The Harps of War Tapa blanda - 1985

Oakville, ON: Frederick Harris Music Company, 1985 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Canadian Edition.. It is stated that "Although based on fact and the reminiscemces of the author, the characters in this book are fictional" presumably this was to protect his fellow serviceman in the famous band of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) A rollicking account of Canadian soldiers in World War II as they literally played their way through Italy and Germany and were there for the liberation of Holllnd. "As the band drove into liberated Hilversum,, we were overrun by tearful and cheerful Dutch because we had liberated them. Others would follow but we were the first. 'We are not soldiers,' we explained. 'But you have liberated us." This book also deserves a round of applausa.271p..

Canada: F. Harris Music Co, 1985. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 271 pages. Although based on fact, and the reminiscenses of the author, the characters in this book are fictional. "It all began in 1936 when I joined the famous band of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) in Winnipeg.... As the band drove into liberated Hilversum, we were overrun by tearful and cheerful Dutch because we had liberated them. Others would follow but we were the first. 'We are not soldiers,' we explained. 'But you have liberated us.' " Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy..