Remembrance Day

Forgiveness

A Gift From My Grandparents

by Sakamoto, Mark

Book - 2014

In this work, the author tells the contrasting stories of his grandparents’ experiences during WWII. His maternal grandfather was a Canadian soldier captu...Show more In this work, the author tells the contrasting stories of his grandparents’ experiences during WWII. His maternal grandfather was a Canadian soldier captured by Japanese forces and held as a prisoner of war, and at the same time, his paternal grandparents were held in Japanese-Canadian internment camps in Alberta. Their stories eventually lead to his story. Show less

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World War I Battlefields : A Travel Guide to the Western Front : Sites, Museums, Memorials

by Ruler, John

Book - 2018

This compact, practical guide covers both French and Belgian battle sites. New for this edition are updates on special projects opened in 2017 to mark the...Show more This compact, practical guide covers both French and Belgian battle sites. New for this edition are updates on special projects opened in 2017 to mark the centenary of the Battles of Arras, Vimy Ridge and Cambrai, along with new walking or cycling trails based on major sites or on 'themes' such as well-known wartime poets, including the 90-km long Remembrance Cycle Trail linking Arras and Amiens. Show less

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The Secret History of Soldiers

How Canadians Survived the Great War

by Cook, Tim

Book - 2018

The Secret History of Soldiers examines how those who managed to survive the horrific conditions of trench warfare on the Western Front found solace, relief, distraction and even entertainment during their daily lives at war. The Secret History of Soldiers examines how those who managed to survive the horrific conditions of trench warfare on the Western Front found solace, relief, distraction and even entertainment during their daily lives at war. Show less

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Rush to Danger

Medics in the Line of Fire

by Barris, Theodore

Book - 2019

This is a moving exploration of his father's wartime experiences as a medic leading up to the Battle of the Bulge in 1944-45, along with stories of other medics in combat throughout history. This is a moving exploration of his father's wartime experiences as a medic leading up to the Battle of the Bulge in 1944-45, along with stories of other medics in combat throughout history. Show less

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From the Klondike to Berlin

The Yukon in World War I

by Gates, Michael

Book - 2017

Nearly a thousand Yukoners, a quarter of the population, enlisted before the end of the Great War. In this work, historian Michael Gates tells us the stories of both those who left and those on the home front. Nearly a thousand Yukoners, a quarter of the population, enlisted before the end of the Great War. In this work, historian Michael Gates tells us the stories of both those who left and those on the home front. Show less

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The Long Take, Or, A Way to Lose More Slowly

by Robertson, Robin

Book - 2019

This work is a poet's noir narrative that tells the story of a D-Day veteran in postwar America: a good man, brutalized by war, haunted by violence and ap...Show more This work is a poet's noir narrative that tells the story of a D-Day veteran in postwar America: a good man, brutalized by war, haunted by violence and apparently doomed to return to it, yet resolved to find kindness again, in the world and in himself. Show less

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War and Turpentine

A Novel

by Hertmans, Stefan

Book - 2016

In War and Turpentine, a Flemish man reconstructs his grandfather's story--his life, loves, and art, all disrupted by the first World War--from the unflinching notebooks he left behind. In War and Turpentine, a Flemish man reconstructs his grandfather's story--his life, loves, and art, all disrupted by the first World War--from the unflinching notebooks he left behind. Show less

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Everyday Heroes

Inspirational Stories From Men and Women in the Canadian Armed Forces

by Mitic, Jody

Book - 2017

Jody Mitic brings together veterans and active military personnel from across Canada to tell us, in their own words, what it means to answer the call of d...Show more Jody Mitic brings together veterans and active military personnel from across Canada to tell us, in their own words, what it means to answer the call of duty in an authentic and stirring look inside the hearts and minds of the men and women in the Canadian Armed Forces. Show less

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The Stories Were Not Told

Canada's First World War Internment Camps

by Semchuk, Sandra

Book - 2018

From 1914 to 1920, thousands of men who had immigrated to Canada from the Austro-Hungarian Empire were imprisoned as "enemy aliens," many with t...Show more From 1914 to 1920, thousands of men who had immigrated to Canada from the Austro-Hungarian Empire were imprisoned as "enemy aliens," many with their families. Most were Ukrainians; almost all were civilians. The Stories Were Not Told presents this largely unrecognized event through photography, cultural theory, and personal testimony. Show less

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From the Tundra to the Trenches

by Weetaltuk, Eddy

Book - 2016

In 1951, Eddy decided to leave James Bay. Because Inuit weren't allowed to leave the North, he changed his name and used this new identity to enlist in th...Show more In 1951, Eddy decided to leave James Bay. Because Inuit weren't allowed to leave the North, he changed his name and used this new identity to enlist in the Canadian Forces and head off to fight in the Korean War. This compelling memoir traces an Inuk's experiences of world travel and military service. Looking back on his life, Weetaltuk wanted to show young Inuit that they can do and be what they choose. Show less

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The Force

The Legendary Special Ops Unit and WWII's Mission Impossible

by David, Saul

Book - 2019

The Force tells the riveting, true story of the group of elite US and Canadian soldiers -- mountain men, lumberjacks, hunters, and explorers -- who sacrificed everything to accomplish a crucial but nearly impossible WWII mission. The Force tells the riveting, true story of the group of elite US and Canadian soldiers -- mountain men, lumberjacks, hunters, and explorers -- who sacrificed everything to accomplish a crucial but nearly impossible WWII mission. Show less

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Among the Walking Wounded

Soldiers, Survival, and PTSD

by Conrad, John D

Book - 2017

Among the Walking Wounded tells one veteran's experience of PTSD through an intimate personal account. It tackles the stigma of PTSD head-on and brings an enduring message of struggle and hope for wounded Canadian veterans. Among the Walking Wounded tells one veteran's experience of PTSD through an intimate personal account. It tackles the stigma of PTSD head-on and brings an enduring message of struggle and hope for wounded Canadian veterans. Show less

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