Search Results: Militaria / Canada from Ainsworth Books

Toronto, ON: Dundurn Press. Very Good. 1986. Paperback. 1550020072 . Signed by Author; Signed by author ; Trade PB; B&W Photographs; Light wear. Canadian battlefields from the 1600's to May 1885. .

Toronto ON: McClelland & Stewart. Very Good+. 2002. First Printing. Paperback. 0771035357 . Light edge wear to card covers, previous owner's name inside front cover ; A bright, solid book. B&W photos ; Trade PB; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 144 pages; "Granfield effortlessly recaptures the spirit of those days, in stories from the war brides and with visual material of all kinds, including photos, mementoes from the voyage to Halifax, and the documents required along the way. The women tell of flirtations at dances and canteens, of hasty marriages in borrowed dresses, of tearful farewells in English ports, and of unheard-of delights like lobster and grapefruit aboard the still-gracious ocean liners. Some expected to see cowboys and indians and igloos in Canada, and were surprised how different their husbands looked in unfamiliar civilian attire. And the trains! Who knew a country could be so big!" .

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. Near Fine. 2002. First Edition. Softcover. 0771035357 . Previous owner's stamp on title page. ; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations; 9.60 X 6.60 X 0.40 inches; 140 pages; Canada’s war brides were the young women who met, fell in love with, and married Canadian servicemen in Europe in World War II. Forty-eight thousand from Britain, with 22,000 children, followed their husbands to Canada during and just after the war.Some of them were barely teenagers when the war began, but they grew up quickly in a world of blackouts and rationing and bombing raids, when loved ones were absent and the future uncertain. Love grew quickly in such a climate. Sometimes the romances were leisurely, but frequently it was a headlong rush into marriage followed by emigration to an unknown land, with family left behind, often never to be seen again.Linda Granfield effortlessly recaptures the spirit of those days, in stories from the war brides and with… Read More

Toronto: Copp Clark Pitman Ltd.. Very Good. 1985. First Edition. Softcover. 0773031502 . Card covers show light shelf wear. ; A tight solid book. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 281 pages; The issue of conscription raised its head in both 1917 and midway through WWII .

Victoria, BC: Trafford Publishing. Very Good+. 2004. Third Printing. Paperback. 1412025222 . Only light edge wear to card covers, a few small spots page fore edges. ; A bright, solid book ; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations; 0.4 x 9.8 x 6.9 Inches; 242 pages; "Buster is a biography of James Sutherland Brown, CMG, DSO, a distinguished Canadian soldier who advanced from boy bugler to Brigadier General. He was noted for his organizational and planning abilities as well as his humane command. As Assistant Quartermaster General of the 1st Canadian Division he was substantially responsible for the rapid advance of the Division through Mons, Beligium, to the Rhine in the last 100 days of WWI. He also provided for the efficient demobilization of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1919-20. As Director of Operations and Intelligence he was the author of Defence Scheme No.1 designed to defend Canada in case of an attack by United States in the 1920s, a plan that has been mocked by academic… Read More

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. .

St. Catharines, ON: Manning Press Ltd.. Very Good-. 1980. Paperback. Some soiling of white card covers, small stain page fore edges, sticker shadow front cover. ; A tight solid book. ; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations; 83 pages .

Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada Ltd.. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Book shows some shelf wear, DJ has small tears, chipping. Sun-faded on spine with 1" chip missing from bottom of DJ at spine. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector, unclipped. Map endpapers with a few maps in text block. ; Maps; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 401 pages .

Ottawa: Department of National Defence. Near Fine. 2005. Softcover. 0662689100 . Only slight wear to card covers; Appears unread ; Trade PB; Army Transformation; Colour charts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 144 pages .

Toronto: Stoddart Publishing Co. Ltd.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 0773732896 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear, gift inscription on half-title page. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W and colour illustrations and colour maps ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 228 pages; "As a reference guide or as armchair escapism, The Canadian Military Atlas will fascinate and inform military buffs and history lovers for generations.From the Plains of Abraham to Vimy Ridge to peacekeeping efforts in Kosovo, Canadian soldiers have offered the greatest sacrifice. Now, for the first time, the battlefields on which our soldiers fought have been mapped out in a stunning full-color volume." .

Ottawa: Minister of National Defence. Near Fine in Good+ dust jacket. 1945. Second Edition. Hardcover. DJ chipped with short tears, some discoloraion ; A bright solid, book, DJ in Mylar ; B&W Photographs; 172 pages; Foreword by Lieutenant-General J. C. Murchie .

Ottawa: Department of National Defence. Near Fine. 2000. First Edition. Softcover. Only slight wear to glossy pictorial card covers ; A bright, solid book ; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 591 pages; This is a publication of the various relevant papers presented at the 2000 conference. .

Langley, BC: Legacy Heritage Consultants. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. 0995803706 . Signed by Author; Signed by author on the title page. A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. A generously illustrated book - B&W photos and illustrations ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 370 pages; The author follows the lives of 3 dozen men and women serving in some capacity on various fronts of WWI. .

Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 0802058701 . Only slight wear to book and dust jacket ; A bright, solid book, dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8.90 X 6.20 X 1.10 inches; 267 pages; Major changes in Germany and Russia affect countries around the world. .

British Columbia: Self Published. Very Good. 1992. Paperback. Some creasing and light soil of orange card covers, small spot on page 9. ; Side stapled booklet. ; Trade PB; 0.15 x 11 x 8.5 Inches; 11 pages; This brief book itemizes the actions that the soldiers New Westminster, British Columbia participated in and in what capacity. .

Ottawa: Canadian Military Engineers. Very Good+. 1982. First Edition. Post Binding. Plastic covers show very light shelf wear. ; A tight solid book. Book is written in Canada's two official languages - flip it over lengthwise to change from English to French. Heavy red plastic covers with white titles and decoration - bound onto post binding. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Unpaginated pages .

Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press, Canada. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0195408470 . DJ shows light shelf wear. Remainder mark on bottom page edges. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8.30 X 5.40 X 1.20 inches; 248 pages .

Ottawa: Canadian War Museum. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 0969642105 . Only light wear to glossy pictorial paper covered boards ; This is the hardcover first edition of this book. A bright, solid book ; B&W Illustrations; 248 pages; Brief histories of the various Infantry regiments of Canada .

Ottawa: National Defence. Very Good+. 2003. First Edition. Softcover. 0662691318 . Card covers show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book. On one side text is in English, flip it over and text is in French ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 224 pages; "This book looks at the achievement of Chinese and Japanese Canadians who demanded and won the right to serve in Canada's armed forces. They believed that their willingness to serve would win them the respect of the government and would secure them to full citizenship." .

Ottawa: Minister of National Defence Canada. Very Good+. 2004. Paperback. 0662686136 . Light corner curl to card covers. ; A bright, solid book ; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations; This profiles Black Canadians in the Canadian military going back to Colonial times. Text in English and French. .