Military - American Revolution/War 1812 from Capricorn Books

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1967. 478 pp, large 8vo (9 13/16" H). Map endpapers, b&w photographs, reproductions, maps/battle plans, fold-out colour maps. "Volume I of Colonel Nicholson's definitive work traces the story of Canadian gunners from the days when the French used transformed naval guns against hostile natives to the intricately planned artillery barrages of the First World War.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Albany: State University of New York, 2009. 210 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w illustrations. "In this book we meet for the first time the ordinary people of the Middle Colonies who remained loyal to Britain during the American Revolution. The first important new scholarship in decades, these essays uncover the reasons why middle- and lower-class citizens chose to become… Saber más sobre este artículo

Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Library, 2009. 671 pp, 8" H. Facsimile reprint of the Dudley & Burns, Toronto, 1869 edition. Section headings: A Sketch of Franco-Canadian History; The Rebellion of 1776 - The Thirteen Colonies; Traveling in Early Times - Original Routes; The Loyalists as Pioneers - The Original Survey; The First Years of Upper Canada; The Early… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Brockhampton Press, 1999. 224 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w plates, map. "In this hugely entertaining and informative study, John Wilcox selects just six military classes which he proposes as elite performers, superstars amongst generations of warriors of all races, creeds and colours. He selects: The Longbowmen of England; The Vikings of the North; The Riflemen of Saratoga; The… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Caxton, 2003. 160 pp, small 4to (10 3/8" H). Profusely illustrated with b&w reproductions, maps, ship/fort plans, colour plates. "While the great fleets battled for international domination on the oceanseas, the age of fighting sail also evolved in the interior of North America. For eighty years (roughly 1754-1834) freshwater was the home to warships that ranged in size… Saber más sobre este artículo

Lincoln, Rhode Island: Andrew Mowbray, 1986. 263 pp, 12 1/4" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w drawings. "Each of the shoulder arms has been rendered in one-eighth scale, while the handguns, locks and lockplates are drawn to half their actual size - all in the clear, precise manner which has become Mr. Reilly's hallmark over the years. Among the most… Saber más sobre este artículo

Hartford: Connecticut Historical Society, 1993. 232 pp, 12 1/4" H, teale boards with gilt lettering/border on spine, gilt lettering/decoration on front board. Map endpapers, many b&w photographs, 16 color plates. Errata slip tipped in at Foreword. The catalogue of an exhibition organized by the Connecticut Historical Society. Book has light cigarette odour, a few minor light scuff marks on… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Caxton, 2003. 160 pp, small 4to (10 3/8" H). Profusely illustrated with b&w reproductions, maps, ship/fort plans, colour plates. "While the great fleets battled for international domination on the oceanseas, the age of fighting sail also evolved in the interior of North America. For eighty years (roughly 1754-1834) freshwater was the home to warships that ranged in… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: Ontario Historical Society, 1907. 228 pp, 9 7/8" H. B&w illustrations. Contents: The Insurrection in the Short Hills in 1838; The Hamiltons of Queenston, Kingston and Hamilton; The Petuns; The Nottawasaga River Route; The First Commission of the Peace for the District of Mecklenburg; Some Events in the History of Kingston; Early History of the Anglican Church… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1980. 363 pp, 9 3/4" H. Pictorial endpapers, maps/battle plans. Blue (faux?) leather spine with gilt lettering & decoration, gray boards with blue decoration on front board. "This first edition copy - is one of a limited number (unspecified) which have been specially bound and slipcased" from the copyright page. " To America's leaders… Saber más sobre este artículo

Youngstown, New York : Old Fort Niagara Association, 1989. 112 pp, 8 1/2" H. B&w drawings. Contents: An Introduction; Baking the King's Bread; Eighteenth Century Cooking Techniques; To Provide the King's Bread: Logistics at Fort Niagara; Cuisine a la Canadienne, 1726-1759; The Manner of Victualing the Men, 1759-1775; The King's Bread at Niagara, 1775-1796; To Feed a Soldier… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1923. 430 pp, 9 1/8" H. Blue cloth with faded gilt lettering on spine, gilt lettering/banding and black decoration on front board. Pictorial endpapers, six colour plates (including frontispiece - all present), plus many b&w illustrations through text. Tales of naval combat between Great Britain and the United States during the War of 1812,… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1967. 478 pp, large 8vo (9 13/16" H). Map endpapers, b&w photographs, reproductions, maps/battle plans, fold-out colour maps. "Volume I of Colonel Nicholson's definitive work traces the story of Canadian gunners from the days when the French used transformed naval guns against hostile natives to the intricately planned artillery barrages of the First World War.… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Michael Joseph, 1971. 300 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H). B&w drawings, map endpapers. "(T)he story of the British soldier in the age of fighting as a profession, from Anglo-Saxon times to the French Revolution. It is not the history of campaigns and regiments but of the men who went to war: their story told in their… Saber más sobre este artículo

Doubleday Canada, 2008. 335 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H). "The few hundred Loyalists who gathered at Roubalet's Tavern in New York one night in 1782 shared a nightmare of the past and a dream for the future. In the aftermath of the American Revolution, they found themselves abandoned by the king to whom they had promised their… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1996. 309 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). B&w maps, photographs, reproductions. "Spanning over 200 years of Canadian history and over 30 major battles, (this book) includes: The War of 1812, when Upper Canada and Lower Canada united to defeat the American threat, giving Canadians a true sense of nationalism for the first time; The Boer… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Osprey, 1997. 48 pp, 9 3/4" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, drawings, 8 pages of colour uniform studies. Section headings: Introduction; Raising an Army; The Redcoats' War; A Diary of the American Revolution; The Royal Warrant of 1768 for Infantry Clothing, Colours, &c.; The Plates. Interior - faint cigarette odour, otherwise clean and tight with no… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1978. 231 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). Map. "Perry fought perhaps the most perfect single battle in American naval history. More - he insured the success of William Henry Harrison's Northwest Territory campaign, in which he soldiered as a volunteer aide to General Harrison. He ended Tecumseh's plans for an Indian Confederation. He dashed forever… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: Dundurn Press, 1993. 184 pp, 8vo (8 7/8" H). B&w photographs, reproductions, maps. "(T)he individual chapters begin by setting the context of the battle in terms of the larger struggle of which it was a part. The reader is then taken onto the battlefield with an hour by hour account. A brief conclusion to each chapter assesses… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: Natural Heritage, 2009. 277 pp, 9" H. B&w photographs, drawings, reproductions, maps, colour plates. "David Wingfield joined the Royal Navy in 1806 at the age of fourteen. His service took him to the Great Lakes during the War of 1812. Captured, he was a POW in the United States for nine months. Following his release, Wingfield had some… Saber más sobre este artículo