The Patricias: The Proud History of a Fighting Regiment (Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, 1914-2000)
by Bercuson, David J
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0773732985
- ISBN 13
- 9780773732988
- Seller
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: Stoddart Publishing, 2001. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. black cloth, dust jacket, xi, 347 pages : illustrations, maps,very good copy, in very good d.j., In the early days of World War I, Hamilton Gault of Montreal funded the raising of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, named after Princess Patricia of Connaught, who hand-made the camp colour and lent her name to the new regiment. Over the course of the war, the Patricias, as they came to be known, fought valiantly and suffered great loss. From the blood-soaked trenches of Ypres Salient to the hard-fought battle of Vimy Ridge, the Patricias earned the respect of the world's armies, and started a tradition that would last into the next century..
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- Bookseller
- Harry E Bagley Books Ltd (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1125557514
- Title
- The Patricias: The Proud History of a Fighting Regiment (Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, 1914-2000)
- Author
- Bercuson, David J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0773732985
- ISBN 13
- 9780773732988
- Publisher
- Stoddart Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 2001
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Canada. -- Canadian Armed Forces. -- Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry -- History. Canada. -- Forces arme?es canadiennes. -- Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry -- Histoire. Canada. -- Canadian Armed Forces. -- Princess Patricia&
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Military;
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