History of the Fifteenth Canadian Field Regiment - Royal Canadian Artillery 1941 to 1945

Amsterdam: Elsevier. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. "This was intended to be a gunners' book, written about the gunners for the gunners. Although it is primarily the names of the officers and NCOs which are mentioned, the reader must remember that there were 800 men who were serving the guns, driving tanks and vehicles, maintaining communications under fire, sitting long hours at telephones, radios or exchanges, cooking in field kitchens, carrying ammunition, or working in offices, command posts, and stores - these are the men who made history." - Foreword. Contents include: Mobilization and Training in Canada; Mobilization and Training in England; Active Service in Caen, Falaise, The Seine, The Somme, The Schelde, The Hochwald, The Rhine; Honour Roll; Battle Casualties; Commanding Officers and Battery Commanders; Honours and Awards; and more. [13]-302, [1] pp. Fold-out maps. Black and white photographic plates. Professionally cloth rebacked. Binding tight. Contents toned with age. Prior owner made small marks beside the lists of names at back, otherwise unmarked. Above-average external soiling and wear. No dust jacket as issued. A sound example of this proud and important Canadian military history. 10.6" x 7.9". Dornbusch 479, Cooke (3rd Edn) p.270.; Sm 4to .