheid: Adegem, Bergen Op Zoom, Groesbeek, Holten
80 pages. Commemorates Canada's contribution to the liberation of Holland in the second world war. Binding brittle with one page taped in place. Very informative with many excellent illustrations and a substantial quantity of text. Average wear. A worthy copy. Book
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Harris, Stephen J.
Canadian Brass: The Making of a Professional Army, 1860-1939
269 pages. Index. Footnotes. "Reveals much about Canada's military and political development up to 1939, as well as exposing the shaky foundation on which was built the Canadian army's waging of the Second World War." - dust jacket. Above-average but not excessive wear. Usual library markings. A worthy reference copy. Book
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Hutchinson, Walter: Editor
Hutchinson's Pictorial History of the War, Series 2, No. 7, December 6th - December 12th, 1939
40 pages. Circa 1940s. 72 black and white photos and illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Features: Great ad for part I of Hitler's Mein Kampf inside front cover; Big guns of the coast of France; Australia prepares to fight for the Allied cause - nice full-page photo of troops of the Australian Scottish Regiment marching on a road near Victoria, Australia; Royal Navy Gunners in training at sea; Photo of the Fire Region Nerve Centre; Princess Royal inspecting the Royal Corps of Signals on December 12th; The Corps of the Military Police - illustrated article by Sir Malcolm Campbell; Refuelling a Nazi seaplane; Finland holds out against the Soviet Invaders - eight great photos; British Air Supremacy - illustrated article by Sir Kingsley Wood; Torpedoed survivors have second adventure - the Belgian steamer Louis Sheid beaches on the coast of Devonshire on December 7th after rescuing survivors of the Dutch motor-ship Tajandoen - two super photos; Wonderful centerfold illustrations show how the R.A.F. has obtained thousands of valuable photos of German territory on the Western front; French Army activity on the Front; Training sailors for the Fleet Air Arm; The War at Sea - statement by Winston Churchill with photos; Sweden strengthens her defences - ten great photos including a full-page photo of the Drottning Victoria with guns ablaze; Commentary on the war this week; Photos of bomb-making for the Royal Air Force; Nazi Heinkel reconnaissance aircraft crashes into sea off Sheringham on December 6th; Summary of the chief events of this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Hutchinson, Walter: Editor
Hutchinson's Pictorial History of the War, Series 3, No. 3, January 3, 1939 - , January 9, 1940
40 pages. Circa 1940s. 77 black and white photos and illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Features: Ad for Mein Kampf, part 3, inside front cover; The army of France at the front; Ministerial and R.A.F. changes - photos of A.S. Barratt, Sir John Reith, Oliver Stanley and Sir Andrew Rae Duncan; Full-page photo of France honouring Sir Edmund Ironside and Lord Gort; Contraband control strangling Germany's tradep Nazi watch on the western front; Text of speech by Lord Snell entitled "The British Empire - In War and After"; Photo portrait of Admiral Sir Charles Forbes; Lumberjacks of the Land Girls Army; British tank gunners in training; Admiral Graf Spee visitors pay courtesy visits - the Ajax in Montevideo and the Achilles in Buenos Aires; Centerfold maps illustrate European industrial targets and bases most vulnerable to raids; At an R.A.F. Aerodrome in France; Norway prepares to defend her neutrality - 12 great photos; photo of partially submerged vessel Dunbar Castle which struck a German mine; photo of bombed Trinity House vessel which was attacked by a Nazi plane on January 9th; Illustrated article - The Royal Army Chaplain's Department; At an R.A.F. fighter station; A 25-pounder shoot at the front; Commentary on the war this week; Finland's fight for freedom - 8 excellent photos including one of a Soviet amphibious tank; Summary of the chief events of this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Hutchinson, Walter: Editor
Hutchinson's Pictorial History of the War, Series 9, Number 2, December 4 - December 10, 1940
32 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with high quality black and white photos and illustrations. Features: full-page photo of a heavy German gun near Calais which hurls shells at Dover; Our army in large-scale exercises; Excellent photo portrait of Norway's Crown Prince Olaf with two Norwegian officers; Photos of the R.A.F. in Northern Ireland; Photo-illustrated article containing the text of a speech by Ronald H. Cross entitled "Britain's Merchant Service"; Progress of the Greek War; Photo of Argyrokastro - another base abandoned by the Italians; Illustrations showing how the Greeks went forward on the Southern Front; bomb damage photos from London, Liverpool and Southampton; Centerfold illustration by Montague B. Black shows R.A.F. bombers blasting Bordeaux Nazi U-Boat base on 8 December 1940; Canada patrols the seas - the H.M.S. Ottawa and the H.M.C.S. Reindeer; With Britain's desert warriors; Illustrated article entitled How Italy's Attack on Greece has benefitted the British Navy; Wings of the Fleet - photos including a Walrus and Skua taking off from aircraft carriers; A commentary on the war for this week; South Africa's airmen in action; Summary of the chief events in the war this week. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A tight, sound copy. Book
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Galipeau, John A.; Whitehouse, Pattie
Peewees on Parade: Wartime Memories of a Young (and Small) Soldier
248 pages. Index. Reproductions of black and white photos. Maps. "... A story full of characters, anecdotes and experiences that recaptures what the author calls 'those insane years and the young men who shared them with me.'". - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
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McDougall, Murdoch C.; Foreword By Brigadier The Lord Lovat
Swiftly They Struck - The Story of No. 4 Commando
208 pages. Black and white photographic plates. "Tells, in vivid yet modest terms, the story of the wartime exploits of No. 4 Commando, seen from the viewpoint of the particular troop in which the author served as a section officer from 1942 until it dispanded after the war." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Unmarked. Complete dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A sound copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Trains Magazine, September 1943, Vol. 3, No. 11
42 pages. Many wonderful black and white photos. Features: Bombs Away - what railroads do when enemy planes attack their plant and trains; Crystal River & San Juan - a marble railroad in the Colorado Rockies; What the Signals Say - detailed illustrated article on the development of railroad signals; Westbound Freight - a watercolor by Kent Day Coes; The Railroads of Bethlehem - this Pennsylvania city boasts six steam railroads - includes colour map; Tickets for Locomotive Fuel - with colour photos; C&O Brothers - locomotive photos and specifications; In the Army Now - old narrow-gauge engines don't escape the draft; Locomotive Building Program; The Man in the Tower. Average wear and soiling. Small date stamp atop front cover. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News, August 29, 1942 - The Dieppe Raid
28 pages. Features: Wonderful colour ad inside front cover features a 1939 Daimler Straight Eight Touring Limousine; Title page photos of tanks returning to England from the failed Dieppe raid; The Commando Raid on Dieppe - aerial photos and a chart of the town; Twelve photos during and after the Dieppe raid; Four sketches of Dieppe action by artist Captain Bryan De Grineau; A Review of Many Events of the War - article by Cyril Falls; Photo portraits of new commanders for our armies in the Middle East - The Hon. Sir Harold Alexander, Major-General Herbert Lumsden and Lieut.-General B.L. Montgomery (Monty); Egypt's contribution to our way of life, by Sir John Squire; Excellent full-page photo portrait of the late Air Commodore H.R.H. The Duke of Kent with the Duchess; Interesting photos at home and abroad; Fifteen photos of personalities and events of the week; Centerfold illustration by Captain Bryan De Grineau depicts zero hour off Dieppe - the combined services launching their attack at the appointed time and place; Excellent two-page illustrations present structural details of the Focke-Wulf "F.W. 190" Fighter Plane; Photos of war activities on three fronts - Pacific, Mediterranean and Channel; Five photos of British 4.5 Heavy Guns in action on the El Alamein Battlefield; Brazil declares war on Germany and Italy - Six photos; The Prime minister visits the Eighth Army at El Alamein - 6 photos; Mr. Churchill visits Egypt and Moscow - six photos including shots of Churchill with Molotov and Stalin; Four large dramatic photos of Naval action in the Great Convoy Fight off Malta; Series of illustrations depict how the tanker "Ohio" delivered fuel to Malta; Great back cover colour ad for Dewar's "White Label" Scotch Whiskey shows a crate of whisky being wheeled past a smiling traffic officer. Somewhat above-average wear to covers. Unmarked. A worthy copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Flight and The Aircraft Engineer Magazine, 28 November 1940, No. 1666, Vol. XXXVIII
36 pages. Features: Ad for Simmonds Corsey Controls on front cover; Large ad for Leytonstone Jig & Tool; Desoutter Bros. Ltd. ad; Lacy-Hulbert ad for their portable compressor plants; Balfalloy Tools and Tips ad; Nice ad for Turner Manufacturing Companty, Limited; Illustrated R.A.F. Recruitment ad; Lyle & Scott ad for their underwear for men in service; Nice photo ad for Short Brothers and their Short Sunderland shown in flight; Nice illustrated Fairey ad; Photo of Leading Aircraftman Fuller who brought a plane down after a midair collision in Australia; War in the Air - The War in Greece - Successes in Africa; Chart of Air losses during the week ended November 23; Ad for Cheetah Engines - made by Armstrong Siddeley; A Tricycle Trainer - all-metal 'owlet' equipped for night flying and blind flying - many features of successful 'Cygnet' retained - many great photos and article; Excellent photo ad for J.R. Bramah & Co. Ltd.; Fantastic two-page ad for the Owlet Trainer manufactured by General Aircraft Ltd.; Wonderful centerfold ad for de Havilland's Hydromatic airscrew; Airspeed Oxford - for training aircraft crews - article and photos; Nice ad for Irwin parachutes; Men of the month - with inset photo of Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, Commander-In-Chief, Far East; nice photo ad for Constant Speed Airscrews Ltd.; The Army Co-op Command - The Vicious Principle of "Operational Control" - article with photo of Air Marshal Sir Arthur S. Barratt; Italy as a Target - a Mussolini story by Captain Norman Macmillan; Here and There - bits of news; Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm News and Announcements; Correspondence; Two-colour ad for Parnall Aircraft Ltd inside back cover; Back cover ad for Bristol Sleeve-Valve Aero Engines. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage WWII copy. Magazine
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Kitching, George (Signed)
Mud and Green Fields: The Memoirs of Major-General George Kitching
333 pages. Black and white illustrations. Signed and inscribed by author atop title page. "Takes the reader on the journey from the author's childhood in China and British Columbia through his military education, his brilliant and long career in the Army and on into civilian life... Provides many entertaining anecdotes and insights to the men and women around him, and finally he reflects on Canada's military state, its past, and its future." - from dust jacket. Map endpapers. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Spine leaning to right. Moderate wear to dust jacket. Book
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Whitaker, Brigadier General W. Denis; Whitaker, Shelagh
Tug of War - The Canadian Victory That Opened Antwerp
461 pages. Footnotes. Index. Map endpapers. "Meticulously researched in Europe, Great Britain and Canada, and presenting unpublished papers, some of which have come to light for the first time, this work does not tread lightly on accepted notions of military historians. For the youths of nineteen and twenty who died miserably on the sodden polders of Zeeland, this is their story, and that of the larger events surrounding them." - from dust jacket. Engineer's stamp upon verso of front free endpaper and inside front board. Spine leaning. Above-average wear to dust jacket. Average wear to book. A worthy copy of this informative work. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Maclean's Magazine, 16 August 2010 - How Did Feminism Come to This?
78 pages. Features: Helena Guergis in conversation with Peter C. Newman; Why Stephen Harper thinks he's smarter than the experts on everything; Why our highest court seems afraid to take on the Harper government; Canada's first army reserve unit north of 60 gets its boots wet; Leah Henderson and Alex Hundert spent 24 days in custody after the G20 protests; What to do about Kim Jong-il and North Korea?; Mohamed El Baradei causes headaches for Hosni Mubarak; Hossein Derakhshan; Obama promised to tackle climate change but...; America turns on Alberta oil; Netflix plans to shake up Canadian TV; Embattled Mel Gibson; Outraged Moms, Trashy Daughters - how did those steeped in the women's lib movement produce girls who think being a sex object is powerful?; Angelina Jolie biographer has much to teach her about her past; Trailer Hitch Guru of London, Ontario - Andy Thomson Jr.; Tips from a professional lie spotter; Launa May Lunn 1944-2010; and more. Average wear. Address label covered with white label. A sound copy. Book
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Whitaker, W. Denis; Whitaker, Shelagh
Tug of War: The Allied Victory That Opened Antwerp
470 pages. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. Author interviewed 150 men who fought alongside him on the Dutch polders. Their revelations are frank and disturbing... This important true story of nineteen- and twenty-year-old soldiers, many of whom died misereably on the sodden polders of Zeeland, deserves to be read again and again." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Gift quality. Book
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