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THE CANADIAN AIRBORNE REGIMENT 20th ANNIVERSARY AIRBORNE SPECTACULAR / LE REGIMENT AEROPORTE DU CANADA 20ieme ANNIVERSAIRE SPECTACLE "PARA".
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Petawawa: The Regiment, 1988. 8 pp (including covers), 10 15/16" H. 2 colour photographs. Bilingual (English/French). The programme for the 20th anniversary celebrations of The Canadian Airborne Regiment, held at CFB Petawawa on the 27th of August, 1988. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - clean.. Not Signed. Stapled in… Read more about this item Item Price
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INTO THE BLIZZARD: WALKING THE FIELDS OF THE NEWFOUNDLAND DEAD.
by Winter, Michael.
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- 2014
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Canada: Doubleday Canada, 2014. 339 pp, 8 1/2" H. "In June a few years ago I set out to visit some of the World War One battlefields of Europe - the slope and valley and river and plain that the Newfoundland Regiment trained on, and fought over and through and under.' So begins Michael Winter's extraordinary narrative that follows… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE REGIMENT. NEW, EXPANDED EDITION.
by Mowat, Farley. Preface to new edition by Michael Scott.
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- 2006
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Belleville, Ontario: Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment Association, 2006. 368 pp, 8 1/4" H. B&w photographs, maps/battle plans. "Told in Mowat's vivid, elegant style, this is the heart-and-soul story of the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment's part in the Second World War. From the summons gathering the militia members together, through its rigorous training into an efficient fighting unit,… Read more about this item Item Price
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NO VICTORY IN VALHALLA: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THIRD BATTALION 506 PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT FROM BASTOGNE TO BERCHTESGADEN.
by Gardner, Ian. Foreword by Ed Shames. Introduction by James "Pee Wee" Martin.
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- 2014
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Oxford: Osprey, 2014. 352 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w photographs, maps. "In late November 1944, after 71 days on the line in Holland, the 506th PIR was withdrawn having suffered heavy losses during Operation Market Garden, and each paratrooper was looking forward to three months rest, recuperation, and restructuring. However, this was not to be. On December 16th, the… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE ROYAL CANADIAN REGIMENT. VOLUME TWO - 1933-1966.
by Stevens, G.R. Foreword by H.R.H. The Prince Philip.
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- 1967
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London, Ontario: London Printing & Lithographing, 1967. 420 pp, small 4to (10 1/4" H). Copyright date 1967. Map endpapers, colour portrait (HRH Prince Philip), b&w photographs, fold-out maps. "The second volume of the history of The Royal Canadian Regiment describes difficulties of peacetime service during the Depression, three years in Britain after the outbreak of the Second World War, participation… Read more about this item Item Price
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JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR ARMY HISTORICAL RESEARCH. MARCH, 1966. VOL. XLIV. NO. 177.
by McGuffie, T.H., ed. (Major N.P. Dawnay, Captain M.C. Spurrier, A.C.A. Ogg, J.P. Entract, Major A. McK. Annand, Brigadier O.F.G. Hogg, J.M. Selby, G. Derbridge, Lt-Col. R.J.T. Hills, W.A. Thorburn, et al.)
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London: Society for Army Historical Research, 1966. 62 pp, 9 3/4" H. One colour plate, 4 pages sepiatone illustrations, 1 b&w map. Contents include: Captain Henry Hanmer, Royal Horse Guards (The Blues), c.1826; The Career of Robert Craufurd in the 75th Foot; Some Medals of the First (King's) Dragoon Guards; Henry Boswell Bennett: A Victim of the Last… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE GREAT BRITISH REGIMENTS. BADGE COLLECTION.
by Horrocks, Brian, Lieut.-General Sir, Foreword by.
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U.K.: Texaco Approx. 14" H x 11 3/8" D, heavy card covers with similarly sized stapled pamphlet glued to inside of front cover (contains forward by Lieut.-Gen. Sir Brian Horrocks, short history of each regiment and caption for each badge). The facing side of the folder contains the 30 facsimile Regimental badges, inset in thick card with the Regiments' names… Read more about this item Item Price
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VICTORIAN SOLDIERS.
by Reyes, Luis, Investigacion y Textos.
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- 1987
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Madrid: Offset ALG, 1987. Card folder (9 1/4" H x 12 5/8" W) with decorated front panel, containing 8 colour plates (11 3/8 " H x 8 3/4" W) each showing multiple figures and 8 text sheets (11 5/8" H x 8 1/4" W) - **English text only**. The text sheets, one for each plate, give a short description… Read more about this item Item Price
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FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION: 1940 TO THE PRESENT. UNIFORMS ILLUSTRATED No 15.
by Cadiou, Yves L. & Szecsko, Tibor.
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- 1986
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London: Arms & ARMOUR, 1986. 72 pp, 9 5/8" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w and colour photographs. "Each volume (in this series) offers a personal selection of photographs on a particular topic or theme, and the authors have taken pains to include rare or unusual pictures highlighting technical details, operational and 'in action' views, equipment and personnel -… Read more about this item Item Price
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UNIFORMS OF THE ROYAL MARINES, 1664-1973. EIGHT COMPOSITE ILLUSTRATIONS BY CHARLES STADDEN.
by Stadden, Charles.
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Portsmouth: Royal Marines Museum Eight colour cards (5 3/4" H x 8 1/2" W) by Charles Stadden, depicting the uniforms of the Royal Marines from 1664 to 1973, in dark blue folder with crest, banding and lettering in red & white. The rear of each card gives a short note and numbered list, with captions, of the uniforms illustrated. The… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE ROYAL MARINE POCKET BOOK. PART I, II, III & IV. COMPLETE FOUR VOLUME SET WITH PROMOTIONAL FLYER. (PART ONE: INITIAL TRAINING / PART TWO: ORGANISATION / PART THREE: RUNNING A DETATCHMENT AFLOAT, ETC. / PART FOUR: SEAMANSHIP TRAINING.)
by Wall, P.H.B., Major and Ritson, G.A.M., Lieutenant.
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Aldershot: Gale & Polden, 1945. 77 pp, 108 pp, 103 pp, 119 pp, - 4 volume set + four page stapled promotional brochure, 7 1/4" H. Colour plates, b&w photographs in V.I, b&w drawings/diagrams throughout. Part I. Initial Training - Contents: Brief History of the Royal Marines; The United States Marine Corps; The Regimental March of H.M. Royal… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE LONDON REGIMENT: PRESENTATION OF COLOURS BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF YORK CVO ADC AT DUKE OF YORK'S HEADQUARTERS, CHELSEA, FRIDAY 25th JULY 1997 - COMMEMMORATIVE PROGRAMME.
by Newall, Paul, Colonel Sir, Introduction.
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The Regiment, 1997. 48 pp, 11 3/4" H. B&w and colour photographs, reproductions. Contents include: History of Colours; The London Regiment's Colours; The London Regiment; Headquarter (Anzio) Company; Anzio; Order of Ceremony & Programme of Music; Presentation of the Colours; A (London Scottish) Company; B (The Queen's Regiment) Company; C (City of London Fusiliers) Company; D (London Irish… Read more about this item Item Price
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MY LIFE STORY. Plus: THE BRIGADE OF GURKHAS. Plus: CARD.
by Limbu, Rambahadur, Lieutenant, VC (signed) - as told to Warrant Officer Class II Kulbahadur Rai. Introduction by Major C.E. Maunsell.
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London: The GURKHA WELFARE TRUSTS Unpaginated (20 pp), undated (c1978), 10" H. Signed on title page: "R B Limbu V.C. 12 Aug 78" then, in other hands: "Pipe Major 10 GR J. B. Rai / Pipe Major Yom Bahadur Gurung (QGE)". (GR = Gurkha Rifles / QGE = Queen's Gurkha Engineers.) B&w photographs. A short biography… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE ROYAL CANADIAN REGIMENT, 1883-1933.
by Fetherstonhaugh, R.C.
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- 1981
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Fredericton, New Brunswick: Royal Canadian Regiment, 1981. 467 pp, 9 1/2" H. Dark blue buckram with gilt lettering/banding on spine, gilt lettering/decoration on front board. Map endpapers, b&w photographs/reproductions, maps (fold-out), color plates. Contents: The Infantry School Corps; The North West Rebellion, 1885; The Corps Becomes a Regiment; Colonel Otter's Command; The Yukon Field Force; The… Read more about this item Item Price
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GUN-FIRE: AN HISTORICAL NARRATIVE OF THE 4TH BDE. C.F.A. IN THE GREAT WAR (1914-18).
by MacDonald, J.A., Lieut., editor. Introductory by Maj.-Gen. A.G.L. McNaughton. Contribution by Hon. Capt. R.F. Thompson.
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- 1929
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Toronto: Greenway Press, 1929. 264 pp, 9 1/2" H - dark blue cloth with red lettering on spine/front board, color pasted-on illustration. B&w maps, photos, drawings. Contents: Preface; Introductory. Book I - Part I. Mobilization; England; Arrival in Flanders; Trench Warfare; St. Eloi. Part II. Sanctuary Wood and Hooge; Courcellette; Regina Trench; Signal Communication; In… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE GUNNERS OF CANADA: THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF CANADIAN ARTILLERY. VOLUME I. 1534-1919.
by Nicholson, G.W.L., Colonel.
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- 1967
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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1967. 478 pp, large 8vo (9 13/16" H). Map endpapers, b&w photographs, reproductions, maps/battle plans, fold-out colour maps. "Volume I of Colonel Nicholson's definitive work traces the story of Canadian gunners from the days when the French used transformed naval guns against hostile natives to the intricately planned artillery barrages of the First World… Read more about this item Item Price
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BATTLE HONOURS OF THE BRITISH ARMY: FROM TANGIER 1662, TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE REIGN OF KING EDWARD VII.
by Norman, C.B.
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- 1971
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Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints, 1971. 500 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H). B&w maps, tables, plates. "(G)ives details of army battle honours from Tangiers, 1662, to the years of the Boer War. It recalls the glories of regiments which are now long gone, of famous battles like Blenheim, Mysore, Corunna, Sevastopol and Khartoum. Each section… Read more about this item Item Price
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LA LEGION ETRANGERE: RECUEIL DE DOCUMENTS CONCERNANT L'HISTORIQUE, L'ORGANISATION ET LA LEGISLATION SPECIALE DES REGIMENTS ETRANGERS.
by Morel, Lieutenant-Colonel. Ex-Capitaine au 1er Regiment Etranger.
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Paris: Libraire Chapelot, 1912. 146 pp, 9" H. B&w photograph. Table des Matieres - Premiere Partie: Apercu succinct sur la legislation speciale aux regiments etrangers; Deuxieme Partie: Renseignements sur le mode de recrutement du corps d'officiers de la Legion etrangere, sur la provenance et la situation militaire des officiers servant au titre etranger; Troisieme Partie: Organisation; Quatrieme Partie:… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE SPANISH FOREIGN LEGION. OSPREY MEN-AT-ARMS SERIES NO. 161.
by Scurr, John.
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London: Osprey, 1985. 48 pp, 9 3/4" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, maps and 8 color plates of uniform studies. Contents: The Foundation - October 1920; Melilla, 1921-23; Xauen and Alhucemas, 1924-27; Asturias and the National Rising, 1934-36; Civil War in Spain, 1936-39; Ifni-Sahara, 1957-58; End of a Mission, 1961-76; The Plates. Interior - previous… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE DEVIL'S DIPLOMATS.
by Operator 1384
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London: Hutchinson 286 pp, 8 3/4" H. Red cloth with gilt lettering on spine. No date (c1935). 10 b&w plates, including frontispiece (all present). "This book is not fiction. It is not even fiction with a basis in fact. It recounts only actual incidents in which I took part as an agent of L'Espionage… Read more about this item Item Price
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