World War II

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<p>From Roosevelt's Soft Line to Truman's Hard Line toward Stalin</p>

From Roosevelt’s Soft Line to Truman’s Hard Line toward Stalin

From: The Myth of the Good War

Looks at the difference of the presidential stance towards Stalin from Roosevelt to Truman. 8 $0.80 Add
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Helpful Bankers and Secret Agents

Helpful Bankers and Secret Agents

From: Big Business and Hitler

Revisionist historian Jacques R. Pauwels provides an examination of how Germany respected the rules of international capitalism for any enemy holdings in Germany from 1942-1945. 9 $0.90 Add
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Here Come the Bad Guys

Here Come the Bad Guys

From: Dangerous Enemy Sympathizers

After the departure of the Jewish internees in the summer of 1941, Camp B held a mix of Germans, German-Canadians, as well as other Canadians and men from all over Europe. If the tragedy of the … 50 $5.00 Add
History's People

History’s People

Personalities and the Past

In History’s People internationally acclaimed historian Margaret MacMillan gives her own personal selection of figures of the past, women and men, some famous and some … 402 View
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How Civil Wars End

How Civil Wars End

From: Disarming Conflict

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How International Wars End

How International Wars End

From: Disarming Conflict

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Hubris

Hubris

From: History's People

In this chapter, MacMillan examines how hubris shaped the actions of four leaders across the twentieth century: Woodrow Wilson, Margaret Thatcher, Joseph Stalin, and Adolf Hitler. 70 $7.00 Add
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Bombs and Barbed Wire
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“I was always apprehensive”: The Story of Ulysse Gallant

Chapter Three

From: Bombs and Barbed Wire

Chapter Three focuses on the story of Ulysse Gallant, from Moncton, New Brunswick, describing his career in the army with the New Brunswick Rangers before the war, joining the airforce and … 13 $1.30 Add
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Indigenous Leadership

Indigenous Leadership

From: A Good War

In Chapter 9, Klein explores the leadership and initiative coming from Indigenous communities across Canada to fight for climate action. Klein focuses the chapter through highlight the work of … 28 $2.80 Add
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Interlude

Interlude

And Elsewhere?

From: Big Business and Hitler

Revisionist historian Jacques R. Pauwels examines what was happening in the Western World while Hitler rose to power and the support that his regime found internationally (1920-1945). 16 $1.60 Add
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Internment and Forced Labour

Internment and Forced Labour

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

This chapter related the experiences of Italian Canadians who were imprisoned and forced to work as a result of their being labeled ‘enemy aliens’. ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Internment and Forced Labour

Internment and Forced Labour

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

This chapter related the experiences of Japanese Canadians who were imprisoned and forced to work as a result of their being labeled ‘enemy aliens’. It illustrates this with drawings, … ; 28 $2.80 Add
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Into Battle

Into Battle

From: Bamboo Cage

In the introduction, Vance provides background on the journal’s author, Robert Wise, a flight controller in the Royal Air Force. 8 $0.80 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

America and the Myth of the Great Crusade

From: The Myth of the Good War

Outlines how America has gained history about the war through Hollywood and not in the classroom. Delves into the ides of Democracy for a few and outlines how the process of deciding to go to war … 11 $1.10 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

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

The introduction provides a brief summary of the history of Italian immigrants in Canada and internment during the Second world War and outlines the goals of the book. ; 3 $0.30 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

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

The introduction provides a brief summary of the history of Japanese immigrants in Canada and internment during the Second world War and outlines the goals of the book. ; 4 $0.40 Add