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From: Fastest in the World

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From: Canada's Bastions of Empire

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 explains how the information of Canada’s defenses on the homefront are missing from the historical account of the Great War, outlines some geo-political information of importance to the … 9 $0.90 Add
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A Few Acres of Snow

From: The Fall of New France

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 Sets up the background information to really understand the fall of new france through looking at The New World, King William’s War 1689-1697, Queen Anne’s War 1701-1713, King … 8 $0.80 Add
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From: The Invisibles

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 In the introduction, Candow provides a brief overview of the involvement of the British military in Newfoundland throughout the 19th century. 5 $0.50 Add
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From: Asleep in the Deep

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 The introduction summarizes the events surrounding the German sinking of the Canadian Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle in World War I. Following the war, the actions of the U-boat commander and … 5 $0.50 Add
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From: New Brunswick and the Navy

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From: The Bitter Harvest of War

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From: What We Talk About When We Talk About War

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 The author introduces the book’s subject, discussing war, militarism, masculinity, nationalism, and Canadian perceptions/depictions of war in literature, media, and popular culture. 35 $3.50 Add
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Bombs and Barbed Wire
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From: Bombs and Barbed Wire

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 The Introduction highlights the role of Acadians in every theatre of the Second World War and states the book’s objective of bringing their stories to a wider audience. 3 $0.30 Add
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From: War Among the Clouds

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 J. Brent Wilson opens this section with insight into the impact that air operations made during the Great War, introducing the part New Brunswick airmen played in the war. 2 $0.20 Add
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Fighting to Lose

From: Disarming Conflict

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 The record of warfare over the past quarter century makes it abundantly clear that sheer military force rarely achieves the vital political objectives its commanders set out to gain. Such force … 18 $1.80 Add
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Joining Up: Recruitment and Enlistment
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Joining Up: Recruitment and Enlistment

From: War Among the Clouds

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 This chapter outlines the steps involved in becoming an airman in the British air services, sharing the motivations New Brunswick men had for joining and what recruitment and enlistment looked … 19 $1.90 Add
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Jolly Jack Tar

From: Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68

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 Describes the citizens response to the British gunboats in 1866 and details the citizenry’s interaction with sailors. 21 $2.10 Add
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Lady Cadets

From: To Serve Canada

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 The Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada reported in 1970 that the government should give women the same support for a university education as it gave men through the Regular Officer … 9 $1.17 Add
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Libya

Year Zero

From: Targeting Libya

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 This chapter looks at the close ties that developed between Canada and SNC Lavalin and the Qadaffi regime in the early 2000s and the dramatic shift in this relationship only a few years later, … 6 $0.60 Add
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Libyan tragedy, Canadian guilt
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Libyan tragedy, Canadian guilt

From: Targeting Libya

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 This chapter argues that NATO’s 2011 war on Libya turned a relatively stable, egalitarian state into a deeply fragmented and impoverished country, while Canadian corporations like … 12 $1.20 Add