World War II
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From  1939–1945Hitler’s War? From: Big Business and Hitler |
Revisionist historian Jacques R. Pauwels examines World War II (1939-1945) focussing on how it furthered the interests of big business in Germany and Germany’s elite | Jacques R. Pauwels | 15 | 2017 | $1.50 Add |
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From  NEW! 360 Walk ScriptFrom: White Riot |
This chapter includes a print version of the complete 360 Riot Walk. It includes the script and illustrations for each stop on the tour. | Henry Tsang; Michael Barnholden | 48 | 2023 | $4.80 Add |
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From  NEW! 49th Parallel and Commandos Strike at Dawn: BC Fights FascismFrom: Shot in Vancouver |
In this chapter, Wiebe examines two Allied war films shot in British Columbia during the early 1940s: 49th Parallel (1941) and Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942). | Sam Wiebe | 6 | 2026 | $0.60 Add |
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From  NEW! “A beating every day”: The Story of Léo PitreChapter Ten From: Bombs and Barbed Wire |
Chapter Ten focuses on the story of Léo Pitre from Jacquet River, New Brunswick, describing his time in Hong Kong in 1941 with the Royal Rifles of Canada and the Winnipeg Grenadiers, capture … | Ronald Cormier | 21 | 2022 | $2.10 Add |
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From  A Better TruthThe Democratic Legacy of Resistance to Conscription, 1917–1921 From: Worth Fighting For |
David Tough | 17 | 2015 | $1.70 Add | |
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From NEW! A Bloody Colonial: The Story of Roger PichetteChapter Two From: Bombs and Barbed Wire |
Chapter Two focuses on the story of Roger Pichette of the RCAF from Campbellton, New Brunswick, describing his education, time as a tail gunner, time with the No. 142 Squadron known as the … | Ronald Cormier | 17 | 2022 | $1.70 Add |
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From  “A brave fellow, breaking up”From: The Third Man |
In this chapter, Thompson traces the final days of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the spring of 1945, seen through the eyes of Canadian prime minister Mackenzie King. | Neville Thompson | 34 | 2021 | $3.40 Add |
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From  A civilian casualty |
Discusses one of the camp members who he had known well dying due to appendicistis | Leatrice M. Willson Chan; Takeo Ujo Nakano | 4 | 2012 | $0.40 Add |
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From A Dangerous PilotFrom: The Third Man |
In this chapter, Thompson discusses Mackenzie King and Churchill’s anxieties over Russian U-Boats, and the United States’ refusal to join the war. | Neville Thompson | 29 | 2021 | $2.90 Add |
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From  A Den of EspionageFrom: Montreal and the Bomb |
This chapter explores espionage networks in Canada and this nuclear project. It touches upon the stories of key figures such as Igor Sergeyevich Gouzenko, Alan Nunn May, and Bruno Pontecorvo, as … | Gilles Sabourin | 36 | 2021 | $3.60 Add |
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From NEW! A Different Life: The Story of Blair BourgeoisChapter One From: Bombs and Barbed Wire |
Chapter One focuses on the story of Blair Bourgeois, a member of the RCAF from Moncton, New Brunswick, discussing his training in England, the No. 425 “Alouette” Squadron, four-leaf … | Ronald Cormier | 12 | 2022 | $1.20 Add |
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From “A Good Teacher Is a Revolutionary”Alternative War Perspectives in Toronto Classrooms from the 1960s to the 1990s From: Worth Fighting For |
Rose Fine-Meyer | 16 | 2015 | $1.60 Add | |
 A Good WarMobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency |
Canada needs to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% to prevent a catastrophic 1.5 degree increase in the earth’s average temperature — assumed by many scientists to be a … | Seth Klein | 465 | 2020 | View |
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From  A Legal History of Human Rights and Asylum |
Chapter Two provides a legal history of human rights and asylum, including the impact of the First and Second World Wars. | Joseph Rikhof | 82 | 2023 | $8.20 Add |
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From A Mixed BlessingThe Pacifist Sects of Upper Canada and Exemption from Militia Duty, 1793–1867 From: Worth Fighting For |
This chapter provides an overview of colonial militia laws regarding accommodation for those settlers of Upper Canada who were Quaker, Mennonite, or Tunker. By charting the methods by which the … | Ross Fair | 15 | 2015 | $1.50 Add |
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From  A Second Front for Stalin, or a Third Front in the Air? From: The Myth of the Good War |
1942. Analyzes why the decision not to open a second front was made by the British and American forces | Jacques R. Pauwels | 14 | 2015 | $1.40 Add |
