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Image for The Good Fight: Canadians and World War ii (inc, Hong Kong Disaster; Commando Raid on Dieppe; Gelsenkirchen; Dachau; Kirkland Lake 1943; Demobilization; etc)( WWII

The Good Fight: Canadians and World War ii (inc, Hong Kong Disaster; Commando Raid on Dieppe; Gelsenkirchen; Dachau; Kirkland Lake 1943; Demobilization; etc)( WWII

By: Granatstein, J L ( Jack Lawrence )(signed) and Peter Neary (inc. Gabrielle Roy; Timothy Findley; Hugh Garner; Marc Milner; Raymond Souster; Farley Mowat; Earle Birney; Rene Levesque; Mordecai Richler; Murray Peden; Masako Iino; Hiroko Takamura, et al

Price: $20.18 CAD

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Copp Clarl, 1995, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1995

Seller ID: 164207

ISBN: 0773054588

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

----------softcover, about 7.25w x 9.75h inches, a Very Good+ to near Fine example, a wee bit of light rubbing, a bit of curling to covers, looks close to new, signed without inscription by Granatstein, 466 pages, b&w photos as well as some colour, ---"World War II has been called the last just war. For most of the Canadian men and women who served their country on land or at sea, in the factories, mills, or hospitals, in the air or on the farm, this was the defining moment of their lives. Now, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the end of the War, THE GOOD FIGHT brings together the e...
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Dieppe, Dieppe -by Brereton Greenhous (signed) and Stephen J Harris ( WWII / World War Two )

By: Greenhous, Brereton "Ben" (signed)

Price: $26.93 CAD

Publisher: Montreal, Quebec, Montreal, PQ: Art Global, 1992, 1st edition, First Printing: 1992

Seller ID: 166238

ISBN: 2920718525

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, about 9.5w x 12.25h inches, a Near Fine copy in a lightly rubbed Very Good+/Near Fine dustjacket, a bit ofsunning to the spine, signed and warmly inscribed to close friends by Brereton Greenhouse "For M____ and J___, the wealthy snowbirds. With best wishes for a warm amd bullet-free winter. Brereton Greenhous Ottawa 21 October 1993", 155 pages, b&w photographs throughout, ---"On August 18, 1942, 4,963 Canadian soldiers embarked for Dieppe, France, for Operation JUBILEE--a surprise raid on the Germans which turned into a bloody catastrophe. The author answers many questio...
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Memories of HMCS Trentonian, Alias K368 - Trenton's Own Ship / Under the Sponsorship of Branch 110, Trenton, Royal Canadian Legion ( H M C S / His Majesty's Canadian Ship )

By: Gregory, Walter with Research By Michael Ticehurst / Under the Sponsorship of Branch 110, Trenton, Royal Canadian Legion

Price: $17.48 CAD

Publisher: Ontario, Trenton, ON: Under the Sponsorship of Branch 110, Trenton, Royal Canadian Legion, No Date (circa 1975), 1st Edition, First Printing: 1975

Seller ID: 148935

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

-------------oblong trade paperback size softcover, a solid Very Good copy with a bit of light wear and rubbing, 72 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED///
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Image for Records of the Scottish Volunteers 1859-1908 (inc. Light Horse; Mounted Rifles; Royal Garrison Artillery; Vol. Battalions of Territorial Regiments; Royal Engineer; Electrical Engineers )( Scotland / Regimental History )

Records of the Scottish Volunteers 1859-1908 (inc. Light Horse; Mounted Rifles; Royal Garrison Artillery; Vol. Battalions of Territorial Regiments; Royal Engineer; Electrical Engineers )( Scotland / Regimental History )

By: Grierson, Lieutenant-General Sir James Moncrieff; with a new Introduction By Laurence V Archer

Price: $20.18 CAD

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Frederick Muller Ltd., 1972, 1st Edition ( Facsimile of the 1909 Edition ), Later Printing: 1972

Seller ID: 166016

ISBN: 0584109369

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

-----------hardcover, a Fair to Good example only, dampstain to the upper corner of the boards has resulted in the cloth rippling a bit, no dampstaining to the interior although there is some rippling and waviness to the paper, in an attractive Good only dustjacket, tears along flap folds have been taped on the verso, a bit of staining from the cloth on the verso of the jacket, overall rubbing and light wear to jacket, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector so overall this doesn't look too bad, 372 pages, colour plates throughout, any image directly beside this listing is the actual boo...
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U-Boats Against Canada: German Submarines in Canadian Waters -by Michael L Hadley (signed) ( WWII / World War II Naval Operations )

By: Hadley, Michael L (signed) / McGill-Queen's University Press

Price: $14.78 CAD

Publisher: Montreal, Quebec / Kingston, Ontario, Montreal, PQ / Kingston, ON: McGill - Queen's University Press MQUP, 1985, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1985

Seller ID: 156582

ISBN: 0773505849

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, a near Fine copy in a lightly rubbed Very Good+ dustjacket, signed and inscribed "For Doug F_____ with kindest personal regards Michael L hadley", 360 pages, b&w photos, contents include: Portents and Preparations; Operation DRUMBEAT; The first St lawrence Sorties - 1942; The Battle of the St Lawrence; The Intelligence Gatherers - Langbein, Janow and Kurt; Clandestine Operations - escape and Blockade; Restless Interlude - January to June 1944; After Normandy; U-Boat Christmas; Black Flags; Epilogue; Appendix, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and ...
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Image for The Devil's Grin: Why & How the Japanese Military Imprisoned Dutch Civilians Living in the Dutch East Indies During the 1941-1945 Pacific War -by Toni Harting ( Japan / Prison Camps / WWII / World War II )

The Devil's Grin: Why & How the Japanese Military Imprisoned Dutch Civilians Living in the Dutch East Indies During the 1941-1945 Pacific War -by Toni Harting ( Japan / Prison Camps / WWII / World War II )

By: Harting, Toni ( Antoni )

Price: $53.93 CAD

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Toni Harting / Self Published, 2013, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2013

Seller ID: 162699

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------softcover, about 6w x 9h inches, a close to near Fine example but there is a short corner crease on the front panel so a Very Good+ example, 186 pages, b&w photos, ---"The Devil's Grin aims to provide insight into, and information about, the mentality, philosophy, and motivation of the Japanese people, especially the Japanese military, before and during the 1941-1945 war in the Pacific, as well as their system of civilian concentration camps in the Dutch East Indies colony in Southeast Asia. --The book also portrays the story of a young Dutch teenage boy developing into an eighteen...
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Malta Epic -by Ian Hay ( British Occupation )(includes: HMS Illustrious )

By: Hay, Ian ( Beith, Major - General John Hay )

Price: $26.93 CAD

Publisher: New York, NY, N.Y. / New York: D Appleton-Century, 1943, 1st edition, First Printing: 1943

Seller ID: 166316

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

----------hard cover, a solid Good to Very Good copy with a bit of light wear, a bit of browning to gray cloth, bumped upper corner, in an attractive Good price clipped dustjacket with some chips and tears, jacket has been rebacked with some plain paper and therefore taped, ink name and 1944 date on front blank endpaper, 238 pages, b&w photos, contents include: Second World War; The Tragedy of France; Defense Scheme; Malta Goes Military; The Siege Begins; Cunningham and Wavell; Luftwaffe vs. Illustrious; Mussolini Tries Again; Days of Wrath; The Civilian Front; Ships and Men; Malta, G.C.; Vic...
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Image for The Lincs: A History of the Lincoln and Welland Regiment at War -by Geoffrey Hayes -a Signed Copy ( WWII / World War II / Ontario / Canadian Regimental History )

The Lincs: A History of the Lincoln and Welland Regiment at War -by Geoffrey Hayes -a Signed Copy ( WWII / World War II / Ontario / Canadian Regimental History )

By: Hayes, Geoffrey (signed)

Price: $53.93 CAD

Publisher: Ontario, Alma, ON: Maple Leaf Route ( Publishing ) / Printed By The Beacon Herald, Stratford, Ontario ), 1986, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1986

Seller ID: 166102

ISBN: 0919907059

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, a tight square copy, in a very lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket , 139 pages, b&w photos, this copy has been signed and inscribed by the author "To Lorne E___ Best Wishes and kindest regards Geoffrey Hayes December / 86", any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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VIMY RIDGE: A Canadian Reassessment ( WWI / World War One )

By: Hayes, Geoffrey; Andrew Iarocci; Mike Bechthold (eds.) Gary Sheffield; Paul Dickson; Michael Boire; Mark Osborne Humphries; Tim Cook; Andrew Godefroy; Jonathan Vance; Serge Durflinger; Jacqueline Hucker; David Campbell; Heather Moran; Bill Rawling; et al

Price: $33.68 CAD

Publisher: Waterloo, Ontario, Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press / Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies, 2007, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2007

Seller ID: 165071

ISBN: 0889205086

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, couple of small marks on the upper edge of the textblock, in a Near Fine dustjacket, feels unread, looks new, 353 pages, ---"On the morning of April 9, 1917, troops of the Canadian Corps under General Julian Byng attacked the formidable German defences of Vimy Ridge. Since then, generations of Canadians have shared a deep emotional attachment to the battle, inspired partly by the spectacular memorial on the battlefield. Although the event is considered central in Canadian military history, most people know very little about what happened during that ...
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Byzantine Armies, 886 - 1118 / Osprey Men-at-Arms Series

By: Heath, Ian, Edited By Martin Woodrow / Osprey Men-at-Arms Series

Price: $12.08 CAD

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Osprey Publications, 1979, 1st edition, First Printing: 1979

Seller ID: 152888

ISBN: 0850452716

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------oversized soft cover, about 7.25 x 9.5 inches, a Near Fine copy with a bit of very light wear, 40 pages, colour and b&w illustrations and photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Image for Levend oorlogsverleden: Ijlst, een elfstedenstadje tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog ( Netherlands History / Daily Life During the Second World War / WWII )

Levend oorlogsverleden: Ijlst, een elfstedenstadje tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog ( Netherlands History / Daily Life During the Second World War / WWII )

By: Hekman, Edsko (signed ?)

Price: $40.43 CAD

Publisher: The Netherlands, Ijlst, Netherlands: Stichting Nooitgedagt / Edsko Hekman, 2008, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2008

Seller ID: 162323

ISBN: 9081294717

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, about 8.25w x 11.75h inches, a Fine example, no dustjacket as issued, there is an inscription on the front blank endpaper which might be authorial (very difficult to read the actual signature but is is made out to someone so it could well be an authorial inscription ), 304 pages, b&w photographs throughout, all text is in DUTCH, , any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///SIGNED ?? ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Find the Dragon: The Canadian Army in Korea 1950 - 1953 ---by Robert Hepenstall ---a Signed Copy ( Korean War )

By: Hepenstall, Robert ( signed)

Price: $16.13 CAD

Publisher: Edmonton, Alberta, Edmonton, AB: Robert Hepenstall / Four Winds Publishing, 1997, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing: 1997

Seller ID: 155200

ISBN: 096804140X

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------trade paperback, about 6 x 9 inches, a Near Fine copy, signed by Hepenstall, 386 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Image for To the Bitter End: Final Battles of Army Groups North Ukraine, A, Centre, Eastern Front 1944 - 45 ( 1945 / wwII / World War ii )( Soviet Winter Offensive; Silesia; Last Days of Fortress Breslau; Fighting for the Moravian Gate; Final Battles in Saxony etc)

To the Bitter End: Final Battles of Army Groups North Ukraine, A, Centre, Eastern Front 1944 - 45 ( 1945 / wwII / World War ii )( Soviet Winter Offensive; Silesia; Last Days of Fortress Breslau; Fighting for the Moravian Gate; Final Battles in Saxony etc)

By: Hinze, Rolf; Translated with Editing and Revisions By Frederick P Steinhardt ( Publishers Note By Dunan Rogers )

Price: $13.43 CAD

Publisher: England, Solihull, UK: Helion & Company,2006 , 1st Edition, 2nd Printing: 2006

Seller ID: 163846

ISBN: 1874622361

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, small flake at lower spine tip, 207 pages, b&w photos and maps, ---"a penetrating and detailed account of the climactic battles of the German forces in Slovakia, the Carpathians, parts of Poland, Silesia and Saxony, from autumn 1944 until the end of the war. --The author provides excellent detail on the movements and actions of numerous German units, and the text covers all major actions including the battle for the Vistula bridgeheads, the epic siege of Breslau, and the final desperate actions around Bautzen ...
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D-Day Dodger: Memories of a Canadian Foot Soldier in Italy ---by Jim Holman

By: Holman, Jim

Price: $26.93 CAD

Publisher: Ontario, Ontario: Jim Holman / Self Published, 2008, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2008

Seller ID: 155689

ISBN: 1897518900

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

----------trade paperback, a Very Good copy but the title page has been removed so a Good copy, a bit of light wear, 290 pages, b&w photos, ---"I had never heard the term -Post Traumatic Stress- or P.T.S. until some of our Canadian troops came home from the war in Afghanistan. This is probably what the veterans of WWII called -shell shock- or -bomb whacky. I never thought much about it -- there was even a time when it went through my thoughts that maybe it was a lot of hogwash and some of these guys were trying to pull a fast one. Well, 60 years after being discharged because of war wounds, I ...
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D-Day Dodger: Memories of a Canadian Foot Soldier in Italy ---by Jim Holman -a signed copy

By: Holman, Jim (signed)

Price: $40.43 CAD

Publisher: Ontario, Ontario: Jim Holman / Self Published, 2008, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2008

Seller ID: 143602

ISBN: 1897518900

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------trade paperback, a Near Fine copy, likely unread, signed on the dedication page as Jim and as Jim Holman, 290 pages, b&w photos, ---"I had never heard the term -Post Traumatic Stress- or P.T.S. until some of our Canadian troops came home from the war in Afghanistan. This is probably what the veterans of WWII called -shell shock- or -bomb whacky. I never thought much about it -- there was even a time when it went through my thoughts that maybe it was a lot of hogwash and some of these guys were trying to pull a fast one. Well, 60 years after being discharged because of war wounds, I h...
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The Wild Place ---by Kathryn Hulme (author of The Nun's Story )( The Wild Place / Wildflecken Survivors / Bavaria

By: Hulme, Kathryn

Price: $175.43 CAD

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Frederick Muller, 1954, 1st UK edition, First Printing: 1954

Seller ID: 155775

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

----------hardcover, a solid Very Good+ copy, some faint browning to endpapers, ink name and 1955 date, in a Very Good dustjacketlaid into this copy is a Wildflecken tourist brochure presumably from circa 1955, 275 pages, ---"In the secret depths of the Bavarian forests lay The Wild Place - Wildflecken. Here Hitler had a training camp for his elite, the ski troops and SS. And here, for five years after his destruction, a tiny band of UN workers brought new hope to more than 100,000 of of his homeless and helpless victims. ---", any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and ...
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The Wild Place ---by Kathryn Hulme -a signed copy (author of The Nun's Story )( The Wild Place / Wildflecken Survivors / Bavaria

By: Hulme, Kathryn (signed)

Price: $472.43 CAD

Publisher: London, England, London, UK (actually Australia ): Shakespeare Head, 1954, 1st Australian edition, First Printing: 1954

Seller ID: 151358

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

----------hardcover, a solid Very Good copy, some browning to endpapers, in a FAIR ONLY dustjacket, substantial loss to the spine of the jacket as well as some loss on the front panel near the spine, dustjacket is ready to separate along spine but is stabilized with the mylar protector holding everything in place, front board has been slightly bent and shows a crack to the fixed blank endpaper on the verso of the front board, overall a tight square copy that looks quite nice with the jacket in a hi-quality mylar protector, this is the Shakespeare Head edition, SH was the Australian arm of t...
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Dancing in the Sky: The Royal Flying Corps in Canada ( RFC / R.F.C. )

By: Hunt, C W

Price: $20.18 CAD

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Dundurn Press, 2009, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2009

Seller ID: 152855

ISBN: 1550028642

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------trade paperback, a Near Fine copy, 358 pages, b&w photos, ---Dancing in the Sky is the first complete telling of the First World War fighter pilot training initiative established by the British in response to the terrible losses occurring in the skies over Europe in 1916. This program, up and running in under six months despite enormous obstacles, launched Canada into the age of flight ahead of the United States. --The results enabled the Allies to regain control of the skies and eventually win the war, but at a terrible price. Flying was in its infancy and pilot training primitive....
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De Havilland Tiger Moth; Comet Srs; Vampire Mk 5 / 9; M Bloch 151 - 152; Martinsyde Elephant; Douglas A-20; Heinkel He 162; Lockheed P2V Neptune; Hawker P 1127 - Kestrel; Pfalz D XII; Tempest I-VI; SBD Dauntless; Potez 63, etc --- Profile Publications

By: Jackson, A J, P J Birtles; Francis K Mason; Michel Cristesco; J M Bruce; Harry Gann; Richard Smith; William Conway; Holmes G Anderson; Peter M Grosz; David Brazelton; Raymond Danel; Wm Larkins; Martin C Windrow, Profile Publications

Price: $67.43 CAD

Publisher: Surrey, England, Surrey, UK: Profile Publications, No Date -Circa 1965 - 1966 - 1967, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1967

Seller ID: 165927

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------16 volumes (ONE SHIPPING CHARGE), trade paperback sized pamphlet, all are Very Good to Very Good+ copies+, 10 to 15 pages or so in each, b&w photographs and drawings, colour examples on verso of front cover, complete list of issues is: The De Havilland Tiger Moth; The de Havilland Comet Srs 1 - 4; The de Havilland Vampire Mk 5 / 9; M Bloch 151 - 152; Martinsyde Elephant; Douglas A-20 ( 7A to Boston III ); Heinkel He 162; Lockheed P2V Neptune; Hawker P 1127 and Kestrel; Pfalz D XII; Hawker Tempest I - VI; Douglas SBD Dauntless; Potez 63 Series; Curtiss SOC Seagull; The Bristol M....
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Image for Yesterday's Soldier: World War II ---with Some Dreams Come True: A Family WWII Story ---both are Signed By Hon. Colonel Art Kemp ---TWO VOLUMES ( The Lorne Scots, Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment )( Letters to and from Home )

Yesterday's Soldier: World War II ---with Some Dreams Come True: A Family WWII Story ---both are Signed By Hon. Colonel Art Kemp ---TWO VOLUMES ( The Lorne Scots, Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment )( Letters to and from Home )

By: Kemp, Art (signed)

Price: $67.43 CAD

Publisher: Burlington, ONtario, No Place ( Burlington, ON ): No Publisher / Self Published ( Art Kemp ), 2003, 2007, 1st Edition, First Printing for Both: 2007

Seller ID: 147987

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------2 volumes (ONE SHIPPING PRICE ), hardcovers, both are Near Fine/Fine copies, both are signed and inscribed by Kemp, SOLDIER has a lengthy inscription from Kemp, 134 and 355 pages, b&w photos, overseas shipping (outside of Canada and the USA ) will require additional postage, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE ///
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Category: Military History