Category: Military

Shoot Shoot Shoot; A History of the Victoria-Esquimalt Coast Artillery Defences 1878-1956

Price: $18.00 USD

Publisher: Victoria, B.C., Rodd Hill Friends Society : 1993

Seller ID: 009890

Blue photo cover paperback. Cover corner creased, with small tear repaired. Learn about the Pig War on San Juan Island and other signal events. Lots of photos to illustrate the text. 127 pp.
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Tanks

By: Low, Professor A.M.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Londoon, Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers), Ltd.

Seller ID: 007094

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good Plus to Very Good

Original red cloth on boards. "This book contains a general account of tanks for that proverbial man-in-the-street, and for his wife to read at home in those few leisure hours which she can spare from the factory where she labours at 'work of national importance.' "- Introduction. 135 pp.
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New Brunswick's "Fighting 26th"; A History of the 26th New Brunswick Battalion, C.E.F. 1914-1919

By: MacGowan, S. Douglas/Heckbert, Harry/O'Leary, Byron E.

Price: $250.00 USD

Publisher: Saint John, N.B., Neptune Publishing Co., Limited : 1994

Seller ID: 011799

ISBN-13: 9781896270029

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dark blue cloth with emblem in gilt on boards. Flawless book and DJ. Signed by all three authors on bookplate. A complete, chronological account of WW I illustrated by many photos and maps. Miscellany; List of Killed, Missing, and Died of Wounds; Prisoners of War; Honours and Awards; List of Wounded; Nominal Roll; Glossary; Footnotes; and Bibliography. 428 pp. Large, heavy book will need extra postage.
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The Brother Keepers; The Great War Odyssey of Sable MacInnes and His Brothers

By: MacNintch, John E. (Ted)

Price: $50.00 USD

Publisher: Old Saybrook, CT, AquaDoc Publications : 2007

Seller ID: 012565

ISBN: 97809787505

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

From minister's sons to battling brothers. Please allow for extra postage. 779 pp.
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The War Chief of the Ottawas; A Chronicle Of the Pontiac War

By: Marquis, Thomas Guthrie

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Glasgow, Brook & Company : 1915

Seller ID: 010144

Binding: Full Leather

Condition: Good Plus to Very Good

Blue leather on flexible boards. No. 15, Chronicles of Canada Series. Top edges gilt. No writing. A more luxurious binding than the red cloth ones, it will even fit into a large pocket. Earlier than Tecumseth, Pontiac fought on behalf of the other side, the French. Perhaps his greatest achievement was organizing various tribes against the British at the Battle of Detroit. 145 pp.
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We Stand on Guard; An Illustrated History of the Canadian Army

By: Marteinson, John

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Montreal, Ovale Publications : 1992

Seller ID: 003769

ISBN-13: 9782894290439

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Original plasticized colour photo boards. Remainder mark on foot edge and faint liquid stain inside front cover are the only imperfections. Militia, Boer War, WWI, Between the wars, WWII, Korea, Post-war, Post-unification, Peacekeeping, Badges of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Badges of the Canadian Army Overseas 1939-1945, Organization, Bibliography, and Index. 509 pp. Heavy, so please inquire for postage before ordering.
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We Stand on Guard; An Illustrated History of the Canadian Army

By: Marteinson, John (et al)

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Montreal, Ovale Publications : 1992

Seller ID: 007176

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Original laminated paper boards, illustrated. DJ duplicates cover. A very large, heavy book which will need extra postage. From 1627 at Port Royal to peacekeeping in Iraq and Kuwait in 1991. 511 pp. ISBN 2-89429-043-8.
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The Journal of the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment No. 12

By: Martin, Maj. A.J.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Canterbury,Kent, Regimental HQ : 1998

Seller ID: 007707

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Original illustrated softcover periodical. 120 pp.
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Nomad

By: Maugham, Robin

Price: $18.00 USD

Publisher: London, Chapman and Hall : 1947

Seller ID: 004945

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Original beige cloth on boards. DJ lightly worn along head. Previous owner's name, with no additional marks or damage. A nephew of Somerset Maugham, Robin wrote this, his second book, from his war experience with tank troops in North Africa, during which he was wounded. He was praised for his bravery in saving the lives of several fellow soldiers. 243 pp.
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Combat Squadrons of the Air Force in World War II; History and Insignia

By: Maurer Maurer (Ed.)

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: Washington, D. C., Zenger Publishing Co. : 1981

Seller ID: 011948

ISBN-13: 9780892010974

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good Plus to Very Good

Green cloth on boards. DJ protected by plastic wrapper. Previous owner's bookplate. Numerous items laid in. Very heavy book will need extra postage. 841 pp.
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Canada's Air Force; At War and Peace (Volume Two)

By: Milberry, Larry

Price: $80.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, CANAV Books : 2000

Seller ID: 012501

ISBN-13: 9780921022121

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Blue paper boards. No writing except author's signature. No damage to book or DJ. Generously illustrated by photos and drawings. 256 pp.
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New Brunswick and the Navy - Four Hundred Years

By: Milner, Marc/Leonard, Glenn

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Fredericton, NB, Goose Lane Editions : 2010

Seller ID: 013511

ISBN: 0864926326

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

Grey and navy card covers with illustrations of ships on the front. Navy, black and white lettering. Signed by Glenn Leonard on title page. This book was dedicated to the Canadian Navy in honour of its Centennial. It would make a wonderful gift for a naval veteran. 156 pp.
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Uniforms of the American Revolution; In Color

By: Mollo, John

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: N.Y., Sterling Publishing Col : 1991

Seller ID: 007936

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Original dark blue softcover in excellent, clean condition. Pages and pages of color plates show every imaginable faction's uniform, as well as flags and weapons ! ISBN 0-8069-8240-3. 228 pp.
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The Struggle for Guadalcanal, August 1942 - February 1943

By: Morison, Samuel Eliot

Price: $45.00 USD

Publisher: Boston, Little, Brown and Company : 1959

Seller ID: 005333

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Original dark blue cloth on boards. Volume V of the History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. Price-clipped DJ with no other damage and no writing. Admiral William F. Halsey is pictured in the frontispiece. Morison, a renowned Harvard historian, was commissioned by President Roosevelt to write the series, in the process of which he entered active service and served on eleven different ships. King Solomon's Isles, The Battle of Savo Island, Three Weeks on Guadalcanal, The Battle of the Eastern Solomons, Attrition Tactics, The September Crisis, Fighting Along the Matanikau...
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Ministers and Generals; Politics and the Canaduan Militia, 1868-1904

By: Morton, Desmond

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, University of Toronto Press : 1970

Seller ID: 008807

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Original scarlet cloth on boards. Unclipped DJ. No writing or damage. Historian Desmond Morton needs no introduction to Canadian readers. Here he tackles the impossible attempt by Canadian policy makers to appoint a British colonel to command the Canadian militia. Finally, after 30 years and attempts by eight British officers, Canada changed the Militia Act to allow a Canadian commander. 257 pp.
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Joshua Barney; Hero of the Revolution and 1812

By: Norton, Louis Arthur

Price: $30.00 USD

Publisher: Annapolis, MD, Naval Institute Press : 2000

Seller ID: 011886

ISBN-13: 9781557504906

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Purple paper boards backed in black cloth. Library of Naval Biography. No writing or damage. Protected by mylar wrap over DJ. Little-known, but played important parts in 1776 and 1812. 226 pp. with index and bibliography.
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Through the Gates of Hell and Back - The Private War of a Footslogger from 'The Avenue'

By: O'Brien, John Bentley/Edwards, Devonna (O'Brien)

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Halifax, New World Publishing : 2010

Seller ID: 013355

ISBN-13: 9781895814149

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: As New

Pictorial trade paperback. No marks or damage. The author was an infantryman in the Canadian Frist Division in Sicily and Italy during World War II. 'The Avenue' refers to Water Street in Halifax. 158 pp.
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America at War

By: Osborne, Professor W.F.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, The Musson Book Company, Limited : 1917

Seller ID: 003506

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good Plus to Very Good

Original dark green cloth with gilt lettering on boards. Foggy spots on cover. Three leaves wrinkled, but easily readable. No writing. A Special Correspondent's report on America's preparation to enter the war. 196 pp.
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Brassey's Infantry Weapons of the World 1950-1975

By: Owen, Major General J.I.H. (Ed.)

Price: $40.00 USD

Publisher: N.Y., Bonanza Books : 1978

Seller ID: 005448

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Original dark grey paper boards backed in brown cloth. Infantry weapons and combat aids in current use by the regular and reserve forces of all nations.323 pp. with index.
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Aerial Firepower

By: Peacock, Lindsay

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, Salamander

Seller ID: 000310

ISBN-13: 9780861014309

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Original grey paper over boards, with pictorial DJ. Due to its weight, text block has pulled away from spine some time ago. The ensuing repair left the text block flush with covers at bottom edge. 158 pp.
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Category: Military