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CLOSELY GUARDED: A LIFE IN CANADIAN SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE.
por Starnes, John.
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- First Edition
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- 1998
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- 9780802009753
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1998. 258 pp, 9 1/4" H. "From 1942 to 1973, John Starnes was engaged in such areas as communications intelligence and, during his tenure as the first civilian director-general of the RCMP Security Service, in counter-espionage and counter-subversion. His recollection of these confidential activities and the part he played in them is supported by… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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CANADA'S DEFENCE. INFORMATION ON CANADA'S DEFENCE ACHIEVEMENTS AND ORGANIZATION.
por Claxton, Brooke, Hon., Minister of National Defence.
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- 1947
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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Ottawa: Department of National Defence, 1947. 42 pp, 9 1/2" H, stapled in wraps. No date, but c1947. "New weapons forged in The Second Great War and revolutionary changes in the comparable strengths of many nations make the defence of Canada a matter of major national policy and of direct concern to every individual Canadian. The object of… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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THE ROYAL CANADIAN REGIMENT. VOLUME TWO - 1933-1966.
por Stevens, G.R. Foreword by H.R.H. The Prince Philip.
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- Very Good
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- 1967
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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London, Ontario: London Printing & Lithographing, 1967. 420 pp, small 4to (10 1/4" H). Copyright date 1967. Map endpapers, colour portrait (HRH Prince Philip), b&w photographs, fold-out maps. "The second volume of the history of The Royal Canadian Regiment describes difficulties of peacetime service during the Depression, three years in Britain after the outbreak of the Second World War, participation… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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THE ROOT OF WAR IS FEAR: THOMAS MERTON'S ADVICE TO PEACEMAKERS.
por Forest, Jim. (Thomas Merton.)
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- Second Printing
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- 2017
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- 9781626981793
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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Maryknoll, New York: Orbis, 2017. 223 pp, 8 3/16" H. B&w illustrations. "Thomas Merton, the Trappist monk who died in 1968, is one of the most influential religious figures of modern times. Yet many readers remain unaware of his deep preoccupation with the theme of peace - a subject that runs throughout his life, from his early stance as… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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RCAF: SQUADRON HISTORIES AND AIRCRAFT 1924-1968. HISTORICAL PUBLICATION 14, CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM.
por Kostenuk, Samuel and Griffin, John.
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- Usado - Very Good-
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- Very Good-
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- First Edition
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- 1977
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780888665775
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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Toronto / Sarasota: Samuel Stevens / Hakkert, 1977. 255 pp + errata page at rear, 4to (12 1/2" H). Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, unit badges. "From a small beginning of fewer than two thousand, the Royal Canadian Air Force expanded to a magnificent force of over two hundred thousand in the Second World War. Their accomplishments in that… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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ENSOR'S ENDEAVOUR: A BIOGRAPHY OF WING COMMANDER MICK ENSOR DSO & BAR, DFC & BAR, AFC, RNZAF & RAF.
por Orange, Vincent. (Mick Ensor.)
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- Very Good+
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- 1994
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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London: Grub Street, 1994. 190 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H). B&w photographs, maps. Mick Ensor "learned to fly in New Zealand and joined 500 Squadron at Bircham Newton, Norfolk in 1941. Having survived several dangerous operations in Blenheims over the North Sea and the French coast, Mick first earned fame on his second Hudson operation… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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GUARDIA REAL DE S.M. JUAN CARLOS I. CARPETA PRIMERA: CONTIENE LAS LAMINAS NUMEROS 101 A 108.
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- Very Good
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- 1982
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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Bilbao: Imprenta Industrial S.A., 1982. Folder (carpeta), 9 1/8" H x 12" W, containing one sheet of text (*Spanish only*), 8 plates (laminas), 11 3/8" H x 8 3/4" W, numbered 101 to 108, with multiple colour uniform studies, plus one additional small sheet with two uniform studies. Titles of plates: 101 - Ejercito Espanol, 1981 - Guardia real.… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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THERE SHALL BE WINGS: A HISTORY OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE.
por Roberts, Leslie.
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- Fair
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- First Edition
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- 1959
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- Hardcover
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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Toronto: Clarke, Irwin, 1959. 290 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). B&w photographs. "Leslie Roberts begins his history of the RCAF with an account of (the first flight in Canada on Baddeck Bay in 1909). Five and one-half years later the first World War broke out and (he) records the exploits in that conflict of the Canadians who took… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION: 1940 TO THE PRESENT. UNIFORMS ILLUSTRATED No 15.
por Cadiou, Yves L. & Szecsko, Tibor.
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- Published
- 1986
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- 9780853688068
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London: Arms & ARMOUR, 1986. 72 pp, 9 5/8" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w and colour photographs. "Each volume (in this series) offers a personal selection of photographs on a particular topic or theme, and the authors have taken pains to include rare or unusual pictures highlighting technical details, operational and 'in action' views, equipment and personnel -… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE J 1 & C. RATE TRAINING MANUAL. NAVTRA 10343-C.
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- 1972
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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Naval Training Command, 1972. 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… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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THE NEW FORCE: THE STORY OF ATOMS AND PEOPLE.
por Lapp, Ralph E. Foreword by Stewart Alsop.
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- Fair
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- 1953
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1953. 238 pp, 8 3/8" H. Contents: Foreword; About People and Atomic Energy; The New Force; From Manhattan to Nagasaki; Postwar Development; Destruction Unlimited; The Atomic Impasse; Battlefield A-Weapons; Peacetime Power; Atomic Engines; The Atom - Man's Servant; Secrecy and the Atom; Power for the Future; Index. "The story beings with early atomic… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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MY LIFE STORY. Plus: THE BRIGADE OF GURKHAS. Plus: CARD.
por Limbu, Rambahadur, Lieutenant, VC (signed) - as told to Warrant Officer Class II Kulbahadur Rai. Introduction by Major C.E. Maunsell.
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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London: The GURKHA WELFARE TRUSTS Unpaginated (20 pp), undated (c1978), 10" H. Signed on title page: "R B Limbu V.C. 12 Aug 78" then, in other hands: "Pipe Major 10 GR J. B. Rai / Pipe Major Yom Bahadur Gurung (QGE)". (GR = Gurkha Rifles / QGE = Queen's Gurkha Engineers.) B&w photographs. A short biography… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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CAMP VERNON: A CENTURY OF CANADIAN MILITARY HISTORY.
por Rayment, Hugh & Sherlock, Patrick. Foreword By Pierre Berton.
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- Very Good+
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2003
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780968791714
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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Vernon, B.C.: Kettle Valley, 2003. 524 pp, 10 1/4" H. B&w photographs, reproductions. Camp Vernon officially celebrated "its Centennial as an army training camp in 2008. However, historical records indicate that discussions for its formation and actual military training activities began as early as 1896. This is a book of historical events and the personal stories… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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Su-27: ISTORIYA ISTREBITELYA. (Su-27: THE HISTORY OF THE FIGHTER.)
por Fomin, A.V. (Andrei Viktorovich)
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- No Jacket - (as issued)
- Published
- 1999
- Encadernação
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9785935110017
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- 1
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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€ 80,41
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Moscow: R.A. Intervestnik, 1999. 272 pp, 11 1/2" H. Glazed pictorial boards. Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w with photographs, technical drawings, three view drawings. ***Russian text only.*** Minor rubbing to glazed pictorial boards, two minor corner bumps, very minor edge wear.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket - (as issued). Illus. by Alexey Valerievich Mikheev..… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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COMBAT HELICOPTER Mi-24.
por Sekach, N.
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- No Jacket - (as issued)
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- 2001
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9785940380122
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- 1
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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Russia: "Eksprint", 2001. 64 pp, 11 5/8" H. Glazed pictorial boards. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, technical drawings. ***Main text in Russian only.*** Photographs have bilingual captions (Russian/English). Minor rubbing to glazed pictorial boards, very minor wear at top/bottom of spine and at corners, a few tiny dents at bottom edge of boards.. Hard Cover.… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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CF-104 FLIGHT CONTROLS: FLIGHT STABILITY SYSTEMS.
por Industrial Relations Department, Canadair Limited.
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- 1962
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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Montreal: Canadair, 1962. 133 pp (printed on one side of page only), 11 1/4" H. Profusely illustrated in b&w with technical drawings/diagrams (some fold out). This was an in-house document "for training purposes only" and while most of the illustrations are quite legible, a few are very poor quality and virtually unreadable - all text pages are clear.… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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NO MORE VIETNAMS.
por Nixon, Richard. (Richard Milhous Nixon.) Signed.
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- Usado - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- Deluxe Edition.
- Published
- 1985
- Encadernação
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780877957263
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- 1
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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€ 189,20
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New York: Arbor House, 1985. 240 pp, 8 9/8" H. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine, blindstamped signature on front board, top edge of textblock dark blue, fore edge untrimmed. Signed on front free endpaper: "Richard Nixon". In plain dark blue cloth-covered slipcase. Contents; The Myths of Vietnam; How the Vietnam War Began; Why… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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STORMS OF CONTROVERSY: THE SECRET AVRO ARROW FILES REVEALED.
por Campagna, Palmiro.
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- Very Good+
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1992
- Encadernação
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780773726499
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- 1
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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Toronto: Stoddart, 1992. 228 pp, 8vo (9 1/4" H). B&w photographs. "(R)eveals there was much more to the scrubbing of the sophisticated Arrow than design flaws, cost overruns and obsolescence, the reasons given by federal government officials to justify their decision. Clearly, step-by-step, using never-before-released documents concerning the Arrow, Campagna details a political web of intrigue among the… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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THE ARMY DOCTRINE AND TRAINING BULLETIN. VOL. 5, NO. 4, WINTER 2002-2003. LE BULLETIN DE DOCTRINE ET D'INSTRUCTION DE L'ARMEE DE TERRE. HIVER 2002-2003.
por Graves, Donald E, Boyer, M. Robert et al, editors. (Lt.-Col. R. Prefontaine, Major Bill Beaudoin, Lt.-Col. Bernd Horn, Lt.-Col. Vincent J. Curtis, Lt.-Col. P.P.J. Lessard, Tim Cook, Sean M. Maloney, Sergeant Arthur Majoor.
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- 2003
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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Kington: Land Force Command, 2003. 92 pp (English text); 104 pp (French text), 10 15/16" H, soft cover. Bilingual (English/French). B&w illustrations. Contents: Tactical Aviation Update; From the Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College - Conduct of the Army Operations Course - Winter 2003 Update; The Administrative Estimate in the Operation Planning Process; From The Combat… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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PUBLIC SERVANT, SECRET AGENT: THE ELUSIVE LIFE AND VIOLENT DEATH OF AIREY NEAVE.
por Routledge, Paul.
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- Good+
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2002
- Encadernação
- Hardcover
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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London: Fourth Estate, 2002. 392 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w photographs. "On 30 March 1979 for the first time in more than 100 years an MP was killed in the precincts of the House of Commons. And his was a very violent death: a bomb, triggered by the ascent of his car up the ramp from the underground… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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