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Graves, Donald E.
Century Of Service: The History Of The South Alberta Light Horse
488 pages. Index. Bibliography. Footnotes. Glossary. Roll of Honour. Profusely illustrated in colour and primarily black and white. "The story of Alberta's senior militia regiment, which celebrates its centennial in 2005... Also a history of the Province of Alberta from the time of aboriginal peoples to the present day. Lavishly illustrated with over 550 photos, drawings, cartoons and paintings." - from dust jacket. Few library markings. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
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Dancocks, Daniel G.
The D-Day Dodgers: The Canadians in Italy, 1943-1945
508 pages. Footnotes, bibliography, index. Black and white photographic plates. "... The most fascinating of WW II Canadian campaign histories." - Legion Magazine. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Tight and square. A high-quality copy. Book
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Lawrence, Margaret; et al
Canadian Home Journal, February 1942 *Great Two-Page War Bond Ad*
68 pages. Features: Great war-theme ads; Briefing by Margaret Lawrence on the state of the world/war; The Last Armada, by Benge Atlee; Startling (Canadian) Army Revelations - the health of Canada's army recruits/youth; The Woman at Red House, by Erica O'Foyle; New Homes for Canada - abundantly illustrated; Ladybug, Ladybug, by Edward Stevenson; Nice colour Campbell's Soups ad; Colour ad for Woodbury soap; How to stretch your Meat Money (Home Economics); New Pastries - sweet and Savory; Colour ad for Canadian canned lobster; Fantastic 2-page, 2-colour ad for Victory (War) Bonds; H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth becomes Patroness of the Canadian Junior Red Cross (with photo of the Princess); Stars of Air and Screen; and much more. Somewhat above-average wear. Front cover detached but present. Address label on front cover, otherwise unmarked. A worthy copy of this great vintage wartime issue. Book
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Le College Militaire Royal De Saint-Jean - Annual Review / Yearbook / Le Defile, 1959-1960
138 pages. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of black and white photos. Text in French and English. Includes photo portraits and write-ups of trainees. Unmarked. Binding intact. Average external wear. A sound copy. BONUS: Includes two original oversize black and white group photos, presumably of the young men appearing in this yearbook. Book
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Le College Militaire Royal De Saint-Jean - Annual Review / Yearbook / Le Defile, 1960-1961
155 pages. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of black and white photos. Text in French and English. Includes photo portraits and write-ups of trainees. Unmarked. Binding intact. Average external wear. A sound copy. Book
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Le College Militaire Royal De Saint-Jean - Annual Review / Yearbook / Le Defile, 1961-1962
160 pages. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of black and white photos. Text in French and English. Includes photo portraits and write-ups of trainees. Unmarked. Binding intact. Average external wear. A sound copy. Book
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Le College Militaire Royal De Saint-Jean - Annual Review / Yearbook / Le Defile, 1962-1963
137 pages. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of black and white photos. Text in French and English. Includes photo portraits and write-ups of trainees. Unmarked. Binding intact. Average external wear. A sound copy. Book
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Trains - The Magazine of Railroading, April 1955 - 1955-Model Interurban!
66 pages. Features: News Photos; Tribute to Philadelphia's Railroad Station; Canadian National's Lynn Lake Line - Rails toward the Arctic, by Peter C. Newman; Smoke Over the Prairies 4 - the first Burlington Steam Power; 3 and a half days from coast to coast - reprint of a1923 article from Mutual magazine; Photo Section; A Steam School in 1955? - at Fort Eustis, Va. the Army teaches men to railroad under any conditions; Cleveland's "Rapid" - electric passenger railway; When Steam Ruled the Saluda - Southern Railway; The Preservation of Illinois Terminal; and more. Small date stamp atop back cover, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy. Magazine
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News, Saturday, March 6, 1943
28 pages. Features: Front cover photo of the ice-covered deck of the H.M.S. "Vansittart"; Great full-age photo of Brigadier K. Pierce Smith taking the salute as a long line of British troops start their maneuvres in Malta; Striking with Success at Enemy Shipping in the Mediterranean - The Fleet Air Arm in Malta - 12 photos; The German Attack in Central Tunisia - article by Cyril Falls; Two large photos of the new German Mark VI Tank - the Tiger in Tunisia; Stalingrad Aftermath - Victory Scenes from a Gallant City - five photos including Field Marshal Paulus and General Von Daniels; Illustrations and texts describing a German Night-Fighter Control Room, as described by the Enemy; Facsimiles of Churchill's directive to General Alexander re: destroying Rommel's army, and Alexander's message advising Churchill of the completion of said mission; Photo of Sir Stafford Cripps visiting Miss Joan Hughes, an A.T.A. instructor; General interest news photos including the King visiting his army in Scotland, a demonstration of a new military raft in Northern Ireland, two sons of the Sultan of Morocco aboard a U.S. Army tank; Air Vice-Marshal Broadhurst, Captain R.St. Vincent Sherbrooke, the Arctic V.C., Air Chief-Marshal Sir Charles Portal in Malta; Centerfold illustration of "Tarzan" Troops - Commandos in training crossing a river by rope; 10,000 Tons of Bombs Dropped on Axis Europe in February - with five aerial photos; Photos of personalities in the news; Identifying Real German Planes; Photos of tank crews training indoors; Food Yeast - its discovery may revolutionize the health of nations - with eight photos; From Dockside to Battlefront - how tanks and trucks are unshipped, built up, and dispatched to the front lines in North Africa - with eleven great photos; Photos of Falcons (birds) in flight; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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The Illustrated London News, Saturday, June 5, 1943 - The War Completely and Exclusively Illustrated
32 pages. Features: Cover photo of the Victory Parade of the 51st Highland Division march along the palm-lined avenue Gambetta in Tunis; Eleven impressive photos of the Allied victory procession through the streets of Tunis; Contour map of Sardinia showing airfields and seaplaine bases; Photo of the people of Malta celebrating the Tunisian victory - with Il Duce in effigy; Eight photos of large quantities of enemy vehicles and supplies captured in North Africa; Washington Conference Ended - article by Cyril Falls; The King and Queen Meet the Allied Airmen - Dambusters - who breached the dams in Germany - six photos including shots of the King with Fl.-Lieut. J.C. McCarthy, L.G. Knight, Wing Commander Gibson, Flight-Lieut. H.B. Martin, and D.J.H. Maltby; Four large illustrations of Joint US/British Army Exercises in Southern England; Nice centerfold photo from a plane protecting an allied Atlantic convoy; Liberator versus U-Boat - Coastal Command's reply to the Sea Wolves - Eleven photos; Four dramatic photos of two U-Boats being killed by Coastal Command; Two Grainy photos of U.S. Forces on Attu Island - "the Japs are now utterly destroyed"; Photos of six French vessels at Alexandrea now joining the Allies; Two great photos of America's latest travelling gun - the 6-inch M-12 is capable of sinking a heavy cruiser at 10 miles - shown crashing its way through woodlands and being sighted; Nice colour ad for B.S.A. products on back cover; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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The Illustrated London News, Saturday, June 12, 1943 - The War Completely and Exclusively Illustrated - Cover Portrait of Sir Hugh Dowding
30 pages. Features: Cover photo portrait of Air Chief-Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding; Ferryville's Fate Under the Softening-Up Process by Allied Bombers - nine dramatic photos of the extensive damage; Tunisian Battlefield Scenes of one of the Greatest Victories in History - Eighteen photos; Ten Photos of Churchill during his latest round trip - United States, North Africa, Downing Street; Wonderful almost two-page photo of Churchill with Allied Chiefs in Algiers; Dramatic centerfold illustration of motor gun-boats of light coastal forces in a night action scattering the enemy and sinking an E-boat; Photo of Captain Clark Gable serving with the U.S. Eighth Army Air Force; Photo of Major K. Roosevelt who died in Alaska on June 4th; Aerial photos of the Hague; Photos of bombed churches; Photos of De Gaulle in North Africa; Before and after photos of an Me.323 transport attacked by a Marauder; Air photos show destruction in Dortmund; Centerfold illustration of the "Bazooka" in action; Photos of Britain's Sea-Air Power - "Indomitable" and new escort carriers; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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The Illustrated London News, Saturday, June 26, 1943 - The War Completely and Exclusively Illustrated
32 pages. Features: Cover photo of the King lunching with General George Patton, Lieut.-General Mark Clark, and Sir James Grigg; Super full-page photo of a bomber's view of Lampedusa Island during its 'softening; Air photo of bomb damage to the Pantellaria Aerodrome; Photos of another U-Boat meeting its fate at the hands of U.S. vessel "Spencer" - five great photos; The Queen with her people at East London's "Blitz Farm" - Six photos; The King's North African Visit - inspecting America's Fifth Army - Eleven photos; Two page illustration entitled "The V.C. Battery" - the epic stand of the 155th Field Battery at Sidi Nsir, who fought to the last gun and man; Our New Tactical Air Force - article by Cyril Falls; Battle Scenes of the Heroic Fight of 155th R.A. Battery at Sidi Nsir - Six photos; Great centerfold cut-a-way illustration of a "Woolworth Carrier" - First Details of the New-Type Escort Vessels which are giving vital air cover to our convoys in Mid-Atlantic; Two nice photos of H.M.S. "Biter" with inset photos of her Commanding Officer and Commander; Full-page photo portrait of the New Viceroy to India, Field-Marshal Sir Archibald Wavell; Pantellaria - a scene of utter ruin - what the shattered island looked like when our troops landed to take possession - Twelve photos; The Plastic Future - article by E.S. Grew; Photos of Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, Sir Arthur Barratt, J.H. D'Albiac, and John T. Babington; Photos of new and improved weapons of attack for land and air; Paricutin Volcano in Mexico - Five photos with text; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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The War Illustrated Magazine, 6 February 1915 - Beatty - The Hero of the North Sea
Contents: The War By Land - article by F.A. McKenzie; With the Flag in France and Flanders - three photos; Four Photos of British Horse and Foot Moving to the Firing Line; With the Devoted workers of the R.A.M.C. - four photos; Boer and Briton unite against the Teuton - two photos; B.E. Africa contests Germany's place in the sun - three photos; King Albert's New Army in the Making - six photos; The Decisive Cruiser Action in the North Sea; The Blucher Before & After Meeting the Lion - Three photos; Centerfold illustration of the naval victory in the North Sea - Triumph of British Gunnery and Seamanship; Photos of Ships and Guns that made the Germans fly; The War by Sea - article by Commander Carlyon Bellairs; Five photos of Warlike Preparations in Peaceful Holland; Five photos of Belin in Wartime; Barget9wn-on-Seine - photos of war victims housed in barges; Religious duties amid the din of war - photos of troops from three nations and their religious observances; Photos of five elusive snipers; Photos of three war scenes in the Forest of Argonne; Photos of Domesticities near the Battle Line; Photos of Old Boys who will soon fight with New Armies; Names and photos of Britain's heroes and lost men. Average wear. Staples disintegrated. All pages present. A sound copy. Book
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Canadian Aviation Magazine, June 1944 - Commercial, Military, Civil
232 pages. Features: Behind the Hush-Hush - United States Army Air Forces Bare their Secrets to writers for the First time in 25 Years; Down to Earth; Tomorrow's Air Liners; Typhoon - Flying Power-House is Deadly Weapon; Should Regulations Be Increased?; Pathfinder Force; Report from Ottawa; London Report; Trends in Washington; Air Line Pilots' Association; Prospects Worth Fighting For; Routes to Canada Debates; Cause of Canadianism Served; Aircraft Maintenance Section; Marauder Landing Gear; Engineering Illustration; Ontario Backing Pledged; New Equipment; and more. Many pages of excellent WWII advertisements by a wealth of prominent companies. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Callaghan, Morley; et al
Maclean's Magazine, March 5, 1955: Does Worry Cause Cancer?
64 pages. Features: Wonderful two-page colour ad for Chrysler's "Motion-Design" automobile styling; The Struggle for the Border, by Bruce Hutchison - Part 1; Does Worry Cause Cancer?; We Just Had to Be Alone - story by Morley Callaghan; Jim Flynn's Private Army - The Cowichan Commandos - they serve as enemy for the Duncan Reserves - article with great photos; The Best Ten-cent Ride in the World - the 12-minute Vancouver Ferry - article with photos; I Grew Up With Saskatchewan - Marjorie Wilkins Campbell looks back fondly on her prairie childhood - article with photos; The Tourist Who'll Never Go Home - Harold Metcalf will never come home from London; Vintage colour Chevrolet ad; Nice 1955 Dodge ad. Three-inch opening to bottom edge of front cover. Center page holding by one staple. Moderate overall wear. A quality copy. Book
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Maclean's Magazine, September 1, 1952 - How Social Credit (the Socreds) Took B.C.
60 pages. Features: Nice colour-photo ad for International Trucks inside front cover features a Model L-195 Roadliner; Full-page Parker Pen ad; Editorial - The CNE (Canadian National Exhibition) is not Canadian and not National; London Letter - Belgrade laughs at the Kremlin; How Social Credit Took B.C. - The astonishing story of how a group of rank amateurs suddenly found themselves forming a government - article with photos; Warrior - Sgt. George Thomas (Tommy) Prince, grandson of an Indian chief, won ten ribbons fighting Germans, Italians and Chinese, but now he must fight to prove a man's colour doesn't count on the warpath - article with great photos; Got two hours for dinner? - Le Bastogne restaurant in Quebec City - article with colour photos; Rhymes in a Ten-cent Scribbler - Edna Jaques is Canada's best-sellling poet - article with photos; Glen Dobbs - The Roughriding Mayor of Dobberville - a lanky and amiable American quarterback has set Saskatchewan on its ear; Guns are for Men - story by L. Johanne Stemo - illustrated by Oscar Cahen; Eva von Gencsy - the ballet star with the dishpan hands - article with photos; Put it Back, Lady! - how store detectives in the bustling supermarkets catch hundreds of food pilferers each year; Full-page Canadian Army recruiting ad; Nice colour ad for Aylmer canned peaches; Great Prest-o-lite battery ad features black and white photo of Detroit Red Wing star Red Kelly; Nice vintage colour La-Z-boy ad; Chevrolet ad; Colour Ford ad inside back cover; Massey-Harris colour ad on back cover shows their test track for power farming. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Maclean's Magazine, May 15, 1952 - Mavor Moore
80 pages. Features: Editorial - We Can't Afford not to listen to Stalin; Did Stalin Make Hitler's Blunder? - a question from London; The Man Who's Going to Make Our TV - When TV arrives in Canada, probably this summer, much of what comes out on the screen will come out of the head of a 33-year-old prodigy named Mavor Moore - article with photos; What it's Like to by Forty - humour by Robert Thomas Allen - illustrated by Duncan MacPherson; The Nightmare Convoy of the Atlantic - A Maclean's Flashback - the blow-by-blow story of ONS 154, the hardest-hit convoy ever escorted by the Canadian Navy at the close of 1942, by Jack McNaught; Our Four Lads on a Little White Cloud - the quartet of Toronto choirboys - Jimmy Arnold, Connie Codarini, Frankie Busseri, and Bernie Toorish - nice colour photo, article, and black and white photos; The Ordeal of Seretse and his White Queen Ruth - Seretse Khama guessed that his 100,000 African subjects would not object to his marriage to a white English girl, Ruth Williams - article with photos; Lady in the Celeste - story by Pat E. O'Neill - illustrated by James Hill; The Acid-Minded Professor - the University of Alberta's Dr. William Rowan - article with photos; How to Save Your Child's Life - the modern home is almost as dangerous as a battlefield; The All Want to See the Folies - The Folies Bergere of Paris - article with photos; Why Won't Canadians Eat Fish?; Full-page Canadian Army recruiting ad; Excellent full-page colour-photo ad for Allis-Chalmers Crawler Tractors - Steel Production/Slag Moving Theme; Very attractive colour full-page ad for the 1952 Pontiac; Centerfold ad for the 1952 Meteor; Uncommon colour ad for Tooke brand clothing; 1952 Monarch car ad; O'Keefe's Brewing Company ad honours the 48th Highlanders of Canada; Nice Coke ad on back cover shows 'Gone for a Coke' painted on wall by painter on break. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Book
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Maclean's Magazine, May 1, 1952 - Yaroslav Stetzko and the Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations (ABN)
68 pages. Features: Great colour-photo ad for International Trucks inside front cover; Rab Butler's Bid for Power - in London Letter; Biggest Man on the Biggest Campus - Dr. Sidney Smith is President of the University of Toronto - article with photos; We Live in the World's Most Famous House - William Levitt of Levitt and Sons has built thousands of houses since the war in Levittown, NY and Levittown, PA - he is the Henry Ford of housing - article with photos; Billy Sunday of the Birds - a Maclean's flashback to Jack Miner and his legacy of caring for wild birds - article with photos in colour and black and white; The Farmer Who Makes Movies - Osmond Borradaile, the veteran Canadian cameraman has returned to his Chilliwack farm and has no intention of ever returning to the Hollywood rat race he once knew - article with photos; The Champ Still Baby Sits - Marline Stewart (Streit) of Fonthill, Ontario hasn't let all her trophies dazzle her - young gifted golfer article with photos; For 3 Nights Only - story by Joseph Schull illustrated by Marray Smith; Hero of the Hunted Men - Yaroslav Stetzko leads an army of underground fighters in a crusade to crush Russian imperialism - the Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations (ABN) - photos and article; Our Passport was a Dishrag - Johnny Cochrane and and Lenny Burton, two Canadian girls, describe their wonderful low-budget world travels - article with photos; Never Bet With Your Wife - humour by Robert Thomas Allen, illustrated by Duncan MacPherson; Cartoons by Peter Whalley - The Income Inquisition; Nice colour photos ad for Massey-Harris says "Power Farming Makes Canada a Land of Plenty"; Great centerfold ad for the 1952 Ford; Household Finance (HFC) full-page ad; Nice half-page ad for movie Macao, starring Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell; Full-page colour REO truck ad; 1952 Mercury car ad; Nice colour ad for Champion spark plugs inside back cover features young baseball player at bat; Sweet two-page colour ad for 1952 General Motors cars; Altas Tire ad features Byron, Michigan. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
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Maclean's Magazine, November (Nov.) 1, 1951 - Maurice (Rocket) Richard - Hockey's Greatest Scoring Machine
64 pages. Features: Great colour full-page ad for Jane Wyman and the movie The Blue Veil; Why Red Hill Did It - For a hundred years the Hills of Niagara have courted, cajoled and defied the waterfall with a strange and fatal passion - article with many superb photos; What it's Like to Be a Movie Star - Robert Ryan; The Exotic Dream of Adam Draycott - story by J. B. Morton; How to Live Without Arms - Herb Gott has no arms but has made a useful and interesting life for himself as Canada's most 'off-hand' actor - article with photos; The Saintly Figure Who Changed Canada - J.S. Woodsworth - article with photos - a Maclean's Flashback; Hockey's Greatest Scoring Machine - Maurice Richard - article with photos; I Guarded Winston Churchill, by Ex-Detective-Inspector W.H. Thompson - with photos - part 2 of 3; Maggie Ingraham's Leaving Cape Breton for Toronto - each year thousands of youngsters like her leave seashore and prairie for the magnet of the big cities - article with photos; Nice colour Buick ad; Full-page Canadian Army recruiting ad; Full-page colour ad for Champion spark plugs shows boy on sled; Black and white photo of Gordie Howe on ice as part of ad for Prest-o-lite batteries; Nice ad for Yardley English Lavender inside back cover; Bulova ad on back cover features watch bands. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A high-quality copy. Book
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Bowman, Phylis
We Skirted the War!
133 pages. Black and white photographic plates. Author recounts her WWII adventures in the Canadian Women's Army Corps. Average wear. Usual library markings. A worthy working copy. Book
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Greenhous, Brereton
'C' Force to Hong Kong: A Canadian Catastrophe 1941-1945
160 pages. Index. Footnotes. Black and white photographic plates. "The story of a 'no military risk' campaign that slowly turned into a nightmare." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Front free endpaper removed. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy. Book
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Orem, Preston Ware (Compiler)
Organist's Offering for Church, Recital and Picture Playing
103 pages. Includes organ sheet music for twenty-six famous works including: Ave Maria; Barcarolle; Carnelius March; Hallelujah Chorus; Moonlight; Polonaise Militaire; Song of India; Swing Song; and many more. Few markings. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
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The Illustrated London News, 26 August 1944 - Superb Cover Photo of Major-General George Patton
Cover: Major-General Patton, Commanding the American Third Army in Northern France. Features include: Our Notebook; Book Review: "English Social History" by G.M. Trevelyan; The Great World War: Offensive Campaigns in France (inc map); Books of the Day; and The World of Science: A Secret Weapon in the Insect War. Pictorial Journals include: "The Army of France is in Being Again, Fighting on Its Own Soil for the Liberation of Its Country"; A Massed Daylight Attack by R.A.F. Heavy Bombers on German Positions Near Falaise: Aircraft Flying In and Bombs Bursting on the Target Area; Shattered Falaise: The Birthplace of William the Conqueror To-Day; With the British and Canadian Forces in Normandy: Action Photographs as Our Men Sweep Forward; The Citadel - Last Enemy-Held Strong-Point in St. Malo - Captured; Sidelights on the Fighting in Northern France: The Capture of Orleans and Dreux and Other Points in the General Advance; Destruction of the Retreating Enemy Army - As Seen From the Air; The Allied Invasion of Southern France; The Scene of Successful Allied Landings in Southern France: A Pictorial Map From Coasts to Mountains (Illus. by G.H. Davis); First Allied Landings in Southern France: Mr. Churchill in Italy; The Allied Entry into Florence; Sidelights on the War: News From Various Battlefronts; and One of the Greatest Donations of Eighteenth Century French Painting Ever Received by a Museum - The Kress Collection. Binding Sound. Contents clean and unmarked with minimal wear. A quality copy. Book
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The Illustrated London News, 28 October 1944
Cover: The King's Visit to the Western Front: His Majesty Enjoying a Joke with General Dwight Eisenhower on the Steps of the U.S. First Army H.Q., With Them Are Lt. General Omar Bradley and Lt. General Courtney Hodges. Features include: Our Notebook; Book Review: "Verdict on India" by Beverley Nichols; The Great World War: U.S. Landing in the Philippines (inc. maps); Books of the Day; and The World of Science: A Bomb-Sensitive Plant. Pictorial Journals include: Pictures Taken During His Majesty's Five-Day Visit to the Front; Just Retribution - The German Civilians' Turn to Be Refugees; U.S. Troops Mop Up the Last Remaining Enemy Strong Points in Aachen; The Way of Desolation: Once a Busy Street in Aachen; On the Western Front: Scenes From the Battlefields of Holland; Building Up the Dutch Salient: Allied Armour Pouring into Holland for the Great Offensive (illus. by Capt. Bryan de Grineau); A Huge Factory-Made Invasion Port: "Mulberry" The Pre-Fabricated Harbour of the Normandy Bridgehead; British Troops Landing in Greece: Scenes in Liberated Athens; The Surrender of Polish Patriots in Warsaw: Capitulation Scenes; The "Leigh" Light: A German Explosive Speed-Boat; Paris Cycle-Taxis; Fort Driant; Winning a Jumping-Off Area for the Philippines: Peleiu, in the Palaus; An Isle of Vital Weather Forecasts: The Lonely Jan Mayen Island; Links With Turner: Relics of the Great Painter for the Nation; and The Start of Civil Aviation - London to Paris 25 Years Ago. Page 479/480 missing. Page 501/502 loose but present. Contents clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A worthy reading copy. Book
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News-Week (Newsweek) Magazine, September 6, 1937 - Workers Alliance of American Cover Photo
36 pages. Cover: Workers Alliance of America March in Washington. Contents: Far East: Japan Risks Whole Army and Navy in 1,500-Mile Offensive to Assert Supremacy; Relief: Questions and Answers Tell Story of Costly and Unsolved Mystery (Workers Alliance March); Labor: Profane Irish Expert (Edward F. McGrady) Hired by RCA to End 'Curse'; Massachusetts: Governor (Charles F. Hurley) Lets Memorial (Sacco-Vanzetti) Stay in Storage; Spain: Santander's Captor Gets Warning Form London, Felicitations From Rome; Balkans: Mysteries and Riots Excite Little Entente Powers; U.S.S.R.: Soviet Junior G-Man (Vitalik Arbatyan of Baku) Sets Examples for Older Boys; Cuba: Fourteen Men in a Boat Give the Army Police a Fright; Education: Jerome Davis Leans to C.I.O. (Committee for Industrial Organization), Embarrasses Yale; Nazis: Exchange Students End Training For Foreign Service; Foundations: New Research to Honor a Negro (Moses Carver) and a Diabetic (Renziehausen); Bacteriophage: Germ Eaters Are Whirled into Visibility; Grafting: New Bureau Formed to Deal in Skin and Cartilage; Entomology: Dr. L.R. Watson Breeds Gentle, Cowlike Bees; Missionaries: The Elders, Back From Iran, Are Surprised; Baseball: Cubs and Giants Gallop to a Photograph Finish; Golf: (Johnny) Goodman Is Best Man at Amateur Links Ceremonies; Screen: Refrigerated Comedy Puts Cinderella on Ice Skates in "Thin Ice" Starring Tyrone Power and Sonja Henie; Money: (Federal Reserve) Board Prescribes Discount Duts as Antidote for Treasury Nightmare; Jewelry: Orchids and Credit Help Galvanize Bauble Business; Living Costs: 864 Ways to Buy Hats, Keep Eggs, Save Gas; Painter: Mississippian (John McCrady) Turns to Delta Negroes for Subjects; and Today in America: Another Spain? Full Color Vintage Ad for Chesterfield Cigarettes in baseball game motif on back cover . Binding intact. Small mailing label bottom front cover. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
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Watson, Brent Byron
Far Eastern Tour: The Canadian Infantry in Korea, 1950-1953
238 pages. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. "Tells the story of Canada's 'forgotten war' in which soldiers in Korea suffered needless casualties and endured conditions that bordered on criminal neglect." - from dust jacket. Moderate wear. Minimal library markings. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
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Reid, Brian A.
Our Little Army in the Field: The Canadians in South Africa 1899-1902
206 pages. Index. Bibliography. Footnotes. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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The Illustrated London News (ILN), June 9, 1951 - Cover Photo of His Majesty King Haakon II of Norway
Pages 925 - 964. Features: Political protests in Cape Town; Photos of commemoration of "The Epic of Calais" - unveiling of the Green Jacket's War Memorial; Photos of her majesty the Queen and Princess Margaret in Northern Ireland; Neasham Belle winning photo; G. Farina wins the Ulster Trophy Race; Field Marshall Montgomery addresses units of the 16th independent Parachute Brigade Group at Aldershot; Royal visit to celebrate the centenary of Manchester University; Photos of the Festival Gardens at Battersea; General Mark Clark's Story - photo-illustrated article; Photos of the anti-communist force in Indo-China - the army and religion of "Cao Dai"; Photo of Arctic Prince winning the 1951 Derby with royalty in attendance; Centerfold illustrations deal with England's weather and the wettest February for 110 years; Soberinig photos of the National Coal Board's (NCB's) greatest mine disaster at Easington Colliery where 81 died; Samples of Victoria photos at the V.and A. Museum; Photos of Atlantic seal calves; Scenes from the Korean War including communist POWs; Photos of personalities of the week, including Presiident Truman's daughter Margaret and Captain Charles Blair after he set a new record for a flight over the North Pole; Aerial photo of the H.M.S. Theseus at sea with crew spelling out her name on the flight deck; Two Swedish warships, the cruiser Gota Lejon and the destroyer Uppland; Photos from Rome; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
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Bryant, Arthur; Falls, Cyril; Squire, Sir John
The Illustrated London News (ILN), June 7, 1952 - Cover Photo of the Queen Flyfishing in Scotland
Pages 949-992. Features: Nice colour ad for Goodyear Eagle tires inside front cover shows eagle in flight holding fish; The Australian Prime Minister in London; Full page photo of the Queen's first official birthday photo; Excellent two-page photo of the finish of the 1952 Derby, won by Tulyar; One-page photo of the first Eucharistic Congress for fourteen years as seminarists enter the Montjuich Stadium in Barcelona; General Sir John Harding; Marie Noele Kelly and her travels in the Soviet Union; Photos of impressive Moscow buildings; Two pages of photos which penetrate the darkness behind the Iron Curtain - unofficial views of Moscow and scenes in the USSR 1949-1951 taken by the wife of the then British Ambassador; Two pages of illustrations of life on the new Amsterdam-Rhine Canal; Article on the intentions of the Soviet Union; Photos of the Signing of the European Defence Community (EDC) Treaty - towards a common European Army - with photos of M. Schuman, Mr. Eden and Dr. Adenauer signing; Centerfold illustration of the Old Court of Corpus Christi College, which celebrates the sixth century of its unique foundation on 12 June; Riots in Johannesburg; Photos of the discovery of a new step pyramid at Sakkara; Photos of personalities of the week, including General Sir Ouvry L. Roberts; Photos of foundation preservation work in the canals of Venice; Nice colour ad inside back cover for Ilford Colour Film 'D" features photos from the 1951 Everest expedition led by Eric Shipton; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
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Correspondents of The Times
The Times History of the War - Part 1 (One) (Premiere Issue)
40 pages. First part of this famed series which meticulously detailed the history of WWI. "...Framed with the object of producing an account of the great contest now in progress, which shall be at once popular and authoritative... An account written by men of great experience in political, military, and naval matters... Will contain a great deal of first-hand material which will be really valuable to historians of the future." - from Preface. Contains Chapters 1 and 2 - 'Political Antecedents to the War', and 'The German Army and German Strategy'. Reproductions of dozens of excellent black and white photos of key political and military figures. Center-fold "Map of the Area of The European War". Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine
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Dahn D. Higley
O.P.P. The History of the Ontario Provincial Police Force
668 pages. Footnotes. Index. Reproductions of archival black and white photos. A substantial and very informative treatment of this topic by a man who spent many years with the force. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A quality copy. Book
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Murphy, J.T.; Lethbridge, Mabel; Laver, James; Doberer, Kurt; Hulton, Edward; Ransome, Arthur; Wintringham, Tom; Strabolgi
Picture Post Magazine - Hulton's National Weekly, March 2, 1940 - Actress Diana Churchill Cover Photo
59 pages. Features: Black-Out By-Election in Central Southwark; Women's Army for Britain - many great photos with article; How to Photograph a Beauty - photo-illustrated tips by Angus McBean; The Happy Knitters - Keswick women knit for troops; I Was a Worker in a German Arms Factory - article with photos of German war production; Match Fishing; A Girl Goes Cycling - nice photo feature on how ladies can cycle fashionably given the petrol shortage; Sweden's Gold - article with photos of mining in the town of Boliden; Diary of the War - No. 23 - The Twenty-First Week; No. 4 in the Series "How I Would Run the War" - How I would Use the Navy; Cartoon "Hungry Mouths" shows Goring feeding the mouths of heavy artillery while families look on; Where Are Our Leaders?; Match Fishing - photos of competitive fishermen; The History of Weapons, No. 6 - The Machine Gun. Nice Shredded Wheat ad on back cover. Many other wonderfully nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A lovely vintage copy. Magazine
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Pratt, Admiral William V.; Malone, Maj. Gen. Paul B.
Newsweek - The Magazine of News Significance, February 14, 1944: Fighting in the Marshall Islands
94 pages. Nice one-page Diebold ad promotes War Bond purchases and their Cardineer product; Nice one-page color GM ad shows tanks being offloaded from ship by soldiers; Interesting TWA ad shows illustration of native American looking up at plane; Draft dodger Grover Cleveland Bergdoll is released from prison (with photo); Photo of boxer Joe Louis with his wife, Marva; Timken Bearing ad features Admiral Nimitz portrait; Brief obituaries for Raymond Clapper, Yvette Guilbert, Dr. Arthur Eugene Bestor, Will B. Johnstone and Janet R. Aiken; One-page military-theme Chevrolet ad; Ferocity of Nazi Defense shows importance of Rome Beachheads - with aerial photo of military train in Italy; Major war coverage; Battle of Kwajalein; The Marshall Islands - another stop on the road to Tokyo; Donald Bennett's Elite Forces use fireworks to Light Targets; Push toward Finland; The Battle for Rome; Russia's 16 for 1 split shows drift to regional setups; Photo of Aga Khan taking sleigh ride with lady friend in Switzerland; Photos of 'deserter's passport' to be used by Croats to give themselves up to the Germans; Soldier vote problem; Nice one-page color Camel cigarette ad features soldier home on furlough; US Steel color ad shows steel car and steel helmet; Victory garden stats and seeds; Nice wartime Trailmobile ad; Nice one-page United Airlines ad; Fantastic one-page two-color ad for REO trucks features logging and loggers; Styrene centerfold ad loose but present; Milwaukee Road military-themed ad; Lighters, Irons and Bathtubs returning to American Scene; Reproductions of Japa atrocity posters which were posted in war production plants to boost production; Nice photo ad for Dodge Trucks features photos of troops in action and heavy snow removal at home; Reporter Raymond Clapper is killed - article with photos; Nice photo of Army show in New Guinea with Phyllis Brooks onstage; Photo of 'sex rejuvenator' Serge Voronoff with his younger wife; Nice promotional ad for the Metropolitan Oakland area has nice aerial photo; Classy one-page color-illustrated ad for McCall's Magazine features mother reading to son; Daniel Fosdick Parker; Color Studebaker ad inside back cover features military equipment; Back cover ad for Seagram's 7 Crown; and more. Above-average but not excessive wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
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Guillet, Edwin C.; Nobbs, Percy E.; Munday, Don; Gaunt, Arthur; Fairweather, C. Lillian
Canadian Geographical Journal, May 1944 - Toronto's 150 Years
Pages 203-243 plus nineteen pages of nice vintage ads. Features: Toronto's 150 Years; Metal Crafts in Canada - many photos of beautiful creations; Western Mountain Flowers; Britain's Storied Stones and Crosses; Interiors of Pioneer Houses in New Brunswick; and more. Some of the best ads include:.Ford Motor company (military theme); Magnificent two-page two-color Victory Bonds ad features soldier on battlefield; CIBC (features photo of heavy navy guns); Gold Flake cigarettes (features photo of male and female military personnel); Canadian Women's Army Corps - nice colour ad on back cover Moderate wear. Bit of sticker remnant and peel mark on front cover. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Way, Ronald L.; Way, Beryl W.
Canadian Geographical Journal, June 1961 : The Day of Chrysler's Farm
Pages 183-233 plus fifteen pages of nice vintage ads. Features: The Day of Chrysler's Farm - major article with many excellent illustrations and maps; Upper Canada Village; The Ontario-St. Lawrence Development Commission - article with photo; Nice Canadian Army recruiting ad inside back cover; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
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Elliot, Major S.R.
Scarlet to Green: A History of Intelligence in the Canadian Army 1903-1963
769 pages. Black and white illustrations. "... Clearly describes the cycle of 'boom and bust' through which the formal organization passed over a period of 60 years. As such, it shows the need for a strong, efficient, dedicated, and professional Intelligence staff at each level of Canada's armed forces." - from Foreword. Average wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Gift greetings atop from free endpaper. Blindstamp of Dan M. Bjarnason, presumably the CBC journalist, upon title page. Minimal markings to contents. Museum discard stamp upon bottom edge. A sound copy of this important reference. Book
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Dyneley, T.; Tucker, N.; Marrion, R.; Embleton, C.; Scott, P.; Fosten, D.; Young, R.; Johnson, D.; Poulton, C.; Lilleystone, R.; Tanganelli, F.; Fosten, D.; Grant, C.
Tradition - The Journal of the International Society of Military Collectors, Number Thirty-Three (33)
40 pages. Undated but appears to be circa 1975. Contents: Peninsular Papers, part 3; The Sea Cavalier, part 2; The Field Service Uniform of the Imperial German Army, 1914-1915; Colonel Percy H.S. Barrow CB, CMB. - the 19th Hussars in the Sudan; The Dress of the French Infantry, Part 1; British Campaign Medals - the Naval General Service Medal, 1793-1840; Iron Laughter in Andalus, Part 1; Interesting Guns - Hand Guns of the German Army; French Cuirassiers, Part 6; The Bersaglieri; British General Officer c. 1743; The War Game, Part 18. Somewhat above-average external wear and soiling. Contents clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Anderson, Major R.B.; Pestana, Harold; Johnson, R.S.; Marrion, R.J.; Fosten, D.S.V.; Embleton, G.A.; Nicholson, J.; Summers, J.; Stacke, H.; Young, R.
Tradition - The Journal of the International Society of Military Collectors, Number Thirty-Eight (38)
40 pages. Undated but appears to be circa 1980. Features: The Royal Scots Greys; The Japanese Army of 1904-1905, Part 2; The Seventh New York National Guard 1861; The Uniiform of the 21st (Empress of India's ) Lancers; Zulu War 1879, Infantry Officers; Somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. Bit of writing on front cover. A sound reference copy. Book
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Nicholson, Lt.-Col. J.B.R. (Editor)
Tradition - The Journal of the International Society of Military Collectors, Number Seventy-Three (73) - Special Indian Cavalry Issue No. 2
40 pages. Features: 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse); 7th Light Cavalry; 8th King George's Own Light Cavalry; The Royal Deccan Horse (9th Horse); 10th Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force); Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (11th Frontier Force); Same Browne's Cavalry (12th Frontier Force); 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers; Dress Regulations for the Indian Calvalry, Indian Army Regulations, Volume VII, 1913; Duke of Cambridge receiving Native Officers of the 9th Bengal Lancers, Malta, 1878; 2nd Bengal Lancers. Undated but appears to be circa 1985. Somewhat above-average external wear. Bit of writing on front cover. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine
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Tilton, W.; Bertolin, J.; Heap, S.; Stout, R.; Marquez Allison, Alberto and Antonio; Mowry, G.; Katcher, P.; Et al
Campaigns Magazine, Issue Forty (40), 1982 - The Work of Joe Shaw
54 pages. Features: Techniques of Painting; Modeling the U.S. Army, circa 1900; Bavarian Army Officers; The Work of Joe Shaw; The Andean Liberation Army (part 2 of 2); Working 1 - 1 (creating replica soldiers; The Continental Army - conclusion of the author's study of Continental uniforms during the American Revolutionary War; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
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Saussey III, G.; Fieser, D.; Marquez Allison, A. & A.; Urwin, G.; Kluever, M.; Conrad, P.
Campaigns Magazine, Issue Thirty-Nine (39), 1982 - The Andean Liberation Army
54 pages. Features: The French Army at Savannah; The German Armed Forces; The Andean Liberation Army; The 1st Virginia Cavlary; Arms and Armor at the Metropolitan; The Work of Bernard Boissard; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
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Urwin, G.; Veremakis, D.; Riehn, R.; Marrion, R.; Katcher, R.; Klem, B.; Jones, E.; Heap, S.
Campaigns Magazine, Issue Thirty-Eight (38), 1981 - The Work of Mike Leonard
54 pages. Features: The Fall of Wake Atoll; U.S. Civil War Cavalry; The Legend of Camerone; The Myths and Reality of the French Foreign Legion; Uniforms of the Continental Army; Propaganda in Hitler's Germany; The Work of Mike Leonard; How to Determine when a particular uniform was worn by Napoleon's hussar regiments; An overview of the uniforms of Russian Guard cavalry in the Napoleonic era; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Anderson, R.; Kluever, M.; Kurtz, H.; Attwood, S.; Banow, J.; Katcher, P.
Campaigns Magazine, Issue Thirty-Four (34), May - June 1981 - The Royal First Devon Yeomanry
54 pages. Features: Recipe for a Diorama; The Development of Armor; The History of Britains; Trooping of the Colour; The Royal First Devon Yeomanry; A Victorian Street Scene; The Continental Army; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Kjelsrud, Jostein A. and Pittman, Berit and Victor (trans)
"Somewhere" on the East Coast of Canada - Norwegian Wartime Activities in Nova Scotia 1940-1943
119 pages. Printed upon glossy stock Profusely illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos. "Presents a brief summary of Norwegian military activities in Nova Scotia during the Second World War... Intended to be a commemorative book for those who were there and for relatives of those who have already gone before us." - from dust jacket. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this interesting history. Book
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Wuorio, Eva-Lis; Markey, Morris; Parr, Grant; Palmer, Gretta; Carleton, M.; Donnel Jr., C.; Dounce, H.; Jennings, John
Liberty Magazine, August 7, 1943 - The 57th Fighter Group / Flying Circus in Africa
50 pages. Features: Let Them Be Canadians - encouragement for new Canadians to learn English so they may rise above manual labour jobs; Coming Up - The Light Metal Age - how aluminum, stainless steel and magnesium will change our world's face; Flying Circus in Africa (part 1 of 2) - article and photos of the 57th Fighter Group; What (Characteristics) Will Your Baby Inherit From You?; This is the Army - with eight photos from this wartime movie; King Solomon Knew Women; Soo-Flay; High Hook!; Wheel of Fortune - part 3; Colonel Stoopnagle's Fictionary; Liberty Goes to the Movies; Woman-Talk; and more. Colour ad for Mercury socks for men on back cover: Interesting ad (#7) by John Labatt Limited in comic-style encourages readers to support government price ceilings. RCAF recruiting ad for women. Center page loose but present, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A nice wartime issue. Book
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Odd, Gilbert E.; Et al
Boxing News, February 4, 1948, Vol. 4, No. 5 New Series: "Is Board's Power of Control Waning?"
16 pages. Features: Eddie Thomas cover photo; "Is Board's Power of Control Waning?"; Charlie Tucker photo; "Tot" Glanville photo; Photos of L. Radley of Oxford House Boxing Club; Photo of Charlie Collett, the Hemel Hempstead heavyweight; Photos of Charlie Solinas and Max Brady of Lurgan; Pritchard's Pile-Driver Stopped Jem Smith - article with photos of Jem Smith and Peter Jackson; Photos of Lavern Roach and Chris Jenkins, the Stourbridge lightweight; Photos of Eddie Thomas, Henry Hall and C.S.M. Inst. J. Ryan (Army Champion; Photo of Bos Murphy fighting Vince Hawkins; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Manion, Dr. R.J.
Life is an Adventure: Autobiography of The Hounourable Dr. R.J. Manion, M.C.
360 pages. Index. Tissue-protected black and white photographic frontis portrait of subject. "This arresting autobiography of a Canadian statesman and decorated Vimy Ridge veteran throws interesting sidelights on men prominent in Canadian life as well as on renowned medical men with whom the author studied." - from dust jacket. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper otherwise book unmarked with average wear. Binding sound. Above-average wear and soiling to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this distinguished work. Book
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Terry Copp; Robert Vogel
Maple Leaf Route: Antwerp
142 pages. Index. Many black and white photos. Maps. Oblong 12.5" x 9.5". "Third volume in the Maple Leaf Route series on the Canadian campaign in Northwest Europe 1944-45. Works from primary sources to present a new account of German and Allied strategy and the particular role played by the Canadians." - from dust jacket. Unmarked with moderate wear. Some cigarette odour. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Binding tight. A sound copy. Book
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Tripp, F. R
Canada's Army in World War II (Two) - Badges and Histories of the Corps and Regiments (Cap Badges)
100 pages. Generously illustrated with images of the various awards. A reference for Canadian Army cap badges from the second world war. Prior owner's ink stamp atop title page, otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this informative and handy reference. Book
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Coughlin, Bing
This Army - Volume 2 (Two)
63 pages. A portfolio of cartoons drawn on the Italian battle front especially for The Maple Leaf, Canadian Army newspaper. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Prior owner's ink stamp atop first blank page. A worthy vintage copy. Book
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