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1812
For Canadians, the War of 1812 has held various meanings at different times. In the immediate aftermath, alongside the “Loyalist” narrative of fleeing from the defeat of the British at the hands of ...
Canadian Battlefields of the Second World War
This guidebook offers an introduction to the strategic, operational and tactical aspects of the Dieppe Raid and the Normandy campaign plus information on accommodation, museums, memorials and other points ...
The Selected Papers of Sir Arthur Currie
The Selected Papers of Sir Arthur Currie brings to life the troubled world of Canadas most famous general. Detailed, introspective, and comprehensive, Curries prolific writings illuminate events at ...
A Nation at War, 1939–1945
A Nation at War brings together a collection of sixty-two essays covering all aspects of the Canadian experience in the Second World War. It is a readable and authoritative introduction to both the historical ...
A Duffle Bag, Close Friends and Lots of Memories
The foundation of this photo diary was a scrapbook created by Marion Swinton, from Hamilton, Ontario. Although Marion passed away several years ago, a caring neighbour kept her well-preserved scrapbook ...
Cyprus 1974, “This Ain’t No Picnic, It’s War”
Cyprus 1974: “This Ain’t No Picnic, It’s War” is the edited personal diary of Alain Gaudet, a twenty-two-year-old paratrooper with the Canadian Forces in a peacekeeping role in Nicosia, Cyprus. ...
Canadian Battlefields of the First World War
This revised guide to the Canadian battlefields of the First World War in France and Belgium offers a brief, critical history of the war and of Canadas contribution, drawing attention to the best recent ...
Leading from the Front
Harry Pope was a prominent soldier, NDP Party organizer, and economist. Leading from the Front is the only memoir to provide an inside look at the Canadian campaign in both Italy (1943—45) and the Korean ...
Rescuing a Fragile State
In Sierra Leone in 2000, British commandos intervened to prevent a bloody coup as UN forces faced collapse at the hands of the Revolutionary United Front. Sanctions were imposed on the rebel group and ...