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The stories of many POW escapees are well known, but what about those who miraculously evaded capture in the first place and returned to fight another day? This compelling book tells some of the epic stories of the thousands of shot-down airmen, including Canadians from across the country, who got out from behind enemy lines in Europe, the Far East, and Africa during the Second World War. Based on special first-hand interviews and new research into official debriefing documents held at...
| Автор | Graham Pitchfork |
In the fifth year of the War of Independence, while the Americans focused on the British thrust against the Carolinas, the Canadian Department waged a decisive campaign against the northern frontier of New York. Their primary target was the Mohawk River region, known to be the «grainbowl» that fed Washington’s armies. The Burning of the Valleys details the actions of both sides in this exciting and incredibly effective British campaign. General Frederick Haldimand of Canada possessed a potent...
| Автор | Gavin K. Watt |
In the midst of the Second World War, the Germans introduced a new kind of warfare that had never been seen before, featuring a new kind of soldier: the paratrooper. The public and military alike were astonished by the feats of daring and martial prowess displayed by the intrepid troops, who soon became the epitome of the modern combat soldier. The Allies countered by setting up their own airborne forces. In Canada, 1 Canadian Parachute Battalion was established to serve as the «tip of the...
| Автор | Bernd Horn |
The Canadian Federal Election of 2006 is a comprehensive analysis of all aspects of the campaign and election that ended the 12-year Liberal reign in Canadian politics and saw the House of Commons shift from one minority government to another. The chapters, composed by leading political writers, commentators, and pollsters, examine the strategies, successes, and blunders of the major players – the Conservatives, Liberals, New Democrats, Bloc Québécois, and Greens – and also explore the role of...
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Media, Elections and Democracy examines campaign communication in selected industrial democracies. Klaus Schoenbach, Karen Siune, Doris Graber and a host of authors around the world contribute critical overviews of the systems in their countries. The studies deal with a wide range of issues in modern communication, including the principles and practices of news and public affairs coverage and the impact of new technologies.
| Автор | Frederick J. Fletcher |
An inventive and ruthless covert force, the Special Operations Executive revolutionized sabotage and infiltration, and inspired many of the classic James Bond characters The first book about the Canadian connection to the WWI-era British black-ops group SOE. Readers will know the SOE from classic films like Bridge over the River Kwai , The Guns of Navarone , not to mention the Bond films and books that drew inspiration from them. Author is a decorated Canadian Forces officer and director of...
| Автор | Bernd Horn |
2016 Speaker's Book Award – Shortlisted 2016 Heritage Toronto Book Award – Nominated An account of the women working in high-security, dangerous conditions making bombs in Toronto during the Second World War. What was it like to work in a Canadian Second World War munitions factory? What were working conditions like? Did anyone die? Just how closely did female employees embody the image of “Rosie the Riveter” so popularly advertised to promote factory work in war propaganda posters?...
| Автор | Barbara Dickson |
A collection of essays on the war in Iraq; including pieces by Jean Chrétien and John Howard, the prime ministers during the war. When it was declared in 2003, the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq was intensely controversial. While a few of America's partners, like Australia, joined in the war, many, including Canada, refused to take part. However the war in Iraq was viewed at the time, though, it is clear that that war and the war in Afghanistan have had a profound and lasting impact on...
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Afghanistan is a long way from both Canada and Australia, but from 2001, fate conspired to bring the three countries together. Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, Australia and Canada joined the U.S. and other Western allies in attacking al-Qaeda bases in Afghanistan. <br/> <br/> Operation Enduring Freedom began on October 4, 2001, but this was only the beginning of a much longer engagement in Afghanistan for both Canada and Australia, with a legacy much more ambiguous...
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Explores a wild, controversial theory and the evidence suggesting that China may have colonized Canada long before Europe did Author’s previous book, The Island of Seven Cities , published in 2006, sold 6,000 copies in Canada The topic of whether or not there were Chinese settlers in Cape Breton is a highly debated topic In the vein of Gavin Menzes, the author of 1421: The Year China Discovered the World and an outspoken writer who has written many books on early Chinese settlements
| Автор | Paul Chiasson |
The poems in Alight alternate between the estranging familial and strangely familiar, between burning and illumination. As father, husband, and physician, Fady Joudah gives children and vulnerable others voice in this hauntingly lyrical collection, where, with quiet ferociousness, one’s self can be reclaimed from suffering’s grip over mind and spirit. Fady Joudah is a Palestinian-American poet, translator, and physician of internal medicine. He received his medical training...
| Автор | Fady Joudah |
• Machado’s popularity is likened to that of Rilke • utterly unique prose supporting the book—preface by John Dos Passos and reminiscence by Juan Ramón Jiménez • Barnstone is a foremost translator-poets bringing into English a dizzying range of work, from Mao to the New Testament • this book represents Barnstone’s first published translations, which appeared in 1959 in England and never distributed in US • Barnstone has...
| Автор | Antonio Machado |
• First time in English • Nobel laureate Tagore is one of the 20th century’s great poets • In 2001, Tagore’s work entered the public domain, so new, refreshing translations are becoming available. (His work was tightly guarded by Visva Bharati University [the university Tagore created], so much of Tagore’s poetry that exists in English translation is wooden—even Tagore’s own translations.) • When Tagore...
| Автор | Rabindranath Tagore |
The history you don’t know is the most fascinating of all. Throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth century, Waterloo, Ontario, could be any small Canadian community. Its familiar histories privilege the “great accomplishments” of those who built the institutions we know today: industry, government, and education. But what of those who were marginalized, weird, and wonderful – real people who lived between the boundaries of mainstream existence? Waterloo You Never Knew reveals forgotten...
| Автор | Joanna Rickert-Hall |
In unforgettable stories of the human journey, a combination of storytelling and dialogue underscore an excavation into the deep past of human development and its consequences. Through a first encounter between a Neanderthal woman and the Modern Human she called Traveler, to the emergence and destruction of the world’s first cities, Mixed Harvest tells the tale of the Sedentary Divide, the most significant event since modern humans emerged. Rob Swigart’s latest work humanizes the rapid...
| Автор | Rob Swigart |
“We operated perfectly legally. We considered ourselves philanthropists! We supplied good liquor to poor thirsty Americans … and brought prosperity back to the Harbour of Vancouver …”—Captain Charles Hudson At the stroke of one minute past midnight, January 17, 1920, the National Prohibition Act was officially declared in effect in the United States. From 1920 to 1933 the manufacture, sale, importation and transportation of alcohol and, of course, the imbibing of such products, was illegal....
| Автор | Rick James |
Uncertain of their son's fate, his family leaped into action. The sinking of the passenger liner Lusitania was a maritime disaster that may have changed the course of history by making American involvement in World War I almost inevitable. This part of the story has been told before but here, for the first time, The Lusitania Sinking has a far more personal tale to tell, of a family looking for information on their son's death. On 1 May 1915 Preston Prichard, a 29-year-old...
| Автор | Anthony Richards |
As Queen Elizabeth II’s record-breaking reign draws to a close, experts on the Crown explore the future of the monarchy in Canada. Queen Elizabeth II is approaching a record-breaking seven decades as sovereign of the United Kingdom, Canada, and fourteen other Commonwealth realms. In anticipation of the next reign, the essays in this book examine how the monarchy may evolve in Canada. Topics include the historic relationship between Indigenous Peoples and the Crown; the offices of the governor...
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A visual tour de force showcasing Toronto’s vast concert history. “Not sure there’s ever been anything like this...The graphics are fascinating, the script is comprehensive. It’s staggering what’s been unleashed from the Vault.” — Gary Topp, promoter, half of the legendary duo the Garys [i] “These pages will take you on a musical magical mystery tour of Toronto’s important place in concert history. Reading The Flyer Vault[/i] gives you a rush, just like the one you get when the house lights...
| Автор | Daniel Tate |
Iconic photos from the First World War, newly colourized. See seminal images of Canada’s First World War experience in a new light – offered in full colour for the first time – with contributions from Margaret Atwood, Tim, Cook, Charlotte Gray, Paul Gross, Peter Mansbridge, and many others. Canadians today see the First World War largely through black and white photography. Colourizing these images brings a new focus to our understanding and appreciation of the role Canada played during the...
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The first fully documented account of the great influx of Irish pioneers, which began a century earlier than is commonly thought The book is extensively documented with details of ship crossings, passenger lists, and a comprehensive set of maps Genealogists and anyone interested in the details of Irish immigration will find a mine of information Book two of the Irish in Canada series; the first book was hailed by the Ontario Genealogical Society as being “of immense help in understanding the...
| Автор | Lucille H. Campey |
Book will be promoted through the Mariposa festival’s social media and website Features interviews with long-time festival organizers and more, including such artists as Ken Whiteley, Murray McLauchlan, and Gordon Lightfoot Traces the ups and downs in the festival’s fortunes, and the social changes that came along with them. Key events include the founding and first festival, the third year “riot” in Orillia, the 1972 festival as a snapshot of that era on the Island, the festival’s near-death...
| Автор | Michael Hill C. |
Recovering from childhood sexual abuse by his parish priest, a man discovers his father facilitated abuse for thousands of children during the Indian Residential Schools crisis Novel is inspired by real events, including a Canadian priest who became active in the Hollywood scene and was excommunicated from Rome, the founding of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and pedophilic Latin-American based Apostolic Societies Reads as a fast-paced memoir, a road trip, historical fiction, and a...
| Автор | J.J. Martin |
A complete history of the Toronto Maple Leafs, as told by the players, coaches, and reporters. On December 19, 1917, the Toronto Arenas took to the ice for the first NHL game ever played. Over the next hundred years, the franchise changed names twice, home rinks twice, and won 13 Stanley Cups on its way to becoming one of the most successful and storied franchises in NHL history. The Toronto Maple Leafs: The Complete Oral History gives the most comprehensive record of the team from its...
| Автор | Eric Zweig |