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The Breweries
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The Breweries

From: Bottoms Up

Chapter 9 provides a brief history of the various brewing companies that have operated in Newfoundland. 12 $1.20 Add
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The Campaign of 1950-1953

The Campaign of 1950-1953

From: Patriots, Traitors and Empires

Chapter nine, The Campaign of 1950-1953 provides a Korean perspective on the Korean War. From the perspective of the Republic of Korea, the movement of its military forces north of the 38th … 18 $1.80 Add
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The Canada-Libya thaw
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The Canada-Libya thaw

From: Targeting Libya

In this chapter Canadian prime minister Paul Martin’s 2004 tent meeting with Qadhafi symbolized how Canadian diplomacy, corporate interests (especially SNC-Lavalin and oil firms), and … 6 $0.60 Add
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The Canadian Defence Educational Establishments and Canadian Military Professionalism in RMC

The Canadian Defence Educational Establishments and Canadian Military Professionalism in RMC

From: To Serve Canada

The Department of National Defence transforms the ad hoc Officer Development Board into a permanent agency, the Canadian Defence Educational Establishments. CDEE was expected to carry out General … 17 $2.21 Add
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The Capitulation — 1760

The Capitulation — 1760

From: The Fall of New France

Examines the bitter winter, winter warfare, the decision to attack Quebec, the Habitants, the second battle of the Plains of Abraham, Murray’s advance to Montreal, The fall of Ile-aux-Noix, … 13 $1.30 Add
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The Colonials to the Fore — 1755

The Colonials to the Fore — 1755

From: The Fall of New France

Looks at the beginnings of the conflict, the underlying tensions between England and France, the population disparity between english colonials and French Canada. Specifically looks at training … 17 $1.70 Add
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The Conquest — 1759

The Conquest — 1759

From: The Fall of New France

Outlines the siege of Quebec, the capture of lake Champlain, the Fall of Niagara, Bombardment of Quebec, the collatoral damage of the conquest 15 $1.50 Add
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The Continuous Vibration of Animal Spirits:

The Continuous Vibration of Animal Spirits:

On the Why of Nostalgia

From: On Nostalgia

This chapter discusses nostalgia as a feeling, and the history of nostalgia, from antiquity to the present, moving out of the medical into the cultural realm. Why it is important to describe … 21 $2.10 Add
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The Dark Heart of Peacekeeping

The Dark Heart of Peacekeeping

From: Canada in the World

War in the Gulf – The Peacekeeping Horizon – The Somalia Affair – “Ethnic Tension” and the Rwanda Genocides – Saint Roméo Dallaire – Paul Kagame, … 50 $5.00 Add
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Bombs and Barbed Wire
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The Death March: The Story of Léo Vienneau

Chapter Nine

From: Bombs and Barbed Wire

Chapter Nine focuses on the story of Léo Vienneau from Caraquet Island, New Brunswick, describing his time with the riflemen of Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal, time as a corporal with B Company, … 13 $1.30 Add
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The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

From: Myths of Modern History

Pauwels examines the mythologized narratives surrounding the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which America’s mainstream media has long presented as a tragic necessity in order to force … 23 $2.30 Add
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The Dictionary of Homophobia: A

The Dictionary of Homophobia: A

Publisher's note, Preface to the Original Edition, Editor's Preface To the English-Language Edition, Introduction, The Anti-Anthology, Table of Entries, Contributors

From: The Dictionary of Homophobia

Abnormal (Catherine Deschamps); Adoption (Daniel Borrillo and Thomas Formond), Africa. See Africa, Central & Eastern; Africa, Southern; Africa, Western; Africa, Central & Eastern (Pierre … ; 66 $3.96 Add
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The Directorate of Professional Education and Development and the Rationalization of the Canadian Military Colleges

The Directorate of Professional Education and Development and the Rationalization of the Canadian Military Colleges

From: To Serve Canada

The Canadian Defence Educational Establishment office having already been quietly disbanded during the preceding year, a Directorate of Professional Education and Development (DPED) would take … 19 $2.47 Add
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The Empire of Japan

The Empire of Japan

From: Patriots, Traitors and Empires

Chapter One The Empire of Japan/i> focuses on the rise of Japanese imperialism and colonialism in Korea. As an emerging industrial power, Japan required access to vital raw materials necessary … 23 $2.30 Add
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The Era of Good Intentions

The Era of Good Intentions

From: Equal as Citizens

1950s – 1960s. The beginnings of medicare and the Canadian Pension Plans are explored 16 $1.60 Add
The Fall of New France

The Fall of New France

How the French lost a North American empire 1754-1763

Two great empires collided in North America in the 1750s when France and Great Britain (with the eager support of Britain’s American colonies) contested control of the Ohio Valley and Nova … 96 View