World War II

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1939–1945

1939–1945

Hitler’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 15 $1.50 Add
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360 Walk Script
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360 Walk Script

From: 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. 48 $4.80 Add
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Bombs and Barbed Wire
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“A beating every day”: The Story of Léo Pitre

Chapter 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 … 21 $2.10 Add
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A Better Truth

A Better Truth

The Democratic Legacy of Resistance to Conscription, 1917–1921

From: Worth Fighting For

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Bombs and Barbed Wire
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A Bloody Colonial: The Story of Roger Pichette

Chapter 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 … 17 $1.70 Add
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A civilian casualty

A civilian casualty

From: Within the Barbed Wire Fence

Discusses one of the camp members who he had known well dying due to appendicistis ; 4 $0.40 Add
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A Den of Espionage

A Den of Espionage

From: 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 … 36 $3.60 Add
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Bombs and Barbed Wire
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A Different Life: The Story of Blair Bourgeois

Chapter 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 … 12 $1.20 Add
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“A Good Teacher Is a Revolutionary”

“A Good Teacher Is a Revolutionary”

Alternative War Perspectives in Toronto Classrooms from the 1960s to the 1990s

From: Worth Fighting For

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A Good War

A Good War

Mobilizing 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 … 465 View
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A Legal History of Human Rights and Asylum

A Legal History of Human Rights and Asylum

From: Exclusion and Refoulement

Chapter Two provides a legal history of human rights and asylum, including the impact of the First and Second World Wars. 82 $8.20 Add
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A Mixed Blessing

A Mixed Blessing

The 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 … 15 $1.50 Add
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<p>A Second Front for Stalin, or a Third Front in the Air?</p>

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 14 $1.40 Add
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A Second Year in Java

A Second Year in Java

From: Bamboo Cage

This section of the diary describes Wyse’s second year in a Janaese prison camp. He begins to experience problems with his eyes; sometimes there is a month between entries. Wyse was … 32 $3.20 Add
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A Useful New Enemy

A Useful New Enemy

From: The Myth of the Good War

Analyzing how the Cold War was useful to the American Power elite. 10 $1.00 Add
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“A Very Major Wheel That Helped Grind the War Down”

“A Very Major Wheel That Helped Grind the War Down”

The Canadian Anti-Draft Movement, 1966–1973

From: Worth Fighting For

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