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Hannan, Gerard
Ashes - Part One of the 'Penance' Trilogy
379 pages. Tells some of the stories of the people of post war Limerick who were happy to stay at home and help build a city. An honest account of just some of the people who stayed home. Unmarked. Very light wear. Illustrated glossy covers. Book
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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
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Gray, James H.
Booze
228 pages including index. The lawless years when whiskey won the Canadian West - and set off a wild war between the wets and the drys. Unmarked. Moderate yellowing. Includes black and white photos. Book
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Castel, Albert
Fort Sumter: 1861
50 pages including many black and white illustrations. First published as Civil War Times Illustrated XV:6 Book
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Zacharias, Ellis M.
Secret Missions
351 pages. Complete and unabridged. The fantastic yet true story of spies and counterspies by the Navy Intelligence officer who predicted Pearl Harbour. The extraordinary record of the author's twenty-five year war of wits against the Japanese Secret Service. "An interesting and lively book." - The New Yorker. Book
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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
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Whitaker, Denis; Whitaker, Shelagh
Dieppe : Tragedy to Triumph
372 pages including black and white photographic plates. A firsthand and revealing critical account of the most controversial battle of World War II which saw 3,000 Canadian infantry killed, wounded or taken prisoner within a few short hours. Was Dieppe necessary? What was Churchill's real intent behind the operation? Did so much sacrifice have a payoff later in the war? Those who fought so courageously at Dieppe are a vital part of the history of Canada's military effort. They are owed long overdue answers to the reasons why. Author won a DSO as an infantry captain fighting on the main beach at Dieppe. This very well-used former library copy has the defects you would expect, but the vital substance remains. Book
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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
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Cross, Robin
World War II - In Photographs
96 pages. A spectacular pictorial record of the years 1939 to 1945. Covers all the principal theatres of war and many of its significant themes. Book in Near Fine unmarked condition but for fact that front endpaper has been clumsily removed. Light edge wear to dust jacket; no tears. Book
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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
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McKenzie, Judith
Pauline Jewett - A Passion For Canada
204 pages including index. The story of a feminist whose proposals for peace, equality, and justice influenced the Canadian political scene for a generation. First elected to Parliament as a Liberal in 1963, Jewett quit the party on principle after the implementation of the War Measures Act in 1970 and spent her remaining years in Parliamet with the NDP. Very light wear. Usual library markings. Book
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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
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Wilkinson, Burke
By Sea & By Stealth: Stirring Accounts of Surprise Attack By Sea During World War II
224 pages. Tells of some of the most striking and brilliant surprise attacks by sea made during the war. Several of these celebrated attacks are described in full and accurate detail for the first time. Includes black and white plates. Well-worn copy with usual library markings. Front endpaper removed. Book
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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
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Multiple Contributors
Wild West - Volume 1, Number 1 June 1969
66 pages. Cowboy Issue. Features: Story of the Cowboy; Massacre at Bear River; Legend of the Lariat; The Day the West Went Fence Crazy; Cattleman's War Against the Gray Killer; The "Ten Gallon" Umbrella of the West; The Hired Killer; The American Bronco; Guns That Tamed the Western Frontier; The "Million Dollar" Jackass. Magazine
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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
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Wagner, Pat
True West: All True - All Fact - Stories of the Real West: March-April, 1962, Volume 9, No. 4, Whole No. 50
72 pages. Features: The Last Marshall; Lincoln's Last Message; The Will of God; The West's First Press Agent; The Return of Bronco Bill; Chif Tendoy and his Band; Rendezvous with Rattlesnake Dick; The Shooting of Maurice Barrymore; The Grattan Massacre; The Lost Blue Bucket Mine; How the Lincoln County War Started; Strange Letters and a Boundary Survey; When Iron Shirt Fell; A Lively Day in Belle Fourche. Average wear. Magazine
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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
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Wagner, Pat: Editor
True West: All True - All Fact - Stories of the Real West - March/April 1970, Volume 17, No. 4, Whole No. 98
72 pages. Features: Undercover Agen for Wells Fargo; Bob Olinger As I knew Him; A Ton of Coal for Baby Doe; Gunfight at Cutthroat Gap; Chuckwagon Etiquette; Shoshone War Party; Wagon Tracks Ago; Captain Tough and his Buckskin Scouts; Home Base for the Mustangers; Twenty Notches on his Gun. Magazine
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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
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Lang, Catherine
O-Bon in Chimunesu (Chemainus): A Community Remembered
287 pages including index and two sections of black and white photographic reproductions. "A vivid and realistic portrayal of a Japanese-Canadian community which disappeared in 1942. An admirable accomplishment." - Frank Moritsugu, Journalist. A very important work. Prior to World War II the town of Chemainus ("Chimunesu") on Vancouver Island was home to a thriving community of Japanese Canadians. They were interned in the British Columbia interior in 1942 and not allowed to return until 1949. However, most decided to take up roots elsewhere, and their significant community in Chemainus was relegated to memory. Author attended a 1991 reunion of these people in Chemainus during the O-bon festival. The reunion formed the impetus for this book, which collects poignant personal narratives by Japanese-Canadians about their lives in Chemainus before internment. Faint wear. Clean and unmarked. Glossy illustrated covers. Excellent copy. Book
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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
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McConnell, Malcolm
The Story of Lance Sijan, Hero of Vietnam
253 pages. Reveals the astonishing story of a young Air Force pilot named Lance Sijan whose valor, dedication to duty, and indomitable spirit were tested under the most extreme condtions. In 1967 Sijan was ejected from his fighter-bomber into the jungle of Laos. Although disable, he dragged himself for six weeks until his capture. He escaped, but upon his recapture was tortured, and revealed no military information. He died in Hanoi. His gallant struggle galvanized other American POWs to resist torture and brainwashing and Sijan was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. "..The finest true story, not only of the Vietnam era, but its message is equal to the finest epic, heroic literature of World War II, World War I, and the Civil War." - Colonel Glenn Nordin. Prior owner's bookplate upon front endpaper else unmarked. Light to moderate wear to clean book. Dust jacket bears several tears, all less than one inch in length. Nice copy. Book
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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
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Bell, Gordon: Editor
We Went Where They Sent Us... And Did As We Were Told (Most of the Time)
290 pages. A book of remembrances from World War II. Illustrated. Published as a fund-raiser for the Royal Canadian Legion. Faintest wear and signs of handling. Unmarked. Superb copy. Will give cause to readers to pause and reflect. Book
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Collis, John Stewart
The Worm Forgives the Plough
363 pages including index. A remarkable account of working on the land during the Second World War and a unique and dazzling series of reflections on the intricate patterns and connections to be found in the humblest of natural things. Average wear. Some yellowing. Unmarked. "Very beautifully records an historic turning point in our country life" - The Times Educational Supplement. Book
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Norwood Centennial Book Committee
Norwood Then and Now
186 pages. Circa 1977. An attractive pictorial history of Norwood, Ontario. "Norwood will stand tall as it honours its founders and basks in the radiance of its heritage." - from Foreword by David E. Lemon. Chapters include: The Builders; 100 Years at City Hall; The Manufacturers and Traders; The Schools; The Churches; Our Doctors; Profiles; War Memories; Organizations; Sports and Entertainment; Parades and Things. Book is clean, lightly worn and unmarked in maroon cloth boards with bright silver lettering. Moderate wear to dust jacket which has two small closed tears. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Endpapers decorated with legal base map entitled "Plan of Norwood in the Township of Asphodel" dated 1853. Nice copy of this lovely and significant work. Book
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Stutt, W.H.J.: Editor
The Patrician, 1966 - Vol. XVIX - Regimental Journal of The Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, Allied with 3rd Bn The Royal Green Jackets (The Rifle Brigade)
139 pages. Features include: War in Italy, The Naviglio Canal; Regimental Depot; First Battalion; Second Battalion; The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (3 PPCLI); 2551 PPCLI Cadet Corps; The Royal Green Jackets (The Rifle Brigade); Canadian Forces Base Rivers; Brig WG Colquhoun (In Memorium); The US Army Command and General Staff College; The Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct (Cpl Batiuk); PPCLI Association; and more. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Forest Green flexible green cloth boards decorated with gilt lettering and emblem. Nice copy. Book
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Evans, E.R.
Test Case for Canada '3314545' - The Experiences of a Christadelphian Conscientious Objector in World War 1, 1914-1918
128 pages. "The personal history that is unfolded in the following pages is a unique account, a dramatic story of a man of courage and conviction under the most trying of circumstances. No attempt has been made to idealize the events contained herein nor to ascribe perfection to the central figure... There are certain elements in this history that one may classify as super-natural. The reader is left to decide for him/herself whether to accept these as miraculous or coincidental. Includes black and white illustrations. Clean and unmarked. Light wear. Quarter inch opening at bottom of spine. Very nice copy. Book
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Morris, Peter
Embattled Shadows : A History of Canadian Cinema, 1895-1939
350 pages including index and many archival black and white photos. "The first and only history of Canadian film making in the years before the establishment of the National Film Board of Canada in 1939. In the atmosphere of heightened nationalism during and after the war there was a determined attempt to establish a film industry. Peter Morris chronicles its occasional successes while at the same time examining the reasons behind its ultimate failure." - Robin Spry, Report. Clean and unmarked. Light wear. Excellent copy. Book
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Barnes, Jeremy
The Pictorial History of the American Civil War
208 pages including index. From the first firing of guns at Fort Sumter to the ultimate surrender of the South, richly illustrated with many contemporary engravings and rare photographs as well as many colour illustrations and maps. A must for every Civil War Buff. Clean and unmarked. Very light wear. Gorgeous copy of this handsome work. Book
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FitzGibbon, Mary Agnes
A Veteran of 1812 : The Life of James Fitzgibbon (Canadian Collection)
Over 350 pages. Originally published in 1894. Fitzgibbon was one of the greatest and most venturesome leaders in the War of 1812. The commander of a troop dubbed the Bloody Boys, he practiced a form of guerilla warfare, at the time considered highly unconventional. Book clean and unmarked with very light wear. Bookplate upon front endpaper. Slight twist to spine. Book
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Dawson, Anne; Taylor, Anne; Gorman, Norman; Nordin, Henry; Good, Ewart; Pearson, Frank; Verbiwski, Barry; et al
100 (One Hundred) Years of History - Rockwood Municipality (Manitoba)
445 pages including index. The Municipality of Rockwood, in its present size, was formed in 1880. As the one hundredth year of its existence approached, this work was envisioned to pay tribute to the many who helped build and maintain the various communities within the municipality. Chapters as follows: Natural and Cultural History: Story of the R.M. of Rockwood; Area Histories; Post Offices; Agriculture; Transportation; Local Industry; Churches; Schools; Lodges; Music in Balmoral Area; Hospitals; War Years; Family Histories; Short Stories; Photograph Section. Contents clean, bright and unmarked. Black and white illustrations throughout. Very light wear to attractively decorated green boards. Wonderful copy. Hackett (2) 730. Book
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Smith, Deni Mack
Mussolini - Il Duce: Quattrocento Immagini Della Vita Di Un Uomo e Di Vent'anni Di Storia Italiana
Written in Italian. Piu di 400 immagini ripercorrono nelle 240 pagine di Mussolini, Il Duce la parabola umana e politica di un personaggio che, come scrive nella introduzione al volume lo storico inglese Denis Mack Smith, governo l'Italia per un periodo piu lungo di chiunque altro prima e dopo di lui che voleva fare dell'Italia una grande potenza temuta e ammirata, che raggiunse un vertice di popularita superiore a quello di chiunque altro, ma che dopo aver portato il paese alla catastrofe della guerra fini per diventare l'uomo piu odiato d'Italia. Gift greetings upon front endpaper else unmarked. Moderate wear. Solid copy with attractive illustrated glossy boards. Book
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Stofer, Eric
Growing up in Victoria
366 pages. Recollections of a Victorian, from early childhood to the day he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. Author's signature upon title page. Binding fragile with two loose leaves and major lean to spine. Includes some black and white illustrations. Book
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Bishop, Arthur
Courage at Sea : Canada's Military Heritage - Volume III
191 pages including index. The concluding volume of Canada's Military Heritage trilogy compiled by Arthur Bishop. This work brings to life Canada's war heroes at sea through two World Wars as well as the Royal Canadian Navy's role in Korea. Includes black and white illustrations. Minimal wear. Clean and unmarked but for small faint pencil erasure upon front endpaper. Excellent copy. Book
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Baker, Betty
The Pig War - An I Can Read History Book
64 pages. Prior owner's first name upon front endpaper else unmarked. Moderate wear. Contents in excellent condition. Binding solid. Nice copy. Book
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Lawrence, Hal
A Bloody War - One Man's Memories of The Canadian Navy 1939-45
183 pages. From a tug in Halifax Harbour to a destroyer in Norwegian fiords, from the balmy Caribbean to the frozen reaches of Murmansk, Hal Lawrence spins an engaging personal account of a young man growing up at sea. Author commemorates with genuine affection the dedicated men with whom he served and the fighting navy which shaped them. Includes numerous interesting black and white photographic plates. Endpapers decorated with maps. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket. Very nice copy. Book
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Webb, Derek
A Thousand Shall Fall at Your Side *Signed By Author*
257 pages. Author's inscription upon title page. Biography of a survivor of World War II. "As I bailed out of the side of the aircraft, I counted to five to make sure I was clear of the plane. Then I pulled the ripcord and in about two seconds there was a terrific slap on both sides of my face as the shoot straps hit me. At the same time, there was a terrific jolt as the shoot slowed my descent.... before I knew anything else, I crashed through some trees and came to a halt in pitch darkness.... I finally realized that my feet were not on the ground." Decent reading copy. Book
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Arney, William Ray
Power and the Profession of Obstetrics
290 pages. Most extant histories of obstetrics have been written by the profession - and stress the continuity and benefits of professional development - or by its critics, who stress the political maneuvering that eliminated the traditional female midwife in favor of a "medicalizing" of pregnancy and childbirth disadvantageous to women. In this controversial work, a third history of obstetrics is presented that is in the history of Michel Foucault's "histories that are not history." He uses the archive of the profession to expose and elaborate the deployment of obstetrical power in the post World War II period. Usual library markings with only a rubber stamp to the top edge visible externally. Front endpaper missing. Moderate wear. Few light pencil markings else clean. Binding intact. Good working copy. Book
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Nekrasov, Vadim
The Roots of European Security: 40 Years After the Yalta and Potsdam Conferences (1945)
87 pages. Discosses the historical roots of many contemporary problems alarming the world. Outlines the course and outcome of the crucial Allied conferences held in Yalta and Potsdam during the Second World War. Translated from Russian to English. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Includes black and white illustrations. Book
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Granzer, Randolf
Reichenberg - Stadt Und Land Im NeiBetal
796 pages. Written in German. Abundantly illustrated with black and white photographs. Includes two detailed maps stored in pocket inside back board. "Dieses Buch sollte ein Werk unseres hochverdienten Heimatfreundes Josef PreuBler werden. Es kam nicht dazu. Der Tod riB dieson besten Kenner unsurer Heimat and Bewahrer ihrer werte viel zu fruh aus unserer Mitte. Bis zur Halfte des 18. Jahrhunderts war die "Geschichte" fertiggestellt. Doch die Vielen LebensauBerungen unserer Stadt auf allen Gebieten der Kultur, Wirtschaft und Kunst blieben ungeschrieben. Wie aber wuBte er unsere Heimat gerade aus dieser Sicht in unzahliegn Vortragen, Beitragen, besonders fur die Reichenberger Zeitun und in Buchern vollendet darzustellen! Auch das Reichenberger archiv verdankt ihm eine Sammlung wertvollster Unterlagen, die er durch sein Ansehen in einem groBen BekanntenKreis und durch einen jahrelangen, umfangreichen Briefwechsel gewinnen konnte. So war reiches Material vorhanden, das nun fur den ganzen Inhalt des Buches verwendet werden konnte. Ohne seine bemuhungen hatte es nicht geschrieben werden konnen. So gesehen ist es in den Grundlagen auch sein Werk." - from Author's Foreward. Blue cloth boards decorated with partially worn gilt lettering and graphic. Front hinge open. Bit of writing upon front endpaper and reverse side of one map, else generally clean and unmarked. Contents partially yellowed. Average wear to book. Dust jacket heavily worn. Remains a useful copy. Book
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Friesen, Jacob
The Road Unknown
248 pages. Author relates his experiences as a child on a homestead located at the foot of the Pembina Hills. His move to the village of Reinland in the early 1920's immediately followed the migration of the Mennonites to Mexico. Growing up was difficult during the dirty thirties. The came the life-changing trauma of World War II and a brief sojourn in Paraguay. Eventually the author was called to the ministry. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Excellent copy. Book
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Verges, Marianne
On Silver Wings : The Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War Two, 1942-1944
255 pages including index and many black and white photographic plates. This romantic episode from World War II has been almost completely neglected for over forty years, but now this volume recreates the stirring adventures of these woman pilots, drawing on private papers, personal interviews, and heretofore classified files. Book clean, unmarked and very lightly worn. Light wear to dust jacket. Excellent copy. Book
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Read, Elfreida
Guns and Magnolias
136 pages. The place is Shanghai, the year 1937. The author is seventeen, the little girl of A Time of Cicadas all but forgotten. Absorbed in her own life, with its new problems and new opportunities, she is totally unprepared for the outbreak of war with Japan. She falls in love and, desparately ignoring the coming of war in the Pacific, gets married. She and her husband plan to move to Canada but before they can escape the Japanese overrun the country and occupy Shanghai. Average wear. Usual library markings. Book
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Faulknor, C.V.
Pen and Plow
152 pages. Records the development of Western Canada from 1882 to 1939 as seen through the eyes of farm journalists who wrote about what they saw and felt during that time. Records how the prairie farmer has been a vital cog in Canada's economic, political and social development. Chapters include: The Sod Busters; Farm Power and Farmer Power; Feeding a War; The Turbulent Twenties; The Dirty Thirties. Abundantly illustrated including numerous wonderful full-size colour reproductions of contemporary magazine covers. Book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear and slight lean to spine. Dust jacket bears several tears and shows average wear. Lovely copy. Book
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Johnston, Robert H.
Continuity Versus Revolution: The Russian Provisional Government and the Balkans, March-November 1917
258 pages. "On the adbication of Nicholas II Russia's new rulers found themselves confronted by a host of problems, two of which were particularly urgent. What was to be the new government's relationship to its rival in power, the Petrograd Soviet, and what was to be its position on the war and on the aims for which Russia was fighting? To a large degree the answer to the first question depended on the Provisional Government's response to the second. This in turn depended on a third: how did the Tsar's successors conceive of Russia's role and place in Europe? Expressed in the terms of 1917, should the nation still struggle for Constantinople and the reassertion of Russian preponderance in the Balkans? Or should the Russian people fight now only in defense of the revolution and for the democratic principles it proclaimed?" - from Abstract. A dissertation presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Yale University in Candidacy for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Average wear. Green boards with gilt lettering upon spine. Binding intact. Book
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Multiple Contributors
The European War - Volume I: August-December, 1914 - The New York Times Current History
Over 618 pages. Includes alphabetical and analytical index plus many full-page illustrations. Bright gilt lettering upon spine. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding sound. Nice copy. Book
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Smith, Wilfred I
Code Word CANLOAN
346 pages including glossary, notes, index and black and white photographic plates. The story of a group of Canadian Army officers who volunteered to serve in the British Army in Europe between D-Day, 1944, and V-E Day, 1945, in a scheme called CANLOAN. Author was one of the participants and has based this work upon research supplemented by the recollections of survivors. A vivid account both of the experiences of the CANLOAN officers and of the scheme itself, from the initial concept to its realization. Presents slit-trench views of the battles in Normandy, Arnhem, Italy, the Rhineland and beyond the Rhine. Covers the role of the platoon commander in battle, the experiences of prisoners of war, the wounded, and the 50 Ordnance Corps volunteers who with 623 junior infantry officers made up CANLOAN. This copy appears to have come from a low circulation library, perhaps in a senior's home. Stickers have been removed from dust jacket and their former presence is nearly invisible. Otherwise, dust jacket remains very attractive and shows only light wear. Prior owner's address label and three small library stamps upon decorated front endpaper. No other markings to book which is clean and bears light wear. Blue boards decorated with gilt. A lovely copy. Book
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Richards, S.T.
Operation Sick Bay - The Story of the Sick Berth and Medical Assistant Branch of the Royal Canadian Navy 1910-1965
267 pages including references and black and white illustrations. Chapters include: The Heritage; The Royal Navy and its Medical Services in Canada; R.C.N. Beginnings; World War I (1914-1918); Hiatus - Between Wars; A Growing Naval Medical Service; Teh Working Milieu Ashore; War at Sea; Experiences, Commendations and Deaths; As Told By Eyewitnesses; After War Horizons; The Post War - A Time of Change. Liquid paper has been applied to front endpaper else contents unmarked. Adhesives have been mostly removed from spine and front board. Library stamp is upon top edge of text. Light wear to blue boards with gilt lettering. Contents tight and square. Remains a nice copy. Book
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