The General Who Never Was
by Galloway, Strome
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0919303544
- ISBN 13
- 9780919303546
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Belleville, ON: Mika Publishing Company. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 0919303544 . Dust jacket scuffed with some edge wear, some soil on back panel of DJ ; A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar ; 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. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15446
- Title
- The General Who Never Was
- Author
- Galloway, Strome
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0919303544
- ISBN 13
- 9780919303546
- Publisher
- Mika Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Belleville, ON
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- 0919303544, Canada, WWII
- Bookseller catalogs
- Militaria;
Terms of Sale
Ainsworth Books
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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