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In Plain Site
A Biography of the RAF Airbase at Caron, Saskatchewan
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In Plain Site is the first life-cycle biography of a Second World War air training facility in Canada. It begins by locating the Royal Air Force (RAF) station at Caron, Saskatchewan in the debates surrounding air training in Canada, the British...
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Above the Pigsty
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In 1943 Peter, a 21-year-old Dutch citizen, faces a choice: forced labour in Germany or go into hiding with the help of the resistance movement. After the war he faces another choice: remain in the Netherlands or emigrate from the war-torn...
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Treated Like a Liability
Veterans Running Battles with the Government of Canada
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War has evolved, and so have Canada’s security needs. A key asset in any military is high-quality personnel. However, the Canadian Armed Forces ability to attract quality personnel hinges on the success of Veteran Affairs Canada’s ability to care...
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Intrepid's Last Secrets: Then and Now
History, Spies and Lies
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In this engrossing follow-up to The True Intrepid, author Bill Macdonald explores secrets only hinted at in that book. The WW II Macdonald explores secrets only hinted at in that book. The WW II Canadian spymaster William Stephenson - known...
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Reflecting on WWII, Manzanar, and the WRA
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Through autobiographical and historical information, Reflecting on WWII, Manzanar, and the WRA provides a broad overview of life in California both before and after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, leading to the creation of the Manzanar War...
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Unseen Body Blows
The "Fighting LST 479" and its Seven Pacific Campaigns, 1943-1945
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Between 1942 and 1945, 1,051 amphibious tank-landing ships were rapidly produced. These were anonymous vessels, slow and unwieldy, and in the words of one crewmember, they looked like bathtubs. At first, LSTs had a reputation of being expendable...
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Manifest Destiny
the loves and adventures of Peter Farley a Canadian in the Korean War
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Manifest Destiny is a novel that is based largely on events that took place during the Korean War in the early 1950’s. Conflict, romance, mystery, the stigma associated with mental illness and humorous events take place. The cultural...
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I'll Take My Chances
Volume 1
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Evil had to be defeated and he had a responsibility to help. Now it was too late to do anything but spend the lives of millions of young men to defeat this new Dark Age. The mountains were witness to Sidney’s determination to stand tall against...
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Only an Observer
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“There before us were two Fokker biplanes giving one of our planes a bad time…. He was going down…. we were together in seconds….I fired on the Jerry….under our crippled plane…. the other Jerry swept across us…. so close I had an excellent look...
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The Professor and The Pilots
Letters Home from Wartime London by a Canadian Psychologist
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This unique collection of letters offers a vivid glimpse of life in wartime London. C. Roger Myers, a young psychology professor at the University of Toronto, was appointed as advisor to the RAF on methods for pilot selection and training. His...
