World War II

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Borderlands
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Borderlands

From: Wanda’s War

Chapter 1 explores the turbulent history of Poland leading up to the Second World War, in particular, the borderland region of the Kresy that straddles the modern day borders of Poland, Belarus … 15 $1.50 Add
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Bound For Canada

Bound For Canada

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

This chapter discusses the factors that led millions of Italians to emigrate in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It illustrates this with drawings, photographs, documents and firsthand accounts. ; 16 $1.60 Add
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Bridging and Breaching Cold War Divides

Bridging and Breaching Cold War Divides

Transnational Peace Building, State Surveillance, and the Voice of Women

From: Worth Fighting For

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But We Built Roads for Them

But We Built Roads for Them

The Lies, Racism and Amnesia that Bury Italy's Colonial Past

In the fiery political debates in and about Italy, silence reigns about the country’s colonial legacy. By reducing the European colonial sweep to Britain and France, Italy has effectively … 210 View
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Canada at War

Canada at War

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

This chapter covers the outbreak of war and the role Italian Canadians played on the home front. It illustrates this with drawings, photographs, documents and firsthand accounts. ; 4 $0.40 Add
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Canada at War, 1939-1945
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Canada at War, 1939-1945

From: Righting Canada's Wrongs: Anti-Semitism and the MS St. Louis

This chapter discusses the experiences of Jewish Canadians after the outbreak of the Second World War. Topics include the roles Jewish Canadians played in the war effort, and the internment of … 10 $1.00 Add
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Canada at War, 1939-1945

Canada at War, 1939-1945

From: Righting Canada's Wrongs: Anti-Semitism and the MS St. Louis

This chapter discusses the experiences of Jewish Canadians after the outbreak of the Second World War. Topics include the roles Jewish Canadians played in the war effort, and the internment of … 10 $1.00 Add
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Canada at War

Canada at War

1939-1945

From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: The Chinese Head Tax

This chapter discusses the impact of the Second World War on the Chinese Canadian comunity. It illustrates this with drawings, photographs, documents and firsthand accounts. 6 $0.60 Add
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Canada’s Galizien SS

Canada’s Galizien SS

From: Family Ties

This chapter discusses Canada’s historical connections to Ukraine, and the Canadian Ukrainian National Federation’s connections with the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists. 10 $1.00 Add
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Canadian Motordom in Depression and War

Canadian Motordom in Depression and War

From: Car Nation

1930-1945. Looks at the downturn for the auto industry during the Great Depression, the unionization of the industry, and the effect of WWII on the auto industry. Specifically uses the life of … 17 $1.70 Add
Captured Hearts

Captured Hearts

New Brunswick's War Brides

Imagine you’re a young woman caught up in the ugly reality of war. You meet and fall in love with a young soldier from a foreign country. You marry and your world is upended: when the war … 148 View
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Cautionary Tales

Cautionary Tales

What Not to Do

From: A Good War

In Chapter 11, Klein examines the risk of losing civil liberties through Wartime Measures Acts. Focuses on issues relating to Refugee and Immigration Laws in Canada, Canadian Aid to Other Parts … 22 $2.20 Add
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Challenging Strathcona

Challenging Strathcona

The Cadet Training Controversy in English Canada, 1920–1950

From: Worth Fighting For

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Chapter 1
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Chapter 1

History of the United Nations

From: United Nations Law, Politics, and Practice

Topics in this chapter include the conferences during and after the Second World War that led to the creation of the United Nations, as well as summaries of events that occured during each … 70 $7.00 Add
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Chapter 23: The Second World War
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Chapter 23: The Second World War

Capital's Saviour/Labour's Opportunity, 1939-45

From: Capitalism and Colonialism

This chapter looks at how Canada escaped the Great Depression as the state imposed full employment and expanded its direction of the economy under such departments as C. D. Howe’s … 16 $1.60 Add
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Chapter 4

Chapter 4

The Second World War

From: New Brunswick and the Navy

This chapter explores the important, if modest, role of New Brunswick’s navy during the Second World War, the largest naval war Canada has ever fought. ; 26 $2.60 Add