Canadian Military History

Material relating to the Canadian Military - Army, Navy, Air Force

Canadian Military History

Canadian Military History

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1 Administrative Pamphlet No. 3: Preparation of Unit Orders
Ottawa King's Printer 1944 First Printing Printed Wraps Very Good  Military Manual 10" Tall 
Pamphlet supersedes Administrative Pamphlet No. 3, 1942. Parallel English and French language text. 169pp. Three-hole punched binding with cord tie. Stamp of Canadian Women's Army Corps to front cover as well as hanwritten name etc. Bright, clean interior. Wraps, with overlapping edges, show some wear. Weight, 240g.  
Price: 15.00 USD
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2 Aircrew Memories: Being the Collected World War II and Later Memories of Members of the Air Crew Association, Vancouver Island Branch, Victoria, B.C. Sixty-Five Stories of Service with the Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal Air Force in War and Peace
Victoria, BC Victoria Pub Co 1999 0969869959 / 9780969869955 First Edition Laminated Hardcover As New No Dustjacket Issued Hardcover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 
Personal accounts of flying on active service during the Second World War in Europe. 424pp, illstrated, maps ; 24 cm. Bright, fresh copy, about 'as new'. Weight, 690g. 
Price: 9.50 USD
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3 Badges of the Canadian Forces
Ottawa Department of National Defence 1977 0-660-0/056-9 First Edition Laminated Pictorial Wraps Very Good  Government Publication 10.75" Tall 
National Defence of Canada Publication CFP 267. Substantial publication with detailed color illustrations of the Badges of Canada's Armed Forces as of the date of publication. Unpaginated. Heavy book weighing approx. 4.5lbs. Interior is very clean and bright. Binding is sound. Laminated card wraps show creasing and minor wear at fore-edge.  
Price: 65.00 USD
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4 Canada's Part in the Great War
Ottawa Department of Public Information 1919 First Edition Printed Wraps Good VG  Government Publication 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall 
Canadian Government Publication summarazing the part the Country played in the First Great War. 64pp, graphs. Red paper covers slight faded around the spine. A little weakness at top staple.  
Price: 14.00 USD
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5 Canadian Army Training Pamphlet No. 1: A General Instructional Background for the Young Soldier
Ottawa King's Printer 1952 New Edition Printer Wrappers Very Good  Military Handbook 7.75" Tall 
Introductory handbook for the young Canadian soldier 'joining up' in WW2. 196pp, photo illustrated, diagrams, color plates. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Slight vertical fold at center where it was once bent to fit a pocket. Tight, square binding. Weight, 230g.  
Price: 14.00 USD
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6 Current Affairs for the Canadian Forces: 1 August 1954
Ottawa Department of National Defence 1954 Volume 7, Number 3 Printed Wrappers Good to Very Good  Periodical 7.5" Tall 
Entire issue on the history of the First Canadian Infantry Brigade, 1914-1954. 30pp, illustrated. generally clean interior. Slight staining to top margin and to rear wrapper. Sound, stapled binding. Weight, 40g  
Price: 12.50 USD
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7 Current Affairs No. 77: The Japanese Way
Army Bureau of Current Affairs 1944 Canadian Printing Stapled Wrappers About Fine  Pamphlet 8.25" Tall 
Canadian printing, November 1944. To orientate Allied troops to the Japanese people and culture as the Allies intensify their actions in the Pacific theatre. 16pp. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Staples somewhat rusty, otherwise near mint. Weight, 20g.  
Price: 20.00 USD
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8 Pacific Command News Review: 11 Issues
Vancouver Pacific Command: Canadian Army 1945 Very Good  Newsletter 8.25" by 13" 
Irregular run of 11 issues of this immediate-Post-War Canadian Military newsletter. The run consists of issues # 26, #29, #30, #31, #32, #33, #41, #46, #50, #52, and #53 [the last issue]. erach issue is a single page printed both sides and deals predominently with demobilization and the transition from the Interim Army to the Post War Regular Army. All issues in reasonable, average condition, no major defects. Weight, 56g.  
Price: 25.00 USD
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9 Royal Canadian Horse Artillery: First Regiment, 1871-1971
Lahr, Germany RCHA 1971 First Edition Stapled Card Wrappers VG+ Softcover Quarto 
Programme of RCHA Centennial Events taking place at the Canadian Forces Base in Lahr, Germany in October of 1971. Includes history and background of the Regiment. 32pp, photo illustrated. Clean, unmarked interior except for a single signature to the autograph page. Tight, sound binding. Clean wrappers. Officer's signature to top margin of the front wrapper. Weight, 144g. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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10 Royal Canadian Horse Artillery: First Regiment, 1871-1971
Lahr, Germany RCHA 1971 First Edition Stapled Card Wrappers VG+ Softcover Quarto 
Programme of RCHA Centennial Events taking place at the Canadian Forces Base in Lahr, Germany in October of 1971. Includes history and background of the Regiment. 32pp, photo illustrated. Clean, unmarked interior. Tight, sound binding. Clean wrappers. Wrappers are clean except for a 'cup ring' to the front wrapper. Weight, 144g. 
Price: 15.00 USD
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11 Souvenir Album: D-Day 1944-1989
Ottawa Veterans Affairs 1989 First Edition Plastic Spiral Binding VG+  Souvenir Album Oblong 4to 
Souvenir album produced for the official representatives, honoured guests and others who participated in the program marking the 45th Anniversary of Canadian participation in the D-Day, Normandy landings. Unpaginated, profusely photo illustrated. English and French text. Sound, plastic spiral binding. Internally bright and clean. Similar card wrappers. Weight, 130g.  
Price: 20.00 USD
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12 Souvenir Album: 30th Anniversary The Canadians in Italy, April 22 to May 3, 1975
Ottawa Veterans Affairs 1975 First Edition Plastic Spiral Binding Good Very Good  Souvenir Album Oblong 4to 
Souvenir album produced for the official representatives, honoured guests and others who participated in the program marking the 30th Anniversary of the end of the Italian Campaign of World War II. Unpaginated, profusely photo illustrated. English and French text. Minor damage to plastic spiral binding. Internally bright and clean. Similar card wrappers. Weight, 400g.  
Price: 25.00 USD
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13 Souvenir Album: 35th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings in Normandy
Ottawa Veterans Affairs 1979 First Edition Plastic Spiral Binding Good Very Good  Souvenir Album Oblong 4to 
Souvenir album produced for the official representatives, honoured guests and others who participated in the program marking the 35th Anniversary of Canadian participation in the D-Day, Normandy landings. Unpaginated, profusely photo illustrated. English and French text. Sound, plastic spiral binding. Internally bright and clean. Similar card wrappers. Weight, 208g.  
Price: 25.00 USD
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14 Souvenir Album: Netherlands - Canada - Pay-Bas, 1945-1985
Ottawa Veterans Affairs 1985 First Edition Plastic Spiral Binding Good Very Good  Souvenir Album Oblong 4to 
Souvenir album produced for the official representatives, honoured guests and others who participated in the program marking the 40th Anniversary of the Canadian liberation of the Netherlands. Unpaginated, profusely photo illustrated. English and French text. Sound, plastic spiral binding. Internally bright and clean. Similar card wrappers. Weight, 278g.  
Price: 25.00 USD
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15 The Military Collectors' Club of Canada Journal, No. 137
Newmarket M. C. C. Of C. 1984 Printed Card Wraps Good VG  Journal 8.5" Tall 
Volume 20, No. 4, Summer 1984. Articles on collecting Canadian Militaria. 48pp, illustrated, ads. bright, clean copy with a sound binding. Weight, 80g.  
Price: 8.00 USD
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16 War Services of Canadian Knights of Columbus 1939-1947
Montreal Knights of Columbus 1948 First Edition Full Leather About Fine  No Dustjacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 
A history of the work of the Knights of Columbus Canadian Army Huts during the Second World War. Full, blue leather binding with gilt titles and decoration. Owner's name, in gilt letters, at foot of front board. 260pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean copy with a sound binding. Unmarked. Attractive copy.  
Price: 30.00 USD
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17 1st VETERANS' BATTALION [VANCOUVER] Coronation Military Display and Torchlight Tattoo: Brockton Point, May 12, 1937
Vancouver, BC 1st Veterans' Battalion 1937 Stapled Wrappers About VG Programme 
Souvenir Programme for a Military Display and Tprcvhlight Tattoo to celebrate the Coronation of 1937. Presenetd by the 1st Veterans' Battalion of Vancouver and held at Brockton Point on May 12, 1937. Size - 6" by 8.75", 8pp. Decent condition, unmarked and undamaged. Uncommon. 
Price: 15.00 USD
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18 47th BATTALION SOCIAL ASSOC Message Postcard from the 47th battalion Social Association
New Westminster, BC 47th Battalion S. A. 1920s Fine Pre-stamped Postcard 
Pre-stamped reply message postcard requesting attendance at a meeting of New Westminster's 47th Battalion Social Association. The 47th Battalion, CEF, was active in the First World War. Postcards are mint and unused with a printed 1-cent stamp on verso. 3.5" by 5.5". 
Price: 3.00 USD
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19 BAGLEY, Fred; DUNCAN, Harvey Daniel A Legacy of Courage : "Calgary's Own" 137th Overseas Battalion, C. E. F.
Calgary, AB, Canada Plug Saint Books 1993 0969716206 / 9780969716204 First Edition Cloth Fine VG Hardcover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 
Regimental, or Battalion history of Calgary's 137th Overseas Battalion CEF. They saw action in Europe during 1917 and 1918 during the Great War. 260 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Book is bright, clean and unmarked, almost 'as new'. Unclipped dustjacket is nearly similar but has small 'nibbles' to the top edges of the front and rear panels. Scan available. Weight, 626g. 
Price: 15.00 USD
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20 BAKER, LCol D. R. - Editor The Canadian Gunner; Vol. 5, December, 1969
Shilo, MB Canadian Forces School of Artillery 1969 Fifth Annual Edition Printed Card Wrappers VG+ Regimental Annual 8.5" by 10.75" 
Fifth issue of an Annual produced by and for the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery. Past and present history, photo illustrated, rolls, advertising. 121pp.Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Tight, square, glued binding. Slight age-soil to exterior. Weight, 438g. 
Price: 27.50 USD
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