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McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal, 1977, first edition, illus. b/w, maps, ; xiv, 300 p. 24 cm, includes index. Very good minus dec. bds. front end paper corner clipped, old small sticker residue. A detailed and scholarly work on the intricacies of Canadian, American and British military and naval policies since 1775 up until preparations for the Second World War.

University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 2000, first edition, x, 495 p., [16] p. of plates : ill.b/w, maps, ports. includes bibliography and index. Fine/fine. One of the great untold Canadian military stories revolves around the eastern seaport of Sydney, Nova Scotia. Guardian of the Gulf offers a vivid and long overdue account of Sydney harbour's role, and the importance of its coal deposits, in North Atlantic strategy and military operations from the Anglo-French wars in the eighteenth century to the end of the Cold War in the 1990s.

Thomas Allen Publishers, Toronto. 2004. 311 Pages. First Edition. Dust Jacket. Hard Cover. On June 6, 1944, nearly 15,000 Canadians - at sea, in the air, and on the ground - joined the long-anticipated D-Day invasion of Nazi occupied Europe on the Normandy beaches. This book is in a near fine condition. The text is clean and the binding is tight. The red cloth boards remain dark with no signs of fading. The dust jacket is undamaged and retains the shine of a new book. This is an excellent buy for anyone interested in military history or Canadian history.

University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1968. first edition, : 240 p. ill. b/w, maps, 24 cm. includes index. very good - a little fading of dark blue liners and discreet previous owner's name; dj faded on edges and minor chipping. A study of Canada's defence policy and the geographical factors and the British and French attitudes to British rule during 1763-1871.