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Price: $13.13
Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Pimlico, 2000, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing: 2000
Edition: Later Printing of the first Edition
Inscription: Not Signed
Seller ID: 163596
----------trade paperback, about 6w x 9h inches, a Very Good+ to near Fine example, a bit of light rubbing, age toning to paper, 292 pages, b&w photos, ---"It was, of course, the Battle of Britain, or rather its conclusion, that prompted one of Winston Churchill's most memorable pieces of oratory that has its epitome in the sentence, 'Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.' If the Battle of Britain had been lost it is very likely... View more info
By: Anonymous (An Unknown Soldier ); Foreword By John Lane
Price: $13.13
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: McClelland, Goodchild and Stewart, 1918, 1st Canadian Edition, First Printing: 1918
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Not Signed
Seller ID: 163574
-----------hardcover, about 5w x 7.75h inches, a solid Good example, red cloth with white lettering, light war and rubbing, some light soiling, foxing tot he endpapers, ink name and 1919 date on front blank endpaper, no dustjacket, 207 pages, one b&w photo of one of the actual letters ---The manuscript was submitted by a young officer of the R.F.A., who brought the papers back from France at the end of World War I after discovering them in a secreted dark corner, wedged ... View more info
By: Aston, W H, Introduction By Captain G F Collie, MBE
Price: $13.13
Publisher: London, England, London, UK: MacMillan, 1946, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1946
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Not Signed
Seller ID: 149326
---------hardcover, a Very Good+ copy with a bit of very light wear, no dustjacket, ink name and date, portion of front flap has been tipped-in to the front endpaper, 218 pages, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo View more info
By: Barker, Ralph
Price: $13.13
Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Chatto and Windus, 1963, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1963
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Not Signed
Seller ID: 149487
-----------hardcover, a Very Good+ copy with a bit of very light rubbing, a bit of foxing to upper edge of text block, in an attractive Good price clipped dustjacket, some chips and tears, sunning to the spine, 210 pages, b&w photos, ---"Many thousands of words have been written about the conception of the bomber offensive in World War II, the strategy and the tactics of Bomber Command, the choice of target systems, the method of attack, the evaluation of bombing re... View more info
By: Barker, Ralph
Price: $11.81
Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Chatto and Windus, 1957, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1957
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Not Signed
Seller ID: 153289
-----------hardcover, a Very Good+ copy with a bit of light wear and age toning to paper, in a chipped and torn Good dustjacket, sticker pull on front panel of jacket, 272 pages, b&w photos, contents include: The Curtain Raiser; The Rover; The Million-to-one Chance; Training and Psychology; The Unique Opportunity; The Beaufort attacks on the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau; Attack on the Prinz Eugen; Torpedoes in the Med; The June Malta Convoy; Taranto to Benghazi; Before the... View more info
Price: $17.09
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Thomas Allen, 2013, 1st Edition, Later Printing: 2013
Edition: Later Printing of the first Edition
Inscription: Signed
Seller ID: 163204
------------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, 288 pages, b&w photographs including scenes and behind the scenes stills from the James Garner / Steve McQueen / Richard Attenborough / Donald Pleasance movie, signed by Barris with the inscription, "For B____ So wee never forget - Ted Barris 2014", ---"On the night of March 24, 1944, eighty Commonwealth airmen crawled through a 400-foot-long tunnel, code-named -Harry,- and most slipped into t... View more info
By: Barris, Ted (signed)with a Foreword By John Keegan
Price: $13.13
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Thomas Allen, 2004, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2004
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed
Seller ID: 150819
------------hardcover, Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, 311 pages, b&w photographs, signed by Barris with the inscription, "So we never forget", , Barris tells the story of Juno and the D-Day events in the voices of the actual Canadian soldiers who were there ---farmers from the Prairies, recent graduates from acroos the country, miners from Quebec and Newfoundland, often described as "THE LONGEST DAY", Barris takes us back to those momentous hours th... View more info
By: Barthorp, Michael, Edited By Martin Woodrow / Osprey Men-at-Arms Series
Price: $11.81
Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Osprey Publications, 1989, 1st edition, 2nd Printing: 1989
Edition: Later Printing of the first Edition
Inscription: Not Signed
Seller ID: 152892
----------oversized soft cover, about 7.25 x 9.5 inches, a Near Fine copy with a bit of very light wear, 48 pages, colour and b&w illustrations and photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo View more info
Price: $22.37
Publisher: Canberra, AU, Canberra, Australia: Board of Management of the Australian War Memorial, 1955, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1957
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Not Signed
Seller ID: 155820
-----------hardcover, about 7 x 9.75 inches, a Very Good+ to near Fine copy, in an attractive Good dustjacket with some chips and tears, 265 pages, b&w photos, contents include: Before 1914: War Along the Waikato by Norman Bartlett; Australians in the Sudan by W. J. Lambie; The Advance on Johannesburg by J. H. M. Abbott ; The Contingent of Handy Men by Bruce Haring -----1914-1918: Submarine in the Dardenelles by H. G. Stoker, DSO, RN ; First Hours at Gallipoli by ... View more info
Price: $105.53
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: 48th Highlanders of Canada, 1957, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1957
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Not Signed
Seller ID: 161245
-----------hardcover, red cloth, a solid Very Good+ copy, ---in a FAIR only dustjacket with chips and tears, old tape repairs on the verso of the jacket, ---laid into this copy is a program for the 48th Highlanders of Canada Presentation of Colours Parade May 18th 1991 Varsity Stadium, ---, 847 pages, b&w photos; numerous maps, contents include: Foreword; Preface ---The Decade of Militia Adversity; War and Mobilization; The New Regiment is Born; By Troopship to the Clyd... View more info
By: Beckett, John D (signed letter); Reg Beckett
Price: $52.73
Publisher: Ohio, Elyria, OH: John D Beckett, 2015, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2015
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed Letter
Seller ID: 164062
-----------softcover, about 12w x 9h inches, a Near Fine example, 60 pages, colour and b&w photos, laid into this copy is a signed letter from John D Beckett detailing the genesis of this book, Reg Beckett was a member of a wealthy Hamilton Ontario family, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED letter ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// View more info
By: Bennett, Geoffrey ( Captain Geoffrey Martin Bennett DSC FRHS )( Walter Cowan related)
Price: $36.89
Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Collins, 1964, 1st edition, First Printing: 1964
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Not Signed
Seller ID: 163559
----------hardcover, about 5.75w x 8.5h inches, a Near Fine example, in an attractive Very Good price clipped dustjacket, some light wear and rubbing, a couple of small nicks, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, 254 pages, b&w photos, contents include: The Baltic Scene; Red Waters; Walter Cowan; Libau; Biorko Sound; Operation RG ; Bermondt and Yudenitch; A SUDDEN FLOOD OF MUTINY; The Prize of Admiralty; --APPENDIX: The Price of Admiralty; Notes on Warships em... View more info
Price: $13.13
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press / UTP, 1999, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1999
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Not Signed
Seller ID: 148517
----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, feels unread, 269 pages, b&w photos, ---"The Korean War represented a series of firsts for Canadian soldiers - their first military action under UN auspices, their first under U.S. corps and army command, their first in Asia as ground troops, and their first in which people at home initially ignored their efforts, and then forgot about them. David Bercuson evokes the tastes and smells, the frustrations,... View more info
Price: $13.13
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press / UTP, 1999, 1st Edition, Later Printing: 1999
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Not Signed
Seller ID: 151306
----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, 269 pages, b&w photos, ---"The Korean War represented a series of firsts for Canadian soldiers - their first military action under UN auspices, their first under U.S. corps and army command, their first in Asia as ground troops, and their first in which people at home initially ignored their efforts, and then forgot about them. David Bercuson evokes the tastes and smells, the frustrations, the unfamilia... View more info
Price: $28.97
Publisher: Calgary, Alberta, Calgary, AB: University of Calgary Press - Beyond Boundaries, Canadian Defence and Strategic Studies Series, 2014, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2014
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Not Signed
Seller ID: 158761
------------softcover, about 6 x 9 inches, a Near Fine copy, 344 pages, b&w photos, ---"Long Night of the Tankers presents a fresh account of a lesser-known but critical component of the Atlantic naval theatre during World War II. Using war diaries, after-action reports, and first-hand accounts, authors Bercuson and Herwig examine the story behind Operation Neuland, the German plan to interrupt vital oil supplies from reaching the United States and the United Kingdo... View more info
Price: $39.53
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Doubleday Canada, 2001, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2001
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed
Seller ID: 163941
----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, signed without inscription by Berton, 632 pages, ---"From the Introduction ---"I have called this period Canada’s Turbulent Years - turbulent not only because of the battles we fought on the African veldt, the ravaged meadows of Flanders, the forbidding spine of Italy, and the conical hills of Korea, but turbulent in other ways. These were Canada’s formative years, when she resembled an adoles... View more info
Price: $13.13
Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Viking, 1994, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1994
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Not Signed
Seller ID: 147541
----------hard cover, Near Fine, in a Near Fine dust jacket, illustrated with black and white photos, 398 pages, contents include: The Window Opens; the Translation of Cancer Ward; Solzhenitsyn in the West; After the Last Secret; Early Contact with the Sakharovs; Vladimir Bukovsky; Sakharov & the Helsinki Group; The Helsinki Agreement; Human Rights & Political Problems; My First try at the Pass; Two Lonely Soldiers; My Friend Oleg; Nelson Mandela; the Katyn Murder Myste... View more info
Price: $32.93
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Alfred A Knopf Canada / Penguin Random House, 2015, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2015
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Not Signed
Seller ID: 163861
----------hardcover, a Fine example in a Fine dustjacket, 257 pages, colour and b&w illustrations and photos, ---"A beautifully designed collection of essays on war, loss and remembrance to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the writing of Canada's most famous poem. --In early 1915, the death of a young friend on the battlefields of Ypres inspired Canadian soldier, field surgeon and poet John McCrae to write "In Flanders Fields." Within months of the poem's... View more info
By: Bishop, Edward
Price: $10.49
Publisher: London, England, London, UK: NEL / New English Library, 1973, 1st paperback Edition, 2nd Printing: 1973
Edition: First Printing
Inscription: Not Signed
Seller ID: 151338
-----------paperback, a solid Good copy, a bit of light wear, a bit of age toning to paper, price sticker residue and sticker pull on front panel, ink squiggle and stor stamp, 125 pages, b&w photos, ---"--- "More exclusive than Boodle's, Buck's, Whites and the Royal Yacht Squadron rolled into one". This was how Sir Archibald McIndoe, the celebrated plastic surgeon, described The Guinea Pig Club, a unique body of greviously burnt, often seriously disfigured a... View more info
By: Blackburn, George G.(signed)
Price: $19.73
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart ( M&S ), 1997, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1997
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed
Seller ID: 151139
----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, signed by Blackburn, 439 pages, b&w photos, chapters include: May 1939 to August 1940 --- Transforming Civilians into Soldiers; August 1940 to July 1942 --- The Metamorphosis of a regiment; June 1941 to June 1942 --- Producing Trainloads of Reinforcements; August 1942 to April 1943 --- The Failure of Dieppe Spurs More Intensive Training for Battle; April 1943 to January 1944 --- Morale Becomes the Big Prob... View more info
