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Coming Home and Moving On
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Coming Home and Moving On

From: War Among the Clouds

This chapter discusses what life was like for the New Brunswick airmen who had returned home, sharing how they remembered those who were lost and their efforts to resume their lives in the … 20 $2.00 Add
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‘Commence Hostilities against Germany’

‘Commence Hostilities against Germany’

From: Churchill and Fisher

Historian Barry Gough provides a close examination of the first year of the First World War (1914) with emphasis on Winston Churchill’s contributions. He focuses on the decision to go to … 71 $7.10 Add
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Bombs and Barbed Wire
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Conclusion

From: 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. 2 $0.20 Add
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Conclusion

Conclusion

From: Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68

Details what can be learned from the British gunboats being stationed in Canada from 1866-1868 and outlines questions that still need to be answered. 5 $0.50 Add
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Conclusion

Conclusion

On May 4, 2010

From: New Brunswick and the Navy

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Conclusion

Conclusion

From: The Bitter Harvest of War

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Conquered (1760-1800)

Conquered (1760-1800)

From: The History of Montréal

This chapter explores the aftermath of the Conquest of 1760, and the experiences of various groups in Montreal. For the people of French origin living in Canada, the Conquest of 1760 had major … 9 $0.90 Add
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Consolidation, September to December 1914

Consolidation, September to December 1914

From: Canada's Bastions of Empire

Analyzes the threat level to both Halifax and Victoris over the remainder of 1914 and their defenses on the Homefront 35 $3.50 Add
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Control
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Control

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

From: Bottoms Up

Chapter 4 explores early attempts to regulate and control alcohol production and consumption in Newfoundland. 14 $1.40 Add
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Coolness, Courage, and Skill

Coolness, Courage, and Skill

From: Asleep in the Deep

This chapter summarizes the experience of Canadian nurses through the details of one woman’s service. Anna Stamers’ and other’s endurance and courage is described. 6 $0.60 Add
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<p>Corporate Collaboration and the So-called "De-Nazification" of Germany (1)</p>

Corporate Collaboration and the So-called "De-Nazification" of Germany (1)

From: The Myth of the Good War

Analyzes how aspects of Nazism were not removed as they were classified by big business as good for business. 19 $1.90 Add
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<p>Corporate Collaboration and the So-called "De-Nazification" of Germany (2)</p>

Corporate Collaboration and the So-called "De-Nazification" of Germany (2)

From: The Myth of the Good War

Looks at the end of the war and the process of downsizing. As wages declined in Germany profits went up. Also mirrors it in what happened in Japan after the war. 13 $1.30 Add
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Daring

Daring

From: History's People

In this chapter, MacMillan examines humanity’s need to be daring or defiant, discussing Winston Churchill’s actions at Dunkirk in 1940, George Mallory’s fatal 1924 Everest … 68 $6.80 Add
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Dealing with the Neighbours

Dealing with the Neighbours

From: Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68

Describes Canada’s relationship with America and the friction that was occurring in the 1860s. 15 $1.50 Add
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Defences, Defenders, and the Coming of War, August 1914

Defences, Defenders, and the Coming of War, August 1914

From: Canada's Bastions of Empire

Canadian preperations for war, defense of the two fortresses in Halifax and Victoria involved joint army and navy plans 31 $3.10 Add
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Democracy's Post-1945 Worldwide Rise and Decline
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Democracy’s Post-1945 Worldwide Rise and Decline

From: Myths of Modern History

The author examines the myths concerning the winding, up-and-down road taken by democracy from 1945 to the present. He argues that, contrary to conventional wisdom, the 1989 fall of the Berlin … 26 $2.60 Add