Military
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From  Churchill on the Brink of D-DayFrom: The Third Man |
In this chapter, Thompson traces the diplomatic tension between Canada and Britain in the winter of 1943 and spring of 1944, as the Allies prepared for the Normandy invasion. | Neville Thompson | 35 | 2021 | $3.50 Add |
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From  Columbia, 1953 |
In this chapter, Engler and Schalk explores General Rojas Pinilla’s 1953 military coup in Colombia and Canada’s commercial entanglement with his dictatorial regime. | Owen Schalk; Yves Engler | 3 | 2024 | $0.30 Add |
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From  NEW! Coming Home and Moving OnFrom: 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 … | Brent J. Wilson | 20 | 2024 | $2.00 Add |
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From  ‘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 … | Barry Gough | 71 | 2017 | $7.10 Add |
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From  NEW! ConclusionFrom: 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. | Ronald Cormier | 2 | 2022 | $0.20 Add |
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From  Conclusion |
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. | Cheryl MacDonald | 5 | 2017 | $0.50 Add |
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From  ConclusionOn May 4, 2010 |
Glenn Leonard; Marc Milner | 5 | 2010 | $0.50 Add | |
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From  Conclusion |
Andrew Theobald | 7 | 2008 | $0.70 Add | |
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From  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 … | Paul-André Linteau | 9 | 2013 | $0.90 Add |
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From  Consolidation, September to December 1914 |
Analyzes the threat level to both Halifax and Victoris over the remainder of 1914 and their defenses on the Homefront | Bryan Elson | 35 | 2014 | $3.50 Add |
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From  NEW! ControlBetween 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. | Sheilah Roberts Lukins | 14 | 2020 | $1.40 Add |
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From  Coolness, Courage, and SkillFrom: 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. | Dianne Kelly | 6 | 2021 | $0.60 Add |
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From  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. | Jacques R. Pauwels | 19 | 2015 | $1.90 Add |
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From 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. | Jacques R. Pauwels | 13 | 2015 | $1.30 Add |
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From  DaringFrom: 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 … | Margaret MacMillan | 68 | 2015 | $6.80 Add |
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From Dealing with the Neighbours |
Describes Canada’s relationship with America and the friction that was occurring in the 1860s. | Cheryl MacDonald | 15 | 2017 | $1.50 Add |
