World War II

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Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Italian Canadian Internment in the Second World War

Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Italian Canadian Internment in the Second World War

Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Italian Canadian Internment is designed to provide an introductory-level overview of the internment of Italian-Canadians during the Second World War. This title … 114 View
Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Japanese Canadian Internment in the Second World War

Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Japanese Canadian Internment in the Second World War

Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Japanese Canadian Internment is designed to provide an introductory-level overview of the internment of Japanese-Canadians during the Second World War. This title … 162 View
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“Scruples of Conscience” and the Historic Peace Churches in the War of 1812

“Scruples of Conscience” and the Historic Peace Churches in the War of 1812

From: Worth Fighting For

Upper Canadian settlers in the Niagara region probably suffered greater effects from the land battles of the War of 1812 than citizens of any other region on the continent. Yet the many instances … 14 $1.40 Add
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Secret arrangements for departure

Secret arrangements for departure

From: Within the Barbed Wire Fence

The quiet arrangements that had to be made in order to leave the camp ; 4 $0.40 Add
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Selected Bibliography

Selected Bibliography

From: The Myth of the Good War

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Selfless Service
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Selfless Service

Women and Volunteering in Wartime

From: Material Traces of War

In both world wars, volunteering was arguably the most socially acceptable manner for women to support the war effort. This chapter includes a number of stories of individuals whose contributions … ; ; 54 $5.40 Add
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Silence, Memory
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Silence, Memory

From: Wanda’s War

Chapter 13 examines the individual trips Wanda and Casey took to Poland during the 1970’s. The chapter reflects on Wanda and Casey’s life and experiences of exile and trauma after the … 12 $1.20 Add
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Skeletons in the Closet

Skeletons in the Closet

From: Family Ties

This chapter discusses Canada’s modern understanding of its relationship to Axis powers, and the need for transparent political accountability rather than a sanitized public memory. 4 $0.40 Add
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Stalin's Soviet Union:

Stalin’s Soviet Union:

An Unloved but Useful Partner

From: The Myth of the Good War

Focuses particular on 1942-43 to analyzes the Soviet Union’s contribution to the war and although opinions about the Societ Union were negative they proved to be extremely useful 10 $1.00 Add
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Terror on Gold Street

Terror on Gold Street

From: Family Ties

This chapter discusses the origins of Ukrainian statehood, specifically discussing the events of June 30, 1941, and the violence of Nazi occupation. 9 $0.90 Add
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That Men May Fight
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That Men May Fight

Women and Military Service during the World Wars

From: Material Traces of War

This chapter describes what some Canadian women did in the military along with how they pushed and lobbied for expanded roles. From military nurses in both wars, to paramilitary auxiliary corps, … ; ; 71 $7.10 Add
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The American Power Elite and Fascism

The American Power Elite and Fascism

From: The Myth of the Good War

Analyzes how before and even after the outbreak of war in Europe Hitler and his National Socialism, and fascism in general, enjoyed a disproportionate amount of sympathy within the ranks of the … 16 $1.60 Add
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The Case of Mykhailo Chomiak

The Case of Mykhailo Chomiak

From: Family Ties

This chapter examines how Chrystia Freeland inaccurately depicted her family history, sanitizing her grandfather’s involvement with Nazi collaboration in occupied Ukraine. 14 $1.40 Add
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Bombs and Barbed Wire
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The Death March: The Story of Léo Vienneau

Chapter Nine

From: Bombs and Barbed Wire

Chapter Nine focuses on the story of Léo Vienneau from Caraquet Island, New Brunswick, describing his time with the riflemen of Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal, time as a corporal with B Company, … 13 $1.30 Add
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The End and the Beginning

The End and the Beginning

From: Family Ties

This chapter discusses how Nazi collaborators and the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists attempted to organize after the Soviet’s ocupation of Galicia. 16 $1.60 Add
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The End of the Beginning

The End of the Beginning

From: Dangerous Enemy Sympathizers

Camp B began to wind down as Italian prisoners were freed after the Allied armistice with Italy. By January 1945, there were only 185 internees in the camp, and with the German surrender in May, … 14 $1.40 Add