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By: Ellis, James H.
Price: $20.00 USD
Publisher: Annapolis, MD, Naval Institute Press: 2002
Edition: First Printing Stated
Seller ID: 011888
Red paper boards backed in black cloth. No writing or damage. From involuntary service in the British Navy to the crowning around-the-world cruise of the USS Constitution, Percival was a seagoing Paul Bunyan and a superb naval officer. - DJ. 242 pp. View more info
Price: $15.00 USD
Publisher: New York, Charles Scribner's Sons: 1900
Edition: Second Edition
Seller ID: 012474
Blue cloth on boards. Previous owner's bookplate. No writing or damage. The war under consideration is the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871. The French government under Napoleon III issued a plebiscite, in which a "yes" vote was for peace, while a "no" vote was in favour of war with Prussia. 338 pp. View more info
Price: $15.00 USD
Publisher: London, John Murray: 1921
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 003939
Original dark blue cloth with gold monogram and spine lettering on boards. Interesting account of internal dogfights over conscription during World War I, and the tragedy of Kitchener's death in the sinking of the Hampshire near the Orkney Islands. Bookplate and slip of paper glued over previous owner's name. 219 pp. View more info
Price: $75.00 USD
Publisher: Saint John, N.B., 250 RCAF (Saint John) Wing, Air Force Assoc. Of Canada: 2002
Edition: First Edition Stated.
Seller ID: 012385
A huge hardcover book of 567 pp. A history of 250 Wing, letters from "those who were there" in all the various capacities, and stories of those killed in action make this a record to be cherished. This heavy book will need extra postage. View more info
Price: $25.00 USD
Publisher: Fredericton, N.B., New Brunswick Historical Society/ New Ireland Press: 1990
Edition: First ( No Additional printings)
Seller ID: 012911
Original colour cover trade paperback. No writing or tears. The author teaches military history at Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's. 191 pp. with index. View more info
By: Fedden, Sir Roy
Price: $20.00 USD
Publisher: London, Cassell & Co., Ltd.: 1957
Edition: First - First Published 1957
Seller ID: 009262
Original blue cloth on boards. Unclipped DJ has tears head and foot, with thumbnail size piece missing at front foot. Britain's top aircraft engineer brings his experience through two wars to bear on the country's lagging industry. Even the States borrowed his expertise to lead a special commission on the aircraft industry there. Later he became Aircraft Technical Adviser to N.A.T.O. Book is sound and free of writing or damage. 151 pp. with index. View more info
Price: $90.00 USD
Publisher: Westmount, P.Q, Royal Montreal Regiment: 1949
Edition: First ( No Additional printings)
Seller ID: 010385
Blue cloth on boards. No writing. This book follows an earlier one which covered the Regiment's history from 1914 to 1925. There are several photos, including some at Farnham Camp. Foldout maps and genealogy are clean and sound. There is one 1-inch scrape to cloth on rear cover. 298 pp. View more info
By: Flack, Jeremy
Price: $15.00 USD
Publisher: Promotional Reprint Company, Limited: 1995
Edition: First Thus
Seller ID: 006632
Original laminated photo-illustrated boards, matching DJ. "Big guns" among aircraft, vehicles, and ships from around the world. 96 pp. View more info
By: Foot, M.R.D.
Price: $30.00 USD
Publisher: London, British Broadcasting Corporation: 1985
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 008699
Original blue paper boards. No writing or damage. Unclipped DJ. The author warns that the first two-thirds of the book is organizational detail, and invites readers to skip to the narrative if they wish. What SOE Was, Quarrels in Whitehall, Control, Recruiting and Training, Devices and Methods, Communications, Security and Penetration, Politics, What SOE Was Like, Where and How It Worked, How Much Use Was It ?, Notes on Sources, Acknowledgements, Abbreviations and Ac... View more info
By: Forty, George
Price: $25.00 USD
Publisher: London, Ian Allan, Ltd.: 1982
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 012488
General Bill Slim was one of the greatest field commanders of all time. Under the lead of Mountbatten the XIV's swept to decisive victory over the Japanese. Previous owner's name. 144 pp. View more info
Price: $15.00 USD
Publisher: Worcestershire, Sandcastle Books: 2006
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 012096
Photo-illustrated hardcover. No marks or damage. Describes the preparations and landings on the five beaches of Normandy. 192 pp. with index. View more info
By: Fremantle, Sir Arthur J.L. Fremantle and Haskell, Frank A.
Price: $15.00 USD
Publisher: Chicago, Lakeside Press; R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company: 1964
Seller ID: 007057
Original dark blue cloth on boards. No writing or damage. Top edges gilt. Edited by Richard Harwell. Fremantle was an officer of Her Majesty's Coldstream Guards. Haskell was aide-de-camp to Brig. Gen. John Gibbon. They both blame the outcome on over-confidence by the South. 261 pp. plus ad. View more info
Price: $75.00 USD
Publisher: Toronto, Dundurn Press, Limited: 1980
Edition: First ( No Additional printings)
Seller ID: 006568
Original black paper boards. Previous owner's name, notes, and bookplate on endpapers. Background and Perspective; The Provincial Corps, Northern Department; and Afterwards. Another book by a respected author on the subject of the Loyalists. Fifteen maps, colored photos, and a few clippings laid in make this another valuable resource. 392 pp. Heavy book might need extra postage. View more info
Price: $15.00 USD
Publisher: Toronto, William Briggs: 1916
Seller ID: 003408
Original blue cloth on boards. No information found on the author, but it is known he co-authored a book with Alan Franklin on the ship, Prince of Wales, and in 1920 issued Another Naval Digression, apparently similar to this one. "Impressions of life in a battle cruiser during the opening months of the War." Lighthearted historical fiction. General wear, tanning. 247 pp. View more info
By: Gardam, John
Price: $35.00 USD
Publisher: Burnstown, ON, General Store Publishing House: 2000
Edition: First ( No Additional printings)
Seller ID: 005440
Original colour photo cover on blue card stock trade paperback. Inscribed and signed by the author. Describes personal incidents in the various wars and conflict situations in which Canadians have served to keep the peace. 237 pp. plus bio. View more info
Price: $30.00 USD
Publisher: San Marino, Italy, Antique Weapons Editions of San Marino: 1969
Edition: First ( No Additional printings)
Seller ID: 010454
Red composition cover on flexible boards. Previous owner's name. Early weapons and armour from about 1000 A.D. to the late 19th Century are displayed with brief descriptions. Striking photographs, most in colour. 151 pp. View more info
Price: $15.00 USD
Publisher: Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott: 1936
Seller ID: 001387
Original bright red cloth with soldier and lettering in black on boards. No DJ. Princeton undergrads calling themselves Veterans of Future Wars created this begrudging acceptance of the likelihood of what would become World War II. Thought-provoking and historically informative. 107 pp with index. "Humourus" line drawings. View more info
Price: $18.00 USD
Publisher: London, Wm. Collins Sons & Co., Ltd.: 1941
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 010712
White cloth on boards. Several gutter strains, but holding together. Packed full of historical references as to mottoes, elements of dress, special honors and traditions of the Queen's Army. Various guns on endpapers. 72 pp. View more info
By: Gough, Henry
Price: $15.00 USD
Publisher: N.Y., Heraldic Publishing Co., Inc.: 1967
Seller ID: 008794
Original brown cloth on boards. Clear tape over spine. Library discard stamps. Otherwise clean and sound. 360 pp. with index. View more info
By: Graham, Brigadier-General C.A.L.
Price: $20.00 USD
Publisher: Woolwich, Royal Artillery Institution: 1962
Edition: 6th Edition (Revised)
Seller ID: 005476
Original brown card covers. No writing or damage. An updated version of the standard introduction to the regiment, covering the period 1716 to 1962. 88 pp. View more info