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Excess
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Excess

How a Culture of Alcohol Gave Birth to the Binge

From: Bottoms Up

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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Bombs and Barbed Wire
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Executed in a Field: The Story of Henri Édouard Dubé

Chapter Five

From: Bombs and Barbed Wire

Chapter Five focuses on the story of Henri Édouard Dubé from Edmonston, New Brunswick who was executed by the Nazi alongside Richard Noble, an American soldier for aiding the Resistance … 14 $1.40 Add
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Extending and Consolidating the Colonial Frontier

Extending and Consolidating the Colonial Frontier

From: Canada’s State Police

In this chapter, Marquis explores the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as tools of colonial expansion rather than neutral guardians. He examines how the courts enforced state control after settler … 30 $3.00 Add
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Fall 1941

Fall 1941

The Tide of War Turns in Front of Moscow

From: The Myth of the Good War

Anaylzes Germany turning on Moscow in 1941 and how this was the turning point of the war. It was in front of Moscow, in December 1941, that the tide turned. Indeed, it was there that the … 13 $1.30 Add
Fastest in the World

Fastest in the World

The Saga of Canada's Revolutionary Hydrofoils

Like the builders of the Avro Arrow, the pioneers of hydrofoils are celebrated in this book for their world-class accomplishments. When Alexander Graham Bell was experimenting with flying … 98 View
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Fighting for Roosevelt

Fighting for Roosevelt

From: The Third Man

In this chapter, Thompson traces the diplomatic upheavals of the summer and autumn of 1941, from Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union to the Atlantic Conference at Placentia Bay and the … 30 $3.00 Add
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Fisher Ashore and Afloat

Fisher Ashore and Afloat

From: Churchill and Fisher

Historian Barry Gough examines Jack Fisher’s naval career from 1841-1906 including his apointment to the war office, and the work he carried out with particular focus on his personality and … 52 $5.20 Add
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Fisher’s Fall

Fisher’s Fall

From: Churchill and Fisher

Historian Barry Gough examines the Fisher-Beresford feud (1909-1911) and the Imperial Defense Inquiry as they relate to Fisher’s resignation from his position in the Admiralty then provides … 17 $1.70 Add
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Fisher’s Reforms

Fisher’s Reforms

From: Churchill and Fisher

Historian Barry Bough analyzes Jack Fisher’s reforms in the admiralty from 1904-1911 especially related to technilogical advancements, efficiency for vessels, administrative changes, and … 58 $5.80 Add
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Flirting with Fascism

Flirting with Fascism

From: Canada in the World

The 20th Century Begins – Between the Wars – Canadian Monopolists – The Spanish Civil War – The Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion – Hitler’s Eyes – The Myth of Appeasement 40 $4.00 Add
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Foreword
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Foreword

From: Targeting Libya

This chapter argues that Canada’s little analyzed role in the 20011 NATO-led war on Libya reveals a foreign policy that is driven by corporate interests and geopolitical advantage,despite … 3 $0.30 Add
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Foreword

Foreword

From: To Serve Canada

Foreword by General A.J.G.D. de Chastelain, Chief of the Defence Staff, 1991. 2 $0.26 Add
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Former Enemies Forced to Live Together

Former Enemies Forced to Live Together

From: A People's History of Quebec

This chapter looks at the aftermath of the English conquest: French-English tensions in Quebec, policies and assimilation attempts, the Quebec Act, and various military and legal battles. ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Francophone Representation and Bilingualism

Francophone Representation and Bilingualism

From: To Serve Canada

CORE’S directive in accordance with the Trudeau government’s policy to give Canada’s two official languages equal status and Canada’s two founding peoples equal opportunities. 11 $1.43 Add
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George Taylor Denison
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George Taylor Denison

From: Making of Canada

In this chapter, Koabel examines George Taylor Denison’s role in Canadian identity and anti-American sentiment during the American Civil War era. 13 $1.30 Add
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Global Conflicts, Tensions, and Risks

Global Conflicts, Tensions, and Risks

From: The Oppinionated Middle Ground

In this chapter, Cowan examines international security from the fourteenth century to 2022, connecting the historical campaign against piracy to modern counter-terrorism efforts. 80 $8.00 Add