Two Volumes: The Fighting Newfoundlander, a History of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment -with More Fighting Newfoundlanders, a History of Newfoundland's Forces in the Second World War ( WWi / WWii )(volume 1 / 2 )

Canada: Kingston, ON / Montreal, PQ: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2006, 1st MQUP Edition, First Printing /and/ Newfoundland / Labrador: Government of Newfoundland / Labrador, 1969, 1st Edition, First Printing, 2006. -----------TWO VOLUME, THE FIGHTING NEWFOUNDLANDER is the 1st volume and is a softcover, a Very Good+ example, a bit of light rubbing to corners, 614 pages, b&w photos, ---"When Word War I began, Newfoundland had been without any kind of military organization for almost half a century. Public-spirited citizens immediately formed themselves into a Patriotic Association and within sixty days had recruited, partially equipped, and dispatched 537 officers and men overseas. ---The Fighting Newfoundlander is a vivid history of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment - the "Blue Puttees" - and its heroic contributions to the war effort. Gerald Nicholson details the harrowing experiences of the Newfoundland Regiment (the only Canadian unit) at Gallipoli and later at Beaumont Hamel where 710 of the 801 officers and men who took part in the assault were casualties. He also follows them to the Third Battle of Ypres and Cambrai, for which they were granted the title "Royal" - the only army unit to receive such a distinction during World War I. ---Nicholson also places the regiment in a larger historical context through an exploration of the colonization of Newfoundland and its contributions to the War of 1812, the American War of Independence, and the American Civil War. The Fighting Newfoundlanders is an illuminating history of the Blue Puttees and their community."---, ---MORE FIGHTING NEWFOUNDLANDERS is a hardcover volume, it is close to Near Fine but there are some small splashes/stains to the edges of the text block and the lower edge of the rear board, in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, 621 pages, b&w photos, contents include: answering the Call; The 57th Heavy Regiment; The 166th Regiment Prepares for Action; The 59th Heavy Regiment on Guard in Britain; Training for ( Operation ) OVERLORD; The 166th in North Africa; The 166th on the Lower Adriatic; From Cassino to the Arno; The 59th Regiment Into Battle; From the Leopold Canal to the German Frontier; Winter in the Apennines; Over the Rhine to Victory; No. 125 ( Newfoundland ) Squadron RAF ( R A F ? Royal Air Force ); The Battle of the Atlantic; Newfoundland Seamen in many Roles; On the Home Front, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///. First Edition. See Description. See Description. Illus. by Photo Covers. See Description.