A City Goes to War: History of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment (3 PPCLI)

Brampton, ON, Canada: Charters Publishing Company Limited. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. 431 pages. Includes WWI and WWII Rolls of Honour, Honours & Awards, Index, fold-out maps, black and white photos. Gilt lettering and decoration upon publisher's handsome red cloth. "It was my great honour and privilege to have the Loyal Edmonton Regiment as one of the infantry battalions under my command in the Sicilian and Italian campaigns in World War II. The achievements of this great Canadian infantry regiment were built by the blood, sweat and tears of its officers and men in battle. Those who survived must ensure that these achievements endure, particularly for the people of the part of Canada to which the regiment belongs, and for succeeding generations of officers and men of the Regiment." - C. Vokes, Major-General. Small label removal blemish atop front free endpaper otherwise book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Binding tight. Moderate wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A high-quality copy of this proud record. DORNBUSCH 106A, COOKE [3E] p.210, STRATHERN 2757.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; History of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment (3 PPCLI), 49th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force (C.E.F.), Billy [William] Griesbach, Edmonton Alberta, Sicilian Campaign, Italian Campaign .