The Defence of Canada Volume 1 Tapa dura - 1990

McClelland & Stewart, 1989. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

McClelland & Stewart, 1990. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1990. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Beige cloth with gilt on spine, headband, 375 pages + 24 pages of b & w photos, with maps, ink name on ffep, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition. "In the Arms of the Empire starts in 1760, after the Conquest, and traces the sometimes bloody, sometimes ludicrous military events and strategies of our emerging nation up to the eve of the Second World War. Ever mindful of the powerful, irreconcilable objectives of the anglophones and francophones, the authors detail the effects of national and great power politics on Canada's destiny." Contents include: Intro / "Canada Must Be Demolished" / Invasion and Occupation / A Conditional State / Unfinished Business / 1837 / Fifty-four Forty or Fight / Drifting Toward Commitment / Just A Little Precedent / "This Conclusion Was Not Discussed with Canada..." / A Long Way from Home / The Great Crusade / A Country Divided / The Fireproof House /… Leer más

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. pp. 375, b/w illustrations, traces the history of Canada's defence policy dating from 1760.

M&S. Used - Very Good.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1990. 375 pp, small 4to (10" H). B&w plates, maps. "(G)oes back to the roots of our present defence policies in 1760, when Britain first gained a tenuous hold in Canada. From this point on, our policies have been moulded by tactical alliances - between the English-speaking and French-speaking peoples of Canada, and between the great powers which dominated world politics no less in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries than they do today. (Strips) back the mythologies that now surround the key events in our half-remembered past, showing how fragile was Britain's initial rule of Canada, what really was a stake in the War of 1812, why we became embroiled in the Boer War, and just who exactly refused to rush to Britain's defence during the First World War. These events and many others, rarely mentioned in other history books, are related." Very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, very tiny dint on top edge of rear board, tiny ink mark… Leer más

Toronto, ON, Canada: McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1990. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. FIRST EDITION. Illustrated with maps and illustrations. Light wear is noted. The DJ has no tears and is not price-clipped. The DJ is in a protective book jacket cover. 375 pages. Weight over 1 lb.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

McClelland & Stewart, 1990-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!