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Author : David Zimmerman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780802026873
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (268 download)
Download or read book The Great Naval Battle of Ottawa written by David Zimmerman and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Loyd Lee
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313033145
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)
Download or read book World War II in Europe, Africa, and the Americas, with General Sources written by Loyd Lee and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1997-08-21 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A broadly interdisciplinary work, this handbook discusses the best and most enduring literature related to the major topics and themes of World War II. Military historiography is treated in essays on the major theaters of military operations and the related themes of logistics and intelligence, while political and diplomatic history is covered in chapters on international relations, resistance movements, and collaboration. The volume analyzes themes of domestic history in essays on economic mobilization, the home fronts, and women in the military and civilian life. The book also covers the Holocaust. This handbook approaches each topic from a global viewpoint rather than focusing on individual national communities. Except for nonprint material, the literature, research, and sources surveyed are primarily those available in English. The volume is aimed at both experts on the war and the general academic community and will also be useful to students and serious laymen interested in the war.
Author : James Goodwin
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1550028928
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (5 download)
Download or read book "Our Gallant Doctor" written by James Goodwin and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2007-04-30 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Battle of the Atlantic, Dr. George Hendry had just finished performing two major surgical operations on board the destroyer HMCS Ottawa when his ship was ambushed by 13 German U-boats. Canadian warships like Ottawa had inadequate radar sets that were incapable of detecting submarines approaching in the dark. On September 13, 1942, U-91 stole in and torpedoed Ottawa, sinking her in 20 minutes. utterly exhausted, Dr. Hendry was lost along with 113 of his shipmates. George Hendry was a much-loved man, a great university athlete, and a very good doctor. Unfortunately, he was also naive and too trusting. One night in January 1941, he committed a very foolish indiscretion. He would spend the rest of his tragically short life making amends for this mistake.
Author : Kelly Boyd
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113678764X
Total Pages : 864 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (367 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing written by Kelly Boyd and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-10-09 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing contains over 800 entries ranging from Lord Acton and Anna Comnena to Howard Zinn and from Herodotus to Simon Schama. Over 300 contributors from around the world have composed critical assessments of historians from the beginning of historical writing to the present day, including individuals from related disciplines like Jürgen Habermas and Clifford Geertz, whose theoretical contributions have informed historical debate. Additionally, the Encyclopedia includes some 200 essays treating the development of national, regional and topical historiographies, from the Ancient Near East to the history of sexuality. In addition to the Western tradition, it includes substantial assessments of African, Asian, and Latin American historians and debates on gender and subaltern studies.
Author : Michael L. Hadley
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 9780773515062
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (15 download)
Download or read book Nation's Navy written by Michael L. Hadley and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1996 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bounded by three great oceans, Canada stands as a maritime nation with rich seafaring traditions. Born of both national and British imperial interests in 1910 and maturing in two world wars, its navy is a vital national institution that continues to evolve in response to new and complex challenges. A Nation's Navy explores the decisive formative forces of the navy's history and illuminates the characteristically Canadian elements and values that have defined it.
Author : W. Gardner
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230510140
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Decoding History written by W. Gardner and published by Springer. This book was released on 1999-09-21 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The German attack on merchant shipping in the Second World War, known as the Battle of the Atlantic, was countered partly by code-breaking intelligence known as Ultra. The dramatic revelation of this factor in the middle 1970s resulted in many works giving this as the most important cause of Allied success.
Author : Brian Douglas Tennyson
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802085450
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (854 download)
Download or read book Guardian of the Gulf written by Brian Douglas Tennyson and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vivid and long overdue account of one of the great untold Canadian military stories: Sydney's importance as a major convoy port, a base in the hunt for German submarines, and an industrial centre producing critically important coal and steel.
Author : Michael Whitby
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774840374
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (748 download)
Download or read book Commanding Canadians written by Michael Whitby and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Commander A.F.C. Layard, RN, wrote almost daily in his diary, in bold, neat script, from the time he entered the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1913 until his retirement in 1947. The pivotal 1943-45 years of this edited volume offer an extraordinarily full and honest chronicle, revealing Layard’s preoccupations, both with the daily details and with the strain and responsibility of wartime command at sea. Enhanced by Michael Whitby’s explanatory essays, the diary is a highly personal piece of history that greatly enhances our understanding of the Canadian naval experience and the Atlantic war as a whole.
Author : Loyd Lee
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313033153
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)
Download or read book World War II in Asia and the Pacific and the War's Aftermath, with General Themes written by Loyd Lee and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1998-10-23 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A companion to World War II in Europe, Africa, and the Americas, this volume reevaluates the most enduring literature on basic aspects of the war in Asia and the Pacific. It also covers themes pertaining to societies at war, culture, the arts, and science and technology as well as international relations and the postwar world. Included are not only grand strategy, military and naval campaigns, and matters of diplomacy, but also resistance, collaboration, prisoners of war, and broad topics of the home front, including chapters on gender issues, film, literature, popular culture, and propaganda. This volume and its companion provide the first comprehensive historiographic reference work on the war. Each chapter describes the state of knowledge on the topic, relating each bibliographic reference to the chapter's themes and issues, and concludes with a bibliography. Recent original scholarship is included when it aids new understanding, and older works of enduring value also find a place. The essays in this volume will interest scholars and college teachers as well as advanced students and serious amateurs seeking insight into the history of the war and its literature.
Author : Michael D. Stevenson
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773569650
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)
Download or read book Canada's Greatest Wartime Muddle written by Michael D. Stevenson and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2001-12-13 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To determine the government's commitment to a comprehensive mobilization strategy, Stevenson considers the effect of NSS policies on eight significant sectors of the Canadian population: Native Canadians, university students, war industry workers, coal miners, longshoremen, meatpackers, hospital nurses, and textile workers. These case studies show that mobilization officials achieved only a limited number of their regulatory goals and that Ottawa's attempt to organize and allocate the nation's military and civilian human resources on a rational, orderly, and efficient scale was largely ineffective. This detailed assessment of the effect of NSS activities on a broad cross-section of Canadian society provides a fresh perspective on the domestic impact of the Second World War. It will appeal to a wide range of readers interested in Canada's economic, military, social, and political history.
Author : Gordon Martel
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 140519037X
Total Pages : 2973 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (51 download)
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of War, 5 Volume Set written by Gordon Martel and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-01-17 with total page 2973 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ground-breaking 5-volume reference is a comprehensive print and electronic resource covering the history of warfare from ancient times to the present day, across the entire globe. Arranged in A-Z format, the Encyclopedia provides an overview of the most important events, people, and terms associated with warfare - from the Punic Wars to the Mongol conquest of China, and the War on Terror; from the Ottoman Sultan, Suleiman ‘the Magnificent’, to the Soviet Military Commander, Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov; and from the crossbow to chemical warfare. Individual entries range from 1,000 to 6,000 words with the longer, essay-style contributions giving a detailed analysis of key developments and ideas. Drawing on an experienced and internationally diverse editorial board, the Encyclopedia is the first to offer readers at all levels an extensive reference work based on the best and most recent scholarly research. The online platform further provides interactive cross-referencing links and powerful searching and browsing capabilities within the work and across Wiley-Blackwell’s comprehensive online reference collection. Learn more at www.encyclopediaofwar.com. Selected by Choice as a 2013 Outstanding Academic Title Recipient of a 2012 PROSE Award honorable mention
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tim Cook
Publisher : Penguin Canada
ISBN 13 : 014319304X
Total Pages : 734 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)
Download or read book The Necessary War, Volume 1 written by Tim Cook and published by Penguin Canada. This book was released on 2014-09-09 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Co-winner of the 2014-2015 Charles P. Stacey Award Tim Cook, Canada’s leading war historian, ventures deep into World War Two in this epic two-volume story of heroism and horror, of loss and longing, sacrifice and endurance. Written in Cook’s compelling narrative style, this book shows in impressive detail how soldiers, airmen, and sailors fought—the evolving tactics, weapons of war, logistics, and technology. It gauges Canadian effectiveness against the skilled enemy whom they confronted in battlefields from 1939 to 1943, from the sweltering heat of Sicily to the frigid North Atlantic, and from the urban warfare of Ortona to the dark skies over Germany. The Necessary War examines the equally important factors of morale, discipline, and fortitude of the Canadian citizen-soldiers. The war was an engine of transformation for Canada. With a population of fewer than twelve million, Canada embraced its role as an arsenal of democracy, exporting war supplies, feeding its allies, and raising a million-strong armed forces that served and fought in nearly every theatre of war. The nation was mobilized like never before in the fight to preserve the liberal democratic order. The six-year-long exertion caused disruption, provoked nationwide industrialization, ushered in changes to gender roles, exacerbated the tension between English and French, and forged a new sense of Canadian identity. Canadians were willing to bear almost any burden and to pay the ultimate price in the pursuit of victory. As with his award-winning two-volume series on WWI, Tim Cook uses original sources, letters from soldiers, rare documents, and maps of battlefields to illustrate the contributions and sacrifices made by what is often called the greatest generation. Magisterial in its scope, The Necessary War illuminates Canada’s past as never before. From the Western Front to the home front, Canadians served many roles in a war that had to be fought and won.
Author : Chris Tooke
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136074600
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (36 download)
Download or read book Carpentry and Joinery: Work Activities written by Chris Tooke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-04 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This highly illustrated textbook is written to meet the needs of candidates studying for the NVQ levels 2 and 3 in Carpentry and Joinery, and other courses at this level. Each chapter covers a specific activity such as constructing stairs or windows and includes the selection of produced components, setting out, marking out, assembly and fixing. The book contains references to the companion volume by the same authors (Bench and Site Skills) and to the relevant regulations and standards. Together with Carpentry and Joinery: Bench and Site Skills this book will form an invaluable resource for students long after they qualify. Brian Porter and Reg Rose were both formerly lecturers at the Leeds College of Building. They are authors of several successful books on carpentry and joinery.
Author : Desmond Morton
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
ISBN 13 : 0771064810
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (71 download)
Download or read book A Military History of Canada written by Desmond Morton and published by McClelland & Stewart. This book was released on 2007-08-07 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated to 2007, including Canada’s war on terrorism. Is Canada really “a peaceable kingdom” with “an unmilitary people”? Nonsense, says Desmond Morton. This is a country that has been shaped, divided, and transformed by war — there is no greater influence in Canadian history, recent or remote. From the shrewd tactics of Canada’s First Nations to our troubled involvement in Somalia, from the Plains of Abraham to the deserts of Afghanistan, Morton examines our centuries-old relationship to war and its consequences. This updated edition also includes a new chapter on Canada’s place in the war on terrorism. A Military History of Canada is an engaging and informative chronicle of Canada at war, from one of the country’s finest historians.
Author : Richard Howard Gimblett
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1550025805
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (5 download)
Download or read book The Admirals written by Richard Howard Gimblett and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2006-01-21 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biographical compendium of articles on the officers who led Canadas navy from 1910 to 1968.
Author : Andrew Iarocci
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1442624493
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (426 download)
Download or read book A Nation in Conflict written by Andrew Iarocci and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2016-01-27 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The First and Second World Wars were two of the most momentous events of the twentieth century. In Canada, they claimed 110,000 lives and altered both the country’s domestic life and its international position. A Nation in Conflict is a concise, comparative overview of the Canadian national experience in the two world wars that transformed the nation and its people. With each chapter, military historians Jeffrey A. Keshen and Andrew Iarocci address Canada’s contribution to the war and its consequences. Integrating the latest research in military, social, political, and gender history, they examine everything from the front lines to the home front. Was conscription necessary? Did the conflicts change the status of Canadian women? Was Canada’s commitment worth the cost? Written both for classroom use and for the general reader, A Nation in Conflict is an accessible introduction to the complexities of Canada’s involvement in the twentieth century’s most important conflicts.
