London : Osprey, Date: 1988. First Edition. Softcover. Near-fine copy in the original color-printed, stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Series; Men-at-arms series ; 197. Physical description; 47 p. : ill.(some col.), ports. ; 25 cm. Summary; In 1870, after completing a 1000-mile trek across Canada, Lt. W.F. Butler, an officer of the British Army, recommended the establishment of a 'well-equipped force from 100 to 150 men, one-third to be mounted' for the purpose of policing the North West; three years later, the North West Mounted Police was established. By the late 1980s, this force, now the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), had grown to include 18,000 members, with a budget of more than $1 billion. This book outlines the origins and evolution of the RCMP, detailing its formation, tasks, uniforms and insignia. Biography; David Ross is a curator with Parks Canada. He is a respected authority on Canada's military heritage who also co-authored MAA 249: Canadian Campaigns 1860-70. Robin May was born in 1929. An actor for many years. he became a writer and journalist specializing in the American west. His collaboration with Gerry Embleton in the 1970s produced Men-at-Arms 39: British Army in North America 1775-83 and Men-At-Arms 48: Wolfe's Army. A prolific writer for the rest of his career, Robin May died in 1996. Subjects; Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Canada - Police - Royal Canadian ...

Osprey Military Books. Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. Date: 1988. Later Printing. Softcover. 085045834X . All our Osprey books are crisp clean and tight. They may have yellowing or sunning on the spines which is typical of this series. Cover art may vary from our copy to that shown on a site like Amazon - unless the rewrite is a whole new book with a different series number, THE CONTENTS IS THE SAME. Old retail price stickers may be present. Books in our inventory may show light rubbing to finish or light shelf and edge wear (We are an open shop). Worse defects will be noted at the beginning of the description. ; Osprey Men at Arms Series #197 . 1988. Osprey Military Books ISBN 085045834X 9780850458343 [US]

U S. A.: Osprey Publishing, Limited,, Date: 1988. 48pp including bibliography Eight full-color plates Numerous black and white photographs and illustrations . Softcover. Fine. Illus. by Hook, Richard. 1988. Osprey Publishing, Limited, ISBN 085045834x 9780850458343 [US]

ISBN10: 085045834X, ISBN13: 9780850458343, [publisher: Osprey Publishing, Limited,, U S. A.] Softcover 48pp including bibliography Eight full-color plates Numerous black and white photographs and illustrations
[coeurd'Alene, ID, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1988]