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Operation Mincemeat: the true spy story that changed the course of World War II
By Ben Macintyre. 2010
Operation Mincemeat was the most successful wartime deception ever attempted, and certainly the strangest. It hoodwinked the Nazi espionage chiefs,…
sent German troops hurtling in the wrong direction, and saved thousands of lives by deploying a secret agent who was different, in one crucial respect, from any spy before or since: he was dead. Ben Macintyre weaves together private documents, photographs, memories, letters and diaries, as well as newly released material from the intelligence files of MI5 and Naval Intelligence, to tell for the first time the full story. 2010.Open your hearts: the story of the Jewish war orphans in Canada
By Fraidie Martz. 1996
From 1947 to 1949, the Canadian government reluctantly allowed 1,123 children, survivors of the Holocaust, into the country. Drawing on…
archival materials, memoirs, interviews and diaries, it describes how these young people, though traumatized by their war-time experiences, flourished in the care of their community and became productive citizens. Their stories also may hold lessons for current Canadian immigration policy.One woman's war: a Canadian reporter with the Free French
By Gladys Arnold. 1987
The author was the Paris correspondent for Canadian Press during the first part of World War II. She was the…
only Canadian reporter to experience the invasion of France by the Germans in 1940. She returned to Canada in 1941 to work for the cause of the Free French. 1987.One day in August: the untold story behind Canada's tragedy at Dieppe
By David R O'Keefe. 2013
For seven decades, the objective for the Dieppe raid has been one of the most perplexing mysteries of World War…
II. After almost two decades of research, David O’Keefe skillfully pieces together the story like a jigsaw puzzle to reveal the prime reason behind the raid: a highly secret mission designed, in one of Britain’s darkest times, to redress the balance of the war. c2013.Ô Jérusalem: récit
By Dominique Lapierre. 1971
Les événements, qui vont de novembre 1947 à juillet 1948 à Jérusalem, qui marquent le départ des Anglais et le…
début du conflit israélo-arabe. Un formidable récit historique débordant d'aventures, de drames, d'amour, d'héroïsme et de secrets révélés. Un livre clé qui permet de comprendre la guerre entre les Juifs et Arabes. 1994, c1971.The Liberation Campaign for Holland, a series of fierce battles during the last three months of the war, was bittersweet…
- a nation's freedom was won and the war concluded, but the fighting cost Canada over 6,000 casualties. Drawing upon official records and veteran memories, Zuehlke brings to life this concluding chapter in the story of Canada in World War II. Explicit descriptions of violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2010. (Canadian Battle Series)On wave and wing: the 100 year quest to perfect the aircraft carrier
By Barrett Tillman. 2017
What defended the US after the attack on Pearl Harbor, defeated the Soviet Union in the Cold War, and is…
an essential tool in the fight against terror? Aircraft carriers. For seventy years, these ships remained a little understood cornerstone of American power. Tillman sheds light on the history of these floating leviathans and offers a nuanced analysis of the largest man-made vessel in the history of the world. 2017.On the triangle run
By James Barrett Lamb. 1986
Lamb tells the story of our navy's battles in the waters off Canada's coasts during World War II. The navy…
struggled against the fearsome elements of the North Atlantic as well as the dreaded German U-boats. 1986.Off the map: western travels on roads less taken
By Stephen Hume. 2001
Le camp des femmes: Ravensbruck (Collection Dossiers et documents)
By Christian Bernadac. 1980
Ravensbruck est unique. Seul camp de concentration réservé aux femmes, il fut un enclos de travail et d'extermination pour des…
dizaines de milliers de femmes. L'auteur a préféré laisser la parole à celles qui furent les personnages réels de cette monstrueuse tragédie de l'histoire, les déportées. Quelques descriptions de violence. 1980.L'Orgasme au masculin
By Bruno Boutot, Roland Vallée. 1980
Ce livre se divise en deux parties: la première établit le bilan des informations disponibles sur les différentes composantes de…
la sexualité masculine; la deuxième faite de récits individuels, témoigne de la diversité des vécus quotidiens. Descriptions régulières de nature sexuelle. 1980.Lettre à un Français qui veut immigrer au Québec
By Carl Dubuc. 1999
Ce portrait décapant du Québec, que l'auteur a signé en 1968, a peu et bien vieilli. Certaines observations sur la…
pudeur du Québécois "passé maître dans l'art de la négation raffinée et l'art subtil de ne rien déclarer qui soit affirmativement choquant" mériteraient une thèse de doctorat. Bref, un livre amusant qui peut encore être donné en cadeau aux Français qui veulent immigrer au Québec.North Atlantic run: the Royal Canadian Navy and the battle for the convoys
By Marc Milner. 1985
No man's river
By Farley Mowat. 2004
Upon returning from European combat, Mowat met up with Charles Schweder, a trapper, son of a white man and Native…
woman. The two canoed and portaged around the lakes and rivers of Manitoba and the then Northwest Territories, and as Charles guided Mowat through the landmarks of the landscape, including spooky gravesites, foaming cataracts, caribou on the move, and a hawk named Windy, Mowat observed Charles' place between the white and native worlds. Some strong language and descriptions of violence. 2004.No other country
By Alfred W Purdy. 1977
The author takes a long, leisurely look at Canada and its people. He tells about racial tension in Aklavik, B.C.…
fishermen, men who rode the rails during the Depression, and many others. 1977.Nahanni: river of gold, river of dreams
By Neil Hartling. 1993
The Nahanni River runs through the diverse landscape of Naanni National Park in the North West Territories. Declared as the…
first World Heritage Site by the United Nations, this river ranks as one of the most beautiful in the world. Outfitter, guide, and historian Neil Hartling, who runs an eco/adventure company in the North, describes the magnificence of the Nahanni. 1993.New pregnancy & birth book: The Complete Practical Guide For All
By Miriam Stoppard. 2004
The complete practical guide for all parents-to-be from best-selling pregnancy and childcare author Dr Miriam Stoppard. Taking you and your…
partner through every stage of pregnancy and birth - from preconceptual planning to the first days of life - this updated handbook explains the physical and emotional changes you will experience during pregnancy. With reassuring advice on nutrition, exercise, antenatal care and your choices in childbirth. 2004.Naples '44: an intelligence officer in the Italian labyrinth
By Norman Lewis. 2002
Norman Lewis arrived in Naples as an Intelligence Officer attached to the American Fifth Army. By 1944 the city's inhabitants…
were so destitute that all the tropical fish in the aquarium had been devoured, and numbers of respectable women had been driven to prostitution. The mafia gradually became so indispensable to the occupying forces that it succeeded in regaining its former power. Despite the cruelty and suffering he encountered, Lewis writes in the diary, "were I given the chance to be born again, Italy would be the country of my choice." 2002.Nemesis: the battle for Japan, 1944-45
By Max Hastings. 2008
A masterly narrative history of the climactic battles of the Second World War. The battle for Japan that ended many…
months after the battle for Europe involved enormous naval, military and air operations from the borders of India to the most distant regions of China. The great naval battle of Leyte Gulf; the war in China; the re-conquest of Burma by the British Army under General Slim; the Marines on Iwojima and Okinawa; LeMay's Super-fortress assaults on Japan; the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; the kamikaze pilots of Japan; the Soviet blitzkrieg in Manchuria in the last days of the war; and the terrible final acts across Japanese-occupied Asia. 2008.NCT complete book of pregnancy (Nct Ser.)
By Daphne Metland. 2000
This guide to pregnancy covers every stage of pregnancy from conception through to labour, birth and the early days with…
a new baby. It includes accounts of real birth stories to give you an idea of what to expect. The text also includes: what to eat when pregnant; a guide to antenatal tests; pain relief in labour; getting to know your newborn baby; and breastfeeding. 2000.