War
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From  The Titans Exit the AdmiraltyFrom: Churchill and Fisher |
Historian Barry Gough examines the year 1915 focusing on Winston Churchill’s and Jack Fisher’s disagreements coming to a breaking point that see Fisher resign from the Admiralty and … | Barry Gough | 45 | 2017 | $4.50 Add |
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From  This is What War Looks Like to WomenFrom: From Bombs to Books |
Describes the experience of a woman born in Liberia in 1982 who escaped the civil war in Liberia by moving to Ivory Coast where war soon broke out as well. She then found her way to a refugee … | David Starr | 11 | 2016 | $1.10 Add |
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From  You’re a Celebrity NowFrom: Man at the Airport |
In this chapter, Al Kontar writes about his growing fame, and his interactions with people whose interest in him was motivated by selfish reasons. | Hassan Al Kontar | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |
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From  “An Unselfish Interest?”: Canada and the Hungarian Revolution, 1954–1957 |
Hungarian revolution had important implications for Canadian foreign policy. This paper explores Canada’s nuanced diplomatic reaction to the crisis against the backdrop of Ottawa’s … | Greg Donaghy | 19 | 2010 | $2.47 Add |
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From  NEW! “They wanted to humiliate us”: The Story of Guy SiroisChapter Eleven From: Bombs and Barbed Wire |
Chapter Eleven focuses on the story of Guy Sirois from Saint-Hilaire, New Brunswick, describing his time in the Far East, capture by the Japanese, his captivity, conditioning of the working … | Ronald Cormier | 13 | 2022 | $1.30 Add |
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From A Guest of the Government of IraqFrom: From Bombs to Books |
Describes the experience of a Kurdish man from Iraq who was imprisoned by the Iraqi government and the trials he experienced trying to get his family to safety. | David Starr | 15 | 2016 | $1.50 Add |
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From  Adaptation difficulties |
discusses difficulties he faced in adjusting to Angler, included in it is receiving mail that had been heavily altered so information from home was scarce | Leatrice M. Willson Chan; Takeo Ujo Nakano | 6 | 2012 | $0.60 Add |
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From  Feast for the Dead |
This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She continues to recall a trip to Vietnam with her daughters and recounts other memories growing up in Vietnam. | Jolie Phuong Hoang | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From Say ‘Resurgam’!From: Churchill and Fisher |
Historian Barry Gough examines Winston Churchill’s defence of the Dardanelles campagin despite high casualities and cost while Jack Fisher takes a position at the Admiralty Board of … | Barry Gough | 45 | 2017 | $4.50 Add |
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From The Airport PrisonerFrom: Man at the Airport |
Trapped at the airport for six months, Al Kontar connects with Nuseir Yassin, a social media content creator with millions of followers. | Hassan Al Kontar | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From Changing Times: Kanadai Magyar Munkás (The Canadian-Hungarian Worker) and the 1956 Revolution |
The refugee crisis following the 1956 Hungarian Revolution initiated a time of change, growth, and transformation for Canada’s Hungarian communities. The arrival of almost 38,000 refugees … | Christopher Adam | 17 | 2010 | $2.21 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 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 Hazards of War and Last ActsFrom: Churchill and Fisher |
Historian Barry Gough examines the hazards Winston Churchill and Jack Fisher faced due to the First World War (particularly 1916-1918) focusing on the advancement of submarine warfare and the … | Barry Gough | 46 | 2017 | $4.60 Add |
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From I Would Go Back if I CouldFrom: From Bombs to Books |
Describes the experience of a Iranian woman who converted to Christianity and was disowned by her Muslim family, she became an illegal refugee in Turkey with a constant fear of deportation before … | David Starr | 12 | 2016 | $1.20 Add |
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From Rough Waters |
This chapter is told from the author’s father’s perspective. He continues to plan his family’s escape. | Jolie Phuong Hoang | 9 | 2021 | $0.90 Add |
