World War II

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Disarming Conflict

Disarming Conflict

Why Peace Cannot Be Won on the Battlefield

Wars fought over the past quarter century have been a spectacular failure. The overwhelming majority end in military stalemate and are settled at the negotiating table, with the grievances that … 232 View
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Disarming Conflict

Disarming Conflict

A Treaty to Control the Arms Trade

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Disarming Security

Disarming Security

Preventing War

From: Disarming Conflict

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Disarming the Bomb

Disarming the Bomb

Nuclear Disarmament

From: Disarming Conflict

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Displaced
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Displaced

From: Wanda’s War

Chapter 5 explores Wanda’s experiences during the ensuing chaos at the end of the war in Germany from a forced labourer’s perspective. The chapter discusses topics including the abuse … 12 $1.20 Add
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Dissent in Canada against the Anglo-Boer War, 1899–1902

Dissent in Canada against the Anglo-Boer War, 1899–1902

From: Worth Fighting For

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Dresden

Dresden

A Signal for Uncle Joe

From: The Myth of the Good War

Looks at the triple raid bombing of Dresden as intimidation for Stalin. 17 $1.70 Add
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Enemies and Allies
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Enemies and Allies

From: Wanda’s War

Chapter 6 covers Casey’s arrival in Germany after the allied victory of the war. The chapter also discusses Stalin’s plans for post-war Poland, the uprising of the Soviet Union in … 10 $1.00 Add
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Enemy Aliens

Enemy Aliens

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

This chapter describes how the actions taken by the Canadian governemnt against Italian Canadians after the outbreak of war. It illustrates this with drawings, photographs, documents and … ; 12 $1.20 Add
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Enemy Aliens

Enemy Aliens

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

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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Epilogue

Epilogue

The COVID-19 Pandemic and How a Recognized Emergency makes the Impossible Possible

From: A Good War

In the Epilogue, Klein shares his own reflections on the pandemic and the lessons we can learn from it regarding climate action and mobilization. 8 $0.80 Add
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Epilogue: Executing Justice

Epilogue: Executing Justice

From: Hanged in Medicine Hat

In this epilogue, Greenfield examines the 1945 to 1946 civilian trials of German prisoners of war accused of murdering fellow POWs at Camp 132 in Medicine Hat, Alberta. 16 $1.60 Add
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Epilogue: Toronto and a fresh start

Epilogue: Toronto and a fresh start

From: Within the Barbed Wire Fence

Life in Toronto after the camp and the reunion with his family ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Evacuation from Woodfibre

Evacuation from Woodfibre

From: Within the Barbed Wire Fence

January 1942, the evacuation of Japanese from Woodfibre ; 4 $0.40 Add
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Bombs and Barbed Wire
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Executed in a Field: The Story of Henri Édouard Dubé

Chapter Five

From: Bombs and Barbed Wire

Chapter Five focuses on the story of Henri Édouard Dubé from Edmonston, New Brunswick who was executed by the Nazi alongside Richard Noble, an American soldier for aiding the Resistance … 14 $1.40 Add
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Fall 1941

Fall 1941

The Tide of War Turns in Front of Moscow

From: The Myth of the Good War

Anaylzes Germany turning on Moscow in 1941 and how this was the turning point of the war. It was in front of Moscow, in December 1941, that the tide turned. Indeed, it was there that the … 13 $1.30 Add