War
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From  NEW! Chapters 51-54From: My Road from Damascus |
Includes the chapters "Passports and Visas", "Dubai", "The Upside-Down Coffee Cup of God", and "The World Keeps Turning . . . So Do We". Topics discussed … | Jamal Saeed | 46 | 2022 | $4.60 Add |
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From NEW! Chapters 6-10From: My Road from Damascus |
Includes the chapters "My Penelope Wove Nothing", "The Berlin Wall, Saddam Hussein, and the Wooden Penis", "Rufaida (1996)", "The Bank of Little Stones (March … | Jamal Saeed | 29 | 2022 | $2.90 Add |
 Churchill and FisherThe titans at the Admiralty who fought the First World War |
A vivid study of the politics and stress of high command, this book describes the decisive roles of young Winston Churchill as political head of the Admiralty during the First World War. … | 656 | View | ||
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From ‘Commence Hostilities against Germany’From: Churchill and Fisher |
Historian Barry Gough provides a close examination of the first year of the First World War (1914) with emphasis on Winston Churchill’s contributions. He focuses on the decision to go to … | Barry Gough | 71 | 2017 | $7.10 Add |
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From  NEW! ConclusionFrom: Bombs and Barbed Wire |
The Conclusion reflects on the sacrifice of these men and the many more in the Canadian war effort and how they should be remembered. | Ronald Cormier | 2 | 2022 | $0.20 Add |
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From  Coolness, Courage, and SkillFrom: Asleep in the Deep |
This chapter summarizes the experience of Canadian nurses through the details of one woman’s service. Anna Stamers’ and other’s endurance and courage is described. | Dianne Kelly | 6 | 2021 | $0.60 Add |
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From  Could the Hungarian Revolution Have Succeeded in 1956? Myths, Legends, and Illusions |
Whether it could have been otherwise is the most frequent and poignant question for contemporaries and posterity alike when a revolution or an uprising has failed. Was defeat inevitable, or might … | Csaba Békés | 21 | 2010 | $2.73 Add |
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From  Decision to leave |
Application to leave Angler | Leatrice M. Willson Chan; Takeo Ujo Nakano | 6 | 2012 | $0.60 Add |
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From NEW! Dieppe, August 19, 1942: The Story of John ArsenaultChapter Six From: Bombs and Barbed Wire |
Chapter Six focuses on the story of John Arsenault, from Adamsville, New Brunswick, describing his time with the Royal Canadian Engineers in the 7th Field Company, the failed storming of Dieppe, … | Ronald Cormier | 16 | 2022 | $1.60 Add |
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From  NEW! DisplacedFrom: Wanda’s War |
Chapter 5 explores Wanda’s experiences during the ensuing chaos at the end of the war in Germany from a forced labourer’s perspective. The chapter discusses topics including the abuse … | Marsha Faubert | 12 | 2023 | $1.20 Add |
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From Dissension in the NavyFrom: Churchill and Fisher |
Historian Barry Gough examines the opponents of Jack Fisher from 1902-1909 with close attention paid to the relationship between Fisher and Lord Charles Beresford. | Barry Gough | 33 | 2017 | $3.30 Add |
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From Early LifeFrom: Asleep in the Deep |
The early life of Nursing Sister Anna Irene Stamers is described as well as the history of her family in Saint John, New Brunswick, including the untimely death of her father and the financial … | Dianne Kelly | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From  EndgameFrom: Man at the Airport |
This chapter covers the author’s arrest by Malaysian authories, his detention in jail, and a visit from an employee of the Canadian High Commision that changed his life. | Hassan Al Kontar | 32 | 2021 | $3.20 Add |
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From NEW! Enemies and AlliesFrom: Wanda’s War |
Chapter 6 covers Casey’s arrival in Germany after the allied victory of the war. The chapter also discusses Stalin’s plans for post-war Poland, the uprising of the Soviet Union in … | Marsha Faubert | 10 | 2023 | $1.00 Add |
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From Epilogue: Toronto and a fresh start |
Life in Toronto after the camp and the reunion with his family | Leatrice M. Willson Chan; Takeo Ujo Nakano | 5 | 2012 | $0.50 Add |
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From  Euler’s Identity |
This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She reminisces on various memories of her family life. | Jolie Phuong Hoang | 5 | 2021 | $0.50 Add |
