World War II

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Chapter 5

Chapter 5

“New Brunswick’s Navy” at War, 1939-1945

From: New Brunswick and the Navy

This chapter looks at the careers/impacts of significant ships bearing names associated with New Brunswick in the Royal Canadian Navy. ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Chapter Five: The Darker Side

Chapter Five: The Darker Side

From: Captured Hearts

Chapter Five explores the darker side of the war bride experience, as many of these women and their children experienced less than ideal lives after their arrival in New Brunswick. Focusing on … 14 $1.40 Add
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Chapter Four: Continental War Brides

Chapter Four: Continental War Brides

From: Captured Hearts

Chapter Four examines the experience of the war bride who came from the continent. Unlike their British counterparts, these brides from France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, and the Netherlands had … 20 $2.00 Add
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Chapter One: British War Brides

Chapter One: British War Brides

From: Captured Hearts

Chapter One explores the experiences of New Brunswick servicemen while overseas in Great Britain as well as the experiences of civilian women across Great Britain throughout the Second World War. … 16 $1.60 Add
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Chapter Three: Settling In

Chapter Three: Settling In

From: Captured Hearts

Chapter Three focuses on how these women and their husbands settled back into civilian life in New Brunswick after the war. It focuses on the hardships, isolation, cultural and religious … 20 $2.00 Add
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Chapter Two: Marriage and Travel to Canada

Chapter Two: Marriage and Travel to Canada

From: Captured Hearts

Chapter Two explore what life was like for these women after marriage and how they travelled to their new homes across the Atlantic. This chapter highlights the formal approval process from the … 22 $2.20 Add
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Chomiaks in Edmonton

Chomiaks in Edmonton

From: Family Ties

This chapter discusses how Ukrainian SS soldiers and Nazi collaborators immigrated to Canada following World War II. 9 $0.90 Add
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Chronology, Translator's Note, and Notes

Chronology, Translator’s Note, and Notes

From: But We Built Roads for Them

This "chapter" includes a chronology of events, translator’s notes, and references. 25 $2.50 Add
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Churchill on the Brink of D-Day

Churchill on the Brink of D-Day

From: The Third Man

In this chapter, Thompson traces the diplomatic tension between Canada and Britain in the winter of 1943 and spring of 1944, as the Allies prepared for the Normandy invasion. 35 $3.50 Add
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Civil Society Leadership

Civil Society Leadership

From: A Good War

In Chapter 10, Klein shifts his focus from the political sphere to that of role of civil society primarily through social movements to bring change and mobilize the masses. Focusing on issues of … 16 $1.60 Add
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Class Warfare on the American Home Front

Class Warfare on the American Home Front

From: The Myth of the Good War

Analyzes who profited on the homefront during the war; unemployment was low but big businesses profited most from the war-time boom. 10 $1.00 Add
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Cold Warriors: Ukrainian Nationalists in Canada

Cold Warriors: Ukrainian Nationalists in Canada

From: Family Ties

This chapter discusses the evolving history of Ukrainian Nationalist networks in Canada and their relationship with Nazism. 6 $0.60 Add
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Come to Canada
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Come to Canada

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

This chapter provides an overview of Jewish immigration to Canada from the 18th to 20th centuries. It discusses the factors that drove immigration and the experiences of Jewish immigrants once … 12 $1.20 Add
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Come to Canada

Come to Canada

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

This chapter provides an overview of Jewish immigration to Canada from the 18th to 20th centuries. It discusses the factors that drove immigration and the experiences of Jewish immigrants once … 12 $1.20 Add
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Coming to Canada

Coming to Canada

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

This chapter looks at the immigration of Japanese people to Canada: What prmpted their immigration, why they chose to settle in Canada, and the society that they found when the arrived. It … ; 12 $1.20 Add
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Bombs and Barbed Wire
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Conclusion

From: Bombs and Barbed Wire

The Conclusion reflects on the sacrifice of these men and the many more in the Canadian war effort and how they should be remembered. 2 $0.20 Add