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232 p. ; 23 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
4to., Second Impression, with numerous photographs throughout; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
310 p. Hardcover Very good condition good
xvii, 626 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
60 pages. Undated but appears to be circa 1990. A periodical for those who served with the B.E.F. (France) from 10th May 1940. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
345 pages. Nice colour illustrations of medals laid inside front cover. Dab of liquid paper atop title page else clean and unmarked with light wear. Very nice copy of this excellent reference. Book
144 pages. Features: Danny Summers' Avenger; Oshkosh '96; 300 knots in a homebuilt!; Brent Regan's Lancair; Voyager Revisited; Remembering Korean and Vietnamese Veterans; Comp Air 6; L-19 Bird Dog; Sportplane Builder; YL-14. Light wear. Sound copy. Book
126 pages. A publication for members and friends of Veterans of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Includes 1981 Nominal Roll plus the following articles: Ace of the Huskies; All Aboard for 'A' Division - from riding the rails to King's escort!; The Musical Ride; Looking Back - by T. Jamieson Quirk; plus social notes. Unmarked. Average wear. Solid copy. Book
215 pages. "At last, after years of fictionalized RCMP stories, we now have the real thing, told by the real men who were there." - Betty Kennedy. Reveals the disparity in living conditions then and now - the hardships, tragedy, discipline and humour, all in sharp contrast to the contemporary environment of their successors. Unmarked. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
47 pages. Endnotes. Sources. Black and white illustrations. Describes the military experiences of 20 native-Canadian veterans. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent reference. Book
72 pages. Circa 1982-83. Perhaps the first book to be written by workers on the question of Canada's entering the second depression. Their dismay at finding another generation of young families faced with the same prospects of unemployment, has prompted them to compile an outline of world and national development leading to recurring crises in private enterprise systems. The authors have used a historical materialist approach in attempting to make the history and background of depressions understandable to the average working class reader. Gift greetings inside front cover else clean and unmarked. Light wear. Very nice copy. Book
Oblong folio. Ca. 110p. Great photographs and and local advertisements. Original full blue cloth binding. Soiled. Mildly XLib. No fly leaves. First Edition. Founded in 1866, the G.A.R - Grand Army of the Republic - was the first intergrated national veterans organization. At its peak (in 1890) it had almost 500,000 members. There were 640 G.A.R. Posts in Pennsylvania. Post 97 was founded in 1880, and named for Col. John Butler Conyngham (1827-1871). One of the scarcest and most interesting pictorial histories of the Spanish American War. This is a piece that collectors in a variety of fields would find very interesting. PA34
368 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos. Presents brief biographies and pictures (if available) of Canadian military veterans from British Columbia and the Yukon. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
24 pages. Contents: Rising Cost of Living Raises New Problems; Pan-American Conference; Bonus Payments to be mailed to veterans; Attention to defenses; Foreign News - Hitler's 47th birthday, illustration of Gen. Werner Von Blomberg; African War Nears End - Ethiopia in Future to be Italianized; Current Events; Photo of Amelia Earhart who will operate 'flying laboratory' for Purdue University; Illustration of Elliott Roosevelt who comments on his father's health; Congress; Gov. Louis J. Brann; Marketing; Capital Chat - with photo of house at 516 10th St. where Lincoln died; Science News; Aviation - tragic crash of transcontinental airliner in Pennsylvania gives greater significance to new altimeter from Ralph Lucas of Albany; National News; Despite Repeated Financial Losses, World Fairs Go On - New York Next; Snappy slogans of former campaigns; Vintage ads; and more. Average wear. Yellowed with age. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
16 pages. Welcome home veterans! Welcome back to Ken Clifford. 30 year anniversary for William H. Gibbs with the company. Photos of 15 lovely young ladies who serve on Eaton's new Junior Fashion Council, including: Helen Steinburg, Betty Jean Hamilton, Doris Nufer, Marian Dittrich, Joan Taylor, Betty Derraugh, Betty-Lou Bakewell, Lorraine Blair, Colline MacDonald, Lois Nichols, Helen Poulis, Gretta Marlatt, Doreen Bradley, Jane Emery and Robin Munson. Published monthly in the interests of employees of the T.Eaton Co., Western Ltd., Edmonton. Photos of seven Eaton family members who came to Calgary to honor company war veterans from Alberta and British Columbia at an event at the Palliser Hotel - includes article and photos; Great centerfold photo of Edmonton Eaton's returning war veteran employees, complete with names, who attended a welcome home luncheon in Calgary - dozens of people invovled; Welcome home photo on back cover. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Minor soiling to front cover. A sound copy. Book
Includes: Oh! Mr. Porter; 'E Dunno Where 'E Are; We Won't Go Home Till Morning; We've Been Touching 'Em Up a Bit!; For Me! For Me!; Paddle Your Own Canoe; Wink the Other Eye; Can't Stop!; Villikens and his Dinah; Our Hands have Met but not our Hearts; Sing us an Irish Song; I'm One of the Jays; What Will Your Answer Be?; They're After Me; Dear Old Pals; Tommy Make Room for Your Uncle. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy working copy. Book
44 pages. Features: New winner Bunky Henry; Three in a row for Kathy Whitworth; Nice 5-page color-photo pictorial of the Masters; Newcomers threaten to win Masters - usually won by veterans; Florida, Wake Forest in big victories; Nice color-photo ad for Harley-Davidson carts; Colr ad for Maxfli clubs; Arnold Palmer comments on the loss of Dwight Eisenhower; Great color-photo one-page Foot-Joy ad shows psychedelic golf shoes; Two-page ad for the Arnold Palmer golf glove; Two-page Acushnet ad; One-page ad for the Spalding Dot ball; One-page ad for the Haig Ultra ball; Nice colour photo of Paul Hahn and Paul Hahn, Jr.; back cover color-photo ad for Etonic 'Shark!' shoes; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
22 pages. Features: How "The Godfather" transformed the careers of Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, James Caan, Rober De Niro, Robert Duvall and Talia Shire - article with photos; The Franzese Papers - What is the Mafia Really Like?; Loto Mania - What lies behind Canada's favourite obsession?; Nice colour-photo full-page ad for the all-new 1978 Ford Bronco; Christmas Vocation - Five department store Santas reveal what their job is like; The Legacy of War - Photos of Canadian Wounded War Veterans - with haunting brief write-ups - Leslie Miller, William Caswell, George Skilton, Jack Lyons, Neil Buchanan, William Dodd, Gertrude Beere, John Birse, George Burleigh, John Logan, Aubrey Winch; Michel Vaillancourt - one of Canada's few equestrians of international stature; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
8vo; Paperback, 8vo, 284 pages. Includes over 225 photos and portraits, a majority in color. 22 cm. In Portuguese. Includes Sephardic and Ashkenazi soldiers. In January 1942, Brazil broke relations with the Axis at the Rio conference, and entered the war officially in August of that year, unlike Argentina, which declared war when Germany was collapsing in late March 1945. This book tells the story of its Jewish soldiers in the War. In new Condition. (MX-33-17)
8vo; 118 pages; Holocaust-era publication aimed at building pride among Jews and respect among others by showing the patriotic role of Jews in American military history. Very Good History (H-40-18)
8vo; Original publisher's cloth. Dampstains to boards and lower margins of 1st & last pages, otherwise Very Good Condition. (am-4-2)
184 pages including index. Records the early exploration years and accomplishments of the hundreds of men and women who worked the mine for 25 years, and touches on contributions to the community of the miners and their families. Primarily a chronological history of an open pit copper mine and mill which utilized the ingenuity and skills of its people to ensure the mine's survival in the face of the challenges of a rugged environment, a low grade orebody and economic recession. But it also tells a more personal story through photographs and anecdotes from the mines's veterans, many of whom have taken the lessons learned at Island Copper to other mining operations around the world where they are known affectionately as the "Island Copper Mafia." Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart cover. Beautiful copy. Book
140 pages. Oblong 8.5 x 11". Numerous reproductions of archival black and white photos. "More than 500 men and women joined the services from the extended Milton area. More than 30 were killed." Contains recollections of the following veterans: Dick Clement, Marie Clements, Art Cooper, Lyle Dales, Jack Dawkins, Edith Dick, Ken Hassard, Barb & Lorne Havard, Ken James, Bruce Kitchen, Mike Ledwith, Harvey Leggo, Siegfried, Lenk, Nelly Lorenz, Bruce McNab, Stan Marsh, Ken Marshall, John McTrach, Rodney Ramsden, Marg Robinson, and Jim Sproat. Also includes a Milton community scrapbook, information on war brides who enriched Canada, list of veterans, and photos with write-ups of those who lost their lives. Faint prior owner's name on front cover, otherwise unmarked with average soiling and wear. A sound copy of this informative and sobering commemorative work, published on the 50th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe. Book
30 pages. Features: VVAW [Vietnam Veterans Against the War] - Government Conspiracy; The Odyssey of Alton Foss; The Peace Movement - putting down roots; God Wrestling - encounter with Yiddishkeit; The New Anarchism; Fasting; Prison Notes - Vietnam; Radio Free America - shortwave's free language schools; The Greening of Norway; B-52 Pilot Michael Heck refuses mission; and more. Moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
128 pages. Features: Civil Defense Needs the Veterans; The Fulbright Memorandum - a shocking document that attacks military leaders for their efforts to enlighten their personnel and the public about Communism; He Makes the Reds Look Ridiculous - West German publisher Heinrich Baer jabs the Commies with cartoons; Sarah Hale and Thanskgiving; U.S. Taxpayers Financing Communism - money poured into Red Poland being used to bolster Red Cuba; A Creed for Conservaties; American speech - Its Color and variety; The Care and Feeding of Intellectuals - a look at a hothouse species spawned by higher education in the semantics of dialectic materialism; The American guilt Complex - are we being pressured into spending millions on 'conscience' money?; British Guiana - New Red Beachhead after the election of Jagan's Communist oriented P.P.P. to power; The case for Saying No; The Kremlin's Cultural Exchange Fraud - a counterspy views Communist subversion; New York's Role in the Civil War; Seattle World's Fair; Higher Auto Insurance Rates; Country Living for the Younger Set - Kiddies Country Club (KCC); Prophet of the Ozarks - W.H. "Coin" Harvey predicted world disaster... in 1910; Stop the Free Delivery of Communist Propaganda inflow of Communist mail involving the Universal Postal Union; and more. Moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
