World War I
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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 Asleep in the DeepNursing Sister Anna Stamers and the First World War |
On 27 June 1918, the Llandovery Castle, a Canadian hospital ship returning to England, was sunk by a German U-boat in contravention of international law. Two hundred and thirty-four crew members … | Dianne Kelly | 223 | 2021 | View |
 Churchill and FisherThe titans at the Admiralty who fought the First World War |
A vivid study of the politics and stress of high command, this book describes the decisive roles of young Winston Churchill as political head of the Admiralty during the First World War. … | Barry Gough | 656 | 2017 | View |
 Harry Livingstone’s Forgotten MenCanadians and the Chinese Labour Corps in the First World War |
HARRY LIVINGSTONE was a small town doctor from Listowel, Ontario when he felt the pull of patriotism that led him to volunteer in the First World War. In 1917, Livingstone found himself embarking … | Dan Black | 504 | 2019 | View |
 NEW! Material Traces of WarStories of Canadian Women and Conflict, 1914-1945 |
Material Traces of War: Stories of Canadian Women and Conflict, 1914–1945, looks at how Canadian women experienced the world wars through objects, images, and archival documents. The book puts … | Krista Cooke; Molly McCullough; Stacey Barker | 338 | 2021 | View |
 The Bitter Harvest of WarNew Brunswick and the Conscription Crisis of 1917 |
In 1917, the Canadian Corps captured Vimy Ridge in northern France, and a myth grew that Canada — as a nation — was born on its slopes. But the cost was tremendous: 10,000 Canadians … | Andrew Theobald | 120 | 2008 | View |
 The Great Class War 1914-1918 |
Far from an accident of history, the First World War was a long sought-after event welcomed by European elites as a check against democratization and socialist reforms — but the war had … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 2016 | View | |
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From  ForewardThe Great War in Dali-Vision |
Introduction to the concept of Dali-vision and how you have to remove yourself to examine the situation. Brief overview of how the author will tackle the Great War from a class percpective by … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 14 | 2016 | $1.40 Add |
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From Foreword |
Wright notes that Black’s history of Canada and the Chinese Labour Corps is previously untold and a significant contribution to the historiography of the First World War. | Glenn Wright | 3 | 2019 | $0.30 Add |
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From Introduction |
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From NEW! IntroductionWorld at War, Women at War From: Material Traces of War |
In the introduction, the authors discuss how our analysis of the world wars is gendered, with men playing the active role in combat and decision-making. They also detail some of the museum work … | Krista Cooke; Molly McCullough; Stacey Barker | 9 | 2021 | $0.90 Add |
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From IntroductionFrom: Asleep in the Deep |
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 … | Dianne Kelly | 5 | 2021 | $0.50 Add |
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From Preface, A Note on the Board of Admiralty, and IntroductionThe Daemonic Duo From: Churchill and Fisher |
Historian Barry Gough provides an introduction to the board of admiralty and an overview of the history between Churchill and Fisher before the outset of World War One. | Barry Gough | 29 | 2017 | $2.90 Add |
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From Chapter OneThe Lessons of World War, 1914-1916 |
In this chapter, Theobald provides and overview of how the First World War was received in New Brunswick. He follows the initial optimism and support the war effort experienced within New … | Andrew Theobald | 34 | 2008 | $3.40 Add |
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From Early LifeFrom: Asleep in the Deep |
The early life of Nursing Sister Anna Irene Stamers is described as well as the history of her family in Saint John, New Brunswick, including the untimely death of her father and the financial … | Dianne Kelly | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From  Empire, War and RevolutionFrom: Big Business and Hitler |
Revisionist historian Jacques R. Pauwels examines the situation in Germany from 1900-1919 that led to Hitler’s rise to power paying particular focus on the German elite of aristocrats and … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 12 | 2017 | $1.20 Add |
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From Preface |
Black outlines the project’s inspiration, his sources, and a rationale for his use of linguistic styles. | Dan Black | 4 | 2019 | $0.40 Add |
