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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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Great Wars and National Nativity

Great Wars and National Nativity

From: Canada in the World

Canada at the Fin de Siècle – Canadian Imperialism – The South African War – Imperialism and the Great War – Canada’s Great War – Vimyism 31 $3.10 Add
Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68

Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68

The British Navy's show of force at the time of Confederation

This book describes British gunboat diplomacy practiced on the Great lakes in the aftermath of the US Civil War when Canada was negotiating Confederation and under Fenian attack. Cheryl MacDonald … 192 View
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Halifax Crisis, August 1914

Halifax Crisis, August 1914

From: Canada's Bastions of Empire

the crisis of defending Halifax when war broke out in 1914 39 $3.90 Add
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Hazards of War and Last Acts

Hazards of War and Last Acts

From: Churchill and Fisher

Historian Barry Gough examines the hazards Winston Churchill and Jack Fisher faced due to the First World War (particularly 1916-1918) focusing on the advancement of submarine warfare and the … 46 $4.60 Add
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"He will not last long"
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"He will not last long"

From: Targeting Libya

In this chapter Arab Spring protests in Libya, fuelled by inequality, corruption, and the Abu Salim massacre, rapidly turned into an armed civil war that Western governments both culitivated and … 13 $1.30 Add
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Heading for Confrontation

Heading for Confrontation

From: A People's History of Quebec

This chapter explores escalating French-English tensions after 1793 in Canada. It touches on controversies over uniting Upper and Lower Canada, the Parti Patriote led by Louis-Joseph … ; 20 $2.00 Add
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Historical Documents

Historical Documents

From: The Fall of New France

There are many letters, journals and other eyewitness accounts of the French and Indian War. The following represents a sampling of what can be gleaned from these documents. 4 $0.40 Add
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"Hitler's War?"
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"Hitler’s War?"

From: Myths of Modern History

This chapter confronts the myth that Hitler was personally responsible for the Second World War, when– in reality– he shared responsibility with others, namely Germany’s … 26 $2.60 Add
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Honouring and Remembering

Honouring and Remembering

From: Asleep in the Deep

The sinking of the hospital ship Llandovery Castle captured the popular imagination for its wanton cruelty, drama, and the number of non-combatant deaths. Anna Stamers’ memorial service in … 21 $2.10 Add
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How Civil Wars End

How Civil Wars End

From: Disarming Conflict

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How International Wars End

How International Wars End

From: Disarming Conflict

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Bombs and Barbed Wire
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“I was always apprehensive”: The Story of Ulysse Gallant

Chapter Three

From: Bombs and Barbed Wire

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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Imperialism

Imperialism

From: Patriots, Traitors and Empires

Chapter two, Imperialism focuses on defining imperialism and how it relates to both the history of Korea and its present day geopolitics. Imperialism is the activity, enterprise and methodology … 17 $1.70 Add
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Improvising a Navy

Improvising a Navy

From: Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68

Details the response to the Fenian attack of 1866 and how a navy was brought together in the 1860s to defend Canada. 35 $3.50 Add
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Institutional Bilingualism

Institutional Bilingualism

From: To Serve Canada

Bilingualism at RMC in principle and in practice. 11 $1.43 Add