Naval

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Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68

Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68

The British Navy's show of force at the time of Confederation

This book describes British gunboat diplomacy practiced on the Great lakes in the aftermath of the US Civil War when Canada was negotiating Confederation and under Fenian attack. Cheryl MacDonald … 192 View
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Halifax Crisis, August 1914

Halifax Crisis, August 1914

From: Canada's Bastions of Empire

the crisis of defending Halifax when war broke out in 1914 39 $3.90 Add
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Hazards of War and Last Acts

Hazards of War and Last Acts

From: 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 … 46 $4.60 Add
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Honouring and Remembering

Honouring and Remembering

From: Asleep in the Deep

The sinking of the hospital ship Llandovery Castle captured the popular imagination for its wanton cruelty, drama, and the number of non-combatant deaths. Anna Stamers’ memorial service in … 21 $2.10 Add
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Improvising a Navy

Improvising a Navy

From: Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68

Details the response to the Fenian attack of 1866 and how a navy was brought together in the 1860s to defend Canada. 35 $3.50 Add
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Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

From: Fastest in the World

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Introduction

Introduction

From: Canada's Bastions of Empire

explains how the information of Canada’s defenses on the homefront are missing from the historical account of the Great War, outlines some geo-political information of importance to the … 9 $0.90 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

From: Asleep in the Deep

The introduction summarizes the events surrounding the German sinking of the Canadian Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle in World War I. Following the war, the actions of the U-boat commander and … 5 $0.50 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

From: New Brunswick and the Navy

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Jolly Jack Tar

Jolly Jack Tar

From: Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68

Describes the citizens response to the British gunboats in 1866 and details the citizenry’s interaction with sailors. 21 $2.10 Add
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Life and Death on a Hospital Ship

Life and Death on a Hospital Ship

The Risks and the Rules

From: Asleep in the Deep

In late March 1918, Anna Samers was transferred to the hospital ship Llandovery Castle which traveled between England and Halifax. This last assignment brought her to the attention of the world. … 30 $3.00 Add
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Necessity
NEW!

Necessity

Benevolent Booze

From: Bottoms Up

Chapter 1 explores the history of alcohol in maritime societies and how it played an variety of essential roles, as a medicine, a ration for sailors, a social lubricant, and a trading commodity … 15 $1.50 Add
New Brunswick and the Navy

New Brunswick and the Navy

From the seafaring battles between the British and the French of the 1640s to the privateers of the War of 1812, from the merchant ships of the Second World War to the construction of the … 156 View
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Nursing in the Canadian Army Medical Corps

Nursing in the Canadian Army Medical Corps

Moore Baracks

From: Asleep in the Deep

Although Anna Stamers left no personal account or letters escribing her work, war diaries, records of service, newspaper reports, and letters and diaries of other nursing sisters give form and … 18 $1.80 Add
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On the Move

On the Move

England, Canada, and England Again

From: Asleep in the Deep

Anna Stamers left No. 1 CGH on May 21, 1917, after fifteen months of continuous service in France. Anna was granted a 17 day leave and returns to Canada where, due to poor health, she was granted … 20 $2.00 Add
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Post-Prohibition
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Post-Prohibition

Loosening the Noose

From: Bottoms Up

Chapter 7 explores the relaxing of alcohol related legislation in Newfoundland and the evolution of drinking culture throughout the rest of the 20th century. 14 $1.40 Add