History of the Canadian Grenadier Guards 1760-1964

by Duguid, Colonel A. Fortescue

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Book desription: Montreal: Self-Published, 1965 520 pages. Dozens of fold-out maps. Black and white photos. "Tells faithfully of the splendid services which the men of the Regiment have rendered to Canada and to mankind over a period of two centuries. Their deeds of valour, their acts of devotion and sacrifice, their struggles for unity, are the firm foundation on which our country stands strong and free." - Frederick Ross Phelan, Major General (Retired). Chapters include: In Defense 1760-1814; Militiamen and Volunteers 1815-1860; Raids and Rebellions 1861-1898; South Africa and Reorganization 1989-1914; The Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-1915; A Service Battalion Overseas; The Somme 1916; Vimy, Lens and Avion 1917; Passchendaele 1917; The First Six Months of 1918; Amiens 1918; Dury Mill, Bourlon and Cambrai 1918; The Pursuit to Mons and After 1918-1919; Between Two Wars 1919-1939; Grenadiers in Armour 1939-1944; Crowborough to Coudehard 1944; Seine, Somme and Leopold 1944; Antwerp-Scheldt-The Maas; The Battle of the Rhineland 1945; Into Germany 1945-1946; The 2nd Battalion, C.G.G., Canadian Army (Reserve) 1940-1946; Continuance 1946-1964. Above-average external wear. Many of the black and white photos are wavy due to moisture exposure - several of these pages were stuck together and forcibly separated with damage to some of the photos. Binding sound. Usual library markings. Despite its many cosmetic defects, remains a worthy reading copy.. Hard Cover. Reading Copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

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