Military

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Warrior Nation

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About War

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The author explores the rise of militarist attitudes in Canada and Canadian involvement in various wars and military operations around the world in recent history. The author discusses epic … 80 $8.00 Add
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Wars and Rumours of Wars

How Wars Start

From: Disarming Conflict

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With Friends Like These …

From: Equal as Citizens

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1890s-1914. Differences between provinces are explored. Maritimes want a cut of the taxes. Takes economics and taxation into account in the analysis 14 $1.40 Add
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“I was always apprehensive”: The Story of Ulysse Gallant

Chapter Three

From: Bombs and Barbed Wire

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Chapter Three focuses on the story of Ulysse Gallant, from Moncton, New Brunswick, describing his career in the army with the New Brunswick Rangers before the war, joining the airforce and … 13 $1.30 Add
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America and the Red Peril

From: The Myth of the Good War

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Analyzes how the American Power elites were against communism and Bolshevism and therefore liked European facism and Hitler’s Nazism. 13 $1.30 Add
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Building Schools for Girls

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About War

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This chapter discusses Canada’s involvement in the "War on Terror" and the rise of nationalism and militarism that it has inspired. The Canadian government and media’s role … 50 $5.00 Add
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The Scum of the Earth

From: The Invisibles

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In this chapter, Candow describes the lived experiences of enlisted men in the Royal Newfoundland Companies, including their pay, food, living conditions and social lives. 36 $3.60 Add
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Navies and the New Dominion

From: New Brunswick and the Navy

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This chapter examines the history of New Brunswick’s naval fleet after the establishment of the Dominion of Canada in 1867; topics include significant ships (ie. Charybdis), the importance … ; 17 $1.70 Add
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The Crisis Manifest, December 1917 - November 1918

From: The Bitter Harvest of War

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In this chapter, Theobald explores the final year of the war from December 1917 to November 1918. The chapter follows the consequences of the conscription crisis, looks at how the loss and … 20 $2.00 Add
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Dealing with the Neighbours

From: Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68

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Describes Canada’s relationship with America and the friction that was occurring in the 1860s. 15 $1.50 Add
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Dissension in the Navy

From: Churchill and Fisher

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Historian Barry Gough examines the opponents of Jack Fisher from 1902-1909 with close attention paid to the relationship between Fisher and Lord Charles Beresford. 33 $3.30 Add
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Excess

How a Culture of Alcohol Gave Birth to the Binge

From: Bottoms Up

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Chapter 3 explores the birth and evolution of alcohol culture with particular focus placed on the idea of drinking to excess, and how that behaviour has been regarded in Newfoundland throughout … 21 $2.10 Add
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How Civil Wars End

From: Disarming Conflict

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Rumours of War, 1906–1914

From: Canada's Bastions of Empire

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How Britain involved the Dominion in new defense challenges and the emergency of Germany as a potential enemy, immigration issues during this period 38 $3.80 Add
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Signing up to Serve

From: Asleep in the Deep

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This chapter describes the distinctive Canadian Nursing Sister uniform and the procedures undergone to recruit and select nurses for the Canadian Army Medical Corp once war was declared. … 18 $1.80 Add