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From the timber mills of New Brunswick, the training fields of Britain, the beaches of Normandy, the POW camps of Western Europe, to a narrow escape from one of the most shocking acts of brutality to be committed in WWII France, follow the journey of Canadian veteran George Carvell of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles. At once both intimately personal biography and Canadian military history book, I'm a Survivor, Not a Victim provides a vivid look at t...

All the Ship's Men: HMCS Athabaskan's Untold Stories" is a collection of personal stories of sailors on-board Canada's Tribal Class Destroyer, HMCS Athabaskan when it was sunk by enemy fire mere days before the Normandy Invasion. This revised edition includes seventeen new tales.

The first of longtime military writer Bill Leavey's attempts at civilian humour, the tales in this collection range from family feuds and follies to fantasy and social satire. They span across the great nation of Canada from to the British Columbia coast, from a mental health hospital in Manitoba to a television studio in Kingston to a fishing town in Nova Scotia. All readers should recognize themselves in the pages filled with human and non-h...

Confronting the barriers and stigma around PTSD and navigating the recovery process can be an enormous challenge for many veterans. I salute Sgt Grant's authentic account of his recovery story through his cross Canada motorcycle journey to offer hope and meaning to others in similar circumstances. I will forever be grateful to veterans like Sgt Grant for who paid the ultimate price with their service and have returned to make a difference. I w...

In the evening dusk of August 22, 1944, during an intense battle off the Norwegian coast, the HMS Nabob, one of the two Canadian-crewed aircraft carriers in the Second World War was struck by a torpedo on the starboard side. Among the souls on board was Dr. Charles Read Jr., a young flight surgeon who needed to draw upon every bit of his training and skills to fight against seemingly impossible odds to save the lives of his shipmates. These ar...

Andy Owen invites us to reflect on the morally and psychological difficult question of why soldiers desert in war - and how we do, and should, respond to their desertion. He weaves his own experience of battle into the story of Alan Juniper, a British soldier who deserted twice during WWII. The result: a challenging and, at times, profoundly moving book. - Professor Cécile Fabre, All Souls College, University of OxfordAll Soldiers Run Away: Al...

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Description Often touted as the moment that made Canada a nation, the Battle of Vimy Ridge has attained almost legendary status in the canon of our history. This collection of essays explores and analyses the specific battle itself as well as some of the historical meaning surrounding the events. Karen Hann, in "A Dominion Comes of Age: The Battle of Vimy Ridge, " presents a basic look at the battle itself. Hann introduces the main players, di...