Search Results: Military History from Homeward Bound Books

Toronto: Collier MacMillan. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. 0029976707 . 184 p. 26 cm. Sound and square binding in blue, paper-covered boards. Worn at corners and bottom edges. Tiny mark on front free endpaper. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has two closed tears which have been repaired with cello tape on the reverse side. Heavily rubbed. Light edge wear. A history of Canada's senior regular infantry regiment. Largely consists of period photographs. .

Port Perry, Ontario: Blake Books Distribution. Very Good. 2005. Softcover. 097355231X . 268 p. 22.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. A little wear to the corner tips and edges. Lightly shelf rubbed, with some scratches. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. A fictional account of Defence Industries Limited, a war munitions town established during World War II, which went on to become the town of Ajax, Ontario. Signed on the title page by Lynn-Philip Hodgson. .

Port Perry, Ontario: Blake Books Distribution. Very Good. 2005. Softcover. 097355231X . 268 p. 22.5 cm. Signed by All Authors Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. A little wear to the corner tips. Lightly shelf rubbed. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. A fictional account of Defence Industries Limited, a war munitions town established during World War II, which went on to become the town of Ajax, Ontario. Signed on the title page by both of the authors. .

Buckhorn, Ontario: Self Published By the Author. Near Fine. 1983. Hardcover. 244 p. 24.5 cm. Signed by Author Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Minor wear to the corners. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. A collection of letters written by Russell K. (Rusty) Magee to his wife Agnes Moffat Magee while he was serving overseas in World War II. Inscribed by Mrs. Magee to a previous owner. Errata slip laid in. .

Port Perry, Ontario: Self Published By the Author. Very Good+. 2000. Softcover. 0968706215 . 321 p. 23 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Minor wear at the corners and along the edges. Slightly shelf rubbed. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. A first-person memoir of a secret service intelligence agent in World War II, who was trained at Camp X in Whitby, Ontario. Although it is Gelleny's account, Lynn Phillip Hodgson notes in the Appendices that the book was written by Alan Paul Longfield. .

The Cleveland Museum of Art / Abrams. Very Good+. 2007. Softcover. 9407279308 . 200 p. 29.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers, with French flaps. Minor wear to the corner tips. Lightly shelf rubbed. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. The story of the evolution of European armor, from chain mail to articulated metal plates. Illustrated in colour and black and white. May require extra postage due to weight of book. .

Toronto: Dundurn Press. Very Good. 1994. Softcover. 155002213X . 192 p. 22.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Light wear to edges and corner tips. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A first person account of the author's time as company Sergeant-Major in the Queen s Own Rifles "A" Company as they participated at Normandy during World War II. Includes two sections of black and white photographic plates. .

New York: The Free Press. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 0684859327 . 436 p. 24 cm. Sound and square binding, with cloth backed spine and paper covered boards. Head of spine is bumped. Minor wear to the corner tips. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has crinkling to the head of the spine, light edge wear and is lightly rubbed. The spine is faded. Illustrated with black and white photographs, maps, and drawings. .

Barnsley, U.K.: Leo Cooper. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2005. Hardcover. 1844153096 . 238 p. 24 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Virtually no discernible wear to exterior. Erased price remains on front endpaper. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has very light wear to the edges and is lightly shelf rubbed overall. An account of the Grenadier Guards experiences in the Crimean War. Illustrated with a section of black and white archival photos. .

Secaucus, N.J.: Wellfleet Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 1555213790 . 203 p. 28.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. A little wear to the edges and corner tips. A few faint smudge marks on the boards. The inside pages are clean and unmarked. The dustjacket is shelf rubbed and has a small chip and closed tear to the rear lower edge. Sticker remains on front panel. Examples of leaflets, flyers, and other paper propoganda issued by both sides during World War II. Illustrated in colour and black and white. May require extra postage due to weight of book. .

Burnstown, Ontario: General Store Publishing House. Very Good+. 1995. Third Printing. Softcover. 0919431828 . 183 p. 23.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Minor edge and corner wear. Very lightly rubbed. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. An autobiography of the author's time serving as a fighter pilot during World War II. Illustrated with black and white photographs. .

London: Phillimore & Co.. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1980. Hardcover. 0850333598 . 246 p. 21 cm. Signed by Author Sound and square binding in paper-covered boards. A little wear to the edges and corners. Previous owner's name and address, gift inscription and author's signature on the front free endpaper. Otherwise the inside pages are clean and unmarked, with slight toning. Dust jacket has some edge crinkling and is shelf rubbed. An account of the Provost Service of the British Army and the early years of the Royal Military Police. Eight page section of black and white photographs. Signed and dated 1980 by the author on the front free endpaper. .

Oxford: Osprey Military Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 1855328518 . 159 p. 28 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Minor wear to corner tips and edges. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has some rubbing and minor edge wear. One tiny split to front flap fold. A description of what, where and how things happened during the South African War of 1899-1902 (Second Boer War). Illustrated with colour, sepia and black and white photographs. May require extra postage due to weight of book. .

Toronto: Dundurn Press. Fine. 2015. First Edition. Softcover. 1459731166 . 286 p. 23 cm. Signed by Author Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. One faint scratch on the front cover. Else fine. Appears unread. The story of the women who worked in the General Engineering Company (GECO) Canadian munitions factory in Scarborough Ontario during World War II. Illustrated with archival photos. Signed by the author on the title page. .

Port Hope, Ontario: Port Hope Archives. Very Good+. 2007. Softcover. 0978111117 . 196 p. 27 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Minor wear to edges and a slightly shelf rubbed. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. A record of the men of Port Hope who participated in the Great War of 1914-1918. The record was originally compiled in 1919 and this is a reprint. Arranged alphabetically, each entry includes a black and white photograph of the soldier and some information about him. .

King City, Ontario: Self Published By the Author. Very Good. 2001. Softcover. 0969236611 . 272 p. 27 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. A little wear to the edges and corner tips. Spine has some soft creases, not affecting page openings. Shelf rubbed, with a couple of soft creases and scratches. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Provides an overview of events and the names and details of the men who fought for each side during the St. Leger's siege of Fort Stanwix during the American Revolutionary War. .

Belfast: Century Services Limited. Very Good. 1975. Hardcover. 256 p. 25 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Minor wear to the corner tips. Tiny ding to upper board. Text block edges lightly toned. Both sets of endpapers have some light soil. The inside pages are clean and unmarked, overall. A chronological account of the presence of the British Army in Ulster from the years 1973 through 1975. Illustrated with black and white photographs. May require extra postage due to weight of book. .

London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 0116309334 . 601 p. 25 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Light wear to the corners. A little staining to top edge of text block, which is a bit dusty. Inside pages are clean, with a tiny tear to the top gutter corner of a few leaves. Dust jacket has edge wear, heaviest at spine ends and corners. Shelf rubbed with some light scratches. The first volume of a scholarly, multi-volume account of the part played by British intelligence in allied strategy and operations in World War II. May require extra postage due to weight of book. .

London: Sidgwick & Jackson. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0283988738 . 334 p. 24.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Minor wear to corner tips. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has a little light edge wear and slight rubbing. A history of all the British special forces, from World War II to the time of publication. Illustrated with black and white maps by W.F.N. Watson. .

Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 0886191262 . 327 p. 24 cm. Sound and square binding in blue, paper-covered boards. Light wear to corners and spine ends. Top edge of text block is a little dusty. . Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dust jacket has a little crinkling at the spine ends and is lightly shelf rubbed. The story of the first secret-agent training school in North America, located on Lake Ontario between Whitby and Oshawa. .