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The Breed of Manly Men; The History of the Cape Breton Highlanders

By: Morrison, Alex / Slaney,Ted

Price: $60.00 USD

Publisher: Sydney, N.S., Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies/ Cape Breton Highlanders Assoc.: 1994

Seller ID: 002460

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Original bright red cloth brilliantly lettered in gilt. DJ missing small piece at tail of backstrip and taped repairs inside. Minor light tea stains to edges only. No names or other writing. 411 pp.
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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: Hard Cover

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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Ill Met By Moonlight

By: Moss, W. Stanley

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, Folio Society: 2001

Seller ID: 008029

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Original black cloth decorated in red and silver on boards. Previous owner's brief note. No damage. In 1944, the Germans controlled the Greek Island of Crete. A small group of British commandos hatched a plan to kidnap the German general in charge. When he was transferred, they settled for his successor, General Kreipe, whom they transported to Cairo, where he was turned over to the British forces. One internet reference suggests that members of Kreipe's detachment were glad to see him go ! 214 pp.
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The Regiment

By: Mowat, Farley

Price: $40.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, McClelland & Stewart, Limited: 1955

Seller ID: 012596

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Grey cloth on boards. No writing except notes on last free endpaper. Farley Mowat grew up with the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, named for adjoining counties in Ontario. His father, Angus Mowat, had been a librarian in Trenton and Belleville and had served in both World Wars as well as the Regiment. It was September 2, 1939, when the word came down: "Lt.- Col. S. Young - KM2 -Mobilize."- P. 2. If this book appeals you will want to read And No Birds Sang (1980) as well as My Father's Son (1992), which explore Farley's military career with special emphasis upon his relationship w...
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Gauntlet to Overlord; The Story of the Canadian Army

By: Munro, Ross

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Edmonton, AB, Hurtig: 1972

Seller ID: 012302

ISBN: 0-88830-061-1

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

A clean, sound reprint. No writing or damage. 477 pp.
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The Red Vineyard

By: Murdoch, Rev. B.J.

Price: $30.00 USD

Publisher: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Torch Press: 1923

Seller ID: 012611

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good to Very Good

Library stamps and card pocket (removed) , but clean and odour-free. 313 pp. Chaplain Murdoch was attached to the North Shore Regiment. Due to PTSD, or Shell Shock, he spent the last half of his life in solitude.
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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: 1-55750-490-3

Binding: Hard Cover

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: 1-895814-14-6

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: Hard Cover

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: Hard Cover

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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The Cross of Carl

By: Owen, Walter

Price: $150.00 USD

Publisher: Boston, Little, Brown, and Co.: 1931

Seller ID: 005360

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Original orange cloth on boards. Internet reviews of this book describe it as one of the most gruesome and frightening stories imaginable. Based on World War I, it reminds me of the worst features of stories like 1984 and On the Beach. Gift note, with no other writing and no damage. 100 pp.
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Britain's Role of Glory; Or, The Victoria Cross, Its Heroes and Their Valour

By: Parry, D.H.

Price: $40.00 USD

Publisher: London, Cassell and Company, Limited: 1895

Seller ID: 009672

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good Plus

Bright red cloth lettered and decorated in gilt on boards. 412 Victoria Crosses were won between Crimean and Baltic campaigns of 1854 and Chitral in 1895. The author gives a fast-moving account of each successive battle. 368 pp. Corner tip wear. Hinges cracked and tender. Heavy book will need more than "default" postage.
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Aerial Firepower

By: Peacock, Lindsay

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, Salamander:

Seller ID: 000310

ISBN: 0 86101 430 8

Binding: Hard Cover

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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World War II in Photographs

By: Pimlott, John

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Royce Publications: 1984

Seller ID: 011832

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Black cloth on boards. Photographs emphasize the inhumanity of war. Laid in are photos clipped from other WW II publications. 192 pp. with Bibliography. Heavy book will need extra postage.
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Great Battles of the 20th Century

By: Pitt, Barrie (Ed.)

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: New York/London, Grosset and Dunlap/Phoebus: 1977

Seller ID: 012238

ISBN: 0-448-14458-1

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good Plus

Green cloth on boards. DJ price-clipped and edge-chipped. Begins with Spion Kop in the second Boer War and concludes with the battle of Yom Kippur. 379 pp. plus index.
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Fighting Ships

By: Preston, Antony

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, Bison Books: 1989

Seller ID: 000190

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Original black hard cover appears to be cloth, DJ has 2" piece missing from top of spine. Naval ships from around the world. 126 pp.
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The Twentieth Maine; A Volunteer Regiment in the Civil War

By: Pullen, John J.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott Company: 1957

Seller ID: 009538

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Blue cloth on boards. DJ heavily taped inside. Regimental history claimed one of the best. Laid in is news clipping reporting the death of John J. Pullen. 338 pp.
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Lion in the Bay; The British Invasion of the Chesapeake

By: Quick, Stanley L. With Reid, Chipp

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Annapolis, MD, Naval Institute Press: 2015

Seller ID: 011894

ISBN: 978-1-61251-236

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Blue paper boards. No writing or damage. War of 1812. 266 pp. with index.
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CIA: A History

By: Ranelagh, John

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, BBC Books: 1992

Seller ID: 004011

ISBN: 0563362502

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Original dark blue cloth on boards. No writing and no damage. Personnel, history, primary targets, presidential relations, etc. Points up the attitude that "anything goes" in its clandestine operations. An eye-opener. 256 pp.
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Halifax at War/ Wellington at War

By: Rapier, Brian J./ Bowyer, Chaz

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Enderby, Leicester, Promotional Reprint Co. Ltd.: 1994

Seller ID: 012487

ISBN: 1-85648-173-5

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Large, heavy book will need extra postage. The Halifax first flew 25 Oct.,1939, being five tons overweight. The rudders were sketchy at low speeds, leading to extensive costly repairs. The Vickers Wellington, nicknamed "Wimpy," played a major role from 1939 until halfway through 1942, in any of several important tasks. 256 pp.
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