Canadian Handheld Military Binoculars 1899-2010

From the time of the Boer War to current Canadian forces have used a great variety of handheld binoculars manufactured in Canada, Britain, the United States, France, Germany, and Japan. Although the subject is rich in history, Canadian Handheld Military Binoculars 1899–2010 is the first comprehensive study of it undertaken. Using primary source documentation from Library and Archives Canada, the Department of National Defence (Army and Navy), and the Department of Munitions & Supply, as well as Canadian, British and American ordnance manuals and catalogues, this book presents previously unpublished information of interest to both binocular collectors and Canadian military historians.