Camp Vernon A Century of Canadian Military History
by Rayment-Pickard, Hugh & Patrick Sherlock
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0968791719
- ISBN 13
- 9780968791714
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Vernon BC: Kettle Valley Publishing Inc.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 0968791719 . Only slight wear ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Foreword by Pierre Berton who did his army training there in 1942. ; 10.3 X 8.4 X 1.5 inches; 524 pages; Camp Vernon in Vernon, British Columbia celebrated its centennial in 2008. For 100+ years it has served as an army training camp and a cadet camp. It has sent soldiers to WWI, WWII, the Korean War and numerous other conflicts large and small. It has seen the training of countless cadets who have passed through its doors. This book gives a look at the lives of a number of the soldiers through their reminiscences and at the town that housed the camp through exerpts from The Vernon News. .
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20113
- Title
- Camp Vernon A Century of Canadian Military History
- Author
- Rayment-Pickard, Hugh & Patrick Sherlock
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0968791719
- ISBN 13
- 9780968791714
- Publisher
- Kettle Valley Publishing Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Vernon BC
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- 0968791719, camp Vernon, polson park, British Columbia, cadets
- Bookseller catalogs
- Militaria; Militaria / Canada;
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
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Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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