Zellers, Larry; Toland, John (Foreword)MareMagnum
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1991233 pages. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. Reproduction of black and white photo in text. "This compelling first-person account deepens our appreciation of the conflicts, failures, and triumphs of those who find themselves in the hands of their nation's enemies." - from dust jacket. Unmarked but for one high-lighted word in bibliography. Binding tight. Moderate overall wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. EDWARDS 1582. Book
1982249 pages. "Few Canadians have ever heard of Kananaskis, but it has a primary place in any honest history of this country. It was there in 1940, in a camp designed for prisoners-of-war, that left-wing Canadians were interned without trial for two years. One of them was William Repka."- June Callwood. Gift greetings atop half-title page, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. Minor moisture exposure to lower corner. A sound copy. Book
1999290 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos in text. "Whether by accident or design, governments and agencies have remained silent, so all the research has been up to us. However this true fifty year old shame must be revealed in the hope that mankind remembers and never allows it to be repeated." - from Foreword. "Our story tells what happened to 168 Allied Airmen who jumped into Northern Europe after their planes had met with an explosive and fiery end... Because our eventual betrayal to the Gestapo was accomplished so smoothly, a number of these encounters will be explained so that you can better understand our dilemma. The retelling of our encounter with our Gestapo hosts is mild, for many of us do not wish to recall the most unpleasant details that deserve to stay well hidden in the back of our minds... Now with this story told, we again wish to forget." - from Prologue. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
192910-1/4 by 7-1/2 by 1-1/4 inches. Topics include: Domestic Animals, Stock Brands, Maintenance of Children of Unmarried Parents; Coroners; Deserted Wives' Maintenance; Evidence; Prevention of Minors Carrying Firearms; Fires and Fire-escapes; Game; Highways; Industrial Home for Girls; Industrial Home for Boys; Infants; Trade Licences; Liquor Control; Magistrates; Mental Hospitals; Parents' Maintenance; Provincial Police and Prisons; Pool-rooms; Sheep Protection; Summary Convictions; Trespass; Noxious Weeds; Women's and Girls' Protection. Binding intact. Average wear. Unmarked. Age-toning to contents. Laid-in are chapters 50, 31, 11, and 5, plus Amendments to Statutes compiled for the use of Magistrates, Police, etc. passed by the Legislative Assembly, 1930 and 1931 sessions. A fascinating shapshot of these B.C. laws early last century. Times have definitely changed. Book
1989245 pages. Black and white illustrations. "On Christmas Day 1941, Hong Kong fell to the Japanese. William Allister, a young Canadian, was one of 10,000 prisoners captures that day... Like many who suffered in the camps, he returned home a troubled man. For the next forty years he would try to piece his life together, knowing one day he needed to return to Camp 3D in Kawasaki, Japan, to reclaim, resolve and understand." - from dust jacket. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Moderate tanning to contents. Binding tight. A sound copy. Book
2000xvi, 329 pages. Index. Map. Black and white reproductions of photos. "On the night of March 24-25, 1944, seventy-nine Allied airmen clambered through a tunnel at Stalag Luft III in Eastern Germany in the final act of what history and Hollywood have dubbed The Great Escape... A tale of ingenuity, perseverance, and courage, and a testament to what ordinary men can achieve in extraordinary circumstances." - from dust jacket. Light wear to price-clipped dust jacket now preserved in mylar. Light wear to clean and unmarked book. Slight lean to spine. A quality copy. Book
198498 pages. "The prisoners of Stalag Luft III endured two forced marches across Germany in the final months of World War II. An illustrated diary recorded at the scene." - dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Very light wear and minor toning to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A high-quality copy. Book
1982This is a paperback copy. x, 210 pages. Footnotes. Bibliography. Numerous black and white photographic plates. "25,000 German officers and other ranks were sent to prisoner-of-war camps across Canada to live out the duration of WWII behind barbed wire. Their fascinating story makes for exciting and provocative reading." - from back cover. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this little-known history. Book
1986210 pages. Black and white reproductions of fascinating archival photos. Footnotes. Bibliography. During WWII "25,000 German officers and other ranks were sent to POW camps across Canada to live out the duration of the war behind barbed wire. Their fascinating story makes for exciting and provocative reading." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy of this little-known Canadian history. Book
1989Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. 208 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "Describes the experiences of two young Australians, Kenneth Linford and the author. Linford was captured by the Japanese in Timor, the author in Java. This work describes the ordeal of these two men and and absorbing account of how Linford and two others escaped from a camp in Thailand - a very rare occurence." - dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear. dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A nice copy. Book
2004496 pages. Glossary. Index. Over five hundred black and white photos. A chilling historical photographic record of the Soviet Gulag and its legacy. "Kizny spent more than fifteen years researching this work by collecting eyewitness accounts from former Polish prisoners who had returned to their country after Stalin's death. The collapse of the Soviet Union allowed him to see for himself what remained of the dreaded Gulag, take photos and interview witnesses. Each chapter covers a key camp or work project and includes a detailed chronology of the camp, personal accounts of the survivors and formerly banned and previously unpublished archival photographs." - dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket preserved in mylar. Minor tape repair and slight loss to bottom corner of page 359, otherwise a high-quality copy of this massive, important and sobering tome. Lest we forget. Book
2000323 pages. Index. Black and white reproductions of photos. "Gelleny was recruited into the SOE (Special Operations Executive) in 1943 for training as an Allied Secret Agent at Camp X near Oshawa, Ontario. He served with distinction in Yugoslavia and Hungary." - dust jacket. First blank leaf neatly removed. Possibly signed by Joseph Gelleny inside back board. Clean with light wear. A nice copy. Dust jacket now preseved in archival-grade Brodart. Book
1991Signed and inscribed by author to a friend atop front free endpaper. 264 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "Spike Nasmyth tells the harrowing tale of his six and a half years as a POW in Hanoi in this true, honest, raunchy, defiant, sometimes funny, but always deeply moving story of lost youth and survival in the face of uncertainty, cruelty, and deprivation. His world came crashing down when a North Vietnamese missile shot his Phantom out of the sky over Hanoi, beginning a long ordeal of brutal imprisonment at the hands of his Communist captors." - dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Light wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this incredibly inspirational tale of survival. Book
1851377p. frontis. Hardcover Very good condition spine ends worn
1850377p.,frontis. Hardcover Very good condition, spine ends & hinges chipped
1949256p. Hardcover Good condition
1949255p. Hardcover Very good condition good
Chez l'auteur. 1982. In-4 Carré. En feuillets. Bon état. Livré sans Couverture. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. Env. 15 pages dactylographiées et agrafées. Annotations sur la dernière page. Maison d'Arrêt de Gradignan, 1 fév. 1982. A l'attention de M. le Garde des Sceaux, Min. de la Justice, Paris.
Service Prostestant d'Entraide. 1982. In-4 Carré. En feuillets. Etat d'usage. Couv. légèrement passée. Dos abîmé. Intérieur bon état. 18 pages. Feuillets se détachant. Le détenu, le visiteur, la communauté...
Agence du Passant. 2000. In-4 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 27 pages. Illustré de nombreuses photos en noir et blanc et de quelques dessins en couleur. L'Homme carcéral. Dossier prisons
Editions et Publications Premières. 1971. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 225 pages. Quelques rousseurs en pages de garde. 'Edition spéciale'. Sous la dir. de Jacques Meunier.
ISBN : 201003323X. Hachette. 1976. In-8 Carré. Broché. Etat d'usage. Couv. légèrement passée. Dos plié. Intérieur acceptable. 333 pages. Avant la condamnation. Après la condamnation. D'un débat plus général...
ISBN : 2707107735. François Maspero. 1975. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 102 pages. Une prison où les policiers sont à la fois juges et gardiens...
ISBN : 2841861058. Michalon. 1999. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 188 pages. 'Droit de citer'. Document.
ISBN : 2265034010. Le Carrousel-FN. 1986. In-8 Carré. Broché. Etat d'usage. Couv. légèrement passée. Dos plié. Intérieur frais. 383 pages. Illustré de quelques photos en noir et blanc hors texte. Document. L'univers carcéral.
