Military
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 The Bitter Harvest of WarNew Brunswick and the Conscription Crisis of 1917 |
In 1917, the Canadian Corps captured Vimy Ridge in northern France, and a myth grew that Canada — as a nation — was born on its slopes. But the cost was tremendous: 10,000 Canadians … | 120 | View | ||
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From  NEW! The BreweriesFrom: Bottoms Up |
Chapter 9 provides a brief history of the various brewing companies that have operated in Newfoundland. | Sheilah Roberts Lukins | 12 | 2020 | $1.20 Add |
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From  The Campaign of 1950-1953 |
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 … | Stephen Gowans | 18 | 2018 | $1.80 Add |
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From  NEW! The Canada-Libya thawFrom: 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 … | Owen Schalk | 6 | 2025 | $0.60 Add |
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From  The Canadian Defence Educational Establishments and Canadian Military Professionalism in RMCFrom: 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 … | Richard Preston | 17 | 1991 | $2.21 Add |
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From  The Capitulation — 1760From: 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, … | Ronald J. Dale | 13 | 2004 | $1.30 Add |
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From The Colonials to the Fore — 1755From: 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 … | Ronald J. Dale | 17 | 2004 | $1.70 Add |
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From  The Confrontation with the Métis and the Cree (March, April, May) |
In this chapter, Dutil examines how in March 1885, Métis and Cree warriors led by Gabriel Dumont clashed with the North-West Mounted Police at Duck Lake, igniting the North-West Resistance. | Patrice Dutil | 23 | 2024 | $2.30 Add |
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From The Conquest — 1759From: 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 | Ronald J. Dale | 15 | 2004 | $1.50 Add |
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From  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 … | David Berry | 21 | 2020 | $2.10 Add |
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From  The Dark Heart of PeacekeepingFrom: 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, Celebrity Dictator – “Balkanizing” the Balkans – … | Tyler A. Shipley | 50 | 2020 | $5.00 Add |
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From  NEW! The Death March: The Story of Léo VienneauChapter 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, … | Ronald Cormier | 13 | 2022 | $1.30 Add |
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From  The Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961 |
In this chapter,Engler and Schalk examine Canada’s military and political role in the overthrow and assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of … | Owen Schalk; Yves Engler | 15 | 2024 | $1.50 Add |
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From  NEW! The Destruction of Hiroshima and NagasakiFrom: 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 … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 23 | 2022 | $2.30 Add |
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From  The Dictionary of Homophobia: APublisher's note, Preface to the Original Edition, Editor's Preface To the English-Language Edition, Introduction, The Anti-Anthology, Table of Entries, Contributors |
Abnormal (Catherine Deschamps); Adoption (Daniel Borrillo and Thomas Formond), Africa. See Africa, Central & Eastern; Africa, Southern; Africa, Western; Africa, Central & Eastern (Pierre … | Louis-Georges Tin; Marek Redburn | 66 | 2008 | $3.96 Add |
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From The Directorate of Professional Education and Development and the Rationalization of the Canadian Military CollegesFrom: 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 … | Richard Preston | 19 | 1991 | $2.47 Add |
