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Ottawa: Air Force Productions Limited, 1992 44 pages. Features include: Dieppe '42; Canada's Aire Force in the 90s; Fun and Games - on a troopship - S.S. Strathmore; Harris Memorial Defended; Argus Aerobatics; New Nav Trainer - De Havilland CT-142 Dash 8; 407 squadron's excellent adventure; Terror in the Starboard Seat; Sar tech killed in Labrador crash. Address label upon front cover. Moderate wear. Solid copy. . Stapled. Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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England: The British War Office, 1944 34.5" x 25" paper map. Identifies Roads, Railways, International Boundaries, Churches, Forts, Lighthouses, Woodlands. Average wear.. Good. more information

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Granada Hills, CA, USA: Sentry Books Inc., 1980 Features: Vulcan - World's first Delta-winged bomber; Pt. II of the Lockheed P-58 Story - could it have been the best heavy fighter of WW II?; Germany's Slingshot Catapult Birds. Art: XP-58 3 View; Vulcan Mk 1 and Crew; Vulcan Mk II; Vulcan Mk II with Hound Dog Missiles. Water rippling to top portion.. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Amalgamated, 1917 Photo features: An appraisement of the action of the United States (in joining the war) - article; British Patrols in the Arras Push; Spanish and Chinese visitors view the western war; Australians near Bapaume; The Great Battle of Arras - article by Max Pemberton; Glimpses of the Glorious Battle of Arras; Hats off to the R.F.C. - article; Trekking two hundred miles to safety in East Africa; Supportive pets with soldiers; Vital Needs in Agriculture - article by Principal J.R. Ainsworth-Davis; and more. Staples disintegrated. Above-average wear.. Stapled. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA: Newsweek, 1945 Contents: Boeing ad boasts of their record coast-to-coast flight by a C-97, 6 hrs, 3 min, 50 sec.; Reo Truck ad; Full-page ad for a radio show called "Breakfast in Hollywood" with Tom Breneman on the Blue Network (ABC); Fisher Body color ad; Allies strike at Rundstedt's finest after 8-day race to the Rhine - Wehrmacht escapes disaster but loses heavily in pulling out and blowing up the bridges - great map; Sample of a 'safe conduct' pass showered down on Germans, as well as a humorous satirical German response; Two photos taken during the Bataan death march (stolen from the Japanese); News from Iwo Jima; Eighteen-year-olds fight and die as nation debates their status - European and Pacific wars were speeded by using youths Stimson says in defense; Photo of Erich Gimpel and William C. Colepaugh as they are led into court prior to being hung as Nazi spies; 67 Army nurses captured by the Japs on Bataan and Corregidor return the the US; Troubled return of vets - Mr. Jobe in Chicago; Britain accepts the Yalta Charter but U.S. keeps fingers crossed - F.D.R.'s report to Congress is received with reservation despite its urgent tone; Poland - scores to settle - General Anders; White Truck ad in color; Canada Calling - new CBC 50,000 watt short-wave transmitter; America's join in Alliance to keep hemisphere peace - the Inter-American Conference on Problems of War and Peace, in Mexico City; Interesting ad for Bituminous Coas - presents its varied military uses; Coal owners are unlikely to sign UMW contract calling for pertentage on each ton; Kansas corn piled outside for lack of freight cars; Vintage color Borden's ad featuring Elsie the cow and her family; Photo of 26-year-old Frank Sinatra with details of his draft classification; Wacs at work; Photo of Martin (The Blimp) Levy, a 640 pound wrestler; Studebaker color military ad inside back cover. Average wear. Address label atop front cover. Unmarked. A sound copy. . First Edition. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Amalgamated Press, 1918 Feature: The Roll of Honour, 1917. Staples have disintegrated. Somewhat above-average wear. . Stapled. Fair. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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London: The London Scottish Regiment, 1906 Features: Photo portrait of Field Marshall Earl Roberts; Company Notes; "To the Memory of Brave Men" - Unveiling of War Memorials at Head-Quarters, April 10th, 1906 - with photos and list of members who served in South Africa and whose names are engraved on the "Roll of Honour"; Notes by the C.O.; The Early Days of the London Scottish; Chronicles of the Cookhouse - Easter 1906; Intelligence and Information in War - Notes of a lecture by Col. R.N.R. Reade; and more. Average wear. Staples disintegrated.. First Edition. Stapled. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Ottawa: Government of Canada, 1969 Features: Air Transport Command (ATC), Trenton - Versatile and Ready (7 pages); Exercise Waincon - Living, Fighting, Surviving at -45 degrees (7 pages); Where can you afford to live?; Pneumatic Analogue Decompression Computer - the Diver's Friend; Revolutions in the Engine Room - the first DDH-280 class will incorporate hundreds of features that past sailors have only dreamed of - includes large cut-away drawing; Four at Coronel - in a short and furious battle in the South Pacific, four Canadian midshipmen (Palmer, Hatheway, Cann and Silver) started a fighting tradition for the Royal Canadian Navy. Sound copy.. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Amalgamated, 1916 Cover portrait of Brig.-General Sir Percy M. Sykes - in command of the British column which entered Kurman, Southern Persia on June 12, 1916 with the co-operation of the Shah's Government. Features: Italy after one year of war (conclusion); Strategy and Tactics of the Great War, by Major G.W. Redway; centerfold portrait of Lieut.-Gen. Sir Francis Davies, Military Secretary to the War Minister; Centerfold portrait of General Joffre investing General Balfourier with the Star of the Legion of Honour. Only moderate wear. Unmarked. Nice copy.. Stapled. Good+. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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London: The London Scottish Regiment, 1909 Photo of "Reception of the Colours in Hyde Park". Photo of "H" Co. Team, Winners of the "Celestial" Cup. Photo of "Our Marathon Team Breasting the Tape". Article and Photo - Territorial Day - Presentation of Colours, Saturday, June 19, 1909. Article - Territorial Sports at the Stadium, June 26, 1909. A Page from a Non.-Com's. Diary. A Born Solider - second instalment. Roll of Non-Commissioned Officers and Men, 14th (County of London) Battalion the London Regiment (The London Scottish). Average wear. Unmarked. Staples disintegrated. . First Edition. Stapled. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Soldier of Fortune Magazine Inc., 1996 98 pages. Features: Is Clinton destroying special forces?; Inside special Salvo Specops; Trails of bodies from CIA to ATF; Top secret UDT Subs; Bosnia - Apaches rule; Asia's hottest war; James Bond hideout guns. Average wear. Solid unmarked copy.. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Amalgamated, 1918 Cover illustration depicts Generals the Hon. Sir Julian Byng, K.C.B., Sir Henry Rawlinson, Bart., K.C.B., and Sir Henry Horne, K.C.B. Topics: Photo of a Canadian Brigadier-General on reconnaissance in a 'whippet' tank; Should we let the Hun Withdraw? - by Lovat Fraser; Victory and British Sea-Power, by H.W. Wilson; Pursuing the Pirate & Defeating His Purpose; Photos of 'Small Details that are part of a great story'; Chaotic Ruin Wrought by the Hun in Cambrai; Onward through Destruction & Obstruction; Traps & Obstacles that Valor Overleaped; American Troops in the Truimphant Advance; Fortune's Changing Wheel on the Western Front; Great Canal Barrier (the Canal du Nord) Broken by British Troops; The Cambrai Battlefield, by Hamilton Fyfe; Women from far and near united in war work; On Home Service, Glimpses of V.A.D. Work, by Olive Dent; and more. Average wear and soiling. Staples disintegrated. A worthy copy.. First Edition. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA: Challenge, 1979 98 pages. Curtiss P-6 in the Netherlands East Indies; Night Fighter from Junkers - story of the deadly Ju 88 night fighters; Fighter Formations - history of fighter tactics; Not So Black Widow - P-61s in the Pacific; Messerschmitt Me 410A/Cross - beautifully restored German fighter in the RAF Museum; Fighter Night - Dangerous WWII mission in a Hurricane; Bristol Beaufighter - rare examples of a famous fighter; Bat Out'a Hell - history of the Douglas Skyray and Skynight; Deadly Long Nose - Famous Focke Wulf FW 190D and Ta 152 fighters; Farewell to the Ugly Duckling - the Fairey Gannet has made its last flight; Most-war Military Mitchells - Mitchells served in the USAF until the early 1960s; Norwegian Warriors - Norwegian pilots during WWII. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. . First Edition. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Magazine. more information

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USA: Sentry, 1984 Features: Flying the French Jaguar; France's Lightweight fighter/bomber with a knockout nuclear punch!; Heinkel and the Hitler era fighters; Air racing in the thirties - Exclusive interview with Tony Levier. Moderate wear. Sound copy. . Stapled. Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Amalgamated, 1919 Includes final portion of the chapter "The Triumph of the Army of Mesopotamia", which includes many interesting photos. Centerfold displays four photos of the British on the Tigris, at Kirkuk, and near Narin Kupri Bridge. Also contains first portion of chapter CCXCIX - The Rumanian Blunder - First Full Account of the Worst Error of the War, with photos. Somewhat above-average wear and soiling. Staples disintegrated. A worthy reference copy.. First Edition. Stapled. Fair. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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U.K.: 1940 Dunkirk Veteran's Association 60 pages. 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. . First Edition. Stapled. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Ottawa: Air Force Productions Limited, 1991 44 pages. Refueling for the Gulf; Solving Black Box Mysteries; Impressive Hendon Show; The Airforce Was His Family - "Dutch" Stants; Night fighting Beaufighter; Eager-Beaver Attacker; Dedicated Service Family Remembers; Rescue by Airborne Lifeboat; 48 Years Flying Spits - Ace Pilot Jerry Billings; Northbluff Pipeband; Air Cadets; 15 September 1940-1990; Bob Save the Queen; Nostalgic Lancaster Flight; Average wear. One inch opening at base of spine. Address label upon back cover. Solid copy. . Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Canada: M.C.C. Of C. Includes: 1980 Convention Report, 1981 Convention Report, 1995 Convention Report, 1978 Convention Report, 1983 Convention Report, 1981 Roster. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Handwritten bio. details of Louis Max Lavallee, Pilot Officer RCAF, Attached R.A.F., laid inside 1980 report.. Stapled. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Challenge Features: Eddie Rickenbacker; The Square J; From Africa to China - Via P-40; Warplanes in Detail; F-15 Eagle; Tinian's B-29s; Spitfire Pilot; Navy's Colorful Jets; Modeling Military Aircraft; Biplanes against the red bear; The deadly D VII; Terro in the Yellow Peril; Ground Attack; Flying the CF-104 Starfighter; The Last Mustangs; An RCAF Crewman Looks back - H.D. (Cherry) Cherrington; Col. Tinker and the Bird-o-prey XIII; Warplanes in detail - the Bf 109G; Flying the Vampire; P-5... Last of the Big Boats; McDonnell's Parasite; Military markings of the world; Counter Invader; Return to Cornino; B-17G Production Line; Czechoslovakian Mule; Warplanes in detail - Me 262; Military Markings, Part II; Black Lady of Espionage; Mosquito Pilot's Escape; YF-17 Rollout; Evolution of the Mitsubishi Zero - part I; The Noblest Knight of Acedom; Curtiss P-6 in the Netherlands and East Indies; Night Fighter from Junkers; Fighter Formations - history of fighter tactics; Not so black widow - P-61s in the Pacific; Messerschmitt Me 410 A/Cross; Fighter Night - dangerous WWII mission in a Hurricane; Bristol Beaufighter - rare example; Bat out'a Hell - history of the Douglas Skyray and Skynight; Deadly Long Nose - Famous Focke Wulf FW 190D and Ta 152 fighters; Farewell to the Ugly Duckling - the Fairyey Gannet has made its last flight; Post-war military Mitchells - they served in the USAF until the early 1960s; Norwegian Warriors - Norwegian Pilots during WWII; Curse of the Lady Be Good; The Return of Halifax W1048; Mission U5 - Abort!; Shoo-Shoo Baby; Holscher's Heinkel; Forgotten Warriors; Death over Flak City; Ghosts of '44; The Deadly Storm; Forgotten Warbird Graveyard; The Deadly Storm; The Atlantic Ferry; Harvesting the Zuyder Zee; The Souvenir; They Returned; The day it rained P-40s; Fortress Ferry - flying one of the last examples of aviation's most famous bomber; Lightning Strikes - we fly a rare P-38 Lightning; A lady named Jenny - America's famous WWI trainer; Missions in the Marauder - a navigator's diary of aerial combat over Europe; Flying the U-2 - a 9th strategic Reconnaissance Wing pilot describes a U-2 mission, from suiting up to shutdown; Attack! - we fly in the LTV A-7; Cat Shooting with the Phantom - a USAF pilot flies with the Phantoms of a Marine fighter squadron; The Beauty of the Beast - adventures with the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver; The forgotten promise - the first carrier landing is an unforgettable experience; Flying the White Rocket - this USAF trainer is one hot aircraft. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding sound.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Amalgamated Press, 1918 Cover photo of Canada's Army Leader: Sir Arthur Currie with Sir Douglas Haig. Features: Italy's stand on the Asiago and Grappa Front (cont'd); How Canada Won New Glory in 1916-17. Centerfold features 4 photos: Canadian Highlanders marching, headed by their pipers and regimental goat - Heroes of the charge at Cambrai including Lieut. H. Strachan, VC, with his Fort Garry Horse - Canadian Cavalry machine-gun section riding into action over a rolling down in France; Canadian troops returning the salute of the guard at a Canadian corps headquarters. Many excellent additional Canadian photos. Averate wear. Rusty near staples. Cover detached but present. Some pages all or partially loose but all present. . Stapled. Fair. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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USA: Newsweek, 1944 Contents: Cover illustration of a Long Tom (155 mm) gun firing in Italy; Oldsmobile/GM color ad inside front cover features insigne of the 339th fighter squadron Army Air Forces; GM Diesel Power color ad showing excavating equipment in action; First Act of Invasion Drama - attack on Nazi's Gustav Line - Allies strike hard in Italy following regrouping of Forces - Japs follow suit in China; Air cooperation with ground forces still a problem for invasion command; Sevastopol Rises - smashing 3-day assault brings proudest victory since Stalingrad; Interesting list of fines posted near the front line in Italy (place name deleted by censor); Report on Italy - Our First Continental Invasion - Seven Bloody Months of Fighting; Priest Orlemanski's mission to Moscow ends in suspension from Holy duties - his "treating" with Stalin brings disciplinary action amid Polish-Russian Quarrel; Dramatic photos of Herman Wallenda and a stunt gone wrong at Madison Square Garden - with no net below him!; De Soto Transportation ad - shows cars and planes; Poll-Tax Filibuster; Cold-blooded Ethyl ad shows a sneering airman painting another Jap kill onto his aircraft; PCA Airline ad; Bonds to Battleships - James V. Forrestal; Allies touch up last plans for rule of liberated Europe - but Russia does not yet see eye to eye with U.S. and Britain on Handling of Nazis and Poles; Firestone color centerfold ad; Drama in Stokholm - Allied agents Force SKF to decide on ball bearings vital to the Nazis; Photos of Doukhobors partially disrobed in a Vancouver, B.C. courtroom; El Salvador rebels flock back home as Menendez takes over Presidency; Montgomery-Ward employees celebrate their CIO union's election victory; Rocket to the moon - Willie Ley says it is possible; Budd Manufacturing color ad; Old Overholt whiskey color ad. Moderate wear. Address label atop front cover. Unmarked. A sound copy.. First Edition. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Amalgamated Press, 1918 Features: The British Cable Service in War (conclusion); The Cambrai Battle of Surprises I - From the British breakthrough on November 20th, 1917, to the Check at Bourlon Ridge. Particularly interesting photos in this part. Centerfold photos of captured German hardware and more. Staples disintegrated. Average wear. . Stapled. Fair. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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London: The London Scottish Regiment, 1909 Photo portrait and story about Colour Sergeant W.A. Martin. Article entitled "Evolution in Drill". Bonus: includes pages 11/12 of the Daily Mirror, April 10, 1909 which features a full page of five photos beneath the caption "Territorials Spend Their Easter Holidays in Learning How to Defend Their Country - Scenes at Caterham and Aldershot Yesterday." Average wear. Unmarked. Staples disintegrated. . First Edition. Stapled. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Ottawa: Air Force, 1995 60 pages. Features include: The Last Requiem - Lancaster KW-1; Operation Boxtop - Resupplying the Frozen Chosen; William Barker, VC and the Formation of the RCAF - the conclusion; The Final Objective - the Halifax; Comox War Games; Nobody would have known - No. 4 Bombing and Gunnery School Fingal, Ont. during WWII: Aerial Buffoonery; Cover rough. Contents sound. . Stapled. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA: Life Publishing, 1916 42 pages. A fascinating and important issue devoted to rousing American anger against Germany, particularly as a result of U.S. lives lost in the sinking of the Lusitania. Clearly, the people behind Life Magazine wanted the United States to become involved in WWI. Readers may draw parallels to recent history when 'fanatical Muslims' allegedly carried out the 9/11 attack, thus providing a pretext for George W. Bush to thrust his country into war in the Middle East. Covers detached from textblock. Last page almost loose. Unmarked. Above-average wear but still a quality copy of this significant piece of the historical record of America's road to entry into World War One. . First Edition. Stapled. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Magazine. more information

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London: Amalgamated, 1917 Cover portrait of Captain Edward R.G.R. Evans, Commander of H.M.S. Broke. Feature - Development of German U-Boat Piracy (continued from last issue). Moderate wear. Prior owner's name upon front cover. A sound copy.. Stapled. Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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London: The London Scottish Regiment, 1905 Features: Frontis photo portrait and write-up of Sergeant Charles Stuart Burness; Company Notes; The Camp at Dover - with photo and sketches; Shooting results; Notes by the C.O.; Photo of "The Ancient Lights"; The London Scot as Volunteer, by the Rev. Archibald Fleming; Correspondence; and more. Average wear. Staples disintegrated.. First Edition. Stapled. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: Soldier of Fortune Magazine Inc., 1994 82 pages. Features: Is America becoming a police state; above and beyond the call in Somalia; Albania's 176,000 Bunkers; Fighting back against the crime bill; Killing Fields 2 - Khmer Rouge back on the move; Vietnam's Suicide LZ; Slaughterfest in Sudan. Average wear. Solid unmarked copy.. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Amalgamated, 1918 Cover illustration of a distraught Kaiser. 'Cease-fire!' 11am, November 11th, 1918. 'Twilight of the German Gods' - article by Hamilton Fyfe. London's Delerious Joy at the Coming of Peace - photos. Star of Mons in the Ascendant - the closing battles of Britain's victorious armies - article. Sweeping the Sea of the Hun - photos. Canada Conqueror of Vimy takes Valenciennes - photos. Victory Leaders' 'Great Week' at Versailles - deciding the terms of Germany's Surrender - illustrations. Typical Hun Theft and Treachery - photos. Our adaptable army - photos. How the Army will be Demobilised - article by Basil Clarke. The Historic Armistice - article with illustration and map. The Empire's Roll of Honour. A Kaiserless Germany - article by Frederic William Wile. Average wear. Unmarked. Staples disintegrated. Sound copy. . First Edition. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA: Challenge, 1989 74 pages. Features: BAe 125-800 for the USAF - the USAF gets a new transport; Delivering the last Tiger - Northrop closes an important chapter in its production history; Yugoslav G-4 - interesting trainer/attack aircraft from this country's small aerospace industry; Chilean Knife Fight - Airborne with the beautiful Mirage 50s operated by Chile; Combat Edge - This Boeing system will help reduce the dangers of G-LOC; Tactical Support for the Tank-Busters - Grumman takes over the 'care and feeding' of the USAF's A-10A fleet; Guardians of the Sky - we fly a mission with the F-16s of the Florida ANG; Philippine Air Force - the downfall of a once-proud air arm; FB-111A upgrade - keeping the SAC FB-111A fleet in top form. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. . First Edition. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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U.K.: Fine Scroll Limited, 1985 Features: Japan's Air Self Defense Expands; Sea Harrier's Potential Updated; Debutantes at the Paris Air Show. Light wear. Please note: While this copy looks attractive from a distance it has suffered major moisture exposure which has caused rippling and some pages to stick together. No odour. Still a worthy copy if you are interested in these topics. . Stapled. Poor. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Amalgamated, 1915 Cover portrait of Major-General H.H. Maharaja Sir Pertab Singh, The Veteran of the Indian Expeditionary Force. Chapter XLV - The Battles and Bombardments of the Yser - with many photos. Centerfold consists of nine photos which present 'The Everyday Life of Our Soldiers at the Front". Somewhat above-average wear. Staples disintegrated, otherwise a sound copy. Please note: This issue contains a bonus fine photogravure of Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien.. First Edition. Stapled. Fair. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch, 1918 28 pages. Features: The Great Battle in the West - Troops, Guns, and Refugees on the British and French Front - 11 photos; Food Conditions in Germany, by Percy Shuttlewood; An Australian Soldier Poet - The Gallipoli Campaign, by E.B. Osborn; Organising the Small Producer, by S.L. Bensusan; The Gallant stand of British infantry at Bucquoy - illustration; Our Notebook, by G.K. Chesterton; Large photo portrait of General Foch, a great French General; Photo of Captain J.B. McCudden V.C.; Photo of women making goldbeater's-skin bags to line non-rigid airships; The Great Battle - French and British Divisions Fighting Shoulder to Shoulder by Regiments and Battalions - Six photos; Two-page illustration of British troops advancing at Bucquoy; Two-page centerfold illustration entitled When it is Instant Death to move a Hair's Breadth - Night Raiders Motionless Beneath a Verey Light; America's Splendid Troops Fighting Side-by-Side with British and French - 11 photos; Article about the shelling of Paris - Germany's long-range gun (approximately 75 miles); Nice ads for the following automakers - Lanchester, Daimler, Napier, Hudson. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. . First Edition. Stapled. Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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Ottawa: Airforce, 1994 60 pages. Features include: Dieppe - The CBC and the Elusive Truth; "Calling Sarajevo Tower - This is UN 203..."; The first of many - Sgt Jim Kirk was aboard a Wellington, the first bomber of a Canadian Squadron to be shot down, 14 July 1941; Argus - Watchful Guardian; Nicaragua Flashback; Strasser's War - Commander Peter Strasser of the German Naval Airship Service was leader of several raids on England throughout WWI; General Store Publishing; The Iron Curtain is Lifting; Fright in Flight - Author was a WWII RAF Lancaster Pilot; Majaid - Major Air Disaster; Hitching a Ride - Sea King in the Adriatic; 4 Wing Farewell; Big Day for the Alouettes; Flying the PM - by LCol Donald F. Deeprose (Ret); The CF100 - a good old clunker - But!; Operation Firefly; P/O Andrew Mynarski VC; The Mosquito and the Scramble. Address label upon back cover. Unmarked. Light wear. Nice copy. . Stapled. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Washington, D.C.: The United States Infantry Association, 1926 Pages 597 through 714 pages. Several additional pages of illustrated advertisements. Contents include: The 'Lost Battalion' of the 77th Division; The Enveloping Attack; Motor Transportation in Military Operations; The Philippines Maneuvers; The Company's Personnel; Trotski and the Conscription of Labor; German Infantry Training; The War Stock Uniform. Black and white illustrations. Average wear. Top inch of backstrip open but present. Binding intact. A sound copy.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Granada Hills, CA, USA: Sentry Books Inc., 1981 Features: XF-90 - Part II of the Air Force's Postwar Long Range Fighter controversy; Sikorsky S-55 - First of the classic helicopters; Douglas XO2D-1 Scout/Observation Floatplane - 8 pages of complete plans. Art: Lockheed XF-90 in flight; Consolidated PBY-5 Catalinas on patrol. Stapled. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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England: British War Office, 1940 34.5" x 26.5" reinforced paper. N.W. 48/2. Geographical Section, General Staff, No. 4072. Compiled and drawn at War Office, 1940. Heliographed and printed at Ordnance Survey, 1940. Identifies Land Aerodromes, Landing Grounds, Water Aerodromes, Radioelectric Stations, Explosives Areas, and more. Average wear and soiling. Name in ink in upper right corner. Name in pencil along top edge. Cover not included.. Good. more information

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London: George Newnes Limited, 1938 96 pages. Features: The Flaming Fighters - The Pilots of a Pup Squadron fall victim to a strange Hoodoo; The Mammoth and the Midge - Flt. Lt. Kinly goes to 'P.A.Q.', no ordinary restricted area; By Order of the Khan - Mischief in the Frontier Territory of Abdullah, The Khan; Hornets of the Skies - The story of the single-seater fighter from its birth in the early days of the Great War to its Near-Perfection in the Six-Miles-A Minute Projectiles of Today; Red Wings - A Red Ruse to trap the White Russians of Denikin's Army was betrayed to the Sharp Eyes of an English Airman; and more. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. . Soft Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: The Times, 1917 Many excellent black and white illustrations. Contents: Chapter CXCIV - The United States at War - the rupture of relations with Germany, Woodrow Wilson's Policy, Last Hopes of Peace, German Ships in American Ports, Attempts to bully Mr. Gerard, German attempts to reopen negotiations, arming of American ships, Pacifist Demonstration in Washington (with photo), more submarine crimes, text of the President's message, Military unpreparedness, German Plots, Public Opinion, The Joffre and Balfour Missions, Adoption of Conscription, The Army Draft Law, American troops for France, General Pershing, The Liberty Loan, and more. Front cover illustration of Major-General Pershing, in command of U.S. forces in France. Somewhat above-average wear. Soiling to front cover. Sound copy. Please note: readers of this part are encouraged to read Part 59 (American Opinion and the First Years of the War) and Part 140 (The End of American Neutrality).. First Edition. Stapled. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Magazine. more information

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Ottawa, Canada: National Defense Headquarters, 1976 Features: Rear-Admiral A.L. Collier; RCN Avenger on display; Navy divers in the north; The Salvation Army - with CF Europe; Frau Elizabeth Sternal - German lady with 'Sally Ann'; Would you let this man take your picture? - Ken Coleman, retired RCAF photographer; 1975 index; Fredericton Guard; Leliefontein's 75th - Royal Canadian Dragoons; Forgotten Heroes - The Boer War; RSM Thomas McKenzie - Canada's original old soldier; Aid airlift to Guatemala; National Aeronautical Collection - RCAF memorial; Happy Birthday America - Canadian Forces and U.S. bicentennial; PFL - the tiny ships that train a navy; My Memories of 'Monty' (Field-Marshall Montgomery) - a great soldier remembered; Brig.-Gen. Don Holmes Retires; Hochburg Castle - Canadian engineers repair German castle; Springboard '76 - Naval exercises near Puerto Rico; An airman's view of winter training; Canadian Forces Flight Attendants; Dolomite Disaster - CF Europe helps in wake of Italian earthquake; Gruner Laubfrosch - CF Europe's medics at work; "Both feet on the Table!" - reminiscences of an old sailor; Going Dutch - a Nijmegen marcher reports; Air Mail Momentos - military postal covers; Operation Totem Pole - Canadians in Germany carve totem pole; Rescue Specialists and their demanding training; Sarex 76 - Canadian - American rescue sepcialist competition; Understanding your Pay Guide; Operation Totem Pole in Germany; Air Women - Air Defence Technicians; Parade - Daughter of Drill; Extensive Olympic security coverage - Task Force 1 and Task Force 2, Kingston Olympic Regatta, Task Force Air, 2 RCR, Bromont, Cojo Transport, Protocol, Props Masters, Results System, Communications, Secure Communications, Behind the Scenes, Medical Support, 1976 index. Privately bound in blue buckram. Clean, bright and unmarked. Excellent copy.. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Amalgamated, 1917 Feature Photos: An American Submarine Chaser; Hustling the Hun on the Hindenburg Line; Why Peaceful America Declared for War (one page article); America joins the champions of freedom; Horse, Foot and Artillery of the U.S. Army; The War Against Piracy; Typical Western Fighting Ships; Devastation - one page article by Max Pemberton; British Soldiers making friends in villages they free from Prussian Terror; Ousting the Turk from the Holy Land - article; With Red Crescent through Arabia and Syria; The Middlesex Regiment - article. Above-average wear. Staples disintegrating.. Stapled. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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USA: Newsweek, 1944 Contents: Cracks appear in Axis line-up as satellite states look for exits - Finland has best chance to succeed as talks with Moscow open possibility of escape; Two disappointing slow-downs hamper allies' invasion plans - dragging Italian campaign and clash of ideas over Burma; The Admiralty Islands - springboard for combined drive on Philippines; Photo of the "Money Masters" - Presidents of eleven of the nation's twelve Federal Reserve Banks and a vice president of the twelfth; Smog and bombs force 268-year-old Greenwich Observatory to seek a new site from which to measure the world's time; Photo of Joe Louis (Barrow) in training at Camp Sibert, Ala.; Oscar winners of 1944. Above-average wear. Faint ink stamp atop front cover. Varying levels of staining to all pages. All text legible. A worthy reference copy. . First Edition. Stapled. Reading Copy. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: The London Scottish Regiment, 1907 Features: Photo of "The Cookhouse" - the only 'volunteer' cookhouse in the Brigade; Company Notes; The Brigade Camp, with four photos; Chronicles of the Cookhouse - West Tarring, August, 1970; Notes by the Commanding Officer; Notes on Recent Alterations in Infantry Training - by the C.O.; and more. Average wear and soiling. Staples disintegrated. . First Edition. Stapled. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Ottawa: Air Force, 1997 60 pages. Features include: Pathfinder - PFF; Mosquito Pilot - Bob Boyden; Whiskey Whiskey Papa (Welland W. Phipps - innovations in Arctic transportation; The Shadow Army - Safe House in Belgium; Dewy is Here - ATG (Air Transport Group); Cherry Blossoms in the Cockpit - North Star strikes trees in Japan; The Unknown Ally - A Mexican in the RCAF; Keeping the Rolls-Royce Merlins Flying; Lester Pearson meets the RFC; Address label on back cover. Moderate wear. Solid copy. . Stapled. Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Ottawa: Government of Canada, 1968 Features: "The Military Profession - Lt. Gen. W.A.B. Anderson, Commander of Mobile Command; Biathalon Training; From North Star to Southern Cross - The Travels of a Yukon and its crew; Destroying a beached Second World War British Mine, lodged in driftwood on a Vancouver Island beach; Sea survival for Starfighter pilots; They were given a real bridge to blow up - 2 Field Squadron, Royal Canadian Engineers brings down the old Hawkshaw Bridge, mid-way between Fredericton and Woodstock, N.B.; Shades of Alley Oop - a CH-113A Voyageur removes dinosaur bones from their ancient resting place; Classroom for the sea - Fleet School (Pacific) at Esquimalt (5 pages); The Buffalo Aircraft - Our newest tactical transport; Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missile systems. Sound copy.. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Amalgamated, 1917 Features: Title page photo of smiling General Sir Henry Horne and General Sir Arthur Currie. Why did the Goeben Escape? - article by Lovat Fraser; Using mules to excavate rail beds; Britons go forward in the Battle of Flanders; Men of the Maple Leaf Ready to meet the foe; In East Africa under the heel of the Hun; Where Prussian Pro-Consuls once lived at ease; Wanted, a War Orator - Britain still listening for a Master Voice; Scenes after Victory near the Hindenburg Line; How British Troops Stormed the Westhoek Ridge; Rounding up Remnants of the Enemy Rearguard; The Army's Monster Mail - how letters reach our soldiers in the field (article by Basil Clarke); The Modern Man-at-Arms in his hour of ease; From Bomber's trench to the train for home; Imperial Sceptre exchanged for axe and spade - Czar Nicholas keeps active while held captive; War-Sisters on the Land - article by Harold Ashton; Who's Who in the Great War; War-time field work of the daughters of France; Decorated for deeds of great heroism (9 photos); The Wiltshires - one page regimental article with photo; . Staples disintegrated. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy reference copy. . Stapled. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Magazine. more information

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London: The London Scottish Regiment, 1909 Illustration of Queen Victoria Firing the First Shot on Wimbledon Common, July 2nd, 1860. The Territorial Marching Song, by Herbert G. De Hamel. Notes by the Commanding Officer. The Bisley Meeting - Jubilee of the N.R.A., with photo of the event and small photo portraits of Capt. St. John Mildmay and Col. C.R. Crosse. Handsome photo portrait of Lord Cheylesmore, Chairman N.R.A. A page from a Non.-Com's. Diary. Roll of Non-Commissioned Officers and Men, 14th (County of London) Battalion the London Regiment (The London Scottish). Average wear. Unmarked. Staples disintegrated. . First Edition. Stapled. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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USA: McMullen & Yee, 1994 78 pages. Features: New Peacemaker XM231S Pistol; Natural shelter and insulation; Herbal medicine for health/survival; staying alive with survival kits; Bill Clinton's Amerika; Outdoors foot care basics. Moderate wear. Solid copy. . Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Amalgamated, 1918 Full page illustration of the new chief of the Imperial General Staff, Lieut.-General Sir Henry Hughes Wilson. Some Lighter Aspects of a Fleet Action - by 'Bartimeus'. Preaching and Practising Prudent Economy - 5 photos. An Aeroplane Shoot on the Western Front, by 'O.Pip'. Artillery Preparation Against the Great Attack - 3 photos of a massive British rail-mounted gun and a French shell dump. Amazing photo of French observers serving as part of an anti-aircraft battery. Five photos of kite balloons. Women at work. Tanks and Trimphs from the French Front - 4 photos. From the Forge of Vulcan to the Field of Mars - two illustrations of massive guns. The U Boats and the U.S. - a confident view of the Transatlantic Transport (article). At Army Headquarters, article by Hamilton Fyfe. Arresting Attila's Advance to the Adriatic - 5 photos. New Laws for New Conditions - how the Australian Commonwealth Set the Example. Photos of decorated soldiers. Adventures of an ensign, article by 'Vedette'. Average wear. Unmarked. Staples disintegrated. Sound copy. . First Edition. Stapled. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Granada Hills, CA, USA: Sentry Books Inc., 1980 Features: Special - Battle of Britain 40th Aniversary - Luftwaffe vs. RAF. Art: Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX; Heinkel He 111 H; Heinkel He 111 H; Hawker Hurricane Mk I. Stapled. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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