Galloway Strome (51 results)

Condition: good. Book is in good condition and may include underlining highlighting and minimal wear. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

Condition: very_good. Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

Condition: Good. First Thus. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. trade paperback in very good+ condition.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Light foxing to top page edges and rubbing to cover corners. ; Originally published as "The General Who Never Was." ; 6 x 8 7/8"; 240 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First. very nice copy; Canadian officer in North Africa.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Mika Publishing Company, Belleville, ON, 1981. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good, with faded spine and edge wear. ; A bright, solid book,; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 294 pages; "Colonel Strome Galloway, who commanded the Guards' 4th Battalion from 1955 to 1957 and was the first and last regimental lieutenant-colonel, believed that the disbanding of the Guards was a "political decision" by powerful "francophone" elements. "Our crime," Galloway wrote, "was that we were 'too British' in uniform and character to pass muster with the Francophone hierarchy which dominated the Defence Department at the time. The Unification program was the official excuse, but the program itself was partly a gimmick to 'Americanize' the Canadian forces and eliminate, as far as possible, the British traditions of the past." (Wikipedia) He served for more than 6 decades. This is an account of his personal military service with a short polemic against the unification of the Canadian services. He died in 2004. This copy has been inscribed by the author and dated 25/6/81. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Signed by author on reverse of fly-title page: "With Best Wishes, Ottawa, July '82". Slightly cocked, foxing on top and fore edge, else pages clean and binding firm. Overall, very good. DJ lightly rubbed, chipped and wrinkled along top and bottom edge, rubbed along folds, else good. Signed by Author(s).…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. A decent copy with some shelfwear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Cloth Over Boards. Condition: Very Good. Very Good (Protective cover). First Edition. This book is in very good condition. There is some denting on the top and bottom of the spine. There is minor smudging on the fore edges. The jacket has some minor corner bumping and smudging. There is an old library sticker on the spine of the jacket Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. A decent copy with some shelfwear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The book is bound in bright red boards with bright gilt letters on the front cover & spine. There is light wear on the spine tips & cover corners. The book has a slight slant. There is a previous owner's address label inside the front cover & a 4 line ink dedication on the front endpaper. There is also a 5 line ink dedication signed from the author on the front endpaper, dated 82. The contents are clean & unmarked, the binding is tight. The white dust jacket has small chips off the spine tips, wear on the corners & along the edges. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Softcover. Clean, tight, and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and handsome copy. Illustrated.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 238pp., ill. Originally published in 1946 as "55 Axis". Light wear and some soil/spots to cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Dust Jacket. Bright red cloth binding with gilt author, and title on front cover, Gilt author, title and publisher on spine. This book is in very good condition in very good dust jacket, 296pp. Content clean, bright and sound. TAhis book is large and may require additional postage. B/W Photo illustrations (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. 295p. Photos. Lt 1934 in Elgin Regt, 1939 Royal Canadian Regiment in UK Tunisia, Sicily, Italy, NW Europe, Remained in Canadian Army till retired as Col. 1969. Jacket spine slightly sunned. Fine/Near Fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 296 pages. 24 cm. Red boards with gilt lettering to front cover and to spine. Illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Glossary of abbreviations. Ex-libris to front end-paper. Lettering fading at spine. A bright, tight and clean book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Near Fine in Fine jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp.295. b/w photos. inscribed: to Richard.John. on frontpiece. A Canadian Colonel of the Regiment of The Royal Canadian Regiment (1989-93) and Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regiment of The Regiment of Canadian Guards (1967), he writes his story. This book has 2 d/j's.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. 295 pp. Photos. Spine, corners bumped. Usual library stamps and markings. Galloway's personal account of his military career. A much liked commander during the Second World War, he was referred by some as the best general that the Canadian Army never had in that conflict. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Short tears on jacket edges. Age toning on page edge. Previous owners embossed stamp.

Softcover. Condition: Very good +. 205 p. 23 cm. B&w illustrations. Paperback. Light wear. The first 100 years of the organization's humanitarian service, first aid training, and community development across Canada. Second impression of the Centennial edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. nice copy; gift presentation.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Both the book & the dust jacket are clean, bright & unmarked. Like new.

Condition: Very Good. No Dj. 8vo pp. 240, b/w illustrations.paperback edition. book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. 240 pages in the Canadians in Battle series. SUBTITLED: `The Autobiography of a Canadian Soldier in World War Two '. This work first appeared in 1981. READ more about : GOC, Red Patch Devils, platoon, 1944, German paratroopers, line of smoke, 78th Division, Leghorn harbour, Wog hut, Pachino, San Marco, Ortona, Colonel Dan Spry,Valguarnera, and Nissoria. B/W photographs amplify text. Cond : Paper wrapper is black with white lettering. Wes Lowe did the cover painting which shows five soldiers running into battle. Volume is tight, bright, square, and clean. No names, marks, wear, nor soil. Giftable ! ! QUote (p. 79) : " Who were these chosen men? One was Maj. Frankie White, a curly-haired extrovert from Canada's Strathcona Horse. He became acting second-in-command of the swanky 17th/21st Lancers; their battle honors included Balaclava where they led ._._._. .". B/W Photographs (illustrator).…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First. 176pp. plus unpaginated front and rear matter, biblio. references, index, glossary, photos, maps. Signed by author. "In 1943, Strome Galloway was posted to North Africa to serve with the London Irish Rifles in the campaign against Rommel. He faithfully kept almost daily diary entries that form an engaging mixture of lucid journalism and pertinent anecdotes. To this, he also adds his biting comments on war, superior officers, the Allied and German armies. His account of military engagements are tempered by glimpses into the colourful life of soldiers on the North African front." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.…