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The Liberation of Italy

The Liberation of Italy

A Fateful Precedent

From: The Myth of the Good War

Looks at the liberation of Italy in 1943 and how this process set a precendent for other liberation efforts. 9 $0.90 Add
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The Limits of Force

The Limits of Force

From: Disarming Conflict

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The Long Summer of 1944

The Long Summer of 1944

From: The Myth of the Good War

Looks at Operation Overload and landing in Normady in the summer of 1944 as a race for Britain and America to beat the Soviets to Berlin. Also looks at liberation in that summer and trying to … 10 $1.00 Add
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The Most Glittering Post

The Most Glittering Post

From: Churchill and Fisher

Historian Barry Gough examines Winston Churchill’s early career (1909-1912) as well as his personal life during this period. He focuses on his work at the Home Office, his relationship with … 26 $2.60 Add
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The multipolar world
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The multipolar world

From: Targeting Libya

This chapter examines Libya’s collapse into civil war and jihadist takeover while the US shifted its focus to containing a rising China and Russia, whose growing independence signaled a new … 4 $0.40 Add
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The Mythologies of Canada's "Good War"

The Mythologies of Canada’s "Good War"

From: Canada in the World

The Second World War – The Spectre of Jewish Bolshevism – None Is Too Many – Crimes and Contradictions – At War’s End – Death from Above, Death from Below 28 $2.80 Add
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The nationalization threat
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The nationalization threat

From: Targeting Libya

In this chapter, SNC-Lavalin’s corrupt ties to the Qadhafi family deepened just as Libya’s relations with Western oil companies and governments took a turn for the worse. In Libya … 9 $0.90 Add
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The Old RMC and the New Canadian Services Colleges

The Old RMC and the New Canadian Services Colleges

From: To Serve Canada

The history of the old RMC and the establishment of the new college in 1948. 15 $1.95 Add
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The Patriot

The Patriot

From: Patriots, Traitors and Empires

Chapter three, Patriot focuses on the life and work of Kim Il-sung. He was neither a puppet installed in a North Korean Soviet satellite state by Joseph Stalin, as US propagandists would have it, … 8 $0.80 Add
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The Patriot State

The Patriot State

From: Patriots, Traitors and Empires

Chapter five, The Patriot State focuses on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) which formed under the Soviet influenced northern half the the peninsula. While the United States … 8 $0.80 Add
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The Pogey Dilemma

The Pogey Dilemma

From: Equal as Citizens

1990s. Focuses on the relationship between provinces and the Federal Unemployment Insurance Program, looks at an attack on fisherman who applied for UI because it was felt seasonal workers did … 17 $1.70 Add
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The Political Partician of Korea

The Political Partician of Korea

From: Patriots, Traitors and Empires

Chapter eight, The Political Partition of Korea focuses on Washington and Moscow’s agreement regarding Korea, which decided that the post-war zonal division of the peninsula would be … 6 $0.60 Add
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The Politics of Equalization

The Politics of Equalization

From: Equal as Citizens

1950s – 1962 Looks at the origins of equalization in Canada, although the program is usually assiciated with smaller provinces it was originally carried out to accommodate the big provinces 14 $1.40 Add
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The Return of Barbarism

The Return of Barbarism

From: The Return of History

From The Return of History: Conflict, Migration, and Geopolitics in the Twenty-First Century 61 $6.10 Add
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The Road to Revolution — 1760–1763

The Road to Revolution — 1760–1763

From: The Fall of New France

Overview of the road to revolution through examining the end of the seven years war, the Native struggle for Sovereignty, the reduction of gifts, the Delaware Prophet, the 1763 uprising, the … 10 $1.00 Add
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The Road to the War Against Democracy
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The Road to the War Against Democracy

From: Myths of Modern History

This chapter focuses on the First World War and the myth that this was an unexpected war triggered by an "accident;" rather, as the author explores, this war was wanted, expected, … 29 $2.90 Add