Category: Canadian Military History

The Canadians in Britain 1939-1944

By: MURCHIE, Lieutenant-General J. C. - Foreword

Price: $8.50

Publisher: Ottawa, Ministry of National Defence : 1944

Seller ID: 20616

Condition: About VG

The Canadian Army at War, Volume 1. 172pp, photo illustrated, folding map. Contemporary, official account of the Canadians in Britain during the Second World War. Bright, clean, unmarked interior with a sound binding. Minor wear to wraps at edges. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. This item weighs 290g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates are based on specific de...
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Valour Road: Only 71 Canadians Were Awarded The Victoria Cross In WW1

By: NADLER, John

Price: $17.50

Publisher: Canada, Viking/Penguin : 2014

Seller ID: 364

ISBN-13: 9780670068210

Binding: Cloth

Condition: As New

'Only 71 Canadians were awarded the Victoria Cross in WWI. Three of these men were from the same street [in Winnieg]. This is their incredible story'. Leo Clarke, Robert Shankland & Fred Hall. 360 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.This copy is 'as new' bright, fresh and unmarked, in a similar, unclipped dustjacket. Very attractive copy. Unpacked weight, 607g. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. WE use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal ch...
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The Dieppe Raid: The Story of the Disastrous 1942 Expedition

By: NEILLANDS, Robin

Price: $9.00

Publisher: London, Aurum Press : 2006

Seller ID: 047840

ISBN-13: 9781845131661

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: VG+

The Dieppe Raid is one of World War II's most controversial hours. In 1942, a full two years before D-Day, thousands of men, mostly Canadian troops eager for their first taste of battle, were sent across the Channel in a raid on the French port town of Dieppe. The author goes behind the myths to tell what really happened, and why. xii, 292 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 20 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Light spine creases present. Unpacked weight, 231g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive posta...
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The Gunners of Canada: The History of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

By: NICHOLSON, Colonel G. W. L.

Price: $95.00

Publisher: Toronto, McClelland & Stewart : 1967

Seller ID: 039779

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: Near Fine

Set of two volumes - Vol 1 [1967], 1534-1919, encompassing the First World War. Vol 2 [1972], 1919-1967, encompassing the Second World War. xiv, 478pp, photo illustrated, maps, folding plates, endpaper maps. xvi, 760pp, illustrated, maps, folding plates, endpaper maps. Both books are bright, clean and unmarked with very sound, tight bindings. Dustjackets are generally clean but with some edge wear, margin tears etc.. Good set - belonged to an Officer in the Regiment. Weight, 3.15kg. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - b...
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Identification of Canadian Aircraft; 1941

By: NOURSE, Lieut. R. E. - R.C.A.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Esquimalt, B. C., C. &. A. A. Artillery Training Centre : 1941

Seller ID: 30829

Binding: Stapled Wrappers

Condition: VG+

Short course in the identification of canadian Aircraft during WWII. Published Nov 1, 1941. 11pp, diagrams. Mechanically reproduced from typewritten original. Pink wrapper. To enable anti-aircraft artillery toidentify Canadian aircraft so that they were not mistaken for enemy aircraft.
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No Place to Hide

By: OLSON, George R.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Edmonton, AB, Canada, Loral Family Group : 2000

Seller ID: 33608

ISBN-13: 9780968722008

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: Near Fine

A collection of wartime poems written by George [Ole] Olson during his tour of operations from 1943 to 1945 [RCAF]. Dedicated inscription and signature in the author's hand to the tp. 122pp, illustrated. Clean, unmarked copy with a sound binding. Weight, 140g.
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Le Roman Canadien-Francais; Evolution, Temoignages, Bibliographie

By: OTTAWA, Universite d'

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Montreal, Fides : 1964

Seller ID: 1357

Binding: Custom Cloth Binding

Condition: Fine

'Archives des Lettres Canadiennes', Tome 3. Universite d'Ottawa. Centre de Recherches en Litterature Canadienne-Francaise. French language text. 458pp, photo illustrated. A Presentation copy from the Royal Military College of Canada. Bound in tough, red cloth with gilt titles to the spine and the College Crest to the front board. Marbled endpapers. Presentation bookplate fom the College, dated 1967, to the ffep, signed by the Air Commodore, Commandant. Bright, clean and unmarked. No wear to the cloth. Appears unused. Weight, 1.195kg.
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Princess Patricia's Regiment : 1938-1941

By: PARROTT, Donald Fleming

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Thunder Bay, Ont., D.F. Parrott : 1990

Seller ID: 040868

Binding: Cloth

Condition: About Fine

One soldier's account of his service with the Canadian Army's Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry from just before WWII until 1941 when he was transferred to another Regiment for the duration of the War. 60 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm. Includes index. OCLC Number: 38602947. Very bright and clean, unmarked. Tight, square binding. No wear to the emerald green clothbut a minor 'bubble' to lower right of the front panel. Dustjacket is almost similr.
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A Thousand Shall Fall

By: PEDEN, Murray

Price: $11.50

Publisher: Toronto, Stoddart : 1988

Seller ID: 07822

ISBN-13: 9780773751811

Binding: Card Covers

Condition: Very Good

Story of the training of a Canadian Pilot during World War II and his subsequent Combat Missions as a bomber pilot over Europe with 214 Squadron. 490pp, photo illustrated. VG copy. Blacked-out name [?[ to the htp.. Name in ink to the foot of the tp. balance on tnterior is bright and clean. Spine creases but otherwise binding is tight. Minor delamination to the bottom corber ofv the rear cover. Unpacked weight, 743g. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. WE use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try t...
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A Thousand Shall Fall

By: PEDEN, Murray

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Stoddart : 2004

Seller ID: 048055

ISBN-13: 9780773751811

Binding: Printed Card Wrappers

Condition: As New

In what has been hailed as one of the finest war memoirs ever written, Murray Peden recounts his experiences as a bomber with 214 Squadron during World War II. 490pp, photo illustrated. An 'as new' copy - bright and clean. Unmarked. Tight, square binding with no spine creases. Beautiful copy! Weight, 741g. We ship Worldwide using both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges, at cost, without overcharging. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates based on specif...
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Legion: BC/Yukon Command War Service Recognition Book: Volume 1

By: PETERS, Gary - Book Chairman

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Victoria, BC, Royal Canadian Legion : 2006

Seller ID: 038339

Binding: Printed Wrappers

Condition: As New

Magazine-format. Recognizes service in the Second World War. Numerous biographies of WWII veterans. 260pp, photo illustrated, advertising. A bright, clean, unmarked copy, 'as new'. Weight, 675g.
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The Stump Ranch

By: PIEIE. Peter F.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: [Sardis. BC], Author Published : 1975

Seller ID: 3683

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

An account of an idividualist's trip through life, a tale of courage and endurance, of lessons in life, of heatrtbreaks and happiness, and also of concern. The author served in two World Wars and was a farmer at two periods of his life. 157 pages : portrait ; 24 cm. Beautifully printed by Morriss Printing of Victoria. Signed by the author below his portrait on page 8. Book is clean and unarked, pages bright white. Sound, tight binding. No wear to the cloth. Some light edge wear and a short, closed tear to the top edge of the rear panel. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are often incorrect and a...
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The R. C. A. F. Overseas: The First Four Years

By: POWER, C. G.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Toronto, Oxford University Press : 1944

Seller ID: 19095

Binding: Cloth, Embossed and Gilt

Condition: Good VG

The first volume [of three] of Canada's Epic of the Air in WWII. 418pp, glossary, photo illustrated, rolls. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a sound binding. No wear to blue cloth. Dustjacket has edge wear, chips, small lost piece at foot of spine. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. This item weighs g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates based on specific destinat...
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Photgraph of Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret with Major General George Pearkes in Vancouver, 1958

By: PRESS PHOTO

Price: $9.95

Publisher: Vancouver [?], Press Photo : 1958

Seller ID: 17355

Binding: 14cm by 21cm

Condition: Good VG

In 1958 Princess Margaret visited Vancouver as part of the Centennial of British Columbia. This photo, taken by an unknown Press Photographer, shows her with major General George Pearkes the World War I Victoria Cross winner, and, at the time, Canada's Minister of Defence. Bright and clean. One small 'nick' at 6 o'clock. Ships by inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail.
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Radio Systems Aboard HMCS Haida

By: PROC, Jerry

Price: $13.50

Publisher: Etobicoke, Author Published : 1995

Seller ID: 13138

Binding: Spiral Binding, Card Covers

Condition: About Fine

Book documents the radio systems fitted on the HMCS Haida and the time of her de-commissioning from the Royal Canadian Navy in 1963. 140pp, illustrated. bright, clean copy with an 'as new' appearance.
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Ticket to Hell via Dieppe: From a Prisoner's Wartime Log 1942-1945

By: PROUSE, A. Robert

Price: $7.95

Publisher: Toronto, Van Nostrand Reinhold : 1982

Seller ID: 35033

ISBN-13: 9780770600099

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: Very Good

Memoirs of a Canadian soldier taken prisoner at Dieppe who spent 3 years in Stalag IXC as a POW. 192pp, photo illus. Hardcover in black cloth with unclipped dustjacket in Brodart. Tight, clean copy. Weight, 670g.
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Saints, Devls and Ordinary Seamen: Life on the Royal Canadian Navy's Lower Deck

By: PUGSLEY, Lieutenant William H.

Price: $39.95

Publisher: Toronto, Collins : 1946

Seller ID: 10534

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: Near Fine

Description of the ordinary life of a typical navy 'matelot' in the Royal Canadian Navy during WWII. 241pp, photo illustrated. Book is clean & bright inside. Unmarked except for a name in pencil to the ffep. Sound binding and tight hinges. Boards are very clean with no wear. Sharp corners. Unclipped dustjacket is complete and clean but with moderate edge wear and small chips`. Repauirs on verso using acid-free tape. We ship Worldwide, at cost, using both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges, at cost, without overcharging. Canadian domestic postal rates ri...
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Sailor Remember

By: PUGSLEY, William H. - [ex-R.C.N.V.R.]

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Toronto, Collins : 1948

Seller ID: 4046

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

The Canadian Navy and it Sailors during WWII - and In Memory of those lost. 185pp, profusely photo illustrated. Bright, clean interior, unmarked. Tight, square binding, sound hinges. Very clean navy blue clothg showing only a very modest amount of wearto the extremities of thr spine. ZBright, gilt titles and decoration. The inside flaps of the original dustjacket, with information on the book etc, are taped to the front and rear endpapers.
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Barker VC: William Barker, Canada's Most Decorated War Hero

By: RALPH, Wayne

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Toronto, Doubleday : 1997

Seller ID: 041998

ISBN-13: 9780385256827

Binding: Cloth, Gilt Titles

Condition: Near New

Story of the great Canadian WWI hero, William Barker, VC, DSO and Bar, MC and two Bars, Croix de Guerre. Had 50 victories as a pilot in the RFC. 'Canada's most underrated WWI ace is finally getting his due'. 308pp, photo illus. Unmarked and otherwise 'near new'. Unclipped dustjacket shows slight wear to the top edge. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are often incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. We use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images are available. Sh...
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Camp Vernon : A Century of Canadian Military History

By: RAYMENT, Hugh; SHERLOCK, Patrick

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Vernon, BC, Canada, Kettle Valley Publishing : 2003

Seller ID: 036762

ISBN-13: 9780968791714

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

History of the Canadian Military Camp at Vernon, in British Columbia's North Okanagan Valley. Signed by both authors on the ffep. xx, 524pp, profusely illustrated. A 'Mint' copy - bright, fresh and unmarked - quite 'as new'. Heavy book weighing, 1.714kg.
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Category: Canadian Military History