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‎Attwood, William‎

‎The Twilight Struggle : Tales of the Cold War‎

‎433 pages. Prior owner's name upon front endpaper. Author has covered the world since 1946; his career has thus spanned four decades of the cold war. As an American Ambassador in two countries and at the U.N., as an editor of Look, as publisher of Newsday, and as a foreign correspondent for other publications, he has kept close to the principal events and personalities of his time. Now, he has created this uniquely intimate history of the cold war, from Churchill at Fulton, Missouri to Reagan at Reykjavik. Book‎

‎Johnson, Norm‎

‎Flying Low and Slow‎

‎Copyright date 1994. 112 pages. Author served in the RCAF in World War II, then re-enlisted after the war. On his retirement at age 47, he began a new career in social work. Contains 21 narratives which depict true experiences of his life, including stories of family, friends, the RCAF, and eighteen years service in the Welfare Departments of Vancouver. Normal library markings. Peeling damage to front cover where large library sticker was removed. Book‎

‎Nicklin, J. Bernard‎

‎Their Days are Numbered - Proof of a Divine Time Table in History‎

‎155 pages including date index. "Divine intervention in this (the second world) war is a deep conviction held by many prominent people today. A simple demonstration that providence is indeed over-ruling and timing present in world events is affored in the pages of this book. The evidence, which any schoolboy can verify, is of absorbing interest and should prove a tremendous moral stimulus in these days of tribulation". - from dust jacket. Front panel of dust jacket features dramatic headlines of the day. Former owner's inkstamp upon front endpaper. Tape stains run vertically down each half of each endpaper. Some water staining to corners of back board. Occasional markings in ink pen. Moderate wear. Several small stains to pages from rusty paper clip. Dust jacket has tape stains to each flap and some faint red staining at corners of back panel where colour of board has partially come through due to moisture. Book‎

‎Dozier, Sarah Ellen‎

‎My Daddy Told Me‎

‎Copyright 1949. Illustrated. 78 pages. Describes author's adventures in Japan upon her return there, as a junior high school student, after the second world war in 1948. Her's was a missionary family. Describes some of the Japanese who were helping Jesus in Japan. A lovely little book in decorated beige card cover. Book‎

‎Drzewiecki, Mary Anna (Signed)‎

‎Born and Raised under a Straw Roof : A True Legacy of the Human Spirit‎

‎Signed, without inscription, bu author upon title page. 347 pages. Illustrated. A story of human endurance; strength of spirit; love and forgiveness; war and peace. A compelling true story following the lives of the author's parents, Sylwester Drzewiecki and Janina Horoszkiewicx, from Eastern Poland, through Germany during the Second World War, to Canada. Cry, laugh, and celebrate as you follow the many journey's, both perilous and joyous, that brought this couple to Canada, freedom and peace. Two inch crease to lower corner of front cover. A stimulating and enjoyable read. Book‎

‎Miller, Naomi: Editor‎

‎British Columbia Historical News - Journal of the B.C. Historical Federation - Volume 27, No. 4 Fall 1994‎

‎Features: Piebiter Creek - a personal reminiscence of Delina C. Noel; The War Work of Women in Rural B.C.; Sunday School Vans and Their Drivers; The Marine Building Revisited; The Canadian Museum of Flight and Transportation; Helen Gregory MacGill - First Woman Judge in B.C.; Adelaide Bailey - Exemplary Teacher 1857-1949; the Sutton Lumber and Trading Co. token; The stolen Church - Windermere; A WCAC in Victoria 1942-45; Pioneer Postmistress; B.C. Women's Institute - a brief history; Music of the Titanic; David Douglas - Botanist and Explorer. Crease to covers. Cigarette smoke odour Book‎

‎Multiple Contributors‎

‎Wings December 1972 Volume 2 No. 6‎

‎Features: War in the Pacific - Exclusive coverage - a Japanese combat pilot's report on Mitsubishi's Zero; A Martin PBM "Mariner" over Tarawa; The Doolittle Record Breakers from Vega to Vultee V-1; Terror after Dart - Canadian Night Intruders; Building Erich Hartmann's 109k. Art: Mitsubishi A6M2 21; Mitsubishi A6M5 52; Mitsubishi A6M2 cutaway; Boston III; Mosquito VI. Rippling throughout due to moisture exposure. Book‎

‎Multiple Contributors‎

‎Airpower Magazine March, 1995 Volume 25 No. 2‎

‎Features: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt - World War II's biggest, brawniest single-engined brawler; Mystery Messerschmitt - High flying Me 109h; Electronic snooper - RB-47 Recon-spyplane. Art: Seversky P-35 & Republic XP-47B; Republic P-47Ds; Republic P-47D-30; M/Gen. William Kepner's P-47D-25; Republic P-47D-27; Republic P-47D, 12th AF. Book‎

‎Multiple Contributors‎

‎Airpower Magazine January, 1978 Volume 8 No. 1‎

‎Features: Diary of the "Fighting Corsairs" - VMF-215 in the Solomons; The Great Radar Countermeasures War - The R.A.F. v. the Luftwaffe; One-of-a-kind Fokkers; Huff-Daland and the Keystone Bombers. Art: Luftwaffe Night Fighters; Fokker Dr I "Tripe"; Vought F4U-1 Corsair; Vought F4U-1A Corsair Book‎

‎Munn, Orson D.‎

‎Scientific American June 1932 Volume 146 Number 6‎

‎Features: Sanity, Prohibition, and the federal deficit; A gasser blows in - heroic measures necessary to combat flames in oil fields; Where diamonds earn their keep - interesting life of a diamond in an industrial plant - whence it comes, how it is used, and how it ends; Editorials - radium waters - Philippine Independence - Frightfulness in warfare; A Nerve center of communication - how your radio or cable message is speeded through; Eclipses and the Sund's atmosphere - solution of an outstanding solar problem; Flying as fast as sound - considerations of what the future may hold for aviation - some physiological and mechanical aspects of the question; An early Christian cemetary - the Libyan desert gives up further secrets of antiquity; Viscount Grey and Lord Haldane - conclusion of a study of two famous World War personalities; Power from pipe lines to wires - natural gas used as fuel in steam electric plant; Watching the creation of the stars - more concerning the evolution of the galaxies; Unusual fishes - they build nests, walk on land, live in dried mud, and breathe air; Forty-noners starved in the midst of plenty - survey of plants and animals in Death Valley shows that pioneers could have survived the trials of the desert; Modern alchemy - photographing the birth of an atom; What next in elevator technology?; Inter-glacial man in England - human remains and artifacts tell an interesting story of pre-glacial migrations to and from England. Unmarked. Average wear. Book‎

‎Munn, Orson D.: Editor‎

‎Scientific American October 1931 Volume 145 Number 4‎

‎Features: Behind the scenes of news gathering - a co-operative, non-profit organization aids in disseminating accurately the news of the world (the Associated Press); Editorials - cause or effect of war? - fundamentals of education - "Rolling down to Rio" by airplane - drug control; More hard luck for the ether - a funal blow is dealt to the ether theory by experiments performed with a highly refined interferometer; Tungsten bows to the plating bath - this important metal can now be deposited electrolytically; The sun an atom builder - a new theory - an attempt to explain where the sun gets the energy which it radiates; Wings over three Americas - safety and comfort for passengers are the aims of international airways; Science lends a hand to the Red Cross; New paints from synthetic resins; Are swimming pools a health menace?; Some important exhibitions in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts; A solar observatory for the amateur - how to build simple equipment for solare research work; Cotton stalks - a new source of rayon; Celluloid taxidermy; Taming Silicosis; Combating magnetism in watches - Elinvar makes possible non-magnetic watch parts; When a sunbeam splits - an elementary principle of physics and an unusual analogy; The private car, yacht of the rails - the utmost in luxury that can be built within the limitiations of a railroad car. Two creases to front cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Book‎

‎Cuddy, T. Edward; Tate, Robert B.‎

‎The Manitoba Follow-Up Study - A Brief History‎

‎32 pages plus lengthy appendix listing the names and particulars of study participants. Approx. 3/4" thick. "During World War II, Dr. F.A.L. Mathewson was responsible for examination of male aircrew recruits for the Royal Canadian Air Force. His evaluatioon of the fitness of these recruits for pilot training included medical histories, physical examinations, measurments of height, weight, and blood pressure. As well, and unique at that time, was the inclusion of an electrocardiogram, even though its value was uncertain and it was not used as a criterion for recruitment. At the end of the War, several thousand medical records, including the electrocardiograms, were available... Dr. Mathewson thought it was a good opportunity to predict future health of those men... " The rest is history, and it is provided in this volume. "The major result of this Study has been the meticulous accumulation of fifty-three years of medical data." - page 14. Light wear at edges. Unmarked. Attractively illustrated glossy covers. Several faint wrinkles to front cover. Excellent copy. Book‎

‎Singlaub, John K.; McConnell, Malcolm‎

‎Hazardous Duty : An American Soldier in the Twentieth Century‎

‎574 pages including index and many black and white photographs. The epic autobiography of one of America's greatest soldiers. Recounts his exploits over four decades of unconventional warfare, espionage, covert missions, and frontline action in recent history's pivotal theatres: World War II, the Chinese Revolution, the Vietnam War, and most recently the war in Nicaragua. A highly decorated OSS officer who became a founding member of the CIA, Singlaub here draws on recently declassified records and original interviews with military and government leaders, as well as his own experiences, to vividly describe details of key covert missions which have never before made public. "An exciting story... Singlaub was the Cold Warrior incarnate." - Los Angeles Times Unmarked. Light wear and rubbing to glossy illustrated covers. Solid attractive copy. Book‎

‎Ambrose, Stephen E.‎

‎Citizen Soldiers : The U. S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany, June 7, 1944 - May 7, 1945‎

‎528 pages. "History boldy told and elegantly written... Gripping." - John Lehman, The Wall Street Journal. Light wear and yellowing. Unmarked. Attractively illustrated ad decorated front cover. Book‎

‎Castel, Albert‎

‎Fort Sumter: 1861‎

‎50 pages including many black and white illustrations. First published as Civil War Times Illustrated XV:6 Book‎

‎Sisson, Terence‎

‎Just Nuisance Ab - His Full Story‎

‎151 pages with black and white illustrations. The remarkable life-story of one of the most famous Great Danes of all time. Able Seaman Just Nuisance was formally inducted into the Royal Navy at Simon's Town in August 1939, shortly before the outbreak of World War II and his exploits during the war made him a legend in his lifetime. First edition in 1984 was written upon the 40th anniversary of Nuisance's death as a tribute to his old canine "oppo", and as a permanent record of a Great Dane with a unique place in the annals of war - and of dogdom. Prior owner protected the colour illustrated covers with glossy clear adhesive plastic which now affixes first and last leaves to their respective covers. Some writing atop title page else unmarked. Moderate wear. Contents lightly yellowed. Book‎

‎Wagner, Gordon‎

‎How Papa Won the War‎

‎238 pages including some black and white photographs. Author's signature upon title page. Author relates his five years of Air Force life. Edges soiled. Some water staining to fore-edge of back half of book. Average wear. Solid unmarked. copy. Book‎

‎Iriye, Akira‎

‎Power and Culture - The Japanese-American War 1941-1945‎

‎304 pages including index. Challenges existing assumptions about the war in the Pacific. By focusing on the interplay between culture and international relations, one of the world's most distinguished scholars of United States-Japanese affairs offers a startling reassessment of what the war really meant to the two combatents. "Professor Iriye's approach and conclusions are original and stimulating. This is a book which all students of the Far Eastern war will need to read and ponder." - Christopher Thorne, Bancroft Prize in History, 1979. Binding intact. Front endpaper removed. Usual library markings. Book‎

‎Lembcke, Jerry; Tattam, William‎

‎One Union in Wood : A Political History of the International Woodworkers of America‎

‎229 pages including index. Traces the development of the IWA from its wobbly beginnings and violent struggles for recognition through the bitter internal conflicts of the cold war era, to the union's present status as a moderate force on the western labour scene. An indispensable book for all interested in the North American lumber industry and labour industry. Very light wear. Unmarked. Glossy covers. Book‎

‎Smith, Llewellyn S.; Cowan, Phyllis‎

‎The House That Jam Built‎

‎264 pages. Author's signature atop title page. "Our family story reads like none other. This Smith saga takes us from poor pioneers to feisty farmers; from Senators to Brigadiers; from local fruit processing to a national manufacturer to a growing North American family firm. When I realized our history included war, fire, the Great Depression, family dissension, bravery under attack, successes, failures, innovation and vision, I wanted to pass it all on to my children. Apart from the name Smith, the common thread throughout the generations has been jam. A guiet, friendly, unassuming product has been the mainstay of our business. It is the framework from which all the adventures stem, and they are considerable." - Author Unmarked. Moderate wear. Prior owner's business card affixed inside front cover. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Book‎

‎Masulli, Patrick: Editor‎

‎Real West - Volume XIII, Number 80, March 1970‎

‎82 pages. Features: Frontier Hellion; Death of Bob Ford; When Rain-In-The-Face Saved Buffalo Bill; The Truth About the Dodge City War; Jose Chavez, the Man Who Refused to Die; Nevada School Days; Wild Bill Longley; Bill Barker of Barkerville; Nate Champion Tells About the Range; Fiddlin' Ben of Clio; Evolution of the Horse. Magazine‎

‎Weston, Stanley: Editor‎

‎The West - True Stories of the Great American West: April 1972, Volume 15, Number 11‎

‎66 pages. Features: From Snakebite to Colic; The Law vs. Dutch Henry; Last stand on a Texas Prairie; The Shooting Down on the Rolling M; The Many Careers of Sheriff Buck Garrett; MacArthur Slept Here; The Trail That Led to Kansas; The Case of the Two Imperious Men; The Camera Told it Like it Was; When the Lapp Ladies Came to Seattle; The Last Indian War; Sutro's "Cyote Hole" to the Comstock. Date stamp on back cover. Magazine‎

‎Livesey, Anthony: Editor‎

‎Are We At War? Letters to The Times 1939-1945‎

‎224 pages. Displays the mores and interests of the British public on the Home Front from 1939-1945. Correspondents reveal their concern with subjects as diverse as what to do with a gas mask, the correct use of a hay-box for economic cookery, controlling lice in Scottish soldiers' kilts, the scuttling of the Graf Spee, the treatment of aliens, the morality of the war crimes trials and the future of West End theatres in the Blitz. Light wear. Unmarked. Nice copy. Book‎

‎Von Trapp, Maria‎

‎Yesterday, Today and Forever‎

‎174 pages. Describes how author and her husband told their children about the life of Jesus and how His story entered into their lives and imaginations. Relates how author taught her children to see these events in terms of their own lives. A warm and inspirational look into the spiritual life of her famous Sound of Music family. Usual library markings. Binding sound. Average wear. Book‎

‎Downs, Frederick‎

‎The Killing Zone - My Life in the Vietnam War‎

‎240 pages including glossary. Author reveals the story of his life as an infantry lieutenant on the ground in Vietnam. If some soldiers, barely out of high school, might die there, others might find hidden steel in themselves and grow. Author was one who grew, also one who fought, one who killed, and one for whom the helicopter finally came to take away a shattered body. A book of truth and power which stands proudly with the best books written about men in combat. Prior owner's bookplate upon front endpaper, else unmarked. Light wear to clean book. Several tiny tears to dust jacket which shows light wear. Very nice copy. Book‎