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- Victory from above [videorecording (DVD)] : the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion / by Goddard, Lance; Global Television Network.; KOCH Vision (Firm);
Host/writer, Peter Kent.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; full screen presentation.- Subjects: Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Parachute Battalion, 1st; World War, 1939-1945;
- © c2002., Global Television Network : Marketed in Canada by Koch Vision,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- For valour : Canadians and the Victoria Cross in the Great War / by Gliddon, Gerald,1937-author.; Batchelor, Peter(Peter F.); Snelling, Stephen.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Tells the stories of every Canadian winner of the Victoria Cross, the Commonwealth's highest award for gallantry, during the First World War. With a scope that covers the entire global conflict, For Valour follows soldiers from across Canada, all united by valour above and beyond the call of duty."--Provided by publisher.- Subjects: Canada. Canadian Armed Forces; Heroes; Military decorations; Soldiers; Victoria Cross; World War, 1914-1918;
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- The women / by Hannah, Kristin,author.;
"When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances "Frankie" McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different choice for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path. As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is overwhelmed by the chaos and destruction of war, as well as the unexpected trauma of coming home to a changed and politically divided America."--- Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Novels.; United States. Army Nurse Corps; Nurses; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Young women;
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- The women [sound recording] / by Hannah, Kristin,author,narrator.; Whelan, Julia,1984-narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Kristin Hannah, Julia Whelan."When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances "Frankie" McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different choice for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path. As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is overwhelmed by the chaos and destruction of war, as well as the unexpected trauma of coming home to a changed and politically divided America."--- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; War fiction.; United States. Army Nurse Corps; Nurses; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Young women;
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- A line in the sand : Canadians at war in Kandahar / by Wiss, Ray,1959-;
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- Subjects: Wiss, Ray, 1959-; Canada. Canadian Armed Forces.; Afghan War, 2001-; Afghan War, 2001-; Physicians; Physicians; Soldiers; Soldiers;
- © 2010., Douglas & McIntyre,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- A soldier first : bullets, bureaucrats and the politics of war / by Hillier, Rick,1955-;
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- Subjects: Hillier, Rick, 1955-; Canada. Canadian Armed Forces; Canada. Chief of the Defence Staff.; Generals;
- © c2009., HarperCollins Canada,
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- The fighters : Americans in combat in Afghanistan and Iraq / by Chivers, C. J.(Christopher John),author.;
"Almost 2.5 million Americans have served in Afghanistan or Iraq since September 11, 2001. C.J. Chivers has reported from both fronts from the beginning, walking side by side with combatants for more than a dozen years. He describes the experience of war today as it is endured by those most at risk--the camaraderie and profound sense of purpose, alongside courage, frustration, and moral confusion mixed with technical precision. In these remote places where the reason for their presence is sometimes not clear, these young men kill or are killed, facing palpable and often constant threat of ambush or hidden bombs. They repeatedly return, rushing toward danger, often to rescue the wounded in wars that escalate around them as the Pentagon changes doctrines and plans. Weaving a history of the war through troops' experiences, the characters in The Fighters climb into an F-14 cockpit for the opening strikes after the attacks of 9/11, hunt for Osama bin Laden along the Pakistani border, chase insurgent rocket teams with helicopters alongside American bases, face snipers in a hostile city in Anbar Province in Iraq, and engage in deadly counterguerilla warfare in the soaring mountains of the Korengal Valley in Afghanistan. Some suffer terribly. All are changed. They return home, uncertain of their place in the world and what their wars have achieved. Chivers accompanied combatants over many years and multiple tours, including many of the characters in this book, developing deep understanding of the experience of combat in our times. The Fighters, his tour de force, tells a history of America's longest wars as well as the lives of the volunteers who have waged them"--- Subjects: Biographies.; Afghan War, 2001-; Iraq War, 2003-2011; Soldiers;
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- The secret history of soldiers : how Canadians survived the Great War / by Cook, Tim,1971-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Tim Cook, Canada's foremost military historian, offers a surprising portrayal of how soldiers found solace, distraction and entertainment to escape the horrors of the trenches during the Great War. There have been thousands of books on the Great War, and hundreds on Canada's part in the conflict, but most of these have focused on commanders, battles, strategy, and tactics. Less attention has been paid to the daily lives of the combatants, how they coped with and endured the unimaginable conditions of what was then modern industrial warfare: the rain of shells, bullets, and chemical agents. 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. Over the years, both writers and historians have overlooked this aspect of soldiers' lives, as there are no official histories or records. These tales come from the soldiers themselves, captured in letters, diaries, memoirs, and oral accounts. The recollections and artifacts of more than five hundred soldiers form the basis of this book; they include such rare resources as trench art, postcards, and even songsheets. Each piece of history is a reminder that these battles were fought by living, breathing human beings who, when they weren't engaged in battle, needed escapist activities to counter the daily horrors of trench life. It is those eyewitnesses to the bloodshed and carnage who act as guides to the Great War. The world they introduce readers to isn't limited to the harrowing struggle to another day. Cook catalogues the violence of war, but also the gallows humour the soldiers employed to get through it. The Great War was a devastating event, but another layer of life that included songs, skits, art, and even newspapers existed on and behind the battle lines. With his trademark narrative abilities, Cook has created another landmark history of Canadian military life."--- Subjects: Canada. Canadian Army; World War, 1914-1918; Military morale; World War, 1914-1918;
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- The unexpected war : Canada in Kandahar / by Stein, Janice Gross.; Lang, Eugene.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.- Subjects: Afghan War, 2001-;
- © c2007., Viking Canada,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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- Friendly fire : the untold story of the U.S. bombing that killed four Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan / by Friscolanti, Michael,1976-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.- Subjects: Canada. Canadian Armed Forces. Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.; Afghan War, 2001-; Friendly fire (Military science);
- © 2005., J. Wiley & Sons Canada,
- Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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