World War I

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
Asleep in the Deep Nursing Sister Anna Stamers and the First World War Goose Lane Editions	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 Fisher The titans at the Admiralty who fought the First World War James Lorimer and Company	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 Men Canadians and the Chinese Labour Corps in the First World War James Lorimer and Company	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 War Stories of Canadian Women and Conflict, 1914-1945 University of Ottawa Press	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 War New Brunswick and the Conscription Crisis of 1917 Goose Lane Editions	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 James Lorimer and Company	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
From Foreward The Great War in Dali-Vision From: The Great Class War 1914-1918 View James Lorimer and Company	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
From Foreword From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men View James Lorimer and Company	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
From Introduction From: Asleep in the Deep View Goose Lane Editions	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
From NEW! Introduction World at War, Women at War From: Material Traces of War View University of Ottawa Press	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
From Introduction From: The Bitter Harvest of War View Goose Lane Editions		Andrew Theobald	8	2008	$0.80 Add
From Preface, A Note on the Board of Admiralty, and Introduction The Daemonic Duo From: Churchill and Fisher View James Lorimer and Company	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
From Chapter One The Lessons of World War, 1914-1916 From: The Bitter Harvest of War View Goose Lane Editions	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
From Early Life From: Asleep in the Deep View Goose Lane Editions	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
From Empire, War and Revolution From: Big Business and Hitler View James Lorimer and Company	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
From Preface From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men View James Lorimer and Company	Black outlines the project’s inspiration, his sources, and a rationale for his use of linguistic styles.	Dan Black	4	2019	$0.40 Add