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8vo, 174 pp. Illustrated. Blue cloth with vG dj. w [EN-1] Stories from famous battles of those regiments who fought in them, including the SAS , the Punjabis, the South Wales Borderers, the 2nd Devons, the Royal sappers and miners etc.
1975188 pages. Includes the following papers: A Brief History of Lower Fort Garry; The Big House, Lower Fort Garry; Industrial and Agricultural Activities at Lower Fort Garry; The Sixth Regiment of Foot at Lower Fort Garry; The Second Battalion, Quebec Rifles, at Lower Fort Garry. Includes a variety of black and white illustrations and maps. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Book
1968171 pages. Features include: The PPCLI Comedy Company; Regimental Depot; First Battalion; Second Battalion; Regimental Band; Mobile Command Headquarters; CFB Rivers; Max Flex (Canadian Airborne Regiment); The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (3 PPCLI); 2551 Airborne Cadet Corps; 2554 PPCLI Cadet Corps; Quevrain to Mons; Back to the Battlefields; Ottawa Ceremonies; 3 Bn The Royal Green Jackets; PPCLI Association; etc. Prior owner's neat ink stamp upon each half of front endpaper else unmarked. Moderate wear. Flexible forest green cloth boards with gilt lettering and emblem. Nice copy. Book
1966139 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
1965124 pages. Features: The All Canadian Route of '98; Regimental Depot; Regimental Band; First Battalion Report; Second Battalion Report; The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (3 PPCLI); 2551 PPCLI Cadet Corps; The Royal Green Jackets (The Rifle Brigade); CJATC Report; Mount Hamilton Gault; The Hamilton Gault Trophy; The End of an Era; Lt Col FD Farquar (In Memorium); and more. Gilt lettering and emblem upon forest green flexible cloth boards. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Book
196483 pages. Features: Nahanni; A Short History of Vietnam; A View From the Khyber Pass; Canadian Army Staff College; Regimental Depot; First Battalion Report; Second Battalion Report - 1963; The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (3 PPCLI); The Rifle Brigade Letter; Sharp-shooters in Bottle Green; Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Association; 2483 Esquimalt (Princess Patricia's) Cadet Corps. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Some yellowing to contents. Book
1962155 pages. Features include: Regimental Notes; 1961 Rifle Team; Marine Magic; Interim Report from Ghana; First Battalion Report; Home Station Report - Regimental Depot, Second Battalion, Mess Activities; PPCLI Cadet Corps; The Loyal Edmonton Regiment; The Rifle Brigade; PPCLI Association; Exercise Tombstone Association; Regimental Number "1"; Crossing the Savio River - Italy; The History of the PPCLI Band; West Coast Trek; Memorial Plaque - Dedication Ceremonies; U.S. Army Ranger Course; and more. Very light wear. Clean and unmarked. Mild yellowing to contents. Brilliant gilt lettering and emblem upon forest green cloth flexible boards. Excellent copy. Book
1961122 pages. Features: Regimental Notes; The 1960 Rifle Team; An Unforgettable Soldier; Honours and Awards; First Battalion Report; Home Station Report - Second Battalion, Mess Activities, The Depot, Regimental Band, Regimental Museum, PPCLI Cadet Corps; The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (3 PPCLI); PPCLI Regiment; The Rifle Brigade; Letter From England; Two Years with the Rifle Brigade; Canadians in Indo-China; Congo Papers; The 8th of May 1915; Kapyong; Customs of the Service. Very light wear. Clean and unmarked. Brilliant gilt lettering and emblem upon forest green cloth covered flexible boards. Excellent copy. Book
1960102 pages. Features: Regimental Notes; Andrew Hamilton Gualt - A Memoir; Colonel of the Regiment; Obituary - Miss Jennie MacGregor Morris; Presentation of New Colours 1 PPCLI; Laying up of Old Colours 1 PPCLI; Honours and Awards; First Battalion Report; Second Battalion Report; The Depot; Regimental Museum; PPCLI Band; The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (3 PPCLI); PPCLI Cadet Corps; PPCLI Association; The Rifle Brigade; United Nations Military Observer Group in Palestine; United Nations Military Observer Group in Pakistan; The Crossing of the Moro and the Capture of the V. Roatti; Customs of Service; Confidential Comments; Location Lists; Captured Operation Order. Light to moderate wear. Contents clean and unmarked. Brilliant gilt lettering and emblem upon flexible forest green cloth covered boards. Very nice copy. Book
1976180 pages plus extensive appendices. Black and white illustrations. "The story of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment in World War I and its most tragic and glorious moments - July 1st at Beaumont Hamel. In half an hour this entire regiment was cut down by German machine gun fire till only a handful of men remained. Attempts to explain to the younger generation of the present day the reasons for such sacrifices. The result of years of careful research." - from dust jacket. Discard stamp upon front free endpaper else book clean, bright and unmarked with virtually zero wear. Light to moderate wear to dust jacket which is now in protective Brodart cover. Lovely copy. Book
1961244 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. The events surrounding the march of New York's famous Seventh Regiment to the defense of Washington during the critical opening months of the Civil War. Unobtrusive library markings to interior only. Average wear. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Sound copy. Book
1959Features: Princess Margaret and her own regiment - in Glasgow and Ayr; Water Speed Record; British Arms for Iraq; Polo in Japan; Amazing 2-page photo of a large pile of Thunderjet aircraft shells in the Arizona desert; Framlingham College; Two newly-found masterworks of 2500 years ago - Ibexes in stone; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
1961Features/Photos: British expedition conquers Nuptse, the last great undefeated peak in the Himilayan group; The Duke of Gloucester reviews his regiment; Royal Wedding in Amman, Jordan - King Hussein and his English bride; The Church of Scotland; South Korean military coup d'etat; Nazis arrested in New Orleans; Freedom Riders arrested in Alabama; Princess Margaret Expecting a baby; Centrefold colour cutaway illustration of the 'ship of the century', the great P&O liner Canberra; The Archaeological exploration of the Negev; The Vanden Plas Princess 3 litre; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Quality copy. Magazine
1994Six audio cassette tapes. Circa 1994. We have not listened to these tapes but they appear to be a compilation of oral memories of World War 2 from members of the South Saskatchewan Regiment. Speakers include: Lt.-Col. Cec Merritt, VC; Maj. "Lefty" White, C.S.M; Ed Dunkerly; Murray Osten, M.C.; Pte. Paul Delorme; Pte. A. "Schelley" Schellenberg; C.S.M. Elmer "Gunga" Dean, M.M.; Pte. Fred James; Cpl. Art Charnell; Herman Keys; Maj. Peter Watkinson (adjutant); and Les Moore. Each tape is rated at 90 minutes but we do not know how many minutes of conversation are actually recorded. Each tape comes with a labelled insert. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Book
1900Extensive coverage of the Transvaal (Boer) War. Photos include: The Late Duke of Teck, The "A.M.R." Festival at the Royal Albert Hall, Several Photos with Lord Methuen's Force, General Gatacre's Base Camp at Queenstown, The Company of the Bloomsbury Rifles, Farewell Dinner for the C.I.V., Passing of John Ruskin, The Cheshire Regiment. Illustrations include: General Lord Methuen Directing the Battle of Magersfontein, A Boer Trench at Magersfontein, Spearman's Farm, Christening "Joe Chamberlain" (a 4.7" gun), the British Retirement on Molteno, General White congratulates the Natal Volunteers, Night-Signalling from an armoured train outside Ladysmith, The Siege of Ladysmith, Melton Prior's Sketch of the Bombardment of Ladysmith(Centerfold). Moisture exposure at edges has resulted in light staining and waviness. Average wear. Binding intact. Book
1900Extensive coverage of the Transvaal (Boer) War. Photos and illustrations include: Bivouac of the 3rd King's Rifles, De Beers Diamond Mines at Kimberley during the seige, Lord Roberts's reception at the Modder River Camp (laid in), the remains of the suffolk regiment after Moedder Farm, Chieveley Camp (laid in), Major-General T. Kelly-Kenny, Photos with General French's Command near Colesberg, Canadian Mounted Police Leaving Halifax for South Africa, The Attack on Spion Kop (Centerfold), Photos with the South African Railway Pioneer Regiment, Photo of H.M.S. Viper running at record speed of 35.5 knots. Moisture exposure at edges has resulted in light staining and waviness. Average wear. Binding intact. Book
1916Numerous black and white photographs. "...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. Contents: Chapter CLI - The Battle of the Somme (I). Includes map entitled "The German Positions and Trenches from Thiepval to Combles." Laid in is table of contents for Vol. IX. Includes index to volume IX plus list of illustrations, places, and maps and plans. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Magazine
1973Features: Jumpers; Big Day - Canadian Airborne Regiment receives Colors; Warrant Officer Bill Hay Retires; Operation Overlord II - Naval Reservists Walk on Water; Terra Nova Returns from Asian Waters; Charm School for potential WOs; Viet Nam - they came back proud; Lamp of Learning project ends; Military Police Fund for blind children; Hussars Big Day - 125th anniversary for 8 Hussars. Photo of Tiny Tim and Miss Vicky with members of HMCS Terra Nova. Quality copy. Book
1914Pages 113-140. Contains the conclusion of Chapter VIII and the first part of Chapter IV entitled "The German Host Falls on Belgium. Over fifty war illustrations/photos including: Hard-fought British retreat in Belgium; British Marines protect Ostend; Heroic defenders of Belgium; Germans in Liege; Belgium's King Albert on horseback; Antwerp defenses; Belgian lancers; German spy caught in Montreal; Zepellin bombardment of Antwerp in defiance of the Hague Convention; Centerfold illustrations of the British navy and its leaders; German cavalry raiders in canvas boats; French Cavalry moving to Namur; Indian troops for Europe; Sikh regiment; American volunteers for the French army on their way to enlist; and more. Sound unmarked copy with somewhat above-average wear. Book
1915Przemysl and the Battles of the Mountains and Rivers. Przemyssl and the Advance of the Great German Phalanx. Photos and illustrations: last moments of the H.M.S. Majestic; A Trench in Flanders; Where the ground bristled with bayonets; the Fongorijski Regiment; Russian troops in full dress; and more. Covers secured by tape. Somewhat above-average wear. Book
1915Front cover portrait of The King of Italy - Victor Emmanuel III. Italy and the War. Centerfold features illustrations of Italians in action. The Battles of Hooge, Rouges Bancs, and Festubert. Photos and Illustrations: life in the trench; full-page portrait of General Count Luigi Cadorna, Italian Commander-in-chief; Italy's famous soldier-mountaineers - the Alpini; photos from Italy; the 81st Italian Regiment; and more. Covers secured by tape. Faint ink stamp to front cover. Book
1915Cover portrait of M. Millerand, the French Minister of War. The French advance toward Lense and the battle of "the Labyrinth". Remarkable camera-picture of a brilliant charge by a regiment of French Zouaves. Full page portrait of General Sir Bruce M. Hamilton, K.C.B., commanding the Sixth Army. Many scenes of destruction in France. Average wear. Covers and centerfold seperated from contents but present. Binding otherwise intact. Unmarked. Sound copy. Please note: this copy does not include the photogravure plate of Lt. Warneford. In its place we include the plate of Rear Admiral The Hon. Horace L.A. Hood, who was lost with his flagship, the Invincible, in the battle of Jutland. This plate originally was issued with part 101 of this series). Book
1953Features: My Life in the French Foreign Legion, by Trevor S.H. Jones, late 1st Regiment Legion Etrangere Infanterie; The Snow Surveyors - men who keep track of the snowfall in the wild mountain ranges of Canada and the United States; My Pistol - a bride not experienced with firearms receives an automatic as a wedding present; A Sailor Adrift - a sailor ends up working at a Rocky Mountain lumber-camp where he has memorable experiences; Through the "Big Bend" of the Rio Grande by Canoe; The Ordeal of Juan Rosas - an Ecuadoran enters the wilds to cut balsa wood; Hair of the Dog - a story of African superstitions; The Will to Live - An Australian example of human endurance along the coast south of Cairns; A Fool Afoot in France - reprint of a 1929 story of an English Walker in France; One Day's Work - New Zealand Volcano; Military Mystery at Benghazi; and more. Two-inch opening at base of front cover fold. Average wear. Binding sound. Book
1917Features: Canadians in France; A Royal visit to the west of England; The King inspects Japanese Sailors at a British Port; Liberty Loan Day parade in New York; With the Gaza Wing of Sir Edmund Allenby's Army; Some of the Captors of Beersheba; Romance of the Regiment - The 61st; A smashed German Windmill Blockhouse; The Bal Masque of War; A Zeppelin Raider is brought down at St. Clement; The heroic storming of Passchendaele; With the victorious French 6th Army on the Aisne front; a Portuguese Training Camp in England; Photo of Lieut. Syed Abdul Alajeed. Above-average wear. Staples disintegrated. Book
1917Features: 2 page photo of British ships helping in the defence of the line of the Piave; Photo portrait of Lieut.-General Sir William Raine Marshall, K.C.B.; 2-page photo of reserves on the move in the Cambrai Battle; Cambrai photos; The 1st Foot Regiment - one page article with photo; Clear two-page photo of Germans surrendered from their trenches; 4 tank photos at Cambrai. Staples disintegrating. Above-average wear. Book