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The fighting Canadians : our regimental history from New France to Afghanistan / by Bercuson, David Jay,1945-;
Subjects: Canada. Canadian Armed Forces; Canada. Canadian Army;
© 2008., HarperCollins,
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The eleventh hour / by Goldstyn, Jacques.; Mahoney, Anne Louise.;
Jules and Jim are best friends. They play together. They go to school together. They grow up together. Through it all, Jim is always a little ahead of Jules-a little faster, a little stronger. So, when Canada goes to war against Germany in 1914, Jim is the first to volunteer, but Jules is right behind him. They fight together. They battle the cold and the mud of the trenches together. But in the end, only one of them will see the Armistice begin at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. A poignant tale of friendship, The Eleventh Hour is also a story about life, death, and the horrors and futility of war.LSC
Subjects: Male friendship; World War, 1914-1918;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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I survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944 / by Tarshis, Lauren; Tarshis, Lauren.; Churilla, Brian.; Graphic novelization of (work):Tarshis, Lauren.I survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944.;
This graphic novel adaptation "shines a spotlight on the story of the Normandy landings, the largest seaborne invasion in history and foundation for the Allied victory in World War II"--Provided by publisher of original novel.
Subjects: Historical comics.; Graphic novels.; Graphic novel adaptations.; Comics (Graphic works); Ball, George.; Survival; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Survival; Cartoons and comics.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Soldaten : on fighting, killing, and dying : the secret World War II transcripts of German POWs / by Neitzel, Sönke.; Chase, Jefferson.; Welzer, Harald.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [397]-412) and index.
Subjects: Eavesdropping; Germany; Prisoners of war; Prisoners of war; Soldiers; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
© 2012., Signal,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Out standing in the field : a memoir of military service / by Perron, Sandra,author.;
"Canada's first woman trained for combat, a decorated officer in the "Van Doos" the legendary Royal 22nd Regiment, comes up against a system of institutional sexism. Throughout her training, Sandra Perron was repeatedly identified as top of her class, but was also subject to "pranks" that included stripping her uniform of insignia (which is a not-so-subtle way of informing her that her platoon did not have her back). The lessons she learned, however, weren't all negative - through several deployments, including Bosnia and Croatia, she forged lasting friendships with men and women. Her memoir shows that while the Canadian military did, eventually let her down, she did not do the same to her fellow soldiers or her country; it also shows that the spirit of a true hero cannot be bent or broken. Beautifully written, Perron's memoir is a testament to her fortitude and patriotism. Canada's first woman trained for combat. First woman in the Van Doos, the Royal 22nd Regiment Sexism and sexual abuse in the Canadian military is an on-going problem and continues to make the news."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Perron, Sandra.; Canada. Canadian Armed Forces. Royal Régiment, 22e; Harassment in the military; Military offenses; Military discipline; Women soldiers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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An obvious fact / by Johnson, Craig,1961-author.;
In the midst of the largest motorcycle rally in the world, a young biker is run off the road and ends up in critical condition. When Sheriff Walt Longmire and his good friend Henry Standing Bear are called to Hulett, Wyoming -- the nearest town to America's first national monument, Devils Tower -- to investigate, things start getting complicated. As competing biker gangs, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, a military-grade vehicle donated to the tiny local police force by a wealthy entrepreneur; and Lola, the real-life femme fatale and namesake for Henry's '59 Thunderbird (and, by extension, Walt's granddaughter) come into play, it rapidly becomes clear that there is more to get to the bottom of at this year's Sturgis Motorcycle Rally than a bike accident. After all, in the words of Arthur Conan Doyle, whose Adventures of Sherlock Holmes the Bear won't stop quoting, "There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact."
Subjects: Fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Suspense fiction.; Sturgis Rally and Races; Longmire, Walt (Fictitious character); Sheriffs; Motorcycle gangs; Traffic accident investigation; Illegal arms transfers; Femmes fatales; Longmire, Walt (Fictitious character); Motorcycle gangs.; Sheriffs.; Traffic accident investigation.; Longmire, Walt (Fictional character); Sheriffs;
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Gambling with armageddon : nuclear roulette from Hiroshima to the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1945-1962 / by Sherwin, Martin J.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer comes the first effort to set the Cuban Missile Crisis, with its potential for nuclear holocaust, in a wider historical narrative of the Cold War--how such a crisis arose, and why at the very last possible moment it didn't happen. In this groundbreaking look at the Cuban Missile Crisis, Martin Sherwin not only gives us a riveting sometimes hour-by-hour explanation of the crisis itself, but also explores the origins, scope, and consequences of the evolving place of nuclear weapons in the post WWII world. Mining new sources and materials, and going far beyond the scope of earlier works on this critical face-off between the United States and the Soviet Union--triggered when Khruschev began installing missiles in Cuba at Castro's behest--Sherwin shows how this volatile event was an integral part of the wider Cold War and was a consequence of nuclear arms. Gambling with Armageddon looks in particular at the original debate in the Truman Administration about using the Atomic Bomb; the way in which President Eisenhower relied on the threat of massive retaliation to project U.S. power in the early Cold War era; and how President Kennedy, though unprepared to deal with the Bay of Pigs debacle, came of age during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Here too is a clarifying picture of what was going on in Khruschev's Soviet Union. Martin Sherwin has spent his career in the study of nuclear weapons and how they have shaped our world--Gambling with Armegeddon is an outstanding capstone to his work thus far"--
Subjects: Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.; Arms race; Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962.; Nuclear crisis control; Nuclear warfare; World politics; World politics;
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Storming Juno [videorecording] / by Adair, Alden.; Cyr, Craig.; Dafoe, Drew.; Gagosz, Christopher.; Muir, Benjamin.; Pettitt, James.; Rella, Anthony.; Ritchie, Joshua.; Wolochatiuk, Tim.; Entertainment One (Firm);
Director of photography, Marcus Elliot ; composer, James Mark Stewart ; edited by John Whitcher.Benjamin Muir, Alden Adair, Craig Cyr, Drew Dafoe, James Pettitt, Anthony Rella, Joshua Ritchie.Discover the crucial role the Canadian military played in one of the most decisive battles of World War II as director Tim Wolochatiuk details the battle at Juno beach during the Allied invasion of Normandy. The date: June, 6th, 1944. The mission: Operation Overlord. Never before in history had a seaborne invasion of this magnitude been attempted. As 160,000 Allied soldiers made their way across the English Channel on a mission to penetrate "Fortress Europe," Canadian forces targeted Juno Beach. Incredibly, they would push deeper into France than any other Allied force. Though victory came at a high price, the sacrifices made by those brave Canadian soldiers during that fateful mission played a crucial role in shifting the tide in favor of the Allies, and heralding the downfall of a ruthless tyrant.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
Subjects: Canada. Canadian Army; Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Division, 3rd; Great Britain. Army. Armoured Division, 79th; Battlefields; Documentary films.; Historical films.; Operation Overlord.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
© c2011., Entertainment One,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Dog Company : a true story of American soldiers abandoned by their high command / by Vincent, Lynn,author.; Hill, Roger T.,author.;
"Two decorated American war heroes survive combat in Afghanistan only to find themselves on an unfamiliar battlefield--the courtroom--in this true story by the commander of Delta Company, 1/506th a.k.a. Dog Company. The deaths of two of his men is agony for Captain Roger Hill and the agony is intensified when he realizes those responsible--12 Taliban spies--have been working right under his nose on the American base. When unreasonable military regulations demand that he free the spies within 96 hours, and Hill can't get his superior officer to respond to the deadline, he takes action to intimidate the prisoners to confess--and to protect his company from another attack. Instead of being thanked, Hill's superior brings him up on charges making this decorated officer's next battle a personal one--for his honor and for that of 1st Sergeant Tommy Scott, his second in command. Combining the camaraderie and battle action of Band of Brothers with the military courtroom drama of A Few Good Men, Roger Hill's story will leave you impassioned, inspired and forever changed"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Personal narratives.; Hill, Roger T.; Hill, Roger T.; United States. Army. Parachute Infantry Regiment, 506th. Company D.; United States. Army; Taliban.; Afghan War, 2001-; Soldiers; Courage; Spies; Military courts;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Dog Company [sound recording] : a true story of American soldiers abandoned by their high command / by Vincent, Lynn,author.; Grant, Christopher Ryan,narrator.; Hill, Roger T.,author.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Christopher Ryan Grant."Two decorated American war heroes survive combat in Afghanistan only to find themselves on an unfamiliar battlefield--the courtroom--in this true story by the commander of Delta Company, 1/506th a.k.a. Dog Company. The deaths of two of his men is agony for Captain Roger Hill and the agony is intensified when he realizes those responsible--12 Taliban spies--have been working right under his nose on the American base. When unreasonable military regulations demand that he free the spies within 96 hours, and Hill can't get his superior officer to respond to the deadline, he takes action to intimidate the prisoners to confess--and to protect his company from another attack. Instead of being thanked, Hill's superior brings him up on charges making this decorated officer's next battle a personal one--for his honor and for that of 1st Sergeant Tommy Scott, his second in command. Combining the camaraderie and battle action of Band of Brothers with the military courtroom drama of A Few Good Men, Roger Hill's story will leave you impassioned, inspired and forever changed"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Personal narratives.; Audiobooks.; Hill, Roger T.; Hill, Roger T.; United States. Army. Parachute Infantry Regiment, 506th. Company D.; United States. Army; Taliban.; Afghan War, 2001-; Soldiers; Courage; Spies; Military courts;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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