World War II

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To Vancouver and on to Yellowhead road camp

From: Within the Barbed Wire Fence

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The trip from Vancouver to the work camp ; 7 $0.70 Add
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War

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

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This chapter covers the outbreak of World War II and the effect that the declaration of war had on Japanese people living in Canada. It illustrates this with drawings, photographs, documents and … ; 12 $1.20 Add
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"Deeply Regret to Inform you"

Women, Worry, and Loss

From: Material Traces of War

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This chapter looks at the stress and anguish that was women’s persistent and most commonly shared experience of the world wars. Here, the authors consider objects that suggest women’s … ; ; 54 $5.40 Add
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The War in Europe and America’s Economic Interests

From: The Myth of the Good War

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Analyzes the divided opinions in America and how they were tied to economic interests at the beginning of the war 12 $1.20 Add
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A Den of Espionage

From: Montreal and the Bomb

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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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A Second Year in Java

From: Bamboo Cage

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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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Canada at War

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

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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

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

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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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Chapter 4

The Second World War

From: New Brunswick and the Navy

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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
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Chapter Four

Continental War Brides

From: Captured Hearts

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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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Enemy Aliens

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

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This chapter describes the initial action taken by the Canadian Government against Japanese Canadians. It illustrates this with drawings, photographs, documents and firsthand accounts. ; 24 $2.40 Add
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How International Wars End

From: Disarming Conflict

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Life at Yellowhead

From: Within the Barbed Wire Fence

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Talks about life at Yellowhead Road Camp ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Making Common Cause

Inequality, Then and Now

From: A Good War

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In Chapter 4, Klein argues that through mobilization Canada could be able to confront and bring change to the present-day inequality many people face. Just as the Wartime Efforts during the … 18 $1.80 Add
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MS St. Louis

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

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This chapter explores the case of the MS St. Louis, a ship carrying over 900 Jewish refugees which was turned away from Canada. it illustrates this with firsthand accounts, photographs, and documents. 16 $1.60 Add
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MS St. Louis

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

This chapter explores the case of the MS St. Louis, a ship carrying over 900 Jewish refugees which was turned away from Canada. it illustrates this with firsthand accounts, photographs, and documents. 16 $1.60 Add