World War II
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From ![]() Origins of the LaboratoryFrom: Montreal and the Bomb |
This chapter explores the early days for the British-led project to develop an atomic bomb in a Montreal laboratory, looking at key figures in the project’s foundation and management such … | Gilles Sabourin | 38 | 2021 | $3.80 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Ostarbeiter in GermanyFrom: Wanda’s War |
Chapter 4 discusses Wanda’s experience as a Ostarbeiter (eastern worker), one of the 1.6 million foreigner forced labourers used by the Nazi’s during the Second World War. The … | Marsha Faubert | 16 | 2023 | $1.60 Add |
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From ![]() Part IFrom: The Matryoshka Memoirs |
Part One details the story of Irina in wartime Germany in the 1940s and her life working in a prison camp hospital and in a prestigious family’s home, eventually starting a family. … | Sasha Colby | 156 | 2023 | $15.60 Add |
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From ![]() Part IIFrom: The Matryoshka Memoirs |
Part Two picks up from the first as Irina and Sergei escape from Germany with their child, and immigrate to Canada. The author continues to include scenes from the modern day between herself and … | Sasha Colby | 80 | 2023 | $8.00 Add |
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From ![]() Paying for Mobilization, Then and NowFrom: A Good War |
In Chapter 8, Klein tackles the question of who will pay for it. In the chapter he explores how the financial backing was generated during the mobilized for the the Second World War and how we … | Seth Klein | 22 | 2020 | $2.20 Add |
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From ![]() Peace after the Sun Goes DownFrom: Disarming Conflict |
Ernie Regehr | 13 | 2015 | $1.30 Add | |
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From ![]() Peace and Scorched EarthFrom: Canada in the World |
The Cold War – Israel, Suez and Canadian Mythology – The Dominion and the Rising Sun – The Scorched Earth of Korea – The Heroes of Dien Bien Phu – Saving Somoza: … | Tyler A. Shipley | 49 | 2020 | $4.90 Add |
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From ![]() Persuasion and the Art of LeadershipFrom: History's People |
In this chapter, MacMillan traces Franklin D. Roosevelt’s shift from neutrality to active support of Allied nations between 1936 and 1941, and compares him to William Lyon Mackenzie King. | Margaret MacMillan | 77 | 2015 | $7.70 Add |
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From ![]() PrefaceFrom: A Good War |
Seth Klein | 14 | 2020 | $1.40 Add | |
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From ![]() PrefaceDid Mussolini Do Any Good At All? |
The author talks about fake news and historical revisionism. | Francesco Filippi | 6 | 2021 | $0.60 Add |
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From ![]() Principal Purdie ObjectsCanadian Pentecostal Students and Conscription during the Second World War From: Worth Fighting For |
Linda M. Ambrose | 15 | 2015 | $1.50 Add | |
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From ![]() Project La MacazaA Study of Two Canadian Peace Protests in the 1960s From: Worth Fighting For |
Bruce Douville | 16 | 2015 | $1.60 Add | |
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From ![]() Prologue:Woodfibre days |
Talks about life before Pearl Harbour in Woodfibre BC | Leatrice M. Willson Chan; Takeo Ujo Nakano | 5 | 2012 | $0.50 Add |
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From ![]() Promised LandsFrom: Chrystia |
From Chrystia: From Peace River to Parliament Hill | Catherine Tsalikis | 14 | 2024 | $1.40 Add |
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From ![]() Ready to RallyMarshalling Public Opinion, Then and Now From: A Good War |
In Chapter 3, Klein examines the challenges the Canadian public face when trying to bring about climate action. Klein focuses on increasing widespread awareness through Public Education, … | Seth Klein | 40 | 2020 | $4.00 Add |
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From ![]() ReferencesFrom: Family Ties |
This "chapter" is a list of references and endnotes. | Peter McFarlane | 23 | 2024 | $2.30 Add |















