Category: Military

Maxims and Notes On the Art of Command for Junior Officers

By: "Collected By A Territorial Officer"

Price: $249.95

Publisher: London, Hugh Rees, Ltd. : 1917

Seller ID: 118c8469

Condition: Fair

61 pages. This well-travelled copy is boldly signed by former owner, J.C. Frith of the Canadian 18th Battalion at Hastings, England, April 1917. Above-average wear and soiling. Binding tender. Underlining on two pages. A wonderful WWI collectible.
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Eight Bells and Green Ones - Memories of a Retired Chief Boatswain Mate

By: "The Buffer" (Ron Elliott) (Signed)

Price: $129.95

Publisher: Canada, Self-Published (Van Coillie, Dries) : 1985

Seller ID: 13804681

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

56 pages. Undated but appears to be circa 1985. A brief history of service at HMCS Cornwallis from May-Sept 1949. "Gives the reader a look at New Entry Training, Naval Lore, Human Interest Stories and some Naval Characters, of which the Navy had its share." - Joseph Lay. Black and white photographs. Author's signature and lenghty inscription to V.L. Swanton inside front cover. Foreward by CIER Joseph Lay G.M. C.D. taped to page one. A quality copy.
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Current Affairs, Number 47: Balkan Background, July 17th, 1943

By: (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs

Price: $79.95

Publisher: Canada, (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs / Government of Canada : 1943

Seller ID: 665h0407

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

16 pages. "Not to be Published - the information given in this publication is not to be communicated, either directly, to the Press or to any person not holding an official position in His Majesty's Forces." - from front cover. Reprinted in Canada, July, 1943. Contents: Talking points; Peoples of the peninsula; Land and plan; Centrefold map; The Eastern Question; The Question reopened; Nazi catspaws and victims; "Victors in Chains" - sabotage, ambush, train-wrecking. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy.
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WAR: Dieppe Summary, No. 28, October (Oct.) 3rd, 1942

By: (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs

Price: $199.95

Publisher: Canada, (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs / Government of Canada : 1942

Seller ID: 665h0380

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

12 pages. "Not to be Published - the information given in this publication is not to be communicated, either directly, to the Press or to any person not holding an official position in His Majesty's Forces." - from front cover. Reprinted in Canada October, 1942. Contents: Reconnaissance in Force - The Dieppe Story Written in Outline - with two maps; Personal History - The Dieppe story as it was lived by the men who fought there - personal observations of nineteen participants in the raid. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. A quality copy.
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WAR: Guadalcanal Battle Report. No. 41, April (Apr.) 3rd, 1943

By: (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs

Price: $79.95

Publisher: Canada, (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs / Government of Canada : 1943

Seller ID: 665h0387

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

12 pages. "Not to be Published - the information given in this publication is not to be communicated, either directly, to the Press or to any person not holding an official position in His Majesty's Forces." - from front cover. Reprinted in Canada April, 1943. Contents: "Be Mean and Kill'em" - Guadalcanal Battle Report - with map and 3 illustrations; Chaplain's Quiz. Light wear. Unmarked. A quality copy.
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WAR: The Records Office. No. 49. July 24th, 1943

By: (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs

Price: $79.95

Publisher: Canada, (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs / Government of Canada : 1943

Seller ID: 665h0391

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

12 pages. "Not to be Published - the information given in this publication is not to be communicated, either directly, to the Press or to any person not holding an official position in His Majesty's Forces." - from front cover. Reprinted in Canada June, 1943. Contents: The Job of the Records Office; Thee Four Divisions of the Record Office; The Horse's Mouth (cont'd) - the second of two articles compiled by questioning a number of officers and men evaculated as casualties from North Africa about how their training could have been better. Back page advice for how to avoid harming agricultura...
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Current Affairs, Number 39: Spain, March (Mar.) 13th, 1943

By: (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs;

Price: $79.95

Publisher: Canada, (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs / Government of Canada : 1943

Seller ID: 665h0403

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

12 + iv pages. "Not to be Published - the information given in this publication is not to be communicated, either directly, to the Press or to any person not holding an official position in His Majesty's Forces." - from front cover. Reprinted in Canada, March, 1943. Contents: Spain's geography, farming, mining and industry, population, problems amongst her nationalities, the Spanish Civil War, organisation of the Falangist state, armed forces, religion, and education. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy.
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Current Affairs, Number 52: Transatlantic Soundings, September (Sept.) 25th, 1943

By: (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs; Agar, Herbert

Price: $79.95

Publisher: Canada, (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs / Government of Canada : 1943

Seller ID: 665h0412

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

16 pages. "Not to be Published - the information given in this publication is not to be communicated, either directly, to the Press or to any person not holding an official position in His Majesty's Forces." - from front cover. Reprinted in Canada, October, 1943. Contents:Talking of Americans; America Thinks Again; Is America United?; The American Way in Wartime; The Question We're Always Asking; How Can We Reach Each Other?; Index to issues 27-52 of this publication. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy.
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Current Affairs, Number 41: Germany's New Order, April (Apr.) 10th, 1943

By: (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs; Aris, Dr. R.

Price: $99.95

Publisher: Canada, (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs / Government of Canada : 1943

Seller ID: 665h0405

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

12 + iv pages. "Not to be Published - the information given in this publication is not to be communicated, either directly, to the Press or to any person not holding an official position in His Majesty's Forces." - from front cover. Reprinted in Canada, May, 1943. Contents: This bulletin tells the story of how the Continent has been mobilised and provides an account of Germany's design for Europe; The release of the Big Lie; Promises Cost Nothing; Idealists and Traitors; The New Order; Sack of a Continent; The Theory Behind It All. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy.
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Current Affairs, Number 38: The Middle East and Turkey, February (Feb.) 27th, 1943

By: (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs; Baxter, Professor J.H.

Price: $79.95

Publisher: Canada, (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs / Government of Canada : 1943

Seller ID: 665h0402

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

12 + iv pages. "Not to be Published - the information given in this publication is not to be communicated, either directly, to the Press or to any person not holding an official position in His Majesty's Forces." - from front cover. Reprinted in Canada, April, 1943. Contents: The Middle East and Turkey; Centrefold map of the Middle East. Unmarked with light wear. A quality copy.
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WAR: Friends in Need - The Finns, Rumanians, Hungarians, Bulgarians. No. 43. May 1st, 1943

By: (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs; Bennett, Lieut. Richard

Price: $79.95

Publisher: Canada, (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs / Government of Canada : 1943

Seller ID: 665h0389

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

12 pages. "Not to be Published - the information given in this publication is not to be communicated, either directly, to the Press or to any person not holding an official position in His Majesty's Forces." - from front cover. Reprinted in Canada May, 1943. Contents: Friends in Need - The Finns, Rumanians, Hungarians, Bulgarians - article with map of Finland and two-page map of the 1939 and 1943 frontiers in the satellite states of Hungary, Rumania, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Croation and Albania; Coastal Command Quiz; Go Anywhere, Do Anything - Field Security Personnel. Clean and unmarked with l...
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WAR: Survey of the Japanese Army, No. 37, February (Feb.) 6th, 1943

By: (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs; Bennett, Lieut. Richard

Price: $69.95

Publisher: Canada, (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs / Government of Canada : 1943

Seller ID: 665h0384

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

12 pages. "Not to be Published - the information given in this publication is not to be communicated, either directly, to the Press or to any person not holding an official position in His Majesty's Forces." - from front cover. Reprinted in Canada March, 1943. Contents: Little Men, What Now? - Survey of the Japanese Army including two-page map of Japan's Asiatic Empire - where they were and where they are; The Role of the R.A.F. Regiment - They Guard the Airfields; Boot Quiz. Light wear. Unmarked. A quality copy.
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WAR: The Trouble with Italians, No. 35, January (Jan) 9th 1943 - The Trouble with Italians

By: (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs; Bennett, Lieut. Richard; De Polnay, Pte. Peter

Price: $69.95

Publisher: Canada, (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs / Government of Canada : 1943

Seller ID: 665h0382

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

12 pages. "Not to be Published - the information given in this publication is not to be communicated, either directly, to the Press or to any person not holding an official position in His Majesty's Forces." - from front cover. Reprinted in Canada January, 1943. Contents: The Trouble with Italians - summary and estimate of the Italian Army with map showing where Italian troops were as of June 1940, and another map showing same as of January 1943; The First Time They Saw Paris - Peter de Polnay of the Pioneer Corps relates his experiences of witnessing German troops enter Paris; Dental Quiz a...
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Current Affairs, Number 53: Scotland. October (Oct.) 9th, 1943

By: (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs; Blake, George

Price: $79.95

Publisher: Canada, (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs / Government of Canada : 1943

Seller ID: 665h0413

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

16 pages. "Not to be Published - the information given in this publication is not to be communicated, either directly, to the Press or to any person not holding an official position in His Majesty's Forces." - from front cover. Reprinted in Canada, October, 1943. Contents: Why learn about Scotland?; Scottish Quiz; "Here's Tae Us! - What's Like Us?"; Information about Scotland; The Scottish set-up today; The Scottish Achievement; Scotland and the Future. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy.
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Current Affairs, Number 32: North Africa/America's Colour Problem. December (Dec.) 5th, 1942

By: (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs; Brodrick, Alan Houghton

Price: $99.95

Publisher: Canada, (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs / Government of Canada : 1942

Seller ID: 665h0398

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

12 + iv pages. "Not to be Published - the information given in this publication is not to be communicated, either directly, to the Press or to any person not holding an official position in His Majesty's Forces." - from front cover. Reprinted in Canada, December, 1942. Contents: North Africa - article with one-page map of Tunis and vicinity; The Color (Colour) Problem as the American Sees it (Black/White Racial issues); Unmarked with light wear. A quality copy.
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Current Affairs, Number 36: North African Resources. January (Jan.) 30th, 1943

By: (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs; Brodrick, Alan Houghton

Price: $69.95

Publisher: Canada, (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs / Government of Canada : 1943

Seller ID: 665h0400

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

12 + iv pages. "Not to be Published - the information given in this publication is not to be communicated, either directly, to the Press or to any person not holding an official position in His Majesty's Forces." - from front cover. Reprinted in Canada, April, 1943. Contents: North Africa - its position, products and people; North Africa's Economic Role. Top-half of centerfold is map of North Africa. Unmarked with light wear. A quality copy.
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WAR: This is the Red Army, No. 38, February (Feb.) 20th, 1943

By: (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs; Brooke, General Sir Alan

Price: $99.95

Publisher: Canada, (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs / Government of Canada : 1943

Seller ID: 665h0385

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

12 pages. "Not to be Published - the information given in this publication is not to be communicated, either directly, to the Press or to any person not holding an official position in His Majesty's Forces." - from front cover. Reprinted in Canada March, 1943. Contents: A Message to the Red Army from General Sir Alan Brooke, Chief of the Imperial General Staff; This is the Red Army - A Survey, and an Appreciation; Centerfold map entitled Russia's Offensive indicates the limit of Germany's advance in 1942 and the approximate location of the German line Feb. 9, 1943; Home Guard Quiz. Light we...
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WAR: And What Did They See?, No. 36, January (Jan) 23rd, 1943 - Maritime Artillery

By: (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs; Cotterell, Captain Anthony

Price: $69.95

Publisher: Canada, (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs / Government of Canada : 1943

Seller ID: 665h0383

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

12 pages. "Not to be Published - the information given in this publication is not to be communicated, either directly, to the Press or to any person not holding an official position in His Majesty's Forces." - from front cover. Reprinted in Canada February, 1943. Contents: The part played by Maritime Artillery; Routine convoys in a destroyer and in a collier - with diagrams; Prisoners Quiz (with answers). Light wear. Unmarked. A quality copy.
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WAR: Casualty Report - Survey Compiled with the Help of the R.A.M.C.. No. 44. May 15th, 1943

By: (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs; Cotterell, Captain Anthony

Price: $79.95

Publisher: Canada, (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs / Government of Canada : 1943

Seller ID: 665h0390

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

12 pages. "Not to be Published - the information given in this publication is not to be communicated, either directly, to the Press or to any person not holding an official position in His Majesty's Forces." - from front cover. Reprinted in Canada June, 1943. Contents: What are my chances of being wounded, and what happens if I am?; Casualty Report - Survey compiled with the help of the R.A.M.C.; Fire Quiz. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy.
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WAR: The Life and Times of O.C.T.U. Training. No. 42, April (Apr.) 17th, 1943

By: (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs; Cotterell, Captain Anthony; Lowndes, Jnr. Cdr. J. Selby

Price: $79.95

Publisher: Canada, (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs / Government of Canada : 1943

Seller ID: 665h0388

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

12 pages. "Not to be Published - the information given in this publication is not to be communicated, either directly, to the Press or to any person not holding an official position in His Majesty's Forces." - from front cover. Reprinted in Canada May, 1943. Contents: He Leads, The Others Follow - The Life and Times of O.C.T.U. Training; Ma'am's The Word - The A.T.S. Equivalent; They Fly for the Army - Reconnaissance from the Air; Helping Hand Quiz. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy.
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