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Temperance

The Rise of Social Conscience

From: Bottoms Up

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Chapter 5 explores the development of a backlash against alcohol culture in the form of the temperance movement. 14 $1.40 Add
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The Beginning of the End for New France — 1758

From: The Fall of New France

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Looks at Louisbourg, Fort Carillon, Fort Frontenacm, The Fall of Fort Duquesne, Montcalm’s Dilemma to explain what lead to French defeat 12 $1.20 Add
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The Gunboats Arrive

From: Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68

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Details the arrival of the British gunboats — Britomart, Heron, Cherub — to Ontario in the summer of 1866. 20 $2.00 Add
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The Limits of Force

From: Disarming Conflict

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The Most Glittering Post

From: Churchill and Fisher

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Historian Barry Gough examines Winston Churchill’s early career (1909-1912) as well as his personal life during this period. He focuses on his work at the Home Office, his relationship with … 26 $2.60 Add
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The Patriot State

From: Patriots, Traitors and Empires

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Chapter five, The Patriot State focuses on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) which formed under the Soviet influenced northern half the the peninsula. While the United States … 8 $0.80 Add
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What is to be Done?

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About War

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The author muses on Canadian culture and the ideas of epics and epic behaviour, which reduce the world to a dichotomy of black and white and as a result encourage militarism/"warrior … 46 $4.60 Add
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"Hitler’s War?"

From: Myths of Modern History

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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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Civil Commotion

From: The Invisibles

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In this chapter, Candow describes the companies role in policing in Newfoundland in the mid 19th century and the outbreaks of violence that the companies were involved in. 63 $6.30 Add
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Building the Modern Fleet, 1945-2003

From: New Brunswick and the Navy

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This chapter explores the history of the New Brunswick navy after the second world war and the special role played by New Brunswick in building the modern Canadian navy. It touches on significant … ; 19 $1.90 Add
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Dieppe, August 19, 1942: The Story of John Arsenault

Chapter Six

From: Bombs and Barbed Wire

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Chapter Six focuses on the story of John Arsenault, from Adamsville, New Brunswick, describing his time with the Royal Canadian Engineers in the 7th Field Company, the failed storming of Dieppe, … 16 $1.60 Add
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Disarming Security

Preventing War

From: Disarming Conflict

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Esquimalt Crisis, August 1914

From: Canada's Bastions of Empire

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the crisis of defending Victoria when war broke out in 1914 51 $5.10 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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Notes and Sources

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About War

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On the Move

England, Canada, and England Again

From: Asleep in the Deep

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Anna Stamers left No. 1 CGH on May 21, 1917, after fifteen months of continuous service in France. Anna was granted a 17 day leave and returns to Canada where, due to poor health, she was granted … 20 $2.00 Add