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WAR RECORD: THE McGILL CHAPTER OF DELTA UPSILON, 1939-1945.

By: N/A

Price: $70.00 USD

Publisher: Montreal, McGill Chapter of Delta Upsilon: 1946

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 28694

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good+

83 pp, 8 7/8" H. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering/crest on front board. B&w photographs. Contents: Dedication; Killed in Action (short biographies with photographs of Carl Raymond Davis; Gerald Wentworth Roy Dillon; Hugh John Findlay; William Scarth Fry; William Austin Gardiner; Ross Eveleigh Johnson; Robert James McCormick; John Williamson Frederick Peacock; John Edmund Powell; Robert Noble Watt, Jr.); Other Service Records; The Honour Roll; Summary of War Service - 1939-1945; Summary of War Service - 1914-1918. Some light browning to endpapers - mainly in gutters and at edges, very ...
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THE VICTORY, 1941-1945. LA VICTORIE.

By: N/A

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Novosti Press Agency, n.p., 1975.:

Seller ID: 5172

124 pp, folio, hard cover (pictorial boards - no dust jacket). Pictorial endpapers, profusely illustrated with b&w photos and maps/battle plans, fold-outs at front and rear. A photographic record of Russia during The Great Patriotic War (World War II). Trilingual text - Russian/English/French. Contents: Introduction; Thwarting "Operation Typhoon"; The Sword of Stalingrad; 900 Heroic Days; Exploits on the Home Front Matching the Front-Line Heroism; The Collapse of "Operation Citad e l " ; A n E delweiss that Never Flowered; The Whole Nation Took to Arms; Liberation; The Final Assault; A ...
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SUBMARINES.

By: N/A

Price: $10.00 USD

Publisher: Jade, n.p., (1983).:

Seller ID: 4969

96 pp, 4to, HC in dust jacket. B&w and color photos, maps, drawings. "Assisted by photographs, maps and charts, the development is traced not only of submarines but also of their weapons, revolutionary new power plants and their strategic role in war and peace." Dust jacket has light edgewear, light creasing at top/bottomof spine, tape repair to inside of top of spine. VG+/VG-
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PILOT'S AND FLIGHT ENGINEER'S NOTES - LANCASTER I, III & X. MARK I - FOUR MERLIN XX, 22 OR 24 ENGINES. MARK III & X - FOUR MERLIN 28 OR 38 ENGINES.

By: N/A

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: St. Annes on Sea, Lancashire, Air Data Publications:

Edition: Facsimile Reprint

Seller ID: 29181

Binding: Stapled in Wraps

Condition: Good+

46 pp, 7 1/2" H. Facsimile reprint of the Air Ministry, May 1944, publication. Blue card covers with black lettering/illustration on front cover. B&w frontispiece (Lancaster), 3 fold-outs (6 figures - Instrument panel / Port side of cockpit / Flight engineer's panel, Lancasters I & III / Flight egineer's panel, Lancaster X / Simplified fuel system diagram - Pulsometer pumps / Simplified fuel system diagram - Immersed pumps). Section headings: Descriptive Introduction; Fuel and Oil Systems; Main Services; Aircraft Controls; Engine Controls; Other Controls; Handling; Operating Data; Emergenc...
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PILOT'S NOTES FOR MOSQUITO MARKS F II AND NF XII - MERLIN 21 OR 23 ENGINES. (MOSQUITO MARKS F II AND NF XII PILOT'S NOTES).

By: N/A

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: St. Annes on Sea, Lancashire, Air Data Publications:

Edition: Facsimile Reprint

Seller ID: 29182

Binding: Stapled in Wraps

Condition: Good

36 pp, 7 3/8" H. Facsimile reprint of the Air Ministry, January 1944, publication - including the pen annotations made in 1944 to the original "Notes". Blue card covers with black lettering/illustration on front cover. B&w frontispiece (Mosquito), 3 fold-outs (6 figures - Instrument panel / Cockpit - port side / Cockpit - starboard side / Simplified fuel system diagram - Marks II, XII and XVII only / Emergency exits and equipment / Simplified fuel system diagram - Marks XIII and XIX only). Section headings: Descriptive Introduction; Fuel and Oil Systems; Main Services; Aircraft Controls; E...
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PILOTS AND FLIGHT ENGINEER'S NOTES - HALIFAX III & VII. FOUR HERCULES VI OR XVI ENGINES. (PILOT'S & FLIGHT ENGINEER'S NOTES HALIFAX III).

By: N/A

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: St. Annes on Sea, Lancashire, Air Data Publications:

Edition: Facsimile Reprint

Seller ID: 29183

Binding: Stapled in Wraps

Condition: Good-

46 pp, 7 1/2" H. Facsimile reprint of the Air Ministry, October 1944, publication. Blue card covers with black lettering/illustration on front cover. B&w frontispiece (Halifax III), drawing (Locking of Flying Controls), 4 fold-outs (8 figures - Instrument panel / General view of cabin / Flight engineer's panel /Cockpit - port side / Fuel system diagram / Hydraulic system diagram / Mark VII Simplified Fuel System Diagram / Mark VII Flight Engineer's Panel). Section headings: Descriptive Introduction; Fuel and Oil Systems; Main Services; Aircraft Controls; Engine Controls; Operational Contro...
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CAMOUFLAGE & MARKINGS: RAF NORTHERN EUROPE 1936-45. NUMBER 9: BRISTOL BEAUFIGHTER.

By: N/A

Price: $12.00 USD

Publisher: London, Ducimus:

Seller ID: 27158

Binding: Stapled in Wraps

Condition: Very Good

Pagination runs 194 to 216 (24 pages in total including front cover), 9 7/8" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs and drawings plus centre spread of colour drawings. Interior - slight browning to edges of pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - light browning to edges of rear cover, minor edge wear and rubbing, very soft bump to bottom corner, two very small pices of coloured paper stuck to rear cover.
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PILOT'S NOTES FOR SPITFIRE F XII - GRIFFON III OR IV ENGINE. A.P. 1565K-P.N.

By: N/A

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: St. Annes on Sea, Lancashire, Air Data Publications:

Edition: Facsimile Reprint

Seller ID: 29180

Binding: Stapled in Wraps

Condition: Good

24 pp, 7 1/2" H. Facsimile reprint of the Air Ministry, November 1943, publication. Blue card covers with black lettering/illustration on front cover. B&w frontispiece (Spitfire F XII), 2 fold-outs (4 figures - Instrument panel / Port side of cockpit / Starboard side of cockpit / Simplified fuel system diagram). Section headings: Descriptive Introduction; Fuel, Oil and Coolant Systems; Main Services; Aircraft Controls; Engine Controls; Other Controls; Handling; Operating Data; Emergencies; Illustrations. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor browni...
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FASCIST ERA YEAR XVII (28th OCT. 1938 - 27th OCT. 1939).

By: N/A

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Rome, Fascist Confederation of Industrialists: 1939

Seller ID: 29905

Binding: Three-Quarter Leather

Condition: Fair

212 pp, 7 1/8" H. Light blue leather spine and corners, gilt lettering/banding on spine, marbled boards. Blue slip tipped in on blank preliminary "Compliments of / ITALIAN LIBRARY / OF INFORMATION / New York City 595 Madison Avenue". Contents: Foreword; Basic Facts; The Structure of the Totalitarian State; Guild Economy - Purpose; Guidl Economy - Machinery; Financial and Monetary Policies; Credit Policies; Credit Policies; Agricultural policies and achievements; Industrial policies and achievements; Commercial policies and achievements; Price Policies; Economic Self-sufficiency; Labor Leg...
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AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE 3 & 2. RATE TRAINING MANUAL AND NONRESIDENT CAREER COURSE. NAVEDTRA 10323.

By: N/A

Price: $60.00 USD

Publisher: Washington, Naval Education and Training Support Command: 1978

Edition: Revised Edition

Seller ID: 28907

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

426 pp + iii pp + 113 pp (Assignments), 10 1/4" H. 1978 Revised Edition. Profusely illustrated with b&w drawings/diagrams (some fold-out), photographs. Chapter headings: Aviation Machinist's Mate Rating; Publications; Tools and Hardware; Aircraft Engines; Aircraft Engine Fuel Systems; Aircraft Engine Lubricating Systems; Hydraulic, Electric, and Starting Systems; Aicraft Engine Inspections and Repair; Turbroprop Powerplants and Propellers; Turboshaft Powerplants and Helicopters; Turbofan Powerplants; Ground Handling Equipment and Procedures; Line Operations and Maintenance; Aircraft Engine C...
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AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE J 1 & C. RATE TRAINING MANUAL. NAVTRA 10343-C.

By: N/A

Price: $40.00 USD

Publisher: Naval Training Command: 1972

Seller ID: 28908

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

193 pp, 10 1/4" H. 1972 Edition. B&w drawings/diagrams, photographs. Chapter headings: Aviation Machinist's Mate J rating; Aviation supply; Work Center supervision and administration; Jetcal analyzer; Fuel system maintenance; Turbojet powerplant troubleshooting; Turbojet powerplant removal and installation; Turbojet powerplant hot section repair; Turboshaft-powered helicopter maintenance; Turboprop powerplants/propellers; Index. Interior - small soft bump to bottom corner of pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - small soft creases at bottom corner of co...
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Image for FLASH GORDON. BOOK ONE: MASSACRE IN THE 22nd CENTURY. BOOK TWO: WAR OF THE CITADELS. BOOK THREE: CRISIS ON CITADEL II. BOOK FOUR: FORCES FROM THE FEDERATION. BOOK SIX: CITADELS ON EARTH. 5 BOOK PARTIAL SET.

FLASH GORDON. BOOK ONE: MASSACRE IN THE 22nd CENTURY. BOOK TWO: WAR OF THE CITADELS. BOOK THREE: CRISIS ON CITADEL II. BOOK FOUR: FORCES FROM THE FEDERATION. BOOK SIX: CITADELS ON EARTH. 5 BOOK PARTIAL SET.

By: (Hagberg, David.)

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Tempo / Grosset & Dunlap:

Seller ID: 29967

Binding: Mass Market Paperbacks

Condition: Very Good

Books 1,2,3,4 & 6 of this Flash Gordon series. 6 3/4" H. **Lacks Book 5: Citadels Under Attack.** Book One: Massacre in the 22nd Century - 202 pp, 1980, ISBN 0448129639 - "Sent on a mission to investigate the mysterious reappearance of the Interstellar Exploration ship GOODHOPE, Colonel Flash Gordon and his companions, Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov discover much more than they had bargained for. Stranded in deep space, the trio find themselves drawn against their will into a war of the worlds which has lasted thousands of years - and which threatens the very existence of the planet Earth."...
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GERMANY'S EASTERN FRONT ALLIES 1941-45. OSPREY MEN-AT-ARMS SERIES NO. 131.

By: Abbott, Peter and Thomas, Nigel. Color plates by Mike Chappell.

Price: $10.00 USD

Publisher: Osprey, London, (1982).:

Seller ID: 12047

40 pp, large 8vo (9 3/4" H), soft cover. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, maps, reproductions and 8 color plates of uniform studies. Contents: Introduction; Finland; Hungary; Rumania; Slovakia; Other Allies. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - slight yellowing to covers, tiny bump to top/bottom corners of book, tiny light stain on top of textblock. VG
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THE SOUTH WALES BORDERERS (THE 24tH REGIMENT OF FOOT). FAMOUS REGIMENTS SERIES.

By: Adams, Jack. Introduction by Lt.-General Sir Brian Horrocks.

Price: $27.50 USD

Publisher: Hamish Hamilton, London, (1968), first edition.:

Seller ID: 15672

157 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w illustrations, march. "A Regiment forms a corporate body which takes on a life of its own, often rising above the weaknesses and inadequacies of its human fabric to perform seemingly superhuman deeds such as the 'Immortal Stand' of the 24th Foot at Rorke's Drift during the Zulu War...Since their birth as Dering's Regiment in March 1689, the 24th (which in 1881 became the South Wales Borderers) have participated in nearly all the large and small wars of the past 279 years from Cartagena in South America to Narvik in Arctic Norway. From S...
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NAVAL ELECTRICAL POCKET BOOK. B.R. 157/1933 bound with ADDENDUM NO. 2 TO B.R. 157/1933. B.R. 157 (2)

By: Admiralty, Torpedo and Mining Dept.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Ottawa, King's Printer, Ottawa, 1943.: 1943

Seller ID: 22906

Binding: Heavy Card

Condition: Good reading copy only.

92 pp + 399 pp, 6 1/2" H - stiff navy blue card covers with cloth spine. Many b&w drawings/diagrams - some fold-out. From title page: "Reproduced as amended in Canada (Jan. 1943) by the King's Printer, Ottawa, with permission of the Controller, H.M. Stationery Office, London, for the exclusive use of His Majesty's Canadian Naval Forces. 1941. Note. - In this Addendum is included Addendum No.1, so that the latter may now be destroyed. Addendum No. 3 amending Addendum No. 2 has been incorporated in this reprint." The section headings include: Measuring and Testing Instruments and their Use; Dyna...
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MESSERSCHMITT Me109.

By: Aeronautical Staff of AERO PUBLISHERS INC.

Price: $10.00 USD

Publisher: Fallbrook, CA, Aero Publishers: 1965

Seller ID: 1600

ISBN: 0816805008

Binding: Stapled in Wraps

Condition: Very Good

Unpaginated [36 pp], 10 3/4" H. Aero series 1. A useful guide for the hobbyist, model builder, collector and historian, giving accurate information about the ME109 with color pictures, close-up photos, color chart and detailed drawings. Price sticker ghost mark on front cover, minor soiling and edgewear to spine.
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SKETCHES OF OAKVILLE - A SMALL TOWN.

By: Ahern, Frances Robin. Inscribed.

Price: $10.00 USD

Publisher: Circa 1988:

Inscription: Inscribed By Author

Seller ID: 21732

Binding: Stapled in Wraps

Condition: Very Good

28 pp, 8 7/16" H. Inscribed at top left of title page: "to Vieve & John / with love -", then signed at the bottom right: Frances Robin Ahern". B&w drawings. Contents: Built of Brick; Vernerville - Oakville's Forgotten Village; The Underground Railroad; "Let's Move It"; Oakville Strawberries; Winter - A Contrast; The Summer Resort - Oakville; Recycling - World War II Style; The Tannery: Thompson Smith, Joseph Milbourne, Christopher Armstrong, The Marlatt Connection; The Doctors. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - soft creases to covers.
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PRAGUE WINTER: A PERSONAL STORY OF REMEMBRANCE AND WAR, 1937-1948.

By: Albright, Madeleine. With Bill Woodward.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Harper: 2012

Seller ID: 29612

ISBN: 0062030310

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

467 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w illustrations. "(T)akes readers from the Bohemian capital's thousand-year-old castle to the bomb shelters of London, from the desolate prison ghetto of Terezin to the highest councils of European and American government. Albright reflects on her discovery of her family's Jewish heritage many decades after the war, on her Czech homeland's tangled history, and on the stark moral choices faced by her parents and their generation. Often relying on eyewitness descrip-tions, she tells the story of how millions of ordinary citizens were ripped from familiar surroundings and f...
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HOW GREAT GENERALS WIN.

By: Alexander, Bevin.

Price: $10.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Avon: 1995

Seller ID: 24258

ISBN: 0380724367

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

320 pp, 7 7/8" H. B&w photographs, maps. "Undaunted by Hannibal's elephants, Scipio Africanus ordered his outnumbered cavlary to charge directly toward the massive beasts - and, by doing so, saved Rome. Stonewall Jackson struck like lightning throughout the Shenandoah Valley, with occasional feints toward Washington - and so frustrated a numerically superior Union Army. Despite few resouces and even less support from the German High Command, The 'Desert Fox', Erwin Rommel, conducted one of the most spectacular and successful campaigns in military history. In wars throughout the centuries, the...
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THE ANGELIC AVENGERS.

By: Andrezel, Pierre. (pseud of Karen Blixen, aka Isak Dinesen).

Price: $85.00 USD

Publisher: London, Putnam: 1946

Edition: First British Edition

Seller ID: 23566

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

303 pp, 8vo (8" H). "Pierre Andrezel, whose name appears on this novel, is described as a young Frenchman, born in Rouen 1915, and educated at Oxford where he wrote stories for English magazines. His original publication of 'The Angelic Avengers' in Copenhagen in 1944 may be explained by the state of France at that time, and the less oppressive conditions of the Danes, whom the British Prime Minister dubbed 'the Gangster's Canary Birds'. The use of this phrase in the book can hardly fail to be an allusion, and may have a certain significance, although it would be an error to regard the book a...
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Keyword: World War II