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Stittsville, Ontario: Canada's Wings, 1981. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A near fine copy in a like jacket. .
NO REASON WHY: THE CANADIAN HONG KONG TRAGEDY AN EXAMINATION by VINCENT, CARL - 1981
by VINCENT, CARL
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NO REASON WHY: THE CANADIAN HONG KONG TRAGEDY AN EXAMINATION
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Stittsville, ON: Canada's Wings, 1981. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: [vi]1-281. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth boards, mapped endpapers, sources, and index. An account of the Battle of Hong Kong, December 1941, that focuses on the action of the two Canadian regiments, and their support units, that fought there. Includes maps, notes, a bibliography, and index. Laid in is a folded promotional page issued upon publication. A near fine copy in a dust jacket protected with a Brodart cover.
A critical study of the reasons why Canadians were sent to Hong Kong in December, 1941 when it appeared to most to be a lost cause.
A critical study of the reasons why Canadians were sent to Hong Kong in December, 1941 when it appeared to most to be a lost cause.
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- Publisher Canada's Wings
- Place of Publication Stittsville, ON
- Date Published 1981
- Size 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords World War II, The East, Japan, Japanese Army, Canadian Prisoners of War, POWs, Japanese War Crimes, Japanese Cruelty, Atrocities, Canadian Army, 1941, Hong Kong, British Colonies, Guerrilla fighters, Royal Rifles of Canada, Winnipeg Grenadiers, John Osbor
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No Reason Why: The Canadian Hong Kong tragedy, an examination
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Canada's Wings, Stittsville, 1981, Very Good Hardcover / Fine Dustjacket, 281 pages, 6.25" x 9.25", ownership notation on ffep, otherwise clean and tight
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Canada's Wings, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x1. In Very Good Condition, No Remarks Or Highlights Inside. Hardcover With A Very Good Dust Jacket. 330 Pages With The Index. 281 Pages With The Index.- We can ship from Canada and the USA, based on your address. Specializing in academic, collectible and historically significant, providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us.
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No Reason Why; The Canadian Hong Kong Tragedy--An Examination
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Stittsville: Canada's Wings [0-920002-12-9] 1981. (Hardcover) Near fine in very good dust jacket. 281pp. Map front endpapers, photographic back endpapers, maps, photographs, appendices, bibliography, notes, index. A previous owner's name on the front endpaper and the back panel of the dust jacket was sliced through and repaired with clear tape. Book about Siege Of Hong Kong. Locale: Hong Kong. (Military--Canada, Military--Canada, Royal Rifles of Canada, Winnipeg Grenadiers, World War 2).
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Stittsville: Canada's Wings Inc., 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. pp. 281, ""In ""No Reason Why: The Canadian Hong Kong Tragedy"", Carl Vincent decried that C Force members were the only Commonwealth soldiers in the war to be “deliberately sent into a position where there was absolutely no hope of victory, evacuation, or relief.” This blunder would baffle future investigators, for “there was no reason…
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Ontario: Canada's Wings, 1981. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. 281 pgs. Bibliography. b/w photos. A fine unmarked copy signed by the author on the title page.
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NO REASON WHY the Canadian Hong Kong Tragedy, an Examination
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Stittsville ON: Canada's Wings, 1981. SIGNED by the author on the title page. 281 pages in very good, clean condition. With maps and photographs. Illustrated endpapers. Clean bookplate on the reverse of the Contents page. Brown hardcovers with gilt titles on the spine. Very light wear on corners. Illustrated DJ with black titles. Spine scuffed and a little worn, light wear on corners and edges. VG+/VG-. Signed by Author. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. VG+/VG-.
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